Most of the defense in this 26-hit game came in the Edmonton second. Repoz, the left fielder, led off with a walk. The Magpies catcher, Mitterwald, followed with a single. Repoz took second. Green, who was traded from the Penguins in the off-season, then hit a liner back up the middle. Andrews, the Penguin second baseman, was playing close to the bag. He snared the liner with a nicely timed leap. Andrews was at second before Repoz turned around. And a quick toss to first nailed Mitterwald before he could get back. Liner, 4, 4-3 triple play. Neither Cuellar or Phil Niekro were at their best this afternoon. Cuellar gave up 6 earned runs, and Niekro 4. The game was decided in the 7th. The Penguins took a 5-3 lead into the top of the inning. Davis drew a leadoff walk, Harrelson fouled out, and Melton walked. Staub grounded to second and reached on the fielder's choice at second. Watson, who was also traded from the Penguins, then walked. That left the bases loaded with 2 out. Repoz then hit a single to short left field, scoring Harrelson. Mitterwald did the same; Melton scored from 3rd. Staub tried to score from second. The throw to the plate was in time,but Duncan, the Penguin's catcher, dropped the ball. Lahoud then pinch hit for Green, but Niekro struck him out. That made it 6-5 Magpies. In the Penguin 7th, Nettles led off with a double, and that was all for Cuellar. Klimkowski came on to pitch. Duncan popped to short. Boog Powell came off the bench for Cowan against the righty, and drew an intentional walk. Morales flied to left. Then Cardenal drew a rare walk to load the bases. Sims came up to pinch hit for Niekro, and the Magpies manager brought in another lefty, Lindblad. Sims hit a flare to short center that Davis couldn't get to in time. Nettles scored, and Morales rounded third and kept going. Copying Duncan, Healy booted the throw home from Davis. The ball got away from him, and Sims got to second and Cardenal to third. Lindblad got Maddox to ground to second to end the inning. The Penguins added two insurance runs in the 8th on another error by Healy in another play at the plate. 9-6 Penguins was the final in an exciting, if less than elegant, game. Series 117 5/1/1971 -- Game 1 of 5, Metropolitan Stadium-Collins 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E LOB DP 71 Magpies 1 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 0 6 12 2 11 0 71 Penguins 0 0 1 0 2 2 2 2 x 9 14 2 10 0 Magpies AB R H BI D T HR BB K SB CS IW HP SH SF AVG PO A E PB Davis,B cf 4 3 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .750 3 0 0 0 HarrelsonB ss 4 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 0 6 0 0 Melton 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1 4 0 0 Staub rf 5 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .400 0 1 0 0 Watson 1b 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 12 0 0 0 Repoz lf 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 4 1 0 0 Mitterwald c 4 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .750 1 1 0 0 Klimkowski p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 Lindblad p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 Hegan ph 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 Green 2b 3 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 2 1 0 0 Lahoud ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 Taylor,T 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1 2 0 0 Cuellar p 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 Healy c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 2 0 38 6 12 4 2 0 1 6 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 24 16 2 0 Penguins AB R H BI D T HR BB K SB CS IW HP SH SF AVG PO A E PB Maddox rf 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .130 1 0 0 0 Hennigan p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1 0 0 0 Mota lf 5 2 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .300 0 1 0 0 Stennett 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 Andrews 2b 4 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .300 2 5 0 0 Rosario lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 Nettles,G 3b 4 2 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .217 0 2 0 0 Duncan c 5 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .450 7 1 1 0 Cowan 1b 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 5 0 0 0 Powell,B ph 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .333 4 1 0 0 Morales,R ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .235 3 0 1 0 Wynn rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 0 0 0 0 Cardenal cf 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 3 0 0 0 Niekro,P p 3 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 0 1 0 0 Sims ph 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .571 0 0 0 0 Maxvill ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1 1 0 0 37 9 14 7 5 0 0 5 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 27 12 2 0 Magpies INN H R ER BB K PCH STR BF HR IW HP WP DP BK ERA Cuellar 6.0 10 6 6 3 1 98 63 31 0 0 0 0 0 0 9.00 Klimkowski L 0-1 0.2 0 1 0 2 0 14 4 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 Lindblad 1.1 4 2 1 0 0 23 16 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 6.75 8.0 14 9 7 5 1 135 83 43 0 1 0 0 0 0 Penguins INN H R ER BB K PCH STR BF HR IW HP WP DP BK ERA Niekro,P W 1-0 7.0 11 6 4 4 5 121 72 35 1 0 0 0 0 0 4.80 Hennigan S 1 2.0 1 0 0 2 0 36 17 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 9.0 12 6 4 6 5 157 89 44 1 0 0 0 0 0 MAG: Lahoud batted for Green in the 7th Taylor,T inserted at 2b in the 7th Healy inserted at c in the 7th Hegan batted for Lindblad in the 9th EPP: Powell,B batted for Cowan in the 7th Sims batted for Niekro,P in the 7th Wynn inserted at rf in the 8th Maxvill inserted at ss in the 8th Powell,B moved to 1b in the 8th Stennett inserted at 2b in the 9th Rosario inserted at lf in the 9th Temperature: 56, Sky: clear, Wind: out to left at 14 MPH. Series 117 5/1/1971 -- Game 1 of 5, Metropolitan Stadium-Collins 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E LOB DP 71 Magpies 1 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 0 6 12 2 11 0 71 Penguins 0 0 1 0 2 2 2 2 x 9 14 2 10 0 Magpies 1 10 19 28 37 Davis,B cf 1>D S 5>S 7>W 31 HarrelsonB ss 23 D.1-3 2/fl 2/fl W Melton 3b 8 8 46/f W.1-2 63 Staub rf S.2-H note 1 S.1-2 46/f.2-3 9>53 Watson 1b 6/L 8 43 W.1-2 6 Repoz lf 2>W 4>3/fl 6>13 note 2 S Mitterwald c S.1-2 k S note 3 Klimkowski p Lindblad p Hegan ph W.1-2 Green 2b 43/ltp HR k Lahoud ph k Taylor,T 2b 53 Cuellar p 3>9 k k Healy c 8>Hennigan 43 1: e6.3-H;2-3;B-1 2: S.3-H;2-3;1-2 3: S.3-H;2-H(7e2);1-3;B-2 Penguins 1 10 19 28 37 Maddox rf 1>8 5/fl 5>W 53 43 Hennigan p Mota lf 63 D S.1-2 S.2-H 8>8 Stennett 2b Andrews 2b S D.2-H note 1 3/fl 63 Rosario lf Nettles,G 3b W.1-2 63 43.3-H;2-3 7>D S Duncan c 54/f 4>S S.3-H Klimkowski S.1-3 4 Cowan 1b 2>k 7 7 Powell,B ph IW note 2 Morales,R ss 8 7 6>W 7 Wynn rf 43 Cardenal cf 63 S.1-2 54/f W.2-3;1-2 Niekro,P p 3>63 53 D.1-H Sims ph Lindblad note 3 Maxvill ss 1: 23/SH.2-3;1-2 2: D.3-H;1-H(76e2) 3: S.3-H;2-H(9e2);1-3;B-2 Magpies IN OUT ER Penguins IN OUT ER Cuellar 1 31 6 Niekro,P 1 35 4 W 1-0 Klimkowski 32 35 0 L 0-1 Hennigan 36 44 0 S 1 Lindblad 36 43 1