| Ending his personal three-game losing streak, Reggie Cleveland pitched the Cardinals to an 8-3 victory over the Mets. Cleveland also collected three of the Cardinals' 16 hits and drove in two runs. John Milner homered for the Mets' runs with two men on base in the ninth inning. [The Sporting News] |
St. Louis Cardinals 8, New York Mets 3
Game Played on Sunday, May 28, 1972 (Day game) at Busch Stadium II
Mets 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 - 3 8 0 Cardinals 0 2 0 1 1 0 4 0 x - 8 16 1 Mets AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Cardinals AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Martinez ss 3 0 0 0 1 1 .271 Brock lf 5 0 0 0 0 1 .300 Boswell 2b 4 0 2 0 0 0 .177 Sizemore 2b 5 0 1 0 0 0 .272 Agee cf 4 1 1 0 0 2 .300 Alou 1b 5 2 2 0 0 0 .346 Staub rf 4 1 2 0 0 0 .306 Fiore 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .111 Milner lf 4 1 1 3 0 0 .255 Torre 3b 5 2 3 0 0 0 .371 Garrett 3b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .190 Simmons c 5 2 3 2 0 1 .290 Kranepool 1b 4 0 2 0 0 0 .239 Carbo rf 3 2 1 1 1 2 .192 Dyer c 4 0 0 0 0 1 .313 Melendez cf 4 0 2 2 0 1 .200 Gentry p 1 0 0 0 0 1 .100 Crosby ss 2 0 0 0 1 1 .257 Taylor p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Maxvill ss 1 0 1 1 0 0 .100 Koosman p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 Cleveland p 3 0 3 2 1 0 .182 Marshall ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Frisella p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 34 3 8 3 1 6 Totals 38 8 16 8 3 6 Time of Game: 2:18 Attendance: 14,690 Left on Base: Mets 5, Cardinals 9 DP: Mets 2, Cardinals 2 Errors: Cleveland Doubles: Kranepool (4), Maxvill (2) Home Runs: Milner (2) GIDP: Agee (7), Alou (8), Brock (4) Mets IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Gentry L(3-2) 3.1 6 3 3 3 2 0 18 2.47 Taylor 3 10 5 5 0 2 0 18 4.79 Koosman 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 6.75 Frisella 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0.77 Totals 8 16 8 8 3 6 0 41 Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Cleveland W(4-3) 9 8 3 3 1 6 1 35 4.14 Totals 9 8 3 3 1 6 1 35 Umpires: HP - Chris Pelekoudas, 1B - Mel Steiner, 2B - Jerry Dale, 3B - Shag Crawford METS 1ST: Martinez struck out; Boswell singled to center; Agee grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Boswell out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Cardinals 0. CARDINALS 1ST: Brock grounded out (second to first); Sizemore popped to catcher in foul territory; Alou popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Cardinals 0. METS 2ND: Staub flied to left; Milner grounded out (second to first); Garrett popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Cardinals 0. CARDINALS 2ND: Torre singled to shortstop; Simmons singled to right [Torre to third, Simmons to second (on throw)]; Carbo was called out on strikes; Melendez singled to center [Torre scored, Simmons scored]; Crosby struck out; Cleveland singled to right [Melendez to third]; Brock grounded out (pitcher to first); 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mets 0, Cardinals 2. METS 3RD: Kranepool doubled to left; Dyer was called out on strikes; Gentry struck out; Martinez walked; Boswell grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mets 0, Cardinals 2. CARDINALS 3RD: Sizemore singled to right; Alou grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to first) [Sizemore out at second]; Torre grounded out (pitcher to second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Cardinals 2. METS 4TH: Agee was called out on strikes; Staub singled to right; Milner reached on an error by Cleveland [Staub to third]; Garrett hit into a double play (first to first to catcher to third to catcher) [Staub out at home]; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Cardinals 2. CARDINALS 4TH: Simmons flied to right; Carbo walked; Melendez singled to center [Carbo to second]; Crosby walked [Carbo to third, Melendez to second]; Cleveland walked [Carbo scored, Melendez to third, Crosby to second]; TAYLOR REPLACED GENTRY (PITCHING); Brock flied to left; Sizemore popped to first; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Mets 0, Cardinals 3. METS 5TH: Kranepool grounded out (second to first); Dyer grounded out (shortstop to first); Taylor grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Cardinals 3. CARDINALS 5TH: Alou singled to shortstop; Torre singled to center [Alou to third]; Simmons singled to shortstop [Alou scored, Torre to second]; Carbo struck out; Melendez struck out; Crosby flied to center; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mets 0, Cardinals 4. METS 6TH: MAXVILL REPLACED CROSBY (PLAYING SS); Martinez grounded out (shortstop to first); Boswell singled to center; Agee struck out; Staub popped to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Cardinals 4. CARDINALS 6TH: Cleveland singled to right; Brock grounded into a double play (first to shortstop to pitcher) [Cleveland out at second]; Sizemore grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Cardinals 4. METS 7TH: Milner grounded out (second to first); Garrett struck out; Kranepool singled to center; Dyer flied to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Cardinals 4. CARDINALS 7TH: Alou singled to shortstop; Torre singled to right [Alou to third]; Simmons singled to right [Alou scored, Torre to second]; Carbo singled to center [Torre scored, Simmons to second]; Melendez flied to center; Maxvill doubled to left [Simmons scored, Carbo to third]; Cleveland singled to center [Carbo scored, Maxvill to third]; KOOSMAN REPLACED TAYLOR (PITCHING); Brock struck out; Sizemore popped to second; 4 R, 6 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mets 0, Cardinals 8. METS 8TH: MARSHALL BATTED FOR KOOSMAN; Marshall flied to center; Martinez flied to left; Boswell popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Cardinals 8. CARDINALS 8TH: FRISELLA REPLACED MARSHALL (PITCHING); Alou grounded out (first to pitcher); Torre flied to center; Simmons struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Cardinals 8. METS 9TH: FIORE REPLACED ALOU (PLAYING 1B); Agee singled to center; Staub singled to left [Agee to second]; Milner homered [Agee scored, Staub scored]; Garrett grounded out (second to first); Kranepool flied to right; Dyer flied to center; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 3, Cardinals 8.The information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by Retrosheet.
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