In an overpowering display, Tom Seaver yielded only three hits, struck out 14 and pitched the Mets to a 1-0 victory over the Pirates. Donn Clendenon decided Seaver's duel with Dock Ellis by smashing a homer in the fourth inning to end a stretch of nine straight hitless times at bat for the Mets' slugger. [The Sporting News]

New York Mets 1, Pittsburgh Pirates 0

Game Played on Friday, April 16, 1971 (Day game) at Shea Stadium

Pirates 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 3 0 Mets 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 x - 1 8 0 Pirates AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Mets AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Cash 2b 4 0 1 0 0 1 .333 Agee cf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .240 Hebner 3b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .225 Harrelson ss 4 0 2 0 0 0 .333 Clemente rf 4 0 0 0 0 3 .270 Jones lf 4 0 2 0 0 0 .292 Stargell lf 3 0 0 0 0 2 .333 Clendenon 1b 4 1 2 1 0 2 .400 Oliver cf 3 0 2 0 0 0 .250 Singleton rf 3 0 0 0 1 1 .286 Robertson 1b 3 0 0 0 0 1 .258 Boswell 2b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .200 Sanguillen c 3 0 0 0 0 1 .231 Aspromonte 3b 3 0 0 0 0 1 .222 J. Hernandez ss 2 0 0 0 0 2 .406 Grote c 3 0 1 0 0 0 .368 Davalillo ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .250 Seaver p 2 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Alley ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 Ellis p 2 0 0 0 0 2 .200 May ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Briles p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 Veale p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 30 0 3 0 0 14 Totals 31 1 8 1 1 7 Time of Game: 2:03 Attendance: 18,491 Left on Base: Pirates 3, Mets 8 DP: Pirates 0, Mets 0 Home Runs: Clendenon (1) Sacrifice Hits: Seaver (1) Pirates IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Ellis L(1-2) 7 6 1 1 1 6 1 28 2.25 Briles 0.2 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 2.25 Veale 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0.00 Totals 8 8 1 1 1 7 1 33 Mets IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Seaver W(2-0) 9 3 0 0 0 14 0 30 0.78 Totals 9 3 0 0 0 14 0 30 Umpires: HP - Paul Pryor, 1B - Shag Crawford, 2B - John Kibler, 3B - Satch Davidson PIRATES 1ST: Cash grounded out (second to first); Hebner popped to shortstop; Clemente was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Mets 0. METS 1ST: Agee singled to right; Harrelson singled to center [Agee to second]; Jones flied out to right; Clendenon struck out; Singleton forced Harrelson (shortstop to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Pirates 0, Mets 0. PIRATES 2ND: Stargell struck out; Oliver singled; Robertson struck out; Sanguillen grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Mets 0. METS 2ND: Boswell grounded out (first to pitcher); Aspromonte was called out on strikes; Grote flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Mets 0. PIRATES 3RD: J. Hernandez struck out; Ellis struck out; Cash singled to right; Hebner struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Mets 0. METS 3RD: Seaver was called out on strikes; Agee was called out on strikes; Harrelson flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Mets 0. PIRATES 4TH: Clemente lined to second; Stargell was called out on strikes; Oliver grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Mets 0. METS 4TH: Jones grounded out (shortstop to first); Clendenon homered; Singleton struck out; Boswell grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Mets 1. PIRATES 5TH: Robertson popped to catcher; Sanguillen flied out to center; J. Hernandez was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Mets 1. METS 5TH: Aspromonte grounded out (first unassisted); Grote flied out to right; Seaver flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Mets 1. PIRATES 6TH: Ellis struck out; Cash popped to second; Hebner flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Mets 1. METS 6TH: Agee flied out to center; Harrelson singled to right; Jones singled to center [Harrelson to second]; Clendenon struck out; Singleton walked [Harrelson to third, Jones to second]; Boswell popped to second; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Pirates 0, Mets 1. PIRATES 7TH: Clemente struck out; Stargell flied out to left; Oliver singled to center; Robertson grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Mets 1. METS 7TH: Aspromonte grounded out (shortstop to first); Grote singled to center; Seaver out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to second) [Grote to second]; Agee flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Mets 1. PIRATES 8TH: Sanguillen struck out; DAVALILLO BATTED FOR J. HERNANDEZ; Davalillo grounded out (pitcher to first); MAY BATTED FOR ELLIS; May struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Mets 1. METS 8TH: ALLEY REPLACED DAVALILLO (PLAYING SS); BRILES REPLACED MAY (PITCHING); Harrelson grounded out (pitcher to first); Jones singled to center; Clendenon singled to left [Jones to third]; Singleton reached on a fielder's choice [Jones out at home (first to catcher), Clendenon to second]; VEALE REPLACED BRILES (PITCHING); Boswell struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Pirates 0, Mets 1. PIRATES 9TH: Cash was called out on strikes; Hebner grounded out (second to first); Clemente was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Mets 1.

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