The victim of two errors by Lou Brock in left field, Bob Gibson was the loser when the Mets defeated the Cardinals, 3-1. Ken Boswell singled in the first inning, took third on a single by Ed Kranepool and continued home when Brock let the ball roll through his legs. In the second, Brock dropped a fly by Wayne Garrett for a two-base error. After advancing on an infield out, Garrett scored on a single by Bud Harrelson. A walk and singles by Garrett and Harrelson produced the Mets' only earned run off Gibson in the fourth.

Gary Gentry held the Cardinals hitless until Bernie Carbo homered in the sixth. The Redbirds loaded the bases with two out in the eighth, but Tug McGraw relieved and saved the game by retiring Ted Sizemore on a grounder. [The Sporting News]



New York Mets 3, St. Louis Cardinals 1
Game Played on Saturday, September 9, 1972 (Day game) at Shea Stadium
Cardinals    0  0  0    0  0  1    0  0  0  -   1  3  4
Mets         1  1  0    1  0  0    0  0  x  -   3  6  0


Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Brock lf              3   0   0   0     1   1   .301      Agee cf               3   0   0   0     1   0   .234
Sizemore 2b           4   0   0   0     0   1   .258      Boswell 2b            3   1   1   0     1   1   .186
Cruz cf               3   0   1   0     0   1   .231        Martinez 2b         0   0   0   0     0   0   .220
  Melendez ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .246      Milner lf             3   0   1   0     1   1   .258
Torre 1b              4   0   0   0     0   1   .293        Jones lf            0   0   0   0     0   0   .250
Simmons c             4   0   0   0     0   3   .298      Kranepool 1b          3   0   1   0     0   0   .252
Reitz 3b              3   0   0   0     0   0   .500      Marshall rf           3   1   1   0     1   1   .255
Carbo rf              3   1   2   1     0   0   .265      Garrett 3b            3   1   1   0     0   0   .212
Anderson ss           2   0   0   0     1   0   .256      Grote c               3   0   0   0     0   1   .209
Gibson p              1   0   0   0     1   0   .179      Harrelson ss          3   0   1   2     0   0   .216
  Voss ph             1   0   0   0     0   1   .200      Gentry p              3   0   0   0     0   2   .106
  Hudson p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        McGraw p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .133

Totals               29   1   3   1     3   8             Totals               27   3   6   2     4   6

Time of Game: 1:59   Attendance: 20,558
Left on Base: Cardinals 4, Mets 5
DP: Cardinals 1, Mets 0
Errors: Brock 2, Torre, Carbo
Doubles: Milner (12)
Home Runs: Carbo (7)
Stolen Bases: Agee (7)
Caught Stealing: Gibson (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Kranepool (2)


Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Gibson L(15-10)         7     5   3   1   3   6   0  29   2.64
Hudson                  1     1   0   0   1   0   0   3   2.16
Totals                  8     6   3   1   4   6   0  32

Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Gentry W(7-8)           7.2   3   1   1   3   8   1  28   3.54
McGraw SV(22)           1.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   4   1.69
Totals                  9     3   1   1   3   8   1  32

Wild Pitches: Gibson (8)

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


CARDINALS 1ST: Brock flied out to center; Sizemore was called
out on strikes; Cruz flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cardinals 0, Mets 0.

METS 1ST: Agee grounded out (pitcher to first); Boswell singled
to left; Milner was called out on strikes; Kranepool singled to
left [Boswell scored (error by Brock) (unearned) (no RBI),
Kranepool to second]; Marshall flied out to left; 1 R (0 ER), 2
H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Mets 1.

CARDINALS 2ND: Torre popped to first in foul territory; Simmons
was called out on strikes; Reitz grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Mets 1.

METS 2ND: Garrett reached on an error by Brock [Garrett to
second]; Grote grounded out (second to first) [Garrett to
third]; Harrelson singled to right [Garrett scored (unearned)];
Gibson threw a wild pitch [Harrelson to second]; Gentry flied
out to right; Agee grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R (0
ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Mets 2.

CARDINALS 3RD: Carbo flied out to left; Anderson popped to
catcher in foul territory; Gibson walked; Gibson was picked off
and caught stealing second (pitcher to shortstop); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Mets 2.

METS 3RD: Boswell walked; Milner popped to second; Kranepool hit
into a double play (center to second to first) [Boswell out at
second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Mets 2.

CARDINALS 4TH: Brock struck out; Sizemore popped to catcher in
foul territory; Cruz was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cardinals 0, Mets 2.

METS 4TH: Marshall walked; Garrett singled to right [Marshall to
third]; Grote was called out on strikes; Harrelson grounded out
(pitcher to first) [Marshall scored, Garrett to second]; Gentry
was called out on strikes; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 0,
Mets 3.

CARDINALS 5TH: Torre popped to second; Simmons struck out; Reitz
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cardinals 0, Mets 3.

METS 5TH: Agee flied out to right; Boswell popped to shortstop;
Milner doubled to right [Milner to third (error by Carbo)];
Kranepool grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  Cardinals 0, Mets 3.

CARDINALS 6TH: Carbo homered; Anderson grounded out (third to
first); Gibson grounded out (second to first); Brock popped to
third; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Mets 3.

METS 6TH: Marshall was called out on strikes; Garrett flied out
to right; Grote flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cardinals 1, Mets 3.

CARDINALS 7TH: Sizemore flied out to left; Cruz singled to
right; Torre struck out; Simmons struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Cardinals 1, Mets 3.

METS 7TH: Harrelson grounded out (shortstop to first); Gentry
was called out on strikes; Agee walked; Agee stole second;
Boswell was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Cardinals 1, Mets 3.

CARDINALS 8TH: Reitz flied out to left; Carbo singled to left;
Anderson walked [Carbo to second]; VOSS BATTED FOR GIBSON; Voss
struck out; Brock walked [Carbo to third, Anderson to second];
MCGRAW REPLACED GENTRY (PITCHING); Sizemore forced Brock
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Mets
3.

METS 8TH: HUDSON REPLACED VOSS (PITCHING); Milner walked;
Kranepool out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to shortstop to
first) [Milner to third (error by Torre)]; Milner was out trying
to advance to home (pitcher to catcher); Marshall singled to
right [Marshall out at second (right to shortstop)]; 0 R, 1 H, 1
E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Mets 3.

CARDINALS 9TH: MARTINEZ REPLACED BOSWELL (PLAYING 2B); JONES
REPLACED MILNER (PLAYING LF); MELENDEZ BATTED FOR CRUZ; Melendez
grounded out (third to first); Torre lined to first; Simmons
grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cardinals 1, Mets 3.