St. Louis Cardinals vs New York Mets
July 8, 1970 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 8, 1970 at Shea Stadium. 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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St. Louis Cardinals 5, New York Mets 7

St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Brock lf 4 0 1 1
Cardenal cf 5 0 0 0
Allen 1b 3 2 1 0
Torre c 4 1 3 1
Taylor C. rf 4 1 2 3
Shannon 3b 4 1 0 0
  Davalillo ph 1 0 0 0
Ramirez ss 3 0 1 0
  Lee ph 1 0 0 0
Maxvill 2b 3 0 1 0
Briles p 1 0 0 0
  McCool p 0 0 0 0
  Linzy p 0 0 0 0
  Simmons ph 0 0 0 0
  Taylor C. p 0 0 0 0
  Hague ph 1 0 0 0
  Hrabosky p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 5 9 5
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Agee cf 4 1 1 0
Harrelson ss 4 2 1 1
Singleton lf 2 2 1 3
Shamsky rf 4 0 1 1
  Swoboda rf 0 0 0 0
Clendenon 1b 4 0 1 1
  Jorgensen 1b 0 0 0 0
Garrett 3b 4 0 0 0
Boswell 2b 4 1 2 0
  Weis 2b 0 0 0 0
Grote c 4 1 4 1
Sadecki p 1 0 0 0
  McGraw p 0 0 0 0
  Taylor p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 7 11 7
St. Louis 102 000 020590
New York 004 030 00x7112
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Briles  L (1-2) 4.2 7 7 7 1 2
  McCool   0.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Linzy   0.1 1 0 0 0 0
  Taylor   2.0 1 0 0 2 0
  Hrabosky   1.0 1 0 0 1 1
Totals
8.0
11
7
7
4
3
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Sadecki  W (7-2) 7.0 6 5 4 6 3
  McGraw   0.2 1 0 0 1 1
  Taylor  SV (10) 1.1 2 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
9
5
4
7
5

  E–Garrett (4), Grote (3).  DP–St. Louis 2.  2B–St. Louis Torre 2 (17,off Sadecki,off Taylor); Carl Taylor (7,off Sadecki), New York Boswell (5,off Briles).  HR–St. Louis Carl Taylor (3,8th inning off Sadecki 0 on, 0 out), New York Singleton (3,3rd inning off Briles 2 on, 2 out).  SH–Briles (1,off Sadecki); Sadecki 2 (6,off Briles 2).  SF–Brock (2,off McGraw).  SB–Torre (1,2nd base off Sadecki/Grote).  CS–Brock (6,2nd base by Sadecki/Grote); Boswell (4,2nd base by Briles/Torre).  U-HP–Bill Williams, 1B–Nick Colosi, 2B–Frank Secory, 3B–Mel Steiner.  T–2:43.  A–38,932.
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