Rallying against Tom Seaver in the ninth inning, the Phillies scored three runs and defeated the Mets, 5-3. Larry Bowa singled and raced home on a double by Tommy Hutton to tie the game at 3-3. After Willie Montanez flied out, Deron Johnson batted for Greg Luzinski and smashed a two-run homer for the winning blow. [The Sporting News]



Philadelphia Phillies 5, New York Mets 3
Game Played on Wednesday, August    2, 1972 (Night game) at Shea Stadium
Phillies     2  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  3  -   5  9  0
Mets         0  0  1    0  0  1    1  0  0  -   3  8  1


Phillies             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Doyle 2b              4   1   1   0     0   0   .244      Agee cf,lf            5   0   2   1     0   0   .256
Bowa ss               3   1   2   0     0   0   .241      Garrett 3b            3   0   1   0     1   1   .204
Hutton 1b             4   1   3   2     0   0   .274      Schneck rf            3   0   0   1     1   0   .225
Montanez cf           4   1   1   1     0   1   .233      Kranepool 1b          4   1   1   1     0   1   .231
Luzinski lf           3   0   0   0     0   2   .268      Jones lf              3   0   1   0     0   0   .274
  Johnson ph          1   1   1   2     0   0   .194        Mays pr,cf          0   0   0   0     0   0   .247
  Freed rf            0   0   0   0     0   0   .225      Boswell 2b            4   0   0   0     0   1   .152
Money 3b              4   0   1   0     0   2   .237      Dyer c                4   2   2   0     0   1   .236
B. Robinson rf,lf     4   0   0   0     0   1   .270      Martinez ss           2   0   1   0     0   1   .230
Bateman c             3   0   0   0     0   0   .253        Fregosi ss          2   0   0   0     0   0   .230
Champion p            1   0   0   0     0   1   .179      Seaver p              2   0   0   0     0   2   .145
  Wilson p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Milner ph           0   0   0   0     1   0   .249
  Gamble ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .245
  Scarce p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Selma p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .200

Totals               32   5   9   5     0   8             Totals               32   3   8   3     3   7

Time of Game: 2:22   Attendance: 22,733
Left on Base: Phillies 2, Mets 7
DP: Phillies 1, Mets 2
Errors: Seaver
Doubles: Doyle (9), Hutton (10)
Home Runs: Montanez (10), Johnson (5), Kranepool (5)
Caught Stealing: Hutton 2 (6), Jones (4)
Sacrifice Hits: Bowa (11), Champion (5), Seaver (3)
GIDP: B. Robinson (5), Schneck (2)
Hit by Pitch: Jones (4,by Scarce)


Phillies               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Champion                6     6   2   2   2   3   1  24   4.62
Wilson                  1     2   1   1   0   1   0   5   1.50
Scarce W(1-1)           1     0   0   0   0   2   0   4   3.65
Selma SV(3)             1     0   0   0   1   1   0   4   5.01
Totals                  9     8   3   3   3   7   1  37

Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Seaver L(12-9)          9     9   5   5   0   8   2  34   3.23
Totals                  9     9   5   5   0   8   2  34

Passed Balls: Bateman (4)
Hit by Pitch: Scarce (1)
Wild Pitches: Wilson (1)

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


PHILLIES 1ST: Doyle doubled to left; Bowa out on a sacrifice
bunt (third to first) [Doyle to third]; Hutton singled to right
[Doyle scored]; Hutton was caught stealing second (catcher to
shortstop); Montanez homered; Luzinski was called out on
strikes; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 2, Mets 0.

METS 1ST: Agee grounded out (pitcher to first); Garrett singled
to right; Schneck grounded into a double play (first to
shortstop to first) [Garrett out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Phillies 2, Mets 0.

PHILLIES 2ND: Money struck out; B. Robinson flied out to left;
Bateman grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Phillies 2, Mets 0.

METS 2ND: Kranepool flied out to center; Jones grounded out
(shortstop to first); Boswell grounded out (first to pitcher); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 2, Mets 0.

PHILLIES 3RD: Champion struck out; Doyle popped to first; Bowa
singled to right; Hutton grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 2, Mets 0.

METS 3RD: Dyer singled to left; Martinez struck out; Seaver
struck out; Agee singled to shortstop [Dyer to second]; Garrett
walked [Dyer to third, Agee to second]; Schneck walked [Dyer
scored, Agee to third, Garrett to second]; Kranepool popped to
second; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Phillies 2, Mets 1.

PHILLIES 4TH: Montanez popped to shortstop; Luzinski struck out;
Money struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 2, Mets 1.

METS 4TH: Jones flied out to right; Boswell flied out to center;
Dyer grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Phillies 2, Mets 1.

PHILLIES 5TH: B. Robinson struck out advanced to first on an
error by Seaver; Bateman popped to second; Champion out on a
sacrifice bunt (catcher to second) [B. Robinson to second];
Doyle popped to first; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 2, Mets 1.

METS 5TH: Martinez singled to center; Seaver out on a sacrifice
bunt (first to second) [Martinez to second]; Agee flied out to
right; Garrett struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 2,
Mets 1.

PHILLIES 6TH: Bowa popped to third; Hutton singled to right;
Montanez struck out while Hutton was caught stealing second
(catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 2, Mets
1.

METS 6TH: Schneck grounded out (second to first); Kranepool
homered; Jones singled to shortstop; Jones was caught stealing
second (catcher to second); Boswell flied out to right; 1 R, 2
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 2, Mets 2.

PHILLIES 7TH: FREGOSI REPLACED MARTINEZ (PLAYING SS); Luzinski
lined to first; Money singled to second; B. Robinson grounded
into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Money out at
second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 2, Mets 2.

METS 7TH: WILSON REPLACED CHAMPION (PITCHING); Dyer singled to
left; Fregosi grounded out (first to pitcher) [Dyer to second];
Bateman allowed a passed ball [Dyer to third]; Seaver struck
out; Agee singled to center [Dyer scored]; Wilson threw a wild
pitch [Agee to second]; Garrett flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 2, Mets 3.

PHILLIES 8TH: Bateman grounded out (third to first); GAMBLE
BATTED FOR WILSON; Gamble struck out; Doyle grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 2, Mets 3.

METS 8TH: SCARCE REPLACED GAMBLE (PITCHING); Schneck flied out
to center; Kranepool was called out on strikes; Jones was hit by
a pitch; MAYS RAN FOR JONES; Boswell was called out on strikes;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 2, Mets 3.

PHILLIES 9TH: AGEE CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); MAYS STAYED
IN GAME (PLAYING CF); Bowa singled to center; Hutton doubled to
right [Bowa scored]; Montanez flied out to center [Hutton to
third]; JOHNSON BATTED FOR LUZINSKI; Johnson homered [Hutton
scored]; Money grounded out (shortstop to first); B. Robinson
grounded out (second to first); 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies
5, Mets 3.

METS 9TH: FREED REPLACED JOHNSON (PLAYING RF); SELMA REPLACED
SCARCE (PITCHING); B. ROBINSON CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF);
Dyer struck out; Fregosi grounded out (shortstop to first);
MILNER BATTED FOR SEAVER; Milner walked; Agee flied out to
center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 5, Mets 3.