| Although unable to go the route, Tom Seaver batted in three runs with a single and double to help himself to victory as the Mets defeated the Cardinals, 6-4. Al Weis accounted for two RBIs with a double. Seaver was lifted after Dick Allen homered and Joe Hague and Julian Javier singled with two out in the eighth inning. After Ron Taylor relieved, Cookie Rojas beat out an infield hit to load the bases, but Carl Taylor ended the Cardinals' threat by flying out. [The Sporting News] |
New York Mets 6, St. Louis Cardinals 4
Game Played on Sunday, April 12, 1970 (Day game) at Busch Stadium II
Mets 0 3 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 - 6 12 1 Cardinals 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 - 4 10 1 Mets AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Cardinals AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Agee cf 4 0 0 0 1 0 .174 Brock lf 5 0 0 0 0 0 .182 Harrelson ss 5 0 1 0 0 0 .263 Cardenal cf 4 2 1 0 1 0 .318 Foy 3b 5 0 0 0 0 0 .091 Allen 3b 5 1 2 1 0 1 .318 Jones lf 5 1 3 0 0 0 .450 Torre c 4 1 2 0 0 0 .300 Clendenon 1b 5 2 2 0 0 1 .500 Lee rf 3 0 0 1 0 1 .250 Jorgensen 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 Hague 1b 4 0 2 2 0 1 .278 Swoboda rf 4 0 0 0 1 0 .211 Javier 2b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .263 Grote c 3 1 2 1 0 0 .250 Maxvill ss 1 0 0 0 1 1 .200 Weis 2b 4 2 2 2 0 0 .500 Campbell ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 .500 Seaver p 4 0 2 3 0 0 .286 Ramirez ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Taylor p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Rojas ph,ss 1 0 1 0 0 0 .500 Carlton p 2 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Chuck Taylor p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Davalillo ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Campisi p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Carl Taylor ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Briles p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 39 6 12 6 2 1 Totals 36 4 10 4 2 5 Time of Game: 2:18 Attendance: 17,313 Left on Base: Mets 9, Cardinals 8 DP: Mets 1, Cardinals 0 Errors: Harrelson, Allen Doubles: Weis (1), Grote (2), Seaver (1), Torre (2) Home Runs: Allen (2) Sacrifice Flies: Grote (3), Lee (1) Mets IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Seaver W(1-0) 7.2 9 4 4 2 5 1 34 4.02 Taylor SV(2) 1.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 0.00 Totals 9 10 4 4 2 5 1 39 Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Carlton L(0-1) 5.1 10 6 6 0 0 0 27 10.13 Chuck Taylor 1.2 1 0 0 2 1 0 8 0.00 Campisi 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0.00 Briles 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 8.10 Totals 9 12 6 6 2 1 0 42 Wild Pitches: Briles (1) Umpires: HP - Augie Donatelli, 1B - Chris Pelekoudas, 2B - John Kibler, 3B - Satch Davidson METS 1ST: Agee grounded out (third to first); Harrelson grounded out (pitcher to first); Foy grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Cardinals 0. CARDINALS 1ST: Brock flied to left; Cardenal flied to left; Allen was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Cardinals 0. METS 2ND: Jones singled to center; Clendenon singled to center [Jones to second]; Swoboda flied to right [Clendenon to second, Jones to third]; Grote hit a sacrifice fly to center [Jones scored]; Weis doubled to left [Clendenon scored]; Seaver singled to center [Weis scored]; Agee grounded out (pitcher to first); 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 3, Cardinals 0. CARDINALS 2ND: Torre grounded out (second to first); Lee grounded out (shortstop to first); Hague was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 3, Cardinals 0. METS 3RD: Harrelson singled to left; Foy popped to third in foul territory; Jones flied to center; Clendenon popped to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 3, Cardinals 0. CARDINALS 3RD: Javier grounded out (first to pitcher); Maxvill walked; Carlton struck out; Brock flied to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 3, Cardinals 0. METS 4TH: Swoboda popped to shortstop; Grote doubled to left; Weis flied to right; Seaver reached on a fielder's choice [Grote out at third (third unassisted)]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 3, Cardinals 0. CARDINALS 4TH: Cardenal singled to right; Allen flied to center; Torre doubled to right [Cardenal to third]; Lee hit a sacrifice fly to left [Cardenal scored]; Hague singled to center [Torre scored, Hague to second (on throw to home)]; Javier popped to first; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 3, Cardinals 2. METS 5TH: Agee grounded out (shortstop to first); Harrelson flied to center; Foy reached on an error by Allen; Jones flied to right; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Mets 3, Cardinals 2. CARDINALS 5TH: Maxvill struck out; Carlton grounded out (first unassisted); Brock popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 3, Cardinals 2. METS 6TH: Clendenon singled to center; Swoboda flied to center; Grote singled to right [Clendenon to second]; Weis singled to center [Grote to second, Clendenon scored]; Seaver doubled to left [Weis scored, Grote scored]; CHUCK TAYLOR REPLACED CARLTON (PITCHING); Agee walked; Harrelson flied to left; Foy forced Agee (pitcher to shortstop); 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mets 6, Cardinals 2. CARDINALS 6TH: Cardenal walked; Allen singled to center [Cardenal to second]; Torre singled to center [Allen to second, Cardenal to third]; Lee struck out; Hague hit into a double play (first unassisted) [Cardenal scored, Torre to second, Allen out at third (first to shortstop to pitcher to catcher)]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 6, Cardinals 3. METS 7TH: Jones singled to right; Clendenon struck out; Swoboda walked [Jones to second]; Grote popped to first in foul territory; Weis forced Swoboda (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mets 6, Cardinals 3. CARDINALS 7TH: Javier grounded out (third to first); CAMPBELL BATTED FOR MAXVILL; Campbell singled to center; DAVALILLO BATTED FOR CHUCK TAYLOR; Davalillo reached on an error by Harrelson [Campbell to second]; Brock popped to catcher in foul territory; Cardenal forced Davalillo (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Mets 6, Cardinals 3. METS 8TH: CAMPISI REPLACED DAVALILLO (PITCHING); RAMIREZ REPLACED CAMPBELL (PLAYING SS); Seaver flied to center; Agee grounded out (pitcher to first); Harrelson grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 6, Cardinals 3. CARDINALS 8TH: Allen homered; Torre grounded out (shortstop to first); Lee flied to right; Hague singled to right; Javier singled to left [Hague to second]; TAYLOR REPLACED SEAVER (PITCHING); ROJAS BATTED FOR RAMIREZ; Rojas singled [Javier to second, Hague to third]; CARL TAYLOR BATTED FOR CAMPISI; Carl Taylor flied to right; 1 R, 4 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Mets 6, Cardinals 4. METS 9TH: BRILES REPLACED CARL TAYLOR (PITCHING); ROJAS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); Foy flied to center; Jones singled; Briles threw a wild pitch [Jones to second]; Clendenon grounded out (third to first); Swoboda popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 6, Cardinals 4. CARDINALS 9TH: JORGENSEN REPLACED CLENDENON (PLAYING 1B); Brock grounded out (second to first); Cardenal flied to center; Allen grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 6, Cardinals 4.The information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by Retrosheet.
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