Breaking up a scoreless duel, Jerry Grote homered in the 11th inning to give the Mets a 1-0 victory over the Reds. The defeat was the fourth straight for the Reds and the third for Wayne Granger, who was on the mound in relief when Grote connected for the circuit. [The Sporting News]



New York Mets 1, Cincinnati Reds 0
Game Played on Sunday, April     11, 1971 (Day game) at Shea Stadium
Reds         0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  -   0  6  0
Mets         0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  1  -   1  6  0


Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Rose rf               5   0   1   0     0   2   .211      Agee cf               4   0   2   0     1   0   .235
Carbo lf              4   0   1   0     1   2   .231      Harrelson ss          2   0   0   0     2   0   .273
Perez 3b              5   0   0   0     0   3   .278      Jones lf              5   0   1   0     0   0   .188
Bench c               4   0   0   0     1   0   .250      Clendenon 1b          5   0   0   0     0   0   .471
Smith 1b              4   0   0   0     0   1   .000      Singleton rf          3   0   1   0     2   1   .500
McRae cf              4   0   1   0     0   1   .250      Aspromonte 3b         2   0   0   0     2   0   .273
Helms 2b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .158      Boswell 2b            3   0   1   0     2   0   .333
Woodward ss           3   0   2   0     1   1   .300      Grote c               4   1   1   1     1   0   .308
Garrett p             2   0   1   0     0   1   .500      Seaver p              2   0   0   0     1   1   .000
  Wilcox p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Shamsky ph          0   0   0   0     1   0   .100
  Bravo ph            1   0   0   0     0   1   .333        Hahn pr             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Carroll p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        McGraw p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Plummer ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Granger p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               37   0   6   0     3  12             Totals               30   1   6   1    12   2

Time of Game: 3:00   Attendance: 22,005
Left on Base: Reds 7, Mets 13
DP: Reds 2, Mets 2
Doubles: Carbo (2), Agee (1)
Home Runs: Grote (1)
Stolen Bases: Woodward (1)
Caught Stealing: Agee (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Harrelson (1), Aspromonte (1)
GIDP: Smith (1), Helms (4), Clendenon (1), Grote (1)


Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Garrett                 5.2   3   0   0   7   1   0  25   0.00
Wilcox                  0.1   0   0   0   1   1   0   2   0.00
Carroll                 3     1   0   0   3   0   0  11   0.00
Granger L(0-3)          1     2   1   1   1   0   1   6   4.15
Totals                 10     6   1   1  12   2   1  44

Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Seaver                  9     5   0   0   3  10   0  33   1.29
McGraw W(1-0)           2     1   0   0   0   2   0   7   0.00
Totals                 11     6   0   0   3  12   0  40

Balks: Garrett (1)

Umpires: HP - Bruce Froemming, 1B - Al Barlick, 2B - Ed Vargo, 3B - Harry Wendelstedt


REDS 1ST: Rose grounded out (shortstop to first); Carbo walked;
Perez struck out; Bench flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Reds 0, Mets 0.

METS 1ST: Agee flied to right in foul territory; Harrelson
walked; Jones singled to left [Harrelson to second]; Clendenon
grounded into a double play (third to first) [Harrelson out at
third]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 0, Mets 0.

REDS 2ND: Smith was called out on strikes; McRae struck out;
Helms grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds
0, Mets 0.

METS 2ND: Singleton grounded out (pitcher to shortstop to
first); Aspromonte walked; Boswell singled to left [Aspromonte
to second]; Grote forced Aspromonte (third unassisted) [Boswell
to second]; Seaver flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Reds 0, Mets 0.

REDS 3RD: Woodward was called out on strikes; Garrett singled to
left; Rose singled to left [Garrett to second]; Carbo struck
out; Perez was called out on strikes; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Reds 0, Mets 0.

METS 3RD: Agee singled to right; Garrett balked [Agee to
second]; Agee was picked off second (catcher to shortstop);
Harrelson flied out to center; Jones grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0, Mets 0.

REDS 4TH: Bench walked; Smith grounded into a double play
(shortstop to first) [Bench out at second]; McRae grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0, Mets 0.

METS 4TH: Clendenon grounded out (shortstop to first); Singleton
struck out; Aspromonte grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0, Mets 0.

REDS 5TH: Helms grounded out (pitcher to first); Woodward
singled to right; Woodward stole second; Garrett was called out
on strikes; Rose was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Reds 0, Mets 0.

METS 5TH: Boswell flied out to left; Grote lined to shortstop;
Seaver walked; Agee walked [Seaver to second]; Harrelson walked
[Seaver to third, Agee to second]; Jones lined to left; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Reds 0, Mets 0.

REDS 6TH: Carbo doubled to left; Perez struck out; Bench lined
to center; Smith flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Reds 0, Mets 0.

METS 6TH: Clendenon flied out to center; Singleton walked;
Aspromonte popped to catcher in foul territory; Boswell walked
[Singleton to second]; WILCOX REPLACED GARRETT (PITCHING); Grote
walked [Singleton to third, Boswell to second]; Seaver struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Reds 0, Mets 0.

REDS 7TH: McRae singled to left; On a bunt Helms grounded into a
double play (pitcher to second to shortstop) [McRae out at
second]; Woodward walked; BRAVO BATTED FOR WILCOX; Bravo struck
out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 0, Mets 0.

METS 7TH: CARROLL REPLACED BRAVO (PITCHING); Agee doubled to
left; Harrelson out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to first) [Agee
to third]; Jones grounded out (pitcher to first); Clendenon
flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 0, Mets 0.

REDS 8TH: Rose flied out to left; Carbo grounded out (first to
pitcher); Perez grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Reds 0, Mets 0.

METS 8TH: Singleton walked; Aspromonte out on a sacrifice bunt
(first to second) [Singleton to second]; Boswell was walked
intentionally; Grote grounded into a double play (pitcher to
second to first) [Boswell out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Reds 0, Mets 0.

REDS 9TH: Bench popped to third in foul territory; Smith popped
to shortstop; McRae flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Reds 0, Mets 0.

METS 9TH: SHAMSKY BATTED FOR SEAVER; Shamsky walked; HAHN RAN
FOR SHAMSKY; Agee forced Hahn (catcher to shortstop); Agee was
caught stealing second (catcher to second); Harrelson popped to
third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0, Mets 0.

REDS 10TH: MCGRAW REPLACED HAHN (PITCHING); Helms grounded out
(pitcher to first); Woodward singled to center; PLUMMER BATTED
FOR CARROLL; Plummer flied out to left; Rose struck out; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 0, Mets 0.

METS 10TH: GRANGER REPLACED PLUMMER (PITCHING); Jones grounded
out (pitcher to first); Clendenon grounded out (third to first);
Singleton singled to right; Aspromonte walked [Singleton to
second]; Boswell grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Reds 0, Mets 0.

REDS 11TH: Carbo struck out; Perez grounded out (pitcher to
first); Bench grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Reds 0, Mets 0.

METS 11TH: Grote homered; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0, Mets 1.