Art Shamsky smashed a two-run homer and Jim McAndrew pitched a five-hitter as the Mets snapped their five-game losing streak by defeating the Astros, 2-0. After Cleon Jones singled in the sixth, Shamsky's homer ended a string of 25 scoreless innings pitched by Jack Billingham, who was tagged with his first loss of the season. McAndrew, who was helped out of his only jam by a double play in the seventh, turned in his first complete game of the year. [The Sporting News]



New York Mets 2, Houston Astros 0
Game Played on Monday, June      8, 1970 (Night game) at Astrodome
Mets         0  0  0    0  0  2    0  0  0  -   2  7  0
Astros       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  5  1


Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Agee cf               4   0   1   0     0   3   .242      Torres ss             3   0   1   0     0   1   .167
Harrelson ss          4   0   0   0     0   1   .273        DiLauro p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Jones lf              4   1   2   0     0   0   .220        Davis ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .288
Shamsky 1b            3   1   2   2     0   0   .325      Pepitone 1b           4   0   1   0     0   0   .261
  Swoboda ph,rf       1   0   0   0     0   0   .238      Wynn cf               4   0   1   0     0   1   .305
Marshall rf           3   0   0   0     0   0   .296      Miller rf             4   0   1   0     0   1   .279
  Jorgensen 1b        1   0   0   0     0   1   .185      Menke 2b              3   0   1   0     0   0   .336
Boswell 2b            4   0   0   0     0   1   .263      Lampard lf            3   0   0   0     0   0   .244
Garrett 3b            4   0   1   0     0   2   .211      Rader 3b              2   0   0   0     1   0   .259
Grote c               3   0   1   0     0   1   .167      Edwards c             3   0   0   0     0   0   .170
McAndrew p            2   0   0   0     0   2   .111      Billingham p          1   0   0   0     0   0   .083
                                                            Watson ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .194
                                                            Cook p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .500
                                                            Martinez ph,ss      1   0   0   0     0   0   .290

Totals               33   2   7   2     0  11             Totals               30   0   5   0     1   4

Time of Game: 2:18   Attendance: 13,957
Left on Base: Mets 5, Astros 4
DP: Mets 2, Astros 0
Errors: Billingham
Home Runs: Shamsky (6)
Sacrifice Hits: McAndrew (2)
GIDP: Wynn 2 (6)


Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
McAndrew W(2-4)         9     5   0   0   1   4   0  31   5.67
Totals                  9     5   0   0   1   4   0  31

Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Billingham L(3-1)       6     6   2   2   0   7   1  24   3.54
Cook                    2     1   0   0   0   2   0   7   2.67
DiLauro                 1     0   0   0   0   2   0   3   3.38
Totals                  9     7   2   2   0  11   1  34

Umpires: HP - Stan Landes, 1B - Doug Harvey, 2B - Frank Dezelan, 3B - Shag Crawford


METS 1ST: Agee was called out on strikes; Harrelson was called
out on strikes; Jones singled to center; Shamsky singled to
right [Jones to third]; Marshall grounded out (second to first);
0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 1ST: Torres struck out; Pepitone grounded out (first
unassisted); Wynn struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0,
Astros 0.

METS 2ND: Boswell grounded out (second to first); Garrett
grounded out (second to first); Grote struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Mets 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 2ND: Miller grounded out (first unassisted); Menke popped
to second; Lampard popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Mets 0, Astros 0.

METS 3RD: McAndrew struck out; Agee singled; Harrelson lined to
center; Jones grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Mets 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 3RD: Rader popped to first in foul territory; Edwards
flied to left; Billingham grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Astros 0.

METS 4TH: Shamsky flied to left; Marshall grounded out (second
to first); Boswell flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets
0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 4TH: Torres singled to left; Pepitone popped to
shortstop; Wynn grounded into a double play (shortstop to second
to first) [Torres out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0,
Astros 0.

METS 5TH: Garrett singled to center; Grote grounded out (second
to first) [Garrett to second]; McAndrew struck out; Agee struck
out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 5TH: Miller struck out; Menke grounded out (shortstop to
first); Lampard grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Mets 0, Astros 0.

METS 6TH: Harrelson grounded out (second to first); Jones
singled to left [Jones to third (error by Billingham)]; Shamsky
homered [Jones scored]; Marshall grounded out (second to first);
Boswell struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 2, Astros 0.

ASTROS 6TH: Rader walked; Edwards flied to left; WATSON BATTED
FOR BILLINGHAM; Watson was called out on strikes; Torres popped
to second in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 2,
Astros 0.

METS 7TH: COOK REPLACED WATSON (PITCHING); Garrett struck out;
Grote singled to center; McAndrew out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to second) [Grote to second]; Agee struck out; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 2, Astros 0.

ASTROS 7TH: Pepitone singled to center; Wynn grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Pepitone out at
second]; Miller singled to right; Menke singled to left [Miller
to second]; Lampard flied to center; 0 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets
2, Astros 0.

METS 8TH: Harrelson flied to left; Jones flied to right; SWOBODA
BATTED FOR SHAMSKY; Swoboda flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Mets 2, Astros 0.

ASTROS 8TH: SWOBODA STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); JORGENSEN
REPLACED MARSHALL (PLAYING 1B); Rader flied to left; Edwards
flied to left; MARTINEZ BATTED FOR COOK; Martinez grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 2, Astros 0.

METS 9TH: MARTINEZ STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); DILAURO REPLACED
TORRES (PITCHING); Jorgensen struck out; Boswell flied to
center; Garrett struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 2,
Astros 0.

ASTROS 9TH: DAVIS BATTED FOR DILAURO; Davis lined to center;
Pepitone grounded out (first unassisted); Wynn singled to right;
Miller flied to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 2, Astros 0.