After hitting a homer to tie the game in the eighth inning, Willie Mays walked in the 11th and scored to bring the Giants a 2-1 victory over the Mets. Two passes and a single by Cleon Jones produced the Mets' marker in the first.

After Mays' homer, Jerry Koosman held the Giants at bay until walking Willie to open the 11th. Danny Frisella relieved. Dick Dietz sacrificed and Al Gallagher beat out an infield hit. Mays moved to third and then crossed the plate with the winning run on a sacrifice fly by Tito Fuentes. [The Sporting News]

San Francisco Giants 2, New York Mets 1

Game Played on Monday, May 31, 1971 (Day game) at Candlestick Park

Mets         1  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  -   1  7  1
Giants       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  1  0    0  1  -   2  6  0


Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Hahn cf               4   1   0   0     1   0   .250      Bonds rf              5   0   1   0     0   1   .299
Harrelson ss          5   0   1   0     0   0   .296      Speier ss             4   0   0   0     1   0   .254
Agee rf               5   0   1   0     0   3   .269      Mays 1b               4   2   1   1     1   0   .336
Clendenon 1b          4   0   0   0     1   0   .253      Dietz c               3   0   0   0     1   1   .289
Jones lf              5   0   2   1     0   2   .283      Gallagher 3b          4   0   2   0     1   0   .275
Aspromonte 3b         3   0   0   0     1   0   .264      Fuentes 2b            3   0   1   1     0   0   .261
  Weis pr,2b          1   0   0   0     0   1   .000      F. Johnson lf         4   0   0   0     0   0   .093
  Boswell ph,2b       0   0   0   0     0   0   .245      Rosario cf            3   0   1   0     1   0   .277
Grote c               5   0   2   0     0   0   .300      Bryant p              1   0   0   0     0   0   .148
Foli 2b,3b            4   0   0   0     0   1   .265        Duffy ph            1   0   0   0     0   1   .176
Koosman p             3   0   1   0     0   1   .174        McMahon p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Frisella p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Healy ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .450
                                                            J. Johnson p        1   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               39   1   7   1     3   8             Totals               34   2   6   2     5   3

Time of Game: 2:45   Attendance: 26,087
Left on Base: Mets 10, Giants 8
DP: Mets 1, Giants 0
Errors: Hahn
Doubles: Harrelson (6), Rosario (4)
Home Runs: Mays (11)
Sacrifice Hits: Koosman (3), Fuentes (5), Dietz (2)
Sacrifice Flies: Fuentes (1)
GIDP: F. Johnson (1)
Hit by Pitch: Foli (1,by McMahon)


Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Koosman L(3-3)         10     5   2   2   5   3   1  39   2.62
Frisella                0.2   1   0   0   0   0   0   3   2.18
Totals                 10.2   6   2   2   5   3   1  42

Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Bryant                  5     2   1   1   2   3   0  19   2.34
McMahon                 2     1   0   0   0   3   0   8   6.14
J. Johnson W(6-1)       4     4   0   0   1   2   0  17   0.70
Totals                 11     7   1   1   3   8   0  44

Hit by Pitch: McMahon (4)

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


METS 1ST: Hahn walked; Harrelson flied out to center; Agee was
called out on strikes; Clendenon walked [Hahn to second]; Jones
singled to left [Clendenon to second, Hahn scored]; Aspromonte
grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 1,
Giants 0.

GIANTS 1ST: Bonds flied out to right; Speier flied out to right;
Mays grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets
1, Giants 0.

METS 2ND: Grote made an out to shortstop; Foli flied to left in
foul territory; Koosman made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Mets 1, Giants 0.

GIANTS 2ND: Dietz grounded out (shortstop to first); Gallagher
walked; Fuentes singled to left [Gallagher to second]; F.
Johnson grounded into a double play (third to second to first)
[Fuentes out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 1, Giants 0.

METS 3RD: Hahn flied out to center; Harrelson made an out to
first; Agee grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Mets 1, Giants 0.

GIANTS 3RD: Rosario grounded out (second to first); Bryant
grounded out (shortstop to first); Bonds struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Mets 1, Giants 0.

METS 4TH: Clendenon flied out to center; Jones was called out on
strikes; Aspromonte grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Mets 1, Giants 0.

GIANTS 4TH: Speier made an out to second; Mays grounded out
(shortstop to first); Dietz struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Mets 1, Giants 0.

METS 5TH: Grote singled to center; Foli struck out; Koosman out
on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to second) [Grote to second]; Hahn
flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 1, Giants 0.

GIANTS 5TH: Gallagher singled to center; Fuentes out on a
sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Gallagher to second]; F.
Johnson flied out to center; Rosario walked; DUFFY BATTED FOR
BRYANT; Duffy was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Mets 1, Giants 0.

METS 6TH: MCMAHON REPLACED DUFFY (PITCHING); Harrelson grounded
out (shortstop to first); Agee struck out; Clendenon grounded
out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 1, Giants 0.

GIANTS 6TH: Bonds flied out to left; Speier walked; Mays flied
out to center; Dietz walked [Speier to second]; Gallagher forced
Dietz (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 1,
Giants 0.

METS 7TH: Jones struck out; Aspromonte made an out to second;
Grote singled to center; Foli was hit by a pitch [Grote to
second]; Koosman struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 1,
Giants 0.

GIANTS 7TH: Fuentes popped to catcher in foul territory; F.
Johnson flied out to left; Rosario doubled to left; HEALY BATTED
FOR MCMAHON; Healy flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Mets 1, Giants 0.

METS 8TH: J. JOHNSON REPLACED HEALY (PITCHING); Hahn popped to
first in foul territory; Harrelson doubled to right; Agee was
called out on strikes; Clendenon flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Mets 1, Giants 0.

GIANTS 8TH: Bonds flied out to center; Speier flied out to
right; Mays homered; Dietz made an out to shortstop; 1 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Mets 1, Giants 1.

METS 9TH: Jones grounded out (second to first); Aspromonte
walked; WEIS RAN FOR ASPROMONTE; Grote forced Weis (first to
pitcher to shortstop); Foli forced Grote (shortstop to second);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 1, Giants 1.

GIANTS 9TH: WEIS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); FOLI CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B); Gallagher grounded out (pitcher to third
to first); Fuentes made an out to second; F. Johnson grounded
out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 1, Giants
1.

METS 10TH: Koosman singled to center; Hahn forced Koosman (first
to shortstop); Harrelson made an out to first; Agee singled to
left [Hahn to second]; Clendenon forced Agee (shortstop to
second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 1, Giants 1.

GIANTS 10TH: Rosario made an out to first; J. Johnson flied out
to center; Bonds singled to center [Bonds to third (error by
Hahn)]; Speier made an out to second; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Mets 1, Giants 1.

METS 11TH: Jones singled to left; BOSWELL BATTED FOR WEIS;
Boswell struck out (strikeout was charged to Weis); Grote flied
out to right; Foli grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Mets 1, Giants 1.

GIANTS 11TH: BOSWELL STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); Mays walked;
FRISELLA REPLACED KOOSMAN (PITCHING); Dietz out on a sacrifice
bunt (third to second) [Mays to second]; Gallagher singled [Mays
to third]; Fuentes hit a sacrifice fly to right [Mays scored]; 1
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 1, Giants 2.

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