Led by Tommie Agee, who provided the running spark, the Mets defeated the Cubs, 5-2. Agee collected two hits, drove in one run, scored two and stole two bases, including a theft of home in the eighth inning. [The Sporting News]
New York Mets 5, Chicago Cubs 2

Game Played on Saturday, July 31, 1971 (Day game) at Shea Stadium

Cubs         0  0  0    0  0  0    0  2  0  -   2  8  1
Mets         2  0  0    0  0  0    2  1  x  -   5 10  0


Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Torres ss             3   0   1   0     0   0   .292      Harrelson ss          3   1   2   1     0   0   .274
  Kessinger pr,ss     1   1   1   0     0   0   .278      Garrett 3b            3   0   1   0     1   0   .364
Beckert 2b            4   0   2   2     0   1   .355      Agee cf               4   2   2   1     0   0   .286
Hickman rf            4   0   0   0     0   0   .256      Kranepool 1b          2   0   1   1     0   0   .278
Santo lf              4   0   0   0     0   1   .275        Clendenon ph,1b     1   0   0   0     0   0   .234
Banks 1b              4   0   1   0     0   1   .173      Marshall lf           3   0   0   0     0   0   .242
  Callison pr         0   0   0   0     0   0   .205        Jones ph,lf         1   0   0   0     0   1   .316
Popovich 3b           4   0   1   0     0   0   .214      Boswell 2b            4   0   0   0     0   1   .263
James cf              4   1   2   0     0   0   .273      Singleton rf          2   1   2   0     1   0   .248
Cannizzaro c          3   0   0   0     0   2   .213      Grote c               3   1   1   1     0   0   .289
Pappas p              2   0   0   0     0   2   .143      Sadecki p             3   0   1   0     0   0   .296
  Davis ph            1   0   0   0     0   1   .299        McGraw p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .182
  Newman p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               34   2   8   2     0   8             Totals               29   5  10   4     2   2

Time of Game: 2:05   Attendance: 43,844
Left on Base: Cubs 5, Mets 4
DP: Cubs 1, Mets 1
Errors: Torres
Doubles: Beckert (15), Kranepool (17), Grote (20), Agee (15)
Stolen Bases: Agee 2 (20)
Caught Stealing: Singleton (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Harrelson (8)
Sacrifice Flies: Kranepool (1)
GIDP: Hickman (8), Agee (9)


Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Pappas L(11-10)         7     9   4   3   2   0   0  29   3.99
Newman                  1     1   1   1   0   2   0   4   1.98
Totals                  8    10   5   4   2   2   0  33

Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Sadecki W(5-3)          8     7   2   2   0   8   0  30   2.50
McGraw SV(6)            1     1   0   0   0   0   0   4   1.90
Totals                  9     8   2   2   0   8   0  34

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


CUBS 1ST: Torres popped to third in foul territory; Beckert
singled to left; Hickman popped to second; Santo grounded out
(third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0, Mets 0.

METS 1ST: Harrelson singled to center; Garrett grounded out
(second to first) [Harrelson to second]; Agee singled to center
[Harrelson scored]; Agee stole second [Agee to third (error by
Torres)]; Kranepool hit a sacrifice fly to center [Agee scored
(unearned)]; Marshall grounded out (second to first); 2 R (1
ER), 2 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Mets 2.

CUBS 2ND: Banks flied to center; Popovich grounded out
(shortstop to first); James lined to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cubs 0, Mets 2.

METS 2ND: Boswell lined to center; Singleton singled to right;
Singleton was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Grote
flied to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Mets 2.

CUBS 3RD: Cannizzaro was called out on strikes; Pappas was
called out on strikes; Torres popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cubs 0, Mets 2.

METS 3RD: Sadecki singled to right; Harrelson out on a sacrifice
bunt (first to second) [Sadecki to second]; Garrett walked; Agee
grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Garrett
out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0, Mets 2.

CUBS 4TH: Beckert popped to first in foul territory; Hickman
flied to center; Santo flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cubs 0, Mets 2.

METS 4TH: Kranepool doubled to right; Marshall lined to left;
Boswell grounded out (second to first) [Kranepool to third];
Singleton walked; Grote flied to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Cubs 0, Mets 2.

CUBS 5TH: Banks struck out; Popovich singled to right; On a bunt
James singled to pitcher [Popovich to second]; Cannizzaro struck
out; Pappas struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 0, Mets 2.

METS 5TH: Sadecki lined to second; Harrelson flied to center;
Garrett singled to left [Garrett out at second (left to
second)]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Mets 2.

CUBS 6TH: Torres singled to center; KESSINGER RAN FOR TORRES;
Beckert was called out on strikes; Hickman grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Kessinger out at
second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Mets 2.

METS 6TH: KESSINGER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); Agee flied to
center; Kranepool flied to left; Marshall popped to third in
foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Mets 2.

CUBS 7TH: Santo struck out; Banks popped to catcher in foul
territory; Popovich grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Mets 2.

METS 7TH: Boswell flied to right; Singleton singled to right;
Grote doubled to left [Singleton scored]; Sadecki grounded out
(first unassisted) [Grote to third]; Harrelson singled to right
[Grote scored]; Garrett grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 3
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0, Mets 4.

CUBS 8TH: James singled to left; Cannizzaro flied to left; DAVIS
BATTED FOR PAPPAS; Davis struck out; Kessinger singled to center
[James to second]; Beckert doubled to center [Kessinger scored,
James scored]; Hickman flied to center; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Cubs 2, Mets 4.

METS 8TH: NEWMAN REPLACED DAVIS (PITCHING); Agee doubled to
left; CLENDENON BATTED FOR KRANEPOOL; Clendenon flied to center
[Agee to third]; JONES BATTED FOR MARSHALL; Agee stole home;
Jones struck out; Boswell was called out on strikes; 1 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 2, Mets 5.

CUBS 9TH: CLENDENON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); JONES STAYED IN
GAME (PLAYING LF); MCGRAW REPLACED SADECKI (PITCHING); Santo
flied to center; Banks singled to left; CALLISON RAN FOR BANKS;
Popovich flied to center; James grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 2, Mets 5.
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