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Sunday May 30, 1971
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Ivan Murrell homered with a man on base in the fifth inning to break a 2-2 tie and provide the Padres with a 4-2 victory over the Mets. [The Sporting News]


San Diego Padres 4, New York Mets 2

Game Played on Sunday, May 30, 1971 (Day game) at San Diego Stadium

Mets         0  2  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   2  7  1
Padres       2  0  0    0  2  0    0  0  x  -   4  9  1


Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Padres               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Agee cf               4   0   0   0     0   2   .271      Hernandez ss          5   1   1   0     0   2   .259
Harrelson ss          4   0   2   0     0   0   .299      Jestadt 2b            4   0   1   0     0   0   .211
Shamsky rf            3   0   0   0     1   0   .152      Gaston cf             4   1   0   0     1   0   .254
Jones lf              4   0   0   0     0   1   .279      Colbert 1b            3   1   2   1     1   1   .300
Kranepool 1b          4   1   2   1     0   0   .330      Brown rf              3   0   2   1     1   1   .276
Boswell 2b            4   1   1   0     0   1   .245      Murrell lf            4   1   1   2     0   2   .280
Grote c               3   0   0   0     0   0   .297      Campbell 3b           3   0   0   0     1   1   .214
Foli 3b               3   0   0   0     0   2   .276      Barton c              4   0   0   0     0   1   .300
Sadecki p             2   0   2   0     0   0   .500      Kirby p               2   0   2   0     2   0   .200
  Taylor p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Marshall ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .262
  McGraw p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .667

Totals               32   2   7   1     1   6             Totals               32   4   9   4     6   8

Time of Game: 2:24   Attendance:  7,121
Left on Base: Mets 4, Padres 11
DP: Mets 1, Padres 2
Errors: Harrelson, Kirby
Doubles: Boswell (10)
Triples: Harrelson (4)
Home Runs: Kranepool (4), Murrell (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Jestadt (1)
GIDP: Agee (4), Jones (4), Jestadt (1)


Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Sadecki L(2-1)          6.1   9   4   4   5   5   1  32   2.61
Taylor                  0.2   0   0   0   0   2   0   3   1.76
McGraw                  1     0   0   0   1   1   0   4   2.25
Totals                  8     9   4   4   6   8   1  39

Padres                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Kirby W(3-5)            9     7   2   2   1   6   1  33   4.04
Totals                  9     7   2   2   1   6   1  33

Wild Pitches: Kirby (9)

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


METS 1ST: Agee grounded out (shortstop to first); Harrelson
tripled to center; Shamsky popped to third; Jones grounded out
(first to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0, Padres 0.

PADRES 1ST: Hernandez singled to left; Jestadt grounded out
(shortstop to first) [Hernandez to second]; Gaston walked;
Colbert singled to left [Gaston to second, Hernandez scored];
Brown singled to right [Colbert to third, Gaston scored];
Murrell struck out; Campbell flied out to right; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Mets 0, Padres 2.

METS 2ND: Kranepool homered; Padres Manager Preston Gomez
ejected by 1B umpire Bob Engel; Boswell doubled to right;
Grote grounded out (shortstop to first) [Boswell to third];
Kirby threw a wild pitch [Boswell scored]; Foli was called out
on strikes; Sadecki singled to right; Agee struck out; 2 R, 3 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 2, Padres 2.

PADRES 2ND: Barton flied out to center; Kirby walked; Hernandez
flied out to left; Jestadt singled to right [Kirby to second];
Gaston lined to first; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 2, Padres 2.

METS 3RD: Harrelson grounded out (second to first); Shamsky
grounded out (first unassisted); Jones struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Mets 2, Padres 2.

PADRES 3RD: Colbert struck out; Brown singled to left; Murrell
popped to catcher in foul territory; Campbell walked [Brown to
second]; Barton grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Mets 2, Padres 2.

METS 4TH: Kranepool flied out to center; Boswell grounded out
(second to first); Grote grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 2, Padres 2.

PADRES 4TH: Kirby singled to right; Hernandez flied out to left;
Jestadt grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to
first) [Kirby out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 2,
Padres 2.

METS 5TH: Foli grounded out (shortstop to first); Sadecki
singled to right; Agee grounded into a double play (third to
second to first) [Sadecki out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Mets 2, Padres 2.

PADRES 5TH: Gaston flied out to left; Colbert walked; Brown
struck out; Murrell homered [Colbert scored]; Campbell struck
out; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 2, Padres 4.

METS 6TH: Harrelson singled to pitcher [Harrelson to second
(error by Kirby)]; Shamsky walked; Jones grounded into a double
play (third to second to first) [Harrelson to third, Shamsky out
at second]; Kranepool popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 1
H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 2, Padres 4.

PADRES 6TH: Barton flied out to center; Kirby singled to left;
Hernandez struck out; Jestadt lined to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Mets 2, Padres 4.

METS 7TH: Boswell grounded out (second to first); Grote grounded
out (first unassisted); Foli was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 2, Padres 4.

PADRES 7TH: Gaston grounded out (second to first); Colbert
singled to left; Brown walked [Colbert to second]; TAYLOR
REPLACED SADECKI (PITCHING); Murrell struck out; Campbell
reached on an error by Harrelson [Brown to second, Colbert to
third]; Barton struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Mets 2, Padres
4.

METS 8TH: MARSHALL BATTED FOR TAYLOR; Marshall grounded out
(first to pitcher); Agee struck out; Harrelson flied out to
right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 2, Padres 4.

PADRES 8TH: MCGRAW REPLACED MARSHALL (PITCHING); Kirby walked;
On a bunt Hernandez struck out; Jestadt out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to first) [Kirby to second]; Gaston flied out to
center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 2, Padres 4.

METS 9TH: Shamsky flied out to center; Jones grounded out (first
to pitcher); Kranepool singled to center; Boswell struck out; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 2, Padres 4.



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