Tom Seaver gained his 19th victory in a duel with Steve Carlton when the Mets scored an unearned run to defeat the Phillies, 2-1. Tommie Agee homered for the Mets in the first inning and Bill Robinson tied the score with a round-tripper in the seventh.

Ted Martinez beat out an infield hit in the eighth, Agee bunted safely and when John Bateman threw wildly to first, the runners advanced an extra base. Lute Barnes then drove in a run with a sacrifice fly. Seaver left the mound with one out in ninth after a recurring muscle injury and Tug McGraw finished the game. [The Sporting News]

New York Mets 2, Philadelphia Phillies 1

Game Played on Sunday, September 24, 1972 (Day game) at Shea Stadium

Phillies 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 - 1 5 1 Mets 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 x - 2 7 0 Phillies AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Mets AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Doyle 2b 4 0 2 0 0 0 .249 Agee cf 4 1 2 1 0 0 .225 Bowa ss 3 0 0 0 0 1 .245 Barnes 2b 3 0 2 1 0 1 .266 Hutton rf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .265 Fregosi 3b 3 0 1 0 0 1 .239 Montanez 1b 3 0 0 0 1 1 .249 Garrett 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .228 Luzinski lf 3 0 0 0 1 2 .274 Jones lf 3 0 0 0 0 1 .253 B. Robinson cf 4 1 1 1 0 3 .242 Beauchamp 1b 3 0 0 0 0 2 .243 Money 3b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .217 Kranepool 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .263 Bateman c 3 0 1 0 0 0 .226 Dyer c 3 0 0 0 0 1 .239 Carlton p 3 0 1 0 0 0 .180 Hahn rf 3 0 0 0 0 1 .118 Martinez ss 3 1 2 0 0 0 .233 Seaver p 3 0 0 0 0 2 .157 McGraw p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .100 Totals 30 1 5 1 2 8 Totals 28 2 7 2 0 9 Time of Game: 1:53 Attendance: 41,644 Left on Base: Phillies 5, Mets 3 DP: Phillies 2, Mets 1 Errors: Bateman Doubles: Barnes (2) Home Runs: B. Robinson (6), Agee (13) Sacrifice Hits: Bowa (18) Sacrifice Flies: Barnes (1) GIDP: Fregosi (5) Phillies IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Carlton L(25-10) 8 7 2 1 0 9 1 29 2.06 Totals 8 7 2 1 0 9 1 29 Mets IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Seaver W(19-12) 8.1 5 1 1 2 6 1 31 3.06 McGraw SV(24) 0.2 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 1.76 Totals 9 5 1 1 2 8 1 33 Wild Pitches: Seaver (6) Umpires: HP - Shag Crawford, 1B - John Kibler, 2B - Frank Pulli, 3B - Doug Harvey PHILLIES 1ST: Doyle flied out to center; Bowa struck out; Hutton grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Phillies 0, Mets 0. METS 1ST: Agee homered; Barnes doubled to left; Fregosi struck out; Jones struck out; Beauchamp struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Phillies 0, Mets 1. PHILLIES 2ND: Montanez struck out; Luzinski walked; B. Robinson struck out; Money flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Phillies 0, Mets 1. METS 2ND: Dyer struck out; Hahn popped to first in foul territory; Martinez popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Phillies 0, Mets 1. PHILLIES 3RD: Bateman singled to left; Carlton hit into a double play (third to second) [Bateman out at second]; Doyle singled to left; Bowa popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Phillies 0, Mets 1. METS 3RD: Seaver struck out; Agee made an out to first; Barnes struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Phillies 0, Mets 1. PHILLIES 4TH: Hutton flied out to left; Montanez walked; Luzinski struck out; B. Robinson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Phillies 0, Mets 1. METS 4TH: Fregosi singled to right; Jones flied out to center; Beauchamp flied out to center; Dyer made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Phillies 0, Mets 1. PHILLIES 5TH: Money popped to catcher in foul territory; Bateman grounded out (second to first); Carlton flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Phillies 0, Mets 1. METS 5TH: Hahn flied out to center; Martinez singled to shortstop; Seaver flied out to center; Agee flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Phillies 0, Mets 1. PHILLIES 6TH: Doyle singled to right; Bowa out on a sacrifice bunt (third to first) [Doyle to second]; Hutton grounded out (shortstop to first) [Doyle to third]; Montanez grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Phillies 0, Mets 1. METS 6TH: Barnes singled to center; Fregosi grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to first) [Barnes out at second]; Jones grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Phillies 0, Mets 1. PHILLIES 7TH: Luzinski flied out to right; B. Robinson homered; Money popped to second; Bateman grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Phillies 1, Mets 1. METS 7TH: Beauchamp struck out; Dyer flied out to right; Hahn struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Phillies 1, Mets 1. PHILLIES 8TH: Carlton singled to center; Doyle flied out to left; Seaver threw a wild pitch [Carlton to second]; Bowa made an out to second; Hutton struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Phillies 1, Mets 1. METS 8TH: Martinez singled to shortstop; Seaver struck out; Agee singled to catcher [Martinez to third (error by Bateman), Agee to second]; Barnes sacrifice flied into a double play to center [Martinez scored (unearned), Agee out at third (center to third)]; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Phillies 1, Mets 2. PHILLIES 9TH: GARRETT REPLACED FREGOSI (PLAYING 3B); KRANEPOOL REPLACED BEAUCHAMP (PLAYING 1B); Montanez grounded out (pitcher to first); MCGRAW REPLACED SEAVER (PITCHING); Luzinski struck out; B. Robinson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Phillies 1, Mets 2.

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