Dick Selma, who was fined $500 for his blasts against the umpires after losing the previous night's game, drew another defeat when Donn Clendenon hit a two-run homer for the Mets in the eighth inning to beat the Phillies, 5-4. The Phillies broke a 1-1 tie in the fourth when Tim McCarver singled and Larry Hisle homered. A double by Tony Taylor, a wild pitch and a sacrifice fly by Don Money added a run in the fifth. The Mets, held to two hits by Chris Short, rallied for two runs in the sixth, the first scoring on a single by Ken Singleton, a double by Tommie Agee and single by Ken Harrelson. After Cleon Jones walked to load the bases, Donn Clendenon rolled into a double play as Agee crossed the plate.

Selma, taking over in the eighth, got Agee on a popup and walked Bud Harrelson. Jones struck out, but Clendenon then crashed his homer. The victory moved the Mets into second place in the East division race, two games behind the Pirates. [The Sporting News]



New York Mets 5, Philadelphia Phillies 4
Game Played on Wednesday, September 23, 1970 (Night game) at Connie Mack Stadium
Mets         0  0  1    0  0  2    0  2  0  -   5  7  1
Phillies     1  0  0    2  1  0    0  0  0  -   4 11  0


Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Phillies             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Agee cf               4   1   2   1     0   0   .281      Bowa ss               5   0   0   0     0   2   .250
Harrelson ss          3   1   1   1     1   0   .240      Taylor 2b             5   2   3   0     0   1   .296
Jones lf              3   0   0   0     1   1   .282      Money 3b              3   0   1   2     0   1   .301
Clendenon 1b          4   1   1   2     0   0   .291      Johnson 1b            3   0   2   0     1   0   .256
Swoboda rf            2   0   0   0     0   1   .228      Lis lf                2   0   0   0     1   2   .189
  Marshall ph         1   0   0   0     0   1   .256        Wilson p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .250
  Gentry p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .069        Montanez ph         0   0   0   0     0   0   .300
  Shamsky rf          1   0   0   0     0   1   .297        Hutto ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .185
Foy 3b                2   0   0   0     0   2   .239        Selma p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .158
  Garrett ph,3b       1   0   1   0     1   0   .254      McCarver c            4   1   2   0     0   0   .252
Grote c               3   1   1   0     0   0   .251      Browne rf             2   0   0   0     0   2   .248
Weis 2b               2   0   0   0     0   2   .207        Gamble ph,rf        2   0   0   0     0   1   .261
  Boswell ph,2b       2   0   0   0     0   0   .254      Hisle cf              4   1   2   2     0   1   .203
Sadecki p             1   0   0   0     0   1   .205      Short p               2   0   0   0     0   0   .050
  Ryan p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .186        Stone lf            1   0   1   0     0   0   .269
  Herbel p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Joseph ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .227
  Singleton ph,rf     2   1   1   0     0   1   .260        Reid lf             0   0   0   0     0   0   .130
  McGraw p            1   0   0   0     0   0   .308

Totals               32   5   7   4     3  10             Totals               35   4  11   4     2  11

Time of Game: 2:44   Attendance:  5,683
Left on Base: Mets 4, Phillies 8
DP: Mets 2, Phillies 1
Errors: Agee
Doubles: Grote (13), Agee (29), Hisle (22), Taylor 2 (22), Stone (12), McCarver (8)
Home Runs: Clendenon (21), Hisle (10)
Caught Stealing: Money (7)
Sacrifice Hits: Grote (6)
Sacrifice Flies: Money (7)
GIDP: Clendenon (14), Hutto (3)
Hit by Pitch: Money (7,by Gentry)


Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Sadecki                 4     6   3   2   2   3   1  19   3.91
Ryan                    0.1   2   1   1   0   0   0   3   3.56
Herbel                  0.2   0   0   0   0   1   0   2   4.68
Gentry                  1.1   2   0   0   0   2   0   7   3.65
McGraw W(4-6)           2.2   1   0   0   0   5   0   8   3.42
Totals                  9    11   4   3   2  11   1  39

Phillies               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Short                   5     5   3   3   1   6   0  21   4.16
Wilson                  2     0   0   0   1   2   0   6   4.78
Selma L(7-9)            2     2   2   2   1   2   1   9   2.78
Totals                  9     7   5   5   3  10   1  36

Hit by Pitch: Gentry (8)
Wild Pitches: Ryan (8)

Umpires: HP - Dick Stello, 1B - Satch Davidson, 2B - Augie Donatelli, 3B - Stan Landes


METS 1ST: Agee flied out to center; Harrelson flied out to left;
Jones flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0,
Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 1ST: Bowa popped to catcher in foul territory; Taylor
singled to right [Taylor to third (error by Agee)]; Money
grounded out (third to first) [Taylor scored (unearned)];
Johnson walked; Lis walked [Johnson to second]; McCarver
grounded out (third to first); 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.
Mets 0, Phillies 1.

METS 2ND: Clendenon grounded out (shortstop to first); Swoboda
struck out; Foy struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0,
Phillies 1.

PHILLIES 2ND: Browne struck out; Hisle doubled to right; Short
grounded out (third to first); Bowa grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0, Phillies 1.

METS 3RD: Grote doubled to right; Weis was called out on
strikes; Sadecki struck out; Agee singled to center [Grote
scored]; Harrelson flied out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Mets 1, Phillies 1.

PHILLIES 3RD: Taylor grounded out (third to first); Money
singled to right; Johnson singled to left [Money to third]; Lis
struck out while Money was picked off and caught stealing home
(catcher to third); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 1, Phillies 1.

METS 4TH: Jones grounded out (third to first); Clendenon flied
out to center; Swoboda grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 1, Phillies 1.

PHILLIES 4TH: McCarver singled to center; Browne was called out
on strikes; Hisle homered [McCarver scored]; Short grounded out
(shortstop to first); Bowa grounded out (third to first); 2 R, 2
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 1, Phillies 3.

METS 5TH: Foy struck out; Grote flied out to right; Weis was
called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 1, Phillies 3.

PHILLIES 5TH: RYAN REPLACED SADECKI (PITCHING); Taylor doubled
to right; Ryan threw a wild pitch [Taylor to third]; Money hit a
sacrifice fly to right [Taylor scored]; Johnson singled to
right; HERBEL REPLACED RYAN (PITCHING); Lis struck out; McCarver
popped to third in foul territory; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets
1, Phillies 4.

METS 6TH: SINGLETON BATTED FOR HERBEL; Singleton singled to
right; Agee doubled to right [Singleton to third]; Harrelson
singled to left [Singleton scored, Agee to third]; Jones walked
[Harrelson to second]; WILSON REPLACED LIS (PITCHING); STONE
REPLACED SHORT (PLAYING LF); Clendenon grounded into a double
play (shortstop to second to first) [Agee scored, Harrelson to
third, Jones out at second]; MARSHALL BATTED FOR SWOBODA;
Marshall was called out on strikes; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets
3, Phillies 4.

PHILLIES 6TH: SINGLETON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); GENTRY
REPLACED MARSHALL (PITCHING); GAMBLE BATTED FOR BROWNE; Gamble
lined to second; Hisle struck out; Stone doubled to right; Bowa
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 3, Phillies 4.

METS 7TH: GAMBLE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); GARRETT BATTED FOR
FOY; Garrett walked; Grote out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to
second) [Garrett to second]; BOSWELL BATTED FOR WEIS; Boswell
flied out to center; Singleton struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Mets 3, Phillies 4.

PHILLIES 7TH: GARRETT STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); BOSWELL
STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); Taylor doubled to left; Money was
hit by a pitch; Johnson popped to second; MONTANEZ BATTED FOR
WILSON; MCGRAW REPLACED SINGLETON (PITCHING); SHAMSKY REPLACED
GENTRY (PLAYING RF); HUTTO BATTED FOR MONTANEZ; Hutto grounded
into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Money out at
second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 3, Phillies 4.

METS 8TH: SELMA REPLACED HUTTO (PITCHING); Agee popped to first;
Harrelson walked; Jones struck out; Clendenon homered [Harrelson
scored]; Shamsky struck out; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 5,
Phillies 4.

PHILLIES 8TH: McCarver doubled to right; Gamble struck out;
Hisle grounded out (second to first) [McCarver to third]; JOSEPH
BATTED FOR STONE; Joseph struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets
5, Phillies 4.

METS 9TH: REID REPLACED JOSEPH (PLAYING LF); Garrett singled to
center; Grote forced Garrett (pitcher to shortstop); Boswell
flied out to left; McGraw forced Grote (shortstop to second); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 5, Phillies 4.

PHILLIES 9TH: Bowa struck out; Taylor struck out; Money struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 5, Phillies 4.