The anticipated pitching duel between Tom Seaver and Bob Gibson proved one-sided when the Mets walloped the Cardinals, 12-2. The Mets piled up 17 hits, 10 off Gibson, who was kayoed in the fourth inning. Seaver limited the Cards to seven hits, including a double and triple by Matty Alou. [The Sporting News]



New York Mets 12, St. Louis Cardinals 2
Game Played on Monday, April     26, 1971 (Night game) at Busch Stadium II
Mets         2  0  1    4  0  1    3  1  0  -  12 17  0
Cardinals    0  0  1    0  0  0    0  0  1  -   2  7  0


Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Agee cf               5   2   2   1     1   0   .238      Brock lf              4   0   1   0     0   1   .333
Harrelson ss          5   1   1   1     1   2   .302      Alou cf               4   1   2   1     0   0   .302
Marshall rf           3   3   2   1     2   0   .391      Simmons c             3   0   0   1     0   0   .375
Jones lf              5   0   3   1     0   0   .259      Torre 3b              4   0   1   0     0   1   .363
Kranepool 1b          5   2   4   2     0   0   .423      Cardenal rf           2   0   0   0     0   1   .229
Boswell 2b            2   0   0   0     0   0   .209        Melendez rf         2   0   1   0     0   0   .417
  Foli 2b             2   1   1   1     1   0   .214      Hague 1b              4   0   1   0     0   1   .192
Aspromonte 3b         5   1   2   1     0   0   .250      Sizemore ss           4   0   0   0     0   1   .214
Grote c               4   2   1   1     1   1   .302      Javier 2b             3   1   1   0     0   0   .160
Seaver p              5   0   1   1     0   1   .231      Gibson p              1   0   0   0     0   1   .308
                                                            Brunet p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .333
                                                            Lee ph              1   0   0   0     0   1   .167
                                                            Norman p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Taylor p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Burda ph            1   0   0   0     0   1   .400
                                                            Drabowsky p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               41  12  17  10     6   4             Totals               33   2   7   2     0   8

Time of Game: 2:14   Attendance: 20,402
Left on Base: Mets 8, Cardinals 5
DP: Mets 0, Cardinals 3
Doubles: Agee (2), Harrelson (3), Grote (2), Marshall (2), Foli (2), Alou (6)
Triples: Alou (2)
Home Runs: Agee (3)
Sacrifice Flies: Simmons (1)
GIDP: Boswell (1), Aspromonte (1), Harrelson (2)


Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Seaver W(4-0)           9     7   2   2   0   8   0  34   1.37
Totals                  9     7   2   2   0   8   0  34

Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Gibson L(3-2)           3.2  10   7   7   2   2   0  22   3.38
Brunet                  1.1   0   0   0   1   0   0   4   5.19
Norman                  1.1   4   4   4   3   1   1  11  12.27
Taylor                  1.2   3   1   1   0   0   0   7   3.86
Drabowsky               1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3   2.25
Totals                  9    17  12  12   6   4   1  47

Passed Balls: Simmons 2 (3)
Wild Pitches: Gibson (3), Norman 2 (3)

Umpires: HP - Bob Engel, 1B - Tony Venzon, 2B - Stan Landes, 3B - Mel Steiner


METS 1ST: Agee doubled to right; Harrelson doubled to right
[Agee scored]; Marshall singled to right [Harrelson to third];
Jones reached on a fielder's choice [Harrelson out at home
(pitcher unassisted), Marshall to second]; Kranepool singled to
center [Jones to third, Marshall scored]; Boswell grounded into
a double play (first to shortstop to first) [Kranepool out at
second]; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 2, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 1ST: Brock struck out; Alou flied out to left; Simmons
popped to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 2, Cardinals 0.

METS 2ND: Aspromonte grounded out (shortstop to first); Grote
struck out; Seaver grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 2, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 2ND: Torre grounded out (shortstop to first); Cardenal
struck out; Hague popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets
2, Cardinals 0.

METS 3RD: Agee grounded out (shortstop to first); Harrelson
grounded out (shortstop to first); Marshall walked; Jones
singled to center [Marshall to second]; Kranepool singled to
right [Jones to third, Marshall scored]; Boswell flied out to
right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 3, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 3RD: Sizemore grounded out (pitcher to first); Javier
singled to center; Gibson struck out; Brock singled to left
[Javier to second]; Alou doubled to left [Brock to third, Javier
scored]; Simmons popped to catcher in foul territory; 1 R, 3 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 3, Cardinals 1.

METS 4TH: Aspromonte singled to center; Grote doubled to right
[Aspromonte scored]; On a bunt Seaver struck out; Agee grounded
out (third to first); Harrelson walked; Simmons allowed a passed
ball [Harrelson to second, Grote to third]; Gibson threw a wild
pitch [Harrelson to third, Grote scored]; Marshall doubled to
right [Harrelson scored]; Jones singled to center [Marshall
scored]; BRUNET REPLACED GIBSON (PITCHING); Kranepool popped to
shortstop; 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 7, Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 4TH: FOLI REPLACED BOSWELL (PLAYING 2B); Torre
grounded out (shortstop to first); Cardenal flied out to right;
Hague struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 7, Cardinals 1.

METS 5TH: Foli walked; Aspromonte grounded into a double play
(third to second to first) [Foli out at second]; Grote flied out
to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 7, Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 5TH: Sizemore grounded out (third to first); Javier
popped to second; LEE BATTED FOR BRUNET; Lee struck out; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 7, Cardinals 1.

METS 6TH: NORMAN REPLACED LEE (PITCHING); MELENDEZ REPLACED
CARDENAL (PLAYING RF); Seaver popped to second; Agee homered;
Harrelson struck out; Marshall walked; Jones forced Marshall
(third to second); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 8, Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 6TH: Brock grounded out (catcher to first); Alou flied
out to center; Simmons flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Mets 8, Cardinals 1.

METS 7TH: Kranepool singled to left; Norman threw a wild pitch
[Kranepool to second]; Foli doubled to right [Kranepool scored];
Simmons allowed a passed ball [Foli to third]; Aspromonte popped
to second; Grote walked; Seaver singled to right [Grote to
third, Foli scored]; Norman threw a wild pitch [Seaver to
second, Grote scored]; Agee walked; TAYLOR REPLACED NORMAN
(PITCHING); Harrelson grounded into a double play (second to
shortstop to first) [Agee out at second]; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Mets 11, Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 7TH: Torre singled to center; Melendez flied out to
center; Hague forced Torre (second to shortstop); Sizemore was
called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 11, Cardinals
1.

METS 8TH: Marshall flied out to left; Jones singled to right;
Kranepool singled to right [Jones to third]; Foli reached on a
fielder's choice [Jones out at home (pitcher to catcher),
Kranepool to third]; Aspromonte singled to first [Foli to
second, Kranepool scored]; Grote forced Aspromonte (first to
shortstop); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 12, Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 8TH: Javier popped to second; BURDA BATTED FOR TAYLOR;
Burda was called out on strikes; Brock grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 12, Cardinals 1.

METS 9TH: DRABOWSKY REPLACED BURDA (PITCHING); Seaver flied out
to center; Agee grounded out (second to first); Harrelson struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 12, Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 9TH: Alou tripled to center; Simmons hit a sacrifice
fly to right [Alou scored]; Torre was called out on strikes;
Melendez singled; Hague singled [Melendez to second]; Sizemore
forced Hague (shortstop to second); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets
12, Cardinals 2.