Ray Sadecki yielded only three hits and retired the last 18 batters in succession while pitching the Mets to a 5-2 victory over the Cardinals. The Mets scored all their runs off Steve Carlton in the second inning on a single by Bob Aspromonte, pass to Jerry Grote and singles by Ted Martinez, Sadecki, Bud Harrelson, Tommie Agee and Cleon Jones. [The Sporting News]



New York Mets 5, St. Louis Cardinals 2
Game Played on Monday, July      19, 1971 (Night game) at Busch Stadium II
Mets         0  5  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   5 12  0
Cardinals    0  0  0    2  0  0    0  0  0  -   2  3  1


Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Harrelson ss          4   1   2   1     1   0   .267      Brock lf              4   1   0   0     0   1   .333
Singleton rf          4   0   1   0     1   1   .242      Alou cf               4   1   1   0     0   0   .324
Agee cf               5   0   2   1     0   0   .292      Simmons c             4   0   1   1     0   2   .307
Jones lf              5   0   1   1     0   0   .305      Torre 3b              3   0   0   0     0   0   .355
Clendenon 1b          5   0   1   0     0   1   .233      Beauchamp 1b          2   0   0   1     0   0   .270
Aspromonte 3b         4   1   2   0     0   0   .252      Cardenal rf           3   0   0   0     0   1   .242
Grote c               3   1   1   0     1   0   .288      Javier 2b             3   0   1   0     0   0   .246
Martinez 2b           3   1   1   1     1   1   .256      Maxvill ss            3   0   0   0     0   0   .230
Sadecki p             4   1   1   1     0   2   .273      Carlton p             2   0   0   0     0   1   .175
                                                            McNertney ph        1   0   0   0     0   1   .293
                                                            Drabowsky p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               37   5  12   5     4   5             Totals               29   2   3   2     0   6

Time of Game: 2:02   Attendance: 20,003
Left on Base: Mets 9, Cardinals 1
DP: Mets 1, Cardinals 2
Errors: Cardenal
Doubles: Grote (19)
Sacrifice Flies: Beauchamp (3)
GIDP: Clendenon (7), Maxvill (7)


Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Sadecki W(4-2)          9     3   2   0   0   6   0  30   2.44
Totals                  9     3   2   0   0   6   0  30

Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Carlton L(13-6)         8    11   5   5   4   5   0  37   3.74
Drabowsky               1     1   0   0   0   0   0   4   3.15
Totals                  9    12   5   5   4   5   0  41

Passed Balls: Grote (8)

Umpires: HP - Stan Landes, 1B - Mel Steiner, 2B - Satch Davidson, 3B - Shag Crawford


METS 1ST: Harrelson walked; Singleton struck out; Agee singled
to first [Harrelson to second]; Jones flied to left; Clendenon
forced Harrelson (third unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets
0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 1ST: Brock grounded out (shortstop to first); Alou
grounded out (third to first); Simmons struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Cardinals 0.

METS 2ND: Aspromonte singled to center; Grote walked [Aspromonte
to second]; Martinez singled to right [Aspromonte scored, Grote
to third (error by Cardenal), Martinez to second]; Sadecki
singled to center [Martinez to third, Grote scored]; Harrelson
singled to center [Sadecki to second, Martinez scored];
Singleton flied to center; Agee singled to center [Harrelson to
third, Sadecki scored]; Jones singled to right [Agee to second,
Harrelson scored]; Clendenon grounded into a double play (second
to shortstop to first) [Jones out at second]; 5 R, 6 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  Mets 5, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 2ND: Torre flied to right; Beauchamp grounded out
(pitcher to third to first); Cardenal grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 5, Cardinals 0.

METS 3RD: Aspromonte singled to right; Grote forced Aspromonte
(second to shortstop); Martinez forced Grote (first to
shortstop); Sadecki was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Mets 5, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 3RD: Javier singled to right; Maxvill grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to first) [Javier out at
second]; Carlton struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 5,
Cardinals 0.

METS 4TH: Harrelson singled to left; Singleton popped to second;
Agee flied to right in foul territory; Jones popped to second; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 5, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 4TH: Brock struck out but advanced to first on a
passed ball; Alou singled to shortstop [Brock to second];
Simmons singled to left [Alou to second, Brock scored
(unearned)]; Torre grounded out (third to first) [Simmons to
second, Alou to third]; Beauchamp hit a sacrifice fly to left
[Alou scored (unearned), Simmons to third]; Cardenal flied to
left; 2 R (0 ER), 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 5, Cardinals 2.

METS 5TH: Clendenon struck out; Aspromonte popped to catcher in
foul territory; Grote doubled to left; Martinez was walked
intentionally; Sadecki struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets
5, Cardinals 2.

CARDINALS 5TH: Javier grounded out (shortstop to first); Maxvill
grounded out (pitcher to first); Carlton grounded out (pitcher
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 5, Cardinals 2.

METS 6TH: Harrelson grounded out (shortstop to first); Singleton
walked; Agee flied to center; Jones flied to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Mets 5, Cardinals 2.

CARDINALS 6TH: Brock grounded out (second to first); Alou flied
to center; Simmons grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Mets 5, Cardinals 2.

METS 7TH: Clendenon singled to left; Aspromonte lined into a
double play (right to first) [Clendenon out at first]; Grote
flied to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 5, Cardinals 2.

CARDINALS 7TH: Torre grounded out (third to first); Beauchamp
popped to second; Cardenal was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 5, Cardinals 2.

METS 8TH: Martinez struck out; Sadecki grounded out (first to
pitcher); Harrelson flied to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets
5, Cardinals 2.

CARDINALS 8TH: Javier popped to second; Maxvill grounded out
(shortstop to first); MCNERTNEY BATTED FOR CARLTON; McNertney
was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 5,
Cardinals 2.

METS 9TH: DRABOWSKY REPLACED MCNERTNEY (PITCHING); Singleton
singled to center; Agee forced Singleton (third to second);
Jones flied to center; Clendenon grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 5, Cardinals 2.

CARDINALS 9TH: Brock grounded out (first unassisted); Alou flied
to center; Simmons struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 5,
Cardinals 2.