The Mets moved one game ahead of the Cubs in the battle for second place in the East division when Jerry Koosman posted a 3-1 victory. The Mets got off to a two-run start against Milt Pappas in the first inning on a walk to Wayne Garrett, single by Art Shamsky and double by Donn Clendenon.

Singles by Bud Harrelson, Mike Jorgensen and Garrett added their other run in the second. The Cubs did not score until the ninth when singles by Tommy Davis and Paul Popovich, around a walk, averted a shutout. [The Sporting News]



New York Mets 3, Chicago Cubs 1
Game Played on Tuesday, September 29, 1970 (Night game) at Shea Stadium
Cubs         0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  1  -   1  7  1
Mets         2  1  0    0  0  0    0  0  x  -   3 10  0


Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Kessinger ss          3   0   1   0     1   0   .268      Jorgensen cf          4   0   1   0     1   0   .203
Beckert 2b            4   0   1   0     0   0   .290      Garrett 3b            3   1   1   1     2   1   .256
Williams rf           4   0   1   0     0   1   .324      Jones lf              4   0   1   0     0   0   .277
T. Davis lf           4   1   1   0     0   0   .287      Shamsky rf            4   1   1   0     0   0   .291
Hickman cf            3   0   1   0     1   0   .314      Clendenon 1b          4   0   2   2     0   2   .291
Banks 1b              4   0   0   0     0   1   .252      Boswell 2b            3   0   1   0     1   0   .259
Popovich 3b           4   0   2   1     0   0   .257      Grote c               4   0   1   0     0   0   .257
Hiatt c               4   0   0   0     0   0   .258      Harrelson ss          3   1   2   0     1   0   .243
Pappas p              1   0   0   0     1   1   .200      Koosman p             3   0   0   0     0   3   .086
  Gagliano ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .167
  Gura p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               32   1   7   1     3   3             Totals               32   3  10   3     5   6

Time of Game: 1:54   Attendance: 26,832
Left on Base: Cubs 7, Mets 11
DP: Cubs 1, Mets 2
Errors: T. Davis
Doubles: Clendenon (18)
Sacrifice Hits: Koosman (8)
GIDP: Popovich (3), Hiatt (7), Jones (26)


Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Pappas L(12-10)         7    10   3   3   4   4   0  34   3.34
Gura                    1     0   0   0   1   2   0   4   3.79
Totals                  8    10   3   3   5   6   0  38

Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Koosman W(12-7)         9     7   1   1   3   3   0  35   3.14
Totals                  9     7   1   1   3   3   0  35

Umpires: HP - Al Barlick, 1B - Augie Donatelli, 2B - Ed Sudol, 3B - Ed Vargo


CUBS 1ST: Kessinger grounded out (shortstop to first); Beckert
singled to left; Williams struck out; T. Davis forced Beckert
(shortstop unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0, Mets 0.

METS 1ST: Jorgensen grounded out (second to first); Garrett
walked; Jones flied to center; Shamsky singled to center
[Garrett to third]; Clendenon doubled to left [Shamsky scored,
Garrett scored]; Boswell was walked intentionally; Grote forced
Boswell (shortstop to second); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 0,
Mets 2.

CUBS 2ND: Hickman singled to left; Banks flied to center;
Popovich grounded into a double play (shortstop to first)
[Hickman out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Mets 2.

METS 2ND: Harrelson singled to center; Koosman was called out on
strikes; Jorgensen singled to right [Harrelson to third];
Garrett singled to center [Jorgensen to second, Harrelson
scored]; Jones grounded into a double play (shortstop to second
to first) [Garrett out at second]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs
0, Mets 3.

CUBS 3RD: Hiatt popped to second; Pappas walked; Kessinger
singled to center [Pappas to second]; Beckert flied to center;
Williams grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Cubs 0, Mets 3.

METS 3RD: Shamsky flied to left; Clendenon struck out; Boswell
singled to right; Grote singled to left [Boswell to third (error
by T. Davis)]; Harrelson walked [Grote to second]; Koosman was
called out on strikes; 0 R, 2 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Cubs 0, Mets 3.

CUBS 4TH: T. Davis flied to right; Hickman popped to third in
foul territory; Banks grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Mets 3.

METS 4TH: Jorgensen flied to right; Garrett flied to center;
Jones singled to left; Shamsky lined to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Cubs 0, Mets 3.

CUBS 5TH: Popovich singled to center; Hiatt grounded into a
double play (third to second to first) [Popovich out at second];
Pappas struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Mets 3.

METS 5TH: Clendenon struck out; Boswell popped to second; Grote
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0,
Mets 3.

CUBS 6TH: Kessinger walked; Beckert forced Kessinger (shortstop
to second); Williams singled to left [Beckert to third]; T.
Davis popped to third in foul territory; Hickman forced Williams
(third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 0, Mets 3.

METS 6TH: Harrelson singled to shortstop; Koosman out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Harrelson to second];
Jorgensen flied to left in foul territory; Garrett was walked
intentionally; Jones popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 0, Mets 3.

CUBS 7TH: Banks struck out; Popovich flied to right; Hiatt flied
to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Mets 3.

METS 7TH: Shamsky flied to right; Clendenon singled to center;
Boswell flied out to center; Grote flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0, Mets 3.

CUBS 8TH: GAGLIANO BATTED FOR PAPPAS; Gagliano grounded out
(second to first); Kessinger flied to right; Beckert grounded
out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Mets 3.

METS 8TH: GURA REPLACED GAGLIANO (PITCHING); Harrelson popped to
second; Koosman struck out; Jorgensen walked; Garrett was called
out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0, Mets 3.

CUBS 9TH: Williams popped to third in foul territory; T. Davis
singled to left; Hickman walked [T. Davis to second]; Banks
flied to right; Popovich singled to left [Hickman to second, T.
Davis scored]; Hiatt flied to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Cubs 1, Mets 3.