With Nolan Ryan and Danny Frisella combining on a three-hitter, the Mets posted a 7-0 victory to complete a sweep of the four-game series with the Cardinals. The Mets broke the game apart with six runs in the seventh inning, three scoring on a homer by Donn Clendenon. Joe Torre was stopped on his 22-game batting streak. [The Sporting News]



New York Mets 7, St. Louis Cardinals 0
Game Played on Thursday, April     29, 1971 (Day game) at Busch Stadium II
Mets         0  0  0    0  0  1    6  0  0  -   7 12  2
Cardinals    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  3  0


Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Agee cf               5   1   2   1     0   2   .256      Brock rf              3   0   0   0     2   2   .313
Harrelson ss          5   0   0   0     0   1   .288      Lee lf                3   0   0   0     1   3   .231
Jones lf              4   2   3   0     1   0   .269      Simmons c             4   0   1   0     0   1   .338
Clendenon 1b          4   1   2   3     1   0   .304      Torre 3b              3   0   0   0     1   1   .374
Singleton rf          3   1   0   1     2   0   .222      Cardenal cf           3   0   0   0     1   1   .200
Aspromonte 3b         4   0   2   1     0   0   .246      Hague 1b              3   0   1   0     1   0   .183
Foli 2b               3   0   1   0     1   0   .261      Javier 2b             4   0   1   0     0   0   .200
Grote c               4   1   1   0     0   0   .321      Maxvill ss            2   0   0   0     0   0   .121
Ryan p                2   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Burda ph            0   0   0   0     1   0   .333
  Hahn ph             1   1   1   1     0   0   .500        Schofield ss        1   0   0   0     0   1   .105
  Frisella p          1   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Reuss p               2   0   0   0     1   2   .083
                                                            Taylor p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Shaw p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Beauchamp ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .273

Totals               36   7  12   7     5   3             Totals               29   0   3   0     8  11

Time of Game: 2:27   Attendance: 10,215
Left on Base: Mets 7, Cardinals 10
DP: Mets 1, Cardinals 3
Errors: Harrelson 2
Doubles: Aspromonte 2 (2), Jones (2), Grote (3), Hahn (1)
Home Runs: Clendenon (2)
Stolen Bases: Cardenal (4), Brock (10)
Caught Stealing: Brock (4)
GIDP: Harrelson (3), Aspromonte (2), Torre (3)


Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Ryan W(2-0)             6     2   0   0   8   5   0  27   1.93
Frisella SV(2)          3     1   0   0   0   6   0  10   1.93
Totals                  9     3   0   0   8  11   0  37

Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Reuss L(2-3)            6    10   4   4   2   2   0  28   3.77
Taylor                  0.1   1   3   3   2   0   1   4   5.59
Shaw                    2.2   1   0   0   1   1   0   9   0.00
Totals                  9    12   7   7   5   3   1  41

Balks: Ryan (1)

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


METS 1ST: Agee singled to right; Harrelson grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to first) [Agee out at second];
Jones singled to left; Clendenon forced Jones (third to second);
0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 1ST: Brock walked; Brock was caught stealing second
(catcher to shortstop); Lee walked; Simmons reached on an error
by Harrelson [Lee to second]; Torre grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Simmons out at second]; 0 R, 0
H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0, Cardinals 0.

METS 2ND: Singleton grounded out (shortstop to first);
Aspromonte doubled to right; Foli walked; Grote grounded out
(third to first) [Foli to second, Aspromonte to third]; Ryan
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 0,
Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 2ND: Cardenal walked; Cardenal stole second; Hague
popped to second; Javier grounded out (second to first)
[Cardenal to third]; Maxvill grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0, Cardinals 0.

METS 3RD: Agee popped to first in foul territory; Harrelson
popped to third in foul territory; Jones singled to left;
Clendenon flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0,
Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 3RD: Reuss walked; Ryan balked [Reuss to second];
Brock struck out; Lee struck out; Simmons singled to left [Reuss
out at home (left to catcher)]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0,
Cardinals 0.

METS 4TH: Singleton walked; Aspromonte grounded into a double
play (second to shortstop to first) [Singleton out at second];
Foli singled to left; Grote forced Foli (second to shortstop); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 4TH: Torre popped to shortstop; Cardenal flied out to
center; Hague walked; Javier reached on an error by Harrelson
[Hague to third]; Maxvill flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2
LOB.  Mets 0, Cardinals 0.

METS 5TH: Ryan flied out to center; Agee struck out; Harrelson
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 5TH: Reuss struck out; Brock walked; Brock stole
second; Lee struck out; Simmons popped to shortstop in foul
territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0, Cardinals 0.

METS 6TH: Jones doubled to right; Clendenon singled to left
[Jones to third]; Singleton grounded out (pitcher to second to
first) [Clendenon to second, Jones scored]; Aspromonte grounded
out (second to first) [Clendenon to third]; Foli popped to
shortstop; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 1, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 6TH: Torre walked; Cardenal flied out to center; Hague
popped to second; Javier singled to left [Torre to third]; BURDA
BATTED FOR MAXVILL; Burda walked [Javier to second]; Reuss
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Mets 1, Cardinals 0.

METS 7TH: SCHOFIELD REPLACED BURDA (PLAYING SS); Grote doubled
to left; HAHN BATTED FOR RYAN; Hahn doubled to left [Grote
scored]; Agee singled to center [Hahn scored]; TAYLOR REPLACED
REUSS (PITCHING); Harrelson grounded out (second to first) [Agee
to second]; Jones was walked intentionally; Clendenon homered
[Agee scored, Jones scored]; Singleton walked; SHAW REPLACED
TAYLOR (PITCHING); Aspromonte doubled to left [Singleton
scored]; Foli grounded out (third to first) [Aspromonte to
third]; Grote flied out to center; 6 R, 5 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets
7, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 7TH: FRISELLA REPLACED HAHN (PITCHING); Brock grounded
out (second to first); Lee struck out; Simmons struck out; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 7, Cardinals 0.

METS 8TH: Frisella grounded out (second to first); Agee struck
out; Harrelson flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 7,
Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 8TH: Torre struck out; Cardenal struck out; Hague
singled to right; Javier grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 7, Cardinals 0.

METS 9TH: Jones flied out to center; Clendenon walked; Singleton
lined into a double play (third to first) [Clendenon out at
first]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 7, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 9TH: Schofield was called out on strikes; BEAUCHAMP
BATTED FOR SHAW; Beauchamp flied out to left; Brock struck out;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 7, Cardinals 0.