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. New York Mets 4, San Diego Padres 2Game Played on Wednesday, June 9, 1971 (Night game) at Shea StadiumPadres 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. |
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