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New York Mets @ St. Louis Cardinals

1971-08-30 · Night game · Busch Stadium II · Att: 15257 · 2:12

St. Louis Cardinals defeated New York Mets 3–2. St. Louis Cardinals put up 2 in the 3rd. Steve Carlton earned the win.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
NYN	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	9
SLN	0	0	2	0	0	0	1	0		3	9

W: Steve Carlton L: Jerry Koosman SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Andy Olsen · 1B: Tom Gorman · 2B: Chris Pelekoudas · 3B: Harry Wendelstedt · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

New York Mets — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Ted Martinez	5	1	1	0	0	2
Ken Boswell	4	0	1	1	0	0
Cleon Jones	3	0	2	0	1	1
Donn Clendenon	4	0	3	0	0	0
Tommie Agee	4	0	0	0	0	1
Bob Aspromonte	3	0	0	0	1	0
Jerry Grote	4	1	1	0	0	0
Don Hahn	3	0	1	0	0	0
Jerry Koosman	2	0	0	0	0	0
Ken Singleton	0	0	0	0	1	0
Duffy Dyer	1	0	0	0	0	0

St. Louis Cardinals — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Lou Brock	4	2	3	0	0	0
Ted Sizemore	4	1	3	0	0	0
Julian Javier	4	0	1	2	0	1
Joe Torre	3	0	0	0	1	1
Ted Simmons	4	0	0	0	0	0
Joe Hague	4	0	0	0	0	2
Jose Cruz	3	0	1	0	0	1
Dal Maxvill	3	0	1	0	0	0
Steve Carlton	3	0	0	0	0	0

New York Mets — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Jerry Koosman	8.0	9	1	5

St. Louis Cardinals — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Steve Carlton	9.0	9	3	4

Play-by-play

Top 1

Ted Martinez: K
Ken Boswell: 8/F
Cleon Jones: K

Bot 1

Lou Brock: 7/F
Ted Sizemore: S7
Julian Javier: WP.1-2#
Julian Javier: K
Joe Torre: W
Ted Simmons: 8/F

Top 2

Donn Clendenon: S7
Tommie Agee: K
Bob Aspromonte: 64(1)3/GDP

Bot 2

Joe Hague: K/C
Jose Cruz: 43
Dal Maxvill: 8/F

Top 3

Jerry Grote: S8
Don Hahn: 9/F
Jerry Koosman: 14/SH.1-2
Ted Martinez: S9.2XH(9E2)(UR);B-2(TH)
Ken Boswell: S7.2-H(UR)
Cleon Jones: S6.1-3(E6/TH)
Donn Clendenon: 64(1)/FO

Bot 3

Steve Carlton: 8/F
Lou Brock: S6
Ted Sizemore: S/BG.1-2
Julian Javier: SB2;SB3
Julian Javier: S7.2-H;3-H
Joe Torre: 643.1-2
Ted Simmons: 6/P

Top 4

Tommie Agee: 3/FL
Bob Aspromonte: W
Jerry Grote: 36(1)/FO
Don Hahn: S6.1-2
Jerry Koosman: 8/F

Bot 4

Joe Hague: 9/F
Jose Cruz: S9
Dal Maxvill: S8.1-2
Steve Carlton: 4(B)6(2)/P/DP

Top 5

Ted Martinez: K
Ken Boswell: 9/F
Cleon Jones: W
Donn Clendenon: S7.1-2
Tommie Agee: POCS2(163)

Bot 5

Lou Brock: S6
Ted Sizemore: SB2.1-3(E1)
Ted Sizemore: 53
Julian Javier: FC5.3XH(52)
Joe Torre: 4/P

Top 6

Tommie Agee: 9/FL
Bob Aspromonte: 31
Jerry Grote: 63

Bot 6

Ted Simmons: 7/F
Joe Hague: K
Jose Cruz: K/C

Top 7

Don Hahn: 4/P
Jerry Koosman: 4/P
Ted Martinez: 53

Bot 7

Dal Maxvill: 9/F
Steve Carlton: 3/G
Lou Brock: S7.B-2(E7)
Ted Sizemore: S7.2-3
Julian Javier: WP.3-H(UR);1-2
Julian Javier: 6/P

Top 8

Ken Boswell: 8/F
Cleon Jones: S8
Donn Clendenon: S7.1-2
Tommie Agee: 53.2-3;1-2
Bob Aspromonte: 7/F

Bot 8

Joe Torre: K
Ted Simmons: 63
Joe Hague: 43

Top 9

Jerry Grote: 43
Ken Singleton: W
Duffy Dyer: 64(1)/FO
Ted Martinez: WP.1-2
Ted Martinez: 63