Playing before a record Philadelphia crowd of 57,267 on Bat Day, the Mets extended their winning streak to 11 games when Tommie Agee and Willie Mays each hit a two-run homer to beat the Phillies, 4-3. The Phillies took a 3-0 lead against Tom Seaver, two runs scoring on a circuit clout by Tommy Hutton, before Mays doubled in the sixth inning for the first hit off Steve Carlton and Agee followed with his homer.

Jim Beauchamp, batting for Seaver, singled in the eighth and Mays hit his homer for the game-winning blow. The Mets had won all four games in which Mays had appeared since his acquisition from the Giants, three of them directly on hits by the veteran superstar. [The Sporting News]

New York Mets 4, Philadelphia Phillies 3

Game Played on Sunday, May 21, 1972 (Day game) at Veterans Stadium

Mets         0  0  0    0  0  2    0  2  0  -   4  6  1
Phillies     1  0  0    2  0  0    0  0  0  -   3  8  0


Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Phillies             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Mays 1b               4   2   2   2     0   1   .213      Bowa ss               3   0   0   0     1   1   .220
Harrelson ss          3   0   0   0     1   1   .226      Doyle 2b              4   0   1   0     0   0   .293
Agee cf               4   1   1   2     0   1   .289      McCarver c            4   1   1   0     0   1   .232
Staub rf              4   0   1   0     0   0   .287      Luzinski lf           4   0   1   1     0   0   .303
Jones lf              4   0   0   0     0   2   .300      Montanez cf           3   1   1   0     1   0   .233
Fregosi 3b            4   0   0   0     0   0   .279      Hutton 1b             4   1   1   2     0   0   .289
Martinez 2b           4   0   1   0     0   2   .286      Money 3b              3   0   1   0     1   0   .208
Grote c               2   0   0   0     2   0   .262      Stone rf              4   0   1   0     0   1   .250
Seaver p              2   0   0   0     0   2   .143      Carlton p             3   0   1   0     0   0   .333
  Beauchamp ph        1   1   1   0     0   0   .185        Johnson ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .208
  Frisella p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               32   4   6   4     3   9             Totals               33   3   8   3     3   3

Time of Game: 2:02   Attendance: 57,267
Left on Base: Mets 4, Phillies 6
DP: Mets 1, Phillies 1
Errors: Agee
Doubles: Mays (4), McCarver (7), Doyle (5)
Triples: Stone (1)
Home Runs: Agee (5), Mays (2), Hutton (2)
Caught Stealing: Bowa (2)
GIDP: Stone (3)


Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Seaver W(7-1)           7     7   3   3   3   3   1  30   2.44
Frisella SV(4)          2     1   0   0   0   0   0   6   0.84
Totals                  9     8   3   3   3   3   1  36

Phillies               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Carlton L(5-4)          9     6   4   4   3   9   2  35   2.22
Totals                  9     6   4   4   3   9   2  35

Umpires: HP - Paul Pryor, 1B - Harry Wendelstedt, 2B - Bruce Froemming, 3B - Ed Vargo


METS 1ST: Phillies Manager Frank Lucchesi ejected by 1B
umpire Harry Wendelstedt sometime in game; Mays was called
out on strikes; Harrelson struck out; Agee struck out; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 1ST: Bowa walked; Bowa was caught stealing second
(catcher to shortstop); Doyle flied out to center; McCarver
doubled to right; Luzinski singled to center [McCarver scored,
Luzinski to second (error by Agee)]; Montanez grounded out
(second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0, Phillies 1.

METS 2ND: Staub flied out to left; Jones popped to second;
Fregosi grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Mets 0, Phillies 1.

PHILLIES 2ND: Hutton grounded out (second to first); Money flied
out to right; Stone struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0,
Phillies 1.

METS 3RD: Martinez struck out; Grote walked; Seaver struck out;
Mays flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0,
Phillies 1.

PHILLIES 3RD: Carlton popped to third in foul territory; Bowa
struck out; Doyle doubled to right; McCarver struck out; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0, Phillies 1.

METS 4TH: Harrelson walked; Agee grounded out (third to first)
[Harrelson to second]; Staub popped to third in foul territory;
Jones struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0, Phillies 1.

PHILLIES 4TH: Luzinski grounded out (shortstop to first);
Montanez walked; Hutton homered [Montanez scored]; Money flied
out to center; Stone tripled to right; Carlton flied out to
left; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0, Phillies 3.

METS 5TH: Fregosi flied out to left; Martinez grounded out
(second to first); Grote walked; Seaver struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0, Phillies 3.

PHILLIES 5TH: Bowa popped to third; Doyle flied out to center;
McCarver popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0,
Phillies 3.

METS 6TH: Mays doubled to center; Harrelson flied out to center;
Agee homered [Mays scored]; Staub flied out to left; Jones
struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 2, Phillies 3.

PHILLIES 6TH: Luzinski grounded out (third to first); Montanez
singled to right; Hutton flied out to left; Money walked
[Montanez to second]; Stone made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 2, Phillies 3.

METS 7TH: Fregosi grounded out (shortstop to first); Martinez
struck out; Grote popped to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets
2, Phillies 3.

PHILLIES 7TH: Carlton singled to right; Bowa forced Carlton
(shortstop to second); Doyle flied out to right; McCarver popped
to third; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 2, Phillies 3.

METS 8TH: BEAUCHAMP BATTED FOR SEAVER; Beauchamp singled to
left; Mays homered [Beauchamp scored]; Harrelson flied out to
right; Agee grounded out (shortstop to first); Staub singled to
center; Jones grounded out (third to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Mets 4, Phillies 3.

PHILLIES 8TH: FRISELLA REPLACED BEAUCHAMP (PITCHING); Luzinski
grounded out (shortstop to first); Montanez popped to third in
foul territory; Hutton grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 4, Phillies 3.

METS 9TH: Fregosi grounded out (shortstop to first); Martinez
singled to left; Grote lined into a double play (shortstop to
first) [Martinez out at first]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 4,
Phillies 3.

PHILLIES 9TH: Money singled to shortstop; On a bunt Stone
grounded into a double play (catcher to shortstop to second)
[Money out at second]; JOHNSON BATTED FOR CARLTON; Johnson
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets
4, Phillies 3.

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