Coming from behind with three runs in the ninth inning, the Mets defeated the Dodgers, 4-3, to end a five-game losing streak. The Dodgers built up a 3-0 lead before the Mets counted once in the seventh on singles by Tommie Agee, Bud Harrelson and Ken Singleton. Ron Swoboda, pinch-hitting, and Agee led off with singles in the ninth. Harrelson was retired, but Singleton and Donn Clendenon followed with run-scoring singles and Cleon Jones added a sacrifice fly to plate the winning marker. [The Sporting News]



New York Mets 4, Los Angeles Dodgers 3
Game Played on Saturday, July      18, 1970 (Day game) at Dodger Stadium
Mets         0  0  0    0  0  0    1  0  3  -   4 13  0
Dodgers      0  0  0    0  2  1    0  0  0  -   3  8  0


Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Agee cf               5   2   4   0     0   0   .291      Grabarkewitz ss       4   0   1   0     0   0   .336
Harrelson ss          5   0   1   0     0   1   .261      Davis cf              4   0   1   0     0   2   .306
Singleton rf          5   1   2   2     0   0   .277      Parker 1b             4   1   1   0     0   0   .299
  Taylor p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Kosco rf              4   0   0   0     0   2   .243
Clendenon 1b          3   0   2   1     2   0   .320      Lefebvre 2b           4   1   2   1     0   1   .293
  Jorgensen pr,1b     0   0   0   0     0   0   .188      Garvey 3b             4   1   1   0     0   0   .188
Jones lf              4   0   1   1     0   0   .236      Sizemore lf           3   0   1   1     0   0   .258
Foy 3b                5   0   1   0     0   2   .234      Torborg c             3   0   0   0     0   0   .189
Grote c               3   0   1   0     1   0   .261      Osteen p              1   0   1   1     0   0   .241
Martinez 2b           4   0   0   0     0   1   .000        Brewer p            1   0   0   0     0   1   .000
Sadecki p             2   0   0   0     0   1   .167        Pena p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Weis ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .230
  Frisella p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .500
  Swoboda ph,rf       1   1   1   0     0   0   .234

Totals               38   4  13   4     3   5             Totals               32   3   8   3     0   6

Time of Game: 2:39   Attendance: 29,511
Left on Base: Mets 11, Dodgers 3
DP: Mets 1, Dodgers 1
Doubles: Agee (18), Foy (9), Osteen (4), Lefebvre 2 (12), Sizemore (4), Parker (29)
Caught Stealing: Grabarkewitz (5)
Sacrifice Flies: Jones (4), Osteen (2)
GIDP: Clendenon (9), Parker (7)


Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Sadecki                 6     7   3   3   0   4   0  24   3.44
Frisella W(2-0)         2     1   0   0   0   2   0   6   2.45
Taylor SV(11)           1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   2.84
Totals                  9     8   3   3   0   6   0  33

Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Osteen                  6.1   8   1   1   3   1   0  30   2.87
Brewer L(4-3)           2     4   3   3   0   3   0   9   2.62
Pena                    0.2   1   0   0   0   1   0   3   1.94
Totals                  9    13   4   4   3   5   0  42

Umpires: HP - Lee Weyer, 1B - Andy Olsen, 2B - Ken Burkhart, 3B - Paul Pryor


METS 1ST: Agee grounded out (shortstop to first); Harrelson
grounded out (second to first); Singleton grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 1ST: Grabarkewitz flied to left; Davis flied to right;
Parker grounded out (pitcher to third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Mets 0, Dodgers 0.

METS 2ND: Clendenon singled to left; Jones singled to center
[Clendenon to third]; Foy popped to catcher in foul territory;
Grote reached on a fielder's choice [Clendenon out at home
(pitcher to catcher), Jones to second]; Martinez flied to
right; Debut game for Ted Martinez; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
 Mets 0, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 2ND: Kosco struck out; Lefebvre was called out on
strikes; Garvey flied to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0,
Dodgers 0.

METS 3RD: Sadecki popped to first; Agee doubled to right;
Harrelson grounded out (second to first) [Agee to third];
Singleton grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Mets 0, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 3RD: Sizemore lined to second; Torborg lined to third;
Osteen doubled to right; Grabarkewitz grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0, Dodgers 0.

METS 4TH: Clendenon walked; Jones grounded out (shortstop to
first) [Clendenon to second]; Foy reached on a fielder's choice
[Clendenon out at third (shortstop to third)]; Grote forced Foy
(third to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 4TH: Davis singled to center; Parker grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to first) [Davis out at
second]; Kosco flied to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0,
Dodgers 0.

METS 5TH: Martinez grounded out (pitcher to first); Sadecki
struck out; Agee singled to center; Harrelson forced Agee
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 5TH: Lefebvre doubled to center; Garvey singled to left
[Lefebvre to third]; Sizemore doubled to right [Garvey to third,
Lefebvre scored]; Torborg grounded out (pitcher to first);
Osteen hit a sacrifice fly to right [Garvey scored, Sizemore to
third]; Grabarkewitz flied to center; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Mets 0, Dodgers 2.

METS 6TH: Singleton grounded out (third to first); Clendenon
walked; Jones forced Clendenon (second unassisted); Foy doubled
to left [Jones to third]; Grote walked; Martinez grounded out
(first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Mets 0, Dodgers 2.

DODGERS 6TH: Davis struck out; Parker doubled to left; Kosco
struck out; Lefebvre doubled to left [Parker scored]; Garvey
flied to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0, Dodgers 3.

METS 7TH: WEIS BATTED FOR SADECKI; Weis grounded out (third to
first); Agee singled to center; Harrelson singled to left [Agee
to third]; Singleton singled to center [Harrelson to third, Agee
scored]; BREWER REPLACED OSTEEN (PITCHING); Clendenon grounded
into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Singleton out
at second]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 1, Dodgers 3.

DODGERS 7TH: FRISELLA REPLACED WEIS (PITCHING); Sizemore
grounded out (third to first); Torborg popped to catcher in foul
territory; Brewer struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 1,
Dodgers 3.

METS 8TH: Jones grounded out (shortstop to first); Foy was
called out on strikes; Grote singled to right; Martinez struck
out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 1, Dodgers 3.

DODGERS 8TH: Grabarkewitz singled to left; Grabarkewitz was
caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Davis struck out;
Parker flied to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 1, Dodgers 3.

METS 9TH: SWOBODA BATTED FOR FRISELLA; Swoboda singled to
center; Agee singled to center [Swoboda to third]; Harrelson
struck out; Singleton singled to left [Agee to second, Swoboda
scored]; PENA REPLACED BREWER (PITCHING); Clendenon singled to
center [Singleton to third, Agee scored]; JORGENSEN RAN FOR
CLENDENON; Jones hit a sacrifice fly to right [Singleton scored,
Jorgensen to second]; Foy was called out on strikes; 3 R, 4 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Mets 4, Dodgers 3.

DODGERS 9TH: TAYLOR REPLACED SINGLETON (PITCHING); JORGENSEN
STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); SWOBODA STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING
RF); Kosco flied to left; Lefebvre flied to left; Garvey
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 4,
Dodgers 3.