The Mets beat Wade Blasingame for the first time in the lefthander's career when Bud Harrelson drove in two runs with a two-out single in the seventh inning to produce a 2-1 victory over the Astros. Blasingame, who went into the game with a 9-0 record against the Mets, allowed only three hits until Jerry Grote doubled with one out in the seventh and Don Hahn beat out an infield hit.

Tommie Agee grounded out, Grote holding third, but Hahn advanced to second on the play. Both baserunners then scored when Harrelson rapped his single. [The Sporting News]



New York Mets 2, Houston Astros 1
Game Played on Monday, May       10, 1971 (Night game) at Shea Stadium
Astros       0  1  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  4  0
Mets         0  0  0    0  0  0    2  0  x  -   2  6  0


Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Metzger ss            4   0   0   0     0   3   .230      Harrelson ss          4   0   1   2     0   0   .317
Morgan 2b             4   0   0   0     0   2   .233      Foli 2b               4   0   0   0     0   0   .294
Wynn cf               4   0   0   0     0   0   .224      Jones lf              3   0   1   0     1   0   .255
Watson lf             3   1   2   0     1   0   .296      Clendenon 1b          4   0   1   0     0   2   .279
  Geronimo pr         0   0   0   0     0   0   .273      Aspromonte 3b         4   0   0   0     0   0   .263
Menke 1b              3   0   1   0     0   0   .241      Singleton rf          2   0   0   0     1   1   .170
Alou rf               2   0   1   0     1   0   .355      Grote c               3   1   2   0     0   1   .360
Rader 3b              2   0   0   0     1   1   .150      Hahn cf               3   1   1   0     0   1   .238
Edwards c             2   0   0   0     1   0   .216      Gentry p              2   0   0   0     0   0   .118
Blasingame p          2   0   0   0     0   1   .273        Agee ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .287
  Cedeno ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .198        McGraw p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .667
  Gladding p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               27   1   4   0     4   8             Totals               30   2   6   2     2   5

Time of Game: 2:04   Attendance: 16,056
Left on Base: Astros 4, Mets 6
DP: Astros 0, Mets 3
Doubles: Grote (10)
Stolen Bases: Alou (3)
Sacrifice Hits: Menke (3)
GIDP: Alou (3), Rader (3)


Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Blasingame L(2-4)       7     6   2   2   2   5   0  29   3.00
Gladding                1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   1.23
Totals                  8     6   2   2   2   5   0  32

Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Gentry W(3-3)           7     3   1   1   4   6   0  25   2.55
McGraw SV(2)            2     1   0   0   0   2   0   7   0.40
Totals                  9     4   1   1   4   8   0  32

Umpires: HP - Bill Williams, 1B - Dick Stello, 2B - Andy Olsen, 3B - Augie Donatelli


ASTROS 1ST: Metzger struck out; Morgan struck out; Wynn grounded
out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0, Mets 0.

METS 1ST: Harrelson flied out to center; Foli grounded out
(catcher to first); Jones walked; Clendenon was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 0, Mets 0.

ASTROS 2ND: Watson singled to right; Menke singled to left
[Watson to third]; Alou grounded into a double play (second to
shortstop to first) [Watson scored (no RBI), Menke out at
second]; Rader struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 1, Mets
0.

METS 2ND: Aspromonte grounded out (third to first); Singleton
grounded out (shortstop to first); Grote struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Astros 1, Mets 0.

ASTROS 3RD: Edwards walked; Blasingame struck out; Metzger
struck out; Morgan struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 1,
Mets 0.

METS 3RD: Hahn popped to shortstop; Gentry grounded out (second
to first); Harrelson popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Astros 1, Mets 0.

ASTROS 4TH: Wynn grounded out (pitcher to first); Watson flied
out to right; Menke flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Astros 1, Mets 0.

METS 4TH: Foli grounded out (pitcher to first); Jones grounded
out (shortstop to first); Clendenon struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Astros 1, Mets 0.

ASTROS 5TH: Alou singled to right; Rader walked [Alou to
second]; Alou stole third; Edwards lined into a double play
(shortstop to first) [Rader out at first]; Blasingame flied out
to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 1, Mets 0.

METS 5TH: Aspromonte flied out to center; Singleton walked;
Grote singled to right [Singleton to second]; Hahn struck out;
Gentry grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Astros 1, Mets 0.

ASTROS 6TH: Metzger flied out to left; Morgan popped to second;
Wynn grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Astros 1, Mets 0.

METS 6TH: Harrelson popped to shortstop; Foli grounded out
(shortstop to first); Jones singled to left; Clendenon singled
to left [Jones to second]; Aspromonte flied out to right; 0 R, 2
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 1, Mets 0.

ASTROS 7TH: Watson walked; Menke out on a sacrifice bunt (first
to second) [Watson to second]; Alou was walked intentionally;
Rader grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to
first) [Alou out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 1,
Mets 0.

METS 7TH: Singleton was called out on strikes; Grote doubled to
left; Hahn singled to center [Grote to third]; AGEE BATTED FOR
GENTRY; Agee grounded out (catcher to first) [Hahn to second];
Harrelson singled to center [Hahn scored, Grote scored]; Foli
flied out to center; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 1, Mets 2.

ASTROS 8TH: MCGRAW REPLACED AGEE (PITCHING); Edwards flied out
to left; CEDENO BATTED FOR BLASINGAME; Cedeno struck out;
Metzger struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 1, Mets 2.

METS 8TH: GLADDING REPLACED CEDENO (PITCHING); Jones grounded
out (shortstop to first); Clendenon flied out to center;
Aspromonte grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Astros 1, Mets 2.

ASTROS 9TH: Morgan grounded out (second to first); Wynn grounded
out (shortstop to first); Watson singled to left; GERONIMO RAN
FOR WATSON; Menke flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Astros 1, Mets 2.