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Giants
@ Mets
Shea Stadium
May 8, 1970
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Mets and the San Francisco Giants, played on May 8, 1970 at Shea Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | May 8, 1970 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
San Francisco Giants
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| Home Team |
New York Mets
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 8, 1970 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | San Francisco Giants |
| Home Team | New York Mets |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Migel Puente |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Gary Gentry |
| Ballpark | Shea Stadium |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 43,109 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 47 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Tom Gorman 1B: Mel Steiner 2B: Bill Williams 3B: Nick Colosi |
San Francisco Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Bobby Bonds | Right Fielder |
| Ron Hunt | Second Baseman |
| Willie Mays | Center Fielder |
| Willie McCovey | First Baseman |
| Ken Henderson | Left Fielder |
| Dick Dietz | Catcher |
| Tito Fuentes | Third Baseman |
| Hal Lanier | Shortstop |
| Migel Puente | Pitcher |
| Clyde King | Manager |
New York Mets Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Tommie Agee | Center Fielder |
| Bud Harrelson | Shortstop |
| Cleon Jones | Left Fielder |
| Art Shamsky | Right Fielder |
| Ken Boswell | Second Baseman |
| Mike Jorgensen | First Baseman |
| Wayne Garrett | Third Baseman |
| Duffy Dyer | Catcher |
| Gary Gentry | Pitcher |
| Gil Hodges | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Giants
@ Mets
Shea Stadium
May 8, 1970
Top 1
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Giants, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bonds vs. Gentry
Bonds hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrelson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hunt vs. Gentry
Hunt strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Gentry
Mays hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCovey vs. Gentry
McCovey strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Giants, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Agee vs. Puente
Agee hits a fly ball into right field. Bonds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrelson vs. Puente
Harrelson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lanier scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Puente
Jones takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Shamsky vs. Puente
Shamsky hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Jones moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Boswell vs. Puente
Boswell hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCovey scoops it up and throws to first, with Puente covering, for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Giants, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Gentry
Henderson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dietz vs. Gentry
Dietz hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Boswell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Henderson moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Fuentes vs. Gentry
Fuentes hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Boswell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lanier vs. Gentry
Lanier strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Giants, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jorgensen vs. Puente
Jorgensen hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Hunt settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garrett vs. Puente
Garrett hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Bonds. Garrett reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Dyer vs. Puente
Dyer strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gentry vs. Puente
Gentry strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Giants, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Puente vs. Gentry
Puente strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bonds vs. Gentry
Bonds strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hunt vs. Gentry
Hunt hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gentry fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Giants, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Agee vs. Puente
Agee hits a popup, foul, towards first. McCovey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrelson vs. Puente
Harrelson hits a line drive into left field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Puente
Jones hits a ball on the ground towards third. Fuentes fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Giants, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Gentry
Mays strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCovey vs. Gentry
McCovey hits a fly ball into center field. Agee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Gentry
Henderson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dietz vs. Gentry
Dietz hits a popup, foul, towards first. Jorgensen settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Giants, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shamsky vs. Puente
Shamsky hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boswell vs. Puente
Boswell hits a fly ball into right field. Bonds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jorgensen vs. Puente
Jorgensen hits a popup towards first. McCovey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Garrett vs. Puente
Garrett takes first base on ball four. Shamsky moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Dyer vs. Puente
Dyer is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 5
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Giants, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fuentes vs. Gentry
Fuentes hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gentry fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lanier vs. Gentry
Lanier hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrelson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Puente vs. Gentry
Puente hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Boswell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Giants, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gentry vs. Puente
Gentry hits a popup, foul, in back of the plate. Dietz settles under it, and drops the ball. That's an error on Dietz. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gentry vs. Puente
Gentry strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Agee vs. Puente
Agee hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lanier misplays the ball. That's an error on Lanier. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Harrelson vs. Puente
There goes Agee. The throw from Dietz and he is safe. Agee steals second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Harrelson vs. Puente
Harrelson hits a fly ball into right field. Bonds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Jones vs. Puente
Jones takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Shamsky vs. Puente
Shamsky hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Hunt settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Giants, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bonds vs. Gentry
Bonds hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hunt vs. Gentry
Hunt bunts towards the mound. Gentry fields it and throws to first for the out. Bonds moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mays vs. Gentry
Mays hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCovey vs. Gentry
McCovey hits a ball on the ground towards first. Jorgensen scoops it up and throws to first, with Gentry covering, for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Gentry
Henderson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrelson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Giants, 3 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boswell vs. Puente
Boswell hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Hunt settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jorgensen vs. Puente
Jorgensen hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Bonds. Jorgensen reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Garrett vs. Puente
Garrett hits a popup, foul, towards third. Fuentes settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Dyer vs. Puente
Dyer strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Giants, 3 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dietz vs. Gentry
Dietz hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fuentes vs. Gentry
Fuentes hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrelson fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lanier vs. Gentry
Lanier hits a fly ball into left field. Jones settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Puente vs. Gentry
Puente strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Giants, 3 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marshall vs. Puente
Dave Marshall pinch hits for Gary Gentry.
Marshall hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Agee vs. Puente
Agee hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Marshall moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Harrelson vs. Puente
Harrelson strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Jones vs. Puente
Jones hits a ball on the ground towards third. Fuentes fields it, steps on third, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Top 8
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Giants, 3 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bonds vs. Cardwell
Don Cardwell now pitching.
Bonds hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hunt vs. Cardwell
Hunt is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mays vs. Cardwell
Mays hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Hunt moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
McCovey vs. Cardwell
McCovey hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Cardwell fields it and throws to first for the out. Hunt scores. Mays moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Henderson vs. Cardwell
Henderson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Jones. Henderson reaches second base with a double. Mays scores. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Dietz vs. Koonce
Bob Taylor pinch runs for Ken Henderson. Cal Koonce now pitching.
Dietz is walked intentionally. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Fuentes vs. Koonce
Fuentes hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Taylor moves to third. Dietz moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Lanier vs. Koonce
Lanier hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrelson fields it and throws to second for the out. Taylor scores. Dietz moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Puente vs. Koonce
Puente strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Giants, 7 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shamsky vs. Puente
Bob Taylor now playing left field.
Shamsky hits a popup towards third. Fuentes settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boswell vs. Puente
Boswell hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jorgensen vs. Puente
Jorgensen hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garrett vs. Puente
Garrett is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 9
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Giants, 7 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bonds vs. Koonce
Bonds hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrelson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hunt vs. Koonce
Hunt hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mays vs. Koonce
Mays hits a fly ball into right field. Shamsky settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCovey vs. Koonce
McCovey hits a line drive into center field. Agee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Giants, 7 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kranepool vs. Puente
Ed Kranepool pinch hits for Duffy Dyer.
Kranepool hits a fly ball into left field. Taylor settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Swoboda vs. Puente
Ron Swoboda pinch hits for Cal Koonce.
Swoboda takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Agee vs. Puente
Agee hits a fly ball into left field. Taylor settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Harrelson vs. Puente
Harrelson hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Taylor settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/8/1970 -- San Francisco at New York (N)
San Francisco AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Bonds B, rf 5 2 2 1 Agee T, cf 5 0 1 0
Hunt R, 2b 3 1 1 0 Harrelson B, ss 5 0 0 0
Mays W, cf 5 3 3 3 Jones C, lf 2 0 0 0
McCovey W, 1b 5 0 0 1 Shamsky A, rf 4 0 2 0
Henderson K, lf 3 0 2 1 Boswell K, 2b 4 1 1 1
Taylor B, pr-lf 0 1 0 0 Jorgensen M, 1b 4 0 1 0
Dietz D, c 3 0 1 0 Garrett W, 3b 3 0 1 0
Fuentes T, 3b 4 0 1 0 Dyer D, c 3 0 0 0
Lanier H, ss 4 0 0 1 Kranepool E, ph 1 0 0 0
Puente M, p 4 0 0 0 Gentry G, p 2 0 0 0
Marshall D, ph 1 0 1 0
Cardwell D, p 0 0 0 0
Koonce C, p 0 0 0 0
Swoboda R, ph 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
36 7 10 7 34 1 7 1
San Francisco 100 002 040 -- 7
New York 000 000 010 -- 1
San Francisco IP H R ER BB SO
Puente M (W) 9.0 7 1 1 4 7
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Gentry G (L) 7.0 5 3 3 1 7
Cardwell D 0.1 3 4 4 0 0
Koonce C 1.2 2 0 0 1 1
E -- Dietz D, Lanier H
DP -- San Francisco 1
LOB -- San Francisco 6, New York 10
2B -- Garrett W, Jorgensen M, Henderson K
HR -- Mays W 2, Bonds B, Boswell K
SB -- Agee T
SH -- Hunt R
HBP -- by Cardwell D (Hunt R)
T -- 2:47
A -- 43109
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