Tom Seaver became a 20-game winner by pitching the Mets to a 6-1 victory over the Cardinals. The ace righthander fanned 13 to lead the league in strikeouts with 289 and also was the leader in earned-run average with a mark of 1.76. Ken Singleton backed Seaver with two homers, driving in the Mets' first four runs. [The Sporting News]



New York Mets 6, St. Louis Cardinals 1
Game Played on Thursday, September 30, 1971 (Night game) at Shea Stadium
Cardinals    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  1  0  -   1  7  1
Mets         0  0  0    0  1  5    0  0  x  -   6  8  0


Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Brock lf              4   0   1   1     0   1   .313      Harrelson ss          3   0   1   0     1   0   .252
Ramirez ss            3   0   1   0     1   1   .273      Jorgensen cf          4   0   0   0     0   1   .220
Melendez rf           4   0   0   0     0   3   .225      Jones lf              3   1   1   0     1   0   .319
Hague 1b              4   0   1   0     0   2   .226      Kranepool 1b          3   1   0   0     1   0   .280
Roque cf              3   0   0   0     0   2   .300      Singleton rf          4   2   3   4     0   1   .245
  Santorini p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .333      Garrett 3b            3   1   0   0     1   0   .213
  Burda ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .296      Grote c               4   1   2   0     0   0   .270
Kubiak 2b             4   0   3   0     0   0   .232      Foli 2b               4   0   1   2     0   0   .226
Stinson c             4   0   0   0     0   1   .211      Seaver p              3   0   0   0     0   1   .196
Javier 3b             3   0   0   0     0   1   .259
Patterson p           2   0   0   0     0   2   .000
  Reuss p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .123
  Cruz cf             1   1   1   0     0   0   .274

Totals               33   1   7   1     1  13             Totals               31   6   8   6     4   3

Time of Game: 2:12   Attendance: 42,344
Left on Base: Cardinals 6, Mets 5
DP: Cardinals 1, Mets 1
Errors: Brock
Doubles: Brock (37), Jones (24)
Triples: Cruz (2), Kubiak (2)
Home Runs: Singleton 2 (13)
Stolen Bases: Harrelson (28)
GIDP: Melendez (7), Jorgensen (4)


Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Patterson L(0-1)        5.2   4   5   5   4   1   2  24   4.97
Reuss                   0.1   2   1   1   0   1   0   3   4.78
Santorini               2     2   0   0   0   1   0   8   3.78
Totals                  8     8   6   6   4   3   2  35

Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Seaver W(20-10)         9     7   1   1   1  13   0  34   1.76
Totals                  9     7   1   1   1  13   0  34

Wild Pitches: Reuss (9)
Balks: Seaver (1)

Umpires: HP - Bruce Froemming, 1B - Paul Pryor, 3B - Harry Wendelstedt


CARDINALS 1ST: Brock was called out on strikes; Ramirez grounded
out (third to first); Melendez was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Mets 0.

METS 1ST: Harrelson walked; Jorgensen grounded into a double
play (second to shortstop to first) [Harrelson out at second];
Jones walked; Kranepool grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Mets 0.

CARDINALS 2ND: Hague was called out on strikes; Roque struck
out; Kubiak singled to right; Seaver balked [Kubiak to second];
Stinson struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Mets 0.

METS 2ND: Singleton struck out; Garrett flied to left; Grote
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals
0, Mets 0.

CARDINALS 3RD: Javier grounded out (shortstop to first);
Patterson struck out; Brock grounded out (second to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Mets 0.

METS 3RD: Foli popped to shortstop; Seaver lined to third;
Harrelson grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cardinals 0, Mets 0.

CARDINALS 4TH: Ramirez was called out on strikes; Melendez was
called out on strikes; Hague singled to right; Roque flied to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Mets 0.

METS 4TH: Jorgensen flied to right; Jones grounded out
(shortstop to first); Kranepool grounded out (pitcher to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Mets 0.

CARDINALS 5TH: Kubiak singled to center; Stinson popped to
shortstop; Javier popped to first in foul territory; Patterson
was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 0,
Mets 0.

METS 5TH: Singleton homered; Garrett grounded out (first
unassisted); Grote singled to center; Foli popped to second;
Seaver popped to shortstop; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 0,
Mets 1.

CARDINALS 6TH: Brock flied to left; Ramirez walked; Melendez
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Ramirez out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0,
Mets 1.

METS 6TH: Harrelson grounded out (third to first); Jorgensen
grounded out (first unassisted); Jones doubled to center;
Kranepool was walked intentionally; Singleton homered [Jones
scored, Kranepool scored]; REUSS REPLACED PATTERSON (PITCHING);
Garrett walked (walk was charged to Patterson); Grote singled to
center [Garrett to second]; Reuss threw a wild pitch [Grote to
second, Garrett to third]; Foli singled to left [Grote scored,
Garrett scored, Foli to second (error by Brock)]; Seaver was
called out on strikes; 5 R, 4 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Mets
6.

CARDINALS 7TH: Hague struck out; Roque struck out; Kubiak
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals
0, Mets 6.

METS 7TH: SANTORINI REPLACED ROQUE (PITCHING); CRUZ REPLACED
REUSS (PLAYING CF); Harrelson singled; Harrelson stole second;
Jorgensen was called out on strikes; Jones grounded out (pitcher
to second to first) [Harrelson to third]; Kranepool popped to
catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 0,
Mets 6.

CARDINALS 8TH: Stinson grounded out (pitcher unassisted); Javier
was called out on strikes; Cruz tripled to right; Brock doubled
to center [Cruz scored]; Ramirez singled [Brock to third];
Melendez was called out on strikes; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Cardinals 1, Mets 6.

METS 8TH: Singleton singled; Garrett forced Singleton (first to
shortstop); Grote lined to shortstop; Foli grounded out (third
to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Mets 6.

CARDINALS 9TH: Hague grounded out (first unassisted); BURDA
BATTED FOR SANTORINI; Burda grounded out (third to first);
Kubiak tripled to right; Stinson flied to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Cardinals 1, Mets 6.