New York Mets vs St. Louis Cardinals
April 12, 1970 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 12, 1970 at Busch Stadium II. The New York Mets defeated the St. Louis Cardinals and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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New York Mets 6, St. Louis Cardinals 4

New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Agee cf 4 0 0 0
Harrelson ss 5 0 1 0
Foy 3b 5 0 0 0
Jones lf 5 1 3 0
Clendenon 1b 5 2 2 0
  Jorgensen 1b 0 0 0 0
Swoboda rf 4 0 0 0
Grote c 3 1 2 1
Weis 2b 4 2 2 2
Seaver p 4 0 2 3
  Taylor p 0 0 0 0
Totals 39 6 12 6
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Brock lf 5 0 0 0
Cardenal cf 4 2 1 0
Allen 3b 5 1 2 1
Torre c 4 1 2 0
Lee rf 3 0 0 1
Hague 1b 4 0 2 2
Javier 2b 4 0 1 0
Maxvill ss 1 0 0 0
  Campbell ph 1 0 1 0
  Ramirez ss 0 0 0 0
  Rojas ph,ss 1 0 1 0
Carlton p 2 0 0 0
  Taylor C. p 0 0 0 0
  Davalillo ph 1 0 0 0
  Campisi p 0 0 0 0
  Taylor C. ph 1 0 0 0
  Briles p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 4 10 4
New York 030 003 0006121
St. Louis 000 201 0104101
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Seaver  W (1-0) 7.2 9 4 4 2 5
  Taylor  SV (2) 1.1 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
10
4
4
2
5
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Carlton  L (0-1) 5.1 10 6 6 0 0
  Taylor   1.2 1 0 0 2 1
  Campisi   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
  Briles   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
12
6
6
2
1

  E–Harrelson (1), Allen (1).  DP–New York 1.  2B–New York Weis (1,off Carlton); Grote (2,off Carlton); Seaver (1,off Carlton), St. Louis Torre (2,off Seaver).  HR–St. Louis Allen (2,8th inning off Seaver 0 on, 0 out).  SF–Grote (3,off Carlton); Lee (1,off Seaver).  WP–Briles (1).  U-HP–Augie Donatelli, 1B–Chris Pelekoudas, 2B–John Kibler, 3B–Satch Davidson.  T–2:18.  A–17,313.
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