Tom Seaver pitched the fourth one-hitter of his major league career as the Mets won the opener of a doubleheader, 2-0, but the Padres came back to gain a split with a 4-2 victory in the nightcap. Seaver held the Padres hitless until Leron Lee singled with one out in the ninth inning. The Mets' ace bore down to preserve his victory by inducing Nate Colbert to ground into a double play. The Mets scored both their runs in the third inning on the wildness of Clay Kirby. Bud Harrelson singled with two out and Kirby then walked Wayne Garrett, John Milner, Jim Fregosi and Ed Kranepool in succession. In the nightcap, after Colbert homered in the eighth to tie the score at 2-2, the Padres opened the ninth with safe bunts by Johnny Jeter and Fred Kendall. Enzo Hernandez also bunted, but forced Jeter. Cito Gaston popped up, but Derrel Thomas laced a single for his third hit of the game to drive in the tie-breaking run and an extra tally followed across the plate when Milner bobbled Thomas' hit in right field. [The Sporting News] |
New York Mets 2, San Diego Padres 0 (Game 1)
Game Played on Tuesday, July 4, 1972 (Day game) at Shea Stadium
Padres 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 1 2 Mets 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 x - 2 6 0 Padres AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Mets AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Thomas 2b,ss 4 0 0 0 0 1 .241 Mays cf 3 0 1 0 2 1 .240 Roberts 3b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .250 Harrelson ss 5 1 1 0 0 0 .206 Lee lf 3 0 1 0 1 1 .311 Garrett 2b 4 1 1 0 1 0 .192 Colbert 1b 3 0 0 0 1 2 .220 Milner lf 3 0 0 0 1 0 .289 Gaston rf 3 0 0 0 0 3 .237 Fregosi 3b 2 0 0 1 2 1 .251 Morales cf 3 0 0 0 0 0 .273 Kranepool 1b 3 0 0 1 1 0 .206 Corrales c 2 0 0 0 0 0 .167 Martinez rf 4 0 3 0 0 0 .290 Blefary ph,c 1 0 0 0 0 1 .229 Dyer c 3 0 0 0 1 1 .270 Hernandez ss 2 0 0 0 0 1 .188 Seaver p 2 0 0 0 2 1 .171 Stahl ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 .236 Norman p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .194 Schaeffer p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Kirby p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .081 Ross p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 Jeter ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .230 Greif p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Jestadt ph,2b 0 0 0 0 1 0 .250 Totals 27 0 1 0 4 11 Totals 29 2 6 2 10 4 Time of Game: 2:34 Left on Base: Padres 4, Mets 13 DP: Padres 1, Mets 1 Errors: Roberts, Hernandez Stolen Bases: Harrelson (6), Martinez (2) GIDP: Colbert (6) Padres IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Kirby L(5-8) 2.2 3 2 2 4 4 0 15 3.27 Ross 2.1 1 0 0 4 0 0 12 2.23 Greif 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 5.56 Norman 0.1 1 0 0 2 0 0 4 3.36 Schaeffer 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4.30 Totals 8 6 2 2 10 4 0 39 Mets IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Seaver W(11-4) 9 1 0 0 4 11 0 31 3.04 Totals 9 1 0 0 4 11 0 31 Passed Balls: Corrales (1) Umpires: HP - Lee Weyer, 1B - Andy Olsen, 2B - Dick Stello, 3B - Ken Burkhart PADRES 1ST: On a bunt Thomas made an out to pitcher; Roberts grounded out (first to pitcher); Lee struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 0, Mets 0. METS 1ST: Mays was called out on strikes; On a bunt Harrelson made an out to second; Garrett singled to shortstop; Milner grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Padres 0, Mets 0. PADRES 2ND: Colbert struck out; Gaston was called out on strikes; Morales made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 0, Mets 0. METS 2ND: Fregosi struck out; Kranepool flied out to center; Martinez singled to third; Dyer struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Padres 0, Mets 0. PADRES 3RD: Corrales made an out to shortstop; Hernandez struck out; Kirby grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 0, Mets 0. METS 3RD: Seaver struck out; Mays grounded out (shortstop to first); Harrelson singled to left; Harrelson stole second; Garrett walked; Milner walked [Harrelson to third, Garrett to second]; Fregosi walked [Harrelson scored, Garrett to third, Milner to second]; Padres Manager Don Zimmer ejected by HP umpire Lee Weyer; Kranepool walked [Garrett scored, Milner to third, Fregosi to second]; ROSS REPLACED KIRBY (PITCHING); Martinez forced Kranepool (second to shortstop); 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Padres 0, Mets 2. PADRES 4TH: Thomas struck out; Roberts made an out to second; Lee walked; Colbert walked [Lee to second]; Gaston struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Padres 0, Mets 2. METS 4TH: Dyer grounded out (third to first); Seaver walked; Mays walked [Seaver to second]; Harrelson forced Mays (shortstop to second) [Seaver to third]; Garrett flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Padres 0, Mets 2. PADRES 5TH: Morales grounded out (shortstop to first); Corrales made an out to second; Hernandez grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 0, Mets 2. METS 5TH: Milner grounded out (second to first); Fregosi walked; Kranepool flied out to left; Martinez singled to left [Fregosi to third, Martinez to second (error by Hernandez)]; Dyer was walked intentionally; Seaver forced Dyer (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 3 LOB. Padres 0, Mets 2. PADRES 6TH: JETER BATTED FOR ROSS; Jeter struck out; Thomas grounded out (third to first); Roberts struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 0, Mets 2. METS 6TH: GREIF REPLACED JETER (PITCHING); Mays singled to left; Corrales allowed a passed ball [Mays to second]; Harrelson lined into a double play (right to third) [Mays out at third]; Garrett popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 0, Mets 2. PADRES 7TH: Lee flied out to center; Colbert struck out; Gaston struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 0, Mets 2. METS 7TH: Milner popped to shortstop; Fregosi popped to second; Kranepool grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 0, Mets 2. PADRES 8TH: Morales flied out to left; BLEFARY BATTED FOR CORRALES; Blefary struck out; STAHL BATTED FOR HERNANDEZ; Stahl walked; JESTADT BATTED FOR GREIF; Jestadt walked [Stahl to second]; Thomas lined to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Padres 0, Mets 2. METS 8TH: BLEFARY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); NORMAN REPLACED STAHL (PITCHING); JESTADT STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); THOMAS CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING SS); On a bunt Martinez singled to third [Martinez to second (error by Roberts)]; Martinez stole third; Dyer grounded out (shortstop to first); Seaver walked; Mays walked [Seaver to second]; SCHAEFFER REPLACED NORMAN (PITCHING); Harrelson lined to second; Garrett flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 3 LOB. Padres 0, Mets 2. PADRES 9TH: Roberts grounded out (second to first); Lee singled to center; Colbert grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Lee out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 0, Mets 2.The information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by Retrosheet.
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