The Mets moved into first place in the Eastern division, dislodging the Cubs, by sweeping both games of a doubleheader, 9-5 and 6-1. The double dip extended the Cubs' losing streak to six games. Cleon Jones batted in four runs and Tommie Agee accounted for three RBIs to support Tom Seaver's pitching in the opener. Wayne Garrett joined the Mets' attack with a homer.

In the nightcap, Nolan Ryan, who pitched the first seven innings before going out because of a blister on the middle finger of his throwing hand, and Tug McGraw, who finished, each allowed only one hit. The Mets bunched five singles for three runs in the second inning. Three more hits, together with a walk and a sacrifice fly, added a pair in the seventh and Art Shamsky singled and Garrett doubled for the last run in the eighth. [The Sporting News]



New York Mets 9, Chicago Cubs 5 (Game 1)
Game Played on Wednesday, June      24, 1970 (Day game) at Wrigley Field
Mets         0  0  2    0  0  2    0  4  1  -   9 11  0
Cubs         0  0  0    0  1  0    0  1  3  -   5  7  1


Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Agee cf               5   2   3   3     1   1   .269      Kessinger ss          5   0   0   0     0   1   .287
Harrelson ss          4   1   0   0     1   0   .288      Beckert 2b            5   1   1   0     0   2   .282
Jones lf              4   0   2   4     1   0   .237      Williams lf           4   0   0   0     0   0   .293
  Swoboda pr,rf       0   0   0   0     0   0   .229      Hickman 1b            3   0   1   1     1   2   .325
Shamsky 1b            5   0   1   1     0   1   .315      Callison rf           4   0   1   0     0   2   .254
  Jorgensen 1b        0   0   0   0     0   0   .183      Popovich 3b           2   1   0   0     2   2   .272
Marshall rf,lf        5   0   2   0     0   2   .282      James cf              4   1   1   0     0   1   .196
Boswell 2b            4   0   0   0     1   0   .269      Hiatt c               3   1   1   0     0   1   .262
Garrett 3b            3   3   1   1     1   0   .282      Hands p               1   0   1   1     1   0   .094
Grote c               2   2   2   0     2   0   .188        Smith ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .173
Seaver p              2   1   0   0     1   0   .157        Aguirre p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Colborn p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Banks ph            1   1   1   3     0   0   .236

Totals               34   9  11   9     8   4             Totals               33   5   7   5     4  11

Time of Game: 3:06
Left on Base: Mets 10, Cubs 6
DP: Mets 0, Cubs 1
Errors: Aguirre
Doubles: Agee (9), Beckert (3), Hiatt (10)
Triples: Agee (2)
Home Runs: Garrett (5), Banks (8)
Caught Stealing: Jones (3)
Sacrifice Hits: Seaver 2 (3), Grote (1), Hiatt (5)
GIDP: Boswell (7)
Hit by Pitch: Garrett (1,by Aguirre)


Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Seaver W(11-5)          9     7   5   5   4  11   1  38   2.54
Totals                  9     7   5   5   4  11   1  38

Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hands L(9-6)            7     7   4   4   6   4   0  32   3.28
Aguirre                 0     0   3   0   1   0   0   3   3.86
Colborn                 2     4   2   2   1   0   1  11   3.60
Totals                  9    11   9   6   8   4   1  46

Hit by Pitch: Aguirre (1)
Wild Pitches: Hands (6)

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


METS 1ST: Agee tripled to right; Harrelson grounded out (third
to first); Jones walked; Jones was picked off and caught
stealing second (pitcher to first to shortstop); Shamsky struck
out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0, Cubs 0.

CUBS 1ST: Kessinger flied to left; Beckert was called out on
strikes; Williams grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Mets 0, Cubs 0.

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

CUBS 2ND: Hickman walked; Callison singled to left [Hickman to
second]; Popovich struck out; James flied to center; Hiatt
popped to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 0, Cubs 0.

METS 3RD: Grote singled to shortstop; Seaver out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to second) [Grote to second]; Agee singled to left
[Grote to third]; Harrelson grounded out (pitcher to first)
[Agee to second]; Jones singled to left [Agee scored, Grote
scored, Jones to second (on throw to home)]; Shamsky grounded
out (first unassisted); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 2, Cubs 0.

CUBS 3RD: Hands walked; Kessinger lined to shortstop; Beckert
forced Hands (shortstop unassisted); Williams popped to second;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 2, Cubs 0.

METS 4TH: Marshall singled to center; Boswell forced Marshall
(second to shortstop); Garrett grounded out (first unassisted)
[Boswell to second]; Grote was walked intentionally; Seaver
forced Grote (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets
2, Cubs 0.

CUBS 4TH: Hickman struck out; Callison struck out; Popovich
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 2, Cubs 0.

METS 5TH: Agee struck out; Harrelson walked; Jones forced
Harrelson (shortstop to second); Hands threw a wild pitch [Jones
to second]; Shamsky flied to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets
2, Cubs 0.

CUBS 5TH: James singled to left; Hiatt out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to first) [James to second]; Hands singled to right
[James scored]; Kessinger flied to left; Beckert struck out; 1
R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 2, Cubs 1.

METS 6TH: Marshall singled to center; Boswell grounded into a
double play (first to shortstop to pitcher) [Marshall out at
second]; Garrett walked; Grote walked [Garrett to second];
Seaver walked [Garrett to third, Grote to second]; Agee doubled
to left [Seaver to third, Grote scored, Garrett scored];
Harrelson grounded out (pitcher to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
 Mets 4, Cubs 1.

CUBS 6TH: Williams flied to center; Hickman struck out; Callison
flied to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 4, Cubs 1.

METS 7TH: Jones flied to center; Shamsky flied to center;
Marshall struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 4, Cubs 1.

CUBS 7TH: Popovich walked; James flied to right; Hiatt was
called out on strikes; SMITH BATTED FOR HANDS; Smith popped to
shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 4, Cubs 1.

METS 8TH: AGUIRRE REPLACED SMITH (PITCHING); Boswell walked;
Garrett was hit by a pitch [Boswell to second]; Grote reached on
an error by Aguirre on a sacrifice bunt [Garrett to second,
Boswell to third]; COLBORN REPLACED AGUIRRE (PITCHING); Seaver
forced Boswell (shortstop to catcher) [Grote to second, Garrett
to third]; Agee walked [Garrett scored (unearned), Grote to
third, Seaver to second]; Harrelson forced Grote (first to
catcher) [Agee to second, Seaver to third]; Jones singled to
right [Harrelson to third, Agee scored (unearned), Seaver scored
(unearned)]; SWOBODA RAN FOR JONES; Shamsky singled to left
[Swoboda to second, Harrelson scored]; Marshall flied to center;
4 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 8, Cubs 1.

CUBS 8TH: SWOBODA STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); MARSHALL CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); Kessinger grounded out (third to first);
Beckert doubled to left; Williams flied to center; Hickman
singled to left [Beckert scored]; Callison struck out; 1 R, 2 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 8, Cubs 2.

METS 9TH: Boswell grounded out (second to first); Garrett
homered; Grote singled to right; Seaver out on a sacrifice bunt
(first to second) [Grote to second]; Agee flied to center; 1 R,
2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 9, Cubs 2.

CUBS 9TH: JORGENSEN REPLACED SHAMSKY (PLAYING 1B); Popovich
walked; James was called out on strikes; Hiatt doubled to right
[Popovich to third]; BANKS BATTED FOR COLBORN; Banks homered
[Popovich scored, Hiatt scored]; Kessinger was called out on
strikes; Beckert grounded out (shortstop to first); 3 R, 2 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Mets 9, Cubs 5.