Mets @ Cardinals
August 9, 1972

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Bottom 9 R H E
Mets 8 11 0
Cardinals 3 5 1
Bottom 9 R H E
Mets 8 11 0
Cardinals 3 6 1

Luis Melendez Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .237
OBP .667 .302
At Bats 1 194
Hits 0 46
• Singles 0 32
• Doubles 0 8
• Triples 0 2
• Home Runs 0 4
Walks 2 17
RBI’s 0 20

Jim McAndrew Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
7 3 1
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Busch Stadium - August 9, 1972
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Double
Jim McAndrew
Duffy Dyer
Ed Kranepool
Ken Boswell
Wayne Garrett
Lute Barnes
John Milner
Tommie Agee
Dave Marshall
Luis Melendez
Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 1 Out

Melendez hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Milner. Melendez reaches second base with a double.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Simmons hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Boswell scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Agee is called out on strikes.
Top 9 McAndrew bunts in front of the plate. Simmons fields it and throws to third for the out. Barnes moves to second.
Top 9 Barnes hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Boswell moves to second.
Top 9 Dyer hits a line drive towards third. Torre reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Moe Drabowsky now pitching. Boswell takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 8 Torre hits a fly ball into center field. Agee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Carbo hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kranepool scoops it up and throws to first, with McAndrew covering, for the out. Alou moves to third.
Bottom 8 Sizemore hits a fly ball into left field. Milner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Alou hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Milner. Alou reaches second base with a double.
Top 8 Milner is called out on strikes.
Top 8 Kranepool hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Carbo. Kranepool reaches second base with a double. Marshall goes all the way around to score.
Top 8 Marshall takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 Garrett hits a fly ball into center field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Joe Grzenda now pitching. Agee hits a fly ball into left field. Melendez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Ed Crosby pinch hits for Ray Bare. Crosby hits a popup, foul, towards first. Kranepool settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Maxvill is called out on strikes.
Bottom 7 Cruz hits a fly ball into center field. Agee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 McAndrew hits a ball on the ground towards short. Maxvill scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Barnes is walked intentionally.
Top 7 Dyer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Torre fields it, throws to home for one, and over to first - double play. Milner moves to third. Boswell moves to second.
Top 7 Boswell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Marshall scores. Kranepool moves to third. Milner moves to second.
Top 7 Milner takes first base on ball four. Marshall moves to third. Kranepool moves to second.
Top 7 Ray Bare now pitching. Kranepool hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Garrett scores. Marshall moves to second.
Top 7 Marshall hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Garrett moves to second.
Top 7 Garrett hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Melendez hits a fly ball into left field. Milner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Simmons hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Carbo scores.
Bottom 6 Torre hits a fly ball into right field. Marshall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Carbo hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Marshall. Carbo reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 6 Sizemore hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McAndrew fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Agee hits a ball on the ground towards short. Maxvill scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 McAndrew bunts in front of the plate. Simmons fields it and throws to first for the out. Barnes scores.
Top 6 Barnes hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Melendez who is chasing the ball. Barnes reaches third base with a triple.
Top 6 Dyer hits a popup towards short. Maxvill settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Boswell hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 5 Alou hits a popup, foul, towards first. Kranepool settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Cumberland is called out on strikes.
Bottom 5 Maxvill hits a fly ball into right field. Marshall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Milner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sizemore scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Kranepool hits a fly ball into center field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Marshall hits a fly ball into left field. Melendez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Garrett hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Cumberland fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 4 Cruz hits a popup towards first. Kranepool settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Melendez takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Simmons hits a fly ball into right field. Marshall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Torre hits a fly ball into right field. Marshall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Agee hits a ball on the ground towards short. Maxvill fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 4 McAndrew takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Barnes hits a popup, foul, towards first. Alou settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Carbo strikes out.
Bottom 3 Sizemore hits a popup towards first. Kranepool settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Alou hits a popup towards first. Kranepool settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Dyer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Torre fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Boswell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Maxvill scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Milner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sizemore scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Cumberland hits a ball on the ground towards short. Barnes fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 2 Maxvill hits a ball on the ground towards short. Barnes fields it and throws to second for the out. Simmons scores.
Bottom 2 Cruz hits a fly ball into right field. Marshall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Simmons moves to third.
Bottom 2 Melendez takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Simmons hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Milner. Simmons reaches second base with a double. Torre scores.
Bottom 2 Torre hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Milner. Torre reaches second base with a double.
Top 2 Kranepool hits a fly ball into center field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 John Cumberland now pitching. Marshall hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Barnes scores. Garrett moves to third.
Top 2 Garrett takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Agee strikes out.
Top 2 McAndrew bunts towards first. Alou scoops it up and throws to first, with Sizemore covering, for the out. Barnes moves to second.
Top 2 Barnes takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Carbo hits a fly ball into right field. Marshall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Sizemore hits a fly ball into left field. Milner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Alou hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Boswell scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Dyer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Torre fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Boswell hits a fly ball towards left field. Melendez makes the catch and then fumbles the ball. That's an error on Melendez. Marshall tags and scores. Kranepool tags and moves to third. Milner tags and moves to second.
Top 1 Milner takes first base on ball four. Marshall moves to third. Kranepool moves to second.
Top 1 Kranepool hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Garrett scores. Marshall moves to second.
Top 1 Marshall takes first base on ball four. Garrett moves to second.
Top 1 Garrett takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Agee strikes out.