A double by Willie Mays in the fifth inning for the Mets' fourth and last hit scored Bud Harrelson from first base and beat the Dodgers, 2-1. Harrelson reached base on an error by Steve Garvey. New York Mets 2, Los Angeles Dodgers 1Game Played on Thursday, July 20, 1972 (Night game) at Dodger StadiumMets 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 - 2 4 0 Dodgers 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 7 4 Mets AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Dodgers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Harrelson ss 4 1 1 0 0 0 .202 Lacy 2b 4 1 1 0 0 2 .313 Mays cf 3 0 1 1 1 0 .232 Mota lf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .336 Milner 1b 4 0 0 0 0 2 .254 Davis cf 4 0 1 1 0 0 .279 Fregosi 3b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .241 Robinson rf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .254 Garrett 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .208 Parker 1b 3 0 1 0 1 1 .274 Jones lf 4 1 1 0 0 0 .266 Valentine ss 2 0 0 0 2 1 .280 Schneck rf 4 0 1 0 0 2 .375 Dietz c 2 0 0 0 1 1 .133 Martinez 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .236 Wills ph 0 0 0 0 0 0 .124 Grote c 3 0 0 1 0 1 .202 Garvey 3b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .275 Gentry p 3 0 0 0 0 2 .132 Downing p 2 0 1 0 0 0 .093 Buckner ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .307 Brewer p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Lefebvre ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .204 Totals 33 2 4 2 1 8 Totals 31 1 7 1 4 6 Time of Game: 2:22 Attendance: 24,213 Left on Base: Mets 7, Dodgers 8 DP: Mets 2, Dodgers 0 Errors: Parker, Valentine, Garvey 2 Doubles: Mays (8), Garvey (11) Stolen Bases: Mays (4), Robinson (2) Sacrifice Hits: Gentry (3), Wills (8) Sacrifice Flies: Grote (3) GIDP: Parker (4) Mets IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Gentry W(5-6) 9 7 1 1 4 6 0 36 3.52 Totals 9 7 1 1 4 6 0 36 Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Downing L(5-6) 7 4 2 1 1 7 0 30 2.89 Brewer 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 1.06 Totals 9 4 2 1 1 8 0 36 Passed Balls: Dietz (3) Wild Pitches: Gentry (5) Umpires: HP - Augie Donatelli, 1B - Doug Harvey, 2B - Satch Davidson, 3B - Bruce Froemming METS 1ST: Harrelson singled to left; Harrelson was picked off first but was safe on an error by Parker; assist by Downing; Mays flied out to center; Milner was called out on strikes; Fregosi flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Dodgers 0. DODGERS 1ST: Lacy singled to left; Gentry threw a wild pitch [Lacy to second]; Mota grounded out (third to first) [Lacy to third]; Davis grounded out (shortstop to first) [Lacy scored]; Robinson singled to left; Robinson stole second; Parker walked; Valentine walked [Robinson to third, Parker to second]; Dietz struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Mets 0, Dodgers 1. METS 2ND: Jones singled to shortstop; Schneck singled to right [Jones to second]; Martinez forced Schneck (shortstop to second) [Jones to third]; Grote lined out on a sacrifice fly to center [Jones scored]; Gentry was called out on strikes; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 1, Dodgers 1. DODGERS 2ND: Garvey doubled to center; Downing made an out to first; Lacy struck out; Mota lined to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 1, Dodgers 1. METS 3RD: Harrelson flied out to center; Mays reached on an error by Valentine [Mays to first]; Milner grounded out (pitcher to first) [Mays to second]; Mays stole third; Fregosi struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Mets 1, Dodgers 1. DODGERS 3RD: Davis singled to right; Robinson made an out to shortstop; Parker grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Davis out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Dodgers 1. METS 4TH: Jones flied out to center; Schneck struck out but advanced to first on a passed ball; Martinez forced Schneck (third to second); Grote struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 1, Dodgers 1. DODGERS 4TH: Valentine made an out to first; Dietz walked; Garvey forced Dietz (pitcher to shortstop); Downing singled to shortstop [Garvey to second]; Lacy was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mets 1, Dodgers 1. METS 5TH: Gentry struck out; Harrelson reached on an error by Garvey [Harrelson to first]; Mays doubled to left [Harrelson scored (unearned)]; Milner flied out to left; Fregosi flied out to center; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Mets 2, Dodgers 1. DODGERS 5TH: Mota singled to right; Davis popped to third in foul territory; Robinson hit into a double play (center to first) [Mota out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 2, Dodgers 1. METS 6TH: Jones grounded out (shortstop to first); Schneck made an out to shortstop; Martinez grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 2, Dodgers 1. DODGERS 6TH: Parker singled to right; Valentine struck out; Dietz grounded out (catcher to first) [Parker to second]; Garvey flied to right in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 2, Dodgers 1. METS 7TH: Grote reached on an error by Garvey [Grote to first]; Gentry out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Grote to second]; Harrelson popped to catcher in foul territory; Mays was walked intentionally; Milner struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Mets 2, Dodgers 1. DODGERS 7TH: BUCKNER BATTED FOR DOWNING; Buckner flied out to center; Lacy lined to second; Mota flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 2, Dodgers 1. METS 8TH: BREWER REPLACED BUCKNER (PITCHING); Fregosi grounded out (catcher to first); Jones flied out to left; Schneck struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 2, Dodgers 1. DODGERS 8TH: GARRETT REPLACED FREGOSI (PLAYING 3B); Davis grounded out (second to first); Robinson popped to catcher in foul territory; Parker struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 2, Dodgers 1. METS 9TH: Martinez flied out to right; Grote grounded out (pitcher to second to first); Gentry lined to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 2, Dodgers 1. DODGERS 9TH: Valentine walked; WILLS BATTED FOR DIETZ; Wills out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Valentine to second]; Garvey flied out to center; LEFEBVRE BATTED FOR BREWER; Lefebvre struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 2, Dodgers 1. |
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