Jim Beauchamp homered with a man on base in the sixth inning to enable the Mets to defeat the Expos, 3-1. Jon Matlack, the leading candidate for N. L. Rookie Pitcher of the Year honors, gained his 15th victory with the aid of Tug McGraw, who relieved in the ninth and picked up his 27th save. [The Sporting News]



New York Mets 3, Montreal Expos 1
Game Played on Wednesday, October   4, 1972 (Night game) at Parc Jarry
Mets         0  0  0    0  0  3    0  0  0  -   3  6  0
Expos        0  0  0    1  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  9  2


Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Expos                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Barnes 2b             5   0   0   0     0   1   .236      Hunt 2b               4   0   2   0     0   0   .253
Fregosi 3b            3   1   0   0     1   2   .232      Foli ss               3   0   0   0     0   0   .241
  Garrett 3b          0   0   0   0     0   0   .232      Bailey lf             4   1   1   0     0   1   .233
Agee cf               4   0   1   0     0   1   .227        Marshall p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .136
Jones lf              3   1   0   0     1   1   .245      Breeden 1b            4   0   1   0     0   1   .230
Beauchamp 1b          4   1   1   2     0   1   .242      Woods cf              4   0   2   0     0   1   .258
  Kranepool 1b        0   0   0   0     0   0   .269      Laboy 3b              4   0   2   0     0   1   .261
Dyer c                4   0   1   0     0   1   .231        Day pr              0   0   0   0     0   0   .233
Hahn rf               4   0   1   0     0   2   .162      Mangual rf            3   0   1   0     0   2   .273
Martinez ss           3   0   2   0     1   0   .224        Singleton ph        1   0   0   0     0   1   .274
Matlack p             4   0   0   0     0   4   .128      Boccabella c          4   0   0   0     0   1   .227
  McGraw p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .100      Moore p               2   0   0   0     0   1   .145
                                                            Mashore ph,lf       1   0   0   0     0   1   .227

Totals               34   3   6   2     3  13             Totals               34   1   9   0     0  10

Time of Game: 2:19   Attendance: 18,136
Left on Base: Mets 7, Expos 7
DP: Mets 2, Expos 0
Errors: Foli 2
Doubles: Martinez (5)
Home Runs: Beauchamp (5)
GIDP: Woods (3), Bailey (13)
Hit by Pitch: Foli (6,by Matlack)


Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Matlack W(15-10)        8.1   8   1   1   0   9   0  32   2.32
McGraw SV(27)           0.2   1   0   0   0   1   0   3   1.70
Totals                  9     9   1   1   0  10   0  35

Expos                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Moore L(9-9)            8     6   3   2   3  12   1  34   3.47
Marshall                1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3   1.78
Totals                  9     6   3   2   3  13   1  37

Hit by Pitch: Matlack (2)
Wild Pitches: Moore (7)

Umpires: HP - John McSherry, 1B - Ken Burkhart, 2B - Lee Weyer, 3B - Andy Olsen


METS 1ST: Barnes flied out to center; Fregosi struck out; Agee
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Expos 0.

EXPOS 1ST: Hunt popped to center; Foli grounded out (second to
first); Bailey was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Mets 0, Expos 0.

METS 2ND: Jones grounded out (shortstop to first); Beauchamp
struck out; Dyer flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets
0, Expos 0.

EXPOS 2ND: Breeden grounded out (pitcher to first); Woods
singled to left; Laboy singled to left [Woods to second];
Mangual struck out; Boccabella struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
 Mets 0, Expos 0.

METS 3RD: Hahn singled to left; Martinez singled to right [Hahn
to second]; Matlack struck out; Barnes struck out; Fregosi
struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 0, Expos 0.

EXPOS 3RD: Moore grounded out (third to first); Hunt flied out
to right; Foli flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0,
Expos 0.

METS 4TH: Agee singled to left; Jones forced Agee (shortstop to
second); Beauchamp forced Jones (shortstop to second); Dyer
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0, Expos 0.

EXPOS 4TH: Bailey singled to left; Breeden singled to right
[Bailey to third]; Woods grounded into a double play (shortstop
to second to first) [Bailey scored (no RBI), Breeden out at
second]; Laboy struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Expos
1.

METS 5TH: Hahn popped to shortstop; Martinez doubled to left;
Matlack struck out; Barnes flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Mets 0, Expos 1.

EXPOS 5TH: Mangual struck out; Boccabella flied out to center;
Moore struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Expos 1.

METS 6TH: Fregosi reached on an error by Foli [Fregosi to
second]; Agee grounded out (first unassisted) [Fregosi to
third]; Moore threw a wild pitch [Fregosi scored (unearned)];
Jones walked; Beauchamp homered [Jones scored]; Dyer singled to
left [Dyer to second (error by Foli)]; Hahn struck out; Martinez
was walked intentionally; Matlack struck out; 3 R (2 ER), 2 H, 2
E, 2 LOB.  Mets 3, Expos 1.

EXPOS 6TH: Hunt singled to left; Foli forced Hunt (shortstop to
second); Bailey forced Foli (third to second); Breeden flied out
to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 3, Expos 1.

METS 7TH: Barnes grounded out (third to first); Fregosi walked;
Agee flied out to center; Jones struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Mets 3, Expos 1.

EXPOS 7TH: Woods struck out; Laboy flied out to left; Mangual
singled to first; Boccabella popped to pitcher; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Mets 3, Expos 1.

METS 8TH: Beauchamp flied out to center; Dyer popped to first;
Hahn struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 3, Expos 1.

EXPOS 8TH: MASHORE BATTED FOR MOORE; Mashore struck out; Hunt
singled to left; Foli was hit by a pitch [Hunt to second];
Bailey grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to
first) [Foli out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 3,
Expos 1.

METS 9TH: MARSHALL REPLACED BAILEY (PITCHING); MASHORE STAYED IN
GAME (PLAYING LF); Martinez lined to third; Matlack struck out;
Barnes grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Mets 3, Expos 1.

EXPOS 9TH: KRANEPOOL REPLACED BEAUCHAMP (PLAYING 1B); GARRETT
REPLACED FREGOSI (PLAYING 3B); Breeden struck out; Woods singled
to shortstop; MCGRAW REPLACED MATLACK (PITCHING); Laboy singled
to right [Woods to second]; DAY RAN FOR LABOY; SINGLETON BATTED
FOR MANGUAL; Singleton struck out; Boccabella popped to third in
foul territory; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 3, Expos 1.