Three-run homers by Tommie Agee and Donn Clendenon powered the Mets to a 9-5 victory over the Cubs. The Mets, after trailing, 3-0, broke into the scoring column when Ken Boswell, Wayne Garrett and Jerry Grote singled in the fifth and Agee followed with his circuit clout. Singles by Garrett and Grote, together with a sacrifice fly by Tug McGraw, added a run in the seventh, but the Cubs picked up two unearned markers in their half to tie the score at 5-5.

Cleon Jones and Art Shamsky singled for the Mets in the eighth. Clendenon, who had failed 10 straight times in pinch-hitting attempts, went to bat for Dave Marshall when Hank Aguirre replaced Fergie Jenkins on the mound for the Cubs. After taking two strikes, Clendenon lashed the next pitch for the tie-breaking homer. The Mets added an insurance run in the ninth inning. [The Sporting News]



New York Mets 9, Chicago Cubs 5
Game Played on Monday, June      22, 1970 (Day game) at Wrigley Field
Mets         0  0  0    0  4  0    1  3  1  -   9 13  2
Cubs         2  1  0    0  0  0    2  0  0  -   5 12  1


Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Agee cf               5   1   1   3     0   2   .264      Kessinger ss          5   2   3   0     0   0   .300
Harrelson ss          5   1   1   0     0   1   .292      Popovich 2b           5   2   3   0     0   0   .278
Jones lf              4   1   3   1     0   0   .237      Williams lf           5   1   2   1     0   0   .288
Shamsky 1b            4   0   1   0     0   1   .322      Hickman cf,rf         4   0   2   3     1   1   .332
  Seaver pr           0   1   0   0     0   0   .163      Santo 3b              4   0   0   0     1   1   .238
  Swoboda rf          1   0   0   0     0   0   .223      Callison rf           2   0   0   0     1   1   .254
Marshall rf           3   0   0   0     0   0   .269        Beckert ph          0   0   0   0     0   0   .284
  Clendenon ph,1b     1   1   1   3     0   0   .300        Smith ph            1   0   0   1     0   0   .176
Boswell 2b            4   1   1   0     0   1   .276        James cf            1   0   1   0     0   0   .193
Garrett 3b            3   2   2   0     1   0   .295      Banks 1b              5   0   1   0     0   1   .231
Grote c               4   1   3   1     0   0   .173      Hiatt c               4   0   0   0     0   3   .254
Gentry p              1   0   0   0     0   0   .032      Jenkins p             3   0   0   0     0   1   .070
  Jorgensen ph        1   0   0   0     0   1   .186        Aguirre p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  McGraw p            0   0   0   1     0   0   .333        Hall ph             1   0   0   0     0   1   .097
  Taylor p            1   0   0   0     0   1   .000        Regan p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               37   9  13   9     1   7             Totals               40   5  12   5     3   9

Time of Game: 2:46   Attendance: 24,867
Left on Base: Mets 4, Cubs 11
DP: Mets 0, Cubs 1
Errors: Agee, McGraw, Hiatt
Doubles: Hickman 2 (15)
Home Runs: Agee (15), Clendenon (7)
Stolen Bases: Jones 3 (10), Harrelson (14)
Sacrifice Flies: McGraw (1)
Hit by Pitch: Jones (5,by Jenkins)


Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Gentry                  4     7   3   3   2   2   0  21   3.45
McGraw                  2.1   2   2   0   1   4   0  11   4.70
Taylor W(2-3)           2.2   3   0   0   0   3   0  11   2.89
Totals                  9    12   5   3   3   9   0  43

Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Jenkins L(8-8)          7     9   7   7   0   6   1  31   4.59
Aguirre                 1     2   1   1   1   1   1   5   3.86
Regan                   1     2   1   1   0   0   0   4   3.65
Totals                  9    13   9   9   1   7   2  40

Hit by Pitch: Jenkins (3)

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


METS 1ST: Agee was called out on strikes; Harrelson was called
out on strikes; Jones was hit by a pitch; Jones stole second;
Shamsky grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Mets 0, Cubs 0.

CUBS 1ST: Kessinger singled to center; Popovich singled to
center [Kessinger to third, Popovich to second (on throw to
3b)]; Williams grounded out (first unassisted); Hickman doubled
to left [Popovich scored, Kessinger scored]; Santo flied to
center; Callison was walked intentionally; Banks flied to left;
2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 0, Cubs 2.

METS 2ND: Marshall flied to right; Boswell grounded out (second
to first); Garrett grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Cubs 2.

CUBS 2ND: Hiatt flied to center; Jenkins flied to right;
Kessinger singled to center; Popovich singled to center
[Kessinger to third]; Williams singled to right [Popovich to
third, Kessinger scored]; Hickman walked [Williams to second];
Santo forced Hickman (shortstop to second); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3
LOB.  Mets 0, Cubs 3.

METS 3RD: Grote grounded out (third to first); Gentry grounded
out (shortstop to first); Agee grounded out (third to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Cubs 3.

CUBS 3RD: Callison was called out on strikes; Banks singled to
center; Hiatt struck out; Jenkins forced Banks (second to
shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0, Cubs 3.

METS 4TH: Harrelson grounded out (second to first); Jones popped
to third; Shamsky popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Mets 0, Cubs 3.

CUBS 4TH: Kessinger flied to right; Popovich grounded out (first
unassisted); Williams grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Cubs 3.

METS 5TH: Marshall flied to center; Boswell singled to right;
Garrett singled to center [Boswell to third]; Grote singled to
right [Garrett to third, Boswell scored]; JORGENSEN BATTED FOR
GENTRY; Jorgensen struck out; Agee homered [Garrett scored,
Grote scored]; Harrelson grounded out (first unassisted); 4 R, 4
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 4, Cubs 3.

CUBS 5TH: MCGRAW REPLACED JORGENSEN (PITCHING); Hickman was
called out on strikes; Santo struck out; Callison grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 4, Cubs 3.

METS 6TH: Jones singled to right; Jones stole second; Shamsky
struck out; Marshall grounded out (pitcher to first) [Jones to
third]; Boswell struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 4, Cubs
3.

CUBS 6TH: Banks grounded out (third to first); Hiatt was called
out on strikes; Jenkins struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets
4, Cubs 3.

METS 7TH: Garrett singled to shortstop; Grote singled to right
[Garrett to third]; McGraw hit a sacrifice fly to left [Garrett
scored]; Agee struck out; Harrelson flied to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Mets 5, Cubs 3.

CUBS 7TH: Kessinger popped to shortstop; Popovich singled to
left; Williams reached on a fielder's choice [Popovich to second
(error by McGraw)]; Hickman doubled to left [Williams to third,
Popovich scored (unearned)]; Santo was walked intentionally;
BECKERT BATTED FOR CALLISON; TAYLOR REPLACED MCGRAW (PITCHING);
SMITH BATTED FOR BECKERT; Smith forced Santo (second to
shortstop) [Hickman to third, Williams scored (unearned)]; Banks
flied to center; 2 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 5, Cubs 5.

METS 8TH: JAMES REPLACED SMITH (PLAYING CF); HICKMAN CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); Jones singled to left; Shamsky singled
to center [Jones to third]; AGUIRRE REPLACED JENKINS (PITCHING);
CLENDENON BATTED FOR MARSHALL; SEAVER RAN FOR SHAMSKY; Clendenon
homered [Jones scored, Seaver scored]; Boswell grounded out
(shortstop to first); Garrett walked; Grote singled to left
[Garrett out at third (left to third)]; Taylor struck out; 3 R,
4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 8, Cubs 5.

CUBS 8TH: SWOBODA REPLACED SEAVER (PLAYING RF); CLENDENON STAYED
IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); Hiatt struck out; HALL BATTED FOR AGUIRRE;
Hall was called out on strikes; On a bunt Kessinger singled to
third; Popovich flied to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 8,
Cubs 5.

METS 9TH: REGAN REPLACED HALL (PITCHING); Agee flied to right;
Harrelson singled to left; Harrelson stole second [Harrelson to
third (error by Hiatt)]; Jones singled to center [Harrelson
scored]; Jones stole second; Swoboda lined into a double play
(shortstop to second) [Jones out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 0
LOB.  Mets 9, Cubs 5.

CUBS 9TH: Williams singled to first; Hickman popped to catcher
in foul territory; Santo flied to right; James singled to center
[Williams to third (error by Agee)]; Banks was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 9, Cubs 5.