The last of the original Mets still active in the major leagues, Jim Hickman drove in three runs with a homer and double to help the Cubs defeat his former club, 6-4. Two errors, a sacrifice fly by Ron Santo and Hickman's homer gave the Cubs three unearned runs in the first inning. The Cubs added a tally in the second and wound up with a pair in the fifth on a triple by Glenn Beckert and doubles by Billy Williams and Hickman. Donn Clendenon hit a homer and two singles for the Mets. [The Sporting News]



Chicago Cubs 6, New York Mets 4
Game Played on Friday, May       22, 1970 (Night game) at Shea Stadium
Cubs         3  1  0    0  2  0    0  0  0  -   6  9  2
Mets         0  1  2    0  1  0    0  0  0  -   4  8  2


Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Kessinger ss          4   0   1   0     0   2   .308      Jorgensen cf          4   1   1   0     1   0   .170
  Popovich ss         1   0   0   0     0   0   .067      Harrelson ss          4   0   0   0     1   2   .270
Beckert 2b            5   2   2   1     0   0   .303      Jones lf              5   1   1   1     0   1   .172
Williams lf           5   2   2   1     0   1   .275      Clendenon 1b          5   2   3   2     0   1   .306
Santo 3b              4   0   0   1     0   0   .242      Swoboda rf            5   0   1   1     0   2   .278
Hickman rf,1b         4   1   2   3     0   0   .293      Foy 3b                3   0   1   0     1   0   .232
Banks 1b              2   0   1   0     0   0   .231      Grote c               4   0   1   0     0   0   .181
  Callison ph,rf      1   0   0   0     1   0   .263      Weis 2b               2   0   0   0     1   0   .152
James cf              3   1   0   0     1   0   .130        McGraw p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .500
Hiatt c               4   0   1   0     0   1   .262        Kranepool ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .167
Holtzman p            1   0   0   0     1   0   .296        Taylor p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Colborn p           2   0   0   0     0   2   .000      Koosman p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .091
                                                            McAndrew p          2   0   0   0     0   0   .200
                                                            Cardwell p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Boswell ph,2b       2   0   0   0     0   0   .282

Totals               36   6   9   6     3   6             Totals               37   4   8   4     4   6

Time of Game: 2:52   Attendance: 50,586
Left on Base: Cubs 7, Mets 10
DP: Cubs 0, Mets 1
Errors: Santo, Hickman, Harrelson, Weis
Doubles: Williams (5), Hickman (7), Hiatt (3), Clendenon (4)
Triples: Beckert (3), Jones (2)
Home Runs: Hickman (6), Clendenon (6)
Sacrifice Flies: Santo (1)


Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Holtzman                4.2   7   4   3   3   3   1  26   3.71
Colborn W(1-0)          4.1   1   0   0   1   3   0  15   2.30
Totals                  9     8   4   3   4   6   1  41

Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Koosman L(2-3)          1.1   2   4   1   2   0   1   9   2.73
McAndrew                3     5   2   2   0   3   0  14   7.41
Cardwell                0.2   0   0   0   1   0   0   3   6.10
McGraw                  3     1   0   0   0   3   0  11   3.93
Taylor                  1     1   0   0   0   0   0   3   2.81
Totals                  9     9   6   3   3   6   1  40

Passed Balls: Hiatt (4)

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


CUBS 1ST: On a bunt Kessinger singled to pitcher; Beckert forced
Kessinger (shortstop to second); Williams reached on an error by
Weis [Beckert to third]; Santo hit a sacrifice fly to right
[Beckert scored (unearned)]; Hickman homered (unearned)
[Williams scored (unearned)]; Banks flied to center; 3 R (0 ER),
2 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 3, Mets 0.

METS 1ST: Jorgensen grounded out (pitcher to first); Harrelson
struck out; Jones grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 3, Mets 0.

CUBS 2ND: James walked; Hiatt grounded out (shortstop to first)
[James to second]; MCANDREW REPLACED KOOSMAN (PITCHING);
Holtzman walked (walk was charged to Koosman); Kessinger was
called out on strikes; Beckert singled to center [Holtzman to
second, James scored]; Williams struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Cubs 4, Mets 0.

METS 2ND: Clendenon reached on an error by Hickman [Clendenon to
third]; Swoboda grounded out (shortstop to first) [Clendenon
scored (unearned)]; Foy singled to center; Grote flied to right;
Weis reached on an error by Santo [Foy to second]; Hiatt allowed
a passed ball [Weis to second, Foy to third]; McAndrew grounded
out (second to first); 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 2 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 4,
Mets 1.

CUBS 3RD: Santo popped to shortstop; Hickman grounded out (third
to first); Banks singled to left; James popped to catcher in
foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 4, Mets 1.

METS 3RD: Jorgensen singled to center; Harrelson was called out
on strikes; Jones tripled to right [Jorgensen scored]; Clendenon
singled to left [Jones scored]; Swoboda singled to third
[Clendenon to second]; Foy walked [Clendenon to third, Swoboda
to second]; Grote popped to second; Weis flied to right; 2 R, 4
H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Cubs 4, Mets 3.

CUBS 4TH: Hiatt was called out on strikes; Holtzman grounded out
(shortstop to first); Kessinger flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Cubs 4, Mets 3.

METS 4TH: McAndrew grounded out (third to first); Jorgensen
grounded out (first unassisted); Harrelson walked; Jones flied
to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 4, Mets 3.

CUBS 5TH: Beckert tripled to right; Williams doubled to left
[Beckert scored]; Santo grounded out (shortstop to first);
Hickman doubled to left [Williams scored]; CARDWELL REPLACED
MCANDREW (PITCHING); CALLISON BATTED FOR BANKS; Callison was
walked intentionally; James popped to third in foul territory;
Hiatt flied to center; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 6, Mets 3.

METS 5TH: HICKMAN CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); CALLISON
STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Clendenon homered; Swoboda struck
out; Foy grounded out (pitcher to first); Grote singled to
center; Weis walked [Grote to second]; COLBORN REPLACED HOLTZMAN
(PITCHING); BOSWELL BATTED FOR CARDWELL; Boswell popped to
second; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 6, Mets 4.

CUBS 6TH: MCGRAW REPLACED WEIS (PITCHING); BOSWELL STAYED IN
GAME (PLAYING 2B); Colborn struck out; Kessinger struck out;
Beckert flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 6, Mets 4.

METS 6TH: Jorgensen walked; Harrelson forced Jorgensen (second
to shortstop); Jones struck out; Clendenon struck out; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 6, Mets 4.

CUBS 7TH: Williams grounded out (second to first); Santo reached
on an error by Harrelson; Hickman flied to right; Callison flied
to left; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 6, Mets 4.

METS 7TH: POPOVICH REPLACED KESSINGER (PLAYING SS); Swoboda
lined to center; Foy popped to third; Grote grounded out (third
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 6, Mets 4.

CUBS 8TH: James grounded out (third to first); Hiatt doubled to
left; Colborn struck out; Popovich grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 6, Mets 4.

METS 8TH: KRANEPOOL BATTED FOR MCGRAW; Kranepool flied to right;
Boswell flied to right in foul territory; Jorgensen grounded out
(first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 6, Mets 4.

CUBS 9TH: TAYLOR REPLACED KRANEPOOL (PITCHING); Beckert grounded
out (second to first); Williams singled to left; Santo lined
into a double play (third to first) [Williams out at first]; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 6, Mets 4.

METS 9TH: Harrelson grounded out (pitcher to first); Jones
grounded out (second to first); Clendenon doubled to center;
Swoboda was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs
6, Mets 4.