September 14, 1971 · 3:33 AM EDT
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 WSH | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 14 | 0 |
 NYM | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
1B3-4H-AB2 2B · 5 RBI · 1 RTop hitterDMDave MarshallLF1-3H-AB1 RP9.0IP1 ER · 7 K · WWinning pitcher
Nolan Ryan Jr.P1.2IP6 ER · 1 K · LBiggest lead WSH by 12
| 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, Fairly 2, Bateman
HR: Staub
RBI: Staub 3, Fairly 5, Sutherland 2, Stoneman 2
LOB: 20
| BHBud HarrelsonSS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| WGWayne Garrett3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| DMDave MarshallLF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| EKEd Kranepool1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MJMike JorgensenCF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| KSKen SingletonRF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| JGJerry GroteC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| TMTed MartinezSS | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NRNolan Ryan Jr.P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TFTim Foli2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DCDonn Clendenon1B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| FEFrancisco EstradaC | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| RTRon TaylorP | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| ASArt ShamskyPH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| CWCharlie WilliamsP | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 31 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 |
2B: Martinez
RBI: Singleton
LOB: 10
| NRNolan Ryan Jr.L | 1.2 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 24 |
| RTRon Taylor | 3.1 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 21 |
| CWCharlie Williams | 4.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 14 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 61 |
Top 1 · WSH batting
Bottom 1 · NYM batting
The Nationals routed the Mets 12-1 at Shea Stadium.
Bill Stoneman got the win and Nolan Ryan Jr. took the loss. Ron Fairly went 3-for-4 for the Nationals, while Dave Marshall went 1-for-3 for the Mets.
Written by StatPro from the box score and play-by-play.
