Monday July 10, 1972
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The Giants rallied for two runs in the eighth inning on a single by Chris Speier to defeat the slumping Mets, 5-4. Willie McCovey and Dave Rader hit homers to account for the Giants' first three runs.

Jim Fregosi, who hit a two-run homer for the Mets in the sixth, snapped a 3-3 tie with a single in the seventh. However, in the eighth, Jim Howarth and Bobby Bonds singled and, after a sacrifice by Garry Maddox, both runners scored on Speier's single. [The Sporting News]

San Francisco Giants 5, New York Mets 4

Game Played on Monday, July 10, 1972 (Night game) at Shea Stadium

Giants 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 - 5 7 1 Mets 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 - 4 7 0 Giants AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Mets AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Bonds rf 4 1 1 0 0 0 .261 Boswell 2b 2 0 0 0 1 0 .167 Maddox cf 3 0 1 0 0 2 .269 Harrelson ss 5 1 1 0 0 1 .210 Speier ss 4 0 1 2 0 1 .268 Fregosi 1b 5 1 2 3 0 0 .253 McCovey 1b 3 2 2 1 1 1 .232 Milner lf 1 1 0 0 2 0 .263 Kingman 3b 4 0 0 0 0 2 .227 Dyer c 3 0 0 0 0 2 .254 Blanco 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .375 Garrett 3b 3 0 2 1 1 0 .209 Rader c 4 1 1 2 0 1 .270 Kranepool rf 3 0 1 0 1 0 .209 Henderson lf 4 0 0 0 0 3 .192 Martinez cf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .261 Fuentes 2b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .259 Gentry p 1 1 1 0 2 0 .156 Barr p 2 0 0 0 0 0 .000 McGraw p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .111 Johnson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Mays ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 .237 Howarth ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 .266 B. Williams pr 0 1 0 0 0 0 .175 McMahon p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 Totals 32 5 7 5 1 10 Totals 27 4 7 4 8 3 Time of Game: 2:32 Attendance: 33,000 Left on Base: Giants 2, Mets 8 DP: Giants 4, Mets 1 Errors: Rader Doubles: Maddox (18), Garrett (4) Home Runs: McCovey (5), Rader (4), Fregosi (5) Stolen Bases: Harrelson (8) Caught Stealing: Speier (3) Sacrifice Hits: Maddox (2), Dyer (1), Boswell 2 (6) GIDP: Martinez 2 (5), Boswell (9), Kranepool (7) Hit by Pitch: Milner (4,by Barr) Giants IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Barr 5.1 5 3 3 4 2 1 24 2.78 Johnson 1.2 1 1 1 3 0 0 8 5.24 McMahon W(3-2) 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 7 2.44 Totals 9 7 4 4 8 3 1 39 Mets IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Gentry 7 5 4 4 1 8 2 27 3.95 McGraw L(3-4) 2 2 1 1 0 2 0 7 1.98 Totals 9 7 5 5 1 10 2 34 Hit by Pitch: Barr (1) Umpires: HP - Ed Vargo, 1B - Harry Wendelstedt, 2B - Jerry Dale, 3B - Chris Pelekoudas GIANTS 1ST: Bonds grounded out (third to first); Maddox struck out; Speier popped to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Mets 0. METS 1ST: Boswell flied out to right; Harrelson grounded out (catcher to first); Fregosi grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Mets 0. GIANTS 2ND: McCovey homered; Kingman struck out; Rader was called out on strikes; Henderson struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 1, Mets 0. METS 2ND: Milner grounded out (shortstop to first); Dyer was called out on strikes; Garrett grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 1, Mets 0. GIANTS 3RD: Fuentes flied out to center; Barr grounded out (catcher to first); Bonds flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 1, Mets 0. METS 3RD: Kranepool singled to left; Martinez grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Kranepool out at second]; Gentry singled to second; Boswell walked [Gentry to second]; Harrelson flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Giants 1, Mets 0. GIANTS 4TH: Maddox struck out; Speier was called out on strikes; McCovey walked; Kingman forced McCovey (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Giants 1, Mets 0. METS 4TH: Fregosi grounded out (shortstop to first); Milner was hit by a pitch; Dyer struck out; Garrett walked [Milner to second]; Kranepool flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Giants 1, Mets 0. GIANTS 5TH: Rader flied out to center; Henderson struck out; Fuentes grounded out (second to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 1, Mets 0. METS 5TH: Martinez grounded out (third to first); Gentry walked; Boswell grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Gentry out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 1, Mets 0. GIANTS 6TH: Barr grounded out (third to first); Bonds flied out to center; Maddox doubled to left; Speier grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Giants 1, Mets 0. METS 6TH: Harrelson singled to right; Harrelson stole second [Harrelson to third (error by Rader)]; Fregosi homered [Harrelson scored]; Milner walked; Dyer out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Milner to second]; Garrett doubled to center [Milner scored]; JOHNSON REPLACED BARR (PITCHING); Kranepool was walked intentionally; Martinez grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Kranepool out at second]; 3 R, 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Giants 1, Mets 3. GIANTS 7TH: On a bunt McCovey singled; Kingman struck out; Rader homered [McCovey scored]; Henderson flied out to center; Fuentes grounded out (first unassisted); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 3, Mets 3. METS 7TH: Gentry walked; Boswell out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Gentry to second]; Harrelson grounded out (second to first) [Gentry to third]; Fregosi singled to left [Gentry scored]; Milner walked [Fregosi to second]; Dyer flied out to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Giants 3, Mets 4. GIANTS 8TH: HOWARTH BATTED FOR JOHNSON; Howarth singled to left; B. WILLIAMS RAN FOR HOWARTH; MCGRAW REPLACED GENTRY (PITCHING); Bonds singled [B. Williams to second]; Maddox out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [B. Williams to third, Bonds to second]; Speier singled to right [B. Williams scored, Bonds scored]; McCovey struck out while Speier was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 5, Mets 4. METS 8TH: MCMAHON REPLACED B. WILLIAMS (PITCHING); Garrett singled to left; Kranepool grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to second to first) [Garrett out at second]; Martinez grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 5, Mets 4. GIANTS 9TH: Kingman popped to shortstop in foul territory; Rader grounded out (shortstop to first); Henderson was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 5, Mets 4. METS 9TH: BLANCO REPLACED KINGMAN (PLAYING 3B); MAYS BATTED FOR MCGRAW; Mays walked; Boswell out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Mays to second]; Harrelson struck out; Fregosi grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Giants 5, Mets 4.

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