Led by Cleon Jones, who hit a single, double and homer, the Mets defeated the Astros, 7-6. Jones' homer ignited a four-run outburst by the Mets in the fourth inning.

Jones hit his double and counted on an infield out and sacrifice fly by Dave Marshall in the fifth. However, the Mets also needed two more runs in the eighth on scoring singles by Danny Frisella and Ken Boswell to gain their victory. [The Sporting News]



New York Mets 7, Houston Astros 6
Game Played on Sunday, July      25, 1971 (Day game) at Shea Stadium
Astros       0  0  1    0  0  0    1  2  2  -   6 10  0
Mets         0  0  0    4  1  0    0  2  x  -   7 15  2


Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Metzger ss            5   0   1   1     1   1   .227      Boswell 2b            4   0   2   2     1   0   .267
Morgan 2b             4   1   2   2     1   0   .264        Foli 2b             0   0   0   0     0   0   .230
Wynn rf,cf            4   0   1   0     1   1   .219      Garrett 3b            3   0   2   1     2   0   .625
  Gladding p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Agee cf,rf            4   0   1   0     0   1   .292
Cedeno cf,1b          4   1   1   0     1   1   .253      Jones lf              4   2   3   1     0   0   .314
Rader 3b              3   0   0   0     1   0   .248      Kranepool 1b          2   1   0   0     1   0   .271
  Lemaster p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .333        Clendenon ph,1b     1   0   0   0     0   1   .233
  Geronimo cf         1   0   0   0     0   1   .217      Marshall rf           2   0   0   1     0   1   .240
Menke 1b,3b           3   1   0   0     2   1   .245        Hahn ph,cf          1   1   1   0     0   0   .255
Alou lf               5   1   3   1     0   0   .313      Dyer c                4   0   1   0     0   1   .263
  Schlueter pr        0   0   0   0     0   0   .333      Martinez ss           4   2   3   0     0   0   .286
Edwards c             5   1   1   1     0   0   .226      Gentry p              3   1   1   1     0   2   .093
Forsch p              2   0   0   0     0   2   .036        Frisella p          1   0   1   1     0   0   .286
  Greif p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .500        Taylor p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .333
  Miller ph,rf        2   1   1   1     1   0   .261

Totals               38   6  10   6     8   7             Totals               33   7  15   7     4   6

Time of Game: 3:06   Attendance: 28,776
Left on Base: Astros 13, Mets 7
DP: Astros 3, Mets 0
Errors: Boswell, Clendenon
Doubles: Wynn (12), Jones (16), Agee (12)
Home Runs: Morgan (7), Miller (2), Jones (10)
Stolen Bases: Morgan 2 (22), Dyer (1), Martinez (4)
Sacrifice Flies: Marshall (3)
GIDP: Agee (8), Marshall (5)


Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Forsch L(5-4)           3.2   7   4   4   4   3   1  20   2.94
Greif                   2.1   2   1   1   0   2   0   9   6.23
Lemaster                1.1   5   2   2   0   1   0   8   2.48
Gladding                0.2   1   0   0   0   0   0   1   1.47
Totals                  8    15   7   7   4   6   1  38

Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Gentry W(8-8)           6.2   6   2   2   5   5   2  31   3.48
Frisella                1.2   3   4   2   3   1   0  12   2.47
Taylor SV(1)            0.2   1   0   0   0   1   0   3   3.17
Totals                  9    10   6   4   8   7   2  46

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


ASTROS 1ST: Metzger walked; Morgan singled to right [Metzger to
third]; Morgan stole second; Wynn was called out on strikes;
Cedeno popped to second; Rader flied to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Astros 0, Mets 0.

METS 1ST: Boswell lined to center; Garrett walked; Agee grounded
into a double play (third to second to first) [Garrett out at
second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0, Mets 0.

ASTROS 2ND: Menke struck out; Alou singled to right; Edwards
popped to first in foul territory; Forsch struck out; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 0, Mets 0.

METS 2ND: Jones singled to left; Kranepool forced Jones (first
to shortstop); Marshall grounded into a double play (second to
shortstop to first) [Kranepool out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Astros 0, Mets 0.

ASTROS 3RD: Metzger lined to second; Morgan homered; Wynn
doubled to left; Cedeno struck out; Rader walked; Menke popped
to first in foul territory; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 1,
Mets 0.

METS 3RD: Dyer singled to left; Dyer stole second; Martinez
lined to second; Gentry struck out; Boswell walked; Garrett
walked [Dyer to third, Boswell to second]; Agee struck out; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Astros 1, Mets 0.

ASTROS 4TH: Alou grounded out (catcher to first); Edwards flied
to center; Forsch was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Astros 1, Mets 0.

METS 4TH: Jones homered; Kranepool walked; Marshall was called
out on strikes; Dyer flied to right in foul territory; Martinez
singled to right [Kranepool to second]; Gentry singled to center
[Martinez to third, Kranepool scored, Gentry to second (on
throw)]; Boswell singled [Gentry to third, Martinez scored];
Garrett singled to right [Boswell to third, Gentry scored];
GREIF REPLACED FORSCH (PITCHING); Agee flied to center; 4 R, 5
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 1, Mets 4.

ASTROS 5TH: Metzger grounded out (second to first); Morgan
walked; Morgan stole second; Wynn flied to left in foul
territory; Cedeno grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Astros 1, Mets 4.

METS 5TH: Jones doubled to right; Kranepool grounded out (second
to first) [Jones to third]; Marshall hit a sacrifice fly to left
[Jones scored]; Dyer struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros
1, Mets 5.

ASTROS 6TH: Rader flied to left; Menke walked; Alou forced Menke
(shortstop to second); Edwards grounded out (first unassisted);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 1, Mets 5.

METS 6TH: Martinez singled; Martinez stole second; On a bunt
Gentry struck out; Boswell flied to center; Garrett grounded out
(first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 1, Mets 5.

ASTROS 7TH: MILLER BATTED FOR GREIF; Miller homered; Metzger
flied to center; Morgan flied to right; Wynn walked; Cedeno
singled to left [Wynn to second]; FRISELLA REPLACED GENTRY
(PITCHING); Rader forced Cedeno (shortstop to second); 1 R, 2 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 2, Mets 5.

METS 7TH: LEMASTER REPLACED RADER (PITCHING); MILLER STAYED IN
GAME (PLAYING RF); CEDENO CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); WYNN
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING CF); MENKE CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING
3B); Agee doubled to left; Jones grounded out (second to first)
[Agee to third]; CLENDENON BATTED FOR KRANEPOOL; Agee was picked
off third (catcher to third); Clendenon struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Astros 2, Mets 5.

ASTROS 8TH: CLENDENON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); Menke
grounded out (second to first); Alou singled to left; Edwards
reached on an error by Clendenon [Alou to third (error by
Boswell)]; Miller walked [Edwards to second]; Metzger singled to
left [Miller to second, Edwards to third, Alou scored
(unearned)]; Morgan grounded out (first unassisted) [Metzger to
second, Miller to third, Edwards scored (unearned)]; Wynn flied
to center; 2 R (0 ER), 2 H, 2 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 4, Mets 5.

METS 8TH: HAHN BATTED FOR MARSHALL; Hahn singled to center; Dyer
popped to catcher in foul territory; On a bunt Martinez singled
[Hahn to second]; Frisella singled to right [Martinez to third,
Hahn scored]; Boswell singled to right [Frisella to second,
Martinez scored]; GLADDING REPLACED WYNN (PITCHING); GERONIMO
REPLACED LEMASTER (PLAYING CF); Garrett singled to right
[Boswell to second, Frisella to third]; Frisella was picked off
third (catcher to third) [Boswell out at third (third to
second)]; 2 R, 5 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 4, Mets 7.

ASTROS 9TH: HAHN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); FOLI REPLACED
BOSWELL (PLAYING 2B); AGEE CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF);
Cedeno walked; Geronimo struck out; Menke walked [Cedeno to
second]; Alou singled to left [Menke to second, Cedeno scored];
SCHLUETER RAN FOR ALOU; TAYLOR REPLACED FRISELLA (PITCHING);
Edwards singled to right [Schlueter to second, Menke scored];
Miller grounded out (second to first) [Schlueter to third,
Edwards to second]; Metzger struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Astros 6, Mets 7.