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Tuesday September 26, 1972
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

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.



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