The Mets jumped on Clay Kirby for four runs in the fourth inning and went on to defeat the Padres, 6-4. Wayne Garrett and Cleon Jones led off with singles. After Ed Kranepool forced Jones, Tommie Agee singled to drive in Garrett with the first earned run off Kirby in 25 innings. An infield hit by Ken Boswell counted Kranepool. Ken Singleton then doubled to drive in two runs.

Gary Gentry, who started for the Mets, didn't benefit from the big lead, going out in the fifth inning. Tug McGraw in relief received credit for the victory after the Mets scored the deciding run in the sixth on a forceout by Jerry Grote with the bases loaded. [The Sporting News]



New York Mets 6, San Diego Padres 4
Game Played on Tuesday, August    10, 1971 (Night game) at San Diego Stadium
Mets         0  0  0    4  0  1    0  1  0  -   6 11  0
Padres       0  0  0    2  1  1    0  0  0  -   4  8  0


Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Padres               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Harrelson ss          5   0   1   0     0   1   .277      Hernandez ss          4   1   1   0     0   1   .228
Garrett 3b            4   1   1   0     1   0   .302      Campbell 2b           4   0   2   1     0   0   .224
Jones lf              5   0   2   0     0   0   .322      Gaston cf             4   1   1   0     0   0   .235
Kranepool 1b          5   2   2   0     0   0   .282      Colbert 1b            4   1   2   2     0   2   .269
Agee cf               3   2   2   1     0   0   .284      Lee lf                3   0   1   0     1   0   .267
Boswell 2b            3   1   1   1     0   0   .275      Brown rf              3   0   0   1     0   1   .272
Singleton rf          2   0   1   2     2   0   .253      Spiezio 3b            4   0   0   0     0   3   .231
Grote c               4   0   1   2     0   1   .281      Barton c              4   1   1   0     0   3   .255
Gentry p              2   0   0   0     0   1   .077      Kirby p               1   0   0   0     0   0   .127
  Sadecki p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .267        Bravo ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .179
  Aspromonte ph       1   0   0   0     0   0   .239        Kelley p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .333
  McGraw p            1   0   0   0     0   0   .154        Murrell ph          1   0   0   0     0   1   .229
                                                            Severinsen p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Kendall ph          1   0   0   0     0   1   .150

Totals               35   6  11   6     3   3             Totals               34   4   8   4     1  12

Time of Game: 2:32   Attendance:  6,542
Left on Base: Mets 7, Padres 5
DP: Mets 0, Padres 2
Doubles: Singleton (5), Barton (15), Campbell 2 (14)
Home Runs: Colbert (22)
Stolen Bases: Boswell (4), Agee (22)
Sacrifice Hits: Agee (3)
Sacrifice Flies: Brown (1)
GIDP: Boswell (11), Kranepool (5)
Hit by Pitch: Boswell (2,by Kelley)


Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Gentry                  4.2   6   3   3   0   3   0  20   3.21
Sadecki                 0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   2.33
McGraw W(8-3)           4     2   1   1   1   9   1  15   1.80
Totals                  9     8   4   4   1  12   1  36

Padres                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Kirby L(10-10)          5     7   4   4   0   3   0  21   3.20
Kelley                  2     1   1   1   1   0   0   9   3.94
Severinsen              2     3   1   1   2   0   0  10   3.54
Totals                  9    11   6   6   3   3   0  40

Hit by Pitch: Kelley (4)

Umpires: HP - Bruce Froemming, 1B - Al Barlick, 2B - Paul Pryor, 3B - John Kibler


METS 1ST: Harrelson singled to left; Garrett forced Harrelson
(first to shortstop); Jones flied to center; Kranepool flied to
right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0, Padres 0.

PADRES 1ST: Hernandez grounded out (third to first); Campbell
grounded out (second to first); Gaston flied to left; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Padres 0.

METS 2ND: Agee singled to center; Boswell grounded into a double
play (second to shortstop to first) [Agee out at second];
Singleton flied to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Padres 0.

PADRES 2ND: Colbert struck out; Lee grounded out (shortstop to
first); Brown grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Mets 0, Padres 0.

METS 3RD: Grote struck out; Gentry flied to left; Harrelson
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets
0, Padres 0.

PADRES 3RD: Spiezio grounded out (pitcher to first); Barton was
called out on strikes; Kirby flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Mets 0, Padres 0.

METS 4TH: Garrett singled to right; Jones singled [Garrett to
second]; Kranepool forced Jones (first to shortstop) [Garrett to
third]; Agee singled to right [Kranepool to third, Garrett
scored]; Boswell singled to left [Agee to third, Kranepool
scored]; Singleton doubled to right [Boswell scored, Agee
scored]; Grote reached on a fielder's choice [Singleton out at
third (pitcher to third)]; Gentry was called out on strikes; 4
R, 5 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 4, Padres 0.

PADRES 4TH: Hernandez singled to center; Campbell popped to
shortstop; Gaston singled to right [Hernandez to second];
Colbert singled to left [Gaston to second, Hernandez scored];
Lee singled [Colbert to second, Gaston to third]; Brown hit a
sacrifice fly to center [Gaston scored]; Spiezio struck out; 2
R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 4, Padres 2.

METS 5TH: Harrelson was called out on strikes; Garrett flied to
center; Jones grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Mets 4, Padres 2.

PADRES 5TH: Barton doubled to center; BRAVO BATTED FOR KIRBY;
Bravo flied to right; Hernandez flied to right; Campbell doubled
to left [Barton scored]; SADECKI REPLACED GENTRY (PITCHING);
Gaston flied to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 4, Padres 3.

METS 6TH: KELLEY REPLACED BRAVO (PITCHING); Kranepool singled;
Agee forced Kranepool (shortstop to second); Boswell was hit by
a pitch [Agee to second]; Agee stole third and Boswell stole
second; Singleton was walked intentionally; Grote forced
Singleton (shortstop to second) [Boswell to third, Agee scored];
ASPROMONTE BATTED FOR SADECKI; Aspromonte flied to right; 1 R, 1
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 5, Padres 3.

PADRES 6TH: MCGRAW REPLACED ASPROMONTE (PITCHING); Colbert
homered; Lee flied to left; Brown flied to right; Spiezio struck
out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 5, Padres 4.

METS 7TH: Harrelson popped to shortstop; Garrett flied to left;
Jones grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Mets 5, Padres 4.

PADRES 7TH: Barton struck out; MURRELL BATTED FOR KELLEY;
Murrell struck out; Hernandez struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Mets 5, Padres 4.

METS 8TH: SEVERINSEN REPLACED MURRELL (PITCHING); Kranepool
singled to left; Agee out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first)
[Kranepool to second]; Boswell grounded out (first unassisted)
[Kranepool to third]; Singleton was walked intentionally; Grote
singled to center [Singleton to second, Kranepool scored];
McGraw grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Mets 6, Padres 4.

PADRES 8TH: Campbell doubled to left; Gaston grounded out
(shortstop to first); Colbert struck out; Lee walked; Brown
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 6, Padres 4.

METS 9TH: Harrelson grounded out (first unassisted); Garrett
walked; Jones singled to center [Garrett to second]; Kranepool
grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to first)
[Jones out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 6, Padres 4.

PADRES 9TH: Spiezio struck out; Barton struck out; KENDALL
BATTED FOR SEVERINSEN; Kendall struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Mets 6, Padres 4.