New York Mets vs San Diego Padres
April 27, 1972 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 27, 1972 at San Diego Stadium. The New York Mets defeated the San Diego Padres and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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New York Mets 4, San Diego Padres 3

New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Harrelson ss 5 0 1 0
Martinez 2b 4 0 0 0
Agee cf 4 1 1 0
Staub rf 4 1 2 1
Jones lf 3 0 1 1
Fregosi 3b 3 1 1 0
Beauchamp 1b 3 0 0 0
  Kranepool 1b 1 0 0 0
Grote c 4 1 3 2
Gentry p 3 0 0 0
  McGraw p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 4 9 4
San Diego Padres ab   r   h rbi
Thomas 2b 3 0 0 0
Hernandez ss 4 1 1 0
Jeter cf 4 0 0 0
Colbert 1b 3 1 1 1
Gaston lf 3 1 0 0
Brown rf 4 0 1 1
Campbell 3b 3 0 2 1
Barton c 2 0 1 0
  Mason pr 0 0 0 0
  Kendall c 1 0 0 0
Norman p 2 0 0 0
  Lee ph 1 0 1 0
  Ross p 0 0 0 0
  Morales ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 31 3 7 3
New York 020 001 100490
San Diego 020 000 010370
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Gentry  W (1-1) 7.0 6 3 3 3 6
  McGraw  SV (2) 2.0 1 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
7
3
3
3
8
  San Diego Padres IP H R ER BB SO
Norman  L (0-2) 7.0 7 4 4 1 4
  Ross   2.0 2 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
9
4
4
2
5

  E–None.  DP–San Diego 1.  2B–New York Agee (2,off Norman); Harrelson (2,off Norman), San Diego Colbert (2,off Gentry); Campbell (1,off Gentry); Hernandez (2,off Gentry).  3B–New York Grote (1,off Norman).  HR–New York Staub (1,2nd inning off Norman 0 on, 0 out); Grote (1,7th inning off Norman 0 on, 1 out).  SH–McGraw (1,off Ross); Campbell (1,off McGraw).  SF–Colbert (1,off McGraw).  CS–Thomas (2,2nd base by Gentry/Grote).  WP–Gentry (1), Ross (1).  U-HP–Satch Davidson, 1B–Ed Sudol, 2B–John Kibler, 3B–Nick Colosi.  T–2:20.  A–4,459.
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