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Giants
@ Mets
Shea Stadium
August 23, 1971
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Mets and the San Francisco Giants, played on August 23, 1971 at Shea Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | August 23, 1971 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
San Francisco Giants
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| Home Team |
New York Mets
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 23, 1971 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Mon |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | San Francisco Giants |
| Home Team | New York Mets |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Don Carrithers |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Jim McAndrew |
| Ballpark | Shea Stadium |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 42,293 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 42 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Harry Wendelstedt 1B: Andy Olsen 2B: Tom Gorman 3B: Chris Pelekoudas |
San Francisco Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Ken Henderson | Left Fielder |
| Tito Fuentes | Second Baseman |
| Willie Mays | Center Fielder |
| Willie McCovey | First Baseman |
| Bobby Bonds | Right Fielder |
| Al Gallagher | Third Baseman |
| Chris Speier | Shortstop |
| Russ Gibson | Catcher |
| Don Carrithers | Pitcher |
| Charlie Fox | Manager |
New York Mets Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Bud Harrelson | Shortstop |
| Wayne Garrett | Third Baseman |
| Cleon Jones | Left Fielder |
| Art Shamsky | Right Fielder |
| Ken Boswell | Second Baseman |
| Tommie Agee | Center Fielder |
| Ed Kranepool | First Baseman |
| Jerry Grote | Catcher |
| Jim McAndrew | Pitcher |
| Gil Hodges | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Giants
@ Mets
Shea Stadium
August 23, 1971
Top 1
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Giants, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. McAndrew
Henderson hits a fly ball into center field. Agee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fuentes vs. McAndrew
Fuentes hits a fly ball into center field. Agee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. McAndrew
Mays hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCovey vs. McAndrew
There goes Mays. The throw from Grote and he is safe. Mays steals second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
McCovey vs. McAndrew
McCovey takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Bonds vs. McAndrew
Bonds strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Giants, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrelson vs. Carrithers
Harrelson is called out on strikes. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garrett vs. Carrithers
Garrett is called out on strikes. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Carrithers
Jones hits a ball on the ground towards short. Speier scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Giants, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gallagher vs. McAndrew
Gallagher hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Grote settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Speier vs. McAndrew
Speier hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrelson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gibson vs. McAndrew
Gibson strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Giants, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shamsky vs. Carrithers
Shamsky takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boswell vs. Carrithers
Boswell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Shamsky moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Agee vs. Carrithers
Agee is called out on strikes. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kranepool vs. Carrithers
Kranepool hits a popup, foul, towards first. McCovey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Grote vs. Carrithers
Grote hits a fly ball into right field. Bonds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Giants, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carrithers vs. McAndrew
Carrithers hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrelson misplays the ball. That's an error on Harrelson. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Henderson vs. McAndrew
Henderson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Jones. Henderson reaches second base with a double. Carrithers moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Fuentes vs. McAndrew
Fuentes hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrelson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Carrithers scores. Henderson moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Mays vs. McAndrew
There's a wild pitch. Henderson scores. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. McAndrew
Mays hits a ball on the ground towards third. Garrett fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCovey vs. McAndrew
McCovey hits a fly ball into left field. Jones settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Giants, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McAndrew vs. Carrithers
McAndrew is called out on strikes. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrelson vs. Carrithers
Harrelson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Garrett vs. Carrithers
Garrett hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCovey fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jones vs. Carrithers
Jones hits a ball on the ground towards short. Speier scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Giants, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bonds vs. McAndrew
Bonds hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gallagher vs. McAndrew
Gallagher hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrelson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Speier vs. McAndrew
Speier hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrelson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gibson vs. McAndrew
Gibson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Boswell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Giants, 3 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shamsky vs. Carrithers
Shamsky hits a fly ball into left field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boswell vs. Carrithers
Boswell hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Agee vs. Carrithers
Agee hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kranepool vs. Carrithers
There goes Agee. The throw from Gibson and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Kranepool vs. Carrithers
Kranepool hits a fly ball into left field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Giants, 3 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carrithers vs. McAndrew
Carrithers is called out on strikes. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. McAndrew
Henderson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Boswell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fuentes vs. McAndrew
Fuentes hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Boswell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Giants, 3 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grote vs. Carrithers
Grote hits a ball on the ground towards short. Speier scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McAndrew vs. Carrithers
McAndrew hits a popup, foul, towards first. McCovey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrelson vs. Carrithers
Harrelson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Garrett vs. Carrithers
Garrett hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Giants, 3 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. McAndrew
Mays hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Jones. Mays reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McCovey vs. McAndrew
McCovey hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McAndrew fields it and throws to first for the out. Mays moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Bonds vs. McAndrew
Bonds hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Jones. Bonds reaches second base with a double. Mays scores. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gallagher vs. McAndrew
Gallagher hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Bonds scores. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Speier vs. Ryan
Nolan Ryan now pitching.
Speier hits a ball on the ground towards second base. Boswell fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gibson vs. Ryan
Gibson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrelson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Giants, 5 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Carrithers
Jones hits a fly ball into right field. Bonds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shamsky vs. Carrithers
Shamsky hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Henderson. Shamsky reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Boswell vs. Carrithers
Boswell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Shamsky moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Agee vs. Carrithers
Agee hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Shamsky scores. Boswell moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kranepool vs. Carrithers
Kranepool hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Bonds who is chasing the ball. Kranepool reaches third base with a triple. Boswell scores. Agee goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Mets, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Grote vs. Johnson
Jerry Johnson now pitching.
Grote hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Johnson juggles the ball. That's an error on Johnson. Kranepool scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Mets, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Marshall vs. Johnson
Dave Marshall pinch hits for Nolan Ryan.
Marshall hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCovey scoops it up and throws to first, with Johnson covering, for the out. Grote moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Mets, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Harrelson vs. Johnson
Harrelson hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCovey juggles the ball. That's an error on McCovey. Grote moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Mets, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Garrett vs. Johnson
Garrett strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Giants, 5 - Mets, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Frisella
Danny Frisella now pitching.
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Garrett fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Mets, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Frisella
Henderson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Mets, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fuentes vs. Frisella
There goes Henderson. The throw from Grote and he is safe. Henderson steals second. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Mets, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Fuentes vs. Frisella
Fuentes hits a fly ball into center field. Agee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Mets, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mays vs. Frisella
Mays takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Mets, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McCovey vs. Frisella
McCovey hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kranepool scoops it up and throws to first, with Frisella covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Giants, 5 - Mets, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Johnson
Jones strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Mets, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shamsky vs. Johnson
Shamsky hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gallagher fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Mets, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boswell vs. Johnson
Boswell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Fuentes scoops it up and throws to first, with Johnson covering, for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Giants, 5 - Mets, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bonds vs. Frisella
Bonds strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Mets, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gallagher vs. Frisella
Gallagher hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrelson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Mets, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Speier vs. Frisella
Speier hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Mets, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gibson vs. Frisella
Gibson strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Giants, 5 - Mets, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Agee vs. Johnson
Agee strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Mets, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kranepool vs. Johnson
Kranepool hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Fuentes scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Mets, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grote vs. Johnson
Grote hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Fuentes scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Giants, 5 - Mets, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Frisella
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrelson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Mets, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Frisella
Henderson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kranepool scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Henderson for the out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Mets, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fuentes vs. Frisella
Fuentes hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kranepool scoops it up and throws to first, with Frisella covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Giants, 5 - Mets, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Singleton vs. Johnson
Ken Singleton pinch hits for Danny Frisella.
Singleton takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Mets, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Harrelson vs. Johnson
Don Hahn pinch runs for Ken Singleton.
Harrelson hits a popup towards short. Speier settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Mets, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Garrett vs. Johnson
Garrett hits a popup towards short. Speier settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Mets, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jones vs. Johnson
Jones hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Fuentes settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/23/1971 -- San Francisco at New York (N)
San Francisco AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Henderson K, lf 5 1 2 0 Harrelson B, ss 3 0 0 0
Fuentes T, 2b 5 0 0 1 Garrett W, 3b 5 0 0 0
Mays W, cf 3 1 2 0 Jones C, lf 5 0 0 0
McCovey W, 1b 3 0 0 0 Shamsky A, rf 3 1 1 0
Bonds B, rf 4 2 2 2 Boswell K, 2b 4 1 2 0
Gallagher A, 3b 4 0 1 1 Agee T, cf 4 1 2 1
Speier C, ss 4 0 1 0 Kranepool E, 1b 4 1 1 2
Gibson R, c 4 0 0 0 Grote J, c 4 0 0 0
Carrithers D, p 2 1 0 0 McAndrew J, p 2 0 0 0
Johnson J, p 2 0 0 0 Ryan N, p 0 0 0 0
Marshall D, ph 1 0 0 0
Frisella D, p 0 0 0 0
Singleton K, ph 0 0 0 0
Hahn D, pr 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
36 5 8 4 35 4 6 3
San Francisco 002 102 000 -- 5
New York 000 004 000 -- 4
San Francisco IP H R ER BB SO
Carrithers D (W) 5.1 6 4 3 3 4
Johnson J (S) 3.2 0 0 0 1 3
New York IP H R ER BB SO
McAndrew J (L) 5.1 6 5 4 1 3
Ryan N 0.2 0 0 0 0 0
Frisella D 3.0 2 0 0 1 2
E -- Harrelson B, Gibson R, Johnson J, McCovey W
LOB -- San Francisco 6, New York 8
2B -- Henderson K, Mays W, Bonds B, Shamsky A
3B -- Kranepool E
HR -- Bonds B
SB -- Mays W, Agee T, Henderson K
WP -- McAndrew J 2
T -- 2:42
A -- 42293
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