New York Mets vs San Diego Padres
May 2, 1970 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 2, 1970 at San Diego Stadium. The San Diego Padres defeated the New York Mets and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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New York Mets 4, San Diego Padres 5

New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Agee cf 4 1 1 2
Harrelson ss 3 1 1 0
Jones lf 4 0 0 0
Shamsky rf 3 0 0 1
Jorgensen 1b 4 0 0 0
Foy 3b 4 0 1 0
Garrett 2b 2 1 1 0
  Clendenon ph 1 0 0 0
Dyer c 3 0 0 1
McAndrew p 0 0 0 0
  Cardwell p 1 0 0 0
  Marshall ph 1 1 1 0
  Sadecki p 0 0 0 0
  Kranepool ph 0 0 0 0
  Seaver ph 1 0 0 0
  Taylor p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 4 5 4
San Diego Padres ab   r   h rbi
Campbell 2b 2 0 0 1
Huntz ss 3 0 0 0
Gaston cf 4 0 0 0
Ferrara lf 4 0 2 0
  Morales lf 0 0 0 0
Colbert 1b 4 1 1 0
Brown rf 3 1 1 1
Spiezio 3b 3 2 2 1
Cannizzaro c 3 1 2 1
Kirby p 1 0 0 0
  Herbel p 1 0 0 0
Totals 28 5 8 4
New York 000 003 100450
San Diego 040 100 00x581
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
McAndrew  L (1-2) 1.0 4 4 4 1 0
  Cardwell   4.0 4 1 1 1 3
  Sadecki   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
  Taylor   2.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
8
5
5
2
3
  San Diego Padres IP H R ER BB SO
Kirby  W (1-2) 6.0 3 3 3 2 2
  Herbel  SV (4) 3.0 2 1 1 0 1
Totals
9.0
5
4
4
2
3

  E–Huntz (2).  DP–New York 3, San Diego 1.  2B–New York Harrelson (7,off Kirby), San Diego Colbert (2,off McAndrew); Brown (3,off McAndrew); Spiezio (1,off Cardwell); Cannizzaro (2,off Cardwell).  3B–New York Marshall (1,off Kirby); Garrett (1,off Herbel).  HR–New York Agee (3,6th inning off Kirby 1 on, 0 out).  SF–Shamsky (1,off Kirby); Campbell (2,off Cardwell).  SH–Kirby (1,off McAndrew).  CS–Cannizzaro (3,3rd base by Cardwell/Dyer).  WP–Cardwell (1).  U-HP–Al Barlick, 1B–Ed Vargo, 2B–Paul Pryor, 3B–Dick Stello.  T–2:12.  A–6,465.
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