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Mets
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
June 24, 1970
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Chicago Cubs and the New York Mets, played on June 24, 1970 at Wrigley Field.
Game Summary
| Date | June 24, 1970 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
New York Mets
|
| Home Team |
Chicago Cubs
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | June 24, 1970 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | New York Mets |
| Home Team | Chicago Cubs |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Tom Seaver |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Bill Hands |
| Ballpark | Wrigley Field |
| City | Chicago |
| State | IL |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 3 hours 6 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Ken Burkhart 1B: Ed Sudol 2B: Lee Weyer 3B: Andy Olsen |
New York Mets Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Tommie Agee | Center Fielder |
| Bud Harrelson | Shortstop |
| Cleon Jones | Left Fielder |
| Art Shamsky | First Baseman |
| Dave Marshall | Right Fielder |
| Ken Boswell | Second Baseman |
| Wayne Garrett | Third Baseman |
| Jerry Grote | Catcher |
| Tom Seaver | Pitcher |
| Gil Hodges | Manager |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Don Kessinger | Shortstop |
| Glenn Beckert | Second Baseman |
| Billy Williams | Left Fielder |
| Jim Hickman | First Baseman |
| Johnny Callison | Right Fielder |
| Paul Popovich | Third Baseman |
| Cleo James | Center Fielder |
| Jack Hiatt | Catcher |
| Bill Hands | Pitcher |
| Leo Durocher | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Mets
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
June 24, 1970
Top 1
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Mets, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Agee vs. Hands
Agee hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Callison who is chasing the ball. Agee reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Harrelson vs. Hands
Harrelson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Popovich fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: --3
Jones vs. Hands
Jones takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Shamsky vs. Hands
Hands fires to first and has Jones trapped. There's the throw to Kessinger who tags Jones for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: --3
Shamsky vs. Hands
Shamsky strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Mets, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Kessinger vs. Seaver
Kessinger hits a fly ball into left field. Jones settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Beckert vs. Seaver
Beckert is called out on strikes. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Seaver
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Boswell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Mets, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Marshall vs. Hands
Marshall is called out on strikes. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Boswell vs. Hands
Boswell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Beckert scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Garrett vs. Hands
Garrett hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Mets, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Hickman vs. Seaver
Hickman takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Callison vs. Seaver
Callison hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Hickman moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Popovich vs. Seaver
Popovich strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
James vs. Seaver
James hits a fly ball into center field. Agee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Hiatt vs. Seaver
Hiatt hits a popup towards short. Harrelson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Mets, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grote vs. Hands
Grote hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Seaver vs. Hands
Seaver bunts towards the mound. Hands fields it and throws to first for the out. Grote moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Agee vs. Hands
Agee hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Grote moves to third. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1-3
Harrelson vs. Hands
Harrelson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hands fields it and throws to first for the out. Agee moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -23
Jones vs. Hands
Jones hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Grote scores. Agee scores. Jones moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Shamsky vs. Hands
Shamsky hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hickman scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Shamsky for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Mets, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Hands vs. Seaver
Hands takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Kessinger vs. Seaver
Kessinger hits a line drive towards short. Harrelson reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Beckert vs. Seaver
Beckert hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Harrelson fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Seaver
Williams hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Boswell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Mets, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Marshall vs. Hands
Marshall hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Boswell vs. Hands
Boswell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Beckert fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Garrett vs. Hands
Garrett hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hickman scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Garrett for the out. Boswell moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
Grote vs. Hands
Grote is walked intentionally. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Seaver vs. Hands
Seaver hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Mets, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Hickman vs. Seaver
Hickman strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Callison vs. Seaver
Callison strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Popovich vs. Seaver
Popovich strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Mets, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Agee vs. Hands
Agee strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Harrelson vs. Hands
Harrelson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jones vs. Hands
Jones hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Shamsky vs. Hands
There's a wild pitch. Jones moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
Shamsky vs. Hands
Shamsky hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Mets, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
James vs. Seaver
James hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hiatt vs. Seaver
Hiatt bunts towards the mound. Seaver fields it and throws to first for the out. James moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Hands vs. Seaver
Hands hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. James scores. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kessinger vs. Seaver
Kessinger hits a fly ball into left field. Jones settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Beckert vs. Seaver
Beckert strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Mets, 2 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Marshall vs. Hands
Marshall hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Boswell vs. Hands
Boswell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hickman fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first, with Hands covering. It's a double play. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Garrett vs. Hands
Garrett takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Grote vs. Hands
Grote takes first base on ball four. Garrett moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 12-
Seaver vs. Hands
Seaver takes first base on ball four. Garrett moves to third. Grote moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Agee vs. Hands
Agee hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Williams. Agee reaches second base with a double. Garrett scores. Grote scores. Seaver moves to third. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Harrelson vs. Hands
Harrelson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hands fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Mets, 4 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Seaver
Williams hits a fly ball into center field. Agee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Hickman vs. Seaver
Hickman strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Callison vs. Seaver
Callison hits a fly ball into left field. Jones settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Mets, 4 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Hands
Jones hits a fly ball into center field. James settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Shamsky vs. Hands
Shamsky hits a fly ball into center field. James settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Marshall vs. Hands
Marshall strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Mets, 4 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Popovich vs. Seaver
Popovich takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
James vs. Seaver
James hits a fly ball into right field. Marshall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Hiatt vs. Seaver
Hiatt is called out on strikes. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Seaver
Willie Smith pinch hits for Bill Hands.
Smith hits a popup towards short. Harrelson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Mets, 4 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Boswell vs. Aguirre
Hank Aguirre now pitching.
Boswell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Garrett vs. Aguirre
Garrett is hit by the pitch. Boswell moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Grote vs. Aguirre
Grote bunts towards the mound. Aguirre juggles the ball. That's an error on Aguirre. Boswell moves to third. Garrett moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 123
Seaver vs. Colborn
Jim Colborn now pitching.
Seaver hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger fields it and throws to home to get Boswell. Garrett moves to third. Grote moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 123
Agee vs. Colborn
Agee takes first base on ball four. Garrett scores. Grote moves to third. Seaver moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Mets, 5 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Harrelson vs. Colborn
Harrelson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hickman fields it and throws to home to get Grote. Seaver moves to third. Agee moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 5 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Jones vs. Colborn
Jones hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Seaver scores. Agee scores. Harrelson moves to third. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Mets, 7 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1-3
Shamsky vs. Colborn
Ron Swoboda pinch runs for Cleon Jones.
Shamsky hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Harrelson scores. Swoboda moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 8 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Marshall vs. Colborn
Marshall hits a fly ball into center field. James settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Mets, 8 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Kessinger vs. Seaver
Ron Swoboda now playing right field. Dave Marshall now playing left field.
Kessinger hits a ball on the ground towards third. Garrett fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 8 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Beckert vs. Seaver
Beckert hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Marshall. Beckert reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Mets, 8 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Williams vs. Seaver
Williams hits a fly ball into center field. Agee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 8 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Hickman vs. Seaver
Hickman hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Beckert scores. View Play -
Mets, 8 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Callison vs. Seaver
Callison strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Mets, 8 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boswell vs. Colborn
Boswell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Beckert scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 8 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Garrett vs. Colborn
Garrett hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Mets, 9 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Grote vs. Colborn
Grote hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 9 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Seaver vs. Colborn
Seaver bunts towards first. Hickman scoops it up and throws to first, with Beckert covering, for the out. Grote moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 9 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: -2-
Agee vs. Colborn
Agee hits a fly ball into center field. James settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Mets, 9 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Popovich vs. Seaver
Mike Jorgensen now playing first base.
Popovich takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 9 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
James vs. Seaver
James is called out on strikes. View Play -
Mets, 9 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Hiatt vs. Seaver
Hiatt hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Swoboda. Hiatt reaches second base with a double. Popovich moves to third. View Play -
Mets, 9 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: -23
Banks vs. Seaver
Ernie Banks pinch hits for Jim Colborn.
Banks hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Mets, 9 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kessinger vs. Seaver
Kessinger is called out on strikes. View Play -
Mets, 9 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Beckert vs. Seaver
Beckert hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrelson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 6/24/1970, game 1 -- New York at Chicago (D)
New York AB R H RBI Chicago AB R H RBI
Agee T, cf 5 2 3 3 Kessinger D, ss 5 0 0 0
Harrelson B, ss 4 1 0 0 Beckert G, 2b 5 1 1 0
Jones C, lf 4 0 2 4 Williams B, lf 4 0 0 0
Swoboda R, pr-rf 0 0 0 0 Hickman J, 1b 3 0 1 1
Shamsky A, 1b 5 0 1 1 Callison J, rf 4 0 1 0
Jorgensen M, 1b 0 0 0 0 Popovich P, 3b 2 1 0 0
Marshall D, rf-lf 5 0 2 0 James C, cf 4 1 1 0
Boswell K, 2b 4 0 0 0 Hiatt J, c 3 1 1 0
Garrett W, 3b 3 3 1 1 Hands B, p 1 0 1 1
Grote J, c 2 2 2 0 Smith W, ph 1 0 0 0
Seaver T, p 2 1 0 0 Aguirre H, p 0 0 0 0
Colborn J, p 0 0 0 0
Banks E, ph 1 1 1 3
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
34 9 11 9 33 5 7 5
New York 002 002 041 -- 9
Chicago 000 010 013 -- 5
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Seaver T (W) 9.0 7 5 5 4 11
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Hands B (L) 7.0 7 4 4 6 4
Aguirre H* 0.0 0 3 0 1 0
Colborn J 2.0 4 2 2 1 0
* Pitched to 3 batters in 8th
E -- Aguirre H
DP -- Chicago 1
LOB -- New York 10, Chicago 6
2B -- Agee T, Beckert G, Hiatt J
3B -- Agee T
HR -- Garrett W, Banks E
CS -- Jones C
SH -- Seaver T 2, Hiatt J, Grote J
HBP -- by Aguirre H (Garrett W)
WP -- Hands B
T -- 3:06
A -- 0
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