The Reds ripped into Jerry Koosman for five runs in the fourth inning and defeated the Mets, 8-2. Joe Morgan was hit by a pitch to start the stanza, took third on a single by Bobby Tolan and scored on a sacrifice fly by Johnny Bench. After Tony Perez walked, Denis Menke and Dave Concepcion hit run-scoring singles. Bill Plummer laid down a squeeze bunt to plate the fourth tally and the final run of the frame counted on a single by Pete Rose.

Willie Mays hit his eighth homer for the Mets and 654th of his career. [The Sporting News]



Cincinnati Reds 8, New York Mets 2
Game Played on Friday, August    18, 1972 (Night game) at Shea Stadium
Reds         0  0  0    5  0  0    0  2  1  -   8 14  1
Mets         0  0  0    1  0  0    0  1  0  -   2  7  0


Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Rose lf               4   1   2   1     1   0   .298      Barnes 2b             3   0   1   0     1   0   .357
Morgan 2b             4   2   1   1     0   0   .280      Garrett 3b            4   0   0   0     0   1   .216
Tolan cf              4   1   3   1     0   0   .293      Mays cf               3   1   2   1     1   0   .263
  Geronimo cf         0   0   0   0     0   0   .274        Schneck pr,cf       0   0   0   0     0   0   .191
Bench rf              4   0   0   1     0   0   .270      Agee rf               3   0   1   0     1   0   .247
Perez 1b              2   1   1   0     3   1   .295      Dyer c                4   0   0   0     0   1   .246
Menke 3b              5   1   4   1     0   0   .230      Milner lf             4   0   2   0     0   2   .255
Concepcion ss         4   2   1   1     1   2   .213      Beauchamp 1b          3   0   0   0     0   2   .183
Plummer c             4   0   1   1     0   1   .179      Martinez ss           4   0   0   0     0   1   .219
Hall p                3   0   0   0     0   3   .125      Koosman p             1   0   0   0     0   1   .083
  Borbon p            2   0   1   1     0   0   .077        Sadecki p           1   0   0   0     0   0   .200
                                                            Marshall ph         1   1   1   0     0   0   .243
                                                            Rauch p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               36   8  14   8     5   7             Totals               31   2   7   1     3   8

Time of Game: 2:40   Attendance: 47,957
Left on Base: Reds 10, Mets 6
DP: Reds 3, Mets 2
Errors: Bench
Doubles: Marshall (4), Milner (9)
Home Runs: Mays (8)
Stolen Bases: Tolan (33), Rose (10)
Caught Stealing: Tolan (14), Agee (7)
Sacrifice Hits: Plummer (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Bench (10)
GIDP: Menke (6), Agee (15), Garrett (3)
Hit by Pitch: Morgan (6,by Koosman), Tolan (5,by Sadecki), Beauchamp (1,by Borbon)


Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hall W(6-1)             5.1   3   1   1   3   6   1  21   2.64
Borbon SV(8)            3.2   4   1   1   0   2   0  14   3.14
Totals                  9     7   2   2   3   8   1  35

Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Koosman L(8-9)          3.2   5   5   5   1   4   0  19   4.10
Sadecki                 4.1   6   2   2   3   3   0  21   2.72
Rauch                   1     3   1   1   1   0   0   5   6.75
Totals                  9    14   8   8   5   7   0  45

Hit by Pitch: Borbon (2), Koosman (4), Sadecki (1)

Umpires: HP - Andy Olsen, 1B - Tom Gorman, 2B - Chris Pelekoudas, 3B - Nick Colosi


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

METS 1ST: Barnes flied to center; Garrett flied to right; Mays
popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0, Mets 0.

REDS 2ND: Bench grounded out (shortstop to first); Perez struck
out; Menke singled to left; Concepcion struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Reds 0, Mets 0.

METS 2ND: Agee walked; Dyer struck out while Agee was caught
stealing second (catcher to second); Milner singled to center;
Beauchamp struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 0, Mets 0.

REDS 3RD: Plummer grounded out (third to first); Hall struck
out; Rose grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Reds 0, Mets 0.

METS 3RD: Martinez flied to left; Koosman struck out; Barnes
flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0, Mets 0.

REDS 4TH: Morgan was hit by a pitch; Tolan singled to center
[Morgan to third]; Bench hit a sacrifice fly to left [Morgan
scored]; Perez walked [Tolan to second]; Menke singled to
shortstop [Tolan scored, Perez to second]; Concepcion singled to
right [Perez scored, Menke to third]; Plummer reached on a
fielder's choice on a sacrifice bunt [Menke scored, Concepcion
to second]; On a bunt Hall struck out; Rose singled to center
[Concepcion scored, Plummer to second]; SADECKI REPLACED KOOSMAN
(PITCHING); Morgan grounded out (second to first); 5 R, 4 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Reds 5, Mets 0.

METS 4TH: Garrett struck out; Mays homered; Agee singled to
left; Dyer lined to right; Milner was called out on strikes; 1
R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 5, Mets 1.

REDS 5TH: Tolan was hit by a pitch; Tolan stole second; Bench
flied to right; Perez was walked intentionally; Menke singled to
third [Tolan to third, Perez to second]; Concepcion was called
out on strikes; Plummer flied to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.
Reds 5, Mets 1.

METS 5TH: Beauchamp popped to second; Martinez struck out;
Sadecki grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Reds 5, Mets 1.

REDS 6TH: Hall struck out; Rose walked; Morgan lined into a
double play (first unassisted) [Rose out at first]; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Reds 5, Mets 1.

METS 6TH: Barnes walked; Garrett flied to right; Mays walked
[Barnes to second]; BORBON REPLACED HALL (PITCHING); Agee
grounded into a double play (second to second to first) [Mays
out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 5, Mets 1.

REDS 7TH: Tolan singled to left; Tolan was caught stealing
second (catcher to second); Bench flied to left; Perez walked;
Menke singled to left [Perez to second]; Concepcion forced Menke
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 5, Mets 1.

METS 7TH: Dyer grounded out (shortstop to first); Milner was
called out on strikes; Beauchamp was hit by a pitch; Martinez
forced Beauchamp (shortstop unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Reds 5, Mets 1.

REDS 8TH: Plummer struck out; Borbon flied to center; Rose
singled to right; Rose stole second; Morgan singled to right
[Rose scored, Morgan to second (on throw)]; Tolan singled to
left [Morgan scored]; Bench lined to third; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Reds 7, Mets 1.

METS 8TH: MARSHALL BATTED FOR SADECKI; Marshall doubled to
center; Barnes singled to right [Marshall scored (error by
Bench) (no RBI)]; Garrett grounded into a double play (shortstop
to second to first) [Barnes out at second]; Mays singled to
right; SCHNECK RAN FOR MAYS; Agee grounded out (second to
first); 1 R, 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 7, Mets 2.

REDS 9TH: SCHNECK STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); RAUCH REPLACED
MARSHALL (PITCHING); Perez singled to right; Menke grounded into
a double play (third to second to first) [Perez out at second];
Concepcion walked; Plummer singled to left [Concepcion to
second]; Borbon singled to left [Concepcion scored, Plummer out
at third (catcher to shortstop to third)]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Reds 8, Mets 2.

METS 9TH: GERONIMO REPLACED TOLAN (PLAYING CF); Dyer grounded
out (second to first); Milner doubled to left; Beauchamp struck
out; Martinez grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Reds 8, Mets 2.