Ultimate Mets Database: Game of September 20, 1970 - Box Score

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September 20, 1970
Mets 4, Pirates 1 1970 Regular Season Game 153
September 20, 1970
Pirates 9, Mets 5 Next Game:
September 22, 1970
Mets 7, Phillies 6

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National League Standings, September 20, 1970

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Mets Starting Lineup

cf
Tommie
Agee 3b
Wayne
Garrett lf
Cleon
Jones rf
Art
Shamsky 1b
Donn
Clendenon 2b
Ken
Boswell c
Jerry
Grote ss
Bud
Harrelson p
Tom
Seaver

September 20, 1970, Shea Stadium, Flushing, NY

Pittsburgh Pirates 9, New York Mets 5

Pirates ab r h bi bb so

Matty Alou cf 5 1 2 1 0 0

- Johnny Jeter cf 1 0 0 0 0 0

Richie Hebner 3b 5 0 1 0 0 0

Al Oliver rf 5 0 2 1 0 0

Willie Stargell lf 5 1 2 1 0 2

Manny Sanguillen c 5 2 2 0 0 1

George Kopacz 1b 4 1 1 0 0 0

Dave Cash 2b 4 2 1 1 1 0

Gene Alley ss 5 2 3 3 0 0

Fred Cambria p 3 0 1 1 0 0

- George Brunet p 0 0 0 0 0 0

- John Lamb p 0 0 0 0 0 0

- Joe Gibbon p 0 0 0 0 0 0

- Dave Giusti p 1 0 0 1 0 1

Mets ab r h bi bb so Avg.

Tommie Agee cf 6 0 1 0 0 1 .279

Wayne Garrett 3b 6 0 0 0 0 1 .252

Cleon Jones lf 4 1 3 0 1 0 .286

Art Shamsky rf 5 0 0 0 0 0 .298

- Rod Gaspar rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Donn Clendenon 1b 5 1 1 0 0 2 .292

Ken Boswell 2b 4 3 2 1 1 0 .252

Jerry Grote c 3 0 1 1 0 0 .253

- Ed Kranepool ph 0 0 0 0 0 0 .119

- Ron Swoboda ph 1 0 1 1 0 0 .231

- Duffy Dyer c 1 0 0 0 0 0 .207

Bud Harrelson ss 5 0 3 1 0 1 .240

Tom Seaver p 1 0 0 0 1 0 .170

- Danny Frisella p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .308

- Dave Marshall ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 .258

- Tug McGraw p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .333

- Dean Chance p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

- Ken Singleton ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .258

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 R H E

Pittsburgh Pirates 0 0 2 0 0 3 0 0 0 4 9 15 2

New York Mets 0 1 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 5 12 0

Pittsburgh Pirates ip h r er bb so

Fred Cambria 5.1 7 3 2 2 1

George Brunet 0.0 0 0 0 1 0

John Lamb 1.1 1 2 2 1 2

Joe Gibbon 0.0 1 0 0 0 0

Dave Giusti (W) 3.1 3 0 0 0 3

New York Mets ip h r er bb so

Tom Seaver 5.1 9 5 5 0 2 2.80

Danny Frisella 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 2.88

Tug McGraw (L,3-6) 3.1 4 2 2 0 2 3.53

Dean Chance 0.2 1 2 2 1 0 27.00

Errors: Richie Hebner.
PB: Manny Sanguillen.
2B: Cleon Jones 2 (25), Donn Clendenon (17), Matty Alou, Gene Alley.
3B: Gene Alley.
HR: Ken Boswell (5), Willie Stargell.
Intentional Walks: Dave Cash.
SH: Dave Giusti, George Kopacz.

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