Danny Frisella, making his first start since July 14, 1968, gained the victory when the Mets used three unearned runs to defeat the Cardinals, 5-3. Steve Carlton, who started for the Redbirds, beat himself. Tommie Agee opened the game by drawing a walk and, with one out, Cleon Jones bounced to Carlton, who threw wildly to second base, both runners advancing. Donn Clendenon drove them home with a single. After stealing second, Clendenon counted on a two-out single by Joe Foy. Singles by Bud Harrelson and Jones, an error by Dick Allen and a grounder by Foy added two Met runs in the third. [The Sporting News]



New York Mets 5, St. Louis Cardinals 3
Game Played on Wednesday, August    5, 1970 (Night game) at Busch Stadium II
Mets         3  0  2    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   5  5  1
Cardinals    0  0  0    0  0  1    0  2  0  -   3  6  4


Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Agee cf               4   1   1   0     1   0   .279      Brock lf              4   1   1   0     0   0   .299
Harrelson ss          5   1   1   0     0   2   .261      Javier 2b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .252
Jones lf              4   2   1   0     0   0   .240      Hague rf              3   0   1   0     0   1   .274
Clendenon 1b          3   1   1   3     1   1   .308        Chlupsa p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Jorgensen 1b        0   0   0   0     0   0   .203        Davalillo ph,cf     1   1   1   1     0   0   .323
Swoboda rf            3   0   0   0     1   0   .251      Allen 1b              3   0   1   1     1   2   .283
Foy 3b                4   0   1   2     0   0   .236      Torre c               4   0   2   1     0   1   .310
Dyer c                4   0   0   0     0   1   .181        Beauchamp pr        0   0   0   0     0   0   .215
Weis 2b               4   0   0   0     0   1   .210        Simmons c           0   0   0   0     0   0   .217
Frisella p            3   0   0   0     0   2   .333      Cardenal cf           4   0   0   0     0   0   .306
  Taylor p            1   0   0   0     0   1   .000        Linzy p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                          Shannon 3b            4   0   0   0     0   1   .197
                                                          Maxvill ss            3   0   0   0     0   0   .211
                                                            Lee ph              1   0   0   0     0   0   .227
                                                          Carlton p             1   0   0   0     0   0   .245
                                                            Carl Taylor ph,rf   2   1   0   0     1   0   .251

Totals               35   5   5   5     3   8             Totals               34   3   6   3     2   5

Time of Game: 2:20   Attendance: 24,188
Left on Base: Mets 6, Cardinals 6
DP: Mets 0, Cardinals 0
Errors: Foy, Allen, Shannon, Maxvill, Carlton
Triples: Agee (4), Davalillo (2)
Stolen Bases: Clendenon (3)


Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Frisella W(5-1)         7.2   5   3   2   2   5   0  31   2.66
Taylor SV(12)           1.1   1   0   0   0   0   0   5   3.40
Totals                  9     6   3   2   2   5   0  36

Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Carlton L(6-15)         6     5   5   2   2   6   0  27   4.07
Chlupsa                 2     0   0   0   1   1   0   8  12.00
Linzy                   1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3   4.43
Totals                  9     5   5   2   3   8   0  38

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


METS 1ST: Agee walked; Harrelson struck out; Jones reached on a
fielder's choice [Agee to third, Jones to second (error by
Carlton)]; Clendenon singled to right [Jones scored (unearned),
Agee scored]; Clendenon stole second; Swoboda popped to second
in foul territory; Foy singled to center [Clendenon scored
(unearned)]; Dyer was called out on strikes; 3 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1
E, 1 LOB.  Mets 3, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 1ST: Brock grounded out (pitcher to first); Javier
grounded out (shortstop to first); Hague popped to first in foul
territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 3, Cardinals 0.

METS 2ND: Weis grounded out (shortstop to first); Frisella was
called out on strikes; Agee grounded out (second to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 3, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 2ND: Allen struck out; Torre singled to left; Cardenal
popped to second; Shannon struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Mets 3, Cardinals 0.

METS 3RD: Harrelson singled to left; Jones singled to center
[Harrelson to third]; Clendenon reached on an error by Allen
[Jones to second, Harrelson scored (RBI)]; Swoboda forced
Clendenon (shortstop to second) [Jones to third]; Foy forced
Swoboda (pitcher to shortstop) [Jones scored (unearned), Foy to
second (error by Maxvill)]; Dyer grounded out (third to first);
2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 2 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 5, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 3RD: Maxvill flied to center; Carlton flied to center;
Brock flied to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 5, Cardinals 0.

METS 4TH: Weis flied to right; Frisella grounded out (first
unassisted); Agee tripled to right; Harrelson struck out; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 5, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 4TH: Javier flied to center; Hague singled to left;
Allen struck out; Torre flied to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Mets 5, Cardinals 0.

METS 5TH: Jones flied to center; Clendenon struck out; Swoboda
walked; Foy popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 5,
Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 5TH: Cardenal grounded out (pitcher to first); Shannon
grounded out (second to first); Maxvill grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 5, Cardinals 0.

METS 6TH: Dyer grounded out (second to first); Weis flied to
left; Frisella struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 5,
Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 6TH: CARL TAYLOR BATTED FOR CARLTON; Carl Taylor
walked; Brock reached on an error by Foy [Carl Taylor to
second]; Javier popped to first in foul territory; Hague struck
out; Allen singled to center [Brock to third, Carl Taylor scored
(unearned)]; Torre struck out; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.
Mets 5, Cardinals 1.

METS 7TH: CHLUPSA REPLACED HAGUE (PITCHING); CARL TAYLOR STAYED
IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Agee grounded out (shortstop to first);
Harrelson grounded out (first to pitcher); Jones reached on an
error by Shannon; Clendenon walked [Jones to second]; Swoboda
forced Clendenon (second to shortstop); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.
Mets 5, Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 7TH: JORGENSEN REPLACED CLENDENON (PLAYING 1B);
Cardenal grounded out (third to first); Shannon popped to third
in foul territory; Maxvill flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Mets 5, Cardinals 1.

METS 8TH: Foy flied to center; Dyer grounded out (shortstop to
first); Weis struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 5,
Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 8TH: Carl Taylor grounded out (second to first); On a
bunt Brock singled; Javier flied to center; DAVALILLO BATTED FOR
CHLUPSA; Davalillo tripled to center [Brock scored]; Allen
walked; TAYLOR REPLACED FRISELLA (PITCHING); Torre singled to
center [Allen to third, Davalillo scored]; BEAUCHAMP RAN FOR
TORRE; Cardenal forced Beauchamp (second to shortstop); 2 R, 3
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 5, Cardinals 3.

METS 9TH: SIMMONS REPLACED BEAUCHAMP (PLAYING C ); DAVALILLO
STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); LINZY REPLACED CARDENAL (PITCHING);
Taylor struck out; Agee flied to center; Harrelson grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 5, Cardinals 3.

CARDINALS 9TH: Shannon popped to catcher in foul territory; LEE
BATTED FOR MAXVILL; Lee popped to shortstop; Carl Taylor
grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 5,
Cardinals 3.