Mets @ Cardinals
May 27, 1972

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Bottom 9 R H E
Mets 4 8 0
Cardinals 1 6 1
Bottom 9 R H E
Mets 4 8 0
Cardinals 1 6 1

Luis Melendez Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .186
OBP .333 .250
At Bats 2 70
Hits 0 13
• Singles 0 8
• Doubles 0 2
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 0 2
Walks 1 6
RBI’s 0 5

Jim McAndrew Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
2 1 1
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Busch Stadium - May 27, 1972
Out
Jim McAndrew
Jerry Grote
Cleon Jones
Wayne Garrett
Jim Fregosi
Bud Harrelson
John Milner
Tommie Agee
Rusty Staub
Luis Melendez

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
New York Mets 4 8 0 10
St. Louis Cardinals 1 6 1 6
Winning Pitcher Jim McAndrew
Losing Pitcher Al Santorini
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Jerry Grote
Attendance 27,739
Time of Game 2 hours 24 minutes
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Melendez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Fregosi fields it and throws to first for the out.

PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Carbo hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Garrett reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 Simmons hits a ball on the ground towards first. Jones scoops it up and throws to first, with McAndrew covering, for the out.
Top 9 Jones hits a ball on the ground towards third. Torre fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Staub hits a fly ball into center field. Melendez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Agee hits a fly ball into center field. Melendez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Torre strikes out.
Bottom 8 Alou strikes out.
Bottom 8 Sizemore hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Brock hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McAndrew fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Fregosi hits a fly ball into center field. Melendez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Harrelson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Alou juggles the ball. That's an error on Alou. Grote moves to third. McAndrew moves to second.
Top 8 McAndrew bunts towards first. Alou fields it and throws to third for the out. Grote moves to second.
Top 8 Grote takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 Garrett hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Brock. Garrett reaches second base with a double.
Top 8 Ed Crosby now playing shortstop. Moe Drabowsky now pitching. 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 7 Mike Fiore pinch hits for Charlie Hudson. Fiore hits a popup towards short. Harrelson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Ed Crosby pinch hits for Dal Maxvill. Crosby hits a popup in front of the plate. Grote settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Melendez hits a fly ball into center field. Agee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Jones 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 7 Charlie Hudson now pitching. Staub takes first base on ball four. Agee moves to second.
Top 7 Agee hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Grote scores. McAndrew scores. Harrelson moves to third.
Top 7 Fregosi strikes out.
Top 7 Harrelson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Torre fields it and throws to home to get Garrett. Grote moves to third. McAndrew moves to second.
Top 7 Tony Cloninger now pitching. McAndrew is hit by the pitch. Garrett moves to third. Grote moves to second.
Top 7 Grote hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Garrett moves to second.
Top 7 Garrett takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Carbo strikes out.
Bottom 6 Simmons hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Sizemore scores.
Bottom 6 Torre hits a ball on the ground towards third. Fregosi fields it and throws to first for the out. Sizemore moves to third.
Bottom 6 Alou hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrelson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Sizemore moves to second.
Bottom 6 Sizemore hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 6 Milner hits a ball on the ground towards first. Alou scoops it up and throws to first, with Santorini covering, for the out.
Top 6 Jones hits a ball on the ground towards short. Maxvill scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Staub hits a ball on the ground towards first. Alou scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Staub for the out.
Bottom 5 Brock hits a line drive towards third. Fregosi reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Santorini hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Maxvill hits a fly ball into right field. Staub settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Melendez hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Garrett settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Agee strikes out.
Top 5 Fregosi strikes out.
Top 5 Harrelson is walked intentionally.
Top 5 McAndrew bunts towards first. Alou scoops it up and throws to first, with Sizemore covering, for the out. Garrett moves to third. Grote moves to second.
Top 5 Grote hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Jones scores. Milner scores. Garrett moves to second.
Top 5 Garrett hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Jones moves to third. Milner moves to second.
Top 5 Milner takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Jones hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Brock. Jones reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 4 Carbo hits a ball on the ground towards first. Jones scoops it up and throws to first, with McAndrew covering, for the out.
Bottom 4 Simmons hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Garrett settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Torre hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrelson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Staub 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 4 Agee hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 4 Fregosi hits a fly ball into center field. Melendez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Harrelson hits a fly ball into center field. Melendez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Alou hits a ball on the ground towards first. Jones scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Alou for the out.
Bottom 3 Sizemore strikes out.
Bottom 3 Brock hits a fly ball into left field. Milner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 McAndrew hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Sizemore reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Grote 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 3 Garrett hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Sizemore settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Santorini is called out on strikes.
Bottom 2 Maxvill hits a fly ball into right field. Staub settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Melendez takes first base on ball four. Carbo moves to second.
Bottom 2 Carbo hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Simmons hits a fly ball into right field. Staub settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 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 2 Jones hits a fly ball into center field. Melendez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Staub 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 1 Torre hits a fly ball into right field. Staub settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Alou hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Sizemore hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrelson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Brock hits a fly ball into center field. Agee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 There goes Agee. The throw from Simmons and he is out, Maxvill applying the tag.
Top 1 Agee hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 1 Fregosi hits a fly ball into left field. Brock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Harrelson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Santorini fields it and throws to first for the out.