Ron Swoboda hit his first homer and drove in his first run since May 31 to help the Mets defeat the Phillies, 5-4. The Mets bunched singles by Donn Clendenon, Jerry Grote and Al Weis for a run in the second inning and scored again in the fourth when Joe Foy singled, stole two bases and crossed the plate on a wild pitch.

The Phillies tied the score with triples by Tony Taylor and Larry Bowa and a sacrifice fly by Deron Johnson in the fifth, but Swoboda broke the deadlock with his homer. The Mets added two runs in the seventh on a walk to Jerry Koosman, a single by Tommie Agee, an error on a sacrifice bunt, a pass to Ken Singleton and sacrifice fly by Clendenon. Johnson homered for the Phillies in the eighth and another run counted in the ninth before Danny Frisella picked up his first save in relief of Jerry Koosman. [The Sporting News]



New York Mets 5, Philadelphia Phillies 4
Game Played on Sunday, July      5, 1970 (Day game) at Connie Mack Stadium
Mets         0  1  0    1  0  1    2  0  0  -   5  9  0
Phillies     0  0  0    0  2  0    0  1  1  -   4 10  1


Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Phillies             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Agee cf               5   1   1   0     0   2   .282      Taylor 2b             5   1   2   0     0   0   .268
Harrelson ss          3   0   1   0     1   0   .271      Bowa ss               5   1   2   2     0   0   .223
Singleton lf          3   0   2   1     1   0   .255      Money 3b              5   0   2   0     0   0   .326
Clendenon 1b          3   1   1   1     1   0   .315      Johnson 1b            2   1   1   2     1   0   .235
  Jorgensen 1b        0   0   0   0     0   0   .194      Browne cf             2   0   0   0     1   0   .256
Swoboda rf            3   1   1   1     0   1   .228        Gamble ph,cf        1   0   0   0     0   0   .257
  Marshall ph,rf      2   0   0   0     0   1   .270      Joseph lf             4   0   1   0     0   1   .209
Foy 3b                3   1   1   0     1   1   .225      Hisle rf              1   0   0   0     1   1   .196
Grote c               3   0   1   0     1   0   .224        Selma p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .111
Weis 2b               4   0   1   1     0   2   .208        Stone ph,rf         1   0   0   0     0   1   .277
Koosman p             3   1   0   0     1   2   .086      Edwards c             3   0   1   0     0   0   .254
  Frisella p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Doyle ph            1   0   0   0     0   1   .232
                                                          Fryman p              2   0   0   0     0   1   .111
                                                            Hutto rf            1   0   0   0     0   1   .213
                                                            Palmer p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .273
                                                            Briggs ph           1   1   1   0     0   0   .225

Totals               32   5   9   4     6   9             Totals               34   4  10   4     3   6

Time of Game: 2:37   Attendance: 12,609
Left on Base: Mets 9, Phillies 8
DP: Mets 0, Phillies 2
Errors: Selma
Doubles: Money (11), Briggs (5)
Triples: Taylor (1), Bowa (4)
Home Runs: Swoboda (4), Johnson (14)
Stolen Bases: Foy 2 (15)
Sacrifice Hits: Harrelson (6), Singleton (1), Hisle (2)
Sacrifice Flies: Clendenon (3), Johnson (1)
GIDP: Clendenon (5)


Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Koosman W(5-4)          7     8   3   3   3   3   1  31   2.74
Frisella SV(1)          2     2   1   1   0   3   0   8   4.50
Totals                  9    10   4   4   3   6   1  39

Phillies               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Fryman L(6-5)           6     9   5   4   2   6   1  28   3.74
Selma                   2     0   0   0   2   3   0   9   2.76
Palmer                  1     0   0   0   2   0   0   4   4.89
Totals                  9     9   5   4   6   9   1  41

Wild Pitches: Koosman (3), Fryman (5)
Balks: Fryman (2)

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


METS 1ST: Agee was called out on strikes; Harrelson grounded out
(shortstop to first); Singleton grounded out (pitcher to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 1ST: Taylor grounded out (pitcher to first); Bowa flied
to right; Money doubled to center; Johnson walked; Browne walked
[Money to third, Johnson to second]; Johnson was picked off
second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 0,
Phillies 0.

METS 2ND: Clendenon singled to left; Swoboda was called out on
strikes; Foy flied to right in foul territory; Grote singled to
left [Clendenon to third]; Weis singled to center [Grote to
second, Clendenon scored]; Koosman was called out on strikes; 1
R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 1, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 2ND: Joseph singled to left; Koosman threw a wild pitch
[Joseph to second]; Hisle out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to
first) [Joseph to third]; Edwards popped to third; Fryman
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets
1, Phillies 0.

METS 3RD: Agee lined to center; Harrelson grounded out
(shortstop to first); Singleton singled to center; Clendenon
flied to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 1, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 3RD: Taylor popped to shortstop; Bowa popped to first;
Money singled to center; Johnson grounded out (third to first);
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 1, Phillies 0.

METS 4TH: Swoboda grounded out (third to first); Foy singled to
left; Foy stole second; Foy stole third; Grote walked; Fryman
threw a wild pitch [Grote to second, Foy scored]; Fryman balked
[Grote to third]; Weis was called out on strikes; Koosman was
called out on strikes; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 2, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 4TH: Browne popped to shortstop; Joseph grounded out
(third to first); Hisle walked; Edwards singled to left [Hisle
to third]; Fryman struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 2,
Phillies 0.

METS 5TH: Agee popped to right; Harrelson singled to left;
Singleton singled to right [Harrelson to third]; Clendenon
grounded into a double play (third to second to first)
[Singleton out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 2,
Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 5TH: Taylor tripled to right; Bowa tripled to right
[Taylor scored]; Money grounded out (third to first); Johnson
lined out on a sacrifice fly to center [Bowa scored]; Browne
popped to first in foul territory; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets
2, Phillies 2.

METS 6TH: Swoboda homered; Foy struck out; Grote grounded out
(second to first); Weis grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 1 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 3, Phillies 2.

PHILLIES 6TH: Joseph grounded out (third to first); Hisle struck
out; Edwards grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Mets 3, Phillies 2.

METS 7TH: Koosman walked; Agee singled to right [Koosman to
second]; SELMA REPLACED HISLE (PITCHING); HUTTO REPLACED FRYMAN
(PLAYING RF); Harrelson reached on an error by Selma on a
sacrifice bunt [Agee to second, Koosman to third]; Singleton
walked [Koosman scored, Agee to third, Harrelson to second];
Clendenon hit a sacrifice fly to center [Agee scored (unearned),
Harrelson to third]; MARSHALL BATTED FOR SWOBODA; Marshall
struck out; Foy walked [Singleton to second]; Grote grounded out
(shortstop to first); 2 R (1 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Mets 5,
Phillies 2.

PHILLIES 7TH: MARSHALL STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Hutto struck
out; Taylor singled to center; Bowa lined to left; Money popped
to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 5, Phillies 2.

METS 8TH: Weis was called out on strikes; Koosman grounded out
(pitcher to first); Agee struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets
5, Phillies 2.

PHILLIES 8TH: Johnson homered; FRISELLA REPLACED KOOSMAN
(PITCHING); GAMBLE BATTED FOR BROWNE; Gamble grounded out
(second to first); Joseph struck out; STONE BATTED FOR SELMA;
Stone struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 5, Phillies 3.

METS 9TH: GAMBLE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); STONE STAYED IN
GAME (PLAYING RF); PALMER REPLACED HUTTO (PITCHING); Harrelson
walked; Singleton out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second)
[Harrelson to second]; Clendenon walked; Marshall lined into a
double play (third to second) [Harrelson out at second]; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 5, Phillies 3.

PHILLIES 9TH: JORGENSEN REPLACED CLENDENON (PLAYING 1B); DOYLE
BATTED FOR EDWARDS; Doyle struck out; BRIGGS BATTED FOR PALMER;
Briggs doubled to center; Taylor grounded out (third to first);
Bowa singled to left [Briggs scored]; Money popped to second; 1
R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 5, Phillies 4.