Throwing a double-play pitch, Al Severinsen put down a Mets' rally in the ninth inning to enable the Padres to emerge with a 3-2 victory. The Padres broke a 1-1 tie in the eighth. Enzo Hernandez singled and was on third base with two out when the Mets decided to walk Nate Colbert intentionally. Ollie Brown doubled, scoring Hernandez, and Colbert also counted when he barreled into Jerry Grote at the plate, causing the Mets' catcher to drop the ball.

In the ninth, the Mets scored on a double by Cleon Jones, walk to Tommie Agee and single by Ken Boswell before Severinsen induced Ken Singleton to ground into the game-ending double play. [The Sporting News]



San Diego Padres 3, New York Mets 2
Game Played on Friday, August    20, 1971 (Night game) at Shea Stadium
Padres       0  0  0    0  0  1    0  2  0  -   3  7  0
Mets         0  0  0    0  1  0    0  0  1  -   2  6  1


Padres               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Hernandez ss          4   2   2   0     1   0   .229      Harrelson ss          3   0   0   0     1   1   .265
Campbell 2b           2   0   1   0     1   0   .227      Garrett 3b            3   0   0   0     1   1   .287
Gaston cf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .242      Jones lf              3   1   2   0     0   0   .324
Colbert 1b            2   1   1   1     2   0   .265      Kranepool 1b          3   0   1   0     1   1   .274
Brown rf              4   0   1   1     0   0   .269      Agee cf               3   1   1   0     1   1   .274
Spiezio 3b            3   0   1   0     1   0   .220      Boswell 2b            4   0   2   2     0   0   .285
Murrell lf            4   0   0   0     0   1   .226      Singleton rf          4   0   0   0     0   1   .241
Barton c              4   0   1   0     0   2   .246      Grote c               2   0   0   0     1   1   .273
Kirby p               4   0   0   0     0   3   .113        Dyer c              0   0   0   0     0   0   .245
  Kelley p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .333      Koosman p             2   0   0   0     0   0   .171
  Severinsen p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Williams p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .100
                                                            Marshall ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .240
                                                            Taylor p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .333

Totals               31   3   7   2     5   6             Totals               28   2   6   2     5   6

Time of Game: 2:29   Attendance: 28,863
Left on Base: Padres 8, Mets 5
DP: Padres 1, Mets 1
Errors: Grote
Doubles: Brown (15), Hernandez (9), Boswell (19), Jones (20)
Triples: Barton (1)
Stolen Bases: Agee (24)
Caught Stealing: Jones (5), Kranepool (4), Harrelson (5)
Sacrifice Hits: Campbell 2 (11), Jones (3)
GIDP: Gaston (7), Singleton (8)


Padres                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Kirby W(11-10)          8.1   5   2   2   5   6   0  32   3.12
Kelley                  0     1   0   0   0   0   0   1   3.86
Severinsen SV(8)        0.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   3.41
Totals                  9     6   2   2   5   6   0  34

Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Koosman L(4-8)          7.2   6   3   2   4   3   0  32   2.85
Williams                0.1   0   0   0   1   1   0   2   5.21
Taylor                  1     1   0   0   0   2   0   4   3.13
Totals                  9     7   3   2   5   6   0  38

Umpires: HP - Augie Donatelli, 1B - Ed Vargo, 2B - Doug Harvey, 3B - Jerry Dale


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

METS 1ST: Harrelson grounded out (first unassisted); Garrett
grounded out (pitcher to first); Jones singled; Jones was caught
stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Padres 0, Mets 0.

PADRES 2ND: Brown flied to center; Spiezio flied to left;
Murrell flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 0, Mets 0.

METS 2ND: Kranepool singled to center; Kranepool was caught
stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Agee popped to shortstop
in foul territory; Boswell flied to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Padres 0, Mets 0.

PADRES 3RD: Barton flied to center; Kirby struck out; Hernandez
flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 0, Mets 0.

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

PADRES 4TH: Campbell walked; Gaston grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Campbell out at second]; Colbert
walked; Brown grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Padres 0, Mets 0.

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

PADRES 5TH: Spiezio singled to left; Murrell flied to center;
Barton struck out; Kirby popped to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Padres 0, Mets 0.

METS 5TH: Kranepool grounded out (shortstop to first); Agee
singled to left; Boswell doubled to left [Agee scored];
Singleton grounded out (second to first) [Boswell to third];
Grote was walked intentionally; Koosman flied to left; 1 R, 2 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Padres 0, Mets 1.

PADRES 6TH: Hernandez walked; Campbell out on a sacrifice bunt
(first to second) [Hernandez to second]; Gaston flied to center;
Colbert singled to center [Hernandez scored]; Brown forced
Colbert (shortstop unassisted); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 1,
Mets 1.

METS 6TH: Harrelson walked; Garrett walked [Harrelson to
second]; Jones out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to second)
[Garrett to second, Harrelson to third]; Kranepool was walked
intentionally; Agee struck out; Harrelson was caught stealing
home (catcher unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Padres 1, Mets
1.

PADRES 7TH: Spiezio popped to first in foul territory; Murrell
flied to left; Barton tripled to right; Kirby struck out; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 1, Mets 1.

METS 7TH: Boswell grounded out (first unassisted); Singleton
struck out; Grote flied to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres
1, Mets 1.

PADRES 8TH: Hernandez singled to left; Campbell out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Hernandez to second]; Gaston
flied to right [Hernandez to third]; Colbert was walked
intentionally; Brown doubled to left [Hernandez scored, Colbert
scored (error by Grote; assist by Jones) (unearned)]; WILLIAMS
REPLACED KOOSMAN (PITCHING); Spiezio walked; Murrell struck out;
2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Padres 3, Mets 1.

METS 8TH: MARSHALL BATTED FOR WILLIAMS; Marshall flied to
center; Harrelson struck out; Garrett grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 3, Mets 1.

PADRES 9TH: DYER REPLACED GROTE (PLAYING C ); TAYLOR REPLACED
MARSHALL (PITCHING); Barton struck out; Kirby was called out on
strikes; Hernandez doubled to left; Campbell flied to center; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 3, Mets 1.

METS 9TH: Jones doubled to right; Kranepool struck out; Agee
walked; KELLEY REPLACED KIRBY (PITCHING); Boswell singled to
center [Agee to second, Jones scored]; SEVERINSEN REPLACED
KELLEY (PITCHING); Agee stole third; Singleton grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Boswell out at
second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 3, Mets 2.