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The battery of Jim Merritt and Johnny Bench proved a winning combination as the Reds defeated the Mets, 5-1. Merritt, in gaining his 11th victory, doled out six hits and did not issue a pass for eighth time in 14 starts. Hal McRae started the Reds' scoring with a homer in the second inning before Bench swung into action. The star catcher homered in the fourth, batted in two runs with a double in the eighth and scored the final tally on a single by Jimmy Stewart. Merritt was deprived of a shutout when Cleon Jones tripled and Donn Clendenon singled in the seventh. [The Sporting News] Cincinnati Reds 5, New York Mets 1Game Played on Saturday, June 6, 1970 (Night game) at Crosley FieldMets 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 - 1 6 0 Reds 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 3 x - 5 10 0 Mets AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Reds AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Agee cf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .246 Rose rf 4 1 2 0 0 1 .289 Harrelson ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 .273 Tolan cf 3 0 2 0 0 0 .317 Jones lf 4 1 1 0 0 0 .212 Perez 3b 3 1 0 0 1 2 .369 Clendenon 1b 3 0 2 1 0 1 .301 Bench c 4 2 2 3 0 1 .276 Swoboda rf 3 0 0 0 0 0 .242 May 1b 4 0 1 0 0 1 .302 Foy 3b 3 0 0 0 0 1 .211 McRae lf 3 1 1 1 0 0 .305 Dyer c 3 0 0 0 0 0 .197 Stewart lf 1 0 1 1 0 0 .154 Weis 2b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .185 Helms 2b 3 0 1 0 0 1 .195 Sadecki p 2 0 1 0 0 1 .154 Woodward ss 2 0 0 0 1 0 .174 Marshall ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .313 Merritt p 3 0 0 0 0 3 .125 McGraw p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 Taylor p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 30 1 6 1 0 5 Totals 30 5 10 5 2 9 Time of Game: 2:08 Attendance: 25,266 Left on Base: Mets 2, Reds 4 DP: Mets 1, Reds 3 Doubles: Clendenon (5), Helms (7), Bench (14) Triples: Jones (5) Home Runs: McRae (6), Bench (17) Stolen Bases: Rose (7) Caught Stealing: Clendenon (1), Tolan (3), Stewart (1) Sacrifice Hits: Tolan (3) GIDP: Jones 2 (7), Perez (9) Mets IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Sadecki L(4-1) 7 7 2 2 1 8 2 27 3.14 McGraw 0.1 2 3 3 1 0 0 4 4.91 Taylor 0.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 2.57 Totals 8 10 5 5 2 9 2 33 Reds IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Merritt W(11-3) 9 6 1 1 0 5 0 30 2.92 Totals 9 6 1 1 0 5 0 30 Umpires: HP - Dick Stello, 1B - Al Barlick, 2B - Ed Vargo, 3B - Paul Pryor METS 1ST: Agee was called out on strikes; Harrelson flied to center; Jones grounded out (catcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Reds 0. REDS 1ST: Rose grounded out (shortstop to first); On a bunt Tolan singled; Perez grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Tolan out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Reds 0. METS 2ND: Clendenon struck out; Swoboda grounded out (third to first); Foy grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Reds 0. REDS 2ND: Bench struck out; May flied to center; McRae homered; Helms struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Reds 1. METS 3RD: Dyer grounded out (third to first); Weis lined to center; Sadecki was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Reds 1. REDS 3RD: Woodward grounded out (shortstop to first); Merritt was called out on strikes; Rose singled to right; Rose stole second; Tolan popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Reds 1. METS 4TH: Agee singled to right; Harrelson flied to left; Jones grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Agee out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Reds 1. REDS 4TH: Perez struck out; Bench homered; May singled to left; McRae flied to right; Helms popped to shortstop; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Reds 2. METS 5TH: Clendenon doubled to right; Swoboda flied to right; Foy flied to right; Dyer lined to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Reds 2. REDS 5TH: Woodward popped to second; Merritt struck out; Rose struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Reds 2. METS 6TH: Weis grounded out (shortstop to first); Sadecki singled to right; Agee forced Sadecki (right to first to catcher to shortstop); Harrelson forced Agee (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Reds 2. REDS 6TH: On a bunt Tolan singled; Tolan was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Perez struck out; Bench grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Reds 2. METS 7TH: Jones tripled to right; Clendenon singled to left [Jones scored]; Swoboda flied to center; Foy struck out while Clendenon was caught stealing second (catcher to second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Reds 2. REDS 7TH: May grounded out (shortstop to first); McRae grounded out (third to first); Helms doubled to center; Woodward was walked intentionally; Merritt struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mets 1, Reds 2. METS 8TH: STEWART REPLACED MCRAE (PLAYING LF); Dyer grounded out (third to first); Weis flied to right; MARSHALL BATTED FOR SADECKI; Marshall was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Reds 2. REDS 8TH: MCGRAW REPLACED MARSHALL (PITCHING); Rose singled to left; Tolan out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Rose to second]; Perez was walked intentionally; Bench doubled to left [Perez scored, Rose scored, Bench to third (on throw to home)]; TAYLOR REPLACED MCGRAW (PITCHING); May struck out; Stewart singled to center [Bench scored]; Stewart was caught stealing second (catcher to second); 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Reds 5. METS 9TH: Agee popped to second; Harrelson singled to center; Jones grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Harrelson out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Reds 5. |
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