September 7, 1971 · 7:05 PM EDT
W: Steve RenkoL: Gary GentryS: Mike Marshall
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 NYM | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 1 |
 WSH | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 9 | 9 | 2 |
Biggest lead WSH by 9
| 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 |
| BHBud HarrelsonSS | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| WGWayne Garrett2B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| CJCleon JonesLF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| EKEd Kranepool1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| KBKen Boswell2B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ASArt ShamskyLF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| KSKen SingletonRF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| JGJerry GroteC | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GGGary GentryP | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| JMJim McAndrewP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DDDuffy DyerC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TFTim FoliCF | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TMTed MartinezSS | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| CWCharlie WilliamsP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DCDonn ClendenonPH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
NR Nolan Ryan Jr.P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| RTRon TaylorP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| BABob Aspromonte3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals | 34 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
2B: Grote
3B: Martinez
RBI: Shamsky, Singleton, Martinez
SB: Harrelson
LOB: 15
| GGGary GentryL | 2.0 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 24 |
| JMJim McAndrew | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| CWCharlie Williams | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9 |
| NRNolan Ryan Jr. | 0.2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| RTRon Taylor | 2.1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 |
| Totals | 8.0 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 63 |
2B: Fairly
3B: Staub, Bateman
HR: Staub, Bateman
RBI: Hunt, Staub 4, Sutherland, Bateman, Renko
CS: Bailey
LOB: 12
Top 1 · NYM batting
Bottom 1 · WSH batting
The Nationals routed the Mets 9-3 at Jarry Park.
Steve Renko got the win, Gary Gentry took the loss and Mike Marshall earned the save. Rusty Staub went 3-for-5 for the Nationals, while Ted Martinez went 2-for-2 for the Mets.
Written by StatPro from the box score and play-by-play.
