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Retrosheet Boxscore: New York Mets 5, Pittsburgh Pirates 2 (1)

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New York Mets 5, Pittsburgh Pirates 2 (1)

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SABR Article

Game Played on Sunday, April 18, 1971 (D) at Shea Stadium

PIT N    0  0  0    0  0  2    0  0  0  -   2  1  1
NY  N    0  0  1    0  0  2    0  2  x  -   5  6  0
BATTING
Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Cash 2b                       4   0   0   0       0   0       1   2
Hebner 3b                     3   1   0   0       1   0       1   3
Clemente rf                   4   1   1   1       0   0       0   0
Stargell lf                   3   0   0   1       0   1       0   0
Oliver cf                     3   0   0   0       1   0       1   0
Robertson 1b                  2   0   0   0       0   0      10   0
Sanguillen c                  3   0   0   0       0   2      11   1
J. Hernandez ss               2   0   0   0       1   1       0   3
Walker p                      2   0   0   0       0   2       0   2
  Davalillo ph                1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Briles p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Grant p                     0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       27   2   1   2       3   6      24  11
FIELDING - 
E: Briles (1).
BATTING - 
3B: Clemente (2,off Gentry).
SF: Stargell (1,off Gentry).
HBP: Robertson (2,by Gentry).
IBB: J. Hernandez (1,by Gentry).
Team LOB: 3.
New York Mets                AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Agee cf                       4   1   2   1       0   0       3   0
Harrelson ss                  3   1   1   0       1   1       3   2
Jones lf                      3   2   2   3       1   0       2   0
Clendenon 1b                  4   0   0   0       0   2       8   0
Singleton rf                  3   0   0   0       1   3       2   0
Aspromonte 3b                 4   0   1   1       0   0       2   1
Foli 2b                       4   0   0   0       0   2       1   5
Grote c                       2   1   0   0       1   1       6   0
Gentry p                      3   0   0   0       0   3       0   0
Totals                       30   5   6   5       4  12      27   8
BATTING - 
HR: Jones (2,6th inning off Walker 1 on 0 out); Agee (1,8th inning off Briles
0 on 0 out).
IBB: Singleton (1,by Briles).
Team LOB: 5.
BASERUNNING - 
SB: Jones (1,2nd base off Briles/Sanguillen).
PITCHING
Pittsburgh Pirates           IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Walker L(1-1)                 7     3   3   3   3  12   1  27
Briles                        0.2   3   2   2   1   0   1   6
Grant                         0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
Totals                        8     6   5   5   4  12   2  34
IBB: Briles (3,Singleton).
Inherited Runners - Scored: Grant 2-0.
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New York Mets                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Gentry W(1-2)                 9     1   2   2   3   6   0  32
HBP: Gentry (1,Robertson).
IBB: Gentry (3,J. Hernandez).
Umpires: HP - John Kibler, 1B - Satch Davidson, 2B - Paul Pryor, 3B - Shag Crawford
Time of Game: 2:09   
Starting Lineups:

   Pittsburgh Pirates            New York Mets            
1. Cash                2b        Agee                cf
2. Hebner              3b        Harrelson           ss
3. Clemente            rf        Jones               lf
4. Stargell            lf        Clendenon           1b
5. Oliver              cf        Singleton           rf
6. Robertson           1b        Aspromonte          3b
7. Sanguillen          c         Foli                2b
8. J. Hernandez        ss        Grote               c
9. Walker              p         Gentry              p

PIRATES 1ST: Cash lined to third; Hebner grounded out (second to
first); Clemente grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Pirates 0, Mets 0.

METS 1ST: Agee grounded out (pitcher to first); Harrelson struck
out (catcher to first); Jones grounded out (third to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0, Mets 0.

PIRATES 2ND: Stargell was called out on strikes; Oliver popped
to shortstop; Robertson flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Pirates 0, Mets 0.

METS 2ND: Clendenon struck out; Singleton was called out on
strikes; Aspromonte grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0, Mets 0.

PIRATES 3RD: Sanguillen was called out on strikes; J. Hernandez
struck out; Walker struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0,
Mets 0.

METS 3RD: Foli struck out; Grote walked; Gentry struck out; Agee
singled to left [Grote to second]; Harrelson singled [Agee to
second, Grote to third]; Jones walked [Grote scored, Agee to
third, Harrelson to second]; Clendenon forced Jones (shortstop
to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Pirates 0, Mets 1.

PIRATES 4TH: Cash flied out to left; Hebner grounded out (second
to first); Clemente flied to right in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0, Mets 1.

METS 4TH: Singleton was called out on strikes; Aspromonte
grounded out (shortstop to first); Foli grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0, Mets 1.

PIRATES 5TH: Stargell flied out to center; Oliver walked;
Robertson was hit by a pitch [Oliver to second]; Sanguillen
grounded out (second to first) [Robertson to second, Oliver to
third]; J. Hernandez was walked intentionally; Walker struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Pirates 0, Mets 1.

METS 5TH: Grote struck out; Gentry struck out; Agee grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0, Mets 1.

PIRATES 6TH: Cash popped to second; Hebner walked; Clemente
tripled to center [Hebner scored]; Stargell hit a sacrifice fly
to left [Clemente scored]; Oliver grounded out (second to
first); 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 2, Mets 1.

METS 6TH: Harrelson walked; Jones homered [Harrelson scored];
Clendenon struck out; Singleton was called out on strikes;
Aspromonte grounded out (third to first); 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Pirates 2, Mets 3.

PIRATES 7TH: Robertson lined to center; Sanguillen struck out;
J. Hernandez popped to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 2,
Mets 3.

METS 7TH: Foli struck out; Grote grounded out (second to first);
Gentry struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 2, Mets 3.

PIRATES 8TH: DAVALILLO BATTED FOR WALKER; Davalillo grounded out
(shortstop to first); Cash grounded out (shortstop to first);
Hebner flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 2,
Mets 3.

METS 8TH: BRILES REPLACED DAVALILLO (PITCHING); Agee homered;
Harrelson flied out to center; Jones singled to center; Jones
stole second; Jones safe on a pick-off error by Briles [Jones to
third]; Clendenon grounded out (third to first); Singleton was
walked intentionally; Aspromonte singled to center [Singleton to
second, Jones scored]; GRANT REPLACED BRILES (PITCHING); Foli
forced Singleton (third unassisted); 2 R, 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. 
Pirates 2, Mets 5.

PIRATES 9TH: Clemente grounded out (second to first); Stargell
popped to shortstop; Oliver popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Pirates 2, Mets 5.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Pirates          2   1   1    3
 Mets             5   6   0    5
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