The Mets, who used two homers to help win the first game of a twi-night doubleheader, 8-2, fell victim in turn to two homers as the Cardinals erupted in the 13th inning to take the second game, 9-4. John Milner had five hits in five trips for the Mets in the opener, including a two-run homer in the seventh inning. Ken Boswell connected for the circuit with two men on base in the eighth.

Milner homered again in the first inning of the nightcap. The Mets used a double by Ed Kranepool and triple by Duffy Dyer to take a 4-1 lead in the seventh, but the Cardinals rallied to tie the score in the eighth. A walk, double by Bill Voss and single by Lou Brock produced one run. After Brock stole second, Joe Torre singled to drive in Voss and Brock. In the 13th after two walks, Ted Simmons homered off Danny Frisella to shatter the deadlock. Ken Reitz followed with a single and, after Bob Rauch relieved, Dwain Anderson also hit for the circuit. [The Sporting News]



New York Mets 8, St. Louis Cardinals 2 (Game 1)
Game Played on Friday, September 8, 1972 (Night game) at Shea Stadium
Cardinals    0  1  1    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   2 12  1
Mets         1  0  0    0  0  0    2  5  x  -   8 12  1


Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Stein lf,rf           5   0   1   0     0   2   .286      Agee cf               5   1   1   1     0   0   .236
Sizemore 2b           5   0   1   0     0   1   .261      Boswell 2b            5   3   3   3     0   0   .187
Melendez rf,cf        4   0   0   0     0   0   .248        Garrett 3b          0   0   0   0     0   0   .215
Torre 1b              3   1   1   0     1   2   .292      Milner lf             5   1   5   2     0   0   .257
Jutze c               4   0   2   0     0   1   .300      Kranepool 1b          4   0   0   0     1   1   .252
  Brock pr,lf         0   0   0   0     0   0   .301      Jones rf              4   0   0   1     1   3   .255
Reitz 3b              4   1   4   1     0   0   .600      Fregosi 3b            4   0   2   0     0   2   .240
Anderson ss           4   0   1   0     0   2   .254        Martinez pr,2b      0   1   0   0     0   0   .220
Roque cf              4   0   1   1     0   0   .097      Grote c               4   1   1   0     0   1   .212
  Segui p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .154      Harrelson ss          3   1   0   1     1   1   .213
  Cumberland p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .071      Matlack p             3   0   0   0     0   0   .149
Cleveland p           2   0   1   0     0   0   .250        McGraw p            1   0   0   0     0   1   .133
  Simmons c           1   0   0   0     0   0   .302

Totals               36   2  12   2     1   8             Totals               38   8  12   8     3   9

Time of Game: 2:38
Left on Base: Cardinals 9, Mets 9
DP: Cardinals 0, Mets 3
Errors: Anderson, Harrelson
Doubles: Reitz (1), Milner (11), Fregosi (14), Boswell (6)
Home Runs: Milner (14), Boswell (9)
Sacrifice Hits: Cleveland (10)
GIDP: Sizemore 2 (10), Roque (2)


Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Cleveland L(13-13)      7     7   3   2   3   7   1  32   3.85
Segui                   0.1   3   4   4   0   1   0   5   3.49
Cumberland              0.2   2   1   1   0   1   1   4   7.71
Totals                  8    12   8   7   3   9   2  41

Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Matlack W(12-9)         7    12   2   2   1   6   0  33   2.38
McGraw SV(21)           2     0   0   0   0   2   0   5   1.75
Totals                  9    12   2   2   1   8   0  38

Umpires: HP - Ken Burkhart, 1B - Lee Weyer, 2B - Bob Engel, 3B - John McSherry


CARDINALS 1ST: Stein singled to shortstop; Sizemore was called
out on strikes; Melendez grounded out (third to first) [Stein to
second]; Torre walked; Jutze was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Mets 0.

METS 1ST: Agee grounded out (second to first); Boswell reached
on an error by Anderson [Boswell to first]; Milner doubled to
right [Boswell to third]; Kranepool was walked intentionally;
Jones walked [Boswell scored (unearned), Milner to third,
Kranepool to second]; Fregosi struck out; Grote grounded out
(third to first); 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Cardinals 0,
Mets 1.

CARDINALS 2ND: Reitz singled to right; Anderson singled to right
[Reitz to third]; Roque singled to left [Reitz scored, Anderson
to second]; Cleveland out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second)
[Anderson to third, Roque to second]; Stein struck out; Sizemore
popped to first; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Mets 1.

METS 2ND: Harrelson was called out on strikes; Matlack grounded
out (third to first); Agee flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cardinals 1, Mets 1.

CARDINALS 3RD: Melendez grounded out (third to first); Torre
singled to right; Jutze singled to right [Torre to third]; Reitz
singled to left [Torre scored, Jutze to second]; Anderson flied
out to right; Roque grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R, 3 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 2, Mets 1.

METS 3RD: Boswell grounded out (first to pitcher); Milner
singled to left; Kranepool flied out to center; Jones was called
out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 2, Mets 1.

CARDINALS 4TH: Cleveland singled to center; Stein forced
Cleveland (pitcher to shortstop); Sizemore grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to first) [Stein out at
second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 2, Mets 1.

METS 4TH: Fregosi struck out; Grote struck out; Harrelson
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals
2, Mets 1.

CARDINALS 5TH: Melendez grounded out (shortstop to first); Torre
struck out; Jutze grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 2, Mets 1.

METS 5TH: Matlack grounded out (third to first); Agee grounded
out (second to first); Boswell singled to right; Milner singled
to right [Boswell to third]; Kranepool flied out to center; 0 R,
2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 2, Mets 1.

CARDINALS 6TH: Reitz doubled to left; Anderson was called out on
strikes; Roque flied out to center; Cleveland flied out to
right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 2, Mets 1.

METS 6TH: Jones struck out; Fregosi doubled to center; Grote
flied out to left; Harrelson walked; Matlack flied out to left;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 2, Mets 1.

CARDINALS 7TH: Stein flied out to right; Sizemore singled to
center; Melendez forced Sizemore (third to second); Torre struck
out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 2, Mets 1.

METS 7TH: Agee flied out to center; Boswell doubled to right;
Milner homered [Boswell scored]; Kranepool struck out; Jones
flied out to center; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 2, Mets 3.

CARDINALS 8TH: Jutze singled to pitcher; BROCK RAN FOR JUTZE;
Reitz singled to center [Brock to second]; MCGRAW REPLACED
MATLACK (PITCHING); Anderson struck out; Roque grounded into a
double play (second to first) [Reitz out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 2, Mets 3.

METS 8TH: SEGUI REPLACED ROQUE (PITCHING); SIMMONS REPLACED
CLEVELAND (PLAYING C ); BROCK STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); STEIN
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); MELENDEZ CHANGED POSITIONS
(PLAYING CF); Fregosi singled to left; MARTINEZ RAN FOR FREGOSI;
Grote singled to left [Martinez to third]; Harrelson reached on
a fielder's choice [Martinez scored, Grote to second]; On a bunt
McGraw struck out; Agee singled to right [Grote scored,
Harrelson to third]; CUMBERLAND REPLACED SEGUI (PITCHING);
Boswell homered [Harrelson scored, Agee scored]; Milner singled
to second; Kranepool flied out to center; Jones struck out; 5 R,
5 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 2, Mets 8.

CARDINALS 9TH: MARTINEZ STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); GARRETT
REPLACED BOSWELL (PLAYING 3B); Simmons reached on an error by
Harrelson [Simmons to first]; Stein struck out; Sizemore
grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Simmons
out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 2, Mets 8.