New York Mets vs St. Louis Cardinals
August 8, 1972 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 8, 1972 at Busch Stadium II. The St. Louis Cardinals defeated the New York Mets and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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New York Mets 5, St. Louis Cardinals 6

New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Agee rf 4 0 0 0
Garrett 3b 4 0 2 0
Mays cf 4 0 0 0
Kranepool 1b 4 1 2 1
Milner lf 5 2 2 2
Boswell 2b 3 1 2 0
Dyer c 3 0 0 0
Martinez ss 4 0 1 2
Gentry p 0 0 0 0
  Sadecki p 3 1 1 0
  Frisella p 1 0 0 0
Totals 35 5 10 5
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Brock lf 4 1 2 0
Sizemore 2b 3 1 0 0
Carbo rf 4 1 1 1
Torre 3b 4 1 3 0
Simmons c 3 0 0 0
Alou 1b 4 1 2 0
Cruz cf 1 0 0 1
  Melendez ph,cf 2 1 1 2
Maxvill ss 4 0 1 1
Wise p 1 0 0 0
  Grzenda p 1 0 0 0
  Drabowsky p 0 0 0 0
  Cumberland p 0 0 0 0
  Roque ph 1 0 0 0
  Higgins p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 6 10 5
New York 010 301 0005101
St. Louis 400 000 02x6101
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Gentry   0.2 4 4 1 1 0
  Sadecki   5.1 4 0 0 0 1
  Frisella  L (4-7) 2.0 2 2 2 1 1
Totals
8.0
10
6
3
2
2
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Wise   3.2 6 4 4 2 1
  Grzenda   1.0 2 0 0 0 1
  Drabowsky   0.2 2 1 1 2 1
  Cumberland   0.2 0 0 0 0 0
  Higgins  W (1-2) 3.0 0 0 0 3 5
Totals
9.0
10
5
5
7
8

  E–Garrett (10), Cruz (5).  DP–New York 2, St. Louis 1.  2B–New York Boswell (4,off Wise); Garrett (7,off Drabowsky).  3B–New York Garrett (2,off Wise).  HR–New York Milner (10,2nd inning off Wise 0 on, 0 out), St. Louis Melendez (4,8th inning off Frisella 1 on, 2 out).  SF–Kranepool (3,off Cumberland); Cruz (3,off Gentry).  IBB–Dyer (6,by Drabowsky); Mays (6,by Drabowsky).  SB–Boswell (2,2nd base off Higgins/Simmons); Brock (45,2nd base off Gentry/Dyer).  WP–Gentry (6), Wise (3).  IBB–Drabowsky 2 (4,Dyer,Mays).  U-HP–Augie Donatelli, 1B–Stan Landes, 2B–Satch Davidson, 3B–Bruce Froemming.  T–2:41.  A–22,272.
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