April 8, 1971 · 3:33 AM EST
W: Steve RenkoL: Gary Gentry
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 WSH | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 0 |
 NYM | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 2 |
RF2-5H-AB1 RBI · 2 RTop hitterCJCleon JonesLF1-3H-ABHR · 2 RBI · 1 RP9.0IP2 ER · 6 K · WWinning pitcherP6.2IP3 ER · 4 K · LBiggest lead WSH by 4
| W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1PI Pirates | 97 | 65 | .599 | — |
2ST Cardinals | 90 | 72 | .555 | 7.0 |
3CH Cubs | 83 | 79 | .512 | 14.0 |
| 4NYMets | 83 | 79 | .512 | 14.0 |
| 5WSNationals | 71 | 90 | .441 | 25.5 |
6PH Phillies | 67 | 95 | .414 | 30.0 |
RBI: Staub, Fairly 2, Bateman 3
LOB: 27
2B: Clendenon, Boswell
3B: Harrelson
HR: Jones
RBI: Jones 2
LOB: 18
Top 1 · WSH batting
Bottom 1 · NYM batting
The Nationals beat the Mets 6-2 at Shea Stadium.
Steve Renko got the win and Gary Gentry took the loss. Rusty Staub went 2-for-5 for the Nationals, while Cleon Jones went 1-for-3 for the Mets.
Written by StatPro from the box score and play-by-play.
