The Mets broke a 2-2 tie with three runs in the ninth inning and defeated the Reds, 5-2. Jerry Grote led off with a triple and gave way to pinch-runner Ted Martinez, who scored on a passed ball by Johnny Bench on a 3-2 pitch to Duffy Dyer, who reached first safely. Dyer was out trying for third on a single by Wayne Garrett, but Felix Millan followed with a homer for the final two runs. The Reds had a circuit clout by Andy Kosco. [The Sporting News]



New York Mets 5, Cincinnati Reds 2
Game Played on Saturday, July      14, 1973 (Night game) at Riverfront Stadium
Mets         0  0  2    0  0  0    0  0  3  -   5 11  1
Reds         0  0  0    1  0  0    0  1  0  -   2  7  0


Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Garrett 3b            5   1   1   0     0   1   .236      Rose lf               4   0   0   0     1   0   .318
Millan 2b             4   2   3   3     1   1   .293      Morgan 2b             4   0   2   0     1   0   .306
Mays cf               5   0   1   1     0   3   .204      Concepcion ss         5   0   1   0     0   2   .280
Jones lf              4   0   2   0     0   1   .271      Bench c               4   0   0   0     0   2   .246
Beauchamp 1b          4   0   1   0     0   1   .289      Perez 1b              3   0   1   0     1   0   .289
  Milner 1b           0   0   0   0     0   0   .211        Chaney pr,3b        0   1   0   0     0   0   .179
Hahn rf               3   0   0   0     1   0   .254      Tolan cf,rf           3   0   1   0     0   0   .204
Grote c               3   0   1   0     1   0   .224      Kosco rf              4   1   2   1     0   1   .185
  Martinez pr         0   1   0   0     0   0   .226        Geronimo pr,cf      0   0   0   0     0   0   .146
  Capra p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Menke 3b,1b           2   0   0   1     1   0   .176
Harrelson ss          4   1   1   0     0   1   .262      Hall p                1   0   0   0     0   0   .063
Stone p               2   0   1   0     0   0   .391        Stahl ph            1   0   0   0     0   1   .234
  Dyer ph,c           0   0   0   0     1   0   .183        Sprague p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Carroll p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .182
                                                            Gagliano ph         1   0   0   0     0   1   .213
                                                            Borbon p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .167
                                                            Driessen ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .310
                                                            Gullett p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .200

Totals               34   5  11   4     4   8             Totals               33   2   7   2     4   7

Time of Game: 2:59   Attendance: 36,166
Left on Base: Mets 7, Reds 10
DP: Mets 0, Reds 0
Errors: Garrett
Doubles: Mays (8), Jones (5), Morgan (20)
Triples: Grote (1)
Home Runs: Millan (2), Kosco (1)
Stolen Bases: Concepcion (18)
Sacrifice Hits: Stone (1), Tolan (5)
Sacrifice Flies: Menke (2)


Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Stone W(5-3)            8     7   2   2   4   7   1  36   2.74
Capra SV(2)             1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   4.70
Totals                  9     7   2   2   4   7   1  39

Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hall                    4     4   2   2   0   4   0  16   4.16
Sprague                 1.2   3   0   0   3   0   0   9   5.12
Carroll                 0.1   0   0   0   0   1   0   1   4.40
Borbon                  2     1   0   0   0   2   0   7   3.00
Gullett L(9-8)          1     3   3   3   1   1   1   6   4.20
Totals                  9    11   5   5   4   8   1  39

Passed Balls: Bench (4)
Wild Pitches: Sprague (3)

Umpires: HP - Bruce Froemming, 1B - Terry Tata, 2B - Ed Vargo, 3B - Paul Pryor


METS 1ST: 30 minute rain delay before start of game;
Garrett flied to left; Millan singled to left; Mays struck out;
Jones struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0, Reds 0.

REDS 1ST: Rose grounded out (shortstop to first); Morgan walked;
Concepcion reached on an error by Garrett [Morgan to second];
Bench struck out; Perez flied to right; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.
Mets 0, Reds 0.

METS 2ND: Beauchamp struck out; Hahn popped to catcher in foul
territory; Grote flied to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0,
Reds 0.

REDS 2ND: Tolan grounded out (shortstop to first); Kosco
grounded out (shortstop to first); Menke walked; Hall grounded
out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0, Reds 0.

METS 3RD: Harrelson singled to left; Stone out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to second) [Harrelson to second]; Garrett was
called out on strikes; Millan singled to left [Harrelson scored,
Millan to second (on throw)]; Mays doubled to left [Millan
scored]; Jones grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Mets 2, Reds 0.

REDS 3RD: Rose flied to center; Morgan singled to right;
Concepcion singled to center [Morgan to third]; Concepcion stole
second; Bench struck out; Perez walked; Tolan grounded out
(first to pitcher); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Mets 2, Reds 0.

METS 4TH: Beauchamp popped to second; Hahn flied to left; Grote
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 2,
Reds 0.

REDS 4TH: Kosco homered; Menke popped to first in foul
territory; STAHL BATTED FOR HALL; Stahl struck out; Rose walked;
Morgan grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Mets 2, Reds 1.

METS 5TH: SPRAGUE REPLACED STAHL (PITCHING); Harrelson grounded
out (pitcher to second to first); Stone singled to left; Garrett
flied to center; Millan walked [Stone to second]; Sprague threw
a wild pitch [Millan to second, Stone out at home (catcher to
pitcher)]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 2, Reds 1.

REDS 5TH: Concepcion struck out; Bench flied to right; Perez
popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 2, Reds 1.

METS 6TH: Mays grounded out (third to first); Jones singled to
center; Beauchamp singled to right [Jones out at third (right to
third), Beauchamp to second (on throw)]; Hahn walked; Grote
walked [Beauchamp to third, Hahn to second]; CARROLL REPLACED
SPRAGUE (PITCHING); Harrelson was called out on strikes; 0 R, 2
H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Mets 2, Reds 1.

REDS 6TH: On a bunt Tolan singled; Kosco was called out on
strikes; Menke grounded out (shortstop to second to first)
[Tolan to second]; GAGLIANO BATTED FOR CARROLL; Gagliano was
called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 2, Reds 1.

METS 7TH: BORBON REPLACED GAGLIANO (PITCHING); Stone grounded
out (third to first); Garrett flied to left; Millan was called
out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 2, Reds 1.

REDS 7TH: Rose flied to right; Morgan doubled to right;
Concepcion was called out on strikes; Bench grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 2, Reds 1.

METS 8TH: Mays struck out; Jones doubled to left; Beauchamp
grounded out (shortstop to first); Hahn flied to left; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 2, Reds 1.

REDS 8TH: MILNER REPLACED BEAUCHAMP (PLAYING 1B); Perez singled
to left; CHANEY RAN FOR PEREZ; Tolan out on a sacrifice bunt
(catcher to second) [Chaney to second]; Kosco singled to left
[Chaney to third]; GERONIMO RAN FOR KOSCO; Menke hit a sacrifice
fly to center [Chaney scored]; DRIESSEN BATTED FOR BORBON;
Driessen popped to second; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 2, Reds 2.

METS 9TH: GULLETT REPLACED DRIESSEN (PITCHING); CHANEY STAYED IN
GAME (PLAYING 3B); TOLAN CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF);
GERONIMO STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); MENKE CHANGED POSITIONS
(PLAYING 1B); Grote tripled to right; MARTINEZ RAN FOR GROTE;
Harrelson grounded out (shortstop to first); DYER BATTED FOR
STONE; Dyer walked while Martinez advanced to home on a passed
ball; Garrett singled to right [Dyer out at third (right to
third)]; Millan homered [Garrett scored]; Mays struck out; 3 R,
3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 5, Reds 2.

REDS 9TH: CAPRA REPLACED MARTINEZ (PITCHING); DYER STAYED IN
GAME (PLAYING C ); Rose flied to right; Morgan flied to left;
Concepcion popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 5,
Reds 2.