Winning an opener at Shea Stadium for the first time in their history, the Mets defeated the Expos, 4-2, in a game called with two out in the home half of the fifth inning after the 40-mile wind turned a steady rain into sleet. The bad weather held the crowd to 26,062. New York Mets 4, Montreal Expos 2Game Played on Tuesday, April 6, 1971 (Day game) at Shea StadiumExpos 0 0 2 0 0 - 2 4 1 Mets 1 2 0 1 0 - 4 7 0 Expos AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Mets AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Day cf 3 1 2 0 0 0 .667 Agee cf 3 0 1 1 0 2 .333 Hunt 2b 3 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Harrelson ss 2 1 0 0 1 0 .000 Staub rf 2 1 1 0 1 0 .500 Jones lf 3 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Bailey 3b 1 0 0 0 2 1 .000 Shamsky rf 2 0 1 0 1 0 .500 Fairly 1b 2 0 1 2 0 0 .500 Clendenon 1b 3 1 2 1 0 0 .667 Jones lf 2 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Boswell 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Bateman c 2 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Aspromonte 3b 2 1 1 1 0 0 .500 Wine ss 1 0 0 0 1 1 .000 Grote c 2 1 2 1 0 0 1.000 Morton p 2 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Seaver p 1 0 0 0 1 1 .000 Totals 18 2 4 2 4 4 Totals 19 4 7 4 3 4 Time of Game: 1:36 Attendance: 26,062 Left on Base: Expos 5, Mets 5 DP: Expos 0, Mets 0 Errors: Wine Doubles: Grote (1), Clendenon (1) Stolen Bases: Harrelson (1) Sacrifice Hits: Boswell (1) Expos IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Morton L(0-1) 4.2 7 4 2 3 4 0 23 3.86 Totals 4.2 7 4 2 3 4 0 23 Mets IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Seaver W(1-0) 5 4 2 2 4 4 0 22 3.60 Totals 5 4 2 2 4 4 0 22 Umpires: HP - Al Barlick, 1B - Ed Vargo, 2B - Harry Wendelstedt, 3B - Bruce Froemming EXPOS 1ST: Debut for umpire Bruce Froemming; Day singled to left; Day was picked off first (pitcher to first); Hunt struck out; Staub singled to center; Bailey walked [Staub to second]; Fairly grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Expos 0, Mets 0. METS 1ST: Agee was called out on strikes; Harrelson walked; Harrelson stole second; Jones lined to first; Shamsky was walked intentionally; Clendenon singled to center [Harrelson scored, Shamsky to third, Clendenon out at second (center to shortstop)]; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Expos 0, Mets 1. EXPOS 2ND: Jones flied out to left; Bateman flied out to center; Wine was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Expos 0, Mets 1. METS 2ND: Boswell flied out to left; Aspromonte reached on an error by Wine; Grote doubled to left [Aspromonte scored (unearned)]; Seaver struck out; Agee singled to center [Grote scored (unearned), Agee out at second (center to shortstop)]; 2 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Expos 0, Mets 3. EXPOS 3RD: Morton was called out on strikes; Day singled; Hunt flied out to center; Staub walked [Day to second]; Bailey walked [Day to third, Staub to second]; Fairly singled to right [Bailey to second, Staub scored, Day scored]; Jones flied out to right; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Expos 2, Mets 3. METS 3RD: Harrelson popped to shortstop in foul territory; Jones was called out on strikes; Shamsky grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Expos 2, Mets 3. EXPOS 4TH: Bateman flied out to left; Wine walked; Morton popped to second; Day flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Expos 2, Mets 3. METS 4TH: Clendenon doubled to right; Boswell out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Clendenon to third]; Aspromonte singled to center [Clendenon scored]; Grote singled to right [Aspromonte to second]; Seaver walked [Aspromonte to third, Grote to second]; Agee struck out; Harrelson lined to first; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Expos 2, Mets 4. EXPOS 5TH: Hunt grounded out (shortstop to first); Staub lined to shortstop; Bailey was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Expos 2, Mets 4. METS 5TH: Jones grounded out (pitcher to first); Shamsky singled to left; Clendenon popped to second; game called for rain/snow; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Expos 2, Mets 4. |
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