The Mets tied their club record for most runs in one inning by scoring eight times in the fifth to defeat the Giants, 14-5. With the help of a two-run homer by Ken Henderson, the Giants took a 4-3 lead, but Art Shamsky tied the score with a circuit clout in the third inning.

Shamsky led off the fifth with a double and counted the tie-breaking tally on singles by Ken Boswell and Donn Clendenon. Boswell scored the leading run on a passed ball. After Joe Foy walked, Jerry Koosman and Tommie Agee hit singles, each driving in a run. An infield hit by Bud Harrelson loaded the bases and Dave Marshall drove in two runs with a single. Harrelson took third, Marshall advanced to second on the throw to the plate and both scored when Shamsky singled for his second hit of the inning. Clendenon also singled for his second hit before the inning ended. [The Sporting News]

New York Mets 14, San Francisco Giants 5

Game Played on Saturday, May 9, 1970 (Day game) at Shea Stadium

Giants       1  0  3    0  0  1    0  0  0  -   5 10  0
Mets         0  3  1    0  8  2    0  0  x  -  14 15  0


Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Bonds rf,cf           5   1   2   1     0   0   .336      Agee cf               3   2   1   2     3   1   .250
Hunt 2b               4   0   1   0     0   0   .326      Harrelson ss          6   2   3   2     0   0   .306
  Heise 2b            1   0   0   0     0   0   .256      Marshall lf           6   1   3   4     0   0   .296
Mays cf               3   1   0   0     1   2   .277      Shamsky rf            5   2   3   3     0   0   .316
  Whitaker lf         1   0   0   0     0   1   .111        Swoboda rf          1   0   0   0     0   0   .234
McCovey 1b            5   1   3   2     0   0   .210      Boswell 2b            5   1   2   0     0   1   .306
Henderson lf,rf       5   1   2   2     0   0   .355      Clendenon 1b          5   1   2   1     0   1   .246
Dietz c               2   1   0   0     2   1   .366        Jorgensen 1b        0   0   0   0     0   0   .179
Fuentes 3b            4   0   2   0     0   0   .260      Garrett 3b            0   1   0   0     2   0   .172
Lanier ss             4   0   0   0     0   0   .203        Foy ph,3b           0   1   0   0     3   0   .202
Robertson p           1   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Dyer c                3   1   0   0     2   2   .185
  Linzy p             1   0   0   0     0   1   .000      Koosman p             4   2   1   1     1   2   .111
  Bryant p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .200        Taylor p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Reberger p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .500
  Gallagher ph        1   0   0   0     0   1   .286
  McMahon p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Davenport ph        0   0   0   0     1   0   .208
  McCormick p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               37   5  10   5     4   6             Totals               38  14  15  13    11   7

Time of Game: 3:09   Attendance: 41,655
Left on Base: Giants 9, Mets 11
DP: Giants 0, Mets 0
Doubles: Bonds (6), McCovey (6), Henderson (9), Shamsky (6)
Home Runs: Henderson (4), Shamsky (1)
Stolen Bases: Agee (7)
Caught Stealing: Boswell (1)


Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Robertson               2.2   3   4   4   7   1   1  17   3.91
Linzy L(2-1)            1.1   3   3   3   0   1   0   7   6.46
Bryant                  0.1   2   3   3   1   1   0   4   5.33
Reberger                0.2   4   2   2   1   1   0   7   8.34
McMahon                 2     2   2   2   2   2   0  10   6.00
McCormick               1     1   0   0   0   1   0   4   4.50
Totals                  8    15  14  14  11   7   1  49

Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Koosman W(1-2)          7.1  10   5   5   4   5   1  36   3.10
Taylor SV(5)            1.2   0   0   0   0   1   0   5   2.51
Totals                  9    10   5   5   4   6   1  41

Passed Balls: Dietz (8)

Umpires: HP - Mel Steiner, 1B - Bill Williams, 2B - Nick Colosi, 3B - Tom Gorman


GIANTS 1ST: Bonds doubled to center; Hunt grounded out (second
to first) [Bonds to third]; Mays struck out; On a bunt McCovey
singled [Bonds scored]; Henderson flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 1, Mets 0.

METS 1ST: Agee walked; Agee stole second; Harrelson made an out
to shortstop; Marshall flied out to left; Shamsky grounded out
(third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 1, Mets 0.

GIANTS 2ND: Dietz walked; Fuentes flied out to left; Lanier made
an out to second; Robertson forced Dietz (third to second); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 1, Mets 0.

METS 2ND: Boswell singled; Boswell was picked off and caught
stealing second (pitcher to first to shortstop); Clendenon
struck out; Garrett walked; Dyer walked [Garrett to second];
Koosman walked [Garrett to third, Dyer to second]; Agee walked
[Garrett scored, Dyer to third, Koosman to second]; Harrelson
singled to right [Agee to second, Koosman scored, Dyer scored];
Marshall flied out to right; 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 1,
Mets 3.

GIANTS 3RD: Bonds grounded out (shortstop to first); Hunt flied
out to center; Mays walked; McCovey doubled to center [Mays
scored]; Henderson homered [McCovey scored]; Dietz flied out to
right; 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 4, Mets 3.

METS 3RD: Shamsky homered; Boswell flied out to center;
Clendenon flied out to center; Garrett walked; Dyer walked
[Garrett to second]; LINZY REPLACED ROBERTSON (PITCHING);
Koosman struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 4, Mets 4.

GIANTS 4TH: Fuentes flied out to center; Lanier made an out to
second; Linzy struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 4, Mets
4.

METS 4TH: Agee flied out to center; Harrelson grounded out
(second to first); Marshall grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 4, Mets 4.

GIANTS 5TH: Bonds flied out to right; Hunt singled to left; Mays
popped to first in foul territory; McCovey singled to right
[Hunt to third]; Henderson forced McCovey (second to shortstop);
0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 4, Mets 4.

METS 5TH: Shamsky doubled to left; Boswell singled [Shamsky to
third]; Clendenon singled to center [Boswell to third, Shamsky
scored]; BRYANT REPLACED LINZY (PITCHING); FOY BATTED FOR
GARRETT; Dietz allowed a passed ball [Clendenon to second,
Boswell scored]; Foy walked; Dyer was called out on strikes;
Koosman singled to center [Foy to third, Clendenon scored]; Agee
singled to left [Koosman to second, Foy scored]; REBERGER
REPLACED BRYANT (PITCHING); Harrelson singled [Agee to second,
Koosman to third]; Marshall singled to right [Koosman scored,
Agee scored, Harrelson to third, Marshall to second (on throw)];
Shamsky singled to right [Marshall scored, Harrelson scored];
Boswell flied to right in foul territory; Clendenon singled to
center [Shamsky to third]; Foy walked [Clendenon to second];
Dyer was called out on strikes; 8 R, 9 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Giants 4,
Mets 12.

GIANTS 6TH: FOY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); Dietz walked;
Fuentes singled to center [Dietz to second]; Lanier forced
Fuentes (second to shortstop) [Dietz to third]; GALLAGHER BATTED
FOR REBERGER; Gallagher struck out; Bonds singled to left
[Lanier to third, Dietz scored]; Hunt flied out to center; 1 R,
2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 5, Mets 12.

METS 6TH: MCMAHON REPLACED GALLAGHER (PITCHING); Koosman made an
out to second; Agee walked; Harrelson singled to center [Agee to
third, Harrelson to second (on throw to 3b)]; Marshall singled
to center [Harrelson scored, Agee scored]; Shamsky made an out
to third; Boswell was called out on strikes; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Giants 5, Mets 14.

GIANTS 7TH: SWOBODA REPLACED SHAMSKY (PLAYING RF); Mays struck
out; McCovey made an out to third; Henderson doubled to right;
Dietz struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 5, Mets 14.

METS 7TH: WHITAKER REPLACED MAYS (PLAYING LF); BONDS CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING CF); HENDERSON CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING
RF); HEISE REPLACED HUNT (PLAYING 2B); Clendenon flied out to
right; Foy walked; Dyer flied out to center; Koosman struck out;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 5, Mets 14.

GIANTS 8TH: JORGENSEN REPLACED CLENDENON (PLAYING 1B); Fuentes
singled to left; Lanier made an out to shortstop; DAVENPORT
BATTED FOR MCMAHON; Davenport walked [Fuentes to second]; TAYLOR
REPLACED KOOSMAN (PITCHING); Bonds flied out to center; Heise
flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 5, Mets 14.

METS 8TH: MCCORMICK REPLACED DAVENPORT (PITCHING); Agee struck
out; Harrelson grounded out (shortstop to first); Marshall
singled to right; Swoboda grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 5, Mets 14.

GIANTS 9TH: Whitaker struck out; McCovey grounded out (second to
first); Henderson flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Giants 5, Mets 14.

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