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. San Francisco Giants 5, New York Mets 4Game Played on Monday, July 10, 1972 (Night game) at Shea StadiumGiants 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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