Rusty Staub hit a three-run homer in the first inning to start the Mets off to an 8-1 victory over the Phillies. Staub's smash followed a double by Bud Harrelson, pass to Jim Fregosi and forceout by Tommie Agee.

The Mets went on to load the bases on two walks around a double by John Milner and added another run on a sacrifice fly by Jerry Grote. Milner collected two more hits in the game, including a homer. Greg Luzinski homered for the Phillies' run. [The Sporting News]



New York Mets 6, Philadelphia Phillies 1
Game Played on Thursday, June      1, 1972 (Night game) at Shea Stadium
Phillies     0  0  0    1  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  7  0
Mets         4  0  1    0  0  0    0  1  x  -   6  9  2


Phillies             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Doyle 2b              4   0   1   0     0   0   .275      Harrelson ss          4   1   1   0     0   1   .229
Bowa ss               4   0   0   0     0   1   .218      Fregosi 3b            1   0   0   0     2   0   .246
Montanez cf           4   0   0   0     0   2   .230        Garrett 3b          1   0   0   0     0   1   .182
Luzinski lf           4   1   1   1     0   1   .284      Agee cf               4   1   1   0     0   0   .306
Hutton 1b             3   0   1   0     1   0   .247      Staub rf              4   1   1   3     0   1   .323
Freed rf              4   0   2   0     0   0   .300      Jones 1b              3   1   1   0     1   0   .273
Money 3b              4   0   1   0     0   1   .217      Milner lf             4   2   3   1     0   0   .286
Ryan c                4   0   0   0     0   1   .171      Boswell 2b            3   0   1   0     1   0   .183
Selma p               1   0   1   0     0   0   .111      Grote c               3   0   1   2     0   0   .252
  Lersch p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      McAndrew p            4   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  McCarver ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .206
  Short p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Stone ph            0   0   0   0     1   0   .219
  Hoerner p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               33   1   7   1     2   6             Totals               31   6   9   6     4   3

Time of Game: 2:08   Attendance: 16,850
Left on Base: Phillies 7, Mets 6
DP: Phillies 1, Mets 2
Errors: Garrett, Agee
Doubles: Harrelson (5), Milner (3), Grote (4), Agee (12)
Home Runs: Luzinski (7), Staub (7), Milner (3)
Sacrifice Flies: Grote (2)
GIDP: Doyle (3), Ryan (3), Boswell (4)


Phillies               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Selma L(1-6)            2.2   5   5   5   4   2   1  17   5.27
Lersch                  1.1   1   0   0   0   0   0   5   2.43
Short                   3     1   0   0   0   1   0   9   3.78
Hoerner                 1     2   1   1   0   0   1   5   2.45
Totals                  8     9   6   6   4   3   2  36

Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
McAndrew W(4-1)         9     7   1   1   2   6   1  35   2.29
Totals                  9     7   1   1   2   6   1  35

Wild Pitches: McAndrew (1)

Umpires: HP - Tom Gorman, 1B - Bill Williams, 2B - John McSherry, 3B - Frank Pulli


PHILLIES 1ST: Doyle reached on an error by Agee; On a bunt Bowa
made an out to catcher; Montanez flied out to left; Luzinski
popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Phillies 0, Mets 0.

METS 1ST: Harrelson doubled to left; Fregosi walked; Agee forced
Fregosi (shortstop to second) [Harrelson to third]; Staub
homered [Harrelson scored, Agee scored]; Jones walked; Milner
doubled to center [Jones to third]; Boswell was walked
intentionally; Grote hit a sacrifice fly to right [Jones
scored]; McAndrew popped to first in foul territory; 4 R, 3 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Phillies 0, Mets 4.

PHILLIES 2ND: Hutton popped to second; Freed grounded out
(shortstop to first); Money struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Phillies 0, Mets 4.

METS 2ND: Harrelson struck out; Fregosi walked; Agee forced
Fregosi (catcher to shortstop); Staub was called out on strikes;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 0, Mets 4.

PHILLIES 3RD: Ryan struck out; Selma singled to center; Doyle
grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first)
[Selma out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 0, Mets 4.

METS 3RD: Jones singled to right; Milner forced Jones (first to
shortstop); Boswell popped to first; Grote doubled to left
[Milner scored]; LERSCH REPLACED SELMA (PITCHING); McAndrew
flied out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 0, Mets 5.

PHILLIES 4TH: Bowa flied out to right; Montanez struck out;
Luzinski homered; Hutton grounded out (first to pitcher); 1 R, 1
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 1, Mets 5.

METS 4TH: Harrelson flied out to center; Fregosi grounded out
(shortstop to first); Agee doubled to right; Staub grounded out
(first to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 1, Mets 5.

PHILLIES 5TH: GARRETT REPLACED FREGOSI (PLAYING 3B); Freed
singled to center; Money singled to shortstop [Freed to second];
Ryan grounded out (pitcher to first) [Freed to third, Money to
second]; MCCARVER BATTED FOR LERSCH; McCarver popped to first in
foul territory; Doyle flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
 Phillies 1, Mets 5.

METS 5TH: SHORT REPLACED MCCARVER (PITCHING); Jones flied out to
right; Milner singled to shortstop; Boswell grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to first) [Milner out at
second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 1, Mets 5.

PHILLIES 6TH: Bowa struck out; Montanez popped to first in foul
territory; Luzinski struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies
1, Mets 5.

METS 6TH: Grote lined to second; McAndrew popped to first;
Harrelson flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 1,
Mets 5.

PHILLIES 7TH: Hutton singled to right; Freed singled to right
[Hutton to second]; Money lined to third [Hutton to third (error
by Garrett)]; Ryan grounded into a double play (third to second
to first) [Freed out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies
1, Mets 5.

METS 7TH: Garrett struck out; Agee flied out to center; Staub
lined to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 1, Mets 5.

PHILLIES 8TH: STONE BATTED FOR SHORT; Stone walked; Doyle
singled [Stone to second]; Bowa popped to second; Montanez
struck out; Luzinski flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Phillies 1, Mets 5.

METS 8TH: HOERNER REPLACED STONE (PITCHING); Jones flied out to
right; Milner homered; Boswell singled to center; Grote forced
Boswell (shortstop to second); McAndrew lined to second; 1 R, 2
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 1, Mets 6.

PHILLIES 9TH: Hutton walked; McAndrew threw a wild pitch [Hutton
to second]; Freed flied out to center; Money flied out to left;
Ryan popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 1,
Mets 6.