Select a date:      
Wednesday June 7, 1972
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

Tony Perez drove in three runs with a double in the first inning and accounted for another RBI with a grounder in the seventh to lead the Reds to a 6-3 victory over the Mets. Joe Hague contributed a homer to the Reds' attack. Johnny Bench was handed two intentional passes but went hitless in two official trips, ending his 12-game hitting streak. [The Sporting News]


Cincinnati Reds 6, New York Mets 3

Game Played on Wednesday, June 7, 1972 (Night game) at Shea Stadium

Reds         3  0  0    1  0  1    1  0  0  -   6  8  0
Mets         2  0  0    0  0  0    1  0  0  -   3  7  0


Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Rose lf               5   1   2   1     0   1   .259      Harrelson ss          3   2   1   0     2   0   .226
Morgan 2b             4   1   0   0     1   0   .263      Fregosi 3b            5   1   3   0     0   0   .252
Tolan cf              5   1   3   0     0   0   .324      Agee cf               5   0   1   2     0   0   .299
Bench c               2   1   0   0     2   0   .293      Staub rf              2   0   0   1     1   0   .306
Perez 1b              4   0   1   4     0   0   .275      Milner lf             4   0   0   0     0   1   .280
Hague rf              3   1   1   1     0   0   .248      Jones 1b              4   0   2   0     0   0   .285
  Geronimo rf         1   0   0   0     0   1   .192      Garrett 2b            2   0   0   0     1   1   .194
Javier 3b             3   0   0   0     1   0   .255        Martinez ph,2b      1   0   0   0     0   1   .236
  Menke 3b            0   0   0   0     0   0   .231      Grote c               4   0   0   0     0   2   .231
Concepcion ss         4   1   1   0     0   1   .231      Gentry p              1   0   0   0     1   1   .087
McGlothlin p          2   0   0   0     0   2   .167        Marshall ph         1   0   0   0     0   1   .000
  Hall p              1   0   0   0     0   1   .000        Sadecki p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .200
                                                            Beauchamp ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .200

Totals               34   6   8   6     4   6             Totals               33   3   7   3     5   7

Time of Game: 2:29   Attendance: 35,995
Left on Base: Reds 6, Mets 9
DP: Reds 0, Mets 0
Doubles: Tolan 2 (12), Perez (6), Agee (13), Fregosi (8)
Home Runs: Hague (6)
Sacrifice Hits: McGlothlin (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Staub (2)


Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
McGlothlin W(3-4)       6.2   7   3   3   4   4   0  31   4.29
Hall SV(3)              2.1   0   0   0   1   3   0   8   2.51
Totals                  9     7   3   3   5   7   0  39

Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Gentry L(3-4)           7     8   6   6   4   5   1  33   3.38
Sadecki                 2     0   0   0   0   1   0   6   4.70
Totals                  9     8   6   6   4   6   1  39

Umpires: HP - Ed Vargo, 1B - Paul Pryor, 2B - Harry Wendelstedt, 3B - Bruce Froemming


REDS 1ST: Rose struck out; Morgan walked; Tolan doubled to
center [Morgan to third]; Bench was walked intentionally; Perez
doubled to center [Morgan scored, Tolan scored, Bench scored];
Hague popped to second; Javier walked; Concepcion struck out; 3
R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 3, Mets 0.

METS 1ST: Harrelson walked; Fregosi singled to right [Harrelson
to third]; Agee doubled to right [Harrelson scored, Fregosi to
third]; Staub hit a sacrifice fly to right [Fregosi scored];
Milner grounded out (first unassisted) [Agee to third]; Jones
grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds
3, Mets 2.

REDS 2ND: McGlothlin struck out; Rose grounded out (shortstop to
first); Morgan popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds
3, Mets 2.

METS 2ND: Garrett was called out on strikes; Grote grounded out
(shortstop to first); Gentry walked; Harrelson grounded out
(pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 3, Mets 2.

REDS 3RD: Tolan singled to right; Bench flied to center; Perez
grounded out (shortstop to first) [Tolan to second]; Hague
grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 3,
Mets 2.

METS 3RD: Fregosi grounded out (third to first); Agee grounded
out (third to first); Staub grounded out (second to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 3, Mets 2.

REDS 4TH: Javier grounded out (shortstop to first); Concepcion
singled to right; McGlothlin out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to
second) [Concepcion to second]; Rose singled to center
[Concepcion scored]; Morgan grounded out (shortstop to first); 1
R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 4, Mets 2.

METS 4TH: Milner grounded out (second to first); Jones singled
to left; Garrett walked [Jones to second]; Grote struck out;
Gentry struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 4, Mets 2.

REDS 5TH: Tolan grounded out (first unassisted); Bench flied to
left; Perez flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 4, Mets
2.

METS 5TH: Harrelson grounded out (second to first); Fregosi
doubled to left; Agee grounded out (pitcher to first) [Fregosi
to third]; Staub grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Reds 4, Mets 2.

REDS 6TH: Hague homered; Javier grounded out (second to first);
Concepcion flied to left; McGlothlin was called out on strikes;
1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 5, Mets 2.

METS 6TH: GERONIMO REPLACED HAGUE (PLAYING RF); Milner flied to
left; Jones singled; Garrett flied to right; Grote flied to
right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 5, Mets 2.

REDS 7TH: Rose singled to right; Morgan flied to left; Tolan
doubled to center [Rose to third]; Bench was walked
intentionally; Perez grounded out (first unassisted) [Rose
scored, Tolan to third, Bench to second]; Geronimo was called
out on strikes; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 6, Mets 2.

METS 7TH: MARSHALL BATTED FOR GENTRY; Marshall struck out;
Harrelson singled to left; Fregosi singled to right [Harrelson
to third]; Agee forced Fregosi (shortstop to second) [Harrelson
scored]; Staub walked [Agee to second]; HALL REPLACED MCGLOTHLIN
(PITCHING); Milner struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 6,
Mets 3.

REDS 8TH: SADECKI REPLACED MARSHALL (PITCHING); Javier flied to
center; Concepcion grounded out (shortstop to first); Hall was
called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 6, Mets 3.

METS 8TH: MENKE REPLACED JAVIER (PLAYING 3B); Jones grounded out
(pitcher to first); MARTINEZ BATTED FOR GARRETT; Martinez was
called out on strikes; Grote struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Reds 6, Mets 3.

REDS 9TH: MARTINEZ STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); Rose flied to
right; Morgan popped to shortstop; Tolan grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 6, Mets 3.

METS 9TH: BEAUCHAMP BATTED FOR SADECKI; Beauchamp flied to left;
Harrelson walked; Fregosi forced Harrelson (shortstop to
second); Agee forced Fregosi (third to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Reds 6, Mets 3.



The information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by Retrosheet.
Interested parties may contact Retrosheet at "www.retrosheet.org".


Copyright © 2014-2024, All Rights Reserved   •   Privacy Policy   •   Contact Us   •   Status Report