Steve Carlton's bid for his 24th victory was rebuffed by the Mets, who defeated the Phillies' star southpaw, 4-2. The Phillies scored both their runs off Jerry Koosman in the first inning on a single by Larry Bowa, walk to Don Money, double by Greg Luzinski and sacrifice fly by Roger Freed.

The Mets tied the score in the fourth with walks to Bud Harrelson and John Milner, a single by Cleon Jones, infield out by Duffy Dyer and double by Jim Beauchamp. Dyer broke the tie with a homer in the sixth and the Mets added an extra run in the eighth when Jones singled and Dyer tripled. [The Sporting News]



New York Mets 4, Philadelphia Phillies 2
Game Played on Monday, September 11, 1972 (Night game) at Veterans Stadium
Mets         0  0  0    2  0  1    0  1  0  -   4  8  1
Phillies     2  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   2  6  0


Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Phillies             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Agee cf               5   0   0   0     0   1   .228      Harmon 2b             4   0   0   0     1   2   .266
Harrelson ss          2   1   1   0     2   0   .218      Bowa ss               5   1   1   0     0   0   .250
Milner lf             3   1   0   0     1   1   .258      Money 3b              2   1   1   0     2   0   .222
  Marshall rf         0   0   0   0     0   0   .255      Luzinski lf           4   0   1   1     0   0   .271
Jones rf,lf           4   1   2   0     0   0   .256      Lis 1b                2   0   2   0     2   0   .246
Fregosi 3b            4   0   0   0     0   1   .237      Freed rf              2   0   0   1     1   0   .241
  Garrett 3b          0   0   0   0     0   0   .210        Reynolds pr         0   0   0   0     0   0   .125
Dyer c                4   1   3   3     0   0   .252        B. Robinson rf      0   0   0   0     0   0   .220
Beauchamp 1b          4   0   2   1     0   1   .253      Montanez cf           4   0   0   0     0   2   .251
  Kranepool 1b        0   0   0   0     0   0   .256      Bateman c             4   0   1   0     0   1   .232
Martinez 2b           3   0   0   0     1   1   .217      Carlton p             3   0   0   0     0   1   .175
Koosman p             3   0   0   0     0   0   .098        Boone ph            1   0   0   0     0   1   .000
  McGraw p            1   0   0   0     0   0   .125

Totals               33   4   8   4     4   5             Totals               31   2   6   2     6   7

Time of Game: 2:12   Attendance: 10,317
Left on Base: Mets 6, Phillies 9
DP: Mets 1, Phillies 2
Errors: Agee
Doubles: Beauchamp (1), Luzinski (29), Bateman (10), Lis 2 (6)
Triples: Dyer (2)
Home Runs: Dyer (8)
Stolen Bases: Bowa (14)
Sacrifice Flies: Freed (1)
GIDP: Milner (7), Luzinski (14)


Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Koosman W(9-11)         7     6   2   2   6   4   0  32   4.23
McGraw SV(23)           2     0   0   0   0   3   0   6   1.65
Totals                  9     6   2   2   6   7   0  38

Phillies               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Carlton L(23-9)         9     8   4   4   4   5   1  37   2.14
Totals                  9     8   4   4   4   5   1  37

Wild Pitches: Carlton (6)

Umpires: HP - John Kibler, 1B - Frank Pulli, 2B - Doug Harvey, 3B - Shag Crawford


METS 1ST: Agee struck out; Harrelson singled to left; Milner
grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first)
[Harrelson out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0,
Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 1ST: Harmon struck out; Bowa singled to center [Bowa to
second (error by Agee)]; Bowa stole third; Money walked;
Luzinski doubled to left [Bowa scored, Money to third]; Lis was
walked intentionally; Freed hit a sacrifice fly to right [Money
scored]; Montanez flied out to center; 2 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.
Mets 0, Phillies 2.

METS 2ND: Jones grounded out (second to first); Fregosi flied to
right in foul territory; Dyer singled to left; Beauchamp was
called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0, Phillies 2.

PHILLIES 2ND: Bateman doubled to left; Carlton grounded out
(first unassisted) [Bateman to third]; Harmon struck out; Bowa
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets
0, Phillies 2.

METS 3RD: Martinez flied out to center; Koosman grounded out
(third to first); Agee grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Phillies 2.

PHILLIES 3RD: Money walked; Luzinski popped to third in foul
territory; Lis doubled to center [Money to third]; Freed was
walked intentionally; Montanez struck out; Bateman flied out to
left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Mets 0, Phillies 2.

METS 4TH: Harrelson walked; Carlton threw a wild pitch
[Harrelson to second]; Milner walked; Jones singled to left
[Harrelson to third, Milner to second]; Fregosi struck out; Dyer
forced Jones (shortstop to second) [Harrelson scored, Milner to
third]; Beauchamp doubled to right [Milner scored, Dyer to
third]; Martinez was walked intentionally; Koosman flied out to
right; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Mets 2, Phillies 2.

PHILLIES 4TH: Carlton struck out; Harmon popped to first in foul
territory; Bowa grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Mets 2, Phillies 2.

METS 5TH: Agee flied out to right; Harrelson flied out to left;
Milner struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 2, Phillies 2.

PHILLIES 5TH: Money singled to left; Luzinski grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Money out at
second]; Lis doubled to left; Freed grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 2, Phillies 2.

METS 6TH: Jones flied out to center; Fregosi flied out to
center; Dyer homered; Beauchamp singled to left; Martinez struck
out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 3, Phillies 2.

PHILLIES 6TH: Montanez flied out to right; Bateman flied to
right in foul territory; Carlton popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Mets 3, Phillies 2.

METS 7TH: Koosman grounded out (third to first); Agee grounded
out (third to first); Harrelson walked; Milner flied out to
center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 3, Phillies 2.

PHILLIES 7TH: Harmon walked; Bowa forced Harmon (pitcher to
shortstop); Money forced Bowa (shortstop to second); Luzinski
flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 3, Phillies 2.

METS 8TH: Jones singled to first; Fregosi flied out to center;
Dyer tripled to center [Jones scored]; Beauchamp hit into a
double play (right to catcher) [Dyer out at home]; 1 R, 2 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Mets 4, Phillies 2.

PHILLIES 8TH: MARSHALL REPLACED MILNER (PLAYING RF); JONES
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); GARRETT REPLACED FREGOSI
(PLAYING 3B); KRANEPOOL REPLACED BEAUCHAMP (PLAYING 1B); Lis
walked; MCGRAW REPLACED KOOSMAN (PITCHING); Freed forced Lis
(pitcher to second); REYNOLDS RAN FOR FREED; Montanez struck
out; Bateman struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 4, Phillies
2.

METS 9TH: B. ROBINSON REPLACED REYNOLDS (PLAYING RF); Martinez
flied out to right; McGraw grounded out (third to first); Agee
grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 4,
Phillies 2.

PHILLIES 9TH: BOONE BATTED FOR CARLTON; On a bunt Boone struck
out; Harmon popped to shortstop; Bowa made an out to third; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 4, Phillies 2.