The Mets got off to a fast start with three runs in the first inning and went on to defeat the Padres, 6-4. Ed Kranepool accounted for the first two tallies with a bases-loaded single and the third run counted when Art Shamsky grounded into a double play. Shamsky homered in the third.

Gary Gentry singled to drive in a run in the fifth and Jerry Grote, who broke out of his slump with three hits, singled for the Mets' final tally in the seventh. Gentry failed to finish, giving way in the eighth to Danny Frisella, who yielded four straight hits before checking the Padres' rally. [The Sporting News]



New York Mets 6, San Diego Padres 4
Game Played on Tuesday, June      8, 1971 (Night game) at Shea Stadium
Padres       0  0  0    0  0  2    0  2  0  -   4 10  1
Mets         3  0  1    0  1  0    1  0  x  -   6 10  0


Padres               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Hernandez ss          5   1   1   0     0   0   .263      Harrelson ss          3   1   1   0     2   1   .304
Mason 2b              4   1   1   0     1   2   .232      Boswell 2b            3   1   2   0     2   0   .271
Gaston cf             4   1   0   0     0   0   .254      Marshall rf           2   1   0   0     2   1   .247
Colbert 1b            4   0   2   1     0   0   .303      Kranepool 1b          5   0   1   2     0   1   .325
Brown rf              3   1   2   2     1   0   .296      Shamsky lf            5   2   2   1     0   1   .204
Murrell lf            3   0   1   1     0   0   .287        Singleton lf        0   0   0   0     0   0   .185
Spiezio 3b            4   0   1   0     0   0   .212      Aspromonte 3b         3   0   0   0     1   1   .259
Barton c              4   0   1   0     0   0   .281      Grote c               3   1   3   1     1   0   .291
Arlin p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .200      Hahn cf               4   0   0   0     0   0   .259
  Coombs p            1   0   0   0     0   1   .167      Gentry p              3   0   1   1     0   2   .107
  Bravo ph            1   0   1   0     0   0   .188        Frisella p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Miller p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Stahl ph            1   0   0   0     0   1   .276

Totals               34   4  10   4     2   4             Totals               31   6  10   5     8   7

Time of Game: 2:34   Attendance: 19,734
Left on Base: Padres 7, Mets 11
DP: Padres 2, Mets 1
Errors: Hernandez
Home Runs: Shamsky (3)
Stolen Bases: Shamsky (1)
Caught Stealing: Boswell (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Arlin (2), Marshall (3)
Sacrifice Flies: Gentry (1)
GIDP: Hernandez (2), Shamsky (3)
Hit by Pitch: Murrell (3,by Gentry)


Padres                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Arlin L(2-8)            2.1   5   4   4   5   1   1  16   4.80
Coombs                  3.2   1   1   0   3   5   0  15   6.87
Miller                  2     4   1   1   0   1   0  10   2.83
Totals                  8    10   6   5   8   7   1  41

Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Gentry W(5-4)           7     6   3   3   2   2   0  29   2.67
Frisella SV(6)          2     4   1   1   0   2   0   9   2.16
Totals                  9    10   4   4   2   4   0  38

Hit by Pitch: Gentry (2)

Umpires: HP - Tom Gorman, 1B - Chris Pelekoudas, 2B - Doug Harvey, 3B - Jerry Dale


PADRES 1ST: Hernandez popped to first; Mason grounded out
(second to first); Gaston grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 0, Mets 0.

METS 1ST: Harrelson walked; Boswell singled to right [Harrelson
to third]; Marshall walked [Boswell to second]; Kranepool
singled to center [Marshall to third, Boswell scored, Harrelson
scored]; Shamsky grounded into a double play (second to first)
[Marshall scored (no RBI), Kranepool out at second]; Aspromonte
walked; Grote singled to left [Aspromonte to second]; Hahn
forced Grote (second to shortstop); 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Padres 0, Mets 3.

PADRES 2ND: Colbert grounded out (third to first); Brown walked;
Murrell popped to shortstop; Spiezio popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 0, Mets 3.

METS 2ND: Gentry struck out; Harrelson flied out to left;
Boswell walked; Marshall walked [Boswell to second]; Kranepool
popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Padres
0, Mets 3.

PADRES 3RD: Barton singled to right; Arlin out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to second) [Barton to second]; Hernandez grounded
out (shortstop to first); Mason was called out on strikes; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 0, Mets 3.

METS 3RD: Shamsky homered; Aspromonte flied out to right; Grote
singled to left; COOMBS REPLACED ARLIN (PITCHING); Hahn flied
out to left; Gentry struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 0,
Mets 4.

PADRES 4TH: Gaston grounded out (shortstop to first); Colbert
flied out to center; Brown singled to left; Murrell flied out to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 0, Mets 4.

METS 4TH: Harrelson walked; Boswell singled to center [Harrelson
to second]; Marshall out on a sacrifice bunt (third to second)
[Boswell to second, Harrelson to third]; Kranepool struck out;
Shamsky struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Padres 0, Mets 4.

PADRES 5TH: Spiezio flied out to center; Barton grounded out
(third to first); Coombs struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Padres 0, Mets 4.

METS 5TH: Aspromonte grounded out (shortstop to first); Grote
walked; Hahn reached on an error by Hernandez [Grote to third,
Hahn to second]; Gentry hit a sacrifice fly to right [Grote
scored (unearned)]; Harrelson was called out on strikes; 1 R (0
ER), 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 0, Mets 5.

PADRES 6TH: Hernandez singled to left; Mason singled to left
[Hernandez to second]; Gaston flied out to center [Hernandez to
third]; Colbert singled to right [Mason to third, Hernandez
scored]; Brown grounded out (third to first) [Colbert to second,
Mason scored]; Murrell was hit by a pitch; Spiezio grounded out
(third to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Padres 2, Mets 5.

METS 6TH: Boswell walked; Marshall struck out while Boswell was
caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Kranepool flied
out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 2, Mets 5.

PADRES 7TH: Barton flied out to left; BRAVO BATTED FOR COOMBS;
Bravo singled to center; Hernandez grounded into a double play
(second to shortstop to first) [Bravo out at second]; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 2, Mets 5.

METS 7TH: MILLER REPLACED BRAVO (PITCHING); Shamsky singled;
Shamsky stole second; Aspromonte struck out; Grote singled to
center [Shamsky scored]; Hahn flied out to right; Gentry singled
to center [Grote to second]; Harrelson singled [Gentry to
second, Grote to third]; Boswell flied out to left; 1 R, 4 H, 0
E, 3 LOB.  Padres 2, Mets 6.

PADRES 8TH: Mason walked; FRISELLA REPLACED GENTRY (PITCHING);
Gaston forced Mason (shortstop to second); Colbert singled to
left [Gaston to second]; Brown singled to left [Gaston scored,
Colbert out at third (left to third), Brown to second (on
throw)]; Murrell singled to left [Brown scored]; Spiezio singled
to right [Murrell to third]; Barton forced Spiezio (shortstop to
second); 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Padres 4, Mets 6.

METS 8TH: Marshall grounded out (second to first); Kranepool
flied out to center; Shamsky flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Padres 4, Mets 6.

PADRES 9TH: SINGLETON REPLACED SHAMSKY (PLAYING LF); STAHL
BATTED FOR MILLER; Stahl struck out; Hernandez grounded out
(shortstop to first); Mason struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Padres 4, Mets 6.