Capping a four-run rally in the ninth inning, Tommie Agee scored on a passed ball to bring the Mets a 7-6 victory over the Cardinals. The Mets began their comeback with a single by Jerry Grote, pass to Bud Harrelson and homer by Ken Boswell to tie the score at 6-6.

Agee continued the rally with a single, Rusty Staub was hit by a pitch and Willie Mays, appearing as a pinch-hitter, walked to load the bases. Moe Drabowsky then uncorked a high pitch that glanced off Ted Simmons' glove for a passed ball, allowing Agee to cross the plate. [The Sporting News]



New York Mets 7, St. Louis Cardinals 6
Game Played on Monday, May       29, 1972 (Day game) at Busch Stadium II
Mets         0  0  2    0  1  0    0  0  4  -   7  6  2
Cardinals    1  0  0    0  0  2    0  3  0  -   6  8  0


Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Harrelson ss          2   2   0   0     3   0   .219      Brock lf              5   0   1   1     0   0   .297
Boswell 2b            5   1   1   3     0   1   .178      Sizemore 2b           5   1   1   0     0   1   .270
  Martinez 2b         0   0   0   0     0   0   .271      Alou 1b               4   1   1   0     1   0   .343
Agee cf,lf            5   2   3   1     0   1   .311      Torre 3b              5   1   2   2     0   0   .372
Staub rf              3   1   1   2     1   0   .307      Simmons c             5   0   1   0     0   3   .287
Milner lf             1   0   0   0     2   0   .250      Carbo rf              2   1   0   0     2   1   .185
  Mays ph,cf          0   0   0   0     1   0   .243      Melendez cf           4   1   1   0     0   0   .203
Fregosi 3b            4   0   0   0     1   2   .248      Crosby ss             1   0   0   0     1   1   .255
Kranepool 1b          3   0   0   0     1   1   .232        Clendenon ph        0   0   0   0     1   0   .143
  Beauchamp ph,1b     1   0   0   0     0   0   .179        Maxvill ss          1   0   0   0     0   0   .098
Grote c               4   1   1   0     0   0   .257      Spinks p              3   0   0   0     0   3   .160
Capra p               3   0   0   0     0   0   .250        McNertney ph        1   1   1   2     0   0   .278
  McGraw p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .143        Cloninger p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Marshall ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Hudson p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Koosman p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .200        Drabowsky p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Grzenda p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               32   7   6   6     9   5             Totals               36   6   8   5     5   9

Time of Game: 2:44   Attendance: 11,717
Left on Base: Mets 10, Cardinals 8
DP: Mets 0, Cardinals 1
Errors: Milner, Fregosi
Doubles: Agee (11), Torre (9), Simmons (9), Sizemore (4)
Triples: McNertney (1), Brock (3)
Home Runs: Staub (6), Boswell (1)
Stolen Bases: Harrelson (5)
GIDP: Grote (3)
Hit by Pitch: Grote (2,by Spinks), Milner (1,by Spinks), Staub (1,by Hudson)


Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Capra                   5.1   3   2   2   2   6   0  21   4.25
McGraw                  2.2   5   4   3   3   2   0  17   1.30
Koosman W(2-3)          1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3   6.48
Totals                  9     8   6   5   5   9   0  41

Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Spinks                  8     3   3   3   6   5   1  34   2.84
Cloninger L(0-1)        0.1   3   4   4   1   0   1   5   6.39
Hudson                  0     0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0.00
Drabowsky               0     0   0   0   2   0   0   2   2.61
Grzenda                 0.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   2   8.10
Totals                  9     6   7   7   9   5   2  44

Passed Balls: Simmons (4)
Hit by Pitch: Spinks 2 (2), Hudson (1)
Wild Pitches: Spinks (5)

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


METS 1ST: Harrelson walked; Spinks threw a wild pitch [Harrelson
to second]; Boswell grounded out (first unassisted) [Harrelson
to third]; Agee struck out; Staub popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 1ST: Brock grounded out (first unassisted); Sizemore
struck out; Alou walked; Torre doubled to left [Alou scored];
Simmons struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0, Cardinals 1.

METS 2ND: Milner walked; Fregosi struck out; Kranepool struck
out; Grote was hit by a pitch [Milner to second]; Capra grounded
out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 0, Cardinals
1.

CARDINALS 2ND: Carbo struck out; Melendez grounded out
(shortstop to first); Crosby walked; Spinks struck out; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0, Cardinals 1.

METS 3RD: Harrelson flied to left in foul territory; Boswell
struck out; Agee singled to center; Staub homered [Agee scored];
Milner flied to center; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 2, Cardinals
1.

CARDINALS 3RD: Brock grounded out (second to first); Sizemore
grounded out (third to first); Alou grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 2, Cardinals 1.

METS 4TH: Fregosi grounded out (third to first); Kranepool
popped to catcher in foul territory; Grote grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 2, Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 4TH: Torre grounded out (third to first); Simmons
doubled to right; Carbo grounded out (first unassisted) [Simmons
to third]; Melendez popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 2, Cardinals 1.

METS 5TH: Capra flied to right; Harrelson walked; Harrelson
stole second; Boswell flied to right; Agee doubled to left
[Harrelson scored]; Staub was walked intentionally; Milner was
hit by a pitch [Agee to third, Staub to second]; Fregosi popped
to second; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Mets 3, Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 5TH: Crosby struck out; Spinks was called out on
strikes; Brock grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Mets 3, Cardinals 1.

METS 6TH: Kranepool walked; Grote grounded into a double play
(second to shortstop to first) [Kranepool out at second]; Capra
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 3,
Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 6TH: Sizemore doubled to right; Alou grounded out
(pitcher to first); MCGRAW REPLACED CAPRA (PITCHING); Torre
singled to left [Sizemore scored, Torre to third (error by
Milner)]; Simmons struck out; Carbo walked; Melendez reached on
an error by Fregosi [Torre scored (unearned) (no RBI), Carbo to
second]; CLENDENON BATTED FOR CROSBY; Clendenon walked [Carbo to
third, Melendez to second]; Spinks struck out; 2 R (1 ER), 2 H,
2 E, 3 LOB.  Mets 3, Cardinals 3.

METS 7TH: MAXVILL REPLACED CLENDENON (PLAYING SS); Harrelson
grounded out (shortstop to first); Boswell grounded out (pitcher
to first); Agee grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Mets 3, Cardinals 3.

CARDINALS 7TH: Brock grounded out (shortstop to first); Sizemore
grounded out (pitcher to first); Alou singled to center; Torre
popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets
3, Cardinals 3.

METS 8TH: Staub lined to first; Milner walked; Fregosi was
called out on strikes; Kranepool flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Mets 3, Cardinals 3.

CARDINALS 8TH: Simmons lined to shortstop; Carbo walked;
Melendez singled to right [Carbo to third]; Maxvill popped to
first; MCNERTNEY BATTED FOR SPINKS; McNertney tripled to right
[Carbo scored, Melendez scored]; Brock tripled to left
[McNertney scored]; Sizemore grounded out (shortstop to first);
3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 3, Cardinals 6.

METS 9TH: CLONINGER REPLACED MCNERTNEY (PITCHING); Grote singled
to center; MARSHALL BATTED FOR MCGRAW; Marshall popped to
shortstop; Harrelson walked [Grote to second]; Boswell homered
[Grote scored, Harrelson scored]; Agee singled to left; HUDSON
REPLACED CLONINGER (PITCHING); Staub was hit by a pitch [Agee to
second]; MAYS BATTED FOR MILNER; DRABOWSKY REPLACED HUDSON
(PITCHING); Mays walked [Agee to third, Staub to second];
Simmons allowed a passed ball [Agee scored, Staub to third, Mays
to second]; Fregosi walked; GRZENDA REPLACED DRABOWSKY
(PITCHING); BEAUCHAMP BATTED FOR KRANEPOOL; Beauchamp popped to
catcher in foul territory; Grote flied to center; 4 R, 3 H, 0 E,
3 LOB.  Mets 7, Cardinals 6.

CARDINALS 9TH: KOOSMAN REPLACED MARSHALL (PITCHING); BEAUCHAMP
STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); MAYS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF);
AGEE CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); MARTINEZ REPLACED BOSWELL
(PLAYING 2B); Alou lined to third; Torre grounded out (shortstop
to first); Simmons struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 7,
Cardinals 6.