Tom Seaver gained his 19th victory in a duel with Steve Carlton when the Mets scored an unearned run to defeat the Phillies, 2-1. Tommie Agee homered for the Mets in the first inning and Bill Robinson tied the score with a round-tripper in the seventh.

Ted Martinez beat out an infield hit in the eighth, Agee bunted safely and when John Bateman threw wildly to first, the runners advanced an extra base. Lute Barnes then drove in a run with a sacrifice fly. Seaver left the mound with one out in ninth after a recurring muscle injury and Tug McGraw finished the game. [The Sporting News]



New York Mets 2, Philadelphia Phillies 1
Game Played on Sunday, September 24, 1972 (Day game) at Shea Stadium
Phillies     0  0  0    0  0  0    1  0  0  -   1  5  1
Mets         1  0  0    0  0  0    0  1  x  -   2  7  0


Phillies             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Doyle 2b              4   0   2   0     0   0   .249      Agee cf               4   1   2   1     0   0   .225
Bowa ss               3   0   0   0     0   1   .245      Barnes 2b             3   0   2   1     0   1   .266
Hutton rf             4   0   0   0     0   1   .265      Fregosi 3b            3   0   1   0     0   1   .239
Montanez 1b           3   0   0   0     1   1   .249        Garrett 3b          0   0   0   0     0   0   .228
Luzinski lf           3   0   0   0     1   2   .274      Jones lf              3   0   0   0     0   1   .253
B. Robinson cf        4   1   1   1     0   3   .242      Beauchamp 1b          3   0   0   0     0   2   .243
Money 3b              3   0   0   0     0   0   .217        Kranepool 1b        0   0   0   0     0   0   .263
Bateman c             3   0   1   0     0   0   .226      Dyer c                3   0   0   0     0   1   .239
Carlton p             3   0   1   0     0   0   .180      Hahn rf               3   0   0   0     0   1   .118
                                                          Martinez ss           3   1   2   0     0   0   .233
                                                          Seaver p              3   0   0   0     0   2   .157
                                                            McGraw p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .100

Totals               30   1   5   1     2   8             Totals               28   2   7   2     0   9

Time of Game: 1:53   Attendance: 41,644
Left on Base: Phillies 5, Mets 3
DP: Phillies 2, Mets 1
Errors: Bateman
Doubles: Barnes (2)
Home Runs: B. Robinson (6), Agee (13)
Sacrifice Hits: Bowa (18)
Sacrifice Flies: Barnes (1)
GIDP: Fregosi (5)


Phillies               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Carlton L(25-10)        8     7   2   1   0   9   1  29   2.06
Totals                  8     7   2   1   0   9   1  29

Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Seaver W(19-12)         8.1   5   1   1   2   6   1  31   3.06
McGraw SV(24)           0.2   0   0   0   0   2   0   2   1.76
Totals                  9     5   1   1   2   8   1  33

Wild Pitches: Seaver (6)

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


PHILLIES 1ST: Doyle flied out to center; Bowa struck out; Hutton
grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies
0, Mets 0.

METS 1ST: Agee homered; Barnes doubled to left; Fregosi struck
out; Jones struck out; Beauchamp struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Phillies 0, Mets 1.

PHILLIES 2ND: Montanez struck out; Luzinski walked; B. Robinson
struck out; Money flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Phillies 0, Mets 1.

METS 2ND: Dyer struck out; Hahn popped to first in foul
territory; Martinez popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 0, Mets 1.

PHILLIES 3RD: Bateman singled to left; Carlton hit into a double
play (third to second) [Bateman out at second]; Doyle singled to
left; Bowa popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Phillies 0, Mets 1.

METS 3RD: Seaver struck out; Agee made an out to first; Barnes
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 0, Mets 1.

PHILLIES 4TH: Hutton flied out to left; Montanez walked;
Luzinski struck out; B. Robinson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Phillies 0, Mets 1.

METS 4TH: Fregosi singled to right; Jones flied out to center;
Beauchamp flied out to center; Dyer made an out to shortstop; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 0, Mets 1.

PHILLIES 5TH: Money popped to catcher in foul territory; Bateman
grounded out (second to first); Carlton flied out to center; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 0, Mets 1.

METS 5TH: Hahn flied out to center; Martinez singled to
shortstop; Seaver flied out to center; Agee flied out to left; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 0, Mets 1.

PHILLIES 6TH: Doyle singled to right; Bowa out on a sacrifice
bunt (third to first) [Doyle to second]; Hutton grounded out
(shortstop to first) [Doyle to third]; Montanez grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 0, Mets 1.

METS 6TH: Barnes singled to center; Fregosi grounded into a
double play (pitcher to shortstop to first) [Barnes out at
second]; Jones grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Phillies 0, Mets 1.

PHILLIES 7TH: Luzinski flied out to right; B. Robinson homered;
Money popped to second; Bateman grounded out (pitcher to first);
1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 1, Mets 1.

METS 7TH: Beauchamp struck out; Dyer flied out to right; Hahn
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 1, Mets 1.

PHILLIES 8TH: Carlton singled to center; Doyle flied out to
left; Seaver threw a wild pitch [Carlton to second]; Bowa made
an out to second; Hutton struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Phillies 1, Mets 1.

METS 8TH: Martinez singled to shortstop; Seaver struck out; Agee
singled to catcher [Martinez to third (error by Bateman), Agee
to second]; Barnes sacrifice flied into a double play to center
[Martinez scored (unearned), Agee out at third (center to
third)]; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 1, Mets 2.

PHILLIES 9TH: GARRETT REPLACED FREGOSI (PLAYING 3B); KRANEPOOL
REPLACED BEAUCHAMP (PLAYING 1B); Montanez grounded out (pitcher
to first); MCGRAW REPLACED SEAVER (PITCHING); Luzinski struck
out; B. Robinson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 1,
Mets 2.