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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