July 5, 1971 · 3:33 AM EDT
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 WSH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
 NYM | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
RF1-3H-AB1 RTop hitterBHBud HarrelsonSS2-4H-ABP9.0IP1 ER · 5 K · WWinning pitcher
Nolan Ryan Jr.P7.2IP2 ER · 5 K · LBiggest lead WSH by 2
| 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: Fairly, McDonald
LOB: 10
| BHBud HarrelsonSS | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DMDave MarshallRF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| TATommie AgeeCF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| EKEd Kranepool1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| CJCleon JonesLF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| KBKen Boswell2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| BABob Aspromonte3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| JGJerry GroteC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NRNolan Ryan Jr.P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| RTRon TaylorP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MJMike JorgensenPH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TMTug McGrawP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 28 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
RBI: Jones
LOB: 10
| NRNolan Ryan Jr.L | 7.2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 53 |
| RTRon Taylor | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| TMTug McGraw | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 65 |
Top 1 · WSH batting
Bottom 1 · NYM batting
The Nationals edged the Mets 2-1 at Shea Stadium.
John Strohmayer got the win and Nolan Ryan Jr. took the loss. Rusty Staub went 1-for-3 for the Nationals, while Bud Harrelson went 2-for-4 for the Mets.
Written by StatPro from the box score and play-by-play.
