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Mets
@ Cardinals
Busch Stadium
May 28, 1972
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the St. Louis Cardinals and the New York Mets, played on May 28, 1972 at Busch Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | May 28, 1972 |
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Visiting Team |
New York Mets
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Home Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | May 28, 1972 |
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Day of Week | Sun |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | New York Mets |
Home Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Gary Gentry |
Home Starting Pitcher | Reggie Cleveland |
Ballpark | Busch Stadium |
City | St. Louis |
State | MO |
Attendance | 14,690 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 18 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Chris Pelekoudas 1B: Mel Steiner 2B: Jerry Dale 3B: Shag Crawford |
New York Mets Lineup
Name | Position |
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Ted Martinez | Shortstop |
Ken Boswell | Second Baseman |
Tommie Agee | Center Fielder |
Rusty Staub | Right Fielder |
John Milner | Left Fielder |
Wayne Garrett | Third Baseman |
Ed Kranepool | First Baseman |
Duffy Dyer | Catcher |
Gary Gentry | Pitcher |
Yogi Berra | Manager |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
Name | Position |
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Lou Brock | Left Fielder |
Ted Sizemore | Second Baseman |
Matty Alou | First Baseman |
Joe Torre | Third Baseman |
Ted Simmons | Catcher |
Bernie Carbo | Right Fielder |
Luis Melendez | Center Fielder |
Ed Crosby | Shortstop |
Reggie Cleveland | Pitcher |
Red Schoendienst | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Mets
@ Cardinals
Busch Stadium
May 28, 1972
Top 1
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Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martinez vs. Cleveland
Martinez strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boswell vs. Cleveland
Boswell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Agee vs. Cleveland
Agee hits a ball on the ground towards short. Crosby fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 1
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Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brock vs. Gentry
Brock 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 -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sizemore vs. Gentry
Sizemore hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Dyer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Gentry
Alou hits a popup towards short. Martinez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Staub vs. Cleveland
Staub hits a fly ball into left field. Brock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Milner vs. Cleveland
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. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garrett vs. Cleveland
Garrett hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Sizemore settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torre vs. Gentry
Torre hits a ball on the ground towards short. Martinez fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Simmons vs. Gentry
Simmons hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Torre moves to third. Simmons moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Carbo vs. Gentry
Carbo is called out on strikes. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Melendez vs. Gentry
Melendez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Torre scores. Simmons scores. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Crosby vs. Gentry
Crosby strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cleveland vs. Gentry
Cleveland hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Melendez moves to third. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Brock vs. Gentry
Brock hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gentry fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kranepool vs. Cleveland
Kranepool hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Brock. Kranepool reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Dyer vs. Cleveland
Dyer is called out on strikes. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gentry vs. Cleveland
Gentry strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Martinez vs. Cleveland
Martinez takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Boswell vs. Cleveland
Boswell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Alou scoops it up and throws to first, with Cleveland covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sizemore vs. Gentry
Sizemore hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Alou vs. Gentry
Alou hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gentry fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torre vs. Gentry
Torre hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Gentry, and towards Boswell, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Agee vs. Cleveland
Agee is called out on strikes. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Staub vs. Cleveland
Staub hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Milner vs. Cleveland
Milner hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Cleveland fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Cleveland. Staub moves to third. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Garrett vs. Cleveland
Garrett hits a ball on the ground towards first. Alou fields it and tags Garrett for the out. He's got Staub trapped. He throws to Simmons, who throws to Torre, who tags Staub for the double play. View Play
Bottom 4
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Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simmons vs. Gentry
Simmons hits a fly ball into right field. Staub settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carbo vs. Gentry
Carbo takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Melendez vs. Gentry
Melendez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Carbo moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Crosby vs. Gentry
Crosby takes first base on ball four. Carbo moves to third. Melendez moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Cleveland vs. Gentry
Cleveland takes first base on ball four. Carbo scores. Melendez moves to third. Crosby moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Brock vs. Taylor
Chuck Taylor now pitching.
Brock hits a fly ball into left field. Milner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Sizemore vs. Taylor
Sizemore hits a popup towards first. Kranepool settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kranepool vs. Cleveland
Kranepool 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 -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dyer vs. Cleveland
Dyer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Crosby scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taylor vs. Cleveland
Taylor hits a ball on the ground towards third. Torre fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Taylor
Alou hits a ball on the ground towards short. Martinez fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Torre vs. Taylor
Torre hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Alou moves to third. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Simmons vs. Taylor
Simmons hits a ball on the ground towards short. Martinez fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Alou scores. Torre moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Carbo vs. Taylor
Carbo strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Melendez vs. Taylor
Melendez strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Crosby vs. Taylor
Crosby hits a fly ball into center field. Agee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martinez vs. Cleveland
Dal Maxvill now playing shortstop.
Martinez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Maxvill scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boswell vs. Cleveland
Boswell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Agee vs. Cleveland
Agee strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Staub vs. Cleveland
Staub hits a popup towards short. Maxvill settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cleveland vs. Taylor
Cleveland hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brock vs. Taylor
Brock hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kranepool fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first, with Taylor covering. It's a double play. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sizemore vs. Taylor
Sizemore hits a ball on the ground towards short. Martinez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Milner vs. Cleveland
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. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garrett vs. Cleveland
Garrett strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kranepool vs. Cleveland
Kranepool hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dyer vs. Cleveland
Dyer hits a fly ball into left field. Brock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Taylor
Alou hits a ball on the ground towards short. Martinez fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Torre vs. Taylor
Torre hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Alou moves to third. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Simmons vs. Taylor
Simmons hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Alou scores. Torre moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Carbo vs. Taylor
Carbo hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Torre scores. Simmons moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Melendez vs. Taylor
Melendez hits a fly ball into center field. Agee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Maxvill vs. Taylor
Maxvill hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Milner. Maxvill reaches second base with a double. Simmons scores. Carbo moves to third. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Cleveland vs. Taylor
Cleveland hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Carbo scores. Maxvill moves to third. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Brock vs. Koosman
Jerry Koosman now pitching.
Brock strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Sizemore vs. Koosman
Sizemore hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Boswell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marshall vs. Cleveland
Dave Marshall pinch hits for Jerry Koosman.
Marshall hits a fly ball into center field. Melendez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martinez vs. Cleveland
Martinez hits a fly ball into left field. Brock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boswell vs. Cleveland
Boswell hits a popup, foul, towards third. Torre settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Frisella
Danny Frisella now pitching.
Alou hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kranepool scoops it up and throws to first, with Frisella covering, for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torre vs. Frisella
Torre hits a fly ball into center field. Agee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simmons vs. Frisella
Simmons strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Agee vs. Cleveland
Mike Fiore now playing first base.
Agee hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Staub vs. Cleveland
Staub hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Agee moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Milner vs. Cleveland
Milner hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Cardinals, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garrett vs. Cleveland
Garrett 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 -
Mets, 3 - Cardinals, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kranepool vs. Cleveland
Kranepool hits a fly ball into right field. Carbo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Cardinals, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dyer vs. Cleveland
Dyer hits a fly ball into center field. Melendez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 5/28/1972 -- New York at St.Louis (D) New York AB R H RBI St.Louis AB R H RBI Martinez T, ss 3 0 0 0 Brock L, lf 5 0 0 0 Boswell K, 2b 4 0 2 0 Sizemore T, 2b 5 0 1 0 Agee T, cf 4 1 1 0 Alou M, 1b 5 2 2 0 Staub R, rf 4 1 2 0 Fiore M, 1b 0 0 0 0 Milner J, lf 4 1 1 3 Torre J, 3b 5 2 3 0 Garrett W, 3b 4 0 0 0 Simmons T, c 5 2 3 2 Kranepool E, 1b 4 0 2 0 Carbo B, rf 3 2 1 1 Dyer D, c 4 0 0 0 Melendez L, cf 4 0 2 2 Gentry G, p 1 0 0 0 Crosby E, ss 2 0 0 0 Taylor C, p 1 0 0 0 Maxvill D, ss 1 0 1 1 Koosman J, p 0 0 0 0 Cleveland R, p 3 0 3 2 Marshall D, ph 1 0 0 0 Frisella D, p 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 34 3 8 3 38 8 16 8 New York 000 000 003 -- 3 St.Louis 020 110 40x -- 8 New York IP H R ER BB SO Gentry G (L) 3.1 6 3 3 3 2 Taylor C 3.0 10 5 5 0 2 Koosman J 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 Frisella D 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO Cleveland R (W) 9.0 8 3 3 1 6 E -- Cleveland R DP -- New York 2, St.Louis 2 LOB -- New York 5, St.Louis 9 2B -- Kranepool E, Maxvill D HR -- Milner J T -- 2:18 A -- 14690
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