The tremendous relief work of Tug McGraw enabled the Mets to defeat the Giants, 5-4. The Mets were leading, 5-2, going into the eighth when Willie Mays sparked a Giants' rally by smashing a homer. Dick Dietz and Tito Fuentes followed with singles to kayo Gary Gentry. Danny Frisella struck out Al Gallagher but walked Bernie Williams and Jimmy Rosario to force in Dietz.

McGraw then took over and chilled the Giants by striking out Fran Healy and Bobby Bonds. The Giants had another chance in the ninth when Mays singled with one away, but McGraw ended it with strikeouts of Dietz and Fuentes. [The Sporting News]

New York Mets 5, San Francisco Giants 4

Game Played on Tuesday, June 1, 1971 (Night game) at Candlestick Park

Mets         0  3  0    0  2  0    0  0  0  -   5  8  0
Giants       0  0  2    0  0  0    0  2  0  -   4  9  0


Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Agee cf,rf            4   1   1   0     1   1   .268      Bonds rf              4   0   1   0     1   3   .298
Harrelson ss          4   0   1   0     0   1   .295      Speier ss             5   1   1   0     0   1   .253
Shamsky rf            3   1   1   1     0   0   .167      Mays 1b               4   1   2   1     1   1   .340
  Hahn ph,cf          1   0   0   0     0   0   .244      Dietz c               5   1   2   1     0   2   .293
Jones lf              3   1   1   1     0   1   .283      Fuentes 2b            5   0   2   1     0   1   .265
  Singleton lf        0   0   0   0     0   0   .193      Gallagher 3b          4   0   0   0     0   1   .268
Kranepool 1b          4   1   1   1     0   0   .327      Williams lf           1   0   1   0     3   0  1.000
Boswell 2b            3   1   1   0     1   0   .248      Rosario cf            3   0   0   1     1   1   .265
Aspromonte 3b         4   0   2   1     0   0   .270      Stone p               1   1   0   0     1   1   .000
  Foli 3b             0   0   0   0     0   0   .265        Cumberland p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Grote c               4   0   0   0     0   0   .292        F. Johnson ph       1   0   0   0     0   0   .091
Gentry p              3   0   0   0     0   2   .080        Robertson p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .077
  Frisella p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Healy ph            1   0   0   0     0   1   .429
  McGraw p            1   0   0   0     0   0   .500        McMahon p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               34   5   8   4     2   5             Totals               34   4   9   4     7  12

Time of Game: 2:58   Attendance: 11,287
Left on Base: Mets 5, Giants 10
DP: Mets 1, Giants 1
Doubles: Kranepool (9), Jones (10)
Home Runs: Mays (12)
Stolen Bases: Agee (6)
Caught Stealing: Bonds (3)
GIDP: Grote (5), Rosario (2)
Hit by Pitch: Jones (2,by Stone)


Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Gentry W(4-4)           7     8   4   4   5   7   1  32   2.56
Frisella                0.1   0   0   0   2   1   0   3   2.14
McGraw SV(3)            1.2   1   0   0   0   4   0   6   2.12
Totals                  9     9   4   4   7  12   1  41

Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Stone L(4-3)            4.2   6   5   5   2   4   0  22   4.14
Cumberland              2.1   2   0   0   0   1   0   9   2.35
Robertson               1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   4.75
McMahon                 1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   5.87
Totals                  9     8   5   5   2   5   0  37

Hit by Pitch: Stone (2)
Wild Pitches: Frisella (2)

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


METS 1ST: Agee was called out on strikes; Harrelson was called
out on strikes; Shamsky grounded out (second to pitcher); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Giants 0.

GIANTS 1ST: Bonds singled to left; Bonds was caught stealing
second (catcher to shortstop); Speier struck out; Mays flied out
to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Giants 0.

METS 2ND: Jones was hit by a pitch; Kranepool doubled to center
[Jones scored]; Boswell walked; Aspromonte singled to left
[Boswell to third, Kranepool scored]; Grote grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Boswell scored (no
RBI), Aspromonte out at second]; Gentry flied out to right; 3 R,
2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 3, Giants 0.

GIANTS 2ND: Dietz was called out on strikes; Fuentes singled to
left; Gallagher grounded out (third to first) [Fuentes to
second]; Williams walked; Rosario struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Mets 3, Giants 0.

METS 3RD: Agee grounded out (pitcher to first); Harrelson flied
out to left; Shamsky made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Mets 3, Giants 0.

GIANTS 3RD: Stone walked; Bonds was called out on strikes;
Speier singled [Stone to second]; Mays walked [Stone to third,
Speier to second]; Dietz singled [Mays to second, Speier to
third, Stone scored]; Fuentes forced Dietz (shortstop to second)
[Mays to third, Speier scored]; Gallagher flied out to right; 2
R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 3, Giants 2.

METS 4TH: Jones was called out on strikes; Kranepool made an out
to shortstop; Boswell singled to center; Aspromonte singled
[Boswell to second]; Grote forced Aspromonte (shortstop to
second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 3, Giants 2.

GIANTS 4TH: Williams singled to left; Rosario grounded into a
double play (first to shortstop to pitcher) [Williams out at
second]; Stone was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Mets 3, Giants 2.

METS 5TH: Gentry struck out; Agee walked; Harrelson flied out to
right; Agee stole second; Shamsky singled to left [Agee scored];
Jones doubled to right [Shamsky scored]; CUMBERLAND REPLACED
STONE (PITCHING); Kranepool grounded out (second to first); 2 R,
2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 5, Giants 2.

GIANTS 5TH: Bonds was called out on strikes; Speier flied out to
left; Mays struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 5, Giants 2.

METS 6TH: Boswell grounded out (first unassisted); Aspromonte
made an out to first; Grote flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Mets 5, Giants 2.

GIANTS 6TH: Dietz grounded out (pitcher to first); Fuentes
grounded out (shortstop to first); Gallagher popped to catcher
in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 5, Giants 2.

METS 7TH: Gentry struck out; Agee singled to center; Harrelson
singled to center [Agee to second]; HAHN BATTED FOR SHAMSKY;
Hahn forced Harrelson (third to second) [Agee to third]; Jones
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 5,
Giants 2.

GIANTS 7TH: HAHN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); AGEE CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); Williams walked; Rosario made an out to
shortstop; F. JOHNSON BATTED FOR CUMBERLAND; F. Johnson flied
out to right; Bonds walked [Williams to second]; Speier flied
out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 5, Giants 2.

METS 8TH: ROBERTSON REPLACED F. JOHNSON (PITCHING); Kranepool
grounded out (first to pitcher); Boswell grounded out (second to
first); Aspromonte flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Mets 5, Giants 2.

GIANTS 8TH: FOLI REPLACED ASPROMONTE (PLAYING 3B); Mays homered;
Dietz singled to center; Fuentes singled to left [Dietz to
second]; FRISELLA REPLACED GENTRY (PITCHING); Gallagher was
called out on strikes; Frisella threw a wild pitch [Fuentes to
second, Dietz to third]; Williams walked; Rosario walked [Dietz
scored, Fuentes to third, Williams to second]; MCGRAW REPLACED
FRISELLA (PITCHING); HEALY BATTED FOR ROBERTSON; Healy struck
out; Bonds struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Mets 5, Giants 4.

METS 9TH: MCMAHON REPLACED HEALY (PITCHING); Grote flied out to
right; McGraw made an out to second; Agee flied out to right; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 5, Giants 4.

GIANTS 9TH: SINGLETON REPLACED JONES (PLAYING LF); Speier flied
out to right; Mays singled; Dietz struck out; Fuentes struck
out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 5, Giants 4.

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