July 7, 1971 · 3:33 AM EDT
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 WSH | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 15 | 0 |
 NYM | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 13 | 2 |
Biggest lead WSH by 7
| 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 |
2B: Day, Bateman
HR: Morton
RBI: Hunt 2, Fairly, McDonald, Day, Bailey, Bateman 3, Morton 2
SB: Day
LOB: 15
2B: Agee, Kranepool, Foli
HR: Agee
RBI: Agee 3, Kranepool 2, Grote, Foli
SB: Martinez, Jones
LOB: 26
Top 1 · WSH batting
Bottom 1 · NYM batting
The Nationals routed the Mets 12-7 at Shea Stadium.
Carl Morton got the win, Charlie Williams took the loss and Mike Marshall earned the save. John Bateman went 3-for-5 for the Nationals, while Tommie Agee went 2-for-5 for the Mets.
Written by StatPro from the box score and play-by-play.
