Jerry Koosman, who had been bothered by arm trouble most of the year, turned in his first complete game since June 25 and only his third of the season to pitch the Mets to a 4-1 victory over the Reds. Koosman gave up seven hits, but the lefthander handcuffed the Reds' three leading batters, Pete Rose, Tony Perez and Johnny Bench, who went 0-for-12 against him.

The Mets were helped to their victory by the wildness of Tony Cloninger, who forced in two runs with bases-loaded passes in the second inning. Bud Harrelson, the Mets' shortstop, committed two errors, ending his N. L. record-tying string of 54 straight games without a miscue. The crowd of 53,320 at the game was the Mets' 11th of the year over the 50,000 mark, setting an N. L. record, and pushed the club's gate for the season over 2,000,000. [The Sporting News]

New York Mets 4, Cincinnati Reds 1

Game Played on Friday, August 21, 1970 (Night game) at Shea Stadium

Reds         0  0  0    1  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  7  2
Mets         1  2  0    0  1  0    0  0  x  -   4  8  2


Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Rose rf               5   0   0   0     0   1   .319      Agee cf               4   1   1   0     0   2   .283
Tolan cf              4   0   1   0     0   1   .319      Garrett 2b            3   0   0   1     1   1   .243
Perez 3b              3   0   0   0     1   0   .336      Jones lf              3   0   1   1     1   0   .255
Bench c               4   0   0   0     0   1   .295      Shamsky 1b            3   1   2   0     0   0   .297
May 1b                3   1   1   0     1   0   .258        Clendenon ph,1b     1   0   0   0     0   1   .295
McRae lf              4   0   0   0     0   0   .252      Marshall rf           4   1   2   1     0   0   .263
Helms 2b              4   0   2   1     0   0   .228      Foy 3b                2   1   1   0     2   0   .240
Woodward ss           4   0   1   0     0   1   .255      Grote c               3   0   0   0     1   0   .271
Cloninger p           2   0   1   0     0   0   .222      Harrelson ss          2   0   1   1     1   0   .248
  Stewart ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .225      Koosman p             3   0   0   0     0   2   .096
  Carroll p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .125
  Gullett p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .250
  Concepcion ph       1   0   1   0     0   0   .271

Totals               35   1   7   1     2   4             Totals               28   4   8   4     6   6

Time of Game: 2:23   Attendance: 53,320
Left on Base: Reds 9, Mets 6
DP: Reds 4, Mets 1
Errors: Tolan, Cloninger, Harrelson 2
Doubles: Woodward (6), Marshall (9), Shamsky (18)
GIDP: McRae (4), Shamsky (7), Grote 2 (9), Koosman (2)


Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Cloninger L(6-5)        5     8   4   3   4   4   0  24   4.34
Carroll                 1.1   0   0   0   0   1   0   4   2.78
Gullett                 1.2   0   0   0   2   1   0   6   3.04
Totals                  8     8   4   3   6   6   0  34

Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Koosman W(8-6)          9     7   1   0   2   4   0  37   2.97
Totals                  9     7   1   0   2   4   0  37

Wild Pitches: Cloninger (7)
Balks: Koosman (3)

Umpires: HP - Chris Pelekoudas, 1B - John Kibler, 2B - Satch Davidson, 3B - Augie Donatelli


REDS 1ST: Rose reached on an error by Harrelson; Tolan forced
Rose (shortstop to second); Koosman balked [Tolan to second];
Perez grounded out (first to pitcher); Bench popped to first in
foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 0, Mets 0.

METS 1ST: Agee singled to right; Garrett grounded out (second to
first) [Agee to second]; Cloninger threw a wild pitch [Agee to
third]; Jones singled to right [Agee scored]; Shamsky grounded
into a double play (first to shortstop to first) [Jones out at
second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0, Mets 1.

REDS 2ND: May walked; McRae grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [May out at second]; Helms
singled to center; Woodward forced Helms (shortstop unassisted);
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 0, Mets 1.

METS 2ND: Marshall doubled to left; Foy singled to center
[Marshall to third]; Grote walked [Foy to second]; Harrelson
walked [Marshall scored, Foy to third, Grote to second]; Koosman
struck out; Agee struck out; Garrett walked [Foy scored, Grote
to third, Harrelson to second]; Jones lined to center; 2 R, 2 H,
0 E, 3 LOB.  Reds 0, Mets 3.

REDS 3RD: Cloninger singled to third; Rose flied to center;
Tolan was called out on strikes; Perez forced Cloninger (third
to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 0, Mets 3.

METS 3RD: Shamsky doubled to right; Marshall popped to third;
Foy walked; Grote grounded into a double play (shortstop to
second to first) [Foy out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Reds 0, Mets 3.

REDS 4TH: Bench grounded out (third to first); May singled to
third; McRae reached on an error by Harrelson [May to second];
Helms singled to left [McRae to second, May scored (unearned)];
Woodward struck out; Cloninger lined to left; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1
E, 2 LOB.  Reds 1, Mets 3.

METS 4TH: Harrelson singled to center; On a bunt Koosman
grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to second)
[Harrelson out at second]; Agee was called out on strikes; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 1, Mets 3.

REDS 5TH: Rose struck out; Tolan singled to center; Perez walked
[Tolan to second]; Bench popped to shortstop in foul territory;
May flied to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 1, Mets 3.

METS 5TH: Garrett was called out on strikes; Jones grounded out
(shortstop to first); Shamsky singled to right; Shamsky was
picked off first but was safe on an error by Cloninger [Shamsky
to second]; Marshall singled to center [Shamsky scored
(unearned), Marshall to second (error by Tolan)]; Foy grounded
out (third to first); 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 2 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 1, Mets
4.

REDS 6TH: McRae grounded out (first to pitcher); Helms grounded
out (third to first); Woodward doubled to left; STEWART BATTED
FOR CLONINGER; Stewart grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 1, Mets 4.

METS 6TH: CARROLL REPLACED STEWART (PITCHING); Grote grounded
out (shortstop to first); Harrelson flied to left in foul
territory; Koosman was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Reds 1, Mets 4.

REDS 7TH: Rose grounded out (shortstop to first); Tolan grounded
out (first unassisted); Perez popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Reds 1, Mets 4.

METS 7TH: Agee grounded out (third to first); GULLETT REPLACED
CARROLL (PITCHING); Garrett popped to shortstop; Jones walked;
CLENDENON BATTED FOR SHAMSKY; Clendenon struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Reds 1, Mets 4.

REDS 8TH: CLENDENON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); Bench was
called out on strikes; May flied to center; McRae grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 1, Mets 4.

METS 8TH: Marshall grounded out (first unassisted); Foy walked;
Grote grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Foy out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 1, Mets 4.

REDS 9TH: Helms flied to right; Woodward grounded out (third to
first); CONCEPCION BATTED FOR GULLETT; Concepcion singled to
left; Rose forced Concepcion (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Reds 1, Mets 4.

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