Gary Gentry pitched a four-hitter and Tommie Agee, Wayne Garrett and Dave Marshall rapped doubles as the Mets defeated the Cubs, 4-0. [The Sporting News]



New York Mets 4, Chicago Cubs 0
Game Played on Friday, July      30, 1971 (Night game) at Shea Stadium
Cubs         0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  4  0
Mets         0  0  1    0  2  0    1  0  x  -   4 12  0


Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Kessinger ss          4   0   1   0     0   2   .276      Harrelson ss          5   1   1   0     0   1   .270
Popovich 2b           3   0   0   0     1   0   .212      Garrett 3b            4   2   2   1     1   1   .368
Williams lf           4   0   1   0     0   1   .305      Agee cf               4   0   1   1     1   1   .283
Pepitone 1b           3   0   0   0     1   0   .321        Hahn pr,cf          0   0   0   0     0   0   .250
Hickman rf            4   0   0   0     0   1   .260      Kranepool 1b          5   1   2   0     0   0   .277
Santo 3b              3   0   0   0     1   1   .278      Marshall lf           4   0   3   1     0   0   .247
Davis cf              4   0   2   0     0   0   .300      Boswell 2b            3   0   1   0     1   0   .267
Cannizzaro c          2   0   0   0     0   0   .216      Singleton rf          2   0   0   1     2   2   .239
Hands p               2   0   0   0     0   1   .080      Grote c               4   0   2   0     0   1   .288
  Newman p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Gentry p              4   0   0   0     0   2   .085
  Webster ph          1   0   0   0     0   1   .222
  Regan p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               30   0   4   0     3   7             Totals               35   4  12   4     5   8

Time of Game: 2:40   Attendance: 30,638
Left on Base: Cubs 7, Mets 12
DP: Cubs 0, Mets 0
Doubles: Agee (14), Garrett (1), Marshall (5)
Stolen Bases: Boswell (3)
Caught Stealing: Boswell (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Cannizzaro (4)


Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hands L(9-12)           4.2   8   3   3   2   4   0  23   3.31
Newman                  1.1   1   0   0   0   2   0   5   1.71
Regan                   2     3   1   1   3   2   0  12   3.93
Totals                  8    12   4   4   5   8   0  40

Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Gentry W(9-8)           9     4   0   0   3   7   0  34   3.27
Totals                  9     4   0   0   3   7   0  34

Passed Balls: Cannizzaro (6)
Wild Pitches: Hands (5), Newman (2)

Umpires: HP - Ken Burkhart, 1B - Lee Weyer, 2B - Bob Engel, 3B - John McSherry


CUBS 1ST: Kessinger was called out on strikes; Popovich grounded
out (second to first); Williams singled to third; Pepitone
walked [Williams to second]; Hickman popped to second; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 0, Mets 0.

METS 1ST: Harrelson grounded out (shortstop to first); Garrett
lined to right; Agee struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0,
Mets 0.

CUBS 2ND: Santo lined to first; Davis singled to center;
Cannizzaro flied to center; Hands popped to third in foul
territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0, Mets 0.

METS 2ND: Kranepool popped to catcher in foul territory;
Marshall singled to center; Boswell forced Marshall (shortstop
to second); Boswell stole second; Cannizzaro allowed a passed
ball [Boswell to third]; Singleton walked; Grote struck out; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 0, Mets 0.

CUBS 3RD: Kessinger was called out on strikes; Popovich flied to
right; Williams grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Mets 0.

METS 3RD: Gentry lined to right; Harrelson struck out; Garrett
walked; Agee doubled to left [Garrett scored]; Kranepool singled
to center [Agee to third]; Marshall grounded out (second to
first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 0, Mets 1.

CUBS 4TH: Pepitone grounded out (second to first); Hickman flied
to center; Santo grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Mets 1.

METS 4TH: Boswell singled to center; Singleton struck out; Grote
singled to center [Boswell to third]; Boswell was caught
stealing home (catcher to third) [Grote to second (on throw)];
Gentry grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Cubs 0, Mets 1.

CUBS 5TH: Davis singled to right; Cannizzaro out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to first) [Davis to second]; Hands struck out;
Kessinger grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Cubs 0, Mets 1.

METS 5TH: Harrelson singled to center; Hands threw a wild pitch
[Harrelson to second]; Garrett doubled to right [Harrelson
scored]; Agee flied to right; Kranepool flied to left; Marshall
doubled to center [Garrett scored]; NEWMAN REPLACED HANDS
(PITCHING); Newman threw a wild pitch [Marshall to third];
Boswell lined to first; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0, Mets 3.

CUBS 6TH: Popovich walked; Williams was called out on strikes;
Pepitone lined to center; Hickman popped to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0, Mets 3.

METS 6TH: Singleton struck out; Grote singled to center; On a
bunt Gentry struck out; Harrelson forced Grote (shortstop to
second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0, Mets 3.

CUBS 7TH: Santo walked; Davis popped to third; Cannizzaro forced
Santo (third to second); WEBSTER BATTED FOR NEWMAN; Webster
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0, Mets 3.

METS 7TH: REGAN REPLACED WEBSTER (PITCHING); Garrett struck out;
Agee flied to center; Kranepool singled to right; Marshall
singled to left [Kranepool to second]; Boswell walked [Kranepool
to third, Marshall to second]; Singleton walked [Kranepool
scored, Marshall to third, Boswell to second]; Phil Regan
warned by HP umpire Ken Burkhart after Burkhart searched Regan
for illegal substances; Cubs Manager Leo Durocher ejected by
Burkhart; Grote grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0
E, 3 LOB.  Cubs 0, Mets 4.

CUBS 8TH: Kessinger singled to center; Popovich forced Kessinger
(second to shortstop); Williams flied to left; Pepitone popped
to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0,
Mets 4.

METS 8TH: Gentry struck out; Harrelson lined to shortstop;
Garrett singled to center; Agee walked [Garrett to second]; HAHN
RAN FOR AGEE; Kranepool grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 0, Mets 4.

CUBS 9TH: HAHN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); Hickman was called
out on strikes; Santo struck out (catcher to first); Davis
popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs
0, Mets 4.