A single by Bud Harrelson in the seventh inning drove in the tie-breaking run to give the Mets a 2-1 victory over the Cubs. Bob Aspromonte hit his first homer in a Mets' uniform in the second inning and the Cubs picked up their run on doubles by Ron Santo and Johnny Callison in the fifth.

Jerry Grote singled for the Mets in the seventh and stopped at second on a single by Don Hahn. Al Weis forced Hahn, but Harrelson came through with a clutch single. [The Sporting News]



New York Mets 2, Chicago Cubs 1
Game Played on Tuesday, May       4, 1971 (Night game) at Shea Stadium
Cubs         0  0  0    0  1  0    0  0  0  -   1  4  1
Mets         0  1  0    0  0  0    1  0  x  -   2  7  1


Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Kessinger ss          4   0   0   0     1   0   .204      Harrelson ss          4   0   2   1     0   0   .307
Beckert 2b            4   0   0   0     1   1   .293      Boswell 2b            2   0   0   0     1   0   .222
Williams lf           4   0   0   0     1   2   .298        Clendenon ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .269
Santo 3b              5   1   1   0     0   1   .288        Sadecki p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Callison rf           2   0   1   1     2   1   .262        Frisella p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Pepitone cf           3   0   2   0     1   1   .329      Marshall rf           3   0   1   0     1   0   .368
Banks 1b              2   0   0   0     1   2   .154      Jones lf              4   0   1   0     0   1   .275
  Hickman ph,1b       1   0   0   0     0   0   .186      Kranepool 1b          4   0   0   0     0   0   .313
D. Breeden c          4   0   0   0     0   0   .143      Aspromonte 3b         4   1   1   1     0   0   .238
Pappas p              2   0   0   0     1   0   .067      Grote c               2   1   1   0     1   0   .352
  Stephenson p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Hahn cf               3   0   1   0     0   0   .222
  Regan p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Ryan p                1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  H. Breeden ph       0   0   0   0     0   0   .125        Weis ph,2b          1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Popovich ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .053
  Tompkins p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               32   1   4   1     8   8             Totals               29   2   7   2     3   1

Time of Game: 2:47   Attendance: 17,963
Left on Base: Cubs 12, Mets 7
DP: Cubs 0, Mets 0
Errors: D. Breeden, Aspromonte
Doubles: Pepitone (4), Santo (3), Callison (6)
Home Runs: Aspromonte (1)
Stolen Bases: Callison 2 (2)
Caught Stealing: Harrelson (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Ryan (1)


Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Pappas L(3-3)           6     6   2   2   3   0   1  26   2.96
Stephenson              0.1   1   0   0   0   0   0   2   0.00
Regan                   0.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   2   4.20
Tompkins                1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3   5.06
Totals                  8     7   2   2   3   1   1  33

Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Ryan W(3-0)             7     3   1   1   7   7   0  31   1.65
Sadecki                 0.1   1   0   0   1   0   0   4   2.08
Frisella SV(3)          1.2   0   0   0   0   1   0   5   3.38
Totals                  9     4   1   1   8   8   0  40

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


CUBS 1ST: Kessinger walked; Beckert struck out; Williams walked
[Kessinger to second]; Santo struck out; Callison struck out; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 0, Mets 0.

METS 1ST: Harrelson grounded out (first unassisted); Boswell
flied out to left; Marshall walked; Jones singled to left
[Marshall to third]; D. Breeden dropped a foul fly hit by
Kranepool for an error; Kranepool grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 0, Mets 0.

CUBS 2ND: Pepitone doubled to left; Banks struck out; D. Breeden
flied out to center; Pappas made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0, Mets 0.

METS 2ND: Aspromonte homered; Grote walked; Hahn made an out to
pitcher; Ryan out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Grote
to second]; Harrelson popped to third in foul territory; 1 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0, Mets 1.

CUBS 3RD: Kessinger flied out to left; Beckert walked; Williams
flied out to right; Santo popped to first in foul territory; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0, Mets 1.

METS 3RD: Boswell grounded out (first to pitcher); Marshall
grounded out (second to first); Jones grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Mets 1.

CUBS 4TH: Callison walked; Callison stole second; Callison stole
third; Pepitone struck out; Banks walked; D. Breeden made an out
to second; Pappas walked [Banks to second]; Kessinger grounded
out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Cubs 0, Mets 1.

METS 4TH: Kranepool grounded out (pitcher to first); Aspromonte
made an out to second; Grote made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Mets 1.

CUBS 5TH: Beckert grounded out (second to first); Williams
struck out; Santo doubled to right; Callison doubled to right
[Santo scored]; Pepitone was walked intentionally; Banks struck
out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 1, Mets 1.

METS 5TH: Hahn flied out to right; Ryan grounded out (second to
first); Harrelson singled to center; Harrelson was caught
stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cubs 1, Mets 1.

CUBS 6TH: D. Breeden grounded out (third to first); Pappas
grounded out (shortstop to first); Kessinger grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 1, Mets 1.

METS 6TH: Boswell walked; Marshall singled to right [Boswell to
second]; Jones flied out to right; Kranepool forced Marshall
(shortstop to second) [Boswell to third]; Aspromonte flied out
to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 1, Mets 1.

CUBS 7TH: Beckert flied out to center; Williams made an out to
first; Santo popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cubs 1, Mets 1.

METS 7TH: Grote singled to left; Hahn singled to left [Grote to
second]; STEPHENSON REPLACED PAPPAS (PITCHING); WEIS BATTED FOR
RYAN; Weis forced Hahn (second to shortstop) [Grote to third];
Harrelson singled to left [Grote scored, Weis to second]; REGAN
REPLACED STEPHENSON (PITCHING); CLENDENON BATTED FOR BOSWELL;
Clendenon flied out to left [Weis to third]; Marshall grounded
out (second to first); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 1, Mets 2.

CUBS 8TH: SADECKI REPLACED CLENDENON (PITCHING); WEIS STAYED IN
GAME (PLAYING 2B); Callison walked; Pepitone singled to right
[Callison to third]; HICKMAN BATTED FOR BANKS; Hickman reached
on a fielder's choice [Callison out at home (pitcher to third to
catcher), Pepitone to second]; D. Breeden reached on an error by
Aspromonte [Hickman to second, Pepitone to third]; H. BREEDEN
BATTED FOR REGAN; FRISELLA REPLACED SADECKI (PITCHING); POPOVICH
BATTED FOR H. BREEDEN; Popovich popped to catcher in foul
territory; Kessinger grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1
E, 3 LOB.  Cubs 1, Mets 2.

METS 8TH: HICKMAN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); TOMPKINS REPLACED
POPOVICH (PITCHING); Jones struck out; Kranepool grounded out
(second to first); Aspromonte grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 1, Mets 2.

CUBS 9TH: Beckert grounded out (third to first); Williams struck
out; Santo grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cubs 1, Mets 2.