Saturday July 22, 1972
. . . where the 1970s live forever!
A wild pitch by Danny Frisella with the bases loaded in the ninth inning handed a run to the Giants for a 2-1 victory over the Mets. Frank Reberger, pitching his first complete game of the season for the Giants, was nicked for an unearned run in the fourth inning. The Giants tied the score in the fifth on a triple by Tito Fuentes and single by Ken Henderson.

Frisella, replacing Jerry Koosman in the ninth, walked Chris Speier, who raced to third on a single by Ed Goodson. The Mets elected to pass Fuentes intentionally. Then, with a count of one ball and two strikes on Dave Rader, Frisella uncorked his wild pitch, allowing Speier to score. [The Sporting News]

San Francisco Giants 2, New York Mets 1

Game Played on Saturday, July 22, 1972 (Day game) at Candlestick Park

Mets 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 5 0 Giants 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 - 2 3 1 Mets AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Giants AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Harrelson ss 5 0 0 0 0 0 .199 Bonds rf 3 0 0 0 1 1 .264 Garrett 3b 3 0 0 0 1 0 .206 Maddox cf 3 0 0 0 1 0 .273 Marshall rf 3 1 2 0 1 0 .232 Speier ss 3 1 0 0 1 1 .269 Schneck cf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .323 Goodson 1b 4 0 1 0 0 1 .286 Jones lf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .264 Fuentes 2b 3 1 1 0 1 0 .253 Kranepool 1b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .204 Rader c 2 0 0 0 1 2 .265 Boswell 2b 2 0 0 0 2 0 .159 Henderson lf 3 0 1 1 0 1 .194 Grote c 4 0 1 0 0 0 .212 Arnold 3b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .212 Matlack p 3 0 0 0 0 2 .146 Reberger p 3 0 0 0 0 3 .100 Mays ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 .237 Frisella p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 32 1 5 0 5 2 Totals 27 2 3 1 5 9 Time of Game: 2:18 Attendance: 18,703 Left on Base: Mets 9, Giants 6 DP: Mets 0, Giants 0 Errors: Bonds Triples: Fuentes (4) Mets IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Matlack 8 2 1 1 3 9 0 29 2.24 Frisella L(3-5) 0 1 1 1 2 0 0 3 2.15 Totals 8 3 2 2 5 9 0 32 Giants IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Reberger W(1-0) 9 5 1 0 5 2 0 37 3.00 Totals 9 5 1 0 5 2 0 37 Wild Pitches: Frisella (2) Umpires: HP - John McSherry, 1B - Ken Burkhart, 2B - Chris Pelekoudas, 3B - Bob Engel METS 1ST: Harrelson lined to shortstop; Garrett grounded out (shortstop to first); Marshall walked; Schneck grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Giants 0. GIANTS 1ST: Bonds struck out; Maddox grounded out (second to first); Speier lined to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Giants 0. METS 2ND: Jones grounded out (shortstop to first); Kranepool flied out to right; Boswell grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Giants 0. GIANTS 2ND: Goodson flied out to center; Fuentes popped to second; Rader struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Giants 0. METS 3RD: Grote flied out to left; Matlack was called out on strikes; Harrelson grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Giants 0. GIANTS 3RD: Henderson was called out on strikes; Arnold flied out to right; Reberger struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Giants 0. METS 4TH: Garrett grounded out (second to first); Marshall singled to right; Schneck singled to center [Marshall to second]; Jones singled to right [Marshall scored (error by Bonds) (unearned) (no RBI), Schneck to second]; Kranepool popped to second; Boswell popped to center; 1 R (0 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Mets 1, Giants 0. GIANTS 4TH: Bonds flied out to center; Maddox walked; Speier struck out; Goodson forced Maddox (shortstop unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 1, Giants 0. METS 5TH: Grote flied out to right; Matlack grounded out (first unassisted); Harrelson flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Giants 0. GIANTS 5TH: Fuentes tripled to left; Rader walked; Henderson singled to left [Fuentes scored, Rader to second]; Arnold popped to catcher in foul territory; Reberger was called out on strikes; Bonds walked [Rader to third, Henderson to second]; Maddox popped to first in foul territory; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Mets 1, Giants 1. METS 6TH: Garrett flied out to center; Marshall flied out to left; Schneck grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Giants 1. GIANTS 6TH: Speier grounded out (shortstop to first); Goodson struck out; Fuentes grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Giants 1. METS 7TH: Jones grounded out (shortstop to first); Kranepool flied out to right; Boswell walked; Grote lined to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 1, Giants 1. GIANTS 7TH: Rader struck out; Henderson popped to catcher in foul territory; Arnold flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Giants 1. METS 8TH: Matlack was called out on strikes; Harrelson grounded out (shortstop to first); Garrett walked; Marshall singled to center [Garrett to second]; Schneck grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mets 1, Giants 1. GIANTS 8TH: Reberger struck out; Bonds flied out to center; Maddox grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Giants 1. METS 9TH: Jones grounded out (shortstop to first); Kranepool lined to first; Boswell walked; Grote singled to right [Boswell to second]; MAYS BATTED FOR MATLACK; Mays walked [Boswell to third, Grote to second]; Harrelson forced Mays (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Mets 1, Giants 1. GIANTS 9TH: FRISELLA REPLACED MAYS (PITCHING); Speier walked; Goodson singled to right [Speier to third]; Fuentes was walked intentionally [Goodson to second]; Frisella threw a wild pitch [Speier scored, Goodson to third, Fuentes to second]; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mets 1, Giants 2.

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