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Tuesday August 17, 1971
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A winner for the first time since July 19, Claude Osteen allowed only three hits and pitched the Dodgers to a 4-0 victory over the Mets. Osteen also drove in one run with a double in the second inning. [The Sporting News]


Los Angeles Dodgers 4, New York Mets 0

Game Played on Tuesday, August 17, 1971 (Night game) at Dodger Stadium

Mets         0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  3  1
Dodgers      1  1  2    0  0  0    0  0  x  -   4  8  0


Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Hahn cf               3   0   0   0     1   0   .228      Wills ss              4   0   0   0     0   0   .280
Boswell 2b            4   0   1   0     0   0   .286      Buckner rf            4   2   2   0     0   0   .280
Jones lf              4   0   1   0     0   2   .322      Davis cf              2   0   0   0     2   0   .315
Clendenon 1b          4   0   0   0     0   2   .231      Allen 3b              4   1   1   1     0   1   .292
Agee rf               3   0   0   0     0   0   .274        Garvey 3b           0   0   0   0     0   0   .232
Aspromonte 3b         3   0   0   0     0   0   .236      Crawford lf           4   0   0   0     0   1   .296
  Frisella p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .250      Parker 1b             3   1   1   1     1   0   .288
Grote c               3   0   1   0     0   0   .275      Lefebvre 2b           4   0   2   1     0   0   .251
Harrelson ss          3   0   0   0     0   0   .269      Sims c                2   0   0   0     1   0   .263
Ryan p                1   0   0   0     0   1   .122      Osteen p              3   0   2   1     0   0   .194
  Williams p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .100
  Martinez ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .274
  McGraw p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .143
  Garrett 3b          0   0   0   0     1   0   .287

Totals               29   0   3   0     2   5             Totals               30   4   8   4     4   2

Time of Game: 2:09   Attendance: 23,171
Left on Base: Mets 4, Dodgers 6
DP: Mets 2, Dodgers 1
Errors: Clendenon
Doubles: Osteen (3)
Stolen Bases: Buckner (3)
Caught Stealing: Wills (8)
GIDP: Sims (4)


Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Ryan L(9-11)            2.2   5   4   4   3   0   0  15   3.38
Williams                2.1   1   0   0   1   0   0   9   5.23
McGraw                  2     2   0   0   0   1   0   7   1.91
Frisella                1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3   2.34
Totals                  8     8   4   4   4   2   0  34

Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Osteen W(12-7)          9     3   0   0   2   5   0  31   3.15
Totals                  9     3   0   0   2   5   0  31

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


METS 1ST: Hahn grounded out (pitcher to first); Boswell grounded
out (first to pitcher); Jones struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Mets 0, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 1ST: Wills flied to left in foul territory; Buckner
singled to left; Davis grounded out (first unassisted) [Buckner
to second]; Allen singled to left [Buckner scored]; Crawford
flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0, Dodgers 1.

METS 2ND: Clendenon flied out to right; Agee flied out to right;
Aspromonte grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Mets 0, Dodgers 1.

DODGERS 2ND: Parker walked; Lefebvre flied out to right; Sims
walked [Parker to second]; Osteen doubled to right [Parker
scored, Sims to third]; Wills hit into a double play (third to
first to catcher) [Sims out at home]; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Mets 0, Dodgers 2.

METS 3RD: Grote popped to first in foul territory; Harrelson
flied out to center; Ryan struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Mets 0, Dodgers 2.

DODGERS 3RD: Buckner singled to left; Buckner stole second;
Davis walked; Allen forced Davis (shortstop to second) [Buckner
to third]; Crawford made an out to first; Parker singled to left
[Buckner scored, Allen to second]; WILLIAMS REPLACED RYAN
(PITCHING); Lefebvre singled to right [Allen scored, Parker to
third]; Sims grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Mets 0, Dodgers 4.

METS 4TH: Hahn walked; Boswell lined into a double play (second
to first) [Hahn out at first]; Jones singled to right; Clendenon
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0, Dodgers 4.

DODGERS 4TH: Osteen grounded out (pitcher to first); Wills
reached on an error by Clendenon; Wills was caught stealing
second (catcher to shortstop); Buckner flied out to center; 0 R,
0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Dodgers 4.

METS 5TH: Agee grounded out (catcher to first); Aspromonte
grounded out (shortstop to first); Grote flied out to center; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Dodgers 4.

DODGERS 5TH: Davis walked; Allen made an out to second; Crawford
grounded out (first unassisted) [Davis to second]; Parker made
an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0, Dodgers 4.

METS 6TH: Harrelson grounded out (third to first); MARTINEZ
BATTED FOR WILLIAMS; Martinez grounded out (shortstop to first);
Hahn flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Dodgers
4.

DODGERS 6TH: MCGRAW REPLACED MARTINEZ (PITCHING); Lefebvre
singled to left; Sims grounded into a double play (second to
shortstop to first) [Lefebvre out at second]; Osteen singled to
center; Wills forced Osteen (second to shortstop); 0 R, 2 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0, Dodgers 4.

METS 7TH: Boswell flied out to right; Jones grounded out
(pitcher to first); Clendenon grounded out (shortstop to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Dodgers 4.

DODGERS 7TH: Buckner grounded out (first to pitcher); Davis
flied out to center; Allen struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Mets 0, Dodgers 4.

METS 8TH: GARVEY REPLACED ALLEN (PLAYING 3B); Agee grounded out
(shortstop to first); Aspromonte flied out to left; Grote
singled to left; Harrelson popped to first in foul territory; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0, Dodgers 4.

DODGERS 8TH: GARRETT REPLACED MCGRAW (PLAYING 3B); FRISELLA
REPLACED ASPROMONTE (PITCHING); Crawford struck out; Parker
flied out to left; Lefebvre grounded out (second to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Dodgers 4.

METS 9TH: Garrett walked; Hahn flied out to center; Boswell
singled to center [Garrett to second]; Jones was called out on
strikes; Clendenon struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 0,
Dodgers 4.



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