Getting five-hit pitching from Juan Marichal, the Giants edged the Mets, 3-2. Bobby Bonds, after committing an error that let the Mets score a run in the second inning, made amends by smashing a homer with Willie Mays on base in the fourth.

The Giants added the deciding run in the fifth on singles by Al Gallagher and Marichal and successive forceouts at second by Ken Henderson and Tito Fuentes. Tommie Agee homered for the Mets in the seventh. [The Sporting News]

San Francisco Giants 3, New York Mets 2

Game Played on Tuesday, August 24, 1971 (Night game) at Shea Stadium

Giants       0  0  0    2  1  0    0  0  0  -   3  6  2
Mets         0  1  0    0  0  0    1  0  0  -   2  5  0


Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Henderson lf          3   0   0   0     1   0   .280      Harrelson ss          4   0   0   0     0   0   .262
Fuentes 2b            4   0   0   1     0   1   .274      Garrett 3b            4   0   0   0     0   1   .262
Mays cf               3   1   1   0     1   1   .289      Jones lf              4   0   1   0     0   2   .327
Bonds rf              4   1   1   2     0   0   .303      Shamsky rf            4   0   1   0     0   0   .188
Kingman 1b            4   0   1   0     0   2   .231      Boswell 2b            4   0   0   0     0   1   .284
Dietz c               3   0   0   0     1   0   .263      Agee cf               3   2   2   1     1   1   .278
Speier ss             3   0   0   0     1   2   .240      Kranepool 1b          4   0   1   0     0   1   .276
Gallagher 3b          4   1   1   0     0   1   .290      Grote c               3   0   0   0     0   1   .265
  Lanier 3b           0   0   0   0     0   0   .238      Sadecki p             2   0   0   0     0   1   .243
Marichal p            4   0   2   0     0   1   .145        Marshall ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .237
                                                            McGraw p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .143

Totals               32   3   6   3     4   8             Totals               33   2   5   1     1   8

Time of Game: 2:25   Attendance: 47,670
Left on Base: Giants 6, Mets 5
DP: Giants 0, Mets 1
Errors: Fuentes, Bonds
Doubles: Kranepool (18)
Home Runs: Bonds (25), Agee (12)
Stolen Bases: Henderson (12), Kingman (2)
GIDP: Henderson (8)


Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Marichal W(13-9)        9     5   2   1   1   8   1  34   2.79
Totals                  9     5   2   1   1   8   1  34

Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Sadecki L(5-5)          7     6   3   3   3   6   1  29   2.78
McGraw                  2     0   0   0   1   2   0   7   1.85
Totals                  9     6   3   3   4   8   1  36

Umpires: HP - Andy Olsen, 1B - Tom Gorman, 2B - Chris Pelekoudas, 3B - Harry Wendelstedt


GIANTS 1ST: Henderson grounded out (shortstop to first); Fuentes
struck out; Mays grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Giants 0, Mets 0.

METS 1ST: Harrelson flied out to left; Garrett grounded out
(second to first); Jones struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Giants 0, Mets 0.

GIANTS 2ND: Bonds grounded out (third to first); Kingman flied
out to center; Dietz walked; Speier flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 0, Mets 0.

METS 2ND: Shamsky flied out to center; Boswell flied out to
center; Agee walked; Kranepool doubled to right [Agee scored
(error by Bonds) (unearned), Kranepool to third]; Grote grounded
out (second to first); 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 0,
Mets 1.

GIANTS 3RD: Gallagher grounded out (shortstop to first);
Marichal was called out on strikes; Henderson walked; Henderson
stole second; Fuentes grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 0, Mets 1.

METS 3RD: Sadecki struck out; Harrelson flied out to center;
Garrett was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants
0, Mets 1.

GIANTS 4TH: Mays singled to left; Bonds homered [Mays scored];
Kingman struck out; Dietz flied out to left; Speier was called
out on strikes; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 2, Mets 1.

METS 4TH: Jones singled; Shamsky made an out to shortstop;
Boswell popped to catcher in foul territory; Agee was called out
on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 2, Mets 1.

GIANTS 5TH: Gallagher singled to center; Marichal singled to
left [Gallagher to second]; Henderson forced Marichal (shortstop
to second) [Gallagher to third]; Fuentes forced Henderson
(shortstop to second) [Gallagher scored]; Mays was called out on
strikes; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 3, Mets 1.

METS 5TH: Kranepool struck out; Grote struck out; Sadecki made
an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 3, Mets 1.

GIANTS 6TH: Bonds popped to catcher in foul territory; Kingman
singled; Dietz flied out to right; Kingman stole second; Speier
walked; Gallagher was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Giants 3, Mets 1.

METS 6TH: Harrelson grounded out (pitcher to second to first);
Garrett flied out to right; Jones reached on an error by
Fuentes; Shamsky singled to right [Jones to second]; Boswell was
called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 3, Mets 1.

GIANTS 7TH: Marichal singled; Henderson grounded into a double
play (shortstop to second to first) [Marichal out at second];
Fuentes grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Giants 3, Mets 1.

METS 7TH: Agee homered; Kranepool grounded out (pitcher to
first); Grote made an out to second; MARSHALL BATTED FOR
SADECKI; Marshall flied out to left; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Giants 3, Mets 2.

GIANTS 8TH: MCGRAW REPLACED MARSHALL (PITCHING); Mays walked;
Bonds flied out to center; Kingman struck out; Dietz grounded
out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 3, Mets
2.

METS 8TH: Harrelson flied out to center; Garrett flied out to
right; Jones struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 3, Mets 2.

GIANTS 9TH: Speier was called out on strikes; Gallagher grounded
out (third to first); Marichal grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 3, Mets 2.

METS 9TH: LANIER REPLACED GALLAGHER (PLAYING 3B); Shamsky
grounded out (first unassisted); Boswell flied out to left; Agee
singled; Kranepool flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Giants 3, Mets 2.

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