Maury Wills drove in two runs with a single in the fifth inning to enable Al Downing to pitch the Dodgers to a 2-0 victory over the Mets. A single by Tom Haller and double by Bobby Valentine preceded Wills' two-out single off Nolan Ryan. [The Sporting News]



Los Angeles Dodgers 2, New York Mets 0
Game Played on Tuesday, June      15, 1971 (Day game) at Shea Stadium
Dodgers      0  0  0    0  2  0    0  0  0  -   2  6  1
Mets         0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  5  0


Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Wills ss,3b,ss        4   0   1   2     0   1   .305      Hahn cf               3   0   1   0     1   0   .271
Crawford rf           4   0   0   0     0   1   .310      Harrelson ss          4   0   0   0     0   1   .288
Davis cf              4   0   2   0     0   1   .357      Jones lf              4   0   1   0     0   3   .296
Allen lf              3   0   0   0     1   1   .247      Clendenon 1b          4   0   0   0     0   1   .217
Parker 1b             3   0   1   0     1   0   .272      Singleton rf          3   0   1   0     1   1   .220
Lefebvre 2b           4   0   0   0     0   2   .293      Aspromonte 3b         3   0   0   0     0   1   .245
Haller c              4   1   1   0     0   3   .246      Grote c               3   0   0   0     0   0   .279
Valentine 3b,ss,3b    4   1   1   0     0   1   .259      Foli 2b               3   0   1   0     0   0   .244
Downing p             3   0   0   0     0   2   .216      Ryan p                2   0   0   0     0   1   .053
                                                            Dyer ph             1   0   1   0     0   0   .269
                                                            Frisella p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               33   2   6   2     2  12             Totals               30   0   5   0     2   8

Time of Game: 2:22   Attendance: 36,512
Left on Base: Dodgers 6, Mets 5
DP: Dodgers 3, Mets 0
Errors: Wills
Doubles: Valentine (5), Parker (10)
Caught Stealing: Hahn (1)
GIDP: Grote (7), Hahn (2)


Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Downing W(7-3)          9     5   0   0   2   8   0  32   2.23
Totals                  9     5   0   0   2   8   0  32

Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Ryan L(6-4)             8     5   2   2   2   9   0  31   1.78
Frisella                1     1   0   0   0   3   0   4   1.80
Totals                  9     6   2   2   2  12   0  35

Wild Pitches: Downing (4)

Umpires: HP - Bruce Froemming, 1B - Al Barlick, 2B - Ed Vargo, 3B - Harry Wendelstedt


DODGERS 1ST: Wills flied out to left; Crawford grounded out
(second to first); Davis singled to right; Allen struck out; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Mets 0.

METS 1ST: Hahn walked; Harrelson forced Hahn (shortstop to
second); Downing threw a wild pitch [Harrelson to second]; Jones
struck out; Clendenon struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers
0, Mets 0.

DODGERS 2ND: Parker grounded out (shortstop to first); Lefebvre
struck out; Haller struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 0,
Mets 0.

METS 2ND: Singleton walked; Aspromonte forced Singleton (pitcher
to shortstop); Grote grounded into a double play (shortstop to
second to first) [Aspromonte out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Dodgers 0, Mets 0.

DODGERS 3RD: Valentine flied out to left; Downing struck out;
Wills grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Dodgers 0, Mets 0.

METS 3RD: Foli reached on an error by Wills; Ryan struck out;
Hahn flied out to left; Harrelson grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Mets 0.

DODGERS 4TH: Crawford struck out; Davis singled to right; Allen
grounded out (second to first) [Davis to second]; Parker
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Dodgers 0, Mets 0.

METS 4TH: Jones struck out; Clendenon grounded out (third to
first); Singleton singled to shortstop; Aspromonte grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Mets 0.

DODGERS 5TH: Lefebvre popped to third in foul territory; Haller
singled to right; Valentine doubled to left [Haller to third];
Downing struck out; Wills singled to left [Valentine scored,
Haller scored]; Crawford grounded out (third to first); 2 R, 3
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 2, Mets 0.

METS 5TH: Grote made an out to second; Foli lined to second;
Ryan flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 2, Mets
0.

DODGERS 6TH: Davis struck out; Allen walked; Parker walked
[Allen to second]; Lefebvre flied out to left; Haller struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 2, Mets 0.

METS 6TH: Hahn singled to center; Harrelson struck out while
Hahn was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Jones
singled to left; Clendenon flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Dodgers 2, Mets 0.

DODGERS 7TH: Valentine flied out to left; Downing flied out to
right; Wills was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Dodgers 2, Mets 0.

METS 7TH: Singleton was called out on strikes; Aspromonte struck
out; Grote grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Dodgers 2, Mets 0.

DODGERS 8TH: Crawford flied out to center; Davis flied out to
left; Allen popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Dodgers 2, Mets 0.

METS 8TH: Foli singled to right; DYER BATTED FOR RYAN; Dyer
singled to left [Foli to second]; WILLS CHANGED POSITIONS
(PLAYING 3B); VALENTINE CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING SS); Hahn
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Foli
to third, Dyer out at second]; WILLS CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING
SS); VALENTINE CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B); Harrelson
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Dodgers 2, Mets 0.

DODGERS 9TH: FRISELLA REPLACED DYER (PITCHING); Parker doubled
to right; Lefebvre struck out; Haller struck out; Valentine
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 2, Mets 0.

METS 9TH: Jones struck out; Clendenon made an out to second;
Singleton grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Dodgers 2, Mets 0.