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As soon as he put on the Orange and Blue, he played spectacularly. Clendenon helped the formerly hapless [[National League]] team get over the hump. His stellar hitting led the Mets past [[Leo Durocher]]'s [[Chicago Cubs]] in the National League's Eastern Division. He eventually helped the Mets sweep the [[Atlanta Braves]] in the playoffs, bringing them to the [[World Series]].

In the World Series, Clendenon hit three home runs and had four [[runs batted in]] during the Mets' five-game victory over the heavily-favored Orioles. His home runs in Games Two, Four and Five meant the difference in each contest, and earned Clendenon the Series MVP award.

On July 28, [[1970 in baseball|1970]], Clendenon set a Mets record by driving in seven runs with a pair of three-run homers and a [[sacrifice fly]].