New York Mets vs St. Louis Cardinals
April 27, 1971 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 27, 1971 at Busch Stadium II. The New York Mets defeated the St. Louis Cardinals and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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New York Mets 2, St. Louis Cardinals 1

New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Agee cf 5 1 2 0
Harrelson ss 4 1 1 0
Jones lf 4 0 0 0
Clendenon 1b 4 0 0 0
Singleton rf 4 0 1 0
Aspromonte 3b 3 0 0 0
Foli 2b 4 0 1 0
Grote c 3 0 2 0
Koosman p 4 0 0 0
  Frisella p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 2 7 0
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Brock lf 4 0 0 0
Alou cf 4 0 1 1
Simmons c 4 0 1 0
Torre 3b 4 0 3 0
Cardenal rf 3 0 0 0
Javier 2b 3 0 0 0
  Burda ph 1 0 0 0
Beauchamp 1b 3 1 2 0
  Lee ph 1 0 1 0
Sizemore ss 3 0 1 0
Carlton p 1 0 0 0
  Melendez ph 1 0 0 0
  Linzy p 0 0 0 0
  Hague ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 33 1 9 1
New York 002 000 000271
St. Louis 001 000 000193
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Koosman  W (1-1) 8.0 8 1 1 1 3
  Frisella  SV (1) 1.0 1 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
9
1
1
1
5
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Carlton  L (4-1) 7.0 7 2 2 1 2
  Linzy   2.0 0 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
7
2
2
2
3

  E–Grote (2), Brock (1), Beauchamp (1), Sizemore (3).  DP–New York 1.  2B–New York Harrelson (4,off Carlton), St. Louis Beauchamp (1,off Koosman).  SH–Carlton (2,off Koosman); Cardenal (1,off Frisella).  CS–Alou (4,2nd base by Koosman/Grote).  WP–Carlton 2 (4).  U-HP–Tony Venzon, 1B–Stan Landes, 2B–Mel Steiner, 3B–Bob Engel.  T–2:10.  A–8,575.
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