Gary Gentry turned in his second successive four-hitter and pitched the Mets to a 7-1 victory over the Astros, marking the first time in his major league career that the young righthander had hurled back-to-back complete games. The Mets used a walk to Donn Clendenon and double by Ken Boswell to take the lead in the second inning before breaking loose for six runs in the third with an attack that included doubles by Wayne Garrett, Ken Singleton and Gentry. The Astros avoided the shutout in the eighth when John Mayberry doubled and Larry Howard singled. [The Sporting News]



New York Mets 7, Houston Astros 1
Game Played on Tuesday, August    18, 1970 (Night game) at Shea Stadium
Astros       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  1  0  -   1  4  1
Mets         0  1  6    0  0  0    0  0  x  -   7  9  0


Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Alou lf,rf            4   0   1   0     0   0   .313      Agee cf               5   1   1   0     0   1   .282
  Culver p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .200      Garrett 3b            5   1   1   1     0   1   .246
Morgan 2b             3   0   0   0     1   2   .261      Singleton rf          3   1   1   1     1   0   .271
Wynn cf               4   0   0   0     0   0   .283      Clendenon 1b          3   2   2   1     1   0   .302
Miller rf,c           3   0   0   0     1   1   .251        Kranepool 1b        0   0   0   0     0   0   .114
Menke ss              3   0   1   0     0   0   .312      Jones lf              4   0   1   0     0   1   .252
Rader 3b              3   0   0   0     0   1   .249      Boswell 2b            3   1   1   1     1   0   .244
Mayberry 1b           2   1   1   0     1   1   .209      Grote c               4   1   1   1     0   0   .274
Howard c,lf           3   0   1   1     0   1   .273      Harrelson ss          1   0   0   1     2   0   .247
Dierker p             1   0   0   0     0   1   .147        Weis ss             0   0   0   0     0   0   .206
  Lemaster p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .167      Gentry p              4   0   1   1     0   3   .060
  Geronimo ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .385
  DiLauro p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Lampard ph,rf       1   0   0   0     0   0   .206

Totals               28   1   4   1     3   7             Totals               32   7   9   7     5   6

Time of Game: 2:08   Attendance: 36,496
Left on Base: Astros 3, Mets 7
DP: Astros 0, Mets 3
Errors: Miller
Doubles: Menke (21), Mayberry (3), Boswell (6), Garrett (14), Singleton (6), Gentry (1), Clendenon (11)
Sacrifice Flies: Harrelson (7)
GIDP: Howard (1), Morgan (8), Miller (4)


Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Dierker L(11-11)        2     6   6   6   2   2   0  14   4.09
Lemaster                3     3   1   1   1   2   0  13   4.53
DiLauro                 2     0   0   0   2   0   0   8   4.60
Culver                  1     0   0   0   0   2   0   3   3.84
Totals                  8     9   7   7   5   6   0  38

Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Gentry W(9-6)           9     4   1   1   3   7   0  31   3.21
Totals                  9     4   1   1   3   7   0  31

Umpires: HP - Frank Secory, 1B - Bob Engel, 2B - Harry Wendelstedt, 3B - Tony Venzon


ASTROS 1ST: Alou grounded out (shortstop to first); Morgan
struck out; Wynn flied to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0,
Mets 0.

METS 1ST: Agee popped to second; Garrett grounded out (second to
first); Singleton grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Astros 0, Mets 0.

ASTROS 2ND: Miller struck out; Menke grounded out (catcher
unassisted); Rader struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0,
Mets 0.

METS 2ND: Clendenon walked; Jones struck out; Boswell doubled to
left [Clendenon scored]; Grote flied to right [Boswell to
third]; Harrelson walked; Gentry struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Astros 0, Mets 1.

ASTROS 3RD: Mayberry walked; Howard grounded into a double play
(second to shortstop to first) [Mayberry out at second]; Dierker
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0, Mets 1.

METS 3RD: Agee singled to right [Agee to third (error by
Miller)]; Garrett doubled to left [Agee scored]; Singleton
doubled to right [Garrett scored]; Clendenon singled to center
[Singleton scored]; Jones singled to left [Clendenon to second];
LEMASTER REPLACED DIERKER (PITCHING); Boswell forced Jones
(first to shortstop) [Clendenon to third]; Grote singled to
right [Boswell to third, Clendenon scored]; Harrelson hit a
sacrifice fly to left [Boswell scored, Grote to second (on throw
to home)]; Gentry doubled to center [Grote scored]; Agee struck
out; 6 R, 7 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 0, Mets 7.

ASTROS 4TH: Alou singled to right; Morgan grounded into a double
play (shortstop to first) [Alou out at second]; Wynn flied to
left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0, Mets 7.

METS 4TH: Garrett popped to second; Singleton lined to left;
Clendenon doubled to right; Jones popped to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Astros 0, Mets 7.

ASTROS 5TH: Miller flied to left; Menke doubled to left; Rader
reached on a fielder's choice [Menke out at third (shortstop to
third)]; Mayberry struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 0,
Mets 7.

METS 5TH: Boswell popped to second; Grote grounded out (pitcher
to first); Harrelson walked; Gentry struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Astros 0, Mets 7.

ASTROS 6TH: Howard was called out on strikes; GERONIMO BATTED
FOR LEMASTER; Geronimo popped to shortstop; Alou grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0, Mets 7.

METS 6TH: DILAURO REPLACED GERONIMO (PITCHING); Agee grounded
out (third to first); Garrett grounded out (second to first);
Singleton walked; Clendenon popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Astros 0, Mets 7.

ASTROS 7TH: KRANEPOOL REPLACED CLENDENON (PLAYING 1B); Morgan
was called out on strikes; Wynn grounded out (third to first);
Miller walked; Menke popped to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Astros 0, Mets 7.

METS 7TH: ALOU CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); MILLER CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING C ); HOWARD CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF);
Jones grounded out (shortstop to first); Boswell walked; Grote
flied to center; Harrelson forced Boswell (shortstop to second);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 0, Mets 7.

ASTROS 8TH: WEIS REPLACED HARRELSON (PLAYING SS); Rader grounded
out (shortstop to first); Mayberry doubled to right; Howard
singled to left [Mayberry scored]; LAMPARD BATTED FOR DILAURO;
Lampard flied to left; Alou grounded out (third to first); 1 R,
2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 1, Mets 7.

METS 8TH: CULVER REPLACED ALOU (PITCHING); LAMPARD STAYED IN
GAME (PLAYING RF); Gentry struck out; Agee flied to right;
Garrett was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros
1, Mets 7.

ASTROS 9TH: Morgan walked; Wynn popped to second; Miller
grounded into a double play (first to shortstop to first)
[Morgan out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 1, Mets 7.