Jim Wynn and Denis Menke hit two homers apiece to power the Astros to a 9-5 victory over the Mets, who suffered their seventh defeat in the last nine games. The victory was the Astros' sixth straight. Wynn homered after Jesus Alou walked in the first inning and connected again after Joe Morgan singled in the third. Wynn also got credit for a fifth RBI by drawing a walk with the bases loaded in the sixth. Menke homered following a pass to Morgan in the fifth and added a solo swat in the seventh. Donn Clendenon homered with two men on base for the Mets. [The Sporting News]

Houston Astros 9, New York Mets 5

Game Played on Sunday, August 30, 1970 (Day game) at Astrodome

Mets         3  1  0    0  0  0    0  0  1  -   5  8  1
Astros       2  0  2    1  2  1    1  0  x  -   9 12  0


Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Agee cf               4   2   2   0     1   1   .288      Alou rf               4   1   0   0     1   1   .314
Garrett 3b            3   1   2   0     2   0   .239        Miller rf           0   0   0   0     0   0   .245
Jones lf              5   0   2   2     0   0   .265      Morgan 2b             3   2   1   0     2   0   .270
Clendenon 1b          5   1   1   3     0   3   .298      Wynn lf               4   2   4   5     1   0   .285
Singleton rf          4   0   0   0     1   1   .274        Geronimo pr,lf      0   0   0   0     0   0   .375
Boswell 2b            4   0   1   0     0   2   .255      Mayberry 1b           5   0   1   0     0   1   .229
Grote c               4   0   0   0     0   0   .256      Menke ss              4   2   2   3     0   0   .318
Harrelson ss          3   0   0   0     1   2   .245      Rader 3b              3   1   0   0     1   1   .249
Ryan p                2   0   0   0     0   1   .179      Cedeno cf             4   0   2   0     0   0   .291
  Marshall ph         1   0   0   0     0   1   .259      Edwards c             2   1   2   1     2   0   .212
  Folkers p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .333      Wilson p              3   0   0   0     0   0   .118
  Taylor p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Ray p               1   0   0   0     0   1   .208
  Shamsky ph          0   1   0   0     1   0   .298        Gladding p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               35   5   8   5     6  11             Totals               33   9  12   9     7   4

Time of Game: 2:40   Attendance: 15,754
Left on Base: Mets 9, Astros 8
DP: Mets 3, Astros 0
Errors: Singleton
Doubles: Agee 2 (26), Boswell (10)
Home Runs: Clendenon (19), Wynn 2 (23), Menke 2 (11)
GIDP: Wilson 2 (3), Mayberry (6)
Hit by Pitch: Menke (5,by Ryan)


Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Ryan L(6-10)            5     7   7   6   3   3   3  24   3.48
Folkers                 1.2   3   2   2   4   0   1  11   5.93
Taylor                  1.1   2   0   0   0   1   0   6   3.82
Totals                  8    12   9   8   7   4   4  41

Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Wilson W(7-5)           6     5   4   4   4   7   1  27   3.83
Ray                     2.1   2   1   1   2   3   0  11   3.71
Gladding SV(15)         0.2   1   0   0   0   1   0   3   4.03
Totals                  9     8   5   5   6  11   1  41

Passed Balls: Edwards (7)
Hit by Pitch: Ryan (4)
Wild Pitches: Wilson (10)

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


METS 1ST: Agee doubled to left; Garrett singled to right [Agee
to third]; Jones popped to first; Clendenon homered [Agee
scored, Garrett scored]; Singleton walked; Boswell struck out;
Grote grounded out (third to first); 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets
3, Astros 0.

ASTROS 1ST: Alou walked; Morgan grounded out (shortstop to
first) [Alou to second]; Wynn homered [Alou scored]; Mayberry
struck out; Menke was hit by a pitch; Rader grounded out (first
unassisted); 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 3, Astros 2.

METS 2ND: Harrelson was called out on strikes; Ryan struck out;
Agee walked; Garrett singled to right [Agee to third]; Jones
singled to right [Agee scored, Garrett to third]; Clendenon
forced Jones (shortstop to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets
4, Astros 2.

ASTROS 2ND: Cedeno grounded out (shortstop to first); Edwards
singled to left; On a bunt Wilson grounded into a double play
(first to shortstop to second) [Edwards out at second]; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 4, Astros 2.

METS 3RD: Singleton flied out to center; Boswell grounded out
(second to first); Grote grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 4, Astros 2.

ASTROS 3RD: Alou flied out to center; Morgan singled to left;
Wynn homered [Morgan scored]; Mayberry popped to shortstop;
Menke flied out to right; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 4, Astros
4.

METS 4TH: Harrelson walked; Ryan popped to first; Agee grounded
out (third to first) [Harrelson to second]; Wilson threw a wild
pitch [Harrelson to third]; Garrett walked; Jones forced Garrett
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 4, Astros 4.

ASTROS 4TH: Rader walked; Cedeno reached on an error by
Singleton [Rader to second]; Edwards singled to left [Rader
scored (unearned), Cedeno to second]; Wilson grounded into a
double play (third to first) [Edwards to second, Cedeno out at
third]; Alou struck out; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 4,
Astros 5.

METS 5TH: Clendenon struck out; Singleton struck out; Boswell
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 4, Astros 5.

ASTROS 5TH: Morgan walked; Wynn singled to left [Morgan to
second]; Mayberry grounded into a double play (pitcher to
shortstop to first) [Morgan to third, Wynn out at second]; Menke
homered [Morgan scored]; Rader struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Mets 4, Astros 7.

METS 6TH: Grote grounded out (shortstop to first); Harrelson
flied out to right; MARSHALL BATTED FOR RYAN; Marshall struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 4, Astros 7.

ASTROS 6TH: FOLKERS REPLACED MARSHALL (PITCHING); Cedeno singled
to left; Edwards walked [Cedeno to second]; Wilson forced Cedeno
(third unassisted) [Edwards to second]; Alou popped to second;
Morgan walked [Edwards to third, Wilson to second]; Wynn walked
[Edwards scored, Wilson to third, Morgan to second]; Mayberry
lined to first; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Mets 4, Astros 8.

METS 7TH: RAY REPLACED WILSON (PITCHING); Agee doubled to right;
Garrett lined to left; Jones grounded out (shortstop to first);
Clendenon was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets
4, Astros 8.

ASTROS 7TH: Menke homered; Rader lined to left; Cedeno singled
to right [Cedeno out at second (center to shortstop)]; Edwards
walked; TAYLOR REPLACED FOLKERS (PITCHING); Ray struck out; 1 R,
2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 4, Astros 9.

METS 8TH: Singleton grounded out (second to first); Boswell
doubled to left; Grote grounded out (second to first) [Boswell
to third]; Harrelson struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 4,
Astros 9.

ASTROS 8TH: Alou grounded out (second to first); Morgan grounded
out (pitcher to first); Wynn singled to center; GERONIMO RAN FOR
WYNN; Mayberry singled to right [Geronimo to third]; Menke
forced Mayberry (third to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets
4, Astros 9.

METS 9TH: GERONIMO STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); MILLER REPLACED
ALOU (PLAYING RF); SHAMSKY BATTED FOR TAYLOR; Shamsky walked;
Edwards allowed a passed ball [Shamsky to second]; Agee struck
out; Garrett walked; GLADDING REPLACED RAY (PITCHING); Jones
singled to left [Shamsky scored, Garrett to second]; Clendenon
was called out on strikes; Singleton grounded out (second to
first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 5, Astros 9.

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