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Ed Kranepool and Ken Boswell batted in three runs apiece to back up the pitching of Jim McAndrew as the Mets defeated the Cardinals, 8-3. Kranepool accounted for his RBIs with a double and two singles, while Boswell produced his runs with a homer, single and sacrifice fly. [The Sporting News] New York Mets 8, St. Louis Cardinals 3Game Played on Wednesday, August 9, 1972 (Night game) at Busch Stadium IIMets 2 1 0 0 0 2 2 1 0 - 8 11 0
Cardinals 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 - 3 6 1
Mets AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Cardinals AB R H RBI BB SO AVG
Agee cf 6 0 0 0 0 3 .243 Alou 1b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .320
Garrett 3b 3 2 2 0 2 0 .222 Sizemore 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .257
Marshall rf 3 3 2 1 2 0 .237 Carbo rf 4 1 1 0 0 1 .267
Kranepool 1b 5 0 3 3 0 0 .242 Torre 3b 4 1 1 0 0 0 .304
Milner lf 3 0 0 0 2 1 .253 Simmons c 4 1 2 2 0 0 .296
Boswell 2b 3 1 2 3 1 0 .180 Melendez lf 2 0 1 0 2 0 .241
Dyer c 5 0 0 0 0 0 .245 Cruz cf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .209
Barnes ss 3 2 2 0 2 0 .750 Maxvill ss 4 0 0 1 0 1 .219
McAndrew p 2 0 0 1 1 0 .036 Durham p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500
Cumberland p 2 0 0 0 0 1 .077
Bare p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Crosby ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .223
Grzenda p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Drabowsky p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 33 8 11 8 10 4 Totals 33 3 6 3 2 3
Time of Game: 2:34 Attendance: 21,726
Left on Base: Mets 11, Cardinals 5
DP: Mets 0, Cardinals 2
Errors: Melendez
Doubles: Kranepool (6), Torre (23), Simmons (23), Carbo (5), Alou (17), Melendez (9)
Triples: Barnes (1)
Home Runs: Boswell (5)
Sacrifice Hits: McAndrew 2 (6)
Sacrifice Flies: Boswell (2)
GIDP: Agee (13), Dyer (3)
Mets IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA
McAndrew W(8-3) 9 6 3 3 2 3 0 35 2.72
Totals 9 6 3 3 2 3 0 35
Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA
Durham L(0-5) 1.2 1 3 3 5 2 0 11 5.56
Cumberland 4.1 6 4 4 1 0 1 19 8.06
Bare 1 2 0 0 2 0 0 6 0.00
Grzenda 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 5 4.25
Drabowsky 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 5 2.60
Totals 9 11 8 8 10 4 1 46
Umpires: HP - Stan Landes, 1B - Satch Davidson, 2B - Bruce Froemming, 3B - Augie Donatelli
METS 1ST: Agee struck out; Garrett walked; Marshall walked
[Garrett to second]; Kranepool singled to center [Garrett
scored, Marshall to second]; Milner walked [Marshall to third,
Kranepool to second]; Boswell hit a sacrifice fly to left
[Marshall scored, Kranepool to third, Milner to second (error by
Melendez)]; Dyer grounded out (third to first); 2 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2
LOB. Mets 2, Cardinals 0.
CARDINALS 1ST: Alou grounded out (second to first); Sizemore
flied to left; Carbo flied to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets
2, Cardinals 0.
METS 2ND: Barnes walked; McAndrew out on a sacrifice bunt (first
to second) [Barnes to second]; Agee struck out; Garrett walked;
CUMBERLAND REPLACED DURHAM (PITCHING); Marshall singled to
center [Barnes scored, Garrett to third]; Kranepool flied to
center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mets 3, Cardinals 0.
CARDINALS 2ND: Torre doubled to left; Simmons doubled to left
[Torre scored]; Melendez walked; Cruz flied to right [Simmons to
third]; Maxvill forced Melendez (shortstop to second) [Simmons
scored]; Cumberland forced Maxvill (shortstop to second); 2 R, 2
H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 3, Cardinals 2.
METS 3RD: Milner grounded out (second to first); Boswell
grounded out (shortstop to first); Dyer grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 3, Cardinals 2.
CARDINALS 3RD: Alou popped to first; Sizemore popped to first;
Carbo struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 3, Cardinals 2.
METS 4TH: Barnes popped to first in foul territory; McAndrew
walked; Agee grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to
first) [McAndrew out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 3,
Cardinals 2.
CARDINALS 4TH: Torre flied to right; Simmons flied to right;
Melendez walked; Cruz popped to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Mets 3, Cardinals 2.
METS 5TH: Garrett singled to pitcher; Marshall flied to left;
Kranepool flied to center; Milner grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 3, Cardinals 2.
CARDINALS 5TH: Maxvill flied to right; Cumberland was called out
on strikes; Alou popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB. Mets 3, Cardinals 2.
METS 6TH: Boswell homered; Dyer popped to shortstop; Barnes
tripled to left; McAndrew out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to
second) [Barnes scored]; Agee grounded out (shortstop to first);
2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 5, Cardinals 2.
CARDINALS 6TH: Sizemore grounded out (pitcher to first); Carbo
doubled to right; Torre flied to right; Simmons singled to right
[Carbo scored]; Melendez flied to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Mets 5, Cardinals 3.
METS 7TH: Garrett singled to right; Marshall singled to right
[Garrett to second]; BARE REPLACED CUMBERLAND (PITCHING);
Kranepool singled to right [Garrett scored, Marshall to second];
Milner walked [Marshall to third, Kranepool to second]; Boswell
singled to center [Marshall scored, Kranepool to third, Milner
to second]; Dyer grounded into a double play (third to catcher
to first) [Milner to third, Boswell to second, Kranepool out at
home]; Barnes was walked intentionally; McAndrew grounded out
(shortstop to first); 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Mets 7, Cardinals 3.
CARDINALS 7TH: Cruz flied to center; Maxvill was called out on
strikes; CROSBY BATTED FOR BARE; Crosby popped to first in foul
territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 7, Cardinals 3.
METS 8TH: GRZENDA REPLACED CROSBY (PITCHING); Agee flied to
left; Garrett flied to center; Marshall walked; Kranepool
doubled to right [Marshall scored]; Milner was called out on
strikes; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 8, Cardinals 3.
CARDINALS 8TH: Alou doubled to left; Sizemore flied to left;
Carbo grounded out (first to pitcher) [Alou to third]; Torre
flied to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 8, Cardinals 3.
METS 9TH: DRABOWSKY REPLACED GRZENDA (PITCHING); Boswell walked;
Dyer lined to third; Barnes singled to right [Boswell to
second]; On a bunt McAndrew forced Boswell (catcher to third)
[Barnes to second]; Agee was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 2 LOB. Mets 8, Cardinals 3.
CARDINALS 9TH: Simmons grounded out (second to first); Melendez
doubled to left; Cruz popped to second; Maxvill flied to right;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 8, Cardinals 3.
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