Wayne Garrett, who rapped a single and two doubles, scored twice to enable the Mets to edge the Reds, 2-1, behind the four-hit hurling of Gary Gentry. Garrett's first double, an infield hit by Mike Jorgensen and an error by Tony Cloninger covering first base on the play, gave the Mets their initial run in the second inning.

Garrett hit his second double in the sixth and counted what proved to be the winning run on a single by Duffy Dyer. The Reds scored their run in the home half of the sixth on doubles by Bobby Tolan and Tony Perez. [The Sporting News]



New York Mets 2, Cincinnati Reds 1
Game Played on Wednesday, August    12, 1970 (Night game) at Riverfront Stadium
Mets         0  1  0    0  0  1    0  0  0  -   2  7  0
Reds         0  0  0    0  0  1    0  0  0  -   1  4  2


Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Harrelson ss          3   0   0   0     0   0   .258      Rose rf               4   0   0   0     0   0   .327
Boswell 2b            3   0   0   0     1   0   .241      Tolan cf              3   1   1   0     1   0   .320
  Weis 2b             0   0   0   0     0   0   .202      Perez 3b              4   0   2   1     0   1   .332
Clendenon 1b          3   0   0   0     1   0   .306      Bench c               4   0   0   0     0   1   .297
Shamsky rf            4   0   1   0     0   0   .295      Carbo lf              3   0   0   0     1   2   .314
  Seaver pr           0   0   0   0     0   0   .182      May 1b                3   0   1   0     0   1   .257
  Swoboda rf          0   0   0   0     0   0   .254      Helms 2b              3   0   0   0     0   1   .230
Jones lf              4   0   0   0     0   1   .246      Woodward ss           3   0   0   0     0   0   .253
Garrett 3b            4   2   3   0     0   0   .256      Cloninger p           2   0   0   0     0   2   .182
Jorgensen cf          3   0   1   0     1   0   .205        Bravo ph            1   0   0   0     0   1   .296
Dyer c                3   0   1   1     1   0   .191        Granger p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .143
Gentry p              4   0   1   0     0   1   .043

Totals               31   2   7   1     4   2             Totals               30   1   4   1     2   9

Time of Game: 2:25   Attendance: 32,902
Left on Base: Mets 7, Reds 4
DP: Mets 0, Reds 2
Errors: Tolan, Cloninger
Doubles: Garrett 2 (13), May (29), Tolan (24), Perez (18)
Stolen Bases: Bench (3)
Caught Stealing: Jorgensen (1), Tolan (9)
Sacrifice Hits: Harrelson (8)
GIDP: Shamsky (5), Garrett (3)


Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Gentry W(8-6)           9     4   1   1   2   9   0  32   3.34
Totals                  9     4   1   1   2   9   0  32

Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Cloninger L(5-4)        8     7   2   1   4   2   0  33   4.60
Granger                 1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   2.59
Totals                  9     7   2   1   4   2   0  36

Umpires: HP - Harry Wendelstedt, 1B - Tony Venzon, 2B - Frank Secory, 3B - Bob Engel


METS 1ST: Harrelson grounded out (pitcher to first); Boswell
popped to shortstop; Clendenon popped to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Mets 0, Reds 0.

REDS 1ST: Rose flied to left; Tolan walked; Tolan was caught
stealing second (catcher to second); Perez was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Reds 0.

METS 2ND: Shamsky flied to center; Jones was called out on
strikes; Garrett doubled to right; Jorgensen singled to pitcher
[Garrett scored (error by Cloninger) (unearned)]; Dyer flied to
right; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 1, Reds 0.

REDS 2ND: Bench grounded out (third to first); Carbo grounded
out (pitcher to first); May doubled to left; Helms struck out; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 1, Reds 0.

METS 3RD: Gentry singled to third; Harrelson out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to second) [Gentry to second]; Boswell lined to
center; Clendenon flied to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 1,
Reds 0.

REDS 3RD: Woodward grounded out (first unassisted); Cloninger
struck out; Rose popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Mets 1, Reds 0.

METS 4TH: Shamsky reached on an error by Tolan; Jones flied to
right; Garrett singled to right [Shamsky to second]; Jorgensen
lined to second; Dyer walked [Shamsky to third, Garrett to
second]; Gentry forced Dyer (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 1
E, 3 LOB.  Mets 1, Reds 0.

REDS 4TH: Tolan flied to center; Perez singled to left; Bench
forced Perez (shortstop to second); Bench stole second; Carbo
walked; May struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 1, Reds 0.

METS 5TH: Harrelson grounded out (shortstop to first); Boswell
walked; Clendenon walked [Boswell to second]; Shamsky grounded
into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Clendenon out
at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 1, Reds 0.

REDS 5TH: Helms flied to center; Woodward grounded out (second
to first); Cloninger struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 1,
Reds 0.

METS 6TH: Jones grounded out (third to first); Garrett doubled
to left; Jorgensen was walked intentionally; Dyer singled to
left [Garrett scored, Dyer to second (on throw to home),
Jorgensen to third]; Jorgensen was picked off and caught
stealing home (catcher to third); Gentry struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Mets 2, Reds 0.

REDS 6TH: Rose grounded out (pitcher to first); Tolan doubled to
center; Perez doubled to right [Tolan scored]; Bench struck out;
Carbo struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 2, Reds 1.

METS 7TH: Harrelson grounded out (second to first); Boswell
flied to right; Clendenon grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 2, Reds 1.

REDS 7TH: May grounded out (third to first); Helms popped to
second; Woodward grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Mets 2, Reds 1.

METS 8TH: Shamsky singled to right; SEAVER RAN FOR SHAMSKY;
Jones forced Seaver (pitcher to shortstop); Garrett grounded
into a double play (first to shortstop to pitcher) [Jones out at
second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 2, Reds 1.

REDS 8TH: SWOBODA REPLACED SEAVER (PLAYING RF); BRAVO BATTED FOR
CLONINGER; Bravo struck out; Rose flied to left; Tolan grounded
out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 2, Reds 1.

METS 9TH: GRANGER REPLACED BRAVO (PITCHING); Jorgensen popped to
shortstop; Dyer flied to left; Gentry grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 2, Reds 1.

REDS 9TH: WEIS REPLACED BOSWELL (PLAYING 2B); Perez popped to
catcher in foul territory; Bench grounded out (second to first);
Carbo struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 2, Reds 1.