National League Standings, May 13, 1970
METS FANS SHARE THEIR MEMORIES OF THE MAY 13, 1970 GAME:
Raymond Malcuit Jr.
July 29, 2017
I remember Gary Gentry had a no-hitter for about seven innings. Ernie Banks broke up the no-hitter in the eighth inning and Gentry finished with a one-hitter.
NYB Buff
September 20, 2024
Gary Gentry had what just might have been the best game of his career. On a 46-degree day in Chicago, he pitched a one-hit shutout over the division-leading Cubs. Gary surrendered only a walk to Ron Santo and faced the minimum 21 batters over the first seven innings. A two-out single by Ernie Banks in the eighth ended Gentry's bid for a no-hitter.
Gentry got all the run support he would need on Art Shamsky's home run in the top of the fourth. One inning later, Gary's own single drove home Wayne Garrett. The Mets added two more runs in the seventh when Garrett tripled to score Mike Jorgensen and came home on a single by Jerry Grote.
Two days later in Philadelphia, Tom Seaver threw a one-hitter against the Phillies. This gave the Mets one-hit victories in two consecutive games.
Dave VW
October 7, 2024
It makes you wonder how the Mets didn't win more during the 1970s when they had this kind of pitching staff. Seaver, Koosman, Ryan, and then someone like Gentry who could lock down a talented team like the Cubs (although they did choose to sit Jim Hickman on this day).
Gentry retired the first 12 to face him, including 6 via strikeout. He walked Ron Santo to lead off the 4th, but quickly got Johnny Callison to ground into a double play. He continued to face the minimum until there were 2 outs in the 8th when Banks hit a sinking liner to left. Dave Marshall dove for the ball but had it hit off his glove. Bob Murphy, calling the game on the radio, was on the fence whether it would be ruled a hit or an error, but there was no way the hometown scorer wasn't going to rule it a hit. I haven't seen a replay myself, if one even exists, so I have no idea if the right call was made. But the Mets booth said they thought that Marshall would make that catch 9 out of 10 tries.
The Cubs hit some deep flyballs in the 8th and 9th, but all settled into Mets gloves, and Glenn Beckert popped out to RF on a nice running catch going into foul territory by Ron Swoboda, securing Gentry's first of two career one-hitters.
Not to be completely outdone, Chicago starter Bill Hands struck out 12 in a losing effort. That tied his career high, with both accounts coincidentally coming against the Mets. In other Cubs news, catcher Jack Hiatt made his first start for the team, having just been acquired from Montreal to help fill the void left by the injured Randy Hundley.
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