Mets take two on Road from Cards

April 10, 1970 at St. Louis – The Mets scored all their runs in the 1^st inning and the Cardinals tallied all theirs in the 5^th. Unfortunately for the visitors they scored 1 fewer as St. Louis won 4-3. Tommie Agee led off with a single, stole second and was bunted to third by Bud Harrelson. Joe Foy, Cleon Jones and Art Shamsky then doubled successively. In the Cardinals 5^th Lou Brock tripled in a pair. Jose Cardenal singled him in, and Joe Torre singled Cardenal in with the GWRBI. George Culver (1-0) started and won for the Redbirds. Jerry Johnson (1) pitched 2 2/3 for the save. Jim McAndrew (0-1) started and lost for the Metropolitans.   

April 11, 1970 at St. Louis – New York reversed the score in this one with Jerry Grote’s (1) 3-run bomb in the 2^nd being the highlight. Gary Gentry (1-0) nabs the win with Ron Taylor (1) the save. Nelson Briles (0-1) took the L for the birds.

April 12, 1970 at St. Louis – Future Hall of Famers Tom Seaver (2-0) and Steve Carlton (0-1) matched up in this dandy with Seaver prevailing 4-2. Carlton blinked first allowing two runs in the 1^st with Foy doubling in Harrelson and Donn Clendenon doubling in Foy. Tom “Terrific” didn’t allow a hit until Julian Javier’s base knock in the 5^th. In the St. Louis 6^th Carlton doubled and Dick Allen (1) smashed a 2-run HR to tie it. Agee’s sac fly in the 7^th scoring Al Weis proved to be the game winner. Ron Swoboda tripled in the 9^th and Grote singled him home.