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Saturday May 29, 1971
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

The strikeout pitching of Tom Seaver and Nolan Ryan, who fanned 26 between them, tying the Mets' own major league record for a doubleheader, featured a 5-1 and 2-1 sweep over the Padres in a twi-night twinbill. The Mets originally set the whiff mark with 13 by Ryan, 1 by Danny Frisella and 12 by Ray Sadecki against the Phillies September 9, 1970. Seaver struck out 10 to raise his total for the year to 92.

Ryan's 16 strikeouts in the nightcap set a career high for the righthander. Art Shamsky drove in both runs for Ryan with a double and homer. Mets' batters fanned 15 times against Padres' pitching and the two-club total of 41 equaled the major league record by the Mets and Phillies. [The Sporting News]


New York Mets 5, San Diego Padres 1 (Game 1)

Game Played on Saturday, May 29, 1971 (Night game) at San Diego Stadium

Mets         0  0  0    1  0  0    1  3  0  -   5 11  0
Padres       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  1  -   1  7  1


Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Padres               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Agee cf               3   0   1   1     2   1   .281      Hernandez ss          4   0   0   0     0   0   .258
Harrelson ss          5   0   1   1     0   0   .294      Jestadt 2b            4   0   1   0     0   1   .200
Marshall rf           4   0   0   0     0   1   .265      Gaston cf             3   0   1   0     1   1   .266
  Singleton ph,rf     1   0   0   0     0   1   .193      Colbert 1b            3   1   1   1     1   0   .292
Jones lf              5   1   3   0     0   0   .292      Brown rf              4   0   1   0     0   1   .270
Kranepool 1b          5   1   1   0     0   1   .323      Stahl lf              4   0   2   0     0   2   .283
Boswell 2b            3   1   1   0     1   0   .255      Campbell 3b           4   0   0   0     0   1   .218
Grote c               4   0   1   1     0   3   .303      Barton c              4   0   1   0     0   2   .313
Foli 3b               4   2   2   1     0   0   .293      Arlin p               2   0   0   0     0   0   .182
Seaver p              3   0   1   1     0   1   .241        Miller p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Bravo ph            1   0   0   0     0   1   .172
                                                            Kelley p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Spiezio ph          1   0   0   0     0   1   .198

Totals               37   5  11   5     3   8             Totals               34   1   7   1     2  10

Time of Game: 2:25
Left on Base: Mets 9, Padres 8
DP: Mets 0, Padres 0
Errors: Jestadt
Doubles: Kranepool (8), Jones (9), Barton (6)
Home Runs: Colbert (9)
Stolen Bases: Agee (5)
Caught Stealing: Harrelson (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Seaver (5)


Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Seaver W(6-2)           9     7   1   1   2  10   1  36   2.11
Totals                  9     7   1   1   2  10   1  36

Padres                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Arlin L(1-7)            7.1   8   4   4   3   5   0  33   5.12
Miller                  0.2   3   1   1   0   1   0   5   3.54
Kelley                  1     0   0   0   0   2   0   3   5.59
Totals                  9    11   5   5   3   8   0  41

Umpires: HP - Bob Engel, 1B - Stan Landes, 3B - Mel Steiner


METS 1ST: Agee walked; Harrelson forced Agee (first to
shortstop); Marshall forced Harrelson (shortstop unassisted);
Jones singled to right [Marshall to third]; Kranepool popped to
shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 0, Padres 0.

PADRES 1ST: Hernandez flied out to right; Jestadt was called out
on strikes; Gaston walked; Colbert walked [Gaston to second];
Brown struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 0, Padres 0.

METS 2ND: Boswell grounded out (pitcher to first); Grote struck
out; Foli popped to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Padres
0.

PADRES 2ND: Stahl struck out; Campbell flied out to left; Barton
doubled to right; Arlin grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0, Padres 0.

METS 3RD: Seaver popped to third; Agee popped to catcher in foul
territory; Harrelson reached on an error by Jestadt; Harrelson
was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 0 H, 1
E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Padres 0.

PADRES 3RD: Hernandez flied out to right; Jestadt popped to
catcher in foul territory; Gaston singled to left; Colbert flied
out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0, Padres 0.

METS 4TH: Marshall grounded out (first to pitcher); Jones
grounded out (pitcher to first); Kranepool doubled to right;
Boswell was walked intentionally; Grote singled to center
[Boswell to second, Kranepool scored]; Foli forced Boswell
(third unassisted); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 1, Padres 0.

PADRES 4TH: Brown flied out to right; Stahl struck out; Campbell
popped to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 1, Padres 0.

METS 5TH: Seaver struck out; Agee walked; Agee stole second;
Harrelson flied to left in foul territory; Marshall struck out;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 1, Padres 0.

PADRES 5TH: Barton struck out; Arlin popped to third; Hernandez
flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 1, Padres 0.

METS 6TH: Jones doubled to right; Kranepool flied out to right;
Boswell flied out to left; Grote struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Mets 1, Padres 0.

PADRES 6TH: Jestadt flied out to right; Gaston struck out;
Colbert popped to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 1, Padres 0.

METS 7TH: Foli singled to center; Seaver out on a sacrifice bunt
(catcher to first) [Foli to second]; Agee struck out; Harrelson
singled to center [Foli scored]; Marshall flied out to center; 1
R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 2, Padres 0.

PADRES 7TH: Brown popped to first in foul territory; Stahl
singled to center; Campbell struck out; Barton struck out; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 2, Padres 0.

METS 8TH: Jones singled to left; Kranepool flied out to center;
Boswell singled to left [Jones to second]; MILLER REPLACED ARLIN
(PITCHING); Grote struck out; Foli singled to right [Boswell to
third, Jones scored]; Seaver singled to center [Foli to second,
Boswell scored]; Agee singled to right [Seaver to third, Foli
scored]; Harrelson grounded out (second to first); 3 R, 5 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Mets 5, Padres 0.

PADRES 8TH: BRAVO BATTED FOR MILLER; Bravo struck out; Hernandez
grounded out (third to first); Jestadt singled to center; Gaston
forced Jestadt (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Mets 5, Padres 0.

METS 9TH: KELLEY REPLACED BRAVO (PITCHING); SINGLETON BATTED FOR
MARSHALL; Singleton struck out; Jones grounded out (shortstop to
first); Kranepool was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Mets 5, Padres 0.

PADRES 9TH: SINGLETON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Colbert
homered; Brown singled to center; Stahl singled to center [Brown
to third]; Campbell flied out to left; Barton popped to pitcher;
SPIEZIO BATTED FOR KELLEY; Spiezio struck out; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Mets 5, Padres 1.



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