| Jerry Koosman, who pitched hitless ball for 6 1/3 innings, gained his first victory since September 11 and only his second since August 6 when the Mets defeated the Cardinals, 3-1. Joe Torre broke Koosman's no-hit bid with a single. Jorge Roque tripled in the eighth but was stranded. Ted Simmons homered for the Cardinals' run with two out in the ninth. When Skip Jutze followed with a single, Tug McGraw relieved and struck out Roque for his 25th save. [The Sporting News] |
New York Mets 3, St. Louis Cardinals 1
Game Played on Tuesday, September 26, 1972 (Night game) at Busch Stadium II
Mets 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 - 3 5 0 Cardinals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 1 4 2 Mets AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Cardinals AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Garrett 3b 4 1 1 1 0 2 .229 Brock lf 3 0 0 0 1 2 .311 Boswell 2b 3 1 1 1 0 0 .202 Tyson 2b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .154 Milner lf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .250 Melendez rf 3 0 0 0 1 2 .239 Staub rf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .298 Torre 3b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .291 Kranepool 1b 4 0 2 1 0 0 .266 Simmons 1b 4 1 1 1 0 0 .296 Schneck cf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .186 Jutze c 4 0 1 0 0 3 .242 Dyer c 4 0 0 0 0 0 .236 Durham pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 Harrelson ss 2 1 1 0 1 0 .216 Roque cf 3 0 1 0 1 1 .102 Koosman p 1 0 0 0 0 1 .093 Kelleher ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 .156 McGraw p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .100 Bibby p 1 0 0 0 0 1 .143 Stein ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .350 Hrabosky p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Sizemore ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .265 Folkers p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 30 3 5 3 1 5 Totals 31 1 4 1 3 11 Time of Game: 2:13 Attendance: 7,885 Left on Base: Mets 4, Cardinals 6 DP: Mets 0, Cardinals 0 Errors: Melendez, Torre Triples: Roque (1) Home Runs: Simmons (15) Sacrifice Hits: Koosman 2 (9) Sacrifice Flies: Boswell (4) Mets IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Koosman W(10-12) 8.2 4 1 1 3 10 1 33 4.21 McGraw SV(25) 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1.75 Totals 9 4 1 1 3 11 1 34 Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Bibby L(1-2) 6 4 3 2 1 3 0 24 3.51 Hrabosky 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 6 0.00 Folkers 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 4.50 Totals 9 5 3 2 1 5 0 34 Wild Pitches: Bibby (2), Folkers (1) Umpires: HP - Andy Olsen, 1B - John McSherry, 2B - Ken Burkhart, 3B - Lee Weyer METS 1ST: Garrett was called out on strikes; Boswell flied out to right; Milner flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Cardinals 0. CARDINALS 1ST: Brock struck out; Tyson was called out on strikes; Melendez struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Cardinals 0. METS 2ND: Staub grounded out (second to first); Kranepool grounded out (second to first); Schneck struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Cardinals 0. CARDINALS 2ND: Torre flied out to left; Simmons grounded out (shortstop to first); Jutze struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Cardinals 0. METS 3RD: Dyer flied out to left; Harrelson singled to second; Koosman out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Harrelson to second]; Garrett grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Cardinals 0. CARDINALS 3RD: Roque grounded out (third to first); Kelleher grounded out (first unassisted); Bibby struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Cardinals 0. METS 4TH: Boswell singled to right; Bibby threw a wild pitch [Boswell to second]; Milner popped to third; Staub reached on an error by Torre [Boswell to third, Staub to first]; Kranepool singled to right [Boswell scored, Staub to second]; Schneck forced Kranepool (first to shortstop) [Staub to third]; Dyer flied to left in foul territory; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Mets 1, Cardinals 0. CARDINALS 4TH: Brock struck out; Tyson grounded out (second to first); Melendez struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Cardinals 0. METS 5TH: Harrelson walked; Koosman out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Harrelson to second]; Garrett singled to right [Harrelson scored, Garrett to third (error by Melendez)]; Boswell hit a sacrifice fly to right [Garrett scored (unearned)]; Milner struck out; 2 R (1 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Mets 3, Cardinals 0. CARDINALS 5TH: Torre flied out to left; Simmons grounded out (first unassisted); Jutze struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 3, Cardinals 0. METS 6TH: Staub flied out to left; Kranepool popped to third in foul territory; Schneck flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 3, Cardinals 0. CARDINALS 6TH: Roque walked; Kelleher flied out to center; STEIN BATTED FOR BIBBY; Stein forced Roque (second to shortstop); Brock grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 3, Cardinals 0. METS 7TH: HRABOSKY REPLACED STEIN (PITCHING); Dyer grounded out (shortstop to first); Harrelson flied out to left; Koosman was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 3, Cardinals 0. CARDINALS 7TH: Tyson flied out to center; Melendez walked; Torre singled to left [Melendez to second]; Simmons forced Torre (second to shortstop) [Melendez to third]; Jutze struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mets 3, Cardinals 0. METS 8TH: Garrett was called out on strikes; Boswell popped to first in foul territory; Milner grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 3, Cardinals 0. CARDINALS 8TH: Roque tripled to right; Kelleher popped to first; SIZEMORE BATTED FOR HRABOSKY; Sizemore struck out; Brock walked; Tyson grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mets 3, Cardinals 0. METS 9TH: FOLKERS REPLACED SIZEMORE (PITCHING); Staub lined to second; Kranepool singled to second; Folkers threw a wild pitch [Kranepool to second]; Schneck flied out to center; Dyer flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 3, Cardinals 0. CARDINALS 9TH: Melendez flied out to center; Torre flied out to center; Simmons homered; Jutze singled to center; MCGRAW REPLACED KOOSMAN (PITCHING); DURHAM RAN FOR JUTZE; Roque was called out on strikes; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 3, Cardinals 1.The information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by Retrosheet.
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