Backed by Deron Johnson, who hit a homer in the second inning, Rick Wise outdueled Gary Gentry and pitched the Phillies to a 1-0 victory over the Mets. [The Sporting News]



Philadelphia Phillies 1, New York Mets 0
Game Played on Thursday, May       20, 1971 (Night game) at Veterans Stadium
Mets         0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  6  0
Phillies     0  1  0    0  0  0    0  0  x  -   1  6  0


Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Phillies             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Agee cf               3   0   0   0     1   1   .290      Bowa ss               4   0   2   0     0   1   .225
Harrelson ss          4   0   2   0     0   0   .317      Taylor 3b             4   0   1   0     0   1   .234
Marshall rf           4   0   0   0     0   1   .314      Montanez cf           2   0   1   0     1   0   .311
Jones lf              4   0   2   0     0   0   .280      Johnson 1b            3   1   1   1     0   1   .214
Kranepool 1b          4   0   0   0     0   0   .300      McCarver c            3   0   0   0     0   0   .250
Boswell 2b            3   0   1   0     1   0   .259      Freed rf              3   0   1   0     0   1   .254
Aspromonte 3b         4   0   1   0     0   1   .273      Harmon 2b             3   0   0   0     0   3   .294
Grote c               3   0   0   0     0   1   .311      Lis lf                3   0   0   0     0   1   .226
Gentry p              2   0   0   0     0   2   .100        Hisle lf            0   0   0   0     0   0   .231
  Shamsky ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .125      Wise p                3   0   0   0     0   2   .158
  Frisella p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               32   0   6   0     2   6             Totals               28   1   6   1     1  10

Time of Game: 2:00   Attendance: 14,619
Left on Base: Mets 7, Phillies 4
DP: Mets 2, Phillies 1
Doubles: Jones (7), Taylor (1)
Home Runs: Johnson (2)
Stolen Bases: Agee (2)
GIDP: Marshall (1), McCarver (2)


Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Gentry L(3-4)           7     6   1   1   1   9   1  26   2.39
Frisella                1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3   2.87
Totals                  8     6   1   1   1  10   1  29

Phillies               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Wise W(3-2)             9     6   0   0   2   6   0  34   3.79
Totals                  9     6   0   0   2   6   0  34

Umpires: HP - John Kibler, 1B - Satch Davidson, 2B - Paul Pryor, 3B - Shag Crawford


METS 1ST: Agee grounded out (shortstop to first); Harrelson
lined to center; Marshall was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 1ST: Bowa singled to left; Taylor lined into a double
play (first unassisted) [Bowa out at first]; Montanez grounded
out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Phillies 0.

METS 2ND: Jones grounded out (third to first); Kranepool flied
out to left; Boswell walked; Aspromonte singled to right
[Boswell to second]; Grote struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Mets 0, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 2ND: Johnson homered; McCarver grounded out (second to
first); Freed singled to left; Harmon struck out; Lis struck
out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0, Phillies 1.

METS 3RD: Gentry struck out; Agee walked; Agee stole second;
Harrelson flied out to center; Marshall grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0, Phillies 1.

PHILLIES 3RD: Wise popped to third in foul territory; On a bunt
Bowa singled to catcher; Taylor doubled to center [Bowa to
third]; Montanez was walked intentionally; Johnson popped to
first in foul territory; McCarver popped to third in foul
territory; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Mets 0, Phillies 1.

METS 4TH: Jones doubled; Kranepool grounded out (third to
first); Boswell grounded out (second to first) [Jones to third];
Aspromonte was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Mets 0, Phillies 1.

PHILLIES 4TH: Freed flied out to center; Harmon was called out
on strikes; Lis popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets
0, Phillies 1.

METS 5TH: Grote grounded out (second to first); Gentry struck
out; Agee struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Phillies 1.

PHILLIES 5TH: Wise was called out on strikes; Bowa struck out;
Taylor struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Phillies 1.

METS 6TH: Harrelson singled to center; Marshall grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to first) [Harrelson out at
second]; Jones singled to left; Kranepool lined to right; 0 R, 2
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0, Phillies 1.

PHILLIES 6TH: Montanez singled; Johnson was called out on
strikes; McCarver grounded into a double play (first to
shortstop to first) [Montanez out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Mets 0, Phillies 1.

METS 7TH: Boswell lined to center; Aspromonte grounded out
(shortstop to first); Grote grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Phillies 1.

PHILLIES 7TH: Freed struck out; Harmon struck out; Lis grounded
out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0,
Phillies 1.

METS 8TH: HISLE REPLACED LIS (PLAYING LF); SHAMSKY BATTED FOR
GENTRY; Shamsky popped to third in foul territory; Agee lined to
center; Harrelson singled to center; Marshall flied out to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0, Phillies 1.

PHILLIES 8TH: FRISELLA REPLACED SHAMSKY (PITCHING); Wise struck
out; Bowa lined to third; Taylor grounded out (second to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Phillies 1.

METS 9TH: Jones grounded out (shortstop to first); Kranepool
popped to shortstop; Boswell singled to center; Aspromonte
forced Boswell (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0,
Phillies 1.