The Mets, who drew a crowd of 44,255 to go over 2,000,000 in attendance for the third straight year, marked the occasion by beating the Dodgers, 4-3. Dick Allen drove in all three Dodger runs with a homer and single.

Ken Singleton homered for the Mets in the second and they added two more runs in the third on a walk and doubles by Cleon Jones and Ed Kranepool. Singleton drew a pass in the ninth and Jerry Grote sacrificed. After Art Shamsky struck out, Tommie Agee batted for Tug McGraw and singled to drive in the winning run. [The Sporting News]



New York Mets 4, Los Angeles Dodgers 3
Game Played on Sunday, August    29, 1971 (Day game) at Shea Stadium
Dodgers      2  0  1    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   3  6  1
Mets         0  1  2    0  0  0    0  0  1  -   4  8  1


Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Davis cf              4   0   1   0     0   0   .312      Harrelson ss          4   0   0   0     0   0   .257
Valentine ss          3   0   0   0     0   0   .254      Garrett 3b            3   1   0   0     1   0   .258
Parker rf             2   2   1   0     2   0   .286      Jones lf              4   1   1   1     0   2   .327
Allen 1b              4   1   2   3     0   0   .286      Kranepool 1b          4   0   2   1     0   0   .279
Mota lf               4   0   0   0     0   1   .308      Boswell 2b            4   0   0   0     0   0   .280
Garvey 3b             4   0   1   0     0   0   .229      Singleton rf          3   2   3   1     1   0   .247
Ferguson c            4   0   0   0     0   2   .211      Grote c               2   0   0   0     1   0   .264
Russell 2b            4   0   1   0     0   0   .230      Hahn cf               3   0   0   0     0   1   .221
Singer p              3   0   0   0     0   1   .104        Shamsky ph          1   0   0   0     0   1   .177
                                                          Sadecki p             3   0   1   0     0   0   .250
                                                            McGraw p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .143
                                                            Agee ph             1   0   1   1     0   0   .284

Totals               32   3   6   3     2   4             Totals               32   4   8   4     3   4

Time of Game: 2:11   Attendance: 44,255
Left on Base: Dodgers 5, Mets 6
DP: Dodgers 1, Mets 0
Errors: Ferguson, Singleton
Doubles: Garvey (11), Jones (22), Kranepool (19)
Home Runs: Allen (19), Singleton (7)
Sacrifice Hits: Valentine (2), Grote (4)
GIDP: Hahn (4)


Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Singer L(7-16)          8.2   8   4   4   3   4   1  36   4.25
Totals                  8.2   8   4   4   3   4   1  36

Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Sadecki                 7.1   6   3   2   2   3   1  30   2.76
McGraw W(10-4)          1.2   0   0   0   0   1   0   5   1.80
Totals                  9     6   3   2   2   4   1  35

Umpires: HP - Dick Stello, 1B - Ed Sudol, 2B - Bill Williams, 3B - Nick Colosi


DODGERS 1ST: Davis grounded out (second to first); Valentine
flied to right; Parker walked; Allen homered [Parker scored];
Mota grounded out (third to first); 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Dodgers 2, Mets 0.

METS 1ST: Harrelson popped to third; Garrett grounded out
(second to first); Jones struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Dodgers 2, Mets 0.

DODGERS 2ND: Garvey flied to right in foul territory; Ferguson
was called out on strikes; Russell singled to left; Singer was
called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 2, Mets 0.

METS 2ND: Kranepool flied to center; Boswell flied to center;
Singleton homered; Grote walked; Hahn was called out on strikes;
1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 2, Mets 1.

DODGERS 3RD: Davis grounded out (second to first); Valentine
grounded out (pitcher to first); Parker singled to right [Parker
to third (error by Singleton)]; Allen singled to left [Parker
scored (unearned)]; Mota grounded out (second to first); 1 R (0
ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 3, Mets 1.

METS 3RD: Sadecki grounded out (second to first); Harrelson
grounded out (second to first); Garrett walked; Jones doubled to
center [Garrett scored]; Jones was picked off second but was
safe on an error by Ferguson [Jones to third]; Kranepool doubled
to right [Jones scored]; Boswell popped to second; 2 R, 2 H, 1
E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 3, Mets 3.

DODGERS 4TH: Garvey flied to center; Ferguson was called out on
strikes; Russell flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers
3, Mets 3.

METS 4TH: Singleton singled to left; Grote flied to right; Hahn
grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first)
[Singleton out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 3,
Mets 3.

DODGERS 5TH: Singer flied to center; Davis flied to right;
Valentine grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Dodgers 3, Mets 3.

METS 5TH: Sadecki flied to left; Harrelson popped to second;
Garrett popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 3,
Mets 3.

DODGERS 6TH: Parker flied to right; Allen flied to center; Mota
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Dodgers 3, Mets 3.

METS 6TH: Jones flied to center; Kranepool flied to left;
Boswell flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 3, Mets
3.

DODGERS 7TH: Garvey doubled to left; Ferguson grounded out
(third to first); Russell flied to left; Singer grounded out
(third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 3, Mets 3.

METS 7TH: Singleton singled to right; Grote flied to right; Hahn
flied to center; Sadecki singled to right [Singleton to third];
Harrelson forced Sadecki (shortstop to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Dodgers 3, Mets 3.

DODGERS 8TH: Davis singled to right; Valentine out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Davis to second]; Parker
walked; MCGRAW REPLACED SADECKI (PITCHING); Allen flied to
center [Davis to third]; Mota struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Dodgers 3, Mets 3.

METS 8TH: Garrett grounded out (second to first); Jones struck
out; Kranepool singled to right; Boswell flied to center; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 3, Mets 3.

DODGERS 9TH: Garvey grounded out (second to first); Ferguson
flied to left; Russell popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Dodgers 3, Mets 3.

METS 9TH: Singleton walked; Grote out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to second) [Singleton to second]; SHAMSKY BATTED FOR
HAHN; Shamsky struck out; AGEE BATTED FOR MCGRAW; Agee singled
to right [Singleton scored]; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 3,
Mets 4.