Jerry Grote and Tommie Agee drove in two runs apiece in support of Jim McAndrew, who pitched the Mets to a 4-1 victory over the Cardinals. Grote's RBIs came on a single in the fifth inning after the Mets loaded the bases on a double by Cleon Jones, pass to John Milner and single by Wayne Garrett.

In the seventh, after Grote singled and McAndrew was hit by a pitch, both advanced on an infield out and then scored on a single by Agee. McAndrew pitched his first complete game since September 12, 1970, when he also beat the Cardinals, 3-0. [The Sporting News]



New York Mets 4, St. Louis Cardinals 1
Game Played on Saturday, May       27, 1972 (Night game) at Busch Stadium II
Mets         0  0  0    0  2  0    2  0  0  -   4  8  0
Cardinals    0  0  0    0  0  1    0  0  0  -   1  6  1


Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Harrelson ss          4   0   0   0     1   0   .222      Brock lf              4   0   0   0     0   0   .309
Fregosi 3b            5   0   0   0     0   2   .256      Sizemore 2b           4   1   2   0     0   1   .275
Agee cf               5   0   3   2     0   1   .302      Alou 1b               4   0   1   0     0   1   .344
Staub rf              4   0   0   0     1   0   .301      Torre 3b              4   0   0   0     0   1   .362
Jones 1b              5   1   1   0     0   0   .268      Simmons c             4   0   1   1     0   0   .279
Milner lf             3   1   0   0     1   0   .255      Carbo rf              4   0   1   0     0   1   .184
Garrett 2b            3   0   2   0     1   0   .235      Melendez cf           3   0   0   0     1   0   .183
Grote c               3   1   2   2     1   0   .258      Maxvill ss            2   0   0   0     0   0   .077
McAndrew p            2   1   0   0     0   0   .000        Crosby ph,ss        1   0   0   0     0   0   .262
                                                          Santorini p           2   0   1   0     0   1   .143
                                                            Cloninger p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Hudson p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Fiore ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .111
                                                            Drabowsky p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               34   4   8   4     5   3             Totals               33   1   6   1     1   5

Time of Game: 2:24   Attendance: 27,739
Left on Base: Mets 10, Cardinals 6
DP: Mets 0, Cardinals 0
Errors: Alou
Doubles: Jones (3), Garrett (2)
Caught Stealing: Agee (3)
Sacrifice Hits: McAndrew (2)
Hit by Pitch: McAndrew (1,by Cloninger)


Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
McAndrew W(3-1)         9     6   1   1   1   5   0  34   2.67
Totals                  9     6   1   1   1   5   0  34

Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Santorini L(2-6)        6     6   4   4   3   2   0  26   5.46
Cloninger               0.2   1   0   0   0   1   0   4   3.65
Hudson                  0.1   0   0   0   1   0   0   2   0.00
Drabowsky               2     1   0   0   1   0   0   9   2.61
Totals                  9     8   4   4   5   3   0  41

Hit by Pitch: Cloninger (1)

Umpires: HP - Shag Crawford, 1B - Chris Pelekoudas, 2B - Mel Steiner, 3B - Jerry Dale


METS 1ST: 36-minute rain delay before start of game;
Harrelson grounded out (pitcher to first); Fregosi flied to
left; Agee singled to left; Agee was caught stealing second
(catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Cardinals
0.

CARDINALS 1ST: Brock flied to center; Sizemore grounded out
(shortstop to first); Alou singled; Torre flied to right; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0, Cardinals 0.

METS 2ND: Staub grounded out (second to first); Jones flied to
center; Milner grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Mets 0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 2ND: Simmons flied to right; Carbo singled to right;
Melendez walked [Carbo to second]; Maxvill flied to right;
Santorini was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets
0, Cardinals 0.

METS 3RD: Garrett popped to second; Grote grounded out (second
to first); McAndrew lined to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets
0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 3RD: Brock flied to left; Sizemore struck out; Alou
grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0,
Cardinals 0.

METS 4TH: Harrelson flied to center; Fregosi flied to center;
Agee singled to left; Staub grounded out (second to first); 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 4TH: Torre grounded out (shortstop to first); Simmons
popped to second; Carbo grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Cardinals 0.

METS 5TH: Jones doubled to left; Milner walked; Garrett singled
to right [Jones to third, Milner to second]; Grote singled to
left [Jones scored, Milner scored, Garrett to second]; McAndrew
out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Garrett to third,
Grote to second]; Harrelson was walked intentionally; Fregosi
struck out; Agee struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Mets 2,
Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 5TH: Melendez popped to second; Maxvill flied to
right; Santorini singled to center; Brock lined to third; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 2, Cardinals 0.

METS 6TH: Staub grounded out (first unassisted); Jones grounded
out (shortstop to first); Milner grounded out (first to
pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 2, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 6TH: Sizemore singled to left; Alou grounded out
(shortstop to first) [Sizemore to second]; Torre grounded out
(third to first) [Sizemore to third]; Simmons singled to right
[Sizemore scored]; Carbo struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets
2, Cardinals 1.

METS 7TH: Garrett walked; Grote singled to left [Garrett to
second]; CLONINGER REPLACED SANTORINI (PITCHING); McAndrew was
hit by a pitch [Garrett to third, Grote to second]; Harrelson
forced Garrett (third to catcher) [Grote to third, McAndrew to
second]; Fregosi struck out; Agee singled to center [Grote
scored, McAndrew scored, Harrelson to third]; HUDSON REPLACED
CLONINGER (PITCHING); Staub walked [Agee to second]; Jones
grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Mets 4,
Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 7TH: Melendez flied to center; CROSBY BATTED FOR
MAXVILL; Crosby popped to catcher; FIORE BATTED FOR HUDSON;
Fiore popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 4,
Cardinals 1.

METS 8TH: CROSBY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); DRABOWSKY REPLACED
FIORE (PITCHING); Milner grounded out (second to first); Garrett
doubled to left; Grote walked; On a bunt McAndrew forced Garrett
(first to third) [Grote to second]; Harrelson reached on an
error by Alou [Grote to third, McAndrew to second]; Fregosi
flied to center; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Mets 4, Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 8TH: Brock grounded out (pitcher to first); Sizemore
singled to left; Alou struck out; Torre struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Mets 4, Cardinals 1.

METS 9TH: Agee flied to center; Staub flied to center; Jones
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 4,
Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 9TH: Simmons grounded out (first to pitcher); Carbo
lined to second; Melendez grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 4, Cardinals 1.