A three-run rally in the ninth inning, climaxed by a pass with the bases loaded, gave the Mets a 5-4 victory in the first game of a doubleheader, but a three-run homer by pinch-hitter Jimmy Stewart and the strikeout pitching of Don Gullett enabled the Reds to win the second game, 7-5. Tommie Agee hit two homers for the Mets in the lidlifter to account for their only runs before the ninth-inning rally. Johnny Bench connected with a man on base for the Reds. In the ninth, Ken Singleton and Agee singled. When Wayne Granger threw wildly on a bunt by Bud Harrelson, Singleton scored. Art Shamsky followed with a single, plating Al Weis, who ran for Agee. Wayne Garrett walked and, after Ron Swoboda struck out, Joe Foy drew a pass on four pitches to force in the winning run.

In the nightcap, Tom Seaver failed in his third successive bid for his 19th victory when Stewart smashed his homer in the seventh inning to wipe out the Mets' 5-4 lead. Gullett, who pitched the last four frames for the Reds and did not permit a baserunner, set the Mets down on strikes in the sixth and seventh innings to tie the N. L. record for most consecutive strikeouts by a relief pitcher. [The Sporting News]



New York Mets 5, Cincinnati Reds 4 (Game 1)
Game Played on Sunday, August    23, 1970 (Day game) at Shea Stadium
Reds         1  0  0    0  2  0    0  1  0  -   4  6  1
Mets         1  0  0    0  0  0    1  0  3  -   5  8  1


Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Rose rf               5   0   0   0     0   0   .314      Agee cf,rf            4   2   4   2     1   0   .291
Tolan cf              4   1   1   0     0   1   .321        Weis pr             0   1   0   0     0   0   .211
Perez 3b              3   1   2   1     1   0   .336      Harrelson ss          4   1   0   0     0   0   .248
Bench c               3   2   2   2     1   0   .296      Jones lf,cf           4   0   1   0     1   1   .253
May 1b                3   0   0   0     1   0   .256      Shamsky 1b            4   0   1   1     1   1   .295
Carbo lf              3   0   1   1     1   0   .312      Garrett 2b            4   0   0   0     1   0   .236
Helms 2b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .230      Swoboda rf,lf         5   0   1   0     0   2   .242
Woodward ss           3   0   0   0     1   0   .246      Foy 3b                2   0   0   1     3   1   .238
Nolan p               2   0   0   0     0   0   .104      Grote c               3   0   0   0     1   0   .268
  Carroll p           1   0   0   0     0   0   .111      Gentry p              2   0   0   0     0   0   .058
  Granger p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .143        Kranepool ph        1   0   0   0     0   1   .111
                                                            Taylor p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Singleton ph        1   1   1   0     0   0   .280

Totals               31   4   6   4     5   1             Totals               34   5   8   4     8   6

Time of Game: 2:35
Left on Base: Reds 6, Mets 12
DP: Reds 0, Mets 2
Errors: Granger, Gentry
Doubles: Perez 2 (23), Bench (30)
Home Runs: Bench (42), Agee 2 (21)
Stolen Bases: Perez (8)
Sacrifice Hits: Nolan (8), Harrelson (9)
GIDP: Perez (14), Helms (17)


Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Nolan                   6.2   5   2   2   5   5   2  30   3.38
Carroll                 1.1   1   1   1   1   0   0   6   2.85
Granger L(6-3)          0.2   2   2   2   2   1   0   7   2.60
Totals                  8.2   8   5   5   8   6   2  43

Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Gentry                  7     4   3   3   5   1   1  30   3.24
Taylor W(5-4)           2     2   1   1   0   0   0   7   4.06
Totals                  9     6   4   4   5   1   1  37

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


REDS 1ST: Rain delay before start of game; Rose grounded
out (second to first); Tolan singled to left; Perez doubled to
right [Tolan scored]; Bench walked; May flied to left; Carbo
walked [Perez to third, Bench to second]; Helms grounded out
(pitcher to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Reds 1, Mets 0.

METS 1ST: Agee homered; Harrelson flied to right; Jones grounded
out (third to first); Shamsky popped to catcher in foul
territory; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 1, Mets 1.

REDS 2ND: AGEE CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); JONES CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING CF); SWOBODA CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF);
Woodward flied to right; Nolan grounded out (first to pitcher);
Rose popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 1, Mets 1.

METS 2ND: Garrett flied to left; Swoboda was called out on
strikes; Foy struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 1, Mets 1.

REDS 3RD: Tolan flied to right; Perez walked; Perez stole
second; Bench grounded out (third to first); May walked; Carbo
flied to left in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 1,
Mets 1.

METS 3RD: Grote walked; On a bunt Gentry popped to catcher in
foul territory; Agee walked [Grote to second]; Harrelson popped
to third; Jones singled to shortstop [Agee to second, Grote to
third]; Shamsky struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Reds 1, Mets
1.

REDS 4TH: Helms flied to center; Woodward walked; Nolan out on a
sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Woodward to second]; Rose
flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 1, Mets 1.

METS 4TH: Garrett grounded out (first unassisted); Swoboda
singled to left; Foy flied to center; Grote popped to second; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 1, Mets 1.

REDS 5TH: Tolan struck out; Perez doubled to left; Bench homered
[Perez scored]; May popped to catcher in foul territory; Carbo
flied to center; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 3, Mets 1.

METS 5TH: Gentry grounded out (catcher to first); Agee singled
to center; Harrelson flied to left; Jones struck out; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 3, Mets 1.

REDS 6TH: Helms grounded out (shortstop to first); Woodward
grounded out (shortstop to first); Nolan grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 3, Mets 1.

METS 6TH: Shamsky walked; Garrett flied to right; Swoboda popped
to catcher in foul territory; Foy walked [Shamsky to second];
Grote popped to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 3, Mets 1.

REDS 7TH: Rose reached on an error by Gentry (assist by
Shamsky); Tolan forced Rose (first to shortstop); Perez grounded
into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Tolan out at
second]; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 3, Mets 1.

METS 7TH: KRANEPOOL BATTED FOR GENTRY; Kranepool struck out;
Agee homered; Harrelson popped to catcher in foul territory;
Jones walked; CARROLL REPLACED NOLAN (PITCHING); Shamsky popped
to second; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 3, Mets 2.

REDS 8TH: TAYLOR REPLACED KRANEPOOL (PITCHING); Bench doubled to
left; May flied to center [Bench to third]; Carbo singled to
left [Bench scored]; Helms grounded into a double play (first to
shortstop) [Carbo out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 4,
Mets 2.

METS 8TH: Garrett grounded out (first unassisted); Swoboda
popped to first; Foy walked; Grote forced Foy (shortstop
unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 4, Mets 2.

REDS 9TH: Woodward grounded out (shortstop to first); Carroll
grounded out (shortstop to first); Rose flied to center; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 4, Mets 2.

METS 9TH: SINGLETON BATTED FOR TAYLOR; Singleton singled to
left; GRANGER REPLACED CARROLL (PITCHING); Agee singled to
center [Singleton to second]; WEIS RAN FOR AGEE; Harrelson
reached on a fielder's choice on a sacrifice bunt [Weis to
second, Singleton scored (error by Granger) (no RBI)]; Jones
popped to pitcher; Shamsky singled to center [Harrelson to
third, Weis scored]; Garrett was walked intentionally [Shamsky
to second]; Swoboda struck out; Foy walked [Harrelson scored,
Shamsky to third, Garrett to second]; 3 R, 3 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.
Reds 4, Mets 5.