Tom Seaver, who struck out 19, including the last 10 batters in a row, in his previous start against the Padres, was unable to continue his mastery, fanning only six, but the ace righthander pitched the Mets to a 3-1 victory over the Dodgers. The Mets ended a string of 30 scoreless innings when Donn Clendenon homered in the second.

The Dodgers picked up their run in the fourth on doubles by Willie Davis and Andy Kosco. Mike Jorgensen hit his first major league homer in the sixth to break the tie and pin the defeat on Sandy Vance, who made his debut with the Dodgers. Bud Harrelson followed with a single, stole second, advanced to third on an infield out and then stole home. [The Sporting News]

New York Mets 3, Los Angeles Dodgers 1

Game Played on Sunday, April 26, 1970 (Day game) at Dodger Stadium

Mets         0  1  0    0  0  2    0  0  0  -   3  5  0
Dodgers      0  0  0    1  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  6  0


Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Jorgensen cf          3   1   1   1     1   1   .167      Wills ss              4   0   0   0     0   0   .232
Harrelson ss          4   1   1   0     0   1   .311      Sizemore 2b           4   0   0   0     0   0   .282
Boswell 2b            4   0   0   0     0   0   .294      Davis cf              4   1   2   0     0   0   .175
Shamsky rf            3   0   0   0     0   0   .289      Kosco rf              4   0   1   1     0   1   .190
  Swoboda rf          0   0   0   0     1   0   .250      Crawford lf           3   0   1   0     0   1   .233
Clendenon 1b          4   1   1   1     0   0   .241      Parker 1b             3   0   2   0     0   0   .274
Marshall lf           4   0   1   0     0   0   .125      Haller c              3   0   0   0     0   1   .242
Garrett 3b            4   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Grabarkewitz 3b       3   0   0   0     0   1   .303
Dyer c                3   0   0   0     0   1   .133      Vance p               1   0   0   0     0   1   .000
Seaver p              3   0   1   0     0   1   .250        Buckner ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .107
                                                            Norman p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Gabrielson ph       1   0   0   0     0   1   .000
                                                            Pascual p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               32   3   5   2     2   4             Totals               31   1   6   1     0   6

Time of Game: 2:08   Attendance: 26,708
Left on Base: Mets 4, Dodgers 3
DP: Mets 1, Dodgers 0
Doubles: Davis 2 (3), Kosco (3), Parker (3)
Home Runs: Clendenon (2), Jorgensen (1)
Stolen Bases: Harrelson 3 (6), Marshall (1), Swoboda (1)
GIDP: Grabarkewitz (1)


Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Seaver W(4-0)           9     6   1   1   0   6   0  31   1.90
Totals                  9     6   1   1   0   6   0  31

Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Vance L(0-1)            6     4   3   3   1   0   2  23   4.50
Norman                  2     1   0   0   0   4   0   7   6.35
Pascual                 1     0   0   0   1   0   0   4   4.50
Totals                  9     5   3   3   2   4   2  34

Umpires: HP - Ken Burkhart, 1B - Ed Sudol, 2B - Lee Weyer, 3B - Andy Olsen


METS 1ST: Jorgensen walked; Debut game for Sandy Vance;
Harrelson forced Jorgensen (first to shortstop); Harrelson stole
second; Boswell popped to third; Shamsky grounded out (pitcher
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 1ST: Wills grounded out (shortstop to first); Sizemore
flied to center; Davis grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Dodgers 0.

METS 2ND: Clendenon homered; Marshall flied to left; Garrett
flied to center; Dyer flied to right; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Mets 1, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 2ND: Kosco popped to catcher in foul territory; Crawford
struck out; Parker grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 1, Dodgers 0.

METS 3RD: Seaver singled to center; Jorgensen lined to first;
Harrelson popped to third in foul territory; Boswell grounded
out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 1, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 3RD: Haller struck out; Grabarkewitz flied to center;
Vance struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 1, Dodgers 0.

METS 4TH: Shamsky grounded out (second to first); Clendenon
grounded out (third to first); Marshall flied to center; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 1, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 4TH: Wills grounded out (third to first); Sizemore flied
to right; Davis doubled to left; Kosco doubled to left [Davis
scored]; Crawford singled to left [Kosco out at home (left to
catcher)]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 1, Dodgers 1.

METS 5TH: Garrett grounded out (shortstop to first); Dyer flied
to center; Seaver lined to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 1,
Dodgers 1.

DODGERS 5TH: Parker singled to center; Haller forced Parker
(third to second); Grabarkewitz grounded into a double play
(third to second to first) [Haller out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Mets 1, Dodgers 1.

METS 6TH: Jorgensen homered; Harrelson singled to right;
Harrelson stole second; Boswell flied to right; Shamsky grounded
out (second to first) [Harrelson to third]; Harrelson stole
home; Clendenon popped to first in foul territory; 2 R, 2 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Mets 3, Dodgers 1.

DODGERS 6TH: BUCKNER BATTED FOR VANCE; Buckner popped to third
in foul territory; Wills lined to shortstop; Sizemore flied to
center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 3, Dodgers 1.

METS 7TH: NORMAN REPLACED BUCKNER (PITCHING); Marshall singled
to right; Marshall stole second; Garrett popped to second; Dyer
struck out; Seaver struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 3,
Dodgers 1.

DODGERS 7TH: Davis flied to right; Kosco flied to center;
Crawford popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Mets 3, Dodgers 1.

METS 8TH: Jorgensen struck out; Harrelson struck out; Boswell
popped to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 3, Dodgers 1.

DODGERS 8TH: SWOBODA REPLACED SHAMSKY (PLAYING RF); Parker
doubled to left; Haller popped to left; Grabarkewitz was called
out on strikes; GABRIELSON BATTED FOR NORMAN; Gabrielson struck
out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 3, Dodgers 1.

METS 9TH: PASCUAL REPLACED GABRIELSON (PITCHING); Swoboda
walked; Swoboda stole second; Clendenon flied to center;
Marshall grounded out (first to pitcher) [Swoboda to third];
Garrett flied to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 3, Dodgers 1.

DODGERS 9TH: Wills grounded out (second to first); Sizemore
grounded out (pitcher to first); Davis doubled to center; Kosco
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 3, Dodgers 1.

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