Tom Seaver, who had lost four straight starts and five out of his last six, bounced back with a 7-3 victory over the Cardinals and set a Mets' club record by pitching his 19th complete game of the season. Tommie Agee and Donn Clendenon drove in two runs apiece and Agee also scored twice in the Mets' attack. Seaver picked up an RBI by drawing a pass with the bases loaded in the sixth inning. [The Sporting News]



New York Mets 7, St. Louis Cardinals 3
Game Played on Wednesday, September 2, 1970 (Night game) at Busch Stadium II
Mets         1  0  0    0  2  2    2  0  0  -   7 11  1
Cardinals    0  0  0    1  1  0    1  0  0  -   3 10  0


Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Agee cf               4   2   2   2     1   0   .289      Brock lf              5   1   2   0     0   1   .315
Harrelson ss          3   0   1   0     2   1   .243      Javier 2b             5   1   1   0     0   1   .257
Jones lf              4   1   2   0     1   0   .268      Hague 1b              4   0   2   1     1   1   .274
Clendenon 1b          5   1   2   2     0   1   .299      Torre 3b              4   0   3   1     0   0   .322
  Jorgensen 1b        0   0   0   0     0   0   .205      Davalillo cf          4   0   0   0     0   0   .327
Swoboda rf            5   0   0   0     0   0   .236      Simmons c             3   1   0   0     1   1   .226
Foy 3b                5   1   2   1     0   1   .235      Lee rf                4   0   0   0     0   3   .226
Grote c               4   1   1   0     1   0   .255      Maxvill ss            3   0   1   1     0   0   .206
Weis 2b               2   1   1   0     0   0   .207        Beauchamp ph        1   0   0   0     0   1   .247
  Boswell ph,2b       0   0   0   0     2   0   .251        Crosby ss           0   0   0   0     0   0   .224
Seaver p              2   0   0   1     1   0   .182      Reuss p               2   0   0   0     0   2   .036
                                                            Cleveland p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Linzy p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Carl Taylor ph      1   0   0   0     0   1   .242
                                                            Hilgendorf p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Cardenal ph         1   0   1   0     0   0   .296

Totals               34   7  11   6     8   3             Totals               37   3  10   3     2  11

Time of Game: 2:34   Attendance: 13,749
Left on Base: Mets 9, Cardinals 9
DP: Mets 1, Cardinals 3
Errors: Weis
Doubles: Grote (10), Foy (12), Maxvill (5), Javier (14), Brock (25)
Triples: Clendenon (3)
Sacrifice Hits: Seaver (7)
GIDP: Swoboda (6), Weis (4), Jones (14), Javier (14)


Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Seaver W(18-10)         9    10   3   2   2  11   0  39   2.55
Totals                  9    10   3   2   2  11   0  39

Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Reuss L(5-6)            4.2   5   3   2   5   1   0  21   4.58
Cleveland               0.2   2   2   2   2   1   0   6  11.70
Linzy                   1.2   3   2   2   1   0   0   9   4.21
Hilgendorf              2     1   0   0   0   1   0   7   3.29
Totals                  9    11   7   6   8   3   0  43

Passed Balls: Simmons (10)
Balks: Reuss (1)

Umpires: HP - Harry Wendelstedt, 1B - Shag Crawford, 2B - Doug Harvey, 3B - Bob Engel


METS 1ST: Agee singled to center; Harrelson walked [Agee to
second]; Jones flied to right; Clendenon singled to left
[Harrelson to second, Agee scored]; Swoboda grounded into a
double play (third to second to first) [Clendenon out at
second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 1, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 1ST: Brock struck out; Javier struck out; Hague
singled to right; Torre singled to left [Hague to third];
Davalillo grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
 Mets 1, Cardinals 0.

METS 2ND: Foy struck out; Grote walked; Weis grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to first) [Grote out at
second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 1, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 2ND: Simmons walked; Lee struck out; Maxvill popped to
second; Reuss struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 1,
Cardinals 0.

METS 3RD: Seaver grounded out (third to first); Agee walked;
Harrelson singled to center [Agee to third]; Jones grounded into
a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Harrelson out at
second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 1, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 3RD: Brock grounded out (pitcher to first); Javier
popped to second; Hague walked; Torre forced Hague (second to
shortstop); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 1, Cardinals 0.

METS 4TH: Clendenon grounded out (shortstop to first); Swoboda
flied to center; Foy flied to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets
1, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 4TH: Davalillo grounded out (third to first); Simmons
reached on an error by Weis; Lee struck out; Maxvill doubled to
right [Simmons scored (unearned), Maxvill to third (on throw to
home)]; Reuss struck out; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 1,
Cardinals 1.

METS 5TH: Grote flied to center; Weis singled to left; Seaver
out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Weis to second]; Agee
singled to left [Weis scored, Agee to second (on throw to
home)]; Harrelson walked; Reuss balked [Harrelson to second,
Agee to third]; Jones walked; Simmons allowed a passed ball
[Jones to second, Harrelson to third, Agee scored (unearned)];
CLEVELAND REPLACED REUSS (PITCHING); Clendenon was called out on
strikes; 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 3, Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 5TH: Brock flied to left; Javier doubled to center;
Hague struck out; Torre singled to right [Javier scored];
Davalillo popped to third in foul territory; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Mets 3, Cardinals 2.

METS 6TH: Swoboda popped to first in foul territory; Foy singled
to center; Grote doubled to left [Foy to third]; BOSWELL BATTED
FOR WEIS; Boswell was walked intentionally; Seaver walked [Foy
scored, Grote to third, Boswell to second]; LINZY REPLACED
CLEVELAND (PITCHING); Agee forced Seaver (shortstop to second)
[Boswell to third, Grote scored]; Harrelson popped to third in
foul territory; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 5, Cardinals 2.

CARDINALS 6TH: BOSWELL STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); Simmons
struck out; Lee grounded out (second to first); Maxvill grounded
out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 5, Cardinals 2.

METS 7TH: Jones singled to left; Clendenon tripled to right
[Jones scored]; Swoboda flied to center; Foy doubled to right
[Clendenon scored]; Grote popped to first in foul territory;
Boswell was walked intentionally; Seaver grounded out (pitcher
to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 7, Cardinals 2.

CARDINALS 7TH: CARL TAYLOR BATTED FOR LINZY; Carl Taylor struck
out; Brock doubled to center; Javier grounded out (pitcher to
first); Hague singled to center [Brock scored]; Torre singled to
right [Hague to third]; Davalillo forced Torre (second to
shortstop); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 7, Cardinals 3.

METS 8TH: HILGENDORF REPLACED CARL TAYLOR (PITCHING); Agee
grounded out (shortstop to first); Harrelson struck out; Jones
singled to left; Clendenon forced Jones (shortstop to second); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 7, Cardinals 3.

CARDINALS 8TH: JORGENSEN REPLACED CLENDENON (PLAYING 1B);
Simmons popped to second; Lee was called out on strikes;
BEAUCHAMP BATTED FOR MAXVILL; Beauchamp was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 7, Cardinals 3.

METS 9TH: CROSBY REPLACED BEAUCHAMP (PLAYING SS); Swoboda
grounded out (shortstop to first); Foy flied to right; Grote
flied to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 7, Cardinals 3.

CARDINALS 9TH: CARDENAL BATTED FOR HILGENDORF; Cardenal singled
to right; Brock singled to center [Cardenal to second]; Javier
grounded into a double play (shortstop to first) [Cardenal to
third, Brock out at second]; Hague popped to second in foul
territory; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 7, Cardinals 3.