A leadoff single by Denny Doyle proved to be the Phillies' only hit off Nolan Ryan as the fireballing righthander pitched the Mets to a 7-0 victory and struck out 15 to set the club record for a nine-inning game. The Mets' attack included homers by Ken Boswell and Tommie Agee. [The Sporting News]



New York Mets 7, Philadelphia Phillies 0
Game Played on Saturday, April     18, 1970 (Day game) at Shea Stadium
Phillies     0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  1  3
Mets         3  0  1    0  0  1    0  2  x  -   7  9  2


Phillies             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Doyle 2b              3   0   1   0     1   0   .286      Agee cf               4   2   2   2     1   0   .205
Money 3b              2   0   0   0     2   0   .346      Harrelson ss          4   1   1   0     1   0   .273
Briggs lf             4   0   0   0     0   3   .114      Foy 3b                5   2   2   1     0   0   .189
Johnson 1b            4   0   0   0     0   3   .167      Jones lf              4   0   1   0     0   1   .353
McCarver c            3   0   0   0     1   2   .333      Shamsky 1b            3   0   1   1     0   0   .348
  Compton c           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Swoboda rf            3   0   0   0     1   1   .194
Hisle cf              4   0   0   0     0   2   .273      Boswell 2b            3   1   1   1     1   0   .333
Stone rf              4   0   0   0     0   2   .200      Grote c               4   0   0   0     0   0   .188
Bowa ss               3   0   0   0     1   2   .158      Ryan p                4   1   1   0     0   2   .250
Bunning p             0   0   0   0     1   0   .000
  Lersch p            1   0   0   0     0   1   .000
  Hutto ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Palmer p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               29   0   1   0     6  15             Totals               34   7   9   5     4   4

Time of Game: 2:20   Attendance: 23,500
Left on Base: Phillies 8, Mets 8
DP: Phillies 0, Mets 1
Errors: McCarver, Stone 2, Harrelson, Foy
Doubles: Shamsky (3)
Home Runs: Boswell (1), Agee (1)
Stolen Bases: Agee (2)
GIDP: Money (1)
Hit by Pitch: Shamsky (2,by Palmer)


Phillies               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Bunning L(0-2)          2     6   4   2   1   1   0  14   3.97
Lersch                  4     1   1   1   3   1   1  16   2.61
Palmer                  2     2   2   2   0   2   1   9   4.50
Totals                  8     9   7   5   4   4   2  39

Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Ryan W(1-0)             9     1   0   0   6  15   0  35   0.00
Totals                  9     1   0   0   6  15   0  35

Hit by Pitch: Palmer (1)

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


PHILLIES 1ST: Doyle singled to left; Money walked [Doyle to
second]; Briggs struck out; Johnson struck out; McCarver walked
[Doyle to third, Money to second]; Hisle struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 3 LOB.  Phillies 0, Mets 0.

METS 1ST: Agee singled to left; Harrelson singled to center
[Agee to third]; Foy singled to right [Agee scored, Harrelson
scored (error by Stone) (unearned), Foy to third (error by
Stone)]; Jones popped to second; Shamsky reached on a fielder's
choice [Foy scored (error by McCarver) (unearned), Shamsky to
second]; Swoboda walked; Boswell flied out to left; Grote forced
Swoboda (second to shortstop); 3 R (1 ER), 3 H, 3 E, 2 LOB.
Phillies 0, Mets 3.

PHILLIES 2ND: Stone struck out; Bowa walked; Bunning walked
[Bowa to second]; Doyle forced Bunning (shortstop to second);
Money flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Phillies 0,
Mets 3.

METS 2ND: Ryan struck out; Agee popped to catcher in foul
territory; Harrelson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 0, Mets 3.

PHILLIES 3RD: Briggs struck out; Johnson struck out; McCarver
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 0, Mets 3.

METS 3RD: Foy singled to left; Jones singled to right [Foy to
third]; Shamsky doubled to right [Foy scored, Jones to third];
LERSCH REPLACED BUNNING (PITCHING); Swoboda flied out to center;
Boswell was walked intentionally; Grote flied out to right; Ryan
was called out on strikes; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Phillies 0,
Mets 4.

PHILLIES 4TH: Hisle reached on an error by Harrelson; Stone
popped to third; Bowa struck out; Lersch struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 1
E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 0, Mets 4.

METS 4TH: Agee grounded out (third to first); Harrelson grounded
out (second to first); Foy popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Phillies 0, Mets 4.

PHILLIES 5TH: Doyle walked; Money walked [Doyle to second];
Briggs struck out; Johnson flied out to center; McCarver struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Phillies 0, Mets 4.

METS 5TH: Jones flied out to right; Shamsky grounded out (first
unassisted); Swoboda flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Phillies 0, Mets 4.

PHILLIES 6TH: Hisle struck out; Stone was called out on strikes;
Bowa struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 0, Mets 4.

METS 6TH: Boswell homered; Grote popped to shortstop; Ryan flied
out to left; Agee walked; Agee stole second; Harrelson walked;
Foy popped to third; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Phillies 0, Mets 5.

PHILLIES 7TH: HUTTO BATTED FOR LERSCH; Hutto reached on an error
by Foy; Doyle flied out to right; Money grounded into a double
play (second to shortstop to first) [Hutto out at second]; 0 R,
0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 0, Mets 5.

METS 7TH: PALMER REPLACED HUTTO (PITCHING); Jones was called out
on strikes; Shamsky was hit by a pitch; Swoboda was called out
on strikes; Boswell flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Phillies 0, Mets 5.

PHILLIES 8TH: Briggs grounded out (first unassisted); Johnson
struck out; McCarver grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 0, Mets 5.

METS 8TH: COMPTON REPLACED MCCARVER (PLAYING C ); Grote flied
out to center; Ryan singled to left; Agee homered [Ryan scored];
Harrelson flied out to center; Foy flied out to center; 2 R, 2
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 0, Mets 7.

PHILLIES 9TH: Hisle grounded out (shortstop to first); Stone
flied out to left; Bowa grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 0, Mets 7.