Playing before 54,424, the largest crowd in the N. L. this season, the Mets rallied for three runs in the eighth inning and defeated the Astros, 4-3. Larry Dierker yielded only three hits in the first seven stanzas and held a 3-1 lead before Dave Marshall started the Mets' comeback with a one-out double. Pinch-runner Al Weis stopped at third on a single by Tommie Agee and scored on a sacrifice fly by Bud Harrelson. Cleon Jones tripled to drive in Agee with the tying run. Following an intentional pass to Art Shamsky, Ken Boswell bunted safely down the third base line as Jones crossed the plate with the deciding run. [The Sporting News]



New York Mets 4, Houston Astros 3
Game Played on Saturday, May       30, 1970 (Day game) at Shea Stadium
Astros       0  0  1    0  0  1    0  1  0  -   3  5  0
Mets         0  0  0    0  0  1    0  3  x  -   4  7  1


Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Alou lf               4   0   1   1     0   0   .280      Agee cf               3   2   2   0     1   1   .236
Morgan 2b             3   1   0   0     2   0   .277      Harrelson ss          3   0   0   1     0   2   .267
Wynn cf               3   1   0   0     2   2   .315      Jones lf              4   1   2   2     0   0   .189
Miller rf             4   0   2   2     0   1   .269      Shamsky rf            3   0   1   0     1   0   .328
Menke ss              4   0   0   0     0   2   .331        Swoboda pr,rf       0   0   0   0     0   0   .253
Pepitone 1b           3   0   0   0     1   2   .251      Boswell 2b            4   0   1   1     0   1   .287
Rader 3b              4   0   1   0     0   2   .286        Dyer c              0   0   0   0     0   0   .190
  Gladding p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Clendenon 1b          4   0   0   0     0   1   .290
Edwards c             3   1   0   0     1   1   .173        Taylor p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Dierker p             1   0   0   0     0   1   .167      Foy 3b                2   0   0   0     1   0   .215
  Cook p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .333      Grote c               2   0   0   0     0   2   .170
  Martinez 3b         1   0   1   0     0   0   .292        Kranepool ph,1b     1   0   0   0     0   0   .138
                                                          Ryan p                2   0   0   0     0   1   .105
                                                            Marshall ph         1   0   1   0     0   0   .326
                                                            Weis pr,2b          0   1   0   0     0   0   .186

Totals               30   3   5   3     6  11             Totals               29   4   7   4     3   8

Time of Game: 2:45   Attendance: 54,421
Left on Base: Astros 9, Mets 5
DP: Astros 0, Mets 0
Errors: Foy
Doubles: Shamsky (11), Marshall (5)
Triples: Jones (3)
Stolen Bases: Morgan (9), Wynn (10), Agee 2 (14)
Caught Stealing: Foy (4)
Sacrifice Hits: Dierker 2 (2), Alou (2)
Sacrifice Flies: Harrelson (1)


Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Dierker L(8-5)          7.2   6   4   4   2   8   0  30   3.46
Cook                    0     1   0   0   1   0   0   2   2.49
Gladding                0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   4.58
Totals                  8     7   4   4   3   8   0  33

Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Ryan W(4-3)             8     4   3   3   6  11   0  35   2.87
Taylor SV(6)            1     1   0   0   0   0   0   4   3.00
Totals                  9     5   3   3   6  11   0  39

Wild Pitches: Dierker (5), Ryan (3)

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


ASTROS 1ST: Alou grounded out (second to first); Morgan lined to
right; Wynn struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0, Mets 0.

METS 1ST: Agee walked; Agee stole second; Dierker threw a wild
pitch [Agee to third]; Harrelson struck out; Jones popped to
second; Shamsky grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Astros 0, Mets 0.

ASTROS 2ND: Miller struck out; Menke struck out; Pepitone struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0, Mets 0.

METS 2ND: Boswell grounded out (second to first); Clendenon was
called out on strikes; Foy grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0, Mets 0.

ASTROS 3RD: Rader struck out; Edwards walked; Dierker out on a
sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Edwards to second]; Alou
singled to right [Edwards scored]; Morgan walked [Alou to
second]; Wynn struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 1, Mets
0.

METS 3RD: Grote was called out on strikes; Ryan struck out; Agee
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 1, Mets 0.

ASTROS 4TH: Miller flied out to left; Menke struck out; Pepitone
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 1, Mets 0.

METS 4TH: Harrelson grounded out (shortstop to first); Jones
popped to catcher in foul territory; Shamsky doubled to left;
Boswell grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Astros 1, Mets 0.

ASTROS 5TH: Rader was called out on strikes; Edwards struck out;
Dierker was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros
1, Mets 0.

METS 5TH: Clendenon grounded out (shortstop to first); Foy
grounded out (shortstop to first); Grote was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 1, Mets 0.

ASTROS 6TH: Alou grounded out (third to first); Morgan walked;
Morgan stole second; Wynn walked; Miller singled to right
[Morgan scored, Wynn to third]; Menke popped to third in foul
territory; Pepitone flied out to left; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Astros 2, Mets 0.

METS 6TH: Ryan grounded out (third to first); Agee singled to
center; Agee stole second; Harrelson struck out; Jones singled
to center [Agee scored]; Shamsky grounded out (pitcher to
first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 2, Mets 1.

ASTROS 7TH: Rader flied out to left; Edwards reached on an error
by Foy; Dierker out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second)
[Edwards to second]; Alou grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0
H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 2, Mets 1.

METS 7TH: Boswell struck out; Clendenon flied out to right; Foy
walked; Foy was caught stealing second (catcher to second); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 2, Mets 1.

ASTROS 8TH: Morgan grounded out (first to pitcher); Wynn walked;
Wynn stole second; Miller singled to center [Wynn scored]; Ryan
threw a wild pitch [Miller to second]; Menke flied out to left;
Pepitone was walked intentionally; Rader singled to first
[Miller to third, Pepitone to second]; Edwards flied out to
left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Astros 3, Mets 1.

METS 8TH: KRANEPOOL BATTED FOR GROTE; Kranepool grounded out
(shortstop to first); MARSHALL BATTED FOR RYAN; Marshall doubled
to left; WEIS RAN FOR MARSHALL; Agee singled to left [Weis to
third]; Harrelson hit a sacrifice fly to left [Weis scored];
Jones tripled to right [Agee scored]; COOK REPLACED DIERKER
(PITCHING); Shamsky walked; SWOBODA RAN FOR SHAMSKY; On a bunt
Boswell singled to third [Swoboda to second, Jones scored];
squeeze play; GLADDING REPLACED RADER (PITCHING); MARTINEZ
REPLACED COOK (PLAYING 3B); Clendenon forced Boswell (second to
shortstop); 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 3, Mets 4.

ASTROS 9TH: TAYLOR REPLACED CLENDENON (PITCHING); SWOBODA STAYED
IN GAME (PLAYING RF); KRANEPOOL STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B);
WEIS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); DYER REPLACED BOSWELL (PLAYING
C ); Martinez singled to center; Alou out on a sacrifice bunt
(first to second) [Martinez to second]; Morgan flied out to
right [Martinez to third]; Wynn flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Astros 3, Mets 4.