Although collecting only two singles, the Reds scored three runs in the ninth inning to defeat the Mets, 7-4. Tommie Agee and Cleon Jones hit homers for the Mets and Lee May and Johnny Bench rapped round-trippers for the Reds to help forge a 4-4 tie.

In the Reds' ninth, Woody Woodward singled and when Bud Harrelson missed the throw on a bunt by Jimmy Stewart, Woodward reached third and Stewart took second. An intentional pass to Pete Rose loaded the bases. Hal McRae singled, driving in the tie-breaking tally, and two extra runs followed on a walk to Tony Perez and a forceout by May. [The Sporting News]



Cincinnati Reds 7, New York Mets 4
Game Played on Wednesday, June      17, 1970 (Night game) at Shea Stadium
Reds         1  0  0    0  0  1    0  2  3  -   7  9  0
Mets         0  0  0    0  2  1    1  0  0  -   4 10  3


Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Rose rf               2   2   1   0     3   0   .302      Agee cf               5   1   2   2     0   1   .266
Bravo cf              4   0   0   0     0   1   .276      Harrelson ss          5   0   1   0     0   2   .290
  Carroll p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Jones lf              5   1   1   1     0   0   .227
  McRae ph            1   0   1   1     0   0   .319      Shamsky 1b            4   1   2   0     0   0   .329
  Granger p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Jorgensen 1b        1   0   0   0     0   0   .196
Perez 3b              4   1   2   1     1   0   .370      Marshall rf           4   0   1   0     0   2   .254
Bench c               4   1   1   1     1   1   .297      Boswell 2b            3   0   1   1     1   0   .264
May 1b                5   1   1   3     0   1   .288      Garrett 3b            3   1   2   0     1   0   .264
Carbo lf              5   0   0   0     0   3   .304      Dyer c                3   0   0   0     0   1   .188
Helms 2b              4   0   0   0     0   1   .207        Kranepool ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .118
Woodward ss           4   1   3   0     0   0   .296        Grote c             0   0   0   0     0   0   .156
Simpson p             2   0   0   0     0   2   .051      Gentry p              1   0   0   0     2   1   .033
  Stewart ph,cf       1   1   0   0     0   0   .159        Clendenon ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .296
                                                            Taylor p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Ryan p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .174

Totals               36   7   9   6     5   9             Totals               36   4  10   4     4   7

Time of Game: 2:53   Attendance: 40,462
Left on Base: Reds 8, Mets 9
DP: Reds 1, Mets 0
Errors: Harrelson, Marshall, Garrett
Doubles: Rose (16), Garrett (4)
Home Runs: Bench (21), May (16), Agee (14), Jones (2)
Caught Stealing: Gentry (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Stewart (1)


Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Simpson                 6     7   3   3   4   6   1  28   2.34
Carroll W(4-1)          2     2   1   1   0   0   1   8   3.08
Granger SV(14)          1     1   0   0   0   1   0   4   2.36
Totals                  9    10   4   4   4   7   2  40

Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Gentry                  8     7   4   3   3   8   2  34   3.32
Taylor L(1-3)           0     2   3   3   1   0   0   4   3.24
Ryan                    1     0   0   0   1   1   0   4   3.72
Totals                  9     9   7   6   5   9   2  42

Passed Balls: Bench (4)
Balks: Gentry (1)

Umpires: HP - Chris Pelekoudas, 1B - John Kibler, 2B - Satch Davidson, 3B - Augie Donatelli


REDS 1ST: Rose doubled to right; Bravo flied out to left; Perez
singled to left [Rose scored (error by Garrett) (unearned) (no
RBI), Perez to third]; Bench walked; May popped to second; Carbo
struck out; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 1, Mets 0.

METS 1ST: Agee grounded out (third to first); Harrelson flied to
left in foul territory; Jones grounded out (shortstop to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 1, Mets 0.

REDS 2ND: Helms popped to first; Woodward grounded out (third to
first); Simpson was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Reds 1, Mets 0.

METS 2ND: Shamsky flied out to center; Marshall was called out
on strikes; Boswell walked; Garrett singled to center [Boswell
to second]; Dyer forced Garrett (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 1, Mets 0.

REDS 3RD: Rose flied out to center; Bravo was called out on
strikes; Perez lined to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 1,
Mets 0.

METS 3RD: Gentry walked; Agee popped to third; Harrelson struck
out while Gentry was caught stealing second (catcher to second);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 1, Mets 0.

REDS 4TH: Bench struck out; May lined to second; Carbo grounded
out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 1, Mets 0.

METS 4TH: Jones lined to center; Shamsky singled to right;
Marshall struck out; Boswell flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Reds 1, Mets 0.

REDS 5TH: Helms flied out to center; Woodward singled to left;
Gentry balked [Woodward to second]; Simpson struck out; Rose was
walked intentionally; Bravo flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Reds 1, Mets 0.

METS 5TH: Garrett walked; Bench allowed a passed ball [Garrett
to second]; Dyer popped to first; Gentry struck out; Agee
homered [Garrett scored]; Harrelson singled to left; Jones
grounded out (pitcher to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 1,
Mets 2.

REDS 6TH: Perez grounded out (shortstop to first); Bench
homered; May was called out on strikes; Carbo struck out; 1 R, 1
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 2, Mets 2.

METS 6TH: Shamsky singled to first; Marshall singled to right
[Shamsky to second]; Boswell singled to right [Shamsky scored,
Marshall to third]; Garrett popped to first in foul territory;
Dyer was called out on strikes; Gentry walked [Boswell to
second]; Agee struck out; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Reds 2, Mets 3.

REDS 7TH: Helms struck out; Woodward singled to right [Woodward
to second (error by Marshall)]; STEWART BATTED FOR SIMPSON;
Stewart flied out to center; Rose walked; Bravo flied out to
left; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 2, Mets 3.

METS 7TH: STEWART STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); CARROLL REPLACED
BRAVO (PITCHING); Harrelson grounded out (catcher to first);
Jones homered; Shamsky flied out to left; Marshall lined to
second; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 2, Mets 4.

REDS 8TH: Perez singled to left; Bench popped to catcher in foul
territory; May homered [Perez scored]; Carbo flied out to left;
Helms flied out to center; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 4, Mets 4.

METS 8TH: Boswell grounded out (shortstop to first); Garrett
doubled to left; KRANEPOOL BATTED FOR DYER; Kranepool grounded
out (first to pitcher) [Garrett to third]; CLENDENON BATTED FOR
GENTRY; Clendenon grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Reds 4, Mets 4.

REDS 9TH: JORGENSEN REPLACED SHAMSKY (PLAYING 1B); GROTE
REPLACED KRANEPOOL (PLAYING C ); TAYLOR REPLACED CLENDENON
(PITCHING); Woodward singled to right; Stewart reached on a
fielder's choice on a sacrifice bunt [Woodward to third (error
by Harrelson), Stewart to second]; Rose was walked
intentionally; MCRAE BATTED FOR CARROLL; McRae singled to left
[Woodward scored, Stewart to third, Rose to second]; RYAN
REPLACED TAYLOR (PITCHING); Perez walked [Stewart scored, Rose
to third, McRae to second]; Bench made an out to shortstop; May
forced Perez (shortstop to second) [Rose scored, McRae to
third]; Carbo struck out; 3 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 7, Mets 4.

METS 9TH: GRANGER REPLACED MCRAE (PITCHING); Agee singled to
center; Harrelson was called out on strikes; Jones flied out to
center; Jorgensen grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Reds 7, Mets 4.