Although pitching a five-hitter, Tom Seaver was handed his fourth straight setback when the Braves defeated the Mets, 3-1. The Mets' run off Pat Jarvis, who hurled a seven-hitter, scored in the third inning on a single by Tommie Agee, a theft of second and a single by Bud Harrelson.

Orlando Cepeda batted in the tying run with a single in the fourth and Jarvis scored the leading run in the fifth. Bob Tillman opened that inning with a walk and was forced by Jarvis, who stopped at second on a single by Gil Garrido, moved to third when Felix Millan forced Garrido, and came home on a wild pitch. Rico Carty accounted for the last run with a homer in the sixth. [The Sporting News]



Atlanta Braves 3, New York Mets 1
Game Played on Thursday, June      4, 1970 (Night game) at Atlanta Stadium
Mets         0  0  1    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  7  1
Braves       0  0  0    1  1  1    0  0  x  -   3  5  2


Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Agee cf               4   1   1   0     0   0   .240      Garrido ss            3   0   1   0     1   0   .333
Harrelson ss          4   0   3   1     0   0   .279      Millan 2b             4   1   2   0     0   0   .299
Jones lf              4   0   1   0     0   1   .215      H. Aaron rf           4   0   0   0     0   1   .316
Shamsky 1b            4   0   2   0     0   0   .329      Carty lf              2   1   1   1     2   0   .435
Boswell 2b            4   0   0   0     0   1   .270        Lum pr,lf           0   0   0   0     0   0   .193
Swoboda rf            4   0   0   0     0   2   .254      Cepeda 1b             4   0   1   1     0   0   .315
Foy 3b                4   0   0   0     0   1   .200      Gonzalez cf           2   0   0   0     2   1   .244
Grote c               3   0   0   0     0   0   .152      Boyer 3b              4   0   0   0     0   1   .209
Seaver p              2   0   0   0     0   0   .158      Tillman c             3   0   0   0     1   0   .243
  Marshall ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .326      Jarvis p              3   1   0   0     0   1   .063
  McGraw p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .333

Totals               34   1   7   1     0   5             Totals               29   3   5   2     6   4

Time of Game: 2:33   Attendance: 19,809
Left on Base: Mets 6, Braves 8
DP: Mets 0, Braves 0
Errors: Agee, Cepeda, Tillman
Doubles: Shamsky (12)
Home Runs: Carty (15)
Stolen Bases: Jones (4), Agee (16), Harrelson (13)


Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Seaver L(7-5)           7     5   3   2   4   4   1  30   2.31
McGraw                  1     0   0   0   2   0   0   5   3.91
Totals                  8     5   3   2   6   4   1  35

Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Jarvis W(6-3)           9     7   1   1   0   5   0  34   3.12
Totals                  9     7   1   1   0   5   0  34

Passed Balls: Grote (1)
Wild Pitches: Seaver (2)

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


METS 1ST: Cepeda dropped a foul fly hit by Agee for an error;
Agee grounded out (shortstop to first); Harrelson singled; Jones
singled to right [Harrelson to third]; Jones stole second;
Shamsky popped to first; Boswell flied to right; 0 R, 2 H, 1 E,
2 LOB.  Mets 0, Braves 0.

BRAVES 1ST: Garrido grounded out (shortstop to first); Millan
grounded out (pitcher to first); H. Aaron grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Braves 0.

METS 2ND: Swoboda grounded out (second to first); Foy flied to
left; Grote flied to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0,
Braves 0.

BRAVES 2ND: Carty flied to center; Cepeda flied to right;
Gonzalez was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets
0, Braves 0.

METS 3RD: Seaver flied to center; Agee singled to left; Agee
stole second; Harrelson singled to center [Agee scored];
Harrelson stole second [Harrelson to third (error by Tillman)];
Jones struck out; Shamsky flied to center; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
 Mets 1, Braves 0.

BRAVES 3RD: Boyer flied to center; Tillman lined to third;
Jarvis grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Mets 1, Braves 0.

METS 4TH: Boswell grounded out (pitcher to first); Swoboda
struck out; Foy grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Mets 1, Braves 0.

BRAVES 4TH: Garrido flied to left; Millan singled to center;
Seaver threw a wild pitch [Millan to second]; H. Aaron flied to
center; Carty walked; Cepeda singled to center [Carty to third,
Millan scored, Cepeda to second (error by Agee)]; Gonzalez was
walked intentionally; Boyer flied to left; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.
 Mets 1, Braves 1.

METS 5TH: Grote grounded out (second to first); Seaver grounded
out (shortstop to first); Agee grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 1, Braves 1.

BRAVES 5TH: Tillman walked; Jarvis forced Tillman (pitcher to
second); Garrido singled to right [Jarvis to second]; Millan
forced Garrido (shortstop to second) [Jarvis to third]; Grote
allowed a passed ball [Millan to second, Jarvis scored
(unearned)]; H. Aaron struck out; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Mets 1, Braves 2.

METS 6TH: Harrelson grounded out (pitcher to first); Jones
grounded out (pitcher to first); Shamsky singled to right;
Boswell grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Mets 1, Braves 2.

BRAVES 6TH: Carty homered; Cepeda grounded out (third to first);
Gonzalez grounded out (first to pitcher); Boyer struck out; 1 R,
1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 1, Braves 3.

METS 7TH: Swoboda struck out; Foy was called out on strikes;
Grote grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Mets 1, Braves 3.

BRAVES 7TH: Tillman grounded out (second to first); Jarvis
struck out; Garrido walked; Millan singled to right [Garrido to
second]; H. Aaron forced Millan (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 1, Braves 3.

METS 8TH: MARSHALL BATTED FOR SEAVER; Marshall popped to
shortstop; Agee grounded out (shortstop to first); Harrelson
singled; Jones forced Harrelson (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 1, Braves 3.

BRAVES 8TH: MCGRAW REPLACED MARSHALL (PITCHING); Carty walked;
LUM RAN FOR CARTY; Cepeda popped to third; Gonzalez walked [Lum
to second]; Boyer flied to left; Tillman grounded out (pitcher
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 1, Braves 3.

METS 9TH: LUM STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Shamsky doubled to
right; Boswell struck out; Swoboda grounded out (first to
pitcher) [Shamsky to third]; Foy popped to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Mets 1, Braves 3.