Throwing errors by Jerry Koosman and Danny Frisella helped the Padres score four runs in the seventh inning to defeat the Mets, 7-3. Dave Roberts walked to open the stanza and scored to break a tie when Koosman threw wildly on a bunt by Jerry Morales. Taking third on the error, Morales crossed the plate on a sacrifice fly by Nate Colbert.

When Cito Gaston and Johhny Jeter followed with singles, Frisella replaced Koosman. Bill Greif bunted to Frisella, who threw wildly to third trying for a forceout, and both Gaston and Jeter scored. [The Sporting News]



San Diego Padres 7, New York Mets 3
Game Played on Sunday, July      16, 1972 (Day game) at San Diego Stadium
Mets         0  1  0    0  0  2    0  0  0  -   3  6  2
Padres       1  0  0    0  0  2    4  0  x  -   7 11  1


Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Padres               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Harrelson ss          4   0   0   0     1   0   .203      Hernandez ss          4   0   2   2     0   0   .199
Boswell 2b            5   0   0   0     0   0   .161      Roberts 3b            4   2   2   0     1   0   .261
Milner lf             4   0   0   0     0   1   .262      Morales lf            3   1   0   0     1   2   .263
Schneck cf            4   2   3   1     0   0   .385      Colbert 1b            2   0   1   2     1   0   .234
Sudakis 1b            3   0   0   0     1   1   .118        Blefary ph,1b       1   0   0   0     0   0   .218
Garrett 3b            4   1   2   0     0   0   .210      Gaston rf             4   1   1   0     0   2   .273
Dyer c                2   0   1   0     2   1   .248      Jeter cf              3   2   2   0     1   0   .238
Martinez rf           4   0   0   0     0   0   .241      Jestadt 2b            2   0   1   0     1   0   .233
Koosman p             3   0   0   0     0   1   .130        Stanley pr          0   1   0   0     0   0   .214
  Frisella p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Greif p             1   0   0   0     0   0   .040
  Marshall ph         1   0   0   0     0   1   .212      Corrales c            3   0   1   0     0   1   .195
                                                          Corkins p             2   0   1   0     0   0   .235
                                                            Ross p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .286
                                                            Thomas ph,2b        2   0   0   0     0   2   .239

Totals               34   3   6   1     4   5             Totals               31   7  11   4     5   7

Time of Game: 2:46   Attendance:  6,394
Left on Base: Mets 8, Padres 9
DP: Mets 0, Padres 0
Errors: Koosman, Frisella, Hernandez
Doubles: Schneck (1)
Home Runs: Schneck (2)
Stolen Bases: Roberts (2), Hernandez (10)
Caught Stealing: Jeter (5)
Sacrifice Hits: Hernandez (11), Corrales (1), Morales (5)
Sacrifice Flies: Colbert (3)


Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Koosman L(6-5)          6.1  10   7   4   5   6   0  33   3.48
Frisella                1.2   1   0   0   0   1   0   7   1.70
Totals                  8    11   7   4   5   7   0  40

Padres                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Corkins                 5.2   5   3   2   3   3   1  25   3.01
Ross                    0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   2   2.05
Greif W(5-11)           3     1   0   0   1   2   0  11   5.06
Totals                  9     6   3   2   4   5   1  38

Wild Pitches: Koosman (3), Ross (5)

Umpires: HP - Mel Steiner, 1B - Bill Williams, 2B - Dick Stello, 3B - Ed Sudol


METS 1ST: Harrelson grounded out (second to first); Boswell
popped to first; Milner grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Padres 0.

PADRES 1ST: Hernandez grounded out (shortstop to first); Roberts
singled to center; Roberts stole second; Morales struck out;
Colbert singled to center [Roberts scored, Colbert to second (on
throw)]; Gaston grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Mets 0, Padres 1.

METS 2ND: Schneck homered; Sudakis grounded out (first
unassisted); Garrett singled to right; Dyer walked [Garrett to
second]; Martinez flied out to right; Koosman was called out on
strikes; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 1, Padres 1.

PADRES 2ND: Jeter flied out to right; Jestadt grounded out
(second to first); Corrales struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Mets 1, Padres 1.

METS 3RD: Harrelson flied out to center; Boswell lined to right;
Milner struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 1, Padres 1.

PADRES 3RD: Corkins singled to right; Hernandez out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Corkins to second]; Roberts
grounded out (shortstop to first) [Corkins to third]; Morales
walked; Colbert forced Morales (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 1, Padres 1.

METS 4TH: Schneck doubled to right; Sudakis walked; Garrett
flied out to center [Schneck to third]; Dyer struck out;
Martinez forced Sudakis (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Mets 1, Padres 1.

PADRES 4TH: Gaston struck out; Jeter singled to left; Jeter was
picked off and caught stealing second (pitcher to first to
shortstop); Jestadt walked; Corrales singled to shortstop
[Jestadt to third]; Corkins popped to first in foul territory; 0
R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 1, Padres 1.

METS 5TH: Koosman made an out to third; Harrelson grounded out
(first to pitcher); Boswell grounded out (second to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 1, Padres 1.

PADRES 5TH: Hernandez grounded out (shortstop to first); Roberts
singled to left; Koosman threw a wild pitch [Roberts to second];
Morales struck out; Colbert was walked intentionally; Gaston
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 1, Padres 1.

METS 6TH: Milner grounded out (first unassisted); Schneck
singled to center; Sudakis made an out to shortstop; Garrett
singled to center [Schneck to second]; Dyer walked [Schneck to
third, Garrett to second]; ROSS REPLACED CORKINS (PITCHING);
Ross threw a wild pitch [Schneck scored, Garrett to third, Dyer
to second]; Martinez reached on an error by Hernandez [Garrett
scored (unearned) (no RBI), Dyer to third, Martinez to first];
Koosman popped to shortstop; 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Mets
3, Padres 1.

PADRES 6TH: Jeter walked; Jestadt singled to left [Jeter to
second]; STANLEY RAN FOR JESTADT; Corrales out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to second) [Jeter to third, Stanley to second];
THOMAS BATTED FOR ROSS; Thomas struck out; Hernandez singled to
left [Jeter scored, Stanley scored, Hernandez out at second
(left to third to second)]; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 3,
Padres 3.

METS 7TH: THOMAS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); GREIF REPLACED
STANLEY (PITCHING); Harrelson walked; Boswell popped to
shortstop; Milner lined to center; Schneck grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 3, Padres 3.

PADRES 7TH: Roberts walked; Morales reached on an error by
Koosman on a sacrifice bunt [Roberts scored (no RBI), Morales to
third]; Colbert hit a sacrifice fly to left [Morales scored
(unearned)]; Gaston singled to third; Jeter singled to left
[Gaston to second]; FRISELLA REPLACED KOOSMAN (PITCHING); Greif
reached on an error by Frisella [Gaston scored (unearned) (no
RBI), Jeter scored (unearned), Greif to second]; Corrales
grounded out (pitcher to first); Thomas struck out; 4 R (1 ER),
2 H, 2 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 3, Padres 7.

METS 8TH: Sudakis struck out; Garrett made an out to shortstop;
Dyer singled to left; Martinez grounded out (pitcher to first);
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 3, Padres 7.

PADRES 8TH: Hernandez singled to left; Hernandez stole second;
Roberts flied out to left; Morales made an out to first; BLEFARY
BATTED FOR COLBERT; Blefary grounded out (second to first); 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 3, Padres 7.

METS 9TH: BLEFARY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); MARSHALL BATTED
FOR FRISELLA; Marshall was called out on strikes; Harrelson
flied out to left; Boswell grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 3, Padres 7.