Allowing only two singles, Tom Seaver became a 20-game winner for the second straight year and the third time in his six-year career as the Mets edged the Pirates, 1-0. Nelson Briles, who gave up five hits, was the loser in his duel with Seaver when the Mets scored in the ninth inning on a double by Wayne Garrett, sacrifice by Ken Boswell and single by Tommie Agee. [The Sporting News]



New York Mets 1, Pittsburgh Pirates 0
Game Played on Friday, September 29, 1972 (Night game) at Three Rivers Stadium
Mets         0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  1  -   1  5  2
Pirates      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  2  1


Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Garrett 3b            4   1   2   0     0   1   .230      Davalillo lf          3   0   0   0     1   1   .320
Boswell 2b            2   0   1   0     1   0   .208      Cash 2b               4   0   0   0     0   0   .281
Agee cf               4   0   1   1     0   0   .225      Clemente rf           4   0   0   0     0   1   .311
Staub rf              3   0   0   0     1   0   .298      Stargell 1b           4   0   0   0     0   4   .294
Jones lf              4   0   0   0     0   1   .250      Oliver cf             4   0   1   0     0   2   .312
Kranepool 1b          3   0   1   0     0   0   .270      Hebner 3b             3   0   1   0     0   1   .299
Dyer c                3   0   0   0     0   1   .233      May c                 3   0   0   0     0   1   .284
Harrelson ss          2   0   0   0     1   0   .215      J. Hernandez ss       2   0   0   0     0   1   .185
  Martinez ss         0   0   0   0     0   0   .231        Clines ph           0   0   0   0     1   0   .333
Seaver p              3   0   0   0     0   2   .151        Alley ss            0   0   0   0     0   0   .243
                                                          Briles p              2   0   0   0     0   2   .159

Totals               28   1   5   1     3   5             Totals               29   0   2   0     2  13

Time of Game: 2:19   Attendance: 24,193
Left on Base: Mets 4, Pirates 5
DP: Mets 0, Pirates 2
Errors: Boswell, Harrelson, Stargell
Doubles: Garrett (11)
Caught Stealing: Boswell (2), Agee (9), Cash (9)
Sacrifice Hits: Boswell (9), Briles (5)
GIDP: Boswell (15), Agee (18)


Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Seaver W(20-12)         9     2   0   0   2  13   0  32   2.95
Totals                  9     2   0   0   2  13   0  32

Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Briles L(14-10)         9     5   1   1   3   5   0  32   3.16
Totals                  9     5   1   1   3   5   0  32

Wild Pitches: Seaver (7)

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


METS 1ST: Garrett singled to right; Boswell grounded into a
double play (first to shortstop to first) [Garrett out at
second]; Agee grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Mets 0, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 1ST: Davalillo walked; Cash flied out to right; Clemente
reached on an error by Boswell [Davalillo to second, Clemente to
first]; Stargell struck out; Oliver grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 0, Pirates 0.

METS 2ND: Staub grounded out (shortstop to first); Jones
grounded out (shortstop to first); Kranepool grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 2ND: Hebner struck out; May flied out to center; J.
Hernandez grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Mets 0, Pirates 0.

METS 3RD: Dyer struck out; Harrelson grounded out (second to
first); Seaver struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0,
Pirates 0.

PIRATES 3RD: Briles struck out; Davalillo flied out to left;
Cash grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets
0, Pirates 0.

METS 4TH: Garrett was called out on strikes; Boswell singled to
center; Boswell was caught stealing second (catcher to second);
Agee grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Mets 0, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 4TH: Clemente was called out on strikes; Stargell was
called out on strikes; Oliver singled to right; Hebner popped to
shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0, Pirates 0.

METS 5TH: Staub grounded out (pitcher to first); Jones struck
out; Kranepool singled to right; Dyer forced Kranepool (third to
second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 5TH: May was called out on strikes; J. Hernandez struck
out; Briles struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Pirates 0.

METS 6TH: Harrelson flied out to left; Seaver grounded out
(second to first); Garrett made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Mets 0, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 6TH: Davalillo struck out; Cash reached on an error by
Harrelson [Cash to first]; Cash was caught stealing second
(catcher to shortstop); Clemente grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Pirates 0.

METS 7TH: Boswell walked; Agee grounded into a double play
(second to shortstop to first) [Boswell out at second]; Staub
flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 7TH: Stargell struck out; Oliver struck out; Hebner
singled to left; Seaver threw a wild pitch [Hebner to second];
May popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Mets 0, Pirates 0.

METS 8TH: Jones grounded out (shortstop to first); Kranepool
lined to left; Dyer reached on an error by Stargell [Dyer to
second]; Harrelson was walked intentionally; Seaver struck out;
0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 0, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 8TH: CLINES BATTED FOR J. HERNANDEZ; Clines walked;
Briles out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Clines to
second]; Davalillo grounded out (second to first) [Clines to
third]; Cash grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Mets 0, Pirates 0.

METS 9TH: ALLEY REPLACED CLINES (PLAYING SS); Garrett doubled to
right; Boswell out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first)
[Garrett to third]; Agee singled to left [Garrett scored]; Agee
was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Staub walked;
Jones flied to right in foul territory; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Mets 1, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 9TH: MARTINEZ REPLACED HARRELSON (PLAYING SS); Clemente
flied out to right; Stargell struck out; Oliver struck out; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 1, Pirates 0.