Breaking away in the ninth inning, the Padres scored two runs on a pass to Van Kelly, double by Cito Gaston and single by Ivan Murrell to defeat the Mets, 5-3. Nate Colbert hit his sixth homer of season for the Padres in the fourth. [The Sporting News]



San Diego Padres 5, New York Mets 3
Game Played on Tuesday, April     21, 1970 (Day game) at Shea Stadium
Padres       0  0  0    1  0  2    0  0  2  -   5  9  2
Mets         1  0  0    1  0  0    0  1  0  -   3  7  1


Padres               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Arcia ss              4   0   0   0     0   0   .105      Agee cf               5   0   1   0     0   3   .208
  Webster ph          1   0   0   0     0   1   .200      Harrelson ss          3   1   1   0     0   0   .318
  Slocum ss           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Boswell 2b            4   0   2   1     0   0   .364
Kelly 3b              3   2   1   0     2   2   .158      Jones lf              2   1   0   0     1   1   .273
Gaston cf             5   1   2   1     0   1   .345      Shamsky rf            3   1   2   0     1   0   .379
Ferrara lf            1   1   0   0     3   0   .207        Weis pr             0   0   0   0     0   0   .333
  Murrell pr,lf       1   0   1   1     0   0   .375        Swoboda rf          0   0   0   0     0   0   .235
Colbert 1b            5   1   2   1     0   2   .220      Foy 3b                2   0   0   1     0   0   .191
Campbell 2b           3   0   1   1     1   0   .300      Kranepool 1b          4   0   1   1     0   0   .182
Morales rf            5   0   1   0     0   0   .147      Grote c               2   0   0   0     1   1   .158
Cannizzaro c          2   0   0   0     2   1   .216        Marshall ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Kirby p               4   0   1   0     0   3   .167      Gentry p              2   0   0   0     0   1   .000
  Herbel p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Jorgensen ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .143
                                                            Koonce p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Cardwell p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Clendenon ph        1   0   0   0     0   1   .300

Totals               34   5   9   4     8  10             Totals               30   3   7   3     3   7

Time of Game: 2:50   Attendance:  7,712
Left on Base: Padres 11, Mets 8
DP: Padres 1, Mets 1
Errors: Slocum, Cannizzaro, Harrelson
Doubles: Gaston (7), Shamsky (4), Agee (2)
Home Runs: Colbert (6)
Stolen Bases: Murrell (1), Harrelson (3), Boswell (1)
Caught Stealing: Weis (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Foy (1), Harrelson (3)
Sacrifice Flies: Campbell (1), Foy (2)
GIDP: Morales (2)
Hit by Pitch: Harrelson (1,by Kirby), Jones (2,by Kirby)


Padres                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Kirby                   7     7   3   3   3   6   0  32   5.29
Herbel W(1-0)           2     0   0   0   0   1   0   6   2.38
Totals                  9     7   3   3   3   7   0  38

Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Gentry                  7     5   3   2   5   8   1  32   1.66
Koonce L(0-1)           1.2   4   2   2   3   2   0  10   4.05
Cardwell                0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   3.86
Totals                  9     9   5   4   8  10   1  43

Hit by Pitch: Kirby 2 (4)
Wild Pitches: Gentry (1)

Umpires: HP - Bob Engel, 1B - Harry Wendelstedt, 2B - Tony Venzon, 3B - Frank Secory


PADRES 1ST: Arcia grounded out (third to first); Kelly struck
out; Gaston singled to right; Ferrara walked [Gaston to second];
Colbert struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Padres 0, Mets 0.

METS 1ST: Agee struck out; Harrelson was hit by a pitch;
Harrelson stole second [Harrelson to third (error by
Cannizzaro)]; Boswell singled to right [Harrelson scored]; Jones
lined into a double play (second to first) [Boswell out at
first]; 1 R, 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 0, Mets 1.

PADRES 2ND: Campbell popped to pitcher; Morales singled to
center; Cannizzaro flied to center; Kirby struck out; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 0, Mets 1.

METS 2ND: Shamsky walked; Foy grounded out (shortstop to first)
[Shamsky to second]; Kranepool popped to first; Grote was walked
intentionally; Gentry struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Padres
0, Mets 1.

PADRES 3RD: Arcia grounded out (shortstop to first); Kelly
struck out; Gaston flied to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres
0, Mets 1.

METS 3RD: Agee struck out (catcher to first); Harrelson grounded
out (third to first); Boswell singled to left; Boswell stole
second; Jones struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 0, Mets
1.

PADRES 4TH: Ferrara popped to catcher in foul territory; Colbert
homered; Campbell popped to first in foul territory; Morales
grounded out (pitcher to shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Padres 1, Mets 1.

METS 4TH: Shamsky doubled to right; Foy out on a sacrifice bunt
(first unassisted) [Shamsky to third]; Kranepool singled to
right [Shamsky scored]; Grote struck out; Gentry grounded out
(shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 1, Mets 2.

PADRES 5TH: Cannizzaro struck out; Kirby struck out; Arcia flied
to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 1, Mets 2.

METS 5TH: Agee doubled to right; Harrelson out on a sacrifice
bunt (catcher to second) [Agee to third]; Boswell grounded out
(second to first); Jones walked; Shamsky flied to left; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Padres 1, Mets 2.

PADRES 6TH: Kelly walked; Gaston struck out; Ferrara walked
[Kelly to second]; Colbert singled to left [Ferrara to second,
Kelly to third]; Campbell hit a sacrifice fly to center [Kelly
scored]; Morales reached on an error by Harrelson [Colbert to
third, Morales to second, Ferrara scored (unearned) (no RBI)];
Cannizzaro was walked intentionally; Kirby struck out; 2 R (1
ER), 1 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Padres 3, Mets 2.

METS 6TH: Foy flied to right; Kranepool lined to second; Grote
lined to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 3, Mets 2.

PADRES 7TH: Arcia grounded out (third to first); On a bunt Kelly
singled; Gentry threw a wild pitch [Kelly to second]; Gaston
popped to first; Ferrara walked; MURRELL RAN FOR FERRARA;
Colbert flied to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Padres 3, Mets 2.

METS 7TH: MURRELL STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); JORGENSEN BATTED
FOR GENTRY; Jorgensen popped to first; Agee was called out on
strikes; Harrelson singled to right; Boswell popped to
shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 3, Mets 2.

PADRES 8TH: KOONCE REPLACED JORGENSEN (PITCHING); Campbell
singled to left; Morales grounded into a double play (shortstop
to second to first) [Campbell out at second]; Cannizzaro walked;
Kirby was credited with a single when a runner was hit by the
batted ball [Cannizzaro out at second (second unassisted)]; 0 R,
2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 3, Mets 2.

METS 8TH: Jones was hit by a pitch; Shamsky singled to right
[Jones to third]; HERBEL REPLACED KIRBY (PITCHING); WEIS RAN FOR
SHAMSKY; Foy hit a sacrifice fly to left [Jones scored]; Weis
was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Kranepool
flied to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 3, Mets 3.

PADRES 9TH: SWOBODA REPLACED WEIS (PLAYING RF); WEBSTER BATTED
FOR ARCIA; Webster struck out; Kelly walked; Gaston doubled to
center [Kelly scored]; Murrell singled to right [Gaston scored];
Murrell stole second; Colbert struck out; Campbell walked;
CARDWELL REPLACED KOONCE (PITCHING); Morales popped to third in
foul territory; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Padres 5, Mets 3.

METS 9TH: SLOCUM REPLACED WEBSTER (PLAYING SS); MARSHALL BATTED
FOR GROTE; Marshall reached on an error by Slocum; CLENDENON
BATTED FOR CARDWELL; Clendenon was called out on strikes; Agee
flied to center; Harrelson grounded out (second to first); 0 R,
0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 5, Mets 3.