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Friday September 8, 1972
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St. Louis Cardinals 9, New York Mets 4 (Game 2)

Game Played on Friday, September 8, 1972 (Night game) at Shea Stadium

Cardinals    0  0  0    1  0  0    0  3  0    0  0  0    5  -   9 15  0
Mets         1  0  0    0  0  0    3  0  0    0  0  0    0  -   4  7  2


Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Brock lf              6   2   3   1     0   0   .303      Harrelson ss          7   0   2   0     0   0   .215
Cruz cf               3   0   1   0     0   0   .230      Boswell 2b            4   0   0   0     1   1   .185
  Melendez ph,cf      2   1   0   0     1   0   .247      Milner lf             4   2   1   1     2   2   .257
Carbo rf              5   0   0   1     0   2   .261      Kranepool 1b          5   1   1   1     1   1   .251
Torre 1b              5   1   3   2     1   0   .295      Jones rf              6   0   0   0     0   3   .250
Simmons c             6   1   1   3     0   0   .300      Marshall cf           4   0   1   0     2   0   .254
Reitz 3b              6   0   3   0     0   0   .571      Garrett 3b            5   1   0   1     0   3   .210
Tyson 2b              2   0   0   0     0   2   .200      Dyer c                4   0   2   1     2   1   .247
  Sizemore ph,2b      4   1   1   0     0   1   .261      Webb p                3   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Kelleher ss           1   0   0   0     1   1   .231        McGraw p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .133
  Crosby ph,ss        2   1   1   0     1   1   .215        Agee ph             1   0   0   0     0   1   .236
  Anderson ss         1   1   1   2     0   0   .260        Sadecki p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .182
Bibby p               2   0   0   0     0   2   .333        Beauchamp ph        1   0   0   0     0   1   .242
  Voss ph             1   1   1   0     0   0   .201        Frisella p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .333
  Grzenda p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Rauch p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Jutze ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .290        Fregosi ph          0   0   0   0     1   0   .240
  Segui p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .154
  Stein ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .267
  Hrabosky p          1   0   0   0     0   1   .000

Totals               49   9  15   9     4  10             Totals               44   4   7   4     9  13

Time of Game: 3:48   Attendance: 28,422
Left on Base: Cardinals 6, Mets 12
DP: Cardinals 0, Mets 3
Errors: Harrelson, Marshall
Doubles: Voss (2), Crosby (8), Kranepool (10), Dyer (16)
Triples: Dyer (1)
Home Runs: Simmons (14), Anderson (1), Milner (15)
Stolen Bases: Brock 2 (56), Milner (2), Marshall (3)
Caught Stealing: Reitz (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Boswell (7), Garrett (5)
Sacrifice Flies: Carbo (2)
GIDP: Reitz (1), Melendez (8)


Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Bibby                   7     4   4   4   2   5   1  27   5.40
Grzenda                 1     1   0   0   0   0   0   4   4.54
Segui                   3     1   0   0   5   4   0  15   3.34
Hrabosky W(1-0)         2     1   0   0   2   4   0   9   0.00
Totals                 13     7   4   4   9  13   1  55

Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Webb                    7     7   4   4   2   6   0  28   6.75
McGraw                  2     2   0   0   0   2   0   8   1.71
Sadecki                 2     2   0   0   0   0   0   6   2.83
Frisella L(4-8)         1.1   3   4   3   2   1   1  10   3.79
Rauch                   0.2   1   1   1   0   1   1   2   5.09
Totals                 13    15   9   7*  4  10   2  54

Passed Balls: Dyer (2)
Wild Pitches: Hrabosky (1), Rauch (4)

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


CARDINALS 1ST: Brock grounded out (first to pitcher); Cruz
singled to right [Cruz out at second (right to shortstop)];
Carbo struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Mets 0.

METS 1ST: Harrelson flied out to center; Boswell grounded out
(second to first); Milner homered; Kranepool struck out; 1 R, 1
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Mets 1.

CARDINALS 2ND: Torre singled to left; Simmons forced Torre
(second to shortstop); Reitz grounded into a double play (second
to shortstop to first) [Simmons out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cardinals 0, Mets 1.

METS 2ND: Jones struck out; Marshall grounded out (first
unassisted); Garrett struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cardinals 0, Mets 1.

CARDINALS 3RD: Tyson struck out; Kelleher struck out; Bibby
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Mets 1.

METS 3RD: Dyer struck out; Webb flied out to right; Harrelson
singled to center; Boswell forced Harrelson (second to
shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Mets 1.

CARDINALS 4TH: Brock singled to left; Brock stole second; Cruz
grounded out (pitcher to first) [Brock to third]; Carbo hit a
sacrifice fly to center [Brock scored]; Torre flied out to
right; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Mets 1.

METS 4TH: Milner struck out; Kranepool grounded out (first
unassisted); Jones popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cardinals 1, Mets 1.

CARDINALS 5TH: Simmons popped to second; Reitz singled to left;
Tyson struck out; Kelleher walked [Reitz to second]; Bibby
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Mets 1.

METS 5TH: Marshall popped to third in foul territory; Garrett
popped to third; Dyer popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Cardinals 1, Mets 1.

CARDINALS 6TH: Brock flied out to left; Cruz grounded out
(shortstop to first); Carbo flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Mets 1.

METS 6TH: Webb grounded out (second to first); Harrelson flied
out to right; Boswell flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cardinals 1, Mets 1.

CARDINALS 7TH: Torre grounded out (third to first); Simmons
grounded out (first unassisted); Reitz singled to right;
SIZEMORE BATTED FOR TYSON; Sizemore lined to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Mets 1.

METS 7TH: SIZEMORE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); Milner walked;
Milner stole second; Kranepool doubled to right [Milner scored];
Jones flied out to center [Kranepool to third]; Marshall was
walked intentionally; Garrett forced Marshall (second to
shortstop) [Kranepool scored]; Dyer tripled to right [Garrett
scored]; Webb grounded out (pitcher to first); 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Cardinals 1, Mets 4.

CARDINALS 8TH: CROSBY BATTED FOR KELLEHER; Crosby walked; VOSS
BATTED FOR BIBBY; Voss doubled to right [Crosby to third]; Brock
singled to right [Crosby scored, Voss to third]; MELENDEZ BATTED
FOR CRUZ; MCGRAW REPLACED WEBB (PITCHING); Brock stole second;
Melendez flied out to right; Carbo was called out on strikes;
Torre singled to left [Voss scored, Brock scored]; Simmons
forced Torre (second to shortstop); 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Cardinals 4, Mets 4.

METS 8TH: CROSBY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); GRZENDA REPLACED
VOSS (PITCHING); MELENDEZ STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); Harrelson
singled to right; Boswell out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to
second) [Harrelson to second]; Milner grounded out (second to
first) [Harrelson to third]; Kranepool flied out to center; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 4, Mets 4.

CARDINALS 9TH: Reitz popped to first; Sizemore struck out;
Crosby doubled to center; JUTZE BATTED FOR GRZENDA; Jutze popped
to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals
4, Mets 4.

METS 9TH: SEGUI REPLACED JUTZE (PITCHING); Jones was called out
on strikes; Marshall walked; Marshall stole second; Garrett
struck out; Dyer was walked intentionally; AGEE BATTED FOR
MCGRAW; Agee was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Cardinals 4, Mets 4.

CARDINALS 10TH: SADECKI REPLACED AGEE (PITCHING); Brock singled
to right; Melendez grounded into a double play (second to first)
[Brock out at second]; Carbo grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 4, Mets 4.

METS 10TH: Harrelson flied out to left; Boswell walked; Milner
walked [Boswell to second]; Kranepool flied out to left; Jones
flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 4, Mets 4.

CARDINALS 11TH: Torre singled to third; Simmons flied to right
in foul territory; Reitz lined into a double play (second to
first) [Torre out at first]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 4,
Mets 4.

METS 11TH: Marshall singled to center; Garrett out on a
sacrifice bunt (catcher to second) [Marshall to second]; Dyer
was walked intentionally; BEAUCHAMP BATTED FOR SADECKI;
Beauchamp struck out; Harrelson forced Dyer (second unassisted);
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 4, Mets 4.

CARDINALS 12TH: FRISELLA REPLACED BEAUCHAMP (PITCHING); Sizemore
singled to left; Crosby struck out; STEIN BATTED FOR SEGUI;
Stein grounded out (second to first) [Sizemore to second]; Dyer
allowed a passed ball [Sizemore to third]; Brock grounded out
(pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 4, Mets 4.

METS 12TH: ANDERSON REPLACED CROSBY (PLAYING SS); HRABOSKY
REPLACED STEIN (PITCHING); Boswell struck out; Milner struck
out; Kranepool walked; Jones was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 4, Mets 4.

CARDINALS 13TH: Melendez walked; Carbo grounded out (second to
first) [Melendez to second]; Torre was walked intentionally;
Simmons homered [Melendez scored, Torre scored]; Reitz singled
to center [Reitz to second (error by Marshall)]; Sizemore
reached on an error by Harrelson [Reitz to third, Sizemore to
first]; RAUCH REPLACED FRISELLA (PITCHING); Reitz was caught
stealing home (catcher to third); Rauch threw a wild pitch
[Sizemore to third]; Anderson homered (unearned, but earned for
the pitcher) [Sizemore scored (unearned)]; Hrabosky struck out;
5 R (4 ER), 3 H, 2 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 9, Mets 4.

METS 13TH: Marshall grounded out (second to first); Garrett
struck out; Dyer doubled to right; FREGOSI BATTED FOR RAUCH;
Fregosi walked; Hrabosky threw a wild pitch [Dyer to third,
Fregosi to second]; Harrelson popped to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Cardinals 9, Mets 4.



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