The Astros rallied for two runs in the 10th inning to pin a 9-8 defeat on the Mets, who were beaten for the fifth time in the last six games. After the Mets pulled even at 7-7 in the fifth inning, the game was scoreless until the 10th when the defending world champions went ahead with a run on singles by Tommie Agee, Cleon Jones and Donn Clendenon. In the Astros' half, Doug Rader and Joe Morgan walked and Bob Watson singled to score the tying run. Following an infield out by John Mayberry and an intentional pass to Denis Menke, Cesar Cedeno ended the game with a single. [The Sporting News]



Houston Astros 9, New York Mets 8
Game Played on Saturday, August    29, 1970 (Day game) at Astrodome
Mets         1  3  1    0  2  0    0  0  0    1  -   8 12  4
Astros       3  1  2    1  0  0    0  0  0    2  -   9 13  3


Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Agee cf               5   1   1   0     1   1   .286      Alou lf               5   2   2   0     1   0   .317
Garrett 3b            4   3   1   1     2   0   .234      Morgan 2b             4   1   4   1     1   0   .270
Jones lf              5   0   2   1     1   0   .263        Wynn ph             0   1   0   0     1   0   .279
Clendenon 1b          5   1   3   2     1   1   .300      Miller rf             3   2   0   0     2   0   .245
Singleton rf          4   1   1   0     2   0   .280        Watson ph           1   0   1   1     0   0   .268
Boswell 2b            4   1   1   1     0   1   .255      Mayberry 1b           5   0   0   0     1   2   .230
Grote c               5   0   0   0     0   0   .260      Menke 3b              4   1   3   1     2   0   .317
Harrelson ss          5   0   2   1     0   1   .246      Cedeno cf             3   1   2   3     1   1   .288
Gentry p              1   1   1   0     0   0   .075      Martinez ss           4   0   0   0     1   0   .227
  Sadecki p           1   0   0   0     0   1   .229      Edwards c             4   0   0   0     0   1   .208
  Frisella p          2   0   0   0     0   1   .222        Howard c            1   0   0   0     0   1   .324
  Marshall ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .261      Billingham p          1   0   0   0     0   1   .087
  McGraw p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .333        Lemaster p          1   0   1   1     0   0   .186
  Taylor p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Ray p               1   0   0   0     0   1   .217
                                                            Geronimo ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .375
                                                            Culver p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .200
                                                            Rader ph            0   1   0   0     1   0   .251

Totals               42   8  12   6     7   6             Totals               38   9  13   7    11   7

Time of Game: 3:24   Attendance: 16,203
Left on Base: Mets 12, Astros 13
DP: Mets 2, Astros 0
Errors: Agee 2, Jones, Singleton, Mayberry, Cedeno, Martinez
Doubles: Gentry (2), Harrelson (16), Clendenon (13), Boswell (9), Morgan 2 (20)
Triples: Menke (5)
Stolen Bases: Jones (12)
Sacrifice Hits: Boswell (2), Cedeno (3)
Sacrifice Flies: Cedeno (2)
GIDP: Martinez (3), Mayberry (5)


Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Gentry                  1.1   4   4   4   3   2   0  11   3.54
Sadecki                 2     4   3   3   2   1   0  12   3.96
Frisella                5.2   3   0   0   3   4   0  21   3.41
McGraw L(2-5)           0.1   0   2   2   2   0   0   3   4.20
Taylor                  0.1   2   0   0   1   0   0   4   3.90
Totals                  9.2  13   9   9  11   7   0  51

Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Billingham              2     4   5   4   4   3   0  14   4.09
Lemaster                2.2   4   2   2   0   1   0  13   4.56
Ray                     3.1   0   0   0   3   2   0  13   3.71
Culver W(6-4)           2     4   1   1   0   0   0  10   3.89
Totals                 10    12   8   7   7   6   0  50

Passed Balls: Edwards (6)
Wild Pitches: Gentry 2 (6), Sadecki (5), McGraw (2), Billingham (8)

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


METS 1ST: Agee struck out; Garrett walked; Jones grounded out
(third to first) [Garrett to second]; Clendenon singled to left
[Garrett scored]; Singleton walked [Clendenon to second];
Boswell struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 1, Astros 0.

ASTROS 1ST: Alou singled to center [Alou to second (error by
Agee)]; Morgan singled to center [Alou to third]; Miller walked
[Morgan to second]; Mayberry struck out; Gentry threw a wild
pitch [Miller to second, Morgan to third, Alou scored]; Menke
was walked intentionally; Cedeno hit a sacrifice fly to right
[Morgan scored, Miller to third]; Gentry threw a wild pitch
[Menke to second, Miller scored]; Martinez walked; Edwards
grounded out (second to first); 3 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 1,
Astros 3.

METS 2ND: Grote grounded out (second to first); Harrelson was
called out on strikes; Gentry doubled to right; Billingham threw
a wild pitch [Gentry to third]; Agee walked; Garrett singled to
center [Agee to second, Gentry scored]; Jones singled to center
[Agee scored, Garrett scored (error by Cedeno) (unearned) (no
RBI), Jones to second]; Clendenon grounded out (pitcher to
first); 3 R (2 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 4, Astros 3.

ASTROS 2ND: Billingham struck out; Alou singled to center [Alou
to third (error by Agee)]; Morgan doubled to center [Alou
scored]; SADECKI REPLACED GENTRY (PITCHING); Miller grounded out
(second to first) [Morgan to third]; Mayberry grounded out
(pitcher to first); 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 4, Astros 4.

METS 3RD: Singleton walked; LEMASTER REPLACED BILLINGHAM
(PITCHING); Boswell grounded out (second to first) [Singleton to
second]; Grote reached on an error by Martinez [Singleton scored
(no RBI)]; Harrelson doubled to left [Grote out at home (left to
shortstop to catcher)]; Sadecki was called out on strikes; 1 R,
1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 5, Astros 4.

ASTROS 3RD: Menke tripled to right; Cedeno singled to right
[Menke scored]; Sadecki threw a wild pitch [Cedeno to second];
Martinez grounded out (shortstop to first) [Cedeno to third];
Edwards struck out; Lemaster singled to right [Cedeno scored];
Alou forced Lemaster (shortstop unassisted); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Mets 5, Astros 6.

METS 4TH: Agee flied to right; Garrett grounded out (first
unassisted); Jones flied to right in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Mets 5, Astros 6.

ASTROS 4TH: Morgan walked; Miller forced Morgan (pitcher to
shortstop); Mayberry walked [Miller to second]; Menke singled to
left [Miller scored, Mayberry to third, Menke to second (error
by Jones)]; FRISELLA REPLACED SADECKI (PITCHING); Cedeno was
walked intentionally; Martinez grounded into a double play
(second to shortstop to first) [Cedeno out at second]; 1 R, 1 H,
1 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 5, Astros 7.

METS 5TH: Clendenon doubled to center; Singleton grounded out
(first unassisted) [Clendenon to third]; Boswell doubled to
right [Clendenon scored]; Grote grounded out (second to first)
[Boswell to third]; Harrelson singled to shortstop [Boswell
scored]; Edwards allowed a passed ball [Harrelson to second];
Frisella reached on an error by Mayberry [Harrelson to third];
RAY REPLACED LEMASTER (PITCHING); Agee flied to right; 2 R, 3 H,
1 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 7, Astros 7.

ASTROS 5TH: Edwards grounded out (pitcher to first); Ray was
called out on strikes; Alou grounded out (pitcher to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 7, Astros 7.

METS 6TH: Garrett flied to left; Jones walked; Jones stole
second; Clendenon walked; Singleton flied to center [Jones to
third]; Boswell grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Mets 7, Astros 7.

ASTROS 6TH: Morgan doubled to right; Miller grounded out (first
to pitcher) [Morgan to third]; Mayberry struck out; Menke flied
to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 7, Astros 7.

METS 7TH: Grote grounded out (third to first); Harrelson flied
to right; Frisella was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Mets 7, Astros 7.

ASTROS 7TH: Cedeno struck out; Martinez grounded out (second to
first); Edwards grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Mets 7, Astros 7.

METS 8TH: Agee grounded out (second to first); Garrett walked;
Jones popped to first in foul territory; Clendenon was called
out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 7, Astros 7.

ASTROS 8TH: GERONIMO BATTED FOR RAY; Geronimo grounded out
(first unassisted); Alou walked; Morgan singled to right [Alou
to third, Morgan to second (error by Singleton)]; Miller was
walked intentionally; Mayberry grounded into a double play
(second to shortstop to first) [Miller out at second]; Johnny
Edwards ejected by 1B umpire John Kibler for throwing a towel
out of the dugout; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 7, Astros 7.

METS 9TH: CULVER REPLACED GERONIMO (PITCHING); HOWARD REPLACED
EDWARDS (PLAYING C ); Singleton singled to left; Boswell out on
a sacrifice bunt (first unassisted) [Singleton to second]; Grote
grounded out (shortstop to first) [Singleton to third];
Harrelson grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Mets 7, Astros 7.

ASTROS 9TH: Menke singled to center; Cedeno out on a sacrifice
bunt (first to second) [Menke to second]; Martinez grounded out
(first unassisted) [Menke to third]; Howard struck out; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 7, Astros 7.

METS 10TH: MARSHALL BATTED FOR FRISELLA; Marshall grounded out
(second to first); Agee singled to left; Garrett forced Agee
(first to shortstop); Jones singled to center [Garrett to
third]; Clendenon singled to center [Jones to third, Garrett
scored]; Singleton popped to second; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets
8, Astros 7.

ASTROS 10TH: MCGRAW REPLACED MARSHALL (PITCHING); RADER BATTED
FOR CULVER; Rader walked; McGraw threw a wild pitch [Rader to
second]; Alou grounded out (second to first) [Rader to third];
WYNN BATTED FOR MORGAN; Wynn walked; WATSON BATTED FOR MILLER;
TAYLOR REPLACED MCGRAW (PITCHING); Watson singled to right [Wynn
to second, Rader scored]; Mayberry grounded out (pitcher to
first) [Watson to second, Wynn to third]; Menke was walked
intentionally; Cedeno singled to center [Menke to second, Watson
to third, Wynn scored]; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Mets 8, Astros 9.