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Padres
@ Mets
Shea Stadium
July 4, 1972
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Mets and the San Diego Padres, played on July 4, 1972 at Shea Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | July 4, 1972 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
San Diego Padres
|
| Home Team |
New York Mets
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | July 4, 1972 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | San Diego Padres |
| Home Team | New York Mets |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Clay Kirby |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Tom Seaver |
| Ballpark | Shea Stadium |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 34 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Lee Weyer 1B: Andy Olsen 2B: Dick Stello 3B: Ken Burkhart |
San Diego Padres Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Derrel Thomas | Second Baseman |
| Dave Roberts | Third Baseman |
| Leron Lee | Left Fielder |
| Nate Colbert | First Baseman |
| Cito Gaston | Right Fielder |
| Jerry Morales | Center Fielder |
| Pat Corrales | Catcher |
| Enzo Hernandez | Shortstop |
| Clay Kirby | Pitcher |
| Don Zimmer | Manager |
New York Mets Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Willie Mays | Center Fielder |
| Bud Harrelson | Shortstop |
| Wayne Garrett | Second Baseman |
| John Milner | Left Fielder |
| Jim Fregosi | Third Baseman |
| Ed Kranepool | First Baseman |
| Ted Martinez | Right Fielder |
| Duffy Dyer | Catcher |
| Tom Seaver | Pitcher |
| Yogi Berra | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Padres
@ Mets
Shea Stadium
July 4, 1972
Top 1
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Padres, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Seaver
Thomas bunts towards the mound. Seaver reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roberts vs. Seaver
Roberts hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kranepool scoops it up and throws to first, with Seaver covering, for the out. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lee vs. Seaver
Lee strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Padres, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Kirby
Mays is called out on strikes. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrelson vs. Kirby
Harrelson bunts towards the right side of the infield. Thomas settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garrett vs. Kirby
Garrett hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hernandez fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Milner vs. Kirby
Milner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Thomas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Padres, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Colbert vs. Seaver
Colbert strikes out. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gaston vs. Seaver
Gaston is called out on strikes. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morales vs. Seaver
Morales hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Garrett settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Padres, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fregosi vs. Kirby
Fregosi strikes out. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kranepool vs. Kirby
Kranepool hits a fly ball into center field. Morales settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martinez vs. Kirby
Martinez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Roberts fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dyer vs. Kirby
Dyer strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Padres, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Corrales vs. Seaver
Corrales hits a popup towards short. Harrelson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hernandez vs. Seaver
Hernandez strikes out. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kirby vs. Seaver
Kirby hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Seaver fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Padres, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Seaver vs. Kirby
Seaver strikes out. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Kirby
Mays hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hernandez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrelson vs. Kirby
Harrelson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Garrett vs. Kirby
There goes Harrelson. The throw from Corrales and he is safe. Harrelson steals second. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Garrett vs. Kirby
Garrett takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Milner vs. Kirby
Milner takes first base on ball four. Harrelson moves to third. Garrett moves to second. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Fregosi vs. Kirby
Fregosi takes first base on ball four. Harrelson scores. Garrett moves to third. Milner moves to second. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Kranepool vs. Kirby
Kranepool takes first base on ball four. Garrett scores. Milner moves to third. Fregosi moves to second. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Mets, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Martinez vs. Ross
Gary Ross now pitching.
Martinez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Thomas fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Padres, 0 - Mets, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Seaver
Thomas strikes out. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Mets, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roberts vs. Seaver
Roberts hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Garrett settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Mets, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lee vs. Seaver
Lee takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Mets, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Colbert vs. Seaver
Colbert takes first base on ball four. Lee moves to second. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Mets, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gaston vs. Seaver
Gaston strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Padres, 0 - Mets, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dyer vs. Ross
Dyer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Roberts fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Mets, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Seaver vs. Ross
Seaver takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Mets, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mays vs. Ross
Mays takes first base on ball four. Seaver moves to second. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Mets, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Harrelson vs. Ross
Harrelson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hernandez fields it and throws to second for the out. Seaver moves to third. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Mets, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Garrett vs. Ross
Garrett hits a fly ball into left field. Lee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Padres, 0 - Mets, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morales vs. Seaver
Morales hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrelson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Mets, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Corrales vs. Seaver
Corrales hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Garrett settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Mets, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hernandez vs. Seaver
Hernandez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Garrett scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Padres, 0 - Mets, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Milner vs. Ross
Milner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Thomas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Mets, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fregosi vs. Ross
Fregosi takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Mets, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kranepool vs. Ross
Kranepool hits a fly ball into left field. Lee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Mets, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Martinez vs. Ross
Martinez hits a line drive to left field. Lee throws towards Hernandez. Hernandez fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Hernandez. Fregosi moves to third. Martinez moves to second. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Mets, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Dyer vs. Ross
Dyer is walked intentionally. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Mets, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Seaver vs. Ross
Seaver hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hernandez fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Padres, 0 - Mets, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jeter vs. Seaver
Johnny Jeter pinch hits for Gary Ross.
Jeter strikes out. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Mets, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Seaver
Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards third. Fregosi fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Mets, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roberts vs. Seaver
Roberts strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Padres, 0 - Mets, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Greif
Bill Greif now pitching.
Mays hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Mets, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Harrelson vs. Greif
The ball gets by Corrales for a passed ball. Mays moves to second. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Mets, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Harrelson vs. Greif
Harrelson hits a line drive towards right. Gaston catches it and throws to third to double up . View Play -
Padres, 0 - Mets, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garrett vs. Greif
Garrett hits a popup, foul, towards first. Colbert settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Padres, 0 - Mets, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lee vs. Seaver
Lee hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Mets, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Colbert vs. Seaver
Colbert strikes out. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Mets, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gaston vs. Seaver
Gaston strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
-
Padres, 0 - Mets, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Milner vs. Greif
Milner hits a popup towards short. Hernandez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Mets, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fregosi vs. Greif
Fregosi hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Thomas settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Mets, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kranepool vs. Greif
Kranepool hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Thomas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Padres, 0 - Mets, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morales vs. Seaver
Morales hits a fly ball into left field. Milner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Mets, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blefary vs. Seaver
Curt Blefary pinch hits for Pat Corrales.
Blefary strikes out. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Mets, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stahl vs. Seaver
Larry Stahl pinch hits for Enzo Hernandez.
Stahl takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Mets, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jestadt vs. Seaver
Garry Jestadt pinch hits for Bill Greif.
Jestadt takes first base on ball four. Stahl moves to second. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Mets, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Thomas vs. Seaver
Thomas hits a line drive into right field. Martinez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Padres, 0 - Mets, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martinez vs. Norman
Curt Blefary now catching. Fred Norman now pitching. Garry Jestadt now playing second base. Derrel Thomas now playing shortstop.
Martinez bunts towards third. Roberts picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Roberts. Martinez moves to second. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Mets, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Dyer vs. Norman
There goes Martinez. The throw from Blefary and he is safe. Martinez steals third. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Mets, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Dyer vs. Norman
Dyer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Thomas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Mets, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Seaver vs. Norman
Seaver takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Mets, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Mays vs. Norman
Mays takes first base on ball four. Seaver moves to second. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Mets, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Harrelson vs. Schaeffer
Mark Schaeffer now pitching.
Harrelson hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Jestadt reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Mets, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Garrett vs. Schaeffer
Garrett hits a fly ball into right field. Gaston settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Padres, 0 - Mets, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roberts vs. Seaver
Roberts hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Garrett scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Mets, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lee vs. Seaver
Lee hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Mets, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Colbert vs. Seaver
Colbert hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrelson fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 7/4/1972, game 1 -- San Diego at New York (D)
San Diego AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Thomas D, 2b-ss 4 0 0 0 Mays W, cf 3 0 1 0
Roberts D, 3b 4 0 0 0 Harrelson B, ss 5 1 1 0
Lee L, lf 3 0 1 0 Garrett W, 2b 4 1 1 0
Colbert N, 1b 3 0 0 0 Milner J, lf 3 0 0 0
Gaston C, rf 3 0 0 0 Fregosi J, 3b 2 0 0 1
Morales J, cf 3 0 0 0 Kranepool E, 1b 3 0 0 1
Corrales P, c 2 0 0 0 Martinez T, rf 4 0 3 0
Blefary C, ph-c 1 0 0 0 Dyer D, c 3 0 0 0
Hernandez E, ss 2 0 0 0 Seaver T, p 2 0 0 0
Stahl L, ph 0 0 0 0
Norman F, p 0 0 0 0
Schaeffer M, p 0 0 0 0
Kirby C, p 1 0 0 0
Ross G, p 0 0 0 0
Jeter J, ph 1 0 0 0
Greif B, p 0 0 0 0
Jestadt G, ph-2b 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
27 0 1 0 29 2 6 2
San Diego 000 000 000 -- 0
New York 002 000 00x -- 2
San Diego IP H R ER BB SO
Kirby C (L) 2.2 3 2 2 4 4
Ross G 2.1 1 0 0 4 0
Greif B 2.0 1 0 0 0 0
Norman F 0.1 1 0 0 2 0
Schaeffer M 0.2 0 0 0 0 0
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Seaver T (W) 9.0 1 0 0 4 11
E -- Hernandez E, Roberts D
DP -- San Diego 1, New York 1
LOB -- San Diego 4, New York 13
SB -- Harrelson B, Martinez T
PB -- Corrales P
T -- 2:34
A -- 0
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