San Diego Padres vs New York Mets
August 22, 1971 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 22, 1971 at Shea Stadium. The New York Mets defeated the San Diego Padres and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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San Diego Padres 2, New York Mets 4

San Diego Padres ab   r   h rbi
Mason 2b 4 0 0 0
Lee lf 4 0 2 0
Gaston cf 4 0 0 0
Colbert 1b 3 2 2 1
Brown rf 3 0 0 1
Spiezio 3b 3 0 1 0
Kendall c 3 0 0 0
  Stahl ph 0 0 0 0
  Murrell ph 1 0 0 0
Dean ss 3 0 0 0
Arlin p 2 0 0 0
  Phoebus p 0 0 0 0
  Bravo ph 1 0 0 0
  Kelley p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 2 5 2
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Harrelson ss 5 0 2 0
Garrett 3b 4 1 1 0
Jones lf 3 1 3 1
Shamsky rf 4 1 1 1
  Hahn cf 0 0 0 0
Boswell 2b 3 1 2 0
Agee cf,rf 4 0 1 0
Kranepool 1b 4 0 2 2
Grote c 3 0 0 0
Gentry p 4 0 0 0
  McGraw p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 4 12 4
San Diego 000 100 001251
New York 010 030 00x4120
  San Diego Padres IP H R ER BB SO
Arlin  L (7-16) 4.2 9 4 4 3 4
  Phoebus   2.1 2 0 0 1 3
  Kelley   1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
8.0
12
4
4
4
8
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Gentry  W (10-9) 8.2 5 2 2 1 6
  McGraw  SV (7) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
5
2
2
1
6

  E–Mason (10).  DP–San Diego 1.  2B–San Diego Lee (15,off Gentry); Spiezio (9,off Gentry).  3B–San Diego Colbert (3,off Gentry), New York Jones (6,off Arlin); Harrelson (6,off Kelley).  HR–San Diego Colbert (23,9th inning off Gentry 0 on, 1 out).  SF–Brown (2,off Gentry).  HBP–Spiezio (3,by Gentry).  HBP–Gentry (5,Spiezio).  U-HP–Doug Harvey, 1B–Jerry Dale, 2B–Augie Donatelli, 3B–Ed Vargo.  T–2:12.  A–24,834.
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