Homers by Tony Perez, Denis Menke and Johnny Bench powered the Reds to an 8-2 victory over the Mets before an Old-Timers' Night crowd of 51,617. [The Sporting News]



Cincinnati Reds 8, New York Mets 2
Game Played on Saturday, June      17, 1972 (Night game) at Riverfront Stadium
Mets         0  1  0    0  0  1    0  0  0  -   2  7  1
Reds         0  2  3    0  1  2    0  0  x  -   8  8  0


Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Harrelson ss          5   0   0   0     0   2   .217      Rose lf               4   1   1   0     0   0   .261
Boswell 2b            4   1   1   1     0   0   .188      Morgan 2b             3   2   0   0     1   0   .268
  Martinez ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .229      Tolan cf              4   0   0   0     0   1   .310
Agee cf               4   0   0   0     0   2   .267      Bench c               4   1   2   3     0   0   .301
Staub rf              4   0   1   0     0   1   .301      Perez 1b              3   1   2   1     1   0   .283
Milner lf             2   1   2   0     2   0   .294      Hague rf              3   0   0   0     0   0   .248
Kranepool 1b          3   0   1   0     0   0   .226        Geronimo rf         1   0   0   0     0   1   .211
  Beauchamp ph,1b     1   0   1   0     0   0   .250      Menke 3b              2   2   1   1     2   0   .244
Garrett 3b            1   0   0   0     2   1   .189      Concepcion ss         3   1   1   0     1   0   .218
  Sadecki p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .200      Simpson p             2   0   0   0     0   2   .056
  Mays ph             1   0   0   0     0   1   .260        Borbon p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  McAndrew p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .063        Uhlaender ph        0   0   0   0     0   0   .169
Dyer c                4   0   0   1     0   1   .333        Javier ph           1   0   1   2     0   0   .255
Gentry p              2   0   0   0     0   0   .111        Hall p              1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Fregosi 3b          2   0   1   0     0   1   .255

Totals               34   2   7   2     4   9             Totals               31   8   8   7     5   4

Time of Game: 2:26   Attendance: 51,617
Left on Base: Mets 9, Reds 4
DP: Mets 1, Reds 0
Errors: Milner
Doubles: Kranepool (5), Staub (10), Concepcion (6), Perez (8)
Home Runs: Boswell (4), Perez (9), Menke (3), Bench (18)


Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Gentry L(3-5)           5     6   8   7   4   3   3  26   4.00
Sadecki                 2     2   0   0   0   1   0   7   4.15
McAndrew                1     0   0   0   1   0   0   3   2.48
Totals                  8     8   8   7   5   4   3  36

Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Simpson W(4-1)          5.2   5   2   2   3   3   1  25   3.91
Borbon                  0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   3.05
Hall SV(4)              3     2   0   0   1   6   0  12   2.24
Totals                  9     7   2   2   4   9   1  38

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


METS 1ST: Harrelson popped to third; Boswell popped to catcher;
Agee flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Reds 0.

REDS 1ST: Rose grounded out (second to first); Morgan flied out
to center; Tolan grounded out (second to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Reds 0.

METS 2ND: Staub struck out; Milner singled to center; Kranepool
doubled to right [Milner to third]; Garrett was walked
intentionally; Dyer grounded out (third to first) [Milner
scored, Kranepool to third, Garrett to second]; Gentry popped to
second; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 1, Reds 0.

REDS 2ND: Bench popped to first in foul territory; Perez
homered; Hague popped to second; Menke homered; Concepcion
grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets
1, Reds 2.

METS 3RD: Harrelson lined to left; Boswell flied out to center;
Agee struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 1, Reds 2.

REDS 3RD: Simpson struck out; Rose singled to third; Morgan
walked [Rose to second]; Tolan struck out; Bench homered [Rose
scored, Morgan scored]; Perez grounded out (third to first); 3
R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 1, Reds 5.

METS 4TH: Staub flied out to left; Milner singled to center;
Kranepool popped to third; Garrett struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Mets 1, Reds 5.

REDS 4TH: Hague popped to third; Menke grounded out (pitcher to
first); Concepcion walked; Simpson was called out on strikes; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 1, Reds 5.

METS 5TH: Dyer flied out to left; Gentry grounded out (shortstop
to first); Harrelson grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 1, Reds 5.

REDS 5TH: Rose flied out to center; Morgan reached on an error
by Milner [Morgan scored (unearned) (no RBI)]; Tolan grounded
out (pitcher to first); Bench singled to left; Perez walked
[Bench to second]; Hague lined to pitcher; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E,
2 LOB.  Mets 1, Reds 6.

METS 6TH: GERONIMO REPLACED HAGUE (PLAYING RF); Boswell homered;
Agee grounded out (shortstop to first); Staub doubled; Milner
walked; Kranepool flied out to right [Staub to third]; Garrett
walked [Milner to second]; BORBON REPLACED SIMPSON (PITCHING);
Dyer grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Mets
2, Reds 6.

REDS 6TH: Menke walked; Concepcion doubled to center [Menke to
third]; UHLAENDER BATTED FOR BORBON; SADECKI REPLACED GARRETT
(PITCHING); FREGOSI REPLACED GENTRY (PLAYING 3B); JAVIER BATTED
FOR UHLAENDER; Javier singled to left [Menke scored, Concepcion
scored, Javier out at second (left to third to second)]; Rose
grounded out (shortstop to first); Morgan grounded out (first
unassisted); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 2, Reds 8.

METS 7TH: HALL REPLACED JAVIER (PITCHING); Fregosi struck out;
Harrelson struck out; Boswell grounded out (first unassisted); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 2, Reds 8.

REDS 7TH: Tolan flied out to center; Bench grounded out
(shortstop to first); Perez doubled to left; Geronimo struck
out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 2, Reds 8.

METS 8TH: Agee struck out; Staub lined to second; Milner walked;
BEAUCHAMP BATTED FOR KRANEPOOL; Beauchamp singled to right
[Milner to third]; MAYS BATTED FOR SADECKI; Mays was called out
on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 2, Reds 8.

REDS 8TH: BEAUCHAMP STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); MCANDREW
REPLACED MAYS (PITCHING); Menke walked; Concepcion hit into a
double play (center to first) [Menke out at second]; Hall lined
to pitcher; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 2, Reds 8.

METS 9TH: Dyer was called out on strikes; Fregosi singled to
shortstop; Harrelson was called out on strikes; MARTINEZ BATTED
FOR BOSWELL; Martinez flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Mets 2, Reds 8.