The Phillies, who had not scored against Mets' pitching in Connie Mack Stadium for 53 innings since June 19, 1969, ended their frustration by sweeping a twi-night doubleheader, 6-1 and 3-2. After Gary Gentry racked up seven ciphers for the Mets in the lidlifter, three straight pinch-hitters came through for the Phillies to spark a six-run explosion. Tony Taylor doubled and Ron Stone singled to chase Gentry. After Ron Taylor relieved, Byron Browne singled for the first run to end the Phillies' drouth. Denny Doyle was passed intentionally to load the bases and Oscar Gamble singled, driving in two runs. Tug McGraw replaced Taylor, but the Phillies continued their attack with run-scoring singles by Don Money and Deron Johnson. Johnny Briggs was safe on an error, reloading the sacks, and Taylor was hit by a pitch to force in the last run.

In the nightcap, the Phillies scored twice in the fourth to take a 2-1 lead and added what proved to be the winning run in the fifth on singles by Doc Edwards and Doyle around a sacrifice. Donn Clendenon homered for the Mets in the sixth. Dick Selma, the former Met, appeared in relief for the Phillies in both games and saved both victories. [The Sporting News]



Philadelphia Phillies 6, New York Mets 1 (Game 1)
Game Played on Thursday, July      2, 1970 (Night game) at Connie Mack Stadium
Mets         0  0  0    0  1  0    0  0  0  -   1  4  1
Phillies     0  0  0    0  0  0    0  6  x  -   6 11  0


Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Phillies             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Agee cf               4   0   1   0     0   0   .283      Doyle 2b              2   1   1   0     2   0   .231
Harrelson ss          4   0   0   0     0   1   .269      Gamble cf             4   1   1   2     0   0   .240
Singleton lf          4   0   0   0     0   2   .250      Money 3b              4   1   1   1     0   2   .329
Shamsky 1b            4   1   1   0     0   0   .324      Johnson 1b            4   0   2   1     0   1   .238
Marshall rf           3   0   0   0     0   1   .287      Briggs lf             4   0   1   0     0   0   .222
Boswell 2b            3   0   1   0     0   0   .268      Hisle rf              4   0   1   0     0   2   .201
Garrett 3b            3   0   1   1     0   1   .308      Bowa ss               2   0   1   0     0   0   .221
Grote c               2   0   0   0     1   0   .209        Taylor ph           1   1   1   1     0   0   .266
Gentry p              3   0   0   0     0   2   .026        Harmon pr,ss        0   0   0   0     0   0   .254
  Taylor p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Compton c             2   0   0   0     0   0   .200
  McGraw p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .250        Stone ph            1   1   1   0     0   0   .277
                                                            Joseph ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .208
                                                            Edwards c           0   0   0   0     0   0   .245
                                                          Bunning p             2   0   0   0     0   0   .129
                                                            Browne ph           2   1   1   1     0   0   .262
                                                            Selma p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .111

Totals               30   1   4   1     1   7             Totals               33   6  11   6     2   6

Time of Game: 2:35
Left on Base: Mets 3, Phillies 6
DP: Mets 1, Phillies 0
Errors: McGraw
Doubles: Shamsky (13), Garrett (7), Taylor (9), Browne (9)
Caught Stealing: Agee (8), Doyle 2 (4)
GIDP: Briggs (7)
Hit by Pitch: Taylor (2,by McGraw)


Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Gentry L(7-5)           7     7   2   2   1   5   0  26   3.37
Taylor                  0     2   3   3   1   0   0   3   3.27
McGraw                  1     2   1   0   0   1   0   7   4.41
Totals                  8    11   6   5   2   6   0  36

Phillies               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Bunning W(6-8)          8     4   1   1   1   5   0  28   3.35
Selma SV(9)             1     0   0   0   0   2   0   3   2.91
Totals                  9     4   1   1   1   7   0  31

Hit by Pitch: McGraw (1)

Umpires: HP - Tony Venzon, 1B - Frank Secory, 2B - Bob Engel, 3B - Harry Wendelstedt


METS 1ST: Agee singled to left; Harrelson flied to center; Agee
was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Singleton
popped to third; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 1ST: Doyle singled to center; Gamble popped to left;
Doyle was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Money
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Phillies 0.

METS 2ND: Shamsky popped to shortstop; Marshall grounded out
(second to first); Boswell flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Mets 0, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 2ND: Johnson singled to third; Briggs grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to first) [Johnson out at
second]; Hisle singled to left; Bowa singled to second [Hisle to
second]; Compton lined to left; 0 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 0,
Phillies 0.

METS 3RD: Garrett struck out; Grote grounded out (third to
first); Gentry flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0,
Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 3RD: Bunning flied to right; Doyle walked; Gamble flied
to left; Doyle was caught stealing second (catcher to second); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Phillies 0.

METS 4TH: Agee lined to third; Harrelson grounded out (first
unassisted); Singleton struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets
0, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 4TH: Money popped to catcher in foul territory; Johnson
was called out on strikes; Briggs popped to third in foul
territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Phillies 0.

METS 5TH: Shamsky doubled to right; Marshall lined to right
[Shamsky to third]; Boswell flied to left; Garrett doubled to
right [Shamsky scored]; Grote was walked intentionally; Gentry
struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 1, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 5TH: Hisle struck out; Bowa grounded out (first
unassisted); Compton popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Mets 1, Phillies 0.

METS 6TH: Agee grounded out (pitcher to first); Harrelson
grounded out (pitcher to first); Singleton grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 1, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 6TH: Bunning grounded out (second to first); Doyle
lined to center; Gamble grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 1, Phillies 0.

METS 7TH: Shamsky grounded out (second to first); Marshall
struck out; Boswell singled to left; Garrett grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 1, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 7TH: Money struck out; Johnson grounded out (first to
pitcher); Briggs singled to right; Hisle struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Mets 1, Phillies 0.

METS 8TH: Grote popped to catcher in foul territory; Gentry was
called out on strikes; Agee grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 1, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 8TH: TAYLOR BATTED FOR BOWA; Taylor doubled to left;
STONE BATTED FOR COMPTON; Stone singled to right [Taylor to
third]; BROWNE BATTED FOR BUNNING; TAYLOR REPLACED GENTRY
(PITCHING); Browne doubled to right [Stone to third, Taylor
scored]; Doyle was walked intentionally; Gamble singled to right
[Doyle to third, Browne scored, Stone scored]; MCGRAW REPLACED
TAYLOR (PITCHING); Money singled to right [Gamble to second,
Doyle scored]; Johnson singled to left [Money to second, Gamble
scored]; Briggs reached on an error by McGraw [Johnson to
second, Money to third]; Hisle popped to second; Taylor was hit
by a pitch [Money scored (unearned), Johnson to third, Briggs to
second]; HARMON RAN FOR TAYLOR; JOSEPH BATTED FOR STONE; Joseph
struck out; Tony Taylor left injured; Browne forced
Briggs (third unassisted); 6 R (5 ER), 6 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Mets 1,
Phillies 6.

METS 9TH: HARMON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); EDWARDS REPLACED
JOSEPH (PLAYING C ); SELMA REPLACED BROWNE (PITCHING); Harrelson
struck out; Singleton struck out; Shamsky flied to left; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 1, Phillies 6.