Although hit freely, Fergie Jenkins ended his personal four-game losing streak when the Cubs outslugged the Mets, 14-8. Jenkins yielded ten hits, eight for extra bases, before leaving the mound after 7 2/3 innings. Mets' blows included homers by Art Shamsky and Jerry Grote. Billy Williams belted two homers as the Cubs got revenge on Gary Gentry, who held them to one hit in a 4-0 victory May 13. Johnny Callison batted in three runs with a bases-loaded double in the fourth inning. [The Sporting News]



Chicago Cubs 14, New York Mets 8
Game Played on Saturday, May       23, 1970 (Day game) at Shea Stadium
Cubs         0  3  3    5  1  0    2  0  0  -  14 15  3
Mets         1  0  0    1  1  2    1  1  1  -   8 12  2


Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Popovich ss           6   0   1   1     0   0   .095      Agee cf               4   1   1   0     1   1   .221
Beckert 2b            5   1   1   0     1   0   .300      Harrelson ss          2   0   1   0     0   0   .273
Williams lf           5   3   2   2     1   0   .280        Weis ss             3   1   2   1     0   0   .194
Santo 3b              4   3   2   0     2   0   .250      Jones lf              4   1   1   1     0   0   .175
Hickman 1b            3   4   1   1     3   0   .295      Shamsky 1b            4   2   3   2     1   0   .333
Callison rf           5   2   2   3     1   1   .268      Boswell 2b            4   0   2   0     1   0   .292
Hiatt c               6   0   2   2     0   1   .269      Swoboda rf            5   1   1   0     0   1   .273
James cf              4   1   3   2     1   0   .222      Foy 3b                4   1   0   0     0   2   .224
Jenkins p             4   0   1   2     0   1   .083      Grote c               4   1   1   2     0   1   .184
  Regan p             1   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Gentry p              1   0   0   0     0   1   .050
                                                            Cardwell p          1   0   0   0     0   1   .000
                                                            Kranepool ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .160
                                                            Koonce p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Clendenon ph        1   0   0   0     0   1   .302
                                                            Sadecki p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               43  14  15  13     9   3             Totals               38   8  12   6     3   8

Time of Game: 3:08   Attendance: 35,500
Left on Base: Cubs 13, Mets 8
DP: Cubs 1, Mets 0
Errors: Popovich, Hickman, Jenkins, Harrelson, Weis
Doubles: Santo (7), Callison (6), Hiatt (4), Jones (4), Shamsky 2 (10)
Triples: Agee (1), Boswell (1), Weis (1), Swoboda (2)
Home Runs: Williams 2 (14), Shamsky (5), Grote (2)
Stolen Bases: Jones (3), Foy (11)
Sacrifice Flies: Jenkins (1), Jones (2)
GIDP: Swoboda (1)
Hit by Pitch: James (1,by Cardwell), Foy (3,by Jenkins)


Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Jenkins W(3-6)          7.2  10   7   6   3   8   2  38   5.05
Regan SV(7)             1.1   2   1   0   0   0   0   5   2.88
Totals                  9    12   8   6   3   8   2  43

Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Gentry L(4-2)           3     7   9   8   5   2   1  22   3.00
Cardwell                3     5   3   3   1   0   1  16   6.75
Koonce                  2     3   2   1   3   1   0  13   3.50
Sadecki                 1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   4.01
Totals                  9    15  14  12   9   3   2  54

Hit by Pitch: Jenkins (1), Cardwell (3)

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


CUBS 1ST: Popovich popped to second; Beckert walked; Williams
flied to right; Santo forced Beckert (third to second); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0, Mets 0.

METS 1ST: Agee tripled to center; Harrelson flied to center;
Jones hit a sacrifice fly to right [Agee scored]; Shamsky flied
to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Mets 1.

CUBS 2ND: Hickman walked; Callison singled to center [Hickman to
second]; Hiatt struck out; James singled to left [Callison to
third, Hickman scored, James to second (on throw)]; Jenkins hit
a sacrifice fly to center [Callison scored]; Popovich singled to
right [James scored]; Beckert popped to shortstop; 3 R, 3 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 3, Mets 1.

METS 2ND: Boswell walked; Swoboda grounded out (pitcher to
first) [Boswell to second]; Foy struck out; Grote flied to left;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 3, Mets 1.

CUBS 3RD: Williams homered; Santo doubled to center; Hickman
walked; Callison struck out; Hiatt flied to center; James
singled to left [Hickman to second, Santo scored]; Jenkins
reached on an error by Harrelson [James to second, Hickman
scored (unearned) (no RBI)]; Popovich grounded out (first to
pitcher); 3 R (2 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 6, Mets 1.

METS 3RD: Gentry was called out on strikes; Agee struck out;
Harrelson singled to center; Jones flied to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 6, Mets 1.

CUBS 4TH: Beckert singled to shortstop; Williams walked [Beckert
to second]; Santo walked [Beckert to third, Williams to second];
CARDWELL REPLACED GENTRY (PITCHING); Hickman walked [Beckert
scored, Williams to third, Santo to second]; Callison doubled to
left [Hickman scored, Santo scored, Williams scored, Callison to
third (on throw to home)]; Hiatt grounded out (pitcher to
first); James was hit by a pitch; Jenkins singled to left [James
to second, Callison scored]; Popovich forced Jenkins (second
unassisted) [James to third]; Beckert grounded out (third to
first); 5 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 11, Mets 1.

METS 4TH: Shamsky homered; Boswell tripled to right; Swoboda
struck out; Foy struck out; Grote popped to shortstop; 1 R, 2 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 11, Mets 2.

CUBS 5TH: WEIS REPLACED HARRELSON (PLAYING SS); Williams
homered; Santo grounded out (shortstop to first); Hickman flied
to left; Callison flied to left; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 12,
Mets 2.

METS 5TH: Cardwell struck out; Agee flied to right; Weis tripled
to center; Jones reached on an error by Jenkins [Weis scored
(unearned) (no RBI)]; Jones stole second; Shamsky walked;
Boswell flied to center; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 12,
Mets 3.

CUBS 6TH: Hiatt singled to left; James singled to left [Hiatt to
second]; Jenkins forced Hiatt (first to third) [James to
second]; Popovich flied to center; Beckert grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 12, Mets 3.

METS 6TH: Swoboda tripled to right; Foy popped to shortstop;
Grote homered [Swoboda scored]; KRANEPOOL BATTED FOR CARDWELL;
Kranepool flied to center; Agee popped to third; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Cubs 12, Mets 5.

CUBS 7TH: KOONCE REPLACED KRANEPOOL (PITCHING); Williams
grounded out (second to first); Santo walked; Hickman reached on
an error by Weis [Santo to second]; Callison walked [Santo to
third, Hickman to second]; Hiatt doubled to left [Callison to
third, Hickman scored (unearned), Santo scored]; James was
walked intentionally; Jenkins struck out; Popovich flied to
right; 2 R (1 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Cubs 14, Mets 5.

METS 7TH: Hickman dropped a foul fly hit by Weis for an error;
Weis flied to left; Jones doubled to right; Shamsky doubled to
right [Jones scored]; Boswell grounded out (second to first)
[Shamsky to third]; Swoboda flied to left; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
 Cubs 14, Mets 6.

CUBS 8TH: Beckert grounded out (shortstop to first); Williams
grounded out (second to first); Santo singled to center; Hickman
singled to left [Santo to second]; Callison popped to shortstop;
0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 14, Mets 6.

METS 8TH: Foy was hit by a pitch; Foy stole second; Grote struck
out; CLENDENON BATTED FOR KOONCE; Clendenon struck out; Agee
walked; Weis singled to left [Agee to second, Foy scored]; REGAN
REPLACED JENKINS (PITCHING); Jones forced Weis (second to
shortstop); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 14, Mets 7.

CUBS 9TH: SADECKI REPLACED CLENDENON (PITCHING); Hiatt grounded
out (third to first); James flied to center; Regan flied to
center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 14, Mets 7.

METS 9TH: Shamsky doubled to right; Boswell singled to shortstop
[Shamsky to third (error by Popovich)]; Swoboda grounded into a
double play (pitcher to shortstop to first) [Shamsky scored
(unearned) (no RBI), Boswell out at second]; Foy flied to right;
1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 14, Mets 8.