The N. L.'s record for most grand slams in one season, 40, set in 1969, was tied when Hal King homered with the bases loaded to highlight the Braves' 10-2 victory over the Mets in the opener of a twi-night doubleheader. The Mets came back to win the nightcap, 4-2.

The Braves had a slim 3-2 lead in the lidlifter before King broke the tight game apart with his jackpot wallop off Tug McGraw in the seventh inning. Orlando Cepeda added a three-run homer in the eighth. In the nightcap, the Mets erupted for all their runs in the seventh, starting with a circuit clout by Duffy Dyer. Dave Marshall and Tommie Agee then singled and Wayne Garrett homered for the winning blow. [The Sporting News]

Atlanta Braves 10, New York Mets 2 (Game 1)

Game Played on Friday, August 14, 1970 (Night game) at Atlanta Stadium

Mets         2  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   2  4  1
Braves       1  0  0    2  0  0    4  3  x  -  10  9  0


Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Agee cf               4   0   0   0     0   0   .283      Jackson ss            4   2   1   0     1   0   .252
Harrelson ss          2   0   0   0     1   0   .254      Millan 2b             5   1   1   0     0   1   .323
  Kranepool ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .114      H. Aaron rf           3   1   1   0     2   0   .309
  Weis ss             0   0   0   0     0   0   .206        Hall rf             0   0   0   0     0   0   .181
Singleton rf          3   1   0   0     1   0   .270      Cepeda 1b             4   1   1   3     1   0   .314
Shamsky 1b            4   1   2   0     0   0   .298      Carty lf              3   2   2   1     0   1   .364
Jones lf              4   0   2   2     0   0   .249        Lum lf              1   0   0   0     0   0   .249
Garrett 3b            3   0   0   0     1   0   .252      Gonzalez cf           3   2   1   0     1   0   .257
Boswell 2b            3   0   0   0     0   0   .238      King c                2   1   1   4     2   0   .264
Grote c               3   0   0   0     0   0   .280      Boyer 3b              3   0   0   0     1   1   .231
Ryan p                2   0   0   0     0   0   .194      Reed p                3   0   1   2     0   2   .080
  McGraw p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .333
  Marshall ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .253
  Taylor p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               30   2   4   2     3   0             Totals               31  10   9  10     8   5

Time of Game: 2:22
Left on Base: Mets 4, Braves 7
DP: Mets 0, Braves 1
Errors: Jones
Doubles: Shamsky (16)
Home Runs: King (9), Cepeda (26)
Sacrifice Hits: Reed (3)
Sacrifice Flies: Carty (2)


Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Ryan L(6-8)             4     4   3   3   5   3   0  21   3.21
McGraw                  3     3   4   4   2   1   1  14   4.12
Taylor                  1     2   3   3   1   1   1   6   4.17
Totals                  8     9  10  10   8   5   2  41

Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Reed W(5-5)             9     4   2   2   3   0   0  33   5.20
Totals                  9     4   2   2   3   0   0  33

Wild Pitches: McGraw (1)

Umpires: HP - Doug Harvey, 1B - Frank Dezelan, 2B - Shag Crawford, 3B - Stan Landes


METS 1ST: Agee grounded out (second to first); Harrelson flied
out to left; Singleton walked; Shamsky doubled to left
[Singleton to third]; Jones singled to center [Singleton scored,
Shamsky scored]; Garrett popped to catcher in foul territory; 2
R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 2, Braves 0.

BRAVES 1ST: Jackson walked; Millan struck out; H. Aaron singled
to center [Jackson to second]; Cepeda walked [Jackson to third,
H. Aaron to second]; Carty hit a sacrifice fly to center
[Jackson scored, H. Aaron to third]; Gonzalez grounded out
(second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 2, Braves 1.

METS 2ND: Boswell lined to center; Grote flied out to left; Ryan
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets
2, Braves 1.

BRAVES 2ND: King walked; Boyer struck out; Reed struck out;
Jackson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Mets 2, Braves 1.

METS 3RD: Agee grounded out (second to first); Harrelson walked;
Singleton grounded out (second to first) [Harrelson to second];
Shamsky grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Mets 2, Braves 1.

BRAVES 3RD: Millan grounded out (third to first); H. Aaron flied
out to left; Cepeda flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Mets 2, Braves 1.

METS 4TH: Jones singled to center; Garrett flied out to right;
Boswell flied out to center; Grote grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 2, Braves 1.

BRAVES 4TH: Carty singled to shortstop; Gonzalez singled to
center [Carty to third]; King popped to catcher in foul
territory; Boyer walked [Gonzalez to second]; Reed singled to
right [Carty scored, Gonzalez scored, Boyer to second]; Jackson
flied out to center; Millan forced Reed (shortstop to second); 2
R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 2, Braves 3.

METS 5TH: Ryan grounded out (third to first); Agee flied out to
left; Harrelson flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets
2, Braves 3.

BRAVES 5TH: H. Aaron walked; MCGRAW REPLACED RYAN (PITCHING);
McGraw threw a wild pitch [H. Aaron to second]; Cepeda flied out
to right; Carty was called out on strikes; Gonzalez grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 2, Braves 3.

METS 6TH: Singleton grounded out (first unassisted); Shamsky
popped to catcher in foul territory; Jones grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 2, Braves 3.

BRAVES 6TH: King walked; Boyer popped to first in foul
territory; Reed out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to second)
[King to second]; Jackson grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 2, Braves 3.

METS 7TH: Garrett walked; Boswell popped to second; Grote lined
into a double play (shortstop to first) [Garrett out at first];
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 2, Braves 3.

BRAVES 7TH: Millan singled to right; H. Aaron flied out to
right; Cepeda flied out to center; Carty singled to left [Millan
to third, Carty to second (error by Jones)]; Gonzalez was walked
intentionally; King homered [Millan scored, Carty scored,
Gonzalez scored]; Boyer grounded out (second to first); 4 R, 3
H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 2, Braves 7.

METS 8TH: LUM REPLACED CARTY (PLAYING LF); MARSHALL BATTED FOR
MCGRAW; Marshall flied out to right; Agee grounded out (second
to first); KRANEPOOL BATTED FOR HARRELSON; Kranepool flied out
to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 2, Braves 7.

BRAVES 8TH: TAYLOR REPLACED MARSHALL (PITCHING); WEIS REPLACED
KRANEPOOL (PLAYING SS); Reed was called out on strikes; Jackson
singled to second; Millan grounded out (third to first) [Jackson
to second]; H. Aaron was walked intentionally; Cepeda homered
[Jackson scored, H. Aaron scored]; Lum flied out to left; 3 R, 2
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 2, Braves 10.

METS 9TH: HALL REPLACED H. AARON (PLAYING RF); Singleton
grounded out (second to first); Shamsky singled to left; Jones
forced Shamsky (shortstop to second); Garrett grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 2, Braves 10.

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