1972 NL Game of Note: Gentry strikes out 15

April 16, 1972

New York Met's pitcher Gary Gentry struck out 15 batters in a 2-1 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates today. In a well pitched game by both teams, the Mets prevailed on Ken Boswell's 2-run homer in the 3rd inning and Gentry's ability to wiggle out of trouble throughout the game.

BOXSCORE: 1972 Pittsburgh Pirates At 1972 New York Mets             4/16/1972
 
  Pirates            AB  R  H RBI AVG     Mets               AB  R  H RBI AVG
  R.Stennett 2B       4  0  2  0 .333     B.Harrelson SS      2  0  0  0 .000  
  A.Oliver CF         4  0  2  0 .333     K.Boswell 2B        2  1  1  2 .667  
  R.Clemente RF       4  0  0  0 .125   B-T.Martinez 2B       1  0  1  01.000  
  W.Stargell LF       4  0  2  1 .333     T.Agee CF           4  0  0  0 .000  
  R.Hebner 3B         4  0  0  0 .000     R.Staub RF          3  0  1  0 .167  
  M.Sanguillen C      4  0  2  0 .375     C.Jones LF          4  0  1  0 .286  
  B.Robertson 1B      3  0  0  0 .167     J.Fregosi 3B        3  0  0  0 .000  
  J.Hernandez SS      3  0  0  0 .000     E.Kranepool 1B      3  0  1  0 .200  
C-M.May PH            1  0  0  0 .500     J.Grote C           3  0  0  0 .000  
E-D.Ellis PR          0  0  0  0 .000     G.Gentry P          2  1  0  0 .000  
  S.Blass P           2  1  1  0 .500                                          
A-V.Davalillo PH      1  0  0  0 .000                                          
  B.Kison P           0  0  0  0 ----                                          
D-J.Pagan PH          1  0  0  0 .000                                          
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      35  1  9  1                 Totals      27  2  5  2
 
A-Pinch Hit For Blass In 7th Inning
B-Subbed Defensively (2B) For Boswell In 8th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For Hernandez In 9th Inning
D-Pinch Hit For Kison In 9th Inning
E-Pinch Ran For May In 9th Inning
 
Pirates......... 0 0 1  0 0 0  0 0 0  -  1  9  0
Mets............ 0 0 2  0 0 0  0 0    -  2  5  1
 
Pirates (1-1)            IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
S.Blass LOSS(0-1)         6       2   2   2   4   2   1   3.00
B.Kison                   2       3   0   0   0   4   0   0.00
Totals                    8       5   2   2   4   6   1
 
Mets (1-1)               IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
G.Gentry WIN(1-0)         9       9   1   1   1  15   0   1.00
Totals                    9       9   1   1   1  15   0
 
ATTENDANCE- 42,697 DATE- Sunday, April 16th 1972 TIME- Day 
UMPIRES- Paul Pryor, Harry Wendelstedt, Bruce Froemming, Ed Vargo
T- 2:09
LEFT ON BASE- Pirates: 8  Mets: 6
DOUBLE PLAYS- Pirates: 0  Mets: 2
ERRORS- B.Harrelson
HOME RUNS- K.Boswell(1st)
CAUGHT STEALING- C.Jones
SACRIFICE HITS- B.Harrelson
WALKS- B.Robertson, B.Harrelson, K.Boswell, R.Staub, G.Gentry
STRIKE OUTS- R.Stennett, A.Oliver, R.Clemente, W.Stargell, R.Hebner-3,
             M.Sanguillen, B.Robertson-2, J.Hernandez-3, S.Blass, V.Davalillo,
             T.Agee-2, C.Jones, J.Fregosi, G.Gentry-2
GIDP- R.Clemente-2
WILD PITCHES- B.Kison
2-out RBI- W.Stargell
RLISP 2-out- C.Jones-4, J.Hernandez, R.Hebner, G.Gentry, J.Pagan-2
 
Gary Gentry racked up an impressive total of 15 strikeouts at Shea Stadium as
the New York Mets beat the Pittsburgh Pirates by the count of 2 to
1.
 
Gentry(1-0) looked very much in control throughout the day.  He gave up just 9
hits and 1 walk in 9 innings.  Neither team managed to score after the 3rd
inning.  
 
Steve Blass(0-1) was given the loss.  Everyone seemed to enjoy the performance
of Gentry - except Pittsburgh.  Bill Virdon lamented, 'He just was 'on' this
afternoon.  He was keeping our guys off balance all game.  A fine game by a
good strikeout pitcher - makes it a fun game for the hometown fans -
unfortunately we were the visitors!'