Tom Seaver pitched the first complete game to the credit of the Mets' staff this season and Bud Harrelson hit the club's first homer of the year to mark a 6-0 victory over the Phillies.

Harrelson's clout off Grant Jackson in the first inning also was the first over-the-fence homer of the infielder's major league career. His only other round-tripper came on an inside-the-park drive August 17, 1967, in Pittsburgh. Harrelson added a triple and single to his hit collection in support of Seaver, who won his second game of the year and 12th straight in regular-season play since last August 9. [The Sporting News]

New York Mets 6, Philadelphia Phillies 0

Game Played on Friday, April 17, 1970 (Day game) at Shea Stadium

Phillies     0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  8  2
Mets         1  0  3    0  2  0    0  0  x  -   6  7  0


Phillies             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Doyle 2b              4   0   1   0     0   1   .282      Agee cf               3   2   1   1     1   0   .171
Money 3b              4   0   1   0     0   0   .375      Harrelson ss          3   3   2   2     0   0   .276
Briggs lf             3   0   1   0     1   1   .129      Foy 3b                4   0   1   1     0   1   .156
Johnson 1b            4   0   0   0     0   2   .188      Jones lf              3   0   0   1     0   2   .367
McCarver c            4   0   2   0     0   0   .364      Clendenon 1b          3   0   1   1     1   1   .333
  Compton c           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Swoboda rf            3   0   0   0     1   1   .214
Hisle cf              4   0   1   0     0   2   .310      Grote c               4   0   1   0     0   0   .214
Stone rf              4   0   1   0     0   0   .273      Weis 2b               3   1   0   0     1   0   .250
Bowa ss               4   0   1   0     0   1   .171      Seaver p              3   0   1   0     0   0   .300
G. Jackson p          1   0   0   0     0   1   .000
  Palmer p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Parrilla ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Wilson p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Hutto ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Selma p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Harmon ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               35   0   8   0     1   8             Totals               29   6   7   6     4   5

Time of Game: 2:20   Attendance:  5,951
Left on Base: Phillies 9, Mets 6
DP: Phillies 0, Mets 0
Errors: Doyle, Wilson
Doubles: Doyle (2), Agee (1), Foy (1), Grote (3)
Triples: Harrelson (1)
Home Runs: Harrelson (1)
Stolen Bases: Foy (2)
Caught Stealing: Agee (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Seaver (1), Harrelson (2)
Sacrifice Flies: Jones (1)


Phillies               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
G. Jackson L(0-2)       2.1   4   4   3   0   3   1  12   6.48
Palmer                  0.2   0   0   0   1   1   0   3   0.00
Wilson                  3     2   2   0   2   0   0  13   0.00
Selma                   2     1   0   0   1   1   0   8   3.18
Totals                  8     7   6   3   4   5   1  36

Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Seaver W(2-0)           9     8   0   0   1   8   0  36   2.55
Totals                  9     8   0   0   1   8   0  36

Wild Pitches: Selma (2)

Umpires: HP - Paul Pryor, 1B - Dick Stello, 2B - Al Barlick, 3B - Ed Vargo


PHILLIES 1ST: Doyle doubled to left; Money flied to center;
Briggs was called out on strikes; Johnson struck out; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 0, Mets 0.

METS 1ST: Agee popped to shortstop; Harrelson homered; Foy
struck out; Jones was called out on strikes; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Phillies 0, Mets 1.

PHILLIES 2ND: McCarver singled to center; Hisle singled to right
[McCarver to third]; Stone popped to catcher in foul territory;
Bowa struck out; G. Jackson struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Phillies 0, Mets 1.

METS 2ND: Clendenon was called out on strikes; Swoboda grounded
out (third to first); Grote grounded out (third to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 0, Mets 1.

PHILLIES 3RD: Doyle flied to right; Money grounded out (pitcher
to first); Briggs walked; Johnson was called out on strikes; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 0, Mets 1.

METS 3RD: Weis reached on an error by Doyle; Seaver out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Weis to second]; Agee
doubled to center [Weis scored (unearned)]; Harrelson tripled to
right [Agee scored]; Foy doubled to left [Harrelson scored];
PALMER REPLACED G. JACKSON (PITCHING); Foy stole third; Jones
struck out; Clendenon walked; Swoboda grounded out (shortstop to
first); 3 R (2 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Phillies 0, Mets 4.

PHILLIES 4TH: McCarver singled to right; Hisle struck out; Stone
singled to left [McCarver to second]; Bowa singled to center
[Stone to second, McCarver to third]; PARRILLA BATTED FOR
PALMER; Parrilla popped to first in foul territory; Doyle struck
out; 0 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Phillies 0, Mets 4.

METS 4TH: WILSON REPLACED PARRILLA (PITCHING); Grote lined to
right; Weis grounded out (third to first); Seaver grounded out
(pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 0, Mets 4.

PHILLIES 5TH: Money singled to center; Briggs forced Money
(second to shortstop); Johnson flied to center; McCarver forced
Briggs (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 0,
Mets 4.

METS 5TH: Agee walked; Harrelson reached on an error by Wilson
on a sacrifice bunt [Agee to third]; Foy popped to third in foul
territory; Jones lined out on a sacrifice fly to center [Agee
scored (unearned)]; Clendenon singled to center [Harrelson
scored (unearned), Clendenon to second (on throw)]; Swoboda
walked; Grote popped to third in foul territory; 2 R (0 ER), 1
H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Phillies 0, Mets 6.

PHILLIES 6TH: Hisle flied to center; Stone grounded out (second
to first); Bowa grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Phillies 0, Mets 6.

METS 6TH: Weis flied to center; Seaver singled to left; Agee
forced Seaver (shortstop unassisted); Agee was caught stealing
second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies
0, Mets 6.

PHILLIES 7TH: HUTTO BATTED FOR WILSON; Hutto flied to center;
Debut game for Jim Hutto; Doyle flied to right; Money flied
to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 0, Mets 6.

METS 7TH: SELMA REPLACED HUTTO (PITCHING); Harrelson flied to
right; Foy grounded out (shortstop to first); Jones grounded out
(pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 0, Mets 6.

PHILLIES 8TH: Briggs singled to center; Johnson flied to right;
McCarver flied to center; Hisle was called out on strikes; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 0, Mets 6.

METS 8TH: COMPTON REPLACED MCCARVER (PLAYING C ); Clendenon
flied to left; Debut game for Mike Compton; Swoboda
struck out; Grote doubled to left; Weis walked while Grote
advanced to third on a wild pitch; Seaver lined to second; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Phillies 0, Mets 6.

PHILLIES 9TH: Stone grounded out (pitcher to first); Bowa
grounded out (pitcher to first); HARMON BATTED FOR SELMA; Harmon
flied to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 0, Mets 6.

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