New York Mets vs St. Louis Cardinals
September 3, 1970 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 3, 1970 at Busch Stadium II. The St. Louis Cardinals 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 3, St. Louis Cardinals 5

New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Agee cf 4 0 0 0
Harrelson ss 4 0 1 0
Jones lf 3 0 1 0
Clendenon 1b 4 0 1 0
Swoboda rf 4 0 0 0
Foy 3b 3 1 2 0
Dyer c 4 1 2 0
Weis 2b 3 1 1 2
Gentry p 1 0 0 0
  Singleton ph 1 0 1 1
  Folkers p 0 0 0 0
  Taylor p 0 0 0 0
  Grote ph 1 0 0 0
  Herbel p 0 0 0 0
  Garrett ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 33 3 9 3
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Brock lf 5 2 2 0
Javier 2b 4 0 1 1
Hague 1b 4 1 2 1
Torre 3b 1 1 0 1
Davalillo cf 3 0 1 0
Simmons c 4 0 1 1
Lee rf 4 1 2 0
Maxvill ss 4 0 1 1
Carlton p 4 0 0 0
Totals 33 5 10 5
New York 000 010 002390
St. Louis 101 111 00x5100
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Gentry  L (9-8) 4.0 7 3 3 0 2
  Folkers   1.2 3 2 2 2 1
  Taylor   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Herbel   2.0 0 0 0 1 3
Totals
8.0
10
5
5
3
6
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Carlton  W (8-18) 9.0 9 3 3 3 5
Totals
9.0
9
3
3
3
5

  E–None.  DP–St. Louis 2.  3B–St. Louis Lee (1,off Gentry); Javier (2,off Folkers).  HR–New York Weis (1,9th inning off Carlton 1 on, 2 out), St. Louis Hague (12,3rd inning off Gentry 0 on, 1 out).  SF–Torre (3,off Gentry).  CS–Foy (12,3rd base by Carlton/Simmons).  SB–Brock (43,2nd base off Gentry/Dyer).  WP–Carlton (13).  U-HP–Shag Crawford, 1B–Doug Harvey, 2B–Bob Engel, 3B–Harry Wendelstedt.  T–2:08.  A–13,169.
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