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Expos
@ Mets
Shea Stadium
May 16, 1972
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Mets and the Montreal Expos, played on May 16, 1972 at Shea Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | May 16, 1972 |
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Visiting Team |
Montreal Expos
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Home Team |
New York Mets
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | May 16, 1972 |
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Day of Week | Tue |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | Montreal Expos |
Home Team | New York Mets |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Carl Morton |
Home Starting Pitcher | Tom Seaver |
Ballpark | Shea Stadium |
City | New York |
State | NY |
Attendance | 18,736 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 35 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Bruce Froemming 1B: Ed Vargo 2B: Paul Pryor 3B: Harry Wendelstedt |
Montreal Expos Lineup
Name | Position |
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Ron Hunt | Second Baseman |
Boots Day | Center Fielder |
Mike Jorgensen | First Baseman |
Ron Fairly | Right Fielder |
Ken Singleton | Left Fielder |
Bob Bailey | Third Baseman |
Tim Foli | Shortstop |
John Boccabella | Catcher |
Carl Morton | Pitcher |
Gene Mauch | Manager |
New York Mets Lineup
Name | Position |
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Bud Harrelson | Shortstop |
Ken Boswell | Second Baseman |
Tommie Agee | Center Fielder |
Rusty Staub | Right Fielder |
John Milner | Left Fielder |
Jim Fregosi | Third Baseman |
Ed Kranepool | First Baseman |
Jerry Grote | Catcher |
Tom Seaver | Pitcher |
Yogi Berra | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Expos
@ Mets
Shea Stadium
May 16, 1972
Top 1
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Expos, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hunt vs. Seaver
Hunt hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Boswell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Day vs. Seaver
Day hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jorgensen vs. Seaver
Jorgensen hits a fly ball into right field. Staub settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fairly vs. Seaver
Fairly hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Day moves to third. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Singleton vs. Seaver
There go the runners. The throw from Grote to Harrelson covering second. The throw back to home, and Day is out at the plate. View Play
Bottom 1
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Expos, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrelson vs. Morton
Harrelson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Hunt settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boswell vs. Morton
Boswell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Foli fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Agee vs. Morton
There goes Boswell. The throw from Boccabella and he is out, Hunt applying the tag. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Agee vs. Morton
Agee strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Expos, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Singleton vs. Seaver
Singleton hits a fly ball into center field. Agee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bailey vs. Seaver
Bailey is called out on strikes. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foli vs. Seaver
Foli is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 2
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Expos, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Staub vs. Morton
Staub hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Milner vs. Morton
Milner hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Staub moves to second. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Fregosi vs. Morton
Fregosi hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Staub scores. Milner moves to third. Fregosi moves to second. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Kranepool vs. Morton
Kranepool is walked intentionally. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Grote vs. Morton
The umpire calls a balk on Morton Milner scores. Fregosi moves to third. Kranepool moves to second. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Mets, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Grote vs. Morton
Grote hits a popup towards short. Foli settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Mets, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Seaver vs. Morton
Seaver hits a popup into right field. Fairly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Mets, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Harrelson vs. Morton
Harrelson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Fregosi scores. Kranepool scores. Harrelson moves to second. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Mets, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Boswell vs. Morton
Boswell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Mets, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Agee vs. Morton
Agee hits a popup, foul, towards first. Jorgensen settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Expos, 0 - Mets, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boccabella vs. Seaver
Boccabella hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrelson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Mets, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morton vs. Seaver
Morton hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Staub. Morton reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Mets, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hunt vs. Seaver
Hunt hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Morton scores. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Mets, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Day vs. Seaver
Day hits a fly ball into left field. Milner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Mets, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jorgensen vs. Seaver
Jorgensen hits a popup towards short. Harrelson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Expos, 1 - Mets, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Staub vs. Morton
Staub hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Mets, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Milner vs. Gilbert
Joe Gilbert now pitching.
Milner strikes out. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Mets, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fregosi vs. Gilbert
Fregosi strikes out. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Mets, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kranepool vs. Gilbert
Kranepool hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hunt scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Expos, 1 - Mets, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fairly vs. Seaver
Fairly hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Boswell scoops it up and throws to first, with Seaver covering, for the out. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Mets, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Singleton vs. Seaver
Singleton hits a popup into left field. Milner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Mets, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bailey vs. Seaver
Bailey hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrelson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Expos, 1 - Mets, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grote vs. Gilbert
Grote takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Mets, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Seaver vs. Gilbert
Seaver strikes out. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Mets, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Harrelson vs. Gilbert
Harrelson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hunt fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Mets, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boswell vs. Gilbert
There goes Harrelson. The throw from Boccabella and he is safe. Harrelson steals second. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Mets, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Boswell vs. Gilbert
Boswell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Mets, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Agee vs. Gilbert
Agee hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hunt fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Harrelson moves to third. Boswell moves to second. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Mets, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Staub vs. Gilbert
Staub hits a ball on the ground towards short. Foli scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Expos, 1 - Mets, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foli vs. Seaver
Foli hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrelson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Mets, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boccabella vs. Seaver
Boccabella hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Staub. Boccabella reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Mets, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Fairey vs. Seaver
Jim Fairey pinch hits for Joe Gilbert.
Fairey strikes out. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Mets, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hunt vs. Seaver
Hunt hits a fly ball into left field. Milner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Expos, 1 - Mets, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Milner vs. Walker
Tom Walker now pitching.
Milner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hunt scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Mets, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fregosi vs. Walker
Fregosi hits a ball on the ground towards short. Foli scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Mets, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kranepool vs. Walker
Kranepool hits a ball on the ground towards first. Jorgensen scoops it up and throws to first, with Walker covering, for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Expos, 1 - Mets, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Day vs. Seaver
Day hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Mets, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jorgensen vs. Seaver
Jorgensen strikes out. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Mets, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fairly vs. Seaver
Fairly hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Day moves to third. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Mets, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Singleton vs. Seaver
Singleton takes first base on ball four. Fairly moves to second. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Mets, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Bailey vs. Seaver
Bailey takes first base on ball four. Day scores. Fairly moves to third. Singleton moves to second. View Play -
Expos, 2 - Mets, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Foli vs. Seaver
Foli takes first base on ball four. Fairly scores. Singleton moves to third. Bailey moves to second. View Play -
Expos, 3 - Mets, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Boccabella vs. Taylor
Chuck Taylor now pitching.
Boccabella hits a popup towards short. Harrelson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 3 - Mets, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Woods vs. Taylor
Ron Woods pinch hits for Tom Walker.
Woods hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kranepool scoops it up and throws to first, with Taylor covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Expos, 3 - Mets, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grote vs. Renko
Steve Renko now pitching.
Grote hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Renko fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Expos, 3 - Mets, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taylor vs. Renko
Taylor strikes out. View Play -
Expos, 3 - Mets, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrelson vs. Renko
Harrelson hits a popup into right field. Fairly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Expos, 3 - Mets, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hunt vs. Taylor
Hunt hits a ball on the ground towards third. Fregosi fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Expos, 3 - Mets, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Day vs. Taylor
Day hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Taylor fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Expos, 3 - Mets, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jorgensen vs. Taylor
Jorgensen hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Taylor fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Expos, 3 - Mets, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boswell vs. Renko
Boswell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Expos, 3 - Mets, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Agee vs. Renko
Agee hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Boccabella settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 3 - Mets, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Staub vs. Renko
Staub hits a popup, foul, towards first. Jorgensen settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 3 - Mets, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Milner vs. Renko
Milner hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Fairly. Milner reaches second base with a double. Boswell goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Expos, 3 - Mets, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Fregosi vs. Renko
Fregosi hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Milner scores. View Play -
Expos, 3 - Mets, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kranepool vs. Renko
Kranepool takes first base on ball four. Fregosi moves to second. View Play -
Expos, 3 - Mets, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Grote vs. Renko
Grote hits a ball on the ground towards short. Foli fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Fregosi moves to third. Kranepool moves to second. View Play -
Expos, 3 - Mets, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Taylor vs. Renko
Taylor hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Foli fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Expos, 3 - Mets, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fairly vs. Taylor
Fairly hits a popup into right field. Staub settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 3 - Mets, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Singleton vs. Taylor
Singleton hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Expos, 3 - Mets, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bailey vs. Taylor
Bailey hits a popup towards short. Harrelson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 3 - Mets, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Foli vs. Taylor
Foli hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrelson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Expos, 3 - Mets, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrelson vs. Lemaster
Denny Lemaster now pitching.
Harrelson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Foli scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Expos, 3 - Mets, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boswell vs. Lemaster
Boswell strikes out. View Play -
Expos, 3 - Mets, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Agee vs. Lemaster
Agee takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Expos, 3 - Mets, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Staub vs. Lemaster
Staub hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hunt fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Expos, 3 - Mets, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boccabella vs. Taylor
Boccabella hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Boswell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Expos, 3 - Mets, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mashore vs. Taylor
Clyde Mashore pinch hits for Denny Lemaster.
Mashore strikes out. View Play -
Expos, 3 - Mets, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hunt vs. Taylor
Hunt hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Expos, 3 - Mets, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Day vs. Taylor
Day hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Staub. Day reaches second base with a double. Hunt moves to third. View Play -
Expos, 3 - Mets, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Jorgensen vs. Taylor
Jorgensen hits a fly ball into left field. Milner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 5/16/1972 -- Montreal at New York (N) Montreal AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI Hunt R, 2b 5 0 2 1 Harrelson B, ss 5 0 1 2 Day B, cf 5 1 3 0 Boswell K, 2b 3 1 2 0 Jorgensen M, 1b 5 0 0 0 Agee T, cf 4 0 1 0 Fairly R, rf 4 1 2 0 Staub R, rf 5 2 2 1 Singleton K, lf 3 0 1 0 Milner J, lf 4 2 2 1 Bailey B, 3b 3 0 0 1 Fregosi J, 3b 4 1 2 2 Foli T, ss 3 0 0 1 Kranepool E, 1b 2 1 0 0 Boccabella J, c 4 0 1 0 Grote J, c 3 0 1 0 Morton C, p 1 1 1 0 Seaver T, p 2 0 0 0 Gilbert J, p 0 0 0 0 Taylor C, p 2 0 0 0 Fairey J, ph 1 0 0 0 Walker T, p 0 0 0 0 Woods R, ph 1 0 0 0 Renko S, p 0 0 0 0 Lemaster D, p 0 0 0 0 Mashore C, ph 1 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 36 3 10 3 34 7 11 6 Montreal 001 002 000 -- 3 New York 041 000 20x -- 7 Montreal IP H R ER BB SO Morton C (L)* 2.0 6 5 5 2 1 Gilbert J 2.0 1 0 0 2 3 Walker T 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 Renko S 2.0 4 2 2 1 1 Lemaster D 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 New York IP H R ER BB SO Seaver T (W) 5.1 7 3 3 3 4 Taylor C (S) 3.2 3 0 0 0 1 * Pitched to 1 batter in 3rd LOB -- Montreal 9, New York 9 2B -- Morton C, Boccabella J, Milner J, Day B HR -- Staub R SB -- Harrelson B CS -- Day B, Boswell K Balk -- Morton C T -- 2:35 A -- 18736
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