A triple by Lute Barnes, who drove in two runs in the fourth inning, enabled the Mets to edge the Phillies, 4-3. The Mets scored two unearned runs in the first after Don Money threw wildly on a grounder by Bud Harrelson for the third baseman's first error in 49 games. John Milner walked, Cleon Jones singled for one run and another scored on an infield out by Jim Fregosi.

Jones singled and Duffy Dyer walked ahead of Barnes' triple. Joe Lis homered in the seventh for the Phillies, who added two more runs in the ninth before Deron Johnson grounded into a double play to end the game. [The Sporting News]



New York Mets 4, Philadelphia Phillies 3
Game Played on Tuesday, September 12, 1972 (Night game) at Veterans Stadium
Mets         2  0  0    2  0  0    0  0  0  -   4  4  0
Phillies     0  0  0    0  0  0    1  0  2  -   3  8  1


Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Phillies             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Agee cf               4   0   0   0     0   0   .226      C. Robinson ss        4   0   1   0     0   1   .250
Harrelson ss          4   1   0   0     0   0   .216      Doyle 2b              4   0   1   0     0   0   .248
Milner lf             3   1   1   0     1   0   .259      Hutton rf             4   0   0   0     0   1   .267
Jones rf              4   1   2   1     0   1   .259      Montanez cf           4   1   1   0     0   0   .251
Fregosi 3b            4   0   0   1     0   2   .234      Luzinski lf           4   1   1   1     0   1   .271
Dyer c                3   1   0   0     1   1   .249      Lis 1b                3   1   1   1     1   0   .248
Beauchamp 1b          4   0   0   0     0   1   .243        Harmon pr           0   0   0   0     0   0   .266
  Frisella p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .333      Money 3b              0   0   0   0     0   0   .222
Barnes 2b             2   0   1   2     1   0   .250        Schmidt 3b          3   0   1   0     1   2   .333
McAndrew p            3   0   0   0     0   2   .051        Bowa pr             0   0   0   0     0   0   .250
  Kranepool 1b        0   0   0   0     0   0   .256      Boone c               4   0   2   1     0   0   .286
                                                          Reynolds p            1   0   0   0     0   0   .121
                                                            Stone ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .184
                                                            Lersch p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Gamble ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .248
                                                            Selma p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .200
                                                            Johnson ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .203

Totals               31   4   4   4     3   7             Totals               34   3   8   3     2   5

Time of Game: 2:21   Attendance:  5,057
Left on Base: Mets 3, Phillies 6
DP: Mets 1, Phillies 1
Errors: Money
Doubles: C. Robinson (1), Montanez (34)
Triples: Barnes (2)
Home Runs: Lis (6)
Caught Stealing: Barnes (1)
GIDP: Johnson (6)


Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
McAndrew W(11-5)        8.1   7   3   3   1   5   1  33   2.25
Frisella SV(9)          0.2   1   0   0   1   0   0   3   3.75
Totals                  9     8   3   3   2   5   1  36

Phillies               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Reynolds L(2-13)        5     4   4   2   3   4   0  22   3.99
Lersch                  3     0   0   0   0   1   0   9   3.78
Selma                   1     0   0   0   0   2   0   3   5.32
Totals                  9     4   4   2   3   7   0  34

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


METS 1ST: Agee grounded out (shortstop to first); Harrelson
reached on an error by Money; Milner walked [Harrelson to
second]; Jones singled to left [Harrelson scored (unearned),
Milner to third]; Fregosi forced Jones (second unassisted)
[Milner scored (unearned)]; Dyer forced Fregosi (third to
shortstop to second); 2 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 2,
Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 1ST: C. Robinson flied out to left; Doyle made an out
to second; Hutton flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Mets 2, Phillies 0.

METS 2ND: SCHMIDT REPLACED MONEY (PLAYING 3B); Beauchamp flied
out to center; Debut game for Mike Schmidt; Barnes
walked; McAndrew struck out while Barnes was caught stealing
second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 2,
Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 2ND: Montanez flied out to center; Luzinski was called
out on strikes; Lis grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 2, Phillies 0.

METS 3RD: Agee grounded out (shortstop to first); Harrelson
grounded out (second to first); Milner made an out to second; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 2, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 3RD: Schmidt struck out; Boone flied out to center;
Reynolds flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 2,
Phillies 0.

METS 4TH: Jones singled to shortstop; Fregosi was called out on
strikes; Dyer walked [Jones to second]; Beauchamp struck out;
Barnes tripled to right [Jones scored, Dyer scored]; McAndrew
was called out on strikes; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 4,
Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 4TH: C. Robinson doubled to left; Doyle grounded out
(second to first) [C. Robinson to third]; Hutton popped to
second; Montanez flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets
4, Phillies 0.

METS 5TH: Agee grounded out (shortstop to first); Harrelson
grounded out (shortstop to first); Milner singled to right;
Jones flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 4,
Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 5TH: Luzinski flied out to center; Lis made an out to
third; Schmidt singled; Boone singled to center [Schmidt to
third]; STONE BATTED FOR REYNOLDS; Stone popped to third in foul
territory; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 4, Phillies 0.

METS 6TH: LERSCH REPLACED STONE (PITCHING); Fregosi popped to
second; Dyer grounded out (shortstop to first); Beauchamp
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 4,
Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 6TH: C. Robinson was called out on strikes; Doyle
singled to center; Hutton struck out; Montanez forced Doyle
(second to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 4, Phillies 0.

METS 7TH: Barnes flied out to right; McAndrew grounded out
(second to first); Agee flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Mets 4, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 7TH: Luzinski grounded out (shortstop to first); Lis
homered; Schmidt struck out; Boone popped to shortstop; 1 R, 1
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 4, Phillies 1.

METS 8TH: Harrelson grounded out (catcher to first); Milner
popped to catcher in foul territory; Jones struck out; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 4, Phillies 1.

PHILLIES 8TH: GAMBLE BATTED FOR LERSCH; Gamble popped to catcher
in foul territory; On a bunt C. Robinson made an out to first;
Doyle grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Mets 4, Phillies 1.

METS 9TH: SELMA REPLACED GAMBLE (PITCHING); Fregosi struck out;
Dyer struck out; Beauchamp grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 4, Phillies 1.

PHILLIES 9TH: Hutton grounded out (shortstop to first); Montanez
doubled to right; Luzinski singled to center [Montanez scored];
Lis walked [Luzinski to second]; HARMON RAN FOR LIS; FRISELLA
REPLACED BEAUCHAMP (PITCHING); KRANEPOOL REPLACED MCANDREW
(PLAYING 1B); Schmidt walked [Luzinski to third, Harmon to
second]; BOWA RAN FOR SCHMIDT; Boone singled to third [Luzinski
scored, Harmon to third, Bowa to second]; JOHNSON BATTED FOR
SELMA; Johnson grounded into a double play (shortstop to second
to first) [Boone out at second]; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 4,
Phillies 3.