The second duel of the season between Tom Seaver and Bob Gibson ended again in favor of the Mets' ace, who defeated the Cardinals, 3-1. The Cards counted their run in the first inning on a single by Lou Brock, a stolen base, infield hit by Ted Simmons and sacrifice fly by Joe Torre. The Mets pulled even in the seventh on a triple by Bud Harrelson and wild pitch by Gibson.

Ed Kranepool doubled in the eighth and scored the tie-breaking run on another two-bagger by Jerry Grote, who also crossed the plate when Ted Sizemore missed connections with a grounder by Seaver. In their previous meeting this season, Seaver beat Gibson, 12-2, in St. Louis April 26. [The Sporting News]



New York Mets 3, St. Louis Cardinals 1
Game Played on Friday, May       7, 1971 (Night game) at Shea Stadium
Cardinals    1  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  6  2
Mets         0  0  0    0  0  0    1  2  x  -   3  8  0


Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Brock lf              3   1   2   0     1   0   .366      Harrelson ss          5   1   2   0     0   1   .320
Alou cf               3   0   1   0     0   0   .283      Boswell 2b            4   0   0   0     0   0   .211
Simmons c             4   0   2   0     0   0   .344      Marshall rf           3   0   1   0     1   1   .349
Torre 3b              3   0   0   1     0   0   .336      Jones lf              4   0   0   0     0   1   .263
Cardenal rf           3   0   0   0     1   1   .198      Kranepool 1b          3   1   1   0     1   0   .327
Burda 1b              4   0   1   0     0   1   .357      Aspromonte 3b         4   0   2   0     0   1   .250
  Javier pr           0   0   0   0     0   0   .235      Grote c               4   1   1   1     0   1   .342
Sizemore 2b           3   0   0   0     0   1   .193      Hahn cf               3   0   1   0     1   1   .200
  Hague ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .171      Seaver p              3   0   0   0     0   1   .167
Maxvill ss            3   0   0   0     0   3   .154
  Lee ph              1   0   0   0     0   1   .214
Gibson p              3   0   0   0     0   1   .222
  Melendez ph         1   0   0   0     0   1   .259

Totals               32   1   6   1     2   9             Totals               33   3   8   1     3   7

Time of Game: 2:08   Attendance: 44,304
Left on Base: Cardinals 8, Mets 10
DP: Cardinals 0, Mets 0
Errors: Simmons, Sizemore
Doubles: Aspromonte (5), Kranepool (2), Grote (8)
Triples: Harrelson (3)
Stolen Bases: Brock (13), Harrelson (12)
Sacrifice Hits: Seaver (2)
Sacrifice Flies: Torre (1)
Hit by Pitch: Alou (2,by Seaver)


Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Gibson L(3-3)           8     8   3   2   3   7   0  37   3.11
Totals                  8     8   3   2   3   7   0  37

Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Seaver W(5-1)           9     6   1   1   2   9   0  36   1.60
Totals                  9     6   1   1   2   9   0  36

Hit by Pitch: Seaver (1)
Wild Pitches: Gibson (5)

Umpires: HP - Tom Gorman, 1B - Chris Pelekoudas, 2B - Doug Harvey, 3B - Jerry Dale


CARDINALS 1ST: Brock singled to center; Alou lined to right;
Brock stole second; Simmons singled to shortstop [Brock to
third]; Torre hit a sacrifice fly to center [Brock scored];
Cardenal struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Mets 0.

METS 1ST: Harrelson grounded out (second to first); Boswell
grounded out (pitcher to first); Marshall walked; Jones flied
out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Mets 0.

CARDINALS 2ND: Burda grounded out (first unassisted); Sizemore
grounded out (third to first); Maxvill struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Mets 0.

METS 2ND: Kranepool flied out to left; Aspromonte singled to
shortstop; Grote grounded out (pitcher to first) [Aspromonte to
second]; Hahn walked; Seaver popped to catcher in foul
territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Mets 0.

CARDINALS 3RD: Gibson struck out; Brock singled to second; Alou
forced Brock (shortstop to second); Simmons forced Alou (first
to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Mets 0.

METS 3RD: Harrelson singled to center; Boswell lined to second;
Harrelson stole second; Marshall grounded out (shortstop to
first); Jones reached on an error by Simmons [Harrelson to
third]; Kranepool walked [Jones to second]; Aspromonte flied out
to center; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Mets 0.

CARDINALS 4TH: Torre flied out to center; Cardenal popped to
first in foul territory; Burda was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Mets 0.

METS 4TH: Grote was called out on strikes; Hahn singled to
second; Seaver out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Hahn
to second]; Harrelson was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Mets 0.

CARDINALS 5TH: Sizemore struck out; Maxvill struck out; Gibson
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cardinals 1, Mets 0.

METS 5TH: Boswell popped to third in foul territory; Marshall
singled to center; Jones struck out; Kranepool lined to right; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Mets 0.

CARDINALS 6TH: Brock walked; Alou singled to second [Brock to
second]; On a bunt Simmons forced Brock (pitcher to third) [Alou
to second]; Torre flied out to center; Cardenal grounded out
(catcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Mets 0.

METS 6TH: Aspromonte doubled to right; Grote grounded out (first
unassisted) [Aspromonte to third]; Hahn was called out on
strikes; Seaver was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Cardinals 1, Mets 0.

CARDINALS 7TH: Burda flied out to left; Sizemore grounded out
(shortstop to first); Maxvill struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cardinals 1, Mets 0.

METS 7TH: Harrelson tripled to right; Gibson threw a wild pitch
[Harrelson scored]; Boswell grounded out (first unassisted);
Marshall was called out on strikes; Jones flied out to center; 1
R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Mets 1.

CARDINALS 8TH: Gibson flied out to right; Brock flied out to
left; Alou was hit by a pitch; Simmons singled to shortstop
[Alou to second]; Torre flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Cardinals 1, Mets 1.

METS 8TH: Kranepool doubled to right; Aspromonte struck out;
Grote doubled to center [Kranepool scored]; Hahn lined to third;
Seaver reached on an error by Sizemore [Grote scored (unearned)
(no RBI)]; Harrelson popped to second; 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  Cardinals 1, Mets 3.

CARDINALS 9TH: Cardenal walked; Burda singled to left [Cardenal
to second]; JAVIER RAN FOR BURDA; HAGUE BATTED FOR SIZEMORE;
Hague flied out to center; LEE BATTED FOR MAXVILL; Lee struck
out; MELENDEZ BATTED FOR GIBSON; Melendez struck out; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Mets 3.