With Tom Seaver posting his 17th victory, the Mets beat the Pirates, 10-2, for a split of the four-game series to leave the clubs where they started with the Pirates having a 2½-game lead over the Mets in the East division race. Seaver got off to a shaky start, giving up the Pirates' runs on two walks, a double by Al Oliver and an infield out, but the Mets' ace allowed only five singles the rest of the way.

The Mets charged back with five runs in the second. Cleon Jones doubled and, with one out, Wayne Garrett walked and Jerry Grote singled to load the bases. Seaver grounded to Al Oliver, who had a chance to start an inning-ending double play, but the first baseman threw wildly to second, two runs scoring. Another counted on a single by Tommie Agee. After a hit by Bud Harrelson reloaded the sacks, a walk to Ken Boswell and sacrifice fly by Donn Clendenon produced two more runs. Agee tripled to plate two runs in the third. Another pair counted in the fourth on four walks and a sacrifice fly by Grote before Clendenon wound up the scoring with a homer in the seventh. [The Sporting News]



New York Mets 10, Pittsburgh Pirates 2
Game Played on Monday, August    10, 1970 (Night game) at Three Rivers Stadium
Mets         0  5  2    2  0  0    1  0  0  -  10 11  0
Pirates      2  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   2  6  3


Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Agee cf               6   1   2   3     0   3   .286      Patek ss              3   1   0   0     1   1   .282
Harrelson ss          5   0   1   0     1   0   .260      Alou cf               4   0   0   0     0   0   .287
Boswell 2b            5   0   1   1     1   0   .249      Clemente rf           3   1   2   0     1   0   .359
Clendenon 1b          3   2   3   2     1   0   .315      Oliver 1b             4   0   2   1     0   0   .283
  Jorgensen 1b        1   0   0   0     0   0   .200      Stargell lf           3   0   1   0     1   1   .262
Jones lf              3   2   1   0     2   0   .245      Sanguillen c          4   0   0   1     0   0   .302
Marshall rf           2   1   1   0     2   0   .262      Pagan 3b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .243
  Swoboda ph,rf       1   0   0   0     0   0   .254      Mazeroski 2b          3   0   0   0     0   0   .221
Garrett 3b            3   1   0   1     2   0   .251      Ellis p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .113
Grote c               3   2   2   1     1   0   .282        Clines ph           1   0   1   0     0   0   .714
Seaver p              3   1   0   1     1   2   .182        Colpaert p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Nelson p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .200
                                                            Alley ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .244
                                                            Gibbon p            1   0   0   0     0   1   .000

Totals               35  10  11   9    11   5             Totals               31   2   6   2     3   3

Time of Game: 2:50   Attendance: 47,148
Left on Base: Mets 12, Pirates 5
DP: Mets 2, Pirates 1
Errors: Patek 2, Oliver
Doubles: Jones (13), Oliver (25)
Triples: Agee (6)
Home Runs: Clendenon (16)
Stolen Bases: Clines (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Seaver (6)
Sacrifice Flies: Clendenon (5), Grote (5)
GIDP: Swoboda (5), Stargell (11), Pagan (4)


Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Seaver W(17-6)          9     6   2   2   3   3   0  34   2.42
Totals                  9     6   2   2   3   3   0  34

Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Ellis L(12-9)           2     5   5   3   3   1   0  14   3.47
Colpaert                1.1   2   4   4   3   1   0   9   5.91
Nelson                  1.2   1   0   0   5   1   0  11   3.42
Gibbon                  4     3   1   1   0   2   1  15   5.06
Totals                  9    11  10   8  11   5   1  49

Passed Balls: Grote (4)
Wild Pitches: Colpaert (1), Gibbon (4)

Umpires: HP - Mel Steiner, 1B - Bill Williams, 2B - Nick Colosi, 3B - Ed Sudol


METS 1ST: Agee struck out; Harrelson walked; Boswell popped to
third in foul territory; Clendenon singled to center [Harrelson
out at third (center to third)]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0,
Pirates 0.

PIRATES 1ST: Patek walked; Alou lined to right; Clemente walked
[Patek to second]; Oliver doubled to center [Clemente to third,
Patek scored]; Stargell was walked intentionally; Sanguillen
forced Stargell (second to shortstop) [Oliver to third, Clemente
scored]; Pagan grounded out (third to first); 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Mets 0, Pirates 2.

METS 2ND: Jones doubled to right; Marshall popped to shortstop;
Garrett walked; Grote singled to right [Garrett to second, Jones
to third]; Seaver reached on an error by Oliver [Grote to third
(error by Patek), Jones scored (RBI), Garrett scored (no
RBI)]; Freddie Patek called for obstruction; Agee singled
to right [Seaver to second, Grote scored]; Harrelson singled to
center [Agee to second, Seaver to third]; Boswell walked [Seaver
scored (unearned), Agee to third, Harrelson to second];
Clendenon hit a sacrifice fly to center [Agee scored (unearned),
Harrelson to third]; Jones grounded out (shortstop to first); 5
R (3 ER), 4 H, 2 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 5, Pirates 2.

PIRATES 2ND: Mazeroski grounded out (second to first); CLINES
BATTED FOR ELLIS; Clines singled to center; Clines stole second;
Patek flied to center; Alou flied to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Mets 5, Pirates 2.

METS 3RD: COLPAERT REPLACED CLINES (PITCHING); Marshall singled
to right; Garrett flied to center; Grote walked [Marshall to
second]; On a bunt Seaver struck out; Agee tripled to left
[Grote scored, Marshall scored]; Harrelson lined to second; 2 R,
2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 7, Pirates 2.

PIRATES 3RD: Clemente singled to center; Oliver flied to right;
Stargell grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to
first) [Clemente out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 7,
Pirates 2.

METS 4TH: Boswell grounded out (first to pitcher); Clendenon
walked; Colpaert threw a wild pitch [Clendenon to second]; Jones
walked; NELSON REPLACED COLPAERT (PITCHING); Marshall walked
[Clendenon to third, Jones to second]; Garrett walked [Clendenon
scored, Jones to third, Marshall to second]; Grote hit a
sacrifice fly to center [Jones scored]; Seaver walked [Marshall
to third, Garrett to second]; Agee struck out; 2 R, 0 H, 0 E, 3
LOB.  Mets 9, Pirates 2.

PIRATES 4TH: Sanguillen grounded out (second to first); Pagan
popped to third; Mazeroski popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Mets 9, Pirates 2.

METS 5TH: Harrelson grounded out (first to pitcher); Boswell
grounded out (first unassisted); Clendenon singled to left;
Jones walked [Clendenon to second]; Marshall walked [Clendenon
to third, Jones to second]; Garrett flied to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 3 LOB.  Mets 9, Pirates 2.

PIRATES 5TH: ALLEY BATTED FOR NELSON; Alley grounded out (third
to first); Patek grounded out (shortstop to first); Alou
grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 9,
Pirates 2.

METS 6TH: GIBBON REPLACED ALLEY (PITCHING); Grote singled to
left; Seaver out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Grote
to second]; Agee was called out on strikes; Harrelson popped to
second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 9, Pirates 2.

PIRATES 6TH: Clemente grounded out (shortstop to first); Oliver
singled to center; Grote allowed a passed ball [Oliver to
second]; Stargell struck out; Sanguillen grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 9, Pirates 2.

METS 7TH: Boswell flied to center; Clendenon homered; Jones
reached on an error by Patek; SWOBODA BATTED FOR MARSHALL;
Swoboda grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to
first) [Jones out at second]; 1 R, 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 10,
Pirates 2.

PIRATES 7TH: SWOBODA STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); JORGENSEN
REPLACED CLENDENON (PLAYING 1B); Pagan grounded out (third to
first); Mazeroski grounded out (third to first); Gibbon struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 10, Pirates 2.

METS 8TH: Garrett flied to right; Grote grounded out (shortstop
to first); Seaver struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 10,
Pirates 2.

PIRATES 8TH: Patek struck out; Alou flied to center; Clemente
singled to right; Oliver grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 10, Pirates 2.

METS 9TH: Agee grounded out (pitcher to first); Harrelson popped
to shortstop; Boswell singled to center; Gibbon threw a wild
pitch [Boswell to second]; Jorgensen lined to second; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 10, Pirates 2.

PIRATES 9TH: Stargell singled to right; Sanguillen popped to
shortstop; Pagan grounded into a double play (second to
shortstop to first) [Stargell out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Mets 10, Pirates 2.