Switched to the leadoff spot, Cleon Jones broke out of a slump with two hits, including a two-run single in the fourth inning, to lead the Mets to a 3-0 victory over the Cardinals behind the three-hit pitching of Gary Gentry.

In the fourth, Joe Foy walked and took third on a single by Jerry Grote, who advanced to second on the throw. The Cardinals then passed Al Weis intentionally and Gentry struck out, but Jones came through with his payoff hit. The Mets' other run scored on a balk by Steve Carlton when Tommie Agee tried to steal home in the seventh. [The Sporting News]



New York Mets 3, St. Louis Cardinals 0
Game Played on Wednesday, May       27, 1970 (Night game) at Shea Stadium
Cardinals    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  3  1
Mets         0  0  0    2  0  0    1  0  x  -   3  5  1


Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Davalillo cf          4   0   0   0     0   2   .214      Jones lf              4   0   2   2     0   0   .177
Lee rf                4   0   0   0     0   3   .248      Harrelson ss          2   0   0   0     2   0   .270
Allen 1b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .290      Agee cf               2   1   0   0     2   1   .227
Torre c               3   0   0   0     1   0   .304      Clendenon 1b          4   0   2   0     0   2   .305
Hague lf              4   0   0   0     0   0   .307        Jorgensen 1b        0   0   0   0     0   0   .188
Javier 2b             2   0   0   0     1   1   .243      Swoboda rf            4   0   0   0     0   3   .272
Shannon 3b            3   0   1   0     0   0   .100      Foy 3b                3   1   0   0     1   0   .218
Maxvill ss            2   0   1   0     0   1   .188      Grote c               3   1   1   0     1   0   .174
  Gagliano ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .188      Weis 2b               3   0   0   0     1   1   .179
  Chuck Taylor p      0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Gentry p              4   0   0   0     0   4   .042
Carlton p             2   0   0   0     0   2   .100
  Brock ph            1   0   1   0     0   0   .297
  Ramirez pr,ss       0   0   0   0     0   0   .103

Totals               30   0   3   0     2   9             Totals               29   3   5   2     7  11

Time of Game: 1:58   Attendance: 28,597
Left on Base: Cardinals 5, Mets 9
DP: Cardinals 0, Mets 1
Errors: Carlton, Foy
Doubles: Shannon (1)
Stolen Bases: Clendenon 2 (2), Agee 2 (12)
GIDP: Davalillo (1)


Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Carlton L(2-6)          7     5   3   3   7  10   0  33   3.80
Chuck Taylor            1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3   2.08
Totals                  8     5   3   3   7  11   0  36

Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Gentry W(5-2)           9     3   0   0   2   9   0  32   2.63
Totals                  9     3   0   0   2   9   0  32

Umpires: HP - Andy Olsen, 1B - Ken Burkhart, 2B - Ed Sudol, 3B - Lee Weyer


CARDINALS 1ST: Davalillo struck out; Lee was called out on
strikes; Allen grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Mets 0.

METS 1ST: Jones grounded out (first unassisted); Harrelson
walked; Agee struck out; Clendenon was called out on strikes; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Mets 0.

CARDINALS 2ND: Torre flied to right; Hague flied to right;
Javier grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cardinals 0, Mets 0.

METS 2ND: Swoboda struck out; Foy popped to second in foul
territory; Grote walked; Weis flied to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Cardinals 0, Mets 0.

CARDINALS 3RD: Shannon doubled to left; Maxvill struck out;
Carlton struck out; Davalillo struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Cardinals 0, Mets 0.

METS 3RD: Gentry struck out; Jones singled to pitcher [Jones to
second (error by Carlton)]; Harrelson popped to second; Agee
walked; Clendenon struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals
0, Mets 0.

CARDINALS 4TH: Lee struck out; Allen flied to center; Torre
walked; Hague popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Mets 0.

METS 4TH: Swoboda grounded out (shortstop to first); Foy walked;
Grote singled to center [Foy to third, Grote to second (on throw
to 3b)]; Weis was walked intentionally; Gentry struck out; Jones
singled to center [Weis to third, Grote scored, Foy scored];
Harrelson flied to center; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 0,
Mets 2.

CARDINALS 5TH: Javier struck out; Shannon grounded out
(shortstop to first); Maxvill singled; Carlton struck out; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Mets 2.

METS 5TH: Agee walked; Clendenon singled to left [Agee to
second]; Swoboda struck out; Foy popped to second; Grote flied
to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Mets 2.

CARDINALS 6TH: Davalillo flied to left; Lee grounded out
(shortstop to first); Allen lined to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cardinals 0, Mets 2.

METS 6TH: Weis struck out; Gentry was called out on strikes;
Jones grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cardinals 0, Mets 2.

CARDINALS 7TH: Torre popped to second; Hague grounded out (first
to pitcher); Javier walked; Shannon popped to second; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Mets 2.

METS 7TH: Harrelson walked; Agee forced Harrelson (shortstop to
second); Clendenon singled to right [Agee to second]; Agee stole
third and Clendenon stole second; Agee stole home and Clendenon
stole third; Official Scorer Dick Young scored this as a
double steal; after the game, HP umpire Andy Olsen said that he
had called a balk on Steve Carlton; the steals weres changed to
a balk; 3 weeks later, Young consulted with league president
Chub Feeney, arguing that Tommie Agee had the base clearly
stolen before the balk call, and was able to change the ruling
back to a steal; Swoboda struck out; Foy grounded out
(shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Mets 3.

CARDINALS 8TH: JORGENSEN REPLACED CLENDENON (PLAYING 1B);
GAGLIANO BATTED FOR MAXVILL; Gagliano popped to third; BROCK
BATTED FOR CARLTON; Brock singled to left; RAMIREZ RAN FOR
BROCK; Davalillo grounded into a double play (shortstop to
first) [Ramirez out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals
0, Mets 3.

METS 8TH: CHUCK TAYLOR REPLACED GAGLIANO (PITCHING); RAMIREZ
STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); Grote grounded out (catcher to
first); Weis grounded out (second to first); Gentry struck out;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Mets 3.

CARDINALS 9TH: Lee struck out; Allen popped to second; Torre
reached on an error by Foy; Hague grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Mets 3.