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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