The Mets smashed three homers in the fourth inning and then rallied for three more runs in the sixth to defeat the Padres, 6-5, and move into first place in N. L.'s Eastern division ahead of the Pirates. Ken Singleton, Cleon Jones and Wayne Garrett hit the Mets' homers, but the Padres took advantage of Gary Gentry's wildness and scored five runs in the fifth on a hit batsman, four walks, an error and singles by Ramon Webster and Chris Cannizzaro.

With one out in the sixth, Garrett, Jones and Joe Foy singled to produce the first run in the Mets' rally. After a pass to pinch-hitter Dave Marshall loaded the bases, Tommie Agee batted in two runs with a single for his first RBIs since July 11. [The Sporting News]



New York Mets 6, San Diego Padres 5
Game Played on Friday, July      31, 1970 (Night game) at Shea Stadium
Padres       0  0  0    0  5  0    0  0  0  -   5  4  0
Mets         0  0  0    3  0  3    0  0  x  -   6 10  2


Padres               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Campbell 2b           5   0   0   0     0   1   .225      Agee cf               4   0   1   2     0   0   .284
Huntz ss              3   0   0   0     2   1   .207      Harrelson ss          4   0   1   0     0   0   .265
Gaston cf             3   0   0   1     1   1   .326      Singleton rf          4   1   1   1     0   2   .287
Ferrara lf            3   1   0   0     0   1   .253      Clendenon 1b          4   0   0   0     0   3   .316
Brown rf              4   0   1   0     0   1   .279      Jones lf              3   2   2   1     1   0   .247
Colbert 1b            3   1   0   0     1   2   .255      Garrett 2b            4   2   2   1     0   0   .258
Spiezio 3b            3   1   1   0     1   1   .294      Foy 3b                4   1   1   1     0   3   .245
Cannizzaro c          3   1   1   2     1   1   .307      Grote c               4   0   1   0     0   0   .266
  Arcia pr            0   0   0   0     0   0   .167      Gentry p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .024
Dobson p              1   0   0   0     0   0   .163        Frisella p          1   0   1   0     0   0   .667
  Webster ph          1   1   1   1     0   0   .253        Marshall ph         0   0   0   0     1   0   .276
  Herbel p            1   0   0   0     0   1   .000        McGraw p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .333
  Dukes p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Murrell ph          1   0   0   0     0   1   .255

Totals               31   5   4   4     6  11             Totals               32   6  10   6     2   8

Time of Game: 2:43   Attendance: 30,684
Left on Base: Padres 6, Mets 5
DP: Padres 1, Mets 2
Errors: Clendenon, Foy
Home Runs: Singleton (5), Jones (5), Garrett (9)
Stolen Bases: Colbert (3)
Sacrifice Hits: Gentry (5)
GIDP: Dobson (2), Gaston (7)
Hit by Pitch: Ferrara (7,by Gentry)


Padres                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Dobson                  4     4   3   3   1   4   3  16   4.09
Herbel L(6-4)           1.1   5   3   3   0   2   0   9   4.78
Dukes                   2.2   1   0   0   1   2   0  10   1.82
Totals                  8    10   6   6   2   8   3  35

Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Gentry                  4.2   3   5   4   4   3   0  20   3.51
Frisella W(4-0)         1.1   0   0   0   1   3   0   7   1.88
McGraw SV(8)            3     1   0   0   1   5   0  11   3.78
Totals                  9     4   5   4   6  11   0  38

Hit by Pitch: Gentry (5)

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


PADRES 1ST: Campbell flied to left; Huntz flied to right; Gaston
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 0,
Mets 0.

METS 1ST: Agee grounded out (second to first); Harrelson flied
to right; Singleton was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Padres 0, Mets 0.

PADRES 2ND: Ferrara was called out on strikes; Brown struck out;
Colbert struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 0, Mets 0.

METS 2ND: Clendenon was called out on strikes; Jones walked;
Garrett flied to center; Foy was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 0, Mets 0.

PADRES 3RD: Spiezio singled to left; Cannizzaro flied to right;
Dobson grounded into a double play (first to shortstop to first)
[Spiezio out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 0, Mets 0.

METS 3RD: Grote singled to center; Gentry out on a sacrifice
bunt (first to second) [Grote to second]; Agee lined into a
double play (right to shortstop) [Grote out at second]; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 0, Mets 0.

PADRES 4TH: Campbell flied to center; Huntz walked; Gaston
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Huntz out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 0, Mets 0.

METS 4TH: Harrelson flied to right; Singleton homered; Clendenon
flied to right; Jones homered; Garrett homered; Foy was called
out on strikes; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 0, Mets 3.

PADRES 5TH: Ferrara was hit by a pitch; Brown popped to second;
Colbert walked [Ferrara to second]; Spiezio walked [Ferrara to
third, Colbert to second]; Cannizzaro singled to center [Spiezio
to second, Colbert scored, Ferrara scored]; WEBSTER BATTED FOR
DOBSON; Webster singled to center [Cannizzaro to second, Spiezio
scored]; Campbell popped to shortstop; Huntz walked [Cannizzaro
to third, Webster to second]; FRISELLA REPLACED GENTRY
(PITCHING); Gaston walked [Cannizzaro scored, Webster to third,
Huntz to second]; Ferrara reached on an error by Clendenon
[Gaston to second, Huntz to third, Webster scored (unearned) (no
RBI)]; Brown forced Ferrara (shortstop to second); 5 R (4 ER), 2
H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Padres 5, Mets 3.

METS 5TH: HERBEL REPLACED WEBSTER (PITCHING); Grote popped to
shortstop; Frisella singled to right; Agee popped to second;
Harrelson singled to right [Frisella to second]; Singleton was
called out on strikes; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Padres 5, Mets 3.

PADRES 6TH: Colbert reached on an error by Foy; Colbert stole
second; Spiezio struck out; Cannizzaro was called out on
strikes; Herbel struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 5,
Mets 3.

METS 6TH: Clendenon struck out; Jones singled to left; Garrett
singled to right [Jones to third]; Foy singled to left [Garrett
to second, Jones scored]; DUKES REPLACED HERBEL (PITCHING);
Grote flied to right in foul territory; MARSHALL BATTED FOR
FRISELLA; Marshall walked [Garrett to third, Foy to second];
Agee singled to left [Marshall to second, Foy scored, Garrett
scored]; Harrelson popped to second; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Padres 5, Mets 6.

PADRES 7TH: MCGRAW REPLACED MARSHALL (PITCHING); Campbell popped
to catcher in foul territory; Huntz was called out on strikes;
Gaston was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres
5, Mets 6.

METS 7TH: Singleton flied to center; Clendenon struck out; Jones
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres
5, Mets 6.

PADRES 8TH: Ferrara grounded out (third to first); Brown singled
to left; Colbert struck out; Spiezio forced Brown (third to
second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 5, Mets 6.

METS 8TH: Garrett flied to center; Foy struck out; Grote flied
to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 5, Mets 6.

PADRES 9TH: Cannizzaro walked; ARCIA RAN FOR CANNIZZARO; MURRELL
BATTED FOR DUKES; Murrell struck out; Campbell was called out on
strikes; Huntz flied to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 5,
Mets 6.