For the second time in five days, the Mets were beaten on a pass with the bases loaded when the Padres scored in the 14th inning to gain a 1-0 victory. Derrel Thomas singled to open the decisive stanza and when Dave Roberts bunted, both runners were safe on a late throw to second. Leron Lee followed with a safe bunt to load the bases.

Thomas was forced at the plate on a grounder by Nate Colbert and Cito Gaston struck out, but Jerry Morales worked Tug McGraw for a pass to force in Roberts. The Mets similarly lost to the Expos, 4-3, July 2 when Bob Rauch walked Ron Fairly with the bases loaded and two out in the ninth inning. [The Sporting News]



San Diego Padres 1, New York Mets 0
Game Played on Thursday, July      6, 1972 (Night game) at Shea Stadium
Padres       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  1  -   1  9  2
Mets         0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  -   0  2  1


Padres               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Thomas 2b             6   0   1   0     0   4   .249      Harrelson ss          5   0   0   0     1   0   .204
Roberts 3b            5   1   2   0     0   0   .245      Boswell 2b            5   0   0   0     0   0   .173
Lee lf                6   0   2   0     0   1   .315      Marshall rf           6   0   1   0     0   0   .230
Colbert 1b            6   0   1   0     0   2   .220      Milner lf             4   0   0   0     1   1   .273
Gaston rf             6   0   0   0     0   1   .221      Fregosi 3b            2   0   1   0     2   1   .254
Morales cf            5   0   2   1     1   1   .277      Kranepool 1b          4   0   0   0     1   0   .200
Corrales c            5   0   0   0     1   1   .154      Martinez cf           5   0   0   0     0   2   .286
Hernandez ss          5   0   0   0     0   0   .189      Dyer c                5   0   0   0     0   2   .257
Arlin p               3   0   0   0     0   3   .081      Koosman p             3   0   0   0     0   2   .167
  Jeter ph            1   0   1   0     0   0   .235        McGraw p            2   0   0   0     0   0   .111
  Ross p              1   0   0   0     0   1   .286

Totals               49   1   9   1     2  14             Totals               41   0   2   0     5   8

Time of Game: 3:12   Attendance: 20,354
Left on Base: Padres 9, Mets 6
DP: Padres 2, Mets 2
Errors: Hernandez, Arlin, Harrelson
Triples: Morales (4)
Caught Stealing: Morales (4)
Sacrifice Hits: Roberts (2), Fregosi (1), Boswell (4)
GIDP: Lee (5)


Padres                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Arlin                  10     1   0   0   4   8   0  35   2.91
Ross W(2-1)             4     1   0   0   1   0   0  13   1.99
Totals                 14     2   0   0   5   8   0  48

Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Koosman                10     5   0   0   1  12   0  34   3.13
McGraw L(3-3)           4     4   1   1   1   2   0  18   1.88
Totals                 14     9   1   1   2  14   0  52

Wild Pitches: Ross (3)

Umpires: HP - Dick Stello, 1B - Ken Burkhart, 2B - Lee Weyer, 3B - Andy Olsen


PADRES 1ST: Thomas was called out on strikes; Roberts singled to
left; Lee grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to
first) [Roberts out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 0,
Mets 0.

METS 1ST: Harrelson made an out to shortstop; Boswell lined to
pitcher; Marshall grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Padres 0, Mets 0.

PADRES 2ND: Colbert popped to catcher in foul territory; Gaston
grounded out (third to first); Morales struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Padres 0, Mets 0.

METS 2ND: Milner struck out; Fregosi walked; Kranepool reached
on an error by Hernandez [Fregosi to second, Kranepool to
first]; Martinez forced Kranepool (second to shortstop) [Fregosi
to third]; Dyer grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E,
2 LOB.  Padres 0, Mets 0.

PADRES 3RD: Corrales lined to right; Hernandez flied out to
right; Arlin struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 0, Mets 0.

METS 3RD: Koosman struck out; Harrelson made an out to
shortstop; Boswell flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Padres 0, Mets 0.

PADRES 4TH: Thomas struck out; Roberts grounded out (third to
first); Lee flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 0,
Mets 0.

METS 4TH: Marshall singled to right; Milner reached on an error
by Arlin [Marshall to third, Milner to first]; Fregosi struck
out; Kranepool hit into a double play (left to catcher)
[Marshall out at home]; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 0, Mets 0.

PADRES 5TH: Colbert struck out; Gaston lined to left; Morales
singled to center; Corrales walked [Morales to second];
Hernandez forced Corrales (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Padres 0, Mets 0.

METS 5TH: Martinez struck out; Dyer struck out; Koosman struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 0, Mets 0.

PADRES 6TH: On a bunt Arlin struck out; Thomas was called out on
strikes; Roberts made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Padres 0, Mets 0.

METS 6TH: Harrelson lined to shortstop; Boswell grounded out
(first unassisted); Marshall made an out to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Padres 0, Mets 0.

PADRES 7TH: Lee struck out; Colbert was called out on strikes;
Gaston grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Padres 0, Mets 0.

METS 7TH: Milner flied out to left; Fregosi walked; Kranepool
lined into a double play (first unassisted) [Fregosi out at
first]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 0, Mets 0.

PADRES 8TH: Morales tripled to right; Corrales struck out;
Hernandez reached on an error by Harrelson [Hernandez to first];
Morales was caught stealing home (catcher to third) [Hernandez
out at second (third to second to shortstop)]; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 0
LOB.  Padres 0, Mets 0.

METS 8TH: Martinez struck out; Dyer struck out; Koosman grounded
out (catcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 0, Mets 0.

PADRES 9TH: Arlin struck out; Thomas struck out; Roberts singled
to right; Lee singled to center [Roberts to third]; Colbert
flied out to right; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Padres 0, Mets 0.

METS 9TH: Harrelson flied out to left; Boswell grounded out
(second to first); Marshall popped to catcher in foul territory;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 0, Mets 0.

PADRES 10TH: Gaston lined to center; Morales popped to first in
foul territory; Corrales grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 0, Mets 0.

METS 10TH: Milner walked; Fregosi out on a sacrifice bunt (first
to second) [Milner to second]; Kranepool was walked
intentionally; Martinez popped to catcher in foul territory;
Dyer lined to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Padres 0, Mets 0.

PADRES 11TH: MCGRAW REPLACED KOOSMAN (PITCHING); Hernandez flied
out to right; JETER BATTED FOR ARLIN; Jeter singled to pitcher;
Thomas forced Jeter (first to shortstop); Roberts flied out to
left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 0, Mets 0.

METS 11TH: ROSS REPLACED JETER (PITCHING); McGraw flied out to
center; Harrelson grounded out (shortstop to first); Boswell
grounded out (second to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres
0, Mets 0.

PADRES 12TH: Lee flied out to left; Colbert singled to left;
Gaston flied out to center; Morales grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 0, Mets 0.

METS 12TH: Marshall grounded out (first unassisted); Milner
grounded out (third to first); Fregosi singled to center;
Kranepool popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Padres 0, Mets 0.

PADRES 13TH: Corrales grounded out (shortstop to first);
Hernandez made an out to shortstop; Ross struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Padres 0, Mets 0.

METS 13TH: Martinez grounded out (shortstop to first); Dyer
grounded out (first to pitcher); McGraw grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 0, Mets 0.

PADRES 14TH: Thomas singled to right; Roberts reached on a
fielder's choice on a sacrifice bunt [Thomas to second]; On a
bunt Lee singled to pitcher [Thomas to third, Roberts to
second]; Colbert forced Thomas (second to catcher) [Roberts to
third, Lee to second]; Gaston struck out; Morales walked
[Roberts scored, Lee to third, Colbert to second]; Corrales
popped to shortstop; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Padres 1, Mets 0.

METS 14TH: Harrelson walked; Ross threw a wild pitch [Harrelson
to second]; Boswell out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second)
[Harrelson to third]; Marshall grounded out (shortstop to
first); Harrelson was out trying to advance to home (catcher to
pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 1, Mets 0.