Gary Gentry yielded only two singles and pitched the Mets to a 2-0 victory over the Phillies. Ken Reynolds, who hurled the first seven innings for the Phils, also allowed two hits, but they came in succession in the second when Donn Clendenon singled and Ken Singleton smashed a homer. [The Sporting News]
New York Mets 2, Philadelphia Phillies 0

Game Played on Friday, June 18, 1971 (Night game) at Shea Stadium

Phillies     0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  2  0
Mets         0  2  0    0  0  0    0  0  x  -   2  3  0


Phillies             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Harmon 2b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .250      Hahn cf               2   0   0   0     1   0   .264
McCarver c            3   0   1   0     1   1   .256      Harrelson ss          3   0   0   0     0   1   .284
Montanez cf           3   0   0   0     1   1   .267      Aspromonte 3b         3   0   0   0     0   0   .242
Johnson 1b            4   0   0   0     0   1   .228        Boswell 2b          0   0   0   0     0   0   .246
Gamble lf             4   0   1   0     0   0   .306      Clendenon 1b          3   1   1   0     0   2   .220
Freed rf              3   0   0   0     0   2   .222      Singleton rf          3   1   1   2     0   0   .213
Vukovich 3b           3   0   0   0     0   0   .231      Dyer c                3   0   1   0     0   1   .313
Bowa ss               3   0   0   0     0   0   .226      Jorgensen lf          3   0   0   0     0   1   .250
Reynolds p            1   0   0   0     1   1   .167      Foli 2b,3b            3   0   0   0     0   0   .238
  Stone ph            1   0   0   0     0   1   .229      Gentry p              2   0   0   0     0   0   .100
  Wilson p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               29   0   2   0     3   7             Totals               25   2   3   2     1   5

Time of Game: 1:55   Attendance: 45,428
Left on Base: Phillies 5, Mets 0
DP: Phillies 1, Mets 0
Home Runs: Singleton (3)
Caught Stealing: Hahn (2)
GIDP: Foli (2)


Phillies               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Reynolds L(1-1)         7     2   2   2   1   5   1  23   3.44
Wilson                  1     1   0   0   0   0   0   3   3.86
Totals                  8     3   2   2   1   5   1  26

Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Gentry W(6-4)           9     2   0   0   3   7   0  32   2.67
Totals                  9     2   0   0   3   7   0  32

Wild Pitches: Gentry (1)

Umpires: HP - Stan Landes, 1B - Ed Sudol, 2B - Mel Steiner, 3B - Bob Engel


PHILLIES 1ST: Harmon grounded out (shortstop to first); McCarver
flied out to center; Montanez grounded out (pitcher to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 0, Mets 0.

METS 1ST: Hahn walked; Hahn was picked off and caught stealing
second (pitcher to first to second to first); Harrelson struck
out; Aspromonte grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Phillies 0, Mets 0.

PHILLIES 2ND: Johnson struck out; Gamble grounded out (first to
pitcher); Freed struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 0,
Mets 0.

METS 2ND: Clendenon singled to left; Singleton homered
[Clendenon scored]; Dyer was called out on strikes; Jorgensen
popped to third in foul territory; Foli grounded out (third to
first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 0, Mets 2.

PHILLIES 3RD: Vukovich grounded out (shortstop to first); On a
bunt Bowa grounded out (pitcher to first); Reynolds struck out;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 0, Mets 2.

METS 3RD: Gentry grounded out (shortstop to first); Hahn flied
out to right; Harrelson flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Phillies 0, Mets 2.

PHILLIES 4TH: Harmon popped to first in foul territory; McCarver
singled to right; Montanez walked [McCarver to second]; Johnson
popped to third; Gentry threw a wild pitch [Montanez to second,
McCarver to third]; Gamble grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Phillies 0, Mets 2.

METS 4TH: Aspromonte grounded out (third to first); Clendenon
struck out; Singleton grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 0, Mets 2.

PHILLIES 5TH: Freed grounded out (shortstop to first); Vukovich
flied out to left; Bowa grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 0, Mets 2.

METS 5TH: Dyer lined to left; Jorgensen struck out; Foli flied
out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 0, Mets 2.

PHILLIES 6TH: Reynolds walked; Harmon flied out to center;
McCarver was called out on strikes; Montanez struck out; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 0, Mets 2.

METS 6TH: Gentry grounded out (shortstop to first); Hahn popped
to first in foul territory; Harrelson popped to shortstop; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 0, Mets 2.

PHILLIES 7TH: Johnson flied out to left; Gamble singled to
right; Freed struck out; Vukovich flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 0, Mets 2.

METS 7TH: Aspromonte popped to second; Clendenon struck out;
Singleton flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 0,
Mets 2.

PHILLIES 8TH: BOSWELL REPLACED ASPROMONTE (PLAYING 2B); FOLI
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B); Bowa grounded out (second to
first); STONE BATTED FOR REYNOLDS; Stone struck out; Harmon
flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 0, Mets 2.

METS 8TH: WILSON REPLACED STONE (PITCHING); Dyer singled to
shortstop; Jorgensen forced Dyer (shortstop unassisted); Foli
grounded into a double play (shortstop to first) [Jorgensen out
at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 0, Mets 2.

PHILLIES 9TH: McCarver walked; Montanez popped to shortstop;
Johnson flied out to center; Gamble grounded out (first to
pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 0, Mets 2.
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