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Cardinals
@ Mets
Shea Stadium
September 8, 1972
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Mets and the St. Louis Cardinals, played on September 8, 1972 at Shea Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | September 8, 1972 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
|
| Home Team |
New York Mets
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 8, 1972 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Home Team | New York Mets |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Reggie Cleveland |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Jon Matlack |
| Ballpark | Shea Stadium |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 38 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Ken Burkhart 1B: Lee Weyer 2B: Bob Engel 3B: John McSherry |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Bill Stein | Left Fielder |
| Ted Sizemore | Second Baseman |
| Luis Melendez | Right Fielder |
| Joe Torre | First Baseman |
| Skip Jutze | Catcher |
| Ken Reitz | Third Baseman |
| Dwain Anderson | Shortstop |
| Jorge Roque | Center Fielder |
| Reggie Cleveland | Pitcher |
| Red Schoendienst | Manager |
New York Mets Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Tommie Agee | Center Fielder |
| Ken Boswell | Second Baseman |
| John Milner | Left Fielder |
| Ed Kranepool | First Baseman |
| Cleon Jones | Right Fielder |
| Jim Fregosi | Third Baseman |
| Jerry Grote | Catcher |
| Bud Harrelson | Shortstop |
| Jon Matlack | Pitcher |
| Yogi Berra | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Cardinals
@ Mets
Shea Stadium
September 8, 1972
Top 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stein vs. Matlack
Stein hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrelson fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sizemore vs. Matlack
Sizemore is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Melendez vs. Matlack
Melendez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Fregosi fields it and throws to first for the out. Stein moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Torre vs. Matlack
Torre takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Jutze vs. Matlack
Jutze is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Agee vs. Cleveland
Agee hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sizemore scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boswell vs. Cleveland
Boswell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Anderson misplays the ball. That's an error on Anderson. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Milner vs. Cleveland
Milner hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Melendez. Milner reaches second base with a double. Boswell moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Kranepool vs. Cleveland
Kranepool is walked intentionally. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Jones vs. Cleveland
Jones takes first base on ball four. Boswell scores. Milner moves to third. Kranepool moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Fregosi vs. Cleveland
Fregosi strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Grote vs. Cleveland
Grote hits a ball on the ground towards third. Reitz fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Cardinals, 0 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reitz vs. Matlack
Reitz hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Anderson vs. Matlack
Anderson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Reitz moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Roque vs. Matlack
Roque hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Reitz scores. Anderson moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cleveland vs. Matlack
Cleveland bunts towards first. Kranepool scoops it up and throws to first, with Boswell covering, for the out. Anderson moves to third. Roque moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Stein vs. Matlack
Stein strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Sizemore vs. Matlack
Sizemore hits a popup towards first. Kranepool settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cardinals, 1 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrelson vs. Cleveland
Harrelson is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Matlack vs. Cleveland
Matlack hits a ball on the ground towards third. Reitz fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Agee vs. Cleveland
Agee hits a fly ball into center field. Roque settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Cardinals, 1 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Melendez vs. Matlack
Melendez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Fregosi fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torre vs. Matlack
Torre hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jutze vs. Matlack
Jutze hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Torre moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Reitz vs. Matlack
Reitz hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Torre scores. Jutze moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Anderson vs. Matlack
Anderson hits a fly ball into right field. Jones settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Roque vs. Matlack
Roque hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kranepool scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Roque for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cardinals, 2 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boswell vs. Cleveland
Boswell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Torre scoops it up and throws to first, with Cleveland covering, for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Milner vs. Cleveland
Milner hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kranepool vs. Cleveland
Kranepool hits a fly ball into center field. Roque settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jones vs. Cleveland
Jones is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 4
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Cardinals, 2 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cleveland vs. Matlack
Cleveland hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stein vs. Matlack
Stein hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Matlack fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sizemore vs. Matlack
Sizemore hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Boswell fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cardinals, 2 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fregosi vs. Cleveland
Fregosi strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grote vs. Cleveland
Grote strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrelson vs. Cleveland
Harrelson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sizemore scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Cardinals, 2 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Melendez vs. Matlack
Melendez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrelson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torre vs. Matlack
Torre strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jutze vs. Matlack
Jutze hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrelson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cardinals, 2 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Matlack vs. Cleveland
Matlack hits a ball on the ground towards third. Reitz fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Agee vs. Cleveland
Agee hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sizemore scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boswell vs. Cleveland
Boswell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Milner vs. Cleveland
Milner hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Boswell moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Kranepool vs. Cleveland
Kranepool hits a fly ball into center field. Roque settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Cardinals, 2 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reitz vs. Matlack
Reitz hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Milner. Reitz reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Anderson vs. Matlack
Anderson is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Roque vs. Matlack
Roque hits a fly ball into center field. Agee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cleveland vs. Matlack
Cleveland hits a fly ball into right field. Jones settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cardinals, 2 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Cleveland
Jones strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fregosi vs. Cleveland
Fregosi hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Roque. Fregosi reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Grote vs. Cleveland
Grote hits a fly ball into left field. Stein settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Harrelson vs. Cleveland
Harrelson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Matlack vs. Cleveland
Matlack hits a fly ball into left field. Stein settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Cardinals, 2 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stein vs. Matlack
Stein hits a fly ball into right field. Jones settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sizemore vs. Matlack
Sizemore hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Melendez vs. Matlack
Melendez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Fregosi fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Torre vs. Matlack
Torre strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cardinals, 2 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Agee vs. Cleveland
Agee hits a fly ball into center field. Roque settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boswell vs. Cleveland
Boswell hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Melendez. Boswell reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Milner vs. Cleveland
Milner hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Mets, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kranepool vs. Cleveland
Kranepool strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Mets, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Cleveland
Jones hits a fly ball into center field. Roque settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Cardinals, 2 - Mets, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jutze vs. Matlack
Jutze hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Matlack fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Mets, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Reitz vs. Matlack
Lou Brock pinch runs for Skip Jutze.
Reitz hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Brock moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Mets, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Anderson vs. McGraw
Tug McGraw now pitching.
Anderson strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Mets, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Roque vs. McGraw
Roque hits a ball on the ground towards second. Boswell scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cardinals, 2 - Mets, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fregosi vs. Segui
Diego Segui now pitching. Ted Simmons now catching. Lou Brock now playing left field. Bill Stein now playing right field. Luis Melendez now playi
Fregosi hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Mets, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Grote vs. Segui
Ted Martinez pinch runs for Jim Fregosi.
Grote hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Martinez moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Mets, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Harrelson vs. Segui
Harrelson hits a ball on the ground towards unknown player. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Martinez scores. Grote moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Mets, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McGraw vs. Segui
McGraw bunts on two strikes. And it's a foul ball, for strike 3. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Mets, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Agee vs. Segui
Agee hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Grote scores. Harrelson moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Mets, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Boswell vs. Cumberland
John Cumberland now pitching.
Boswell hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Mets, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Milner vs. Cumberland
Milner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sizemore fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Mets, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kranepool vs. Cumberland
Kranepool hits a fly ball into center field. Melendez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Mets, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jones vs. Cumberland
Jones strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Cardinals, 2 - Mets, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simmons vs. McGraw
Ted Martinez now playing second base. Wayne Garrett now playing third base.
Simmons hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrelson misplays the ball. That's an error on Harrelson. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Mets, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stein vs. McGraw
Stein strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Mets, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sizemore vs. McGraw
Sizemore hits a ball on the ground towards third. Garrett fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/8/1972, game 1 -- St.Louis at New York (N)
St.Louis AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Stein B, lf-rf 5 0 1 0 Agee T, cf 5 1 1 1
Sizemore T, 2b 5 0 1 0 Boswell K, 2b 5 3 3 3
Melendez L, rf-cf 4 0 0 0 Garrett W, 3b 0 0 0 0
Torre J, 1b 3 1 1 0 Milner J, lf 5 1 5 2
Jutze S, c 4 0 2 0 Kranepool E, 1b 4 0 0 0
Brock L, pr-lf 0 0 0 0 Jones C, rf 4 0 0 1
Reitz K, 3b 4 1 4 1 Fregosi J, 3b 4 0 2 0
Anderson D, ss 4 0 1 0 Martinez T, pr-2b 0 1 0 0
Roque J, cf 4 0 1 1 Grote J, c 4 1 1 0
Segui D, p 0 0 0 0 Harrelson B, ss 3 1 0 1
Cumberland J, p 0 0 0 0 Matlack J, p 3 0 0 0
Cleveland R, p 2 0 1 0 McGraw T, p 1 0 0 0
Simmons T, c 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
36 2 12 2 38 8 12 8
St.Louis 011 000 000 -- 2
New York 100 000 25x -- 8
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Cleveland R (L) 7.0 7 3 2 3 7
Segui D 0.1 3 4 4 0 1
Cumberland J 0.2 2 1 1 0 1
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Matlack J (W)* 7.0 12 2 2 1 6
McGraw T (S) 2.0 0 0 0 0 2
* Pitched to 2 batters in 8th
E -- Anderson D, Harrelson B
DP -- New York 3
LOB -- St.Louis 9, New York 9
2B -- Milner J, Reitz K, Fregosi J, Boswell K
HR -- Milner J, Boswell K
SH -- Cleveland R
T -- 2:38
A -- 0
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