Although wild, Nolan Ryan yielded only three hits and pitched the Mets to an 8-1 victory over the Astros. The fastball righthander, who turned in his first complete game of the season, walked seven, hit one batter and uncorked a wild pitch. The Mets capped their attack with a grand-slam homer by Dave Marshall in the sixth inning after George Culver replaced Larry Dierker. [The Sporting News]



New York Mets 8, Houston Astros 1
Game Played on Tuesday, May       11, 1971 (Night game) at Shea Stadium
Astros       0  0  0    0  1  0    0  0  0  -   1  3  1
Mets         0  3  0    0  0  5    0  0  x  -   8 11  1


Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Metzger ss            5   0   1   0     0   0   .229      Harrelson ss          3   1   1   0     2   0   .318
Morgan 2b             3   0   0   1     1   1   .227      Foli 3b               4   1   0   1     1   1   .263
  Forsch p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .500      Marshall rf           4   1   1   4     0   0   .340
Wynn cf               3   0   0   0     1   0   .214      Jones lf              4   1   1   0     0   1   .255
Watson lf             0   0   0   0     0   0   .296      Kranepool 1b          4   1   2   0     0   0   .339
  Chiles ph,lf        3   0   0   0     0   3   .333      Boswell 2b            4   1   2   1     0   0   .224
Menke 1b              2   0   1   0     2   1   .246      Grote c               4   1   2   1     0   0   .367
Cedeno rf             3   0   0   0     1   2   .192      Hahn cf               4   1   1   0     0   0   .240
Rader 3b              4   0   1   0     0   0   .154      Ryan p                3   0   1   0     0   0   .167
Edwards c             2   1   0   0     1   0   .211
  Miller c            1   0   0   0     0   0   .226
Dierker p             2   0   0   0     0   1   .048
  Culver p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Martinez ph,2b      1   0   0   0     1   0   .000

Totals               29   1   3   1     7   8             Totals               34   8  11   7     3   2

Time of Game: 2:35   Attendance: 20,612
Left on Base: Astros 9, Mets 6
DP: Astros 0, Mets 1
Errors: Cedeno, Grote
Doubles: Menke (5), Kranepool (3)
Home Runs: Marshall (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Ryan (2)
GIDP: Rader (4)
Hit by Pitch: Watson (1,by Ryan)


Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Dierker L(5-1)          5.2   9   7   6   3   2   0  29   2.09
Culver                  0.1   1   1   1   0   0   1   2   2.93
Forsch                  2     1   0   0   0   0   0   7   1.17
Totals                  8    11   8   7   3   2   1  38

Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Ryan W(4-0)             9     3   1   1   7   8   0  37   1.42
Totals                  9     3   1   1   7   8   0  37

Hit by Pitch: Ryan (1)
Wild Pitches: Ryan (1)

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


ASTROS 1ST: Metzger flied out to center; Morgan struck out; Wynn
flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0, Mets 0.

METS 1ST: Harrelson flied out to right; Foli grounded out
(shortstop to first); Marshall grounded out (pitcher to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0, Mets 0.

ASTROS 2ND: Watson was hit by a pitch; Menke walked [Watson to
second]; Cedeno struck out; Rader grounded into a double play
(first to shortstop to pitcher) [Menke out at second]; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 0, Mets 0.

METS 2ND: Jones singled to right; Kranepool doubled to right
[Jones to third]; Boswell grounded out (second to first)
[Kranepool to third, Jones scored]; Grote singled to center
[Kranepool scored]; Hahn forced Grote (shortstop to second);
Ryan singled to right [Hahn scored (error by Cedeno) (unearned),
Ryan to second]; Harrelson walked; Foli struck out; 3 R (2 ER),
4 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 0, Mets 3.

ASTROS 3RD: Edwards grounded out (shortstop to first); Dierker
flied out to right; Metzger grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0, Mets 3.

METS 3RD: Marshall flied out to left; Jones struck out;
Kranepool singled to center; Boswell singled to right [Kranepool
to third]; Grote grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Astros 0, Mets 3.

ASTROS 4TH: Morgan walked; Wynn walked [Morgan to second];
CHILES BATTED FOR WATSON; Chiles struck out; Menke struck out;
Cedeno walked [Morgan to third, Wynn to second]; Rader flied out
to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Astros 0, Mets 3.

METS 4TH: CHILES STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Hahn singled to
right; Ryan out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Hahn to
second]; Harrelson flied out to center; Foli grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 0, Mets 3.

ASTROS 5TH: Edwards walked; Dierker struck out; Metzger singled
to right [Edwards to third]; Morgan forced Metzger (shortstop to
second) [Edwards scored]; Wynn flied out to left; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Astros 1, Mets 3.

METS 5TH: Marshall made an out to second; Jones flied out to
center; Kranepool made an out to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Astros 1, Mets 3.

ASTROS 6TH: Chiles struck out; Menke walked; Cedeno popped to
first in foul territory; Rader singled to center [Menke to
second]; Edwards grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Astros 1, Mets 3.

METS 6TH: Boswell singled to center; Grote singled to left
[Boswell to third]; Hahn made an out to second; Ryan popped to
catcher in foul territory; Harrelson walked [Grote to second];
Foli walked [Boswell scored, Grote to third, Harrelson to
second]; CULVER REPLACED DIERKER (PITCHING); Marshall homered
[Grote scored, Harrelson scored, Foli scored]; Jones grounded
out (pitcher to first); 5 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 1, Mets 8.

ASTROS 7TH: MARTINEZ BATTED FOR CULVER; Martinez walked; Ryan
threw a wild pitch [Martinez to second]; Metzger grounded out
(shortstop to first); Morgan made an out to second; Wynn
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 1,
Mets 8.

METS 7TH: MARTINEZ STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); FORSCH REPLACED
MORGAN (PITCHING); MILLER REPLACED EDWARDS (PLAYING C );
Kranepool grounded out (second to first); Boswell flied out to
left; Grote grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Astros 1, Mets 8.

ASTROS 8TH: Chiles struck out; Menke doubled to left; Grote
dropped a foul fly hit by Cedeno for an error; Cedeno struck
out; Rader grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
 Astros 1, Mets 8.

METS 8TH: Hahn grounded out (shortstop to first); Ryan made an
out to first; Harrelson singled to left; Foli popped to third in
foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 1, Mets 8.

ASTROS 9TH: Miller flied out to left; Martinez grounded out
(shortstop to first); Metzger flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Astros 1, Mets 8.