In an overpowering display, Tom Seaver yielded only three hits, struck out 14 and pitched the Mets to a 1-0 victory over the Pirates. Donn Clendenon decided Seaver's duel with Dock Ellis by smashing a homer in the fourth inning to end a stretch of nine straight hitless times at bat for the Mets' slugger. [The Sporting News]



New York Mets 1, Pittsburgh Pirates 0
Game Played on Friday, April     16, 1971 (Day game) at Shea Stadium
Pirates      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  3  0
Mets         0  0  0    1  0  0    0  0  x  -   1  8  0


Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Cash 2b               4   0   1   0     0   1   .333      Agee cf               4   0   1   0     0   1   .240
Hebner 3b             4   0   0   0     0   1   .225      Harrelson ss          4   0   2   0     0   0   .333
Clemente rf           4   0   0   0     0   3   .270      Jones lf              4   0   2   0     0   0   .292
Stargell lf           3   0   0   0     0   2   .333      Clendenon 1b          4   1   2   1     0   2   .400
Oliver cf             3   0   2   0     0   0   .250      Singleton rf          3   0   0   0     1   1   .286
Robertson 1b          3   0   0   0     0   1   .258      Boswell 2b            4   0   0   0     0   1   .200
Sanguillen c          3   0   0   0     0   1   .231      Aspromonte 3b         3   0   0   0     0   1   .222
J. Hernandez ss       2   0   0   0     0   2   .406      Grote c               3   0   1   0     0   0   .368
  Davalillo ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .250      Seaver p              2   0   0   0     0   1   .000
  Alley ss            0   0   0   0     0   0  1.000
Ellis p               2   0   0   0     0   2   .200
  May ph              1   0   0   0     0   1   .000
  Briles p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .500
  Veale p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               30   0   3   0     0  14             Totals               31   1   8   1     1   7

Time of Game: 2:03   Attendance: 18,491
Left on Base: Pirates 3, Mets 8
DP: Pirates 0, Mets 0
Home Runs: Clendenon (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Seaver (1)


Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Ellis L(1-2)            7     6   1   1   1   6   1  28   2.25
Briles                  0.2   2   0   0   0   0   0   4   2.25
Veale                   0.1   0   0   0   0   1   0   1   0.00
Totals                  8     8   1   1   1   7   1  33

Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Seaver W(2-0)           9     3   0   0   0  14   0  30   0.78
Totals                  9     3   0   0   0  14   0  30

Umpires: HP - Paul Pryor, 1B - Shag Crawford, 2B - John Kibler, 3B - Satch Davidson


PIRATES 1ST: Cash grounded out (second to first); Hebner popped
to shortstop; Clemente was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Pirates 0, Mets 0.

METS 1ST: Agee singled to right; Harrelson singled to center
[Agee to second]; Jones flied out to right; Clendenon struck
out; Singleton forced Harrelson (shortstop to second); 0 R, 2 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 0, Mets 0.

PIRATES 2ND: Stargell struck out; Oliver singled; Robertson
struck out; Sanguillen grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 0, Mets 0.

METS 2ND: Boswell grounded out (first to pitcher); Aspromonte
was called out on strikes; Grote flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0, Mets 0.

PIRATES 3RD: J. Hernandez struck out; Ellis struck out; Cash
singled to right; Hebner struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Pirates 0, Mets 0.

METS 3RD: Seaver was called out on strikes; Agee was called out
on strikes; Harrelson flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Pirates 0, Mets 0.

PIRATES 4TH: Clemente lined to second; Stargell was called out
on strikes; Oliver grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0, Mets 0.

METS 4TH: Jones grounded out (shortstop to first); Clendenon
homered; Singleton struck out; Boswell grounded out (pitcher to
first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0, Mets 1.

PIRATES 5TH: Robertson popped to catcher; Sanguillen flied out
to center; J. Hernandez was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0, Mets 1.

METS 5TH: Aspromonte grounded out (first unassisted); Grote
flied out to right; Seaver flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Pirates 0, Mets 1.

PIRATES 6TH: Ellis struck out; Cash popped to second; Hebner
flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0, Mets 1.

METS 6TH: Agee flied out to center; Harrelson singled to right;
Jones singled to center [Harrelson to second]; Clendenon struck
out; Singleton walked [Harrelson to third, Jones to second];
Boswell popped to second; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Pirates 0, Mets
1.

PIRATES 7TH: Clemente struck out; Stargell flied out to left;
Oliver singled to center; Robertson grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 0, Mets 1.

METS 7TH: Aspromonte grounded out (shortstop to first); Grote
singled to center; Seaver out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to
second) [Grote to second]; Agee flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 0, Mets 1.

PIRATES 8TH: Sanguillen struck out; DAVALILLO BATTED FOR J.
HERNANDEZ; Davalillo grounded out (pitcher to first); MAY BATTED
FOR ELLIS; May struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0,
Mets 1.

METS 8TH: ALLEY REPLACED DAVALILLO (PLAYING SS); BRILES REPLACED
MAY (PITCHING); Harrelson grounded out (pitcher to first); Jones
singled to center; Clendenon singled to left [Jones to third];
Singleton reached on a fielder's choice [Jones out at home
(first to catcher), Clendenon to second]; VEALE REPLACED BRILES
(PITCHING); Boswell struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates
0, Mets 1.

PIRATES 9TH: Cash was called out on strikes; Hebner grounded out
(second to first); Clemente was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0, Mets 1.