Rallying for four runs in the eighth inning, the Mets defeated the Padres, 4-2, and moved into first place in the East division by 12 percentage points over the Cardinals. A homer by Nate Colbert in the second inning and three singles in the fourth gave the Padres a 2-0 lead against Tom Seaver.

However, in the eighth, a single by Jerry Grote and triples by Don Hahn and Bud Harrelson tied the score. After an intentional pass to Ken Boswell, Ken Singleton singled to send the Mets in front. Walks to Art Shamsky and Bob Aspromonte then forced in the final marker. [The Sporting News]



New York Mets 4, San Diego Padres 2
Game Played on Wednesday, June      9, 1971 (Night game) at Shea Stadium
Padres       0  1  0    1  0  0    0  0  0  -   2  8  1
Mets         0  0  0    0  0  0    0  4  x  -   4  9  0


Padres               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Hernandez ss          4   0   1   0     0   0   .263      Harrelson ss          4   1   1   1     1   0   .303
Mason 2b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .224      Boswell 2b            4   0   1   0     0   1   .270
Gaston cf             4   1   1   0     0   1   .254        Foli ph,2b          0   1   0   0     1   0   .252
Colbert 1b            3   1   3   1     1   0   .314      Marshall rf           0   0   0   0     3   0   .247
Brown rf              4   0   0   0     0   2   .290        Singleton ph,rf     1   0   1   1     0   0   .197
Murrell lf            4   0   1   0     0   0   .286      Kranepool 1b          5   0   1   0     0   0   .320
Spiezio 3b            4   0   2   1     0   1   .223      Shamsky lf            4   0   0   0     1   0   .189
Kendall c             4   0   0   0     0   2   .048      Aspromonte 3b         3   0   0   1     2   0   .254
Phoebus p             3   0   0   0     0   3   .160      Grote c               4   1   2   0     1   0   .296
  Severinsen p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Hahn cf               4   1   2   1     0   1   .274
  Kelley p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Seaver p              3   0   1   0     0   2   .229
  Miller p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Clendenon ph        1   0   0   0     0   1   .238
                                                            McGraw p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .500

Totals               34   2   8   2     1   9             Totals               33   4   9   4     9   5

Time of Game: 2:28   Attendance: 24,164
Left on Base: Padres 6, Mets 15
DP: Padres 0, Mets 1
Errors: Mason
Doubles: Spiezio (5), Colbert (11), Hernandez (4)
Triples: Hahn (1), Harrelson (5)
Home Runs: Colbert (12)
Sacrifice Hits: Marshall (4)
GIDP: Brown (1)


Padres                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Phoebus                 6.1   5   0   0   6   4   0  31   3.89
Severinsen L(1-2)       1     3   3   3   0   1   0   6   2.83
Kelley                  0.1   1   1   1   2   0   0   4   5.19
Miller                  0.1   0   0   0   1   0   0   2   2.79
Totals                  8     9   4   4   9   5   0  43

Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Seaver W(8-2)           8     8   2   2   1   8   1  32   2.03
McGraw SV(4)            1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3   1.93
Totals                  9     8   2   2   1   9   1  35

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


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

METS 1ST: Harrelson grounded out (first unassisted); Boswell was
called out on strikes; Marshall walked; Kranepool grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 0, Mets 0.

PADRES 2ND: Colbert homered; Brown flied out to left; Murrell
grounded out (shortstop to first); Spiezio doubled to left;
Kendall struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 1, Mets 0.

METS 2ND: Shamsky flied out to center; Aspromonte walked; Grote
singled to center [Aspromonte to second]; Hahn grounded out
(third to first) [Grote to second, Aspromonte to third]; Seaver
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Padres 1, Mets 0.

PADRES 3RD: Phoebus struck out; Hernandez flied out to center;
Mason grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Padres 1, Mets 0.

METS 3RD: Harrelson reached on an error by Mason; Boswell flied
out to left; Marshall walked [Harrelson to second]; Kranepool
popped to shortstop; Shamsky flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2
LOB.  Padres 1, Mets 0.

PADRES 4TH: Gaston singled to left; Colbert singled to left
[Gaston to second]; Brown struck out; Murrell popped to first;
Spiezio singled to center [Colbert to second, Gaston scored];
Kendall forced Spiezio (shortstop unassisted); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Padres 2, Mets 0.

METS 4TH: Aspromonte flied out to left; Grote walked; Hahn
struck out; Seaver struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 2,
Mets 0.

PADRES 5TH: Phoebus struck out; Hernandez grounded out
(shortstop to first); Mason grounded out (second to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 2, Mets 0.

METS 5TH: Harrelson walked; Boswell singled to right [Harrelson
to second]; Marshall out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second)
[Boswell to second, Harrelson to third]; Kranepool popped to
second; Shamsky grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Padres 2, Mets 0.

PADRES 6TH: Gaston grounded out (shortstop to first); Colbert
doubled to left; Brown struck out; Murrell singled [Colbert to
third]; Spiezio was called out on strikes; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
 Padres 2, Mets 0.

METS 6TH: Aspromonte flied out to center; Grote grounded out
(shortstop to first); Hahn singled to center; Seaver singled to
left [Hahn to second]; Harrelson flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Padres 2, Mets 0.

PADRES 7TH: Kendall popped to second; Phoebus was called out on
strikes; Hernandez doubled to left; Mason grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 2, Mets 0.

METS 7TH: Boswell flied out to left; Marshall walked; Kranepool
singled to right [Marshall to second]; SEVERINSEN REPLACED
PHOEBUS (PITCHING); Shamsky grounded out (first unassisted)
[Kranepool to second, Marshall to third]; Aspromonte grounded
out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Padres 2, Mets
0.

PADRES 8TH: Gaston grounded out (second to first); Colbert
walked; Brown grounded into a double play (second to shortstop
to first) [Colbert out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres
2, Mets 0.

METS 8TH: Grote singled to right; Hahn tripled to right [Grote
scored]; CLENDENON BATTED FOR SEAVER; Clendenon struck out;
Harrelson tripled to right [Hahn scored]; KELLEY REPLACED
SEVERINSEN (PITCHING); FOLI BATTED FOR BOSWELL; Foli was walked
intentionally; SINGLETON BATTED FOR MARSHALL; Singleton singled
[Foli to second, Harrelson scored]; Kranepool forced Singleton
(third to second) [Foli to third]; Shamsky walked [Kranepool to
second]; MILLER REPLACED KELLEY (PITCHING); Aspromonte walked
[Foli scored, Kranepool to third, Shamsky to second]; Grote made
an out to second; 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Padres 2, Mets 4.

PADRES 9TH: FOLI STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); SINGLETON STAYED
IN GAME (PLAYING RF); MCGRAW REPLACED CLENDENON (PITCHING);
Murrell flied out to left; Spiezio grounded out (shortstop to
first); Kendall struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 2,
Mets 4.