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Sunday May 24, 1970
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New York Mets 3, Chicago Cubs 1 (Game 2)

Game Played on Sunday, May 24, 1970 (Day game) at Shea Stadium

Cubs         1  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  2  1
Mets         0  2  0    0  0  0    0  1  x  -   3  7  0


Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Kessinger ss          4   1   1   0     0   0   .305      Agee cf               4   0   0   0     0   3   .223
Beckert 2b            2   0   0   0     2   0   .295      Harrelson ss          3   0   2   0     1   1   .276
Williams lf           4   0   1   0     0   1   .280      Boswell 2b            3   0   0   0     1   0   .274
Santo 3b              4   0   0   0     0   1   .243        Weis 2b             0   0   0   0     0   0   .194
Hickman 1b            3   0   0   0     1   1   .294      Shamsky lf            4   0   1   0     0   1   .336
Callison rf           2   0   0   1     2   0   .256        Jones pr,lf         0   1   0   0     0   0   .172
Hiatt c               3   0   0   0     0   1   .243      Clendenon 1b          4   1   1   0     0   2   .297
  Smith ph            1   0   0   0     0   1   .188      Garrett 3b            3   0   1   0     1   0   .214
James cf              3   0   0   0     0   1   .182      Swoboda rf            3   1   2   2     0   0   .274
Decker p              2   0   0   0     0   1   .235      Grote c               3   0   0   1     0   0   .177
  Hall ph             1   0   0   0     0   1   .056      Ryan p                3   0   0   0     0   2   .118
  Colborn p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               29   1   2   1     5   8             Totals               30   3   7   3     3   9

Time of Game: 2:25   Attendance: 53,284
Left on Base: Cubs 6, Mets 8
DP: Cubs 0, Mets 0
Errors: Hickman
Doubles: Swoboda (5)
Triples: Harrelson (5)
Stolen Bases: Harrelson (12)
Sacrifice Flies: Grote (4), Swoboda (1)


Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Decker L(1-4)           6     5   2   2   3   7   0  26   3.20
Colborn                 2     2   1   0   0   2   0   9   2.04
Totals                  8     7   3   2   3   9   0  35

Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Ryan W(3-3)             9     2   1   1   5   8   0  34   2.78
Totals                  9     2   1   1   5   8   0  34

Wild Pitches: Ryan (2)

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


CUBS 1ST: Kessinger singled to center; Beckert walked [Kessinger
to second]; Ryan threw a wild pitch [Kessinger to third];
Williams struck out; Santo struck out; Hickman walked [Beckert
to second]; Callison walked [Kessinger scored, Beckert to third,
Hickman to second]; Hiatt grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R,
1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Cubs 1, Mets 0.

METS 1ST: Agee struck out; Harrelson singled to center; Boswell
flied to center; Shamsky flied to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Cubs 1, Mets 0.

CUBS 2ND: James popped to second; Decker grounded out (second to
first); Kessinger grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 1, Mets 0.

METS 2ND: Clendenon singled to left; Garrett popped to second;
Swoboda doubled to left [Clendenon scored, Swoboda to third (on
throw to home)]; Grote hit a sacrifice fly to right [Swoboda
scored]; Ryan struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 1, Mets 2.

CUBS 3RD: Beckert flied to center; Williams singled to center;
Santo forced Williams (second to shortstop); Hickman struck out;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 1, Mets 2.

METS 3RD: Agee was called out on strikes; Harrelson walked;
Harrelson stole second; Boswell walked; Shamsky flied to center;
Clendenon grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
 Cubs 1, Mets 2.

CUBS 4TH: Callison flied to left; Hiatt struck out; James popped
to third in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 1, Mets
2.

METS 4TH: Garrett singled to right; Swoboda singled to right
[Garrett to second]; Grote popped to shortstop; Ryan forced
Swoboda (first to shortstop) [Garrett to third]; Agee struck
out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 1, Mets 2.

CUBS 5TH: Decker struck out; Kessinger grounded out (third to
first); Beckert walked; Williams flied to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Cubs 1, Mets 2.

METS 5TH: Harrelson was called out on strikes; Boswell grounded
out (catcher to first); Shamsky struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cubs 1, Mets 2.

CUBS 6TH: Santo grounded out (shortstop to first); Hickman flied
to left; Callison walked; Hiatt flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Cubs 1, Mets 2.

METS 6TH: Clendenon struck out; Garrett walked; Swoboda flied to
center; Grote grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Cubs 1, Mets 2.

CUBS 7TH: James struck out; HALL BATTED FOR DECKER; Hall struck
out; Kessinger grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cubs 1, Mets 2.

METS 7TH: COLBORN REPLACED HALL (PITCHING); Ryan struck out;
Agee grounded out (shortstop to first); Harrelson tripled to
left; Boswell grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Cubs 1, Mets 2.

CUBS 8TH: Beckert flied to right; Williams grounded out (first
unassisted); Santo lined to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs
1, Mets 2.

METS 8TH: Shamsky singled to center; JONES RAN FOR SHAMSKY;
Clendenon struck out; Garrett reached on an error by Hickman
[Jones to third]; Swoboda hit a sacrifice fly to center [Jones
scored (unearned)]; Grote grounded out (second to first); 1 R (0
ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 1, Mets 3.

CUBS 9TH: JONES STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); WEIS REPLACED
BOSWELL (PLAYING 2B); Hickman popped to catcher in foul
territory; Callison flied to left; SMITH BATTED FOR HIATT; Smith
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 1, Mets 3.



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