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. New York Mets 8, St. Louis Cardinals 2 (Game 1)Game Played on Friday, September 8, 1972 (Night game) at Shea StadiumCardinals 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. |
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