Bud Harrelson tripled in the ninth inning and scored on a wild pitch by Gary Nolan to bring the Mets a 2-1 victory over the Reds, who were stopped on a seven-game winning streak. The Reds scored their run in the fourth on a double by Tony Perez and single by George Foster. Willie Mays drove in the Mets' tying tally with a single that scored Duffy Dyer in the seventh. [The Sporting News]



New York Mets 2, Cincinnati Reds 1
Game Played on Friday, June      16, 1972 (Night game) at Riverfront Stadium
Mets         0  0  0    0  0  0    1  0  1  -   2  8  1
Reds         0  0  0    1  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  6  1


Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Mays cf               4   0   2   1     1   0   .263      Rose lf               3   0   0   0     1   1   .261
Boswell 2b            5   0   1   0     0   0   .187      Morgan 2b             3   0   1   0     1   1   .272
Milner lf             4   0   1   0     0   1   .280      Tolan cf              4   0   0   0     0   2   .316
  McGraw p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .143      Bench c               4   0   0   0     0   1   .297
Staub rf              3   0   0   0     1   0   .302      Perez 1b              4   1   1   0     0   1   .276
Jones 1b              1   0   1   0     0   0   .276      Foster rf             4   0   2   1     0   0   .238
  Kranepool ph,1b     2   0   0   0     1   0   .223      Menke 3b              4   0   2   0     0   1   .241
Garrett 3b            4   0   0   0     0   0   .192      Concepcion ss         3   0   0   0     0   2   .216
Dyer c                4   1   2   0     0   0   .356      Nolan p               3   0   0   0     0   1   .079
Harrelson ss          4   1   1   0     0   0   .223
Koosman p             2   0   0   0     0   0   .222
  Marshall ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Frisella p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Agee ph,lf          0   0   0   0     1   0   .273

Totals               34   2   8   1     4   1             Totals               32   1   6   1     2  10

Time of Game: 2:18   Attendance: 30,709
Left on Base: Mets 9, Reds 6
DP: Mets 0, Reds 2
Errors: Dyer, Perez
Doubles: Milner (5), Perez (7)
Triples: Harrelson (3)
Stolen Bases: Morgan (25)
Caught Stealing: Foster (1)
GIDP: Garrett (2)


Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Koosman                 6     6   1   1   2   7   0  25   4.73
Frisella W(2-1)         2     0   0   0   0   3   0   6   1.21
McGraw SV(11)           1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   1.42
Totals                  9     6   1   1   2  10   0  34

Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Nolan L(8-2)            9     8   2   1   4   1   0  38   2.07
Totals                  9     8   2   1   4   1   0  38

Wild Pitches: Nolan (3)

Umpires: HP - Stan Landes, 1B - Doug Harvey, 2B - Bob Engel, 3B - John McSherry


METS 1ST: Mays singled to third; Boswell hit into a double play
(center to first) [Mays out at second]; Milner flied out to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Reds 0.

REDS 1ST: Rose grounded out (shortstop to first); Morgan popped
to third in foul territory; Tolan grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Reds 0.

METS 2ND: Staub grounded out (second to first); Jones singled to
left; Garrett forced Jones (pitcher to shortstop); Dyer forced
Garrett (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0, Reds 0.

REDS 2ND: Bench popped to first in foul territory; Perez flied
out to right; Foster singled to third; Menke singled to left
[Foster to second]; Concepcion flied out to right; 0 R, 2 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Mets 0, Reds 0.

METS 3RD: Harrelson flied out to left; Koosman grounded out
(third to first); Mays flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Mets 0, Reds 0.

REDS 3RD: Nolan struck out; Rose walked; On a bunt Morgan
singled to catcher [Rose to third (error by Dyer), Morgan to
second]; Tolan popped to third; Bench struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E,
2 LOB.  Mets 0, Reds 0.

METS 4TH: Boswell singled to right; Milner struck out; Staub
walked [Boswell to second]; KRANEPOOL BATTED FOR JONES;
Kranepool walked [Boswell to third, Staub to second]; Garrett
grounded into a double play (pitcher to catcher to first)
[Boswell out at home]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 0, Reds 0.

REDS 4TH: KRANEPOOL STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); Perez doubled
to center; Foster singled to left [Perez scored]; Menke singled
to second [Foster to second]; Foster was picked off and caught
stealing third (catcher to shortstop to third); Concepcion was
called out on strikes; Nolan grounded out (shortstop to first);
1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0, Reds 1.

METS 5TH: Dyer singled to center; Harrelson grounded out
(catcher to first) [Dyer to second]; Koosman flied out to
center; Mays walked; Boswell grounded out (shortstop to first);
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 0, Reds 1.

REDS 5TH: Rose struck out; Morgan walked; Morgan stole second;
Tolan struck out; Bench grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0, Reds 1.

METS 6TH: Milner flied out to left; Staub grounded out (second
to first); Kranepool popped to shortstop in foul territory; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Reds 1.

REDS 6TH: Perez struck out; Foster grounded out (third to
first); Menke struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Reds 1.

METS 7TH: Garrett flied out to center; Dyer singled to left;
Harrelson reached on an error by Perez (assist by Concepcion)
[Dyer to second, Harrelson to first]; MARSHALL BATTED FOR
KOOSMAN; Marshall flied out to center [Dyer to third]; Mays
singled to center [Dyer scored (unearned), Harrelson to second];
Boswell grounded out (second to first); 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2
LOB.  Mets 1, Reds 1.

REDS 7TH: FRISELLA REPLACED MARSHALL (PITCHING); Concepcion
struck out; Nolan grounded out (pitcher to first); Rose flied
out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 1, Reds 1.

METS 8TH: Milner doubled to left; Staub flied out to center
[Milner to third]; Kranepool grounded out (second unassisted);
Garrett grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Mets 1, Reds 1.

REDS 8TH: Morgan struck out; Tolan struck out; Bench grounded
out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 1, Reds 1.

METS 9TH: Dyer popped to catcher in foul territory; Harrelson
tripled to right; AGEE BATTED FOR FRISELLA; Agee was walked
intentionally; Nolan threw a wild pitch [Harrelson scored, Agee
to second]; Mays grounded out (shortstop to first); Boswell
grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 2,
Reds 1.

REDS 9TH: AGEE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); MCGRAW REPLACED
MILNER (PITCHING); Perez grounded out (third to first); Foster
flied out to left; Menke flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Mets 2, Reds 1.