New York Mets vs San Francisco Giants
May 2, 1972 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 2, 1972 at Candlestick Park. The New York Mets defeated the San Francisco Giants and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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New York Mets 4, San Francisco Giants 2

New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Harrelson ss 5 0 1 0
Boswell 2b 4 0 0 0
  Martinez 2b 0 0 0 0
Agee cf 4 0 1 0
Staub rf 4 1 1 0
Jones lf 4 2 2 1
Fregosi 3b 3 0 0 0
Kranepool 1b 4 1 1 0
Grote c 3 0 2 1
Gentry p 4 0 1 1
Totals 35 4 9 3
San Francisco Giants ab   r   h rbi
Speier ss 2 0 0 0
Fuentes 2b 4 0 0 0
Bonds rf 4 2 2 0
Kingman 1b 4 0 0 0
Henderson cf 2 0 0 1
Maddox lf 4 0 0 1
Gallagher 3b 2 0 0 0
  Barr p 0 0 0 0
Rader c 3 0 0 0
Carrithers p 2 0 0 0
  Arnold 3b 1 0 0 0
Totals 28 2 2 2
New York 020 001 001490
San Francisco 000 100 001221
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Gentry  W (2-1) 9.0 2 2 2 3 5
Totals
9.0
2
2
2
3
5
  San Francisco Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Carrithers  L (1-2) 7.0 7 3 3 1 3
  Barr   2.0 2 1 0 1 2
Totals
9.0
9
4
3
2
5

  E–Maddox (1).  2B–New York Kranepool (1,off Carrithers); Agee (3,off Barr).  3B–San Francisco Bonds 2 (3,off Gentry 2).  HR–New York Jones (2,6th inning off Carrithers 0 on, 1 out).  IBB–Grote (2,by Carrithers).  SF–Henderson (1,off Gentry).  HBP–Henderson (2,by Gentry).  CS–Agee (2,Home by Barr/Rader).  SB–Maddox (1,2nd base off Gentry/Grote); Speier (1,2nd base off Gentry/Grote).  HBP–Gentry (1,Henderson).  IBB–Carrithers (1,Grote).  U-HP–Ed Vargo, 1B–Paul Pryor, 2B–Harry Wendelstedt, 3B–Bruce Froemming.  T–2:15.  A–6,570.
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