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Mets
@ Cardinals
Busch Stadium
April 12, 1970
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the St. Louis Cardinals and the New York Mets, played on April 12, 1970 at Busch Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | April 12, 1970 |
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Visiting Team |
New York Mets
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Home Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | April 12, 1970 |
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Day of Week | Sun |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | New York Mets |
Home Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Tom Seaver |
Home Starting Pitcher | Steve Carlton |
Ballpark | Busch Stadium |
City | St. Louis |
State | MO |
Attendance | 17,313 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 18 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Augie Donatelli 1B: Chris Pelekoudas 2B: John Kibler 3B: Satch Davidson |
New York Mets Lineup
Name | Position |
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Tommie Agee | Center Fielder |
Bud Harrelson | Shortstop |
Joe Foy | Third Baseman |
Cleon Jones | Left Fielder |
Donn Clendenon | First Baseman |
Ron Swoboda | Right Fielder |
Jerry Grote | Catcher |
Al Weis | Second Baseman |
Tom Seaver | Pitcher |
Gil Hodges | Manager |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
Name | Position |
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Lou Brock | Left Fielder |
Jose Cardenal | Center Fielder |
Dick Allen | Third Baseman |
Joe Torre | Catcher |
Leron Lee | Right Fielder |
Joe Hague | First Baseman |
Julian Javier | Second Baseman |
Dal Maxvill | Shortstop |
Steve Carlton | Pitcher |
Red Schoendienst | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Mets
@ Cardinals
Busch Stadium
April 12, 1970
Top 1
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Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Agee vs. Carlton
Agee hits a ball on the ground towards third. Allen fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrelson vs. Carlton
Harrelson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Carlton fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foy vs. Carlton
Foy hits a ball on the ground towards short. Maxvill scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brock vs. Seaver
Brock hits a fly ball into left field. Jones settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cardenal vs. Seaver
Cardenal hits a fly ball into left field. Jones settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Allen vs. Seaver
Allen is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 2
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Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Carlton
Jones hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Clendenon vs. Carlton
Clendenon hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Jones moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Swoboda vs. Carlton
Swoboda hits a fly ball into right field. Lee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Jones moves to third. Clendenon moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Grote vs. Carlton
Grote hits a fly ball into center field. Cardenal settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Jones tags and scores. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Weis vs. Carlton
Weis hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Brock. Weis reaches second base with a double. Clendenon scores. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Seaver vs. Carlton
Seaver hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Weis scores. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Agee vs. Carlton
Agee hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Carlton fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Mets, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torre vs. Seaver
Torre hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Weis scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lee vs. Seaver
Lee hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrelson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hague vs. Seaver
Hague is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 3
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Mets, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrelson vs. Carlton
Harrelson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Foy vs. Carlton
Foy hits a popup, foul, towards third. Allen settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jones vs. Carlton
Jones hits a fly ball into center field. Cardenal settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Clendenon vs. Carlton
Clendenon hits a popup towards short. Maxvill settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Mets, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Javier vs. Seaver
Javier hits a ball on the ground towards first. Clendenon scoops it up and throws to first, with Seaver covering, for the out. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maxvill vs. Seaver
Maxvill takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Carlton vs. Seaver
Carlton strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brock vs. Seaver
Brock hits a fly ball into right field. Swoboda settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Mets, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Swoboda vs. Carlton
Swoboda hits a popup towards short. Maxvill settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grote vs. Carlton
Grote hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Brock. Grote reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Weis vs. Carlton
Weis hits a fly ball into right field. Lee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Seaver vs. Carlton
Seaver hits a ball on the ground towards third. Allen fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play
Bottom 4
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Mets, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cardenal vs. Seaver
Cardenal hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Allen vs. Seaver
Allen hits a fly ball into center field. Agee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Torre vs. Seaver
Torre hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Swoboda. Torre reaches second base with a double. Cardenal moves to third. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Lee vs. Seaver
Lee hits a fly ball into left field. Jones settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Cardenal tags and scores. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hague vs. Seaver
Hague hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Torre scores. Hague moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Javier vs. Seaver
Javier hits a popup towards first. Clendenon settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Mets, 3 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Agee vs. Carlton
Agee hits a ball on the ground towards short. Maxvill scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrelson vs. Carlton
Harrelson hits a fly ball into center field. Cardenal settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foy vs. Carlton
Foy hits a ball on the ground towards third. Allen juggles the ball. That's an error on Allen. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jones vs. Carlton
Jones hits a fly ball into right field. Lee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Mets, 3 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maxvill vs. Seaver
Maxvill strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carlton vs. Seaver
Carlton hits a ball on the ground towards first. Clendenon scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Carlton for the out. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brock vs. Seaver
Brock hits a popup towards short. Harrelson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Mets, 3 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clendenon vs. Carlton
Clendenon hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Swoboda vs. Carlton
Swoboda hits a fly ball into center field. Cardenal settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Grote vs. Carlton
Grote hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Clendenon moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Weis vs. Carlton
Weis hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Clendenon scores. Grote moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Seaver vs. Carlton
Seaver hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Brock. Seaver reaches second base with a double. Grote scores. Weis goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Mets, 6 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Agee vs. Taylor
Chuck Taylor now pitching.
Agee takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 6 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Harrelson vs. Taylor
Harrelson hits a fly ball into left field. Brock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 6 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Foy vs. Taylor
Foy hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Taylor fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Mets, 6 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cardenal vs. Seaver
Cardenal takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 6 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Allen vs. Seaver
Allen hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Cardenal moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 6 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Torre vs. Seaver
Torre hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Cardenal moves to third. Allen moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 6 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Lee vs. Seaver
Lee strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 6 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Hague vs. Seaver
Hague hits a ball on the ground for a double play. Cardenal scores. Torre moves to second. View Play
Top 7
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Mets, 6 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Taylor
Jones hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 6 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Clendenon vs. Taylor
Clendenon strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 6 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Swoboda vs. Taylor
Swoboda takes first base on ball four. Jones moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 6 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Grote vs. Taylor
Grote hits a popup, foul, towards first. Hague settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 6 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Weis vs. Taylor
Weis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Maxvill fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Mets, 6 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Javier vs. Seaver
Javier hits a ball on the ground towards third. Foy fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 6 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Campbell vs. Seaver
Jim Campbell pinch hits for Dal Maxvill.
Campbell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 6 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Davalillo vs. Seaver
Vic Davalillo pinch hits for Chuck Taylor.
Davalillo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrelson misplays the ball. That's an error on Harrelson. Campbell moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 6 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Brock vs. Seaver
Brock hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Grote settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 6 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cardenal vs. Seaver
Cardenal hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrelson fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Mets, 6 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Seaver vs. Campisi
Sal Campisi now pitching. Milt Ramirez now playing shortstop.
Seaver hits a fly ball into center field. Cardenal settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 6 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Agee vs. Campisi
Agee hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Campisi fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 6 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrelson vs. Campisi
Harrelson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Campisi fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Mets, 6 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Allen vs. Seaver
Allen hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Mets, 6 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torre vs. Seaver
Torre hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrelson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 6 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lee vs. Seaver
Lee hits a fly ball into right field. Swoboda settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 6 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hague vs. Seaver
Hague hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 6 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Javier vs. Seaver
Javier hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Hague moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 6 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rojas vs. Taylor
Ron Taylor now pitching. Cookie Rojas pinch hits for Milt Ramirez.
Rojas hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Hague moves to third. Javier moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 6 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Taylor vs. Taylor
Carl Taylor pinch hits for Sal Campisi.
Taylor hits a fly ball into right field. Swoboda settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Mets, 6 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foy vs. Briles
Nelson Briles now pitching. Cookie Rojas now playing shortstop.
Foy hits a fly ball into center field. Cardenal settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 6 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Briles
Jones hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 6 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Clendenon vs. Briles
There's a wild pitch. Jones moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 6 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Clendenon vs. Briles
Clendenon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Allen fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 6 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Swoboda vs. Briles
Swoboda hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Torre settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Mets, 6 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brock vs. Taylor
Mike Jorgensen now playing first base.
Brock hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Weis scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 6 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cardenal vs. Taylor
Cardenal hits a fly ball into center field. Agee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 6 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Allen vs. Taylor
Allen hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Taylor fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 4/12/1970 -- New York at St.Louis (D) New York AB R H RBI St.Louis AB R H RBI Agee T, cf 4 0 0 0 Brock L, lf 5 0 0 0 Harrelson B, ss 5 0 1 0 Cardenal J, cf 4 2 1 0 Foy J, 3b 5 0 0 0 Allen D, 3b 5 1 2 1 Jones C, lf 5 1 3 0 Torre J, c 4 1 2 0 Clendenon D, 1b 5 2 2 0 Lee L, rf 3 0 0 1 Jorgensen M, 1b 0 0 0 0 Hague J, 1b 4 0 2 2 Swoboda R, rf 4 0 0 0 Javier J, 2b 4 0 1 0 Grote J, c 3 1 2 1 Maxvill D, ss 1 0 0 0 Weis A, 2b 4 2 2 2 Campbell J, ph 1 0 1 0 Seaver T, p 4 0 2 3 Ramirez M, ss 0 0 0 0 Taylor R, p 0 0 0 0 Rojas C, ph-ss 1 0 1 0 Carlton S, p 2 0 0 0 Taylor C, p 0 0 0 0 Davalillo V, ph 1 0 0 0 Campisi S, p 0 0 0 0 Taylor C, ph 1 0 0 0 Briles N, p 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 39 6 12 6 36 4 10 4 New York 030 003 000 -- 6 St.Louis 000 201 010 -- 4 New York IP H R ER BB SO Seaver T (W) 7.2 9 4 4 2 5 Taylor R (S) 1.1 1 0 0 0 0 St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO Carlton S (L) 5.1 10 6 6 0 0 Taylor C 1.2 1 0 0 2 1 Campisi S 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 Briles N 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 E -- Allen D, Harrelson B DP -- New York 1 LOB -- New York 9, St.Louis 8 2B -- Weis A, Grote J, Torre J, Seaver T HR -- Allen D SF -- Grote J, Lee L WP -- Briles N T -- 2:18 A -- 17313
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