New York Mets vs San Francisco Giants
May 31, 1971 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 31, 1971 at Candlestick Park. The San Francisco Giants defeated the New York Mets and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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New York Mets 1, San Francisco Giants 2

New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Hahn cf 4 1 0 0
Harrelson ss 5 0 1 0
Agee rf 5 0 1 0
Clendenon 1b 4 0 0 0
Jones lf 5 0 2 1
Aspromonte 3b 3 0 0 0
  Weis pr,2b 1 0 0 0
  Boswell ph,2b 0 0 0 0
Grote c 5 0 2 0
Foli 2b,3b 4 0 0 0
Koosman p 3 0 1 0
  Frisella p 0 0 0 0
Totals 39 1 7 1
San Francisco Giants ab   r   h rbi
Bonds rf 5 0 1 0
Speier ss 4 0 0 0
Mays 1b 4 2 1 1
Dietz c 3 0 0 0
Gallagher 3b 4 0 2 0
Fuentes 2b 3 0 1 1
Johnson F. lf 4 0 0 0
Rosario cf 3 0 1 0
Bryant p 1 0 0 0
  Duffy ph 1 0 0 0
  McMahon p 0 0 0 0
  Healy ph 1 0 0 0
  Johnson J. p 1 0 0 0
Totals 34 2 6 2
New York 100 000 000 00171
San Francisco 000 000 010 01260
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Koosman  L (3-3) 10.0 5 2 2 5 3
  Frisella   0.2 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
10.2
6
2
2
5
3
  San Francisco Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Bryant   5.0 2 1 1 2 3
  McMahon   2.0 1 0 0 0 3
  Johnson  W (6-1) 4.0 4 0 0 1 2
Totals
11.0
7
1
1
3
8

  E–Hahn (1).  DP–New York 1.  2B–New York Harrelson (6,off J Johnson), San Francisco Rosario (4,off Koosman).  HR–San Francisco Mays (11,8th inning off Koosman 0 on, 2 out).  SH–Koosman (3,off Bryant); Fuentes (5,off Koosman); Dietz (2,off Frisella).  HBP–Foli (1,by McMahon).  SF–Fuentes (1,off Frisella).  HBP–McMahon (4,Foli).  U-HP–Augie Donatelli, 1B–Bill Williams, 2B–Dick Stello, 3B–Andy Olsen.  T–2:45.  A–26,087.
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