Tom Seaver allowed only two hits, struck out 12 and pitched the Mets to a 7-0 victory over the Expos. Seaver also drove in the Mets' first two runs with a single in the second inning and scored himself on a single by Wayne Garrett. The victory was his sixth in succession. [The Sporting News]



New York Mets 7, Montreal Expos 0
Game Played on Monday, September 6, 1971 (Night game) at Parc Jarry
Mets         0  3  0    0  0  0    0  0  4  -   7  7  0
Expos        0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  2  4


Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Expos                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Harrelson ss          4   0   1   0     0   0   .262      Hunt 3b               4   0   1   0     0   1   .278
Garrett 3b            4   1   1   0     0   0   .257      Day cf                3   0   0   0     0   2   .293
Jones lf              3   1   1   0     2   1   .325      Staub rf              3   0   0   0     1   1   .304
Kranepool 1b          3   1   0   1     2   0   .280      Fairly 1b             3   0   0   0     0   0   .260
Boswell 2b            3   0   0   0     0   0   .274      Bailey lf             3   0   0   0     0   2   .256
  Foli 2b             2   0   0   1     0   0   .233      Sutherland 2b         3   0   1   0     0   0   .277
Shamsky rf            1   0   0   0     2   0   .176      Bateman c             3   0   0   0     0   1   .232
  Hahn pr,cf          2   0   1   2     0   1   .239      Wine ss               1   0   0   0     1   1   .201
Singleton cf,rf       4   1   1   0     1   1   .238        Fairey ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .248
Grote c               4   1   1   0     0   0   .270        Hacker ss           0   0   0   0     0   0   .105
Seaver p              3   2   1   2     1   0   .220      McAnally p            2   0   0   0     0   2   .106
                                                            McDonald ph         1   0   0   0     0   1   .065
                                                            Britton p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Raymond p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               33   7   7   6     8   3             Totals               27   0   2   0     2  12

Time of Game: 2:04   Attendance: 15,543
Left on Base: Mets 9, Expos 3
DP: Mets 1, Expos 2
Errors: Hunt, Sutherland, Bateman, McAnally
Doubles: Grote (24), Sutherland (7)
Sacrifice Hits: Harrelson (9), Day (13)
GIDP: Garrett (4), Foli (5), Fairly (7)
Hit by Pitch: Garrett (1,by McAnally)


Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Seaver W(17-8)          9     2   0   0   2  12   0  30   1.85
Totals                  9     2   0   0   2  12   0  30

Expos                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
McAnally L(8-10)        8     6   3   2   5   3   0  35   4.20
Britton                 0.1   0   4   0   3   0   0   5   5.55
Raymond                 0.2   1   0   0   0   0   0   3   4.70
Totals                  9     7   7   2   8   3   0  43

Hit by Pitch: McAnally (7)
Wild Pitches: McAnally (13), Raymond (2)

Umpires: HP - Stan Landes, 1B - Shag Crawford, 2B - Mel Steiner, 3B - Satch Davidson


METS 1ST: On a bunt Harrelson singled; Garrett grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Harrelson out at
second]; Jones walked; McAnally threw a wild pitch [Jones to
second]; Kranepool reached on an error by McAnally [Jones to
third]; Boswell grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E,
2 LOB.  Mets 0, Expos 0.

EXPOS 1ST: Hunt singled to right; Day out on a sacrifice bunt
(third to first) [Hunt to second]; Staub walked; Fairly grounded
into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Staub out at
second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0, Expos 0.

METS 2ND: Shamsky walked; Singleton walked [Shamsky to second];
Grote doubled to left [Shamsky out at home (left to shortstop to
catcher), Singleton to third]; Seaver singled to left [Singleton
scored, Grote scored]; Harrelson grounded out (first unassisted)
[Seaver to second]; Garrett singled to left [Seaver scored
(error by Bateman; assist by Bailey) (unearned), Garrett to
second (on throw to home)]; Jones grounded out (shortstop to
first); 3 R (2 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 3, Expos 0.

EXPOS 2ND: Bailey was called out on strikes; Sutherland flied
out to center; Bateman struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets
3, Expos 0.

METS 3RD: Kranepool lined to third; Boswell grounded out (first
unassisted); Shamsky grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Mets 3, Expos 0.

EXPOS 3RD: Wine struck out; McAnally struck out; Hunt lined to
third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 3, Expos 0.

METS 4TH: Singleton struck out; Grote grounded out (second to
first); Seaver grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Mets 3, Expos 0.

EXPOS 4TH: Day grounded out (shortstop to first); Staub grounded
out (second to first); Fairly grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 3, Expos 0.

METS 5TH: Harrelson grounded out (first unassisted); Garrett
flied out to right; Jones struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Mets 3, Expos 0.

EXPOS 5TH: Bailey grounded out (third to first); Sutherland
doubled to left; Bateman flied out to right; Wine walked;
McAnally struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 3, Expos 0.

METS 6TH: Kranepool grounded out (shortstop to first); Boswell
flied out to center; Shamsky walked; HAHN RAN FOR SHAMSKY;
Singleton singled to center [Hahn to second]; Grote reached on
an error by Hunt [Hahn to third, Singleton to second]; Seaver
grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Mets 3,
Expos 0.

EXPOS 6TH: HAHN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); SINGLETON CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); FOLI REPLACED BOSWELL (PLAYING 2B); Hunt
grounded out (second to first); Day struck out; Staub struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 3, Expos 0.

METS 7TH: Harrelson flied out to left; Garrett was hit by a
pitch; Jones singled to right [Garrett to second]; Kranepool
walked [Garrett to third, Jones to second]; Foli grounded into a
double play (third to first) [Garrett out at home]; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Mets 3, Expos 0.

EXPOS 7TH: Fairly flied out to right; Bailey struck out;
Sutherland flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 3,
Expos 0.

METS 8TH: On a bunt Hahn struck out; Singleton grounded out
(pitcher to first); Grote flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Mets 3, Expos 0.

EXPOS 8TH: Bateman grounded out (pitcher to third to first);
FAIREY BATTED FOR WINE; Fairey struck out; MCDONALD BATTED FOR
MCANALLY; McDonald struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 3,
Expos 0.

METS 9TH: HACKER REPLACED FAIREY (PLAYING SS); BRITTON REPLACED
MCDONALD (PITCHING); Seaver walked; Harrelson out on a sacrifice
bunt (first to second) [Seaver to second]; Garrett reached on an
error by Sutherland [Seaver to third]; Jones walked [Garrett to
second]; Kranepool walked [Seaver scored (unearned), Garrett to
third, Jones to second]; RAYMOND REPLACED BRITTON (PITCHING);
Foli grounded out (pitcher to first) [Garrett scored (unearned),
Jones to third, Kranepool to second]; Hahn singled to left
[Jones scored (unearned), Kranepool scored (unearned), Hahn to
second (on throw to home)]; Raymond threw a wild pitch [Hahn to
third]; Singleton grounded out (second to first); 4 R (0 ER), 1
H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 7, Expos 0.

EXPOS 9TH: Hunt was called out on strikes; Day struck out; Staub
popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets
7, Expos 0.