St. Louis Cardinals vs New York Mets
September 30, 1971 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 30, 1971 at Shea Stadium. 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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St. Louis Cardinals 1, New York Mets 6

St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Brock lf 4 0 1 1
Ramirez ss 3 0 1 0
Melendez rf 4 0 0 0
Hague 1b 4 0 1 0
Roque cf 3 0 0 0
  Santorini p 0 0 0 0
  Burda ph 1 0 0 0
Kubiak 2b 4 0 3 0
Stinson c 4 0 0 0
Javier 3b 3 0 0 0
Patterson p 2 0 0 0
  Reuss p 0 0 0 0
  Cruz cf 1 1 1 0
Totals 33 1 7 1
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Harrelson ss 3 0 1 0
Jorgensen cf 4 0 0 0
Jones lf 3 1 1 0
Kranepool 1b 3 1 0 0
Singleton rf 4 2 3 4
Garrett 3b 3 1 0 0
Grote c 4 1 2 0
Foli 2b 4 0 1 2
Seaver p 3 0 0 0
Totals 31 6 8 6
St. Louis 000 000 010171
New York 000 015 00x680
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Patterson  L (0-1) 5.2 4 5 5 4 1
  Reuss   0.1 2 1 1 0 1
  Santorini   2.0 2 0 0 0 1
Totals
8.0
8
6
6
4
3
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Seaver  W (20-10) 9.0 7 1 1 1 13
Totals
9.0
7
1
1
1
13

  E–Brock (14).  DP–St. Louis 1, New York 1.  2B–St. Louis Brock (37,off Seaver), New York Jones (24,off Patterson).  3B–St. Louis Cruz (2,off Seaver); Kubiak (2,off Seaver).  HR–New York Singleton 2 (13,5th inning off Patterson 0 on, 0 out,6th inning off Patterson 2 on, 2 out).  IBB–Kranepool (6,by Patterson).  SB–Harrelson (28,2nd base off Santorini/Stinson).  WP–Reuss (9).  BK–Seaver (1).  IBB–Patterson (1,Kranepool).  U-HP–Bruce Froemming, 1B–Paul Pryor, 2B–(none), 3B–Harry Wendelstedt.  T–2:12.  A–42,344.
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