Snapping their five-game losing streak, the Mets defeated the Braves, 6-2. Ken Boswell, Bob Aspromonte and Jerry Grote accounted for the Mets' runs, driving in two apiece.

Nolan Ryan gave up only four hits, including two singles and a homer by Hank Aaron. However, in the ninth inning, Ryan hit two batters with pitched balls and walked one to load the bases before Danny Frisella saved the game by retiring Orlando Cepeda. [The Sporting News]



New York Mets 6, Atlanta Braves 2
Game Played on Friday, May       21, 1971 (Night game) at Shea Stadium
Braves       0  0  0    0  0  1    0  1  0  -   2  4  0
Mets         0  3  0    1  0  2    0  0  x  -   6  8  1


Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Jackson cf            5   0   0   0     0   1   .266      Agee cf               4   0   0   0     0   0   .281
Garr lf               4   0   0   0     0   1   .391      Harrelson ss          4   0   0   0     0   0   .308
H. Aaron rf           4   2   3   1     1   1   .283        Frisella p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Cepeda 1b             4   0   0   0     1   0   .281      Marshall rf           4   0   0   0     0   2   .297
Millan 2b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .340      Jones lf              4   1   1   0     0   1   .279
Boyer 3b              4   0   1   1     0   1   .247      Kranepool 1b          4   3   3   0     0   0   .321
King c                1   0   0   0     2   0   .160      Boswell 2b            3   2   1   2     1   0   .261
Perez ss              4   0   0   0     0   2   .220      Aspromonte 3b         3   0   1   2     1   0   .275
Jarvis p              2   0   0   0     0   1   .063      Grote c               3   0   2   2     0   0   .320
  Kelley p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Ryan p                3   0   0   0     0   3   .091
  Lum ph              0   0   0   0     1   0   .190        Foli ss             0   0   0   0     0   0   .284
  Barber p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Williams ph         0   0   0   0     0   0   .226

Totals               32   2   4   2     5   7             Totals               32   6   8   6     2   6

Time of Game: 2:18   Attendance: 36,843
Left on Base: Braves 11, Mets 4
DP: Braves 0, Mets 0
Errors: Ryan
Doubles: Kranepool 2 (6), Grote (11)
Triples: Boswell (1)
Home Runs: H. Aaron (14)
Hit by Pitch: King (3,by Ryan), Williams (1,by Ryan), Garr (1,by Ryan)


Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Jarvis L(0-6)           5.1   8   6   6   2   4   0  26   4.91
Kelley                  0.2   0   0   0   0   1   0   2   6.35
Barber                  2     0   0   0   0   1   0   6   6.10
Totals                  8     8   6   6   2   6   0  34

Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Ryan W(5-1)             8.2   4   2   1   5   7   1  39   1.32
Frisella SV(5)          0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   2.81
Totals                  9     4   2   1   5   7   1  40

Hit by Pitch: Ryan 3 (4)
Wild Pitches: Ryan (2)

Umpires: HP - Ed Sudol, 1B - Lee Weyer, 2B - Nick Colosi, 3B - Ken Burkhart


BRAVES 1ST: Jackson struck out; Garr made an out to shortstop;
H. Aaron singled to center; Cepeda walked [H. Aaron to second];
Millan made an out to first; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 0,
Mets 0.

METS 1ST: Agee flied out to right; Harrelson flied out to right;
Marshall struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0, Mets 0.

BRAVES 2ND: Boyer grounded out (shortstop to first); King was
hit by a pitch; Perez struck out; Jarvis made an out to first; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0, Mets 0.

METS 2ND: Jones singled to right; Kranepool doubled to right
[Jones to third]; Boswell tripled to left [Kranepool scored,
Jones scored]; Aspromonte grounded out (shortstop to first)
[Boswell scored]; Grote grounded out (shortstop to first); Ryan
struck out; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0, Mets 3.

BRAVES 3RD: Jackson flied out to center; Garr struck out; H.
Aaron struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0, Mets 3.

METS 3RD: Agee made an out to second; Harrelson flied out to
left; Marshall struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0, Mets
3.

BRAVES 4TH: Cepeda grounded out (pitcher to first); Millan
grounded out (second to first); Boyer grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0, Mets 3.

METS 4TH: Jones grounded out (shortstop to first); Kranepool
singled to left; Boswell grounded out (first unassisted)
[Kranepool to second]; Aspromonte singled to center [Kranepool
scored]; Grote doubled to left [Aspromonte to third]; Ryan
struck out; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 0, Mets 4.

BRAVES 5TH: King walked; Perez was called out on strikes; Jarvis
struck out; Jackson flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Braves 0, Mets 4.

METS 5TH: Agee grounded out (pitcher to first); Harrelson flied
out to center; Marshall grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0, Mets 4.

BRAVES 6TH: Garr made an out to shortstop; H. Aaron homered;
Cepeda made an out to shortstop; Millan grounded out (first
unassisted); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 1, Mets 4.

METS 6TH: Jones flied out to right; Kranepool doubled to left;
Boswell was walked intentionally; Aspromonte walked [Kranepool
to third, Boswell to second]; Grote singled to center
[Aspromonte to second, Boswell scored, Kranepool scored]; KELLEY
REPLACED JARVIS (PITCHING); Ryan struck out; Agee grounded out
(first unassisted); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 1, Mets 6.

BRAVES 7TH: Boyer struck out; King walked; Perez forced King
(second to first); LUM BATTED FOR KELLEY; Lum walked [Perez to
second]; Jackson forced Lum (second to shortstop); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Braves 1, Mets 6.

METS 7TH: BARBER REPLACED LUM (PITCHING); Harrelson grounded out
(shortstop to first); Marshall flied out to center; Jones struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 1, Mets 6.

BRAVES 8TH: Garr grounded out (shortstop to first); H. Aaron
singled to left; Cepeda popped to catcher in foul territory;
Millan reached on an error by Ryan [H. Aaron to second]; Boyer
singled to left [Millan to third, H. Aaron scored (unearned)];
King grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2
LOB.  Braves 2, Mets 6.

METS 8TH: Kranepool grounded out (second to first); Boswell
grounded out (second to pitcher); Aspromonte made an out to
second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 2, Mets 6.

BRAVES 9TH: Perez flied out to center; WILLIAMS BATTED FOR
BARBER; Williams was hit by a pitch; Jackson popped to first in
foul territory; Garr was hit by a pitch [Williams to second];
Ryan threw a wild pitch [Garr to second, Williams to third]; H.
Aaron walked; FOLI REPLACED RYAN (PLAYING SS); FRISELLA REPLACED
HARRELSON (PITCHING); Cepeda grounded out (pitcher to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Braves 2, Mets 6.