The Cubs beat Tom Seaver, 3-1, in the opener of a doubleheader with the Mets, but then succumbed to the two-hit pitching of Nolan Ryan and lost the nightcap by the same 3-1 score. Jim Hickman homered off Seaver in the fourth inning of the lidlifter. A walk to Billy Williams and a double by Ron Santo added a run in sixth. The Mets loaded the bases in the eighth and chased Bill Hands, but Phil Regan relieved and pitched out of the jam at the expense of only one run on a sacrifice fly by Jones. The Cubs added a final run off Ron Taylor in the ninth on singles by Williams and Hickman, together with an infield out.

Ryan struggled with his control in the first inning of the nightcap, giving up a Cubs' run on a single by on Kessinger and three walks, but passed only two more batters the rest of the way. The Mets took the lead against Joe Decker in the second on a single by Donn Clendenon, a double by Ron Swoboda, who took third on the throw to the plate, and a sacrifice fly by Jerry Grote. An unearned run in the eighth completed the scoring, Swoboda getting the RBI with a sacrifice fly. [The Sporting News]



Chicago Cubs 3, New York Mets 1 (Game 1)
Game Played on Sunday, May       24, 1970 (Day game) at Shea Stadium
Cubs         0  0  0    1  0  1    0  0  1  -   3  6  0
Mets         0  0  0    0  0  0    0  1  0  -   1  5  0


Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Kessinger ss          4   0   1   0     0   0   .306      Agee cf               4   0   2   0     0   0   .229
Beckert 2b            4   0   1   0     0   1   .299      Harrelson ss          3   0   0   0     1   0   .268
Williams lf           3   2   1   0     1   1   .281      Jones lf              2   0   0   1     1   0   .172
Santo 3b              4   0   1   1     0   2   .250      Shamsky 1b            4   0   2   0     0   0   .340
Hickman 1b            4   1   2   1     0   1   .303      Boswell 2b            3   0   0   0     1   0   .283
Callison rf           4   0   0   1     0   0   .260      Garrett 3b            3   0   0   0     1   0   .205
Hiatt c               4   0   0   0     0   2   .254      Swoboda rf            4   0   0   0     0   3   .259
James cf              3   0   0   0     0   0   .200      Dyer c                2   0   0   0     0   1   .190
Hands p               3   0   0   0     0   1   .050        Kranepool ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .154
  Regan p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Grote c             0   0   0   0     0   0   .184
                                                            Clendenon ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .299
                                                          Seaver p              2   0   0   0     0   1   .171
                                                            Jorgensen ph        1   1   1   0     0   0   .188
                                                            Taylor p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               33   3   6   3     1   8             Totals               30   1   5   1     4   5

Time of Game: 2:27
Left on Base: Cubs 4, Mets 7
DP: Cubs 1, Mets 0
Doubles: Kessinger (7), Santo (8), Agee (4)
Home Runs: Hickman (7)
Sacrifice Flies: Jones (3)


Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hands W(7-2)            7     5   1   1   3   4   0  29   2.82
Regan SV(8)             2     0   0   0   1   1   0   6   2.67
Totals                  9     5   1   1   4   5   0  35

Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Seaver L(7-3)           8     4   2   2   1   6   1  29   2.01
Taylor                  1     2   1   1   0   2   0   5   3.18
Totals                  9     6   3   3   1   8   1  34

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


CUBS 1ST: Kessinger flied to center; Beckert singled to pitcher;
Williams struck out; Santo struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Cubs 0, Mets 0.

METS 1ST: Agee grounded out (shortstop to first); Harrelson
grounded out (second to first); Jones grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Mets 0.

CUBS 2ND: Hickman struck out; Callison flied to left; Hiatt
grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0,
Mets 0.

METS 2ND: Shamsky singled to pitcher; Boswell flied to center;
Garrett lined to left; Swoboda flied to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Cubs 0, Mets 0.

CUBS 3RD: James flied to right; Hands grounded out (second to
first); Kessinger doubled to left; Beckert popped to second; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0, Mets 0.

METS 3RD: Dyer lined to center; Seaver grounded out (third to
first); Agee grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cubs 0, Mets 0.

CUBS 4TH: Williams flied to center; Santo grounded out (third to
first); Hickman homered; Callison grounded out (first to
pitcher); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 1, Mets 0.

METS 4TH: Harrelson grounded out (second to first); Jones
walked; Shamsky forced Jones (second to shortstop); Boswell
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 1,
Mets 0.

CUBS 5TH: Hiatt lined to shortstop; James flied to left; Hands
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 1, Mets 0.

METS 5TH: Garrett grounded out (first to pitcher); Swoboda was
called out on strikes; Dyer struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cubs 1, Mets 0.

CUBS 6TH: Kessinger grounded out (second to first); Beckert was
called out on strikes; Williams walked; Santo doubled to center
[Williams scored]; Hickman popped to second; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Cubs 2, Mets 0.

METS 6TH: Seaver struck out; Agee doubled to right; Harrelson
grounded out (shortstop to first) [Agee to third]; Jones
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs
2, Mets 0.

CUBS 7TH: Callison popped to catcher in foul territory; Hiatt
struck out; James popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs
2, Mets 0.

METS 7TH: Shamsky singled to right; Boswell grounded out (first
unassisted) [Shamsky to second]; Garrett walked; Swoboda was
called out on strikes; KRANEPOOL BATTED FOR DYER; Kranepool
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 2,
Mets 0.

CUBS 8TH: GROTE REPLACED KRANEPOOL (PLAYING C ); Hands grounded
out (third to first); Kessinger grounded out (third to first);
Beckert grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cubs 2, Mets 0.

METS 8TH: JORGENSEN BATTED FOR SEAVER; Jorgensen singled to
right; Agee singled to center [Jorgensen to second]; Harrelson
walked [Jorgensen to third, Agee to second]; REGAN REPLACED
HANDS (PITCHING); Jones hit a sacrifice fly to right [Jorgensen
scored, Agee to third]; Shamsky lined into a double play (first
unassisted) [Harrelson out at first]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Cubs 2, Mets 1.

CUBS 9TH: TAYLOR REPLACED JORGENSEN (PITCHING); Williams singled
to right; Santo struck out; Hickman singled to center [Williams
to third]; Callison forced Hickman (second to shortstop)
[Williams scored]; Hiatt struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs
3, Mets 1.

METS 9TH: Boswell walked; Garrett lined to right; Swoboda struck
out; CLENDENON BATTED FOR GROTE; Clendenon flied to center;
Tom Seaver: 108 pitches; Bill Hands: 90 pitches; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 3, Mets 1.