Jerry Koosman hurled the route for the first time since the final game of the 1969 World Series and pitched the Mets to a 6-0 victory over the Phillies for the defending champion's third straight shutout. This was the eighth start of season for Koosman, who yielded only four hits. The Mets backed their lefthander with 15 hits, including five doubles. Ron Swoboda drove in the first three runs with a single and double. The defeat was the ninth in succession for the Phillies. [The Sporting News]



New York Mets 6, Philadelphia Phillies 0
Game Played on Saturday, May       16, 1970 (Night game) at Connie Mack Stadium
Mets         2  0  2    2  0  0    0  0  0  -   6 15  1
Phillies     0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  4  0


Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Phillies             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Agee cf               4   2   1   0     1   1   .220      Taylor 2b             3   0   0   0     1   0   .217
Harrelson ss          5   3   3   1     0   1   .293      Gamble cf             4   0   0   0     0   1   .000
Jones lf              5   0   2   1     0   0   .186      Hisle rf              4   0   1   0     0   2   .198
Clendenon 1b          4   0   1   0     1   0   .267      Money 3b              3   0   2   0     1   0   .382
  Jorgensen 1b        0   0   0   0     0   0   .163      Joseph 1b,lf          3   0   0   0     1   0   .227
Swoboda rf            5   1   3   3     0   0   .262      Briggs lf             3   0   0   0     0   2   .207
Foy 3b                4   0   2   1     1   0   .220        Hutto 1b            1   0   0   0     0   1   .250
Grote c               5   0   2   0     0   0   .193      Compton c             1   0   0   0     0   1   .241
Weis 2b               4   0   1   0     0   0   .172        Bates c             3   0   0   0     0   1   .118
Koosman p             4   0   0   0     0   2   .091      Bowa ss               3   0   1   0     1   0   .175
                                                          G. Jackson p          1   0   0   0     0   1   .000
                                                            Palmer p            1   0   0   0     0   1   .375
                                                            Johnson ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .193
                                                            M. Jackson p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               40   6  15   6     3   4             Totals               31   0   4   0     4  10

Time of Game: 2:12   Attendance:  4,826
Left on Base: Mets 11, Phillies 8
DP: Mets 1, Phillies 2
Errors: Harrelson
Doubles: Weis (3), Harrelson (8), Swoboda (3), Foy 2 (6), Money (8)
Stolen Bases: Harrelson (11), Agee 2 (9), Jones (2)
GIDP: Clendenon (3), Weis (2), Taylor (7)
Hit by Pitch: Weis (1,by Palmer)


Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Koosman W(2-2)          9     4   0   0   4  10   0  35   2.64
Totals                  9     4   0   0   4  10   0  35

Phillies               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
G. Jackson L(1-5)       3.2   8   6   6   1   1   0  20   7.30
Palmer                  3.1   5   0   0   2   3   0  18   3.64
M. Jackson              2     2   0   0   0   0   0   6   0.00
Totals                  9    15   6   6   3   4   0  44

Hit by Pitch: Palmer (3)

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


METS 1ST: Agee singled to left; Harrelson singled to left [Agee
to second]; Jones popped to pitcher; Agee stole third and
Harrelson stole second; Clendenon popped to catcher in foul
territory; Swoboda singled to right [Harrelson scored, Agee
scored]; Foy flied to center; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 2,
Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 1ST: Taylor lined to first; Gamble grounded out (second
to first); Hisle singled to left; Money singled to left [Hisle
to second]; Joseph grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Mets 2, Phillies 0.

METS 2ND: Grote flied to left; Weis doubled to left; Koosman
grounded out (shortstop to first); Agee grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 2, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 2ND: Briggs struck out; Compton was called out on
strikes; Bowa reached on an error by Harrelson; G. Jackson was
called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 2, Phillies 0.

METS 3RD: Harrelson doubled to left; Jones grounded out
(shortstop to first); Clendenon grounded out (shortstop to
first); Swoboda doubled to left [Harrelson scored]; Foy doubled
to left [Swoboda scored]; Grote grounded out (pitcher to first);
2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 4, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 3RD: Taylor grounded out (second to first); On a bunt
Gamble grounded out (pitcher to first); Hisle struck out; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 4, Phillies 0.

METS 4TH: Weis flied to left; Koosman struck out; Agee walked;
Agee stole second; Harrelson singled to left [Agee scored,
Harrelson to second (on throw to home)]; PALMER REPLACED G.
JACKSON (PITCHING); BATES REPLACED COMPTON (PLAYING C ); Jones
singled to left [Harrelson scored]; Jones stole second;
Clendenon walked; Swoboda flied to left; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Mets 6, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 4TH: Money walked; Joseph forced Money (second to
shortstop); Briggs struck out; Bates popped to second; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 6, Phillies 0.

METS 5TH: Foy doubled to center; Grote singled to pitcher [Foy
to third]; Weis was hit by a pitch [Grote to second]; Koosman
struck out; Agee struck out; Harrelson struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0
E, 3 LOB.  Mets 6, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 5TH: Bowa walked; Palmer struck out; Taylor walked
[Bowa to second]; Gamble was called out on strikes; Hisle flied
to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 6, Phillies 0.

METS 6TH: Jones grounded out (third to first); Clendenon singled
to left; Swoboda singled to right [Clendenon to third]; Foy
walked [Swoboda to second]; Grote popped to shortstop; Weis
popped to shortstop; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Mets 6, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 6TH: Money lined to center; Joseph walked; Briggs
grounded out (third to first) [Joseph to second]; Bates flied to
center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 6, Phillies 0.

METS 7TH: HUTTO REPLACED BRIGGS (PLAYING 1B); JOSEPH CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); Koosman grounded out (shortstop to
first); Agee grounded out (shortstop to first); Harrelson
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 6,
Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 7TH: Bowa singled to right; JOHNSON BATTED FOR PALMER;
Johnson popped to left; Taylor grounded into a double play
(shortstop to first) [Bowa out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Mets 6, Phillies 0.

METS 8TH: M. JACKSON REPLACED JOHNSON (PITCHING); Jones singled
to center; Clendenon grounded into a double play (third to
second to first) [Jones out at second]; Swoboda grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 6, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 8TH: JORGENSEN REPLACED CLENDENON (PLAYING 1B); Gamble
grounded out (second to first); Hisle struck out; Money doubled
to left; Joseph popped to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 6,
Phillies 0.

METS 9TH: Foy grounded out (third to first); Grote singled to
right; Weis grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to
first) [Grote out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 6,
Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 9TH: Hutto struck out; Bates struck out; Bowa grounded
out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 6,
Phillies 0.