Gary Gentry missed no-hitter by a shoestring when the righthander pitched the Mets to a 4-0 victory over the Cubs. With two out in the eighth inning, Ernie Banks lined to left field. Dave Marshall got a slow start and then tried for a shoestring catch but the ball bounced off the tip of his glove for a single and the Cubs' only hit. Art Shamsky started the Mets on their way to victory by smashing a homer off Bill Hands in the fourth inning. [The Sporting News]



New York Mets 4, Chicago Cubs 0
Game Played on Wednesday, May       13, 1970 (Day game) at Wrigley Field
Mets         0  0  0    1  1  0    2  0  0  -   4  6  0
Cubs         0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  1  2


Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Agee cf               4   0   0   0     0   2   .226      Kessinger ss          4   0   0   0     0   1   .298
Harrelson ss          4   0   0   0     0   1   .290      Beckert 2b            4   0   0   0     0   0   .291
Marshall lf           4   0   0   0     0   2   .289      Williams lf           3   0   0   0     0   1   .254
Shamsky rf            4   1   1   1     0   0   .319      Santo 3b              2   0   0   0     1   1   .239
  Swoboda rf          0   0   0   0     0   0   .231      Callison rf           3   0   0   0     0   0   .269
Boswell 2b            4   0   1   0     0   1   .286      Banks 1b              3   0   1   0     0   0   .247
Jorgensen 1b          3   1   0   0     1   2   .163      Hall cf               3   0   0   0     0   1   .063
Foy 3b                0   0   0   0     0   0   .204      Hiatt c               3   0   0   0     0   1   .319
  Garrett 3b          3   2   2   1     0   1   .222      Hands p               2   0   0   0     0   2   .000
Grote c               4   0   1   1     0   1   .146        Smith ph            0   0   0   0     0   0   .263
Gentry p              3   0   1   1     1   2   .067        James pr            0   0   0   0     0   0   .200

Totals               33   4   6   4     2  12             Totals               27   0   1   0     1   7

Time of Game: 2:18   Attendance:  9,823
Left on Base: Mets 5, Cubs 2
DP: Mets 1, Cubs 2
Errors: Santo, Banks
Doubles: Garrett (3)
Triples: Garrett (2)
Home Runs: Shamsky (4)
Stolen Bases: Boswell (3)
GIDP: Harrelson (4), Callison (2)
Hit by Pitch: Foy (2,by Hands), Smith (1,by Gentry)


Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Gentry W(4-1)           9     1   0   0   1   7   0  29   1.71
Totals                  9     1   0   0   1   7   0  29

Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hands L(5-2)            9     6   4   4   2  12   1  36   2.54
Totals                  9     6   4   4   2  12   1  36

Hit by Pitch: Gentry (3), Hands (3)
Wild Pitches: Hands (3)

Umpires: HP - Satch Davidson, 1B - Augie Donatelli, 2B - Chris Pelekoudas, 3B - John Kibler


METS 1ST: Agee struck out; Harrelson struck out; Marshall struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Cubs 0.

CUBS 1ST: Kessinger lined to second; Beckert grounded out
(second to first); Williams grounded out (first to pitcher); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Cubs 0.

METS 2ND: Shamsky grounded out (second to first); Boswell
singled to right; Boswell stole second; Jorgensen struck out;
Foy was hit by a pitch; Grote struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Mets 0, Cubs 0.

CUBS 2ND: Santo struck out; Callison grounded out (second to
first); Banks popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets
0, Cubs 0.

METS 3RD: Gentry walked; Agee popped to third in foul territory;
Harrelson lined into a double play (third to first) [Gentry out
at first]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Cubs 0.

CUBS 3RD: Hall was called out on strikes; Hiatt struck out;
Hands was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0,
Cubs 0.

METS 4TH: Marshall struck out; Shamsky homered; Boswell flied to
left; Jorgensen struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 1, Cubs
0.

CUBS 4TH: GARRETT REPLACED FOY (PLAYING 3B); Kessinger struck
out; Beckert popped to first in foul territory; Williams struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 1, Cubs 0.

METS 5TH: Garrett doubled to left; Grote flied to center
[Garrett to third]; Gentry singled to left [Garrett scored];
Agee reached on an error by Santo [Gentry to second]; Harrelson
grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Agee
out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 2, Cubs 0.

CUBS 5TH: Santo walked; Callison grounded into a double play
(shortstop to first) [Santo out at second]; Banks grounded out
(third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 2, Cubs 0.

METS 6TH: Marshall grounded out (second to first); Shamsky
popped to shortstop; Boswell struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Mets 2, Cubs 0.

CUBS 6TH: Hall grounded out (second to first); Hiatt grounded
out (third to first); Hands struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Mets 2, Cubs 0.

METS 7TH: Jorgensen walked; Garrett tripled to center [Jorgensen
scored]; Grote singled to left [Garrett scored]; Hands threw a
wild pitch [Grote to second]; Gentry struck out; Agee struck
out; Harrelson grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Mets 4, Cubs 0.

CUBS 7TH: Kessinger grounded out (second to first); Beckert
flied to right; Williams popped to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Mets 4, Cubs 0.

METS 8TH: Marshall flied to right; Shamsky grounded out (second
to first); Boswell reached on an error by Banks; Jorgensen
grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 4,
Cubs 0.

CUBS 8TH: SWOBODA REPLACED SHAMSKY (PLAYING RF); Santo flied to
center; Callison flied to right; Banks singled to left; Hall
flied to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 4, Cubs 0.

METS 9TH: Garrett was called out on strikes; Grote grounded out
(pitcher to first); Gentry struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Mets 4, Cubs 0.

CUBS 9TH: Hiatt flied to center; SMITH BATTED FOR HANDS; Smith
was hit by a pitch; JAMES RAN FOR SMITH; Kessinger popped to
shortstop; Beckert flied to right in foul territory; Bill
Hands: 128 pitches; Gary Gentry: 111 pitches; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Mets 4, Cubs 0.