New York Mets vs Montreal Expos
October 3, 1972 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on October 3, 1972 at Parc Jarry. The New York Mets defeated the Montreal Expos and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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New York Mets 5, Montreal Expos 2

New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Garrett 3b 4 1 1 0
Boswell 2b 4 1 1 1
Milner lf 3 1 0 0
Kranepool 1b 4 1 1 0
Schneck cf 4 1 1 3
Dyer c 3 0 0 0
Hahn rf 4 0 2 1
Martinez ss 4 0 0 0
Seaver p 3 0 0 0
Totals 33 5 6 5
Montreal Expos ab   r   h rbi
Hunt 2b 3 0 1 0
McCarver c 4 0 0 0
Jorgensen lf 3 0 0 0
Fairly 1b 4 1 2 1
Fairey rf 3 1 1 1
Day cf 4 0 1 0
Laboy 3b 4 0 1 0
  Mashore pr 0 0 0 0
Torres ss 3 0 0 0
  Breeden ph 1 0 0 0
Renko p 2 0 1 0
  Strohmayer p 0 0 0 0
  Singleton ph 1 0 0 0
  Gilbert p 0 0 0 0
  Bailey ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 33 2 7 2
New York 000 004 001560
Montreal 000 000 002271
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Seaver  W (21-12) 9.0 7 2 2 1 8
Totals
9.0
7
2
2
1
8
  Montreal Expos IP H R ER BB SO
Renko  L (1-10) 6.0 4 4 4 2 7
  Strohmayer   2.0 0 0 0 0 1
  Gilbert   1.0 2 1 1 0 0
Totals
9.0
6
5
5
2
8

  E–Hunt (10).  DP–Montreal 1.  2B–New York Kranepool (15,off Gilbert).  3B–New York Garrett (3,off Renko).  HR–New York Schneck (3,6th inning off Renko 2 on, 2 out), Montreal Fairly (17,9th inning off Seaver 0 on, 1 out); Fairey (1,9th inning off Seaver 0 on, 1 out).  SH–Fairey (2,off Seaver).  HBP–Hunt (26,by Seaver).  WP–Seaver (8).  HBP–Seaver (5,Hunt).  U-HP–Lee Weyer, 1B–Andy Olsen, 2B–John McSherry, 3B–Ken Burkhart.  T–2:10.
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