New York Mets vs Montreal Expos
May 20, 1970 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 20, 1970 at Parc Jarry. The Montreal Expos 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 0, Montreal Expos 2

New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Agee cf 4 0 0 0
Harrelson ss 3 0 0 0
Jones lf 4 0 0 0
Shamsky 1b 3 0 2 0
  Jorgensen pr,1b 0 0 0 0
Boswell 2b 3 0 0 0
Marshall rf 0 0 0 0
  Swoboda pr,rf 2 0 1 0
Foy 3b 3 0 0 0
Grote c 3 0 0 0
  Clendenon ph 1 0 0 0
Seaver p 2 0 0 0
  Kranepool ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 29 0 3 0
Montreal Expos ab   r   h rbi
Staehle 2b 3 0 0 0
Jones lf 2 1 0 0
Staub rf 3 1 1 0
Fairly 1b 3 0 1 1
Fairey cf 3 0 1 1
Laboy 3b 3 0 0 0
Bateman c 3 0 0 0
Wine ss 2 0 0 0
Morton p 3 0 0 0
Totals 25 2 3 2
New York 000 000 000030
Montreal 000 200 00x232
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Seaver  L (7-2) 8.0 3 2 2 7 10
Totals
8.0
3
2
2
7
10
  Montreal Expos IP H R ER BB SO
Morton  W (4-1) 9.0 3 0 0 6 10
Totals
9.0
3
0
0
6
10

  E–Laboy (5), Wine (4).  DP–Montreal 2.  2B–New York Shamsky (8,off Morton); Swoboda (4,off Morton), Montreal Staub (6,off Seaver).  HBP–Harrelson (3,by Morton).  IBB–Fairey (3,by Seaver); Fairly (5,by Seaver).  SB–Marshall (2,2nd base off Morton/Bateman); Agee (10,2nd base off Morton/Bateman).  CS–Staehle (2,2nd base by Seaver/Grote).  WP–Morton (1).  HBP–Morton (1,Harrelson).  IBB–Seaver 2 (3,Fairey,Fairly).  U-HP–Ed Vargo, 1B–Paul Pryor, 2B–Dick Stello, 3B–Al Barlick.  T–2:21.  A–11,361.
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