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May 4, 1971 Shea Stadium
Mets 2, Chicago Cubs 1
Dave VW
November 5, 2024

A fantastic post by Scoey! What are the odds that, in the same inning, you'd not only see the umpires argue amongst themselves, but also see a pitcher completely lose his mind on his own catcher? I thought it was quite fitting that, after all the back-and-forth during the Hahn at-bat, Hahn wound up reaching first on a single anyway. After Al Weis' bunt attempt that resulted in Hahn being forced at second, Bud Harrelson came through with a single to score Grote and put the Mets in front for good.

The Cubs wound up leaving 12 runners on base in the game, and stranded the bases loaded without scoring in both the 4th and 8th inning. Nolan Ryan was his usual wild self but only allowed 3 hits to limit the damage. Ray Sadecki relieved him in the 8th, but a walk, a single and an error loaded the bases with 1 out. Danny Frisella came in and put out the fire, getting a pop out and a ground out before tossing a 1-2-3 9th for the save.

The Mets' other run scored on Bob Aspromonte's first homer with the team. It would be one of only a few bright spots he'd have in his one season with New York.

May 16, 1971 Three Rivers Stadium
Pittsburgh Pirates 4, Mets 2
Dave VW
November 7, 2024

Going for the sweep at Pittsburgh against the would-be 1971 World Series winners, the Mets stage a 9th-inning rally but ultimately fall short.

Stymied by 19-game winner Doc Ellis all game, the Mets finally broke through in the 8th thanks to a Tommie Agee 2-out RBI single. That made the score 2-1, but Tug McGraw couldn't hold serve spelling Nolan Ryan, giving up a pair of runs in the bottom of the frame. Those runs would prove fatal, as Bob Aspromonte delivered a 2-out RBI double in the 9th that would have tied the game if McGraw held the Pirates scoreless. Instead, NL saves leader Dave Giusti came in for Ellis and got Tim Foli to pop out to end the game.

Ryan gave up just 1 earned run over 7 innings but took his first loss of the year. Bud Harrelson also went 0-for-3 to snap a 13-game hitting streak, which proved to be the longest of his entire career.

June 15, 1971 Shea Stadium
Los Angeles Dodgers 2, Mets 0
Dave VW
November 14, 2024

Former Yankee and New Jersey native Al Downing goes the distance, shutting out the Mets and tallying a season-high 8 strikeouts. It's the Mets 5th loss in their last 6 games, dropping them to 3.5 games in back of 1st, the farthest out they've been so far in 1971.

Not like the Dodgers did much on offense, either. Maury Wills delivered a 2-out, 2-run single in the 5th to account for all their runs. Nolan Ryan and Danny Frisella combined for 12 strikeouts, which tied the most a team tallied vs. L.A. during the season.

The only positive I took away from this game was that I listened to the Dodgers radio broadcast, featuring the immortal Vin Scully. There simply weren't any better at calling the game.