Gary Gentry scattered seven hits and pitched the Mets to a 9-1 victory over the Cardinals. Ed Kranepool batted in three runs with two singles and a double. Leron Lee saved the Cards from being shut out by hitting a homer in the eighth inning. [The Sporting News]



New York Mets 9, St. Louis Cardinals 1
Game Played on Wednesday, April     28, 1971 (Night game) at Busch Stadium II
Mets         2  1  1    1  0  0    3  0  1  -   9 12  0
Cardinals    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  1  0  -   1  7  1


Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Agee cf               5   0   1   1     1   1   .247      Brock lf              4   0   2   0     0   0   .325
Harrelson ss          4   2   2   0     2   0   .311      Alou cf               2   0   0   0     0   1   .293
Marshall rf           2   2   1   1     2   1   .400        Brunet p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .333
Jones lf              5   1   1   1     0   1   .238        Taylor p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Kranepool 1b          4   2   3   3     1   0   .467        Burda ph            0   0   0   0     1   0   .333
Boswell 2b            5   0   1   0     0   0   .208        Drabowsky p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Aspromonte 3b         2   1   0   0     1   0   .228        Beauchamp ph        1   0   0   0     0   1   .281
  Foli 3b             2   0   1   1     0   0   .250        Linzy p             0   0   0   0     0   0  1.000
Grote c               3   1   1   0     2   1   .327      Simmons c             4   0   0   0     0   0   .344
Gentry p              4   0   1   1     0   1   .167      Torre 3b              4   0   2   0     0   0   .386
                                                          Cardenal rf,cf        4   0   0   0     0   1   .208
                                                          Hague 1b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .175
                                                          Sizemore ss           4   0   0   0     0   0   .208
                                                          Javier 2b             3   0   2   0     0   1   .194
                                                          Torrez p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Lee ph,rf           3   1   1   1     0   0   .300

Totals               36   9  12   8     9   5             Totals               33   1   7   1     1   4

Time of Game: 2:33   Attendance:  8,171
Left on Base: Mets 11, Cardinals 6
DP: Mets 1, Cardinals 2
Errors: Cardenal
Doubles: Kranepool (1), Agee (3), Brock (5)
Home Runs: Lee (1)
Stolen Bases: Harrelson 2 (9), Marshall 2 (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Gentry (1)
GIDP: Gentry (1), Jones (3), Lee (1)
Hit by Pitch: Marshall (1,by Drabowsky)


Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Gentry W(2-3)           9     7   1   1   1   4   1  34   2.88
Totals                  9     7   1   1   1   4   1  34

Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Torrez L(1-2)           3     4   4   3   3   1   0  15   5.64
Brunet                  0.2   1   1   1   3   0   0   6   5.79
Taylor                  2.1   0   0   0   0   2   0   7   2.89
Drabowsky               2     6   3   3   0   2   0  12   4.50
Linzy                   1     1   1   1   3   0   0   7   1.88
Totals                  9    12   9   8   9   5   0  47

Passed Balls: Simmons (4)
Hit by Pitch: Drabowsky (1)

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


METS 1ST: Agee grounded out (shortstop to first); Harrelson
walked; Harrelson stole second; Marshall struck out; Jones
singled to center [Harrelson scored]; Simmons allowed a passed
ball [Jones to second]; Kranepool singled to left [Jones scored
(unearned)]; Boswell grounded out (second to first); 2 R (1 ER),
2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 2, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 1ST: Brock grounded out (shortstop to first); Alou
struck out; Simmons popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Mets 2, Cardinals 0.

METS 2ND: Aspromonte walked; Grote singled to right [Aspromonte
to third]; Gentry grounded into a double play (shortstop to
first) [Aspromonte scored (no RBI), Grote out at second]; Agee
flied out to right; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 3, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 2ND: Torre singled to left; Cardenal struck out; Hague
flied out to center; Sizemore flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Mets 3, Cardinals 0.

METS 3RD: Harrelson lined to center; Marshall walked; Jones
flied out to center; Marshall stole second; Kranepool doubled to
right [Marshall scored]; Boswell flied out to center; 1 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 4, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 3RD: Javier singled to left; LEE BATTED FOR TORREZ;
Lee popped to second; Brock flied out to left; Alou grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 4, Cardinals 0.

METS 4TH: LEE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); BRUNET REPLACED ALOU
(PITCHING); CARDENAL CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING CF); Aspromonte
grounded out (third to first); Grote walked; Gentry out on a
sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Grote to second]; Agee doubled
to left [Grote scored]; Harrelson walked; Marshall walked [Agee
to third, Harrelson to second]; TAYLOR REPLACED BRUNET
(PITCHING); Jones was called out on strikes; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3
LOB.  Mets 5, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 4TH: Simmons grounded out (second to first); Torre
singled to left; Cardenal flied out to center; Hague flied out
to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 5, Cardinals 0.

METS 5TH: Kranepool grounded out (second to first); Boswell
grounded out (first unassisted); Aspromonte grounded out (first
to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 5, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 5TH: Sizemore popped to shortstop; Javier singled to
center; Lee grounded into a double play (shortstop to first)
[Javier out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 5, Cardinals
0.

METS 6TH: Grote lined to first; Gentry grounded out (second to
first); Agee struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 5,
Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 6TH: FOLI REPLACED ASPROMONTE (PLAYING 3B); Brock
singled to center; BURDA BATTED FOR TAYLOR; Burda walked [Brock
to second]; Simmons flied out to left; Torre popped to catcher
in foul territory; Cardenal flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Mets 5, Cardinals 0.

METS 7TH: DRABOWSKY REPLACED BURDA (PITCHING); Harrelson singled
to left; Harrelson stole second; Marshall singled to right
[Harrelson scored]; Jones flied out to center; Marshall stole
second; Kranepool singled to right [Marshall scored]; Boswell
singled to right [Kranepool to second]; Foli singled to center
[Boswell to second, Kranepool scored]; Grote struck out; Gentry
struck out; 3 R, 5 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 8, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 7TH: Hague popped to third; Sizemore grounded out
(second to first); Javier struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Mets 8, Cardinals 0.

METS 8TH: Agee flied out to left; Harrelson singled to center;
Marshall was hit by a pitch [Harrelson to second]; Jones
grounded into a double play (shortstop to first) [Marshall out
at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 8, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 8TH: Lee homered; Brock doubled to right; BEAUCHAMP
BATTED FOR DRABOWSKY; Beauchamp struck out; Simmons grounded out
(catcher to first); Torre grounded out (pitcher to third to
first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 8, Cardinals 1.

METS 9TH: LINZY REPLACED BEAUCHAMP (PITCHING); Kranepool walked;
Boswell grounded out (first unassisted) [Kranepool to second];
Foli popped to first; Grote walked; Gentry singled to center
[Kranepool scored, Grote to third (error by Cardenal), Gentry to
second]; Agee walked; Harrelson grounded out (pitcher
unassisted); 1 R, 1 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Mets 9, Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 9TH: Cardenal flied out to right; Hague flied out to
right; Sizemore flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets
9, Cardinals 1.