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 1
Game Played on Saturday, June      6, 1970 (Night game) at Crosley Field
Mets         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.