A four-run outburst at the expense of Tom Seaver in the first inning carried the Reds to a 5-3 victory over the Mets. Pete Rose and Joe Morgan led off with singles and, after Bobby Tolan grounded out, Johnny Bench scored Rose with a sacrifice fly. Tony Perez followed with a single, plating Morgan, and Joe Hague then hit a two-run homer to doom Seaver to defeat. [The Sporting News]



Cincinnati Reds 5, New York Mets 3
Game Played on Thursday, June      8, 1972 (Day game) at Shea Stadium
Reds         4  0  0    0  0  0    0  1  0  -   5 11  1
Mets         1  0  0    0  2  0    0  0  0  -   3  9  1


Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Rose lf               5   1   2   0     0   1   .262      Mays cf               3   1   2   0     2   1   .253
Morgan 2b             5   1   3   0     0   0   .273      Harrelson ss          5   1   1   0     0   0   .225
Tolan cf              5   0   2   0     0   0   .326      Agee lf               4   1   0   1     1   1   .292
Bench c               3   0   0   1     0   2   .288      Staub rf              5   0   3   1     0   0   .315
Perez 1b              4   2   2   2     0   2   .281      Jones 1b              4   0   1   1     0   1   .284
Hague rf              3   1   2   2     1   0   .259      Fregosi 3b            3   0   1   0     1   1   .253
  Geronimo pr,rf      0   0   0   0     0   0   .192      Martinez 2b           2   0   0   0     0   0   .230
Concepcion ss         4   0   0   0     0   2   .225        Garrett ph,2b       1   0   0   0     0   0   .188
Chaney 3b             3   0   0   0     1   2   .286      Dyer c                4   0   0   0     0   1   .308
Grimsley p            2   0   0   0     0   1   .100      Seaver p              2   0   0   0     0   0   .138
  Borbon p            1   0   0   0     0   1   .000        Milner ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .276
  Uhlaender ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .172        Frisella p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Carroll p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Kranepool ph        1   0   1   0     0   0   .235

Totals               36   5  11   5     2  11             Totals               35   3   9   3     4   5

Time of Game: 2:21   Attendance: 35,593
Left on Base: Reds 7, Mets 10
DP: Reds 1, Mets 0
Errors: Concepcion, Fregosi
Doubles: Harrelson (6)
Home Runs: Hague (7), Perez (8)
Caught Stealing: Geronimo (3)
Sacrifice Hits: Martinez (2)
Sacrifice Flies: Bench (5)
GIDP: Jones (5)


Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Grimsley                4.1   7   3   3   2   4   0  22   2.45
Borbon W(2-1)           3.2   0   0   0   2   1   0  13   3.53
Carroll SV(11)          1     2   0   0   0   0   0   5   1.86
Totals                  9     9   3   3   4   5   0  40

Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Seaver L(8-3)           6     7   4   4   2   9   1  27   3.18
Frisella                3     4   1   1   0   2   1  12   1.02
Totals                  9    11   5   5   2  11   2  39

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


REDS 1ST: Rose singled to left; Morgan singled to center [Rose
to third]; Tolan grounded out (pitcher to first) [Morgan to
second]; Bench hit a sacrifice fly to center [Rose scored,
Morgan to third]; Perez singled to left [Morgan scored]; Hague
homered [Perez scored]; Concepcion flied to right; 4 R, 4 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Reds 4, Mets 0.

METS 1ST: Mays was called out on strikes; Harrelson popped to
catcher in foul territory; Agee walked; Staub singled to right
[Agee to third]; Jones singled to left [Agee scored, Staub to
second]; Fregosi struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 4, Mets
1.

REDS 2ND: Chaney was called out on strikes; Grimsley grounded
out (pitcher to first); Rose struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Reds 4, Mets 1.

METS 2ND: Martinez lined to right; Dyer struck out; Seaver
popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds
4, Mets 1.

REDS 3RD: Morgan singled to right; Tolan grounded out (first
unassisted) [Morgan to second]; Bench struck out; Perez struck
out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 4, Mets 1.

METS 3RD: Mays walked; Harrelson flied to left; Agee struck out;
Staub singled to pitcher [Mays to second]; Jones lined to right;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 4, Mets 1.

REDS 4TH: Hague walked; Concepcion was called out on strikes;
Chaney struck out; Grimsley was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 4, Mets 1.

METS 4TH: Fregosi singled to left; Martinez out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to first) [Fregosi to second]; Dyer flied to
center [Fregosi to third]; Seaver grounded out (third to first);
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 4, Mets 1.

REDS 5TH: Rose flied to left; Morgan singled to center; Tolan
singled to center [Morgan to third]; Bench grounded out (pitcher
to first) [Tolan to second]; Perez struck out (catcher to
first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 4, Mets 1.

METS 5TH: Mays singled to center; Harrelson doubled to left
[Mays to third]; Agee grounded out (second to first) [Mays
scored, Harrelson to third]; Staub singled to right [Harrelson
scored]; BORBON REPLACED GRIMSLEY (PITCHING); Jones grounded
into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Staub out at
second]; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 4, Mets 3.

REDS 6TH: Hague popped to second; Concepcion lined to shortstop;
Chaney walked; Borbon struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 4,
Mets 3.

METS 6TH: Fregosi walked; Martinez forced Fregosi (first to
shortstop); Dyer reached on an error by Concepcion [Martinez to
second]; MILNER BATTED FOR SEAVER; Milner flied to left
[Martinez to third, Dyer to second]; Mays was walked
intentionally; Harrelson flied to left; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.
Reds 4, Mets 3.

REDS 7TH: FRISELLA REPLACED MILNER (PITCHING); Rose popped to
third; Morgan grounded out (first to pitcher); On a bunt Tolan
singled to second; Bench struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds
4, Mets 3.

METS 7TH: Agee grounded out (second to first); Staub grounded
out (second to first); Jones struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Reds 4, Mets 3.

REDS 8TH: Perez homered; Hague singled to center; GERONIMO RAN
FOR HAGUE; Geronimo was caught stealing second (catcher to
shortstop); Concepcion struck out; Chaney popped to shortstop; 1
R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 5, Mets 3.

METS 8TH: GERONIMO STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Fregosi flied to
left; GARRETT BATTED FOR MARTINEZ; Garrett flied to left; Dyer
lined to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 5, Mets 3.

REDS 9TH: GARRETT STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); UHLAENDER BATTED
FOR BORBON; Uhlaender popped to second; Rose singled to third
[Rose to second (error by Fregosi)]; Morgan grounded out
(pitcher to first); Tolan flied to center; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
 Reds 5, Mets 3.

METS 9TH: CARROLL REPLACED UHLAENDER (PITCHING); KRANEPOOL
BATTED FOR FRISELLA; Kranepool singled to left; Mays singled to
left [Kranepool to second]; Harrelson forced Kranepool (first to
third) [Mays to second]; Agee forced Harrelson (shortstop to
second) [Mays to third]; Staub grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 5, Mets 3.