San Diego Padres vs New York Mets
May 6, 1972 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 6, 1972 at Shea Stadium. The San Diego Padres defeated the New York Mets and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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San Diego Padres 6, New York Mets 2

San Diego Padres ab   r   h rbi
Thomas 2b 5 0 0 0
Hernandez ss 5 2 1 0
Lee lf 4 2 3 1
Colbert 1b 3 1 2 4
Stahl cf 4 1 1 0
Brown rf 3 0 1 0
Kendall c 4 0 2 0
Campbell 3b 3 0 0 0
Greif p 3 0 0 0
  Caldwell p 1 0 0 0
Totals 35 6 10 5
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Harrelson ss 3 0 1 0
Boswell 2b 4 0 0 0
Agee cf 3 0 0 0
Staub rf 4 0 1 0
Jones lf 4 0 0 0
Fregosi 3b 4 1 1 0
Kranepool 1b 3 1 3 2
  Martinez ph 1 0 0 0
Grote c 2 0 0 0
Seaver p 3 0 0 0
  Frisella p 0 0 0 0
  Beauchamp ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 32 2 6 2
San Diego 000 002 0406101
New York 020 000 000262
  San Diego Padres IP H R ER BB SO
Greif  W (2-3) 7.1 5 2 2 2 8
  Caldwell  SV (2) 1.2 1 0 0 0 3
Totals
9.0
6
2
2
2
11
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Seaver  L (4-1) 8.0 10 6 4 2 8
  Frisella   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
10
6
4
2
9

  E–Greif (1), Fregosi 2 (4).  2B–San Diego Lee 2 (3,off Seaver 2); Colbert (3,off Seaver), New York Kranepool (3,off Greif).  HR–San Diego Colbert (6,8th inning off Seaver 1 on, 1 out), New York Kranepool (2,2nd inning off Greif 1 on, 0 out).  SH–Campbell (2,off Seaver); Grote (2,off Greif).  HBP–Harrelson (2,by Greif).  IBB–Grote (4,by Greif).  CS–Campbell (1,2nd base by Seaver/Grote); Harrelson (2,2nd base by Greif/Kendall).  SB–Harrelson (2,2nd base off Greif/Kendall).  WP–Seaver (1).  HBP–Greif (3,Harrelson).  IBB–Greif (2,Grote).  U-HP–Bob Engel, 1B–Augie Donatelli, 2B–Stan Landes, 3B–Doug Harvey.  T–2:12.  A–19,048.
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