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June 6, 1972
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Dave VW
December 15, 2024
The Mets come from behind to snap the Reds' 7-game winning streak. The red hot Johnny Bench started off the scoring with a 2-run homer in the 4th, which was his 8th HR over his last 7 games. The Mets got a run back when John Milner crushed one off the RF scoreboard in the bottom of the 4th, then tied it when Cleon Jones doubled home Milner with 2 outs in the 6th. Tommy Agee delivered the go-ahead run with an RBI single in the 7th, and Tug McGraw did the rest, holding Cincinnati scoreless over the final 2 innings for the save.

The 1972 draft was held earlier in the day. The Mets selected Richard Bengston with their first pick, a catcher who they'd later move to 1B and the OF because he was awful defensively. He wasn't much better on offense, and lasted in the farm system until getting released in 1976. The only player they took in the draft that would make anything of himself was Craig Swan in the 3rd round.



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