Posting his third shutout of the season, Jack Billingham pitched the Reds to a 5-0 victory over the Mets. Johnny Bench homered to start the scoring off Brent Strom, who drew the defeat in his first decision. [The Sporting News]



Cincinnati Reds 5, New York Mets 0
Game Played on Saturday, August    19, 1972 (Day game) at Shea Stadium
Reds         0  2  0    2  1  0    0  0  0  -   5 11  1
Mets         0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  3  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   .299      Barnes 2b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .278
Morgan 2b             4   0   2   0     1   0   .283      Garrett 3b            4   0   0   0     0   2   .211
Tolan cf              3   1   0   1     1   1   .291      Agee cf               3   0   1   0     1   1   .248
Bench rf              3   1   2   1     0   1   .273      Kranepool 1b          3   0   1   0     0   0   .251
Perez 1b              4   1   1   0     0   1   .295      Milner lf             4   0   0   0     0   1   .251
Menke 3b              4   1   1   1     0   1   .230      Marshall rf           4   0   1   0     0   0   .243
Concepcion ss         4   0   2   1     0   0   .216      Grote c               3   0   0   0     0   2   .201
Plummer c             3   0   1   0     1   0   .190      Martinez ss           3   0   0   0     0   2   .216
Billingham p          4   0   0   0     0   0   .059      Strom p               1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Gentry p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .125
                                                            Beauchamp ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .180
                                                            Rauch p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Schneck ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .189
                                                            Frisella p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .200

Totals               34   5  11   4     3   5             Totals               31   0   3   0     1   8

Time of Game: 2:08   Attendance: 43,257
Left on Base: Reds 7, Mets 7
DP: Reds 0, Mets 2
Errors: Concepcion, Marshall
Doubles: Perez (25), Morgan (15), Plummer (2)
Home Runs: Bench (27)
Caught Stealing: Rose (2)
Sacrifice Flies: Tolan (6)
GIDP: Plummer (2), Perez (6)
Hit by Pitch: Bench (2,by Gentry), Grote (3,by Billingham), Kranepool (1,by Billingham)


Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Billingham W(9-10)      9     3   0   0   1   8   0  34   3.21
Totals                  9     3   0   0   1   8   0  34

Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Strom L(0-1)            3.2   7   4   3   1   0   1  16   3.48
Gentry                  1.1   2   1   1   1   2   0   8   3.81
Rauch                   2     0   0   0   1   1   0   7   5.19
Frisella                2     2   0   0   0   2   0   8   2.84
Totals                  9    11   5   4   3   5   1  39

Hit by Pitch: Billingham 2 (6), Gentry (4)

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


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

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

REDS 2ND: Bench homered; Perez doubled to right; Menke flied to
right [Perez to third]; Concepcion singled to right [Perez
scored]; Plummer grounded into a double play (shortstop to
second to first) [Concepcion out at second]; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Reds 2, Mets 0.

METS 2ND: Kranepool grounded out (second to first); Milner
reached on an error by Concepcion; Marshall singled to left
[Milner to second]; Grote struck out; Martinez flied to center;
0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 2, Mets 0.

REDS 3RD: Billingham grounded out (shortstop to first); Rose
singled to center; Rose was picked off and caught stealing
second (pitcher to first to shortstop); Morgan flied to center;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 2, Mets 0.

METS 3RD: Strom grounded out (third to first); Barnes grounded
out (pitcher to first); Garrett was called out on strikes; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 2, Mets 0.

REDS 4TH: Tolan walked; Bench singled to left [Tolan to second];
Perez grounded into a double play (third to second to first)
[Tolan to third, Bench out at second]; Menke singled to left
[Tolan scored]; Concepcion singled to right [Menke scored (error
by Marshall) (unearned) (no RBI), Concepcion to third]; GENTRY
REPLACED STROM (PITCHING); Plummer was walked intentionally;
Billingham grounded out (first unassisted); 2 R (1 ER), 3 H, 1
E, 2 LOB.  Reds 4, Mets 0.

METS 4TH: Agee struck out; Kranepool singled to center; Milner
forced Kranepool (second to shortstop); Marshall grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 4, Mets 0.

REDS 5TH: Rose singled to center; Morgan doubled to left [Rose
to third]; Tolan hit a sacrifice fly to right [Rose scored,
Morgan to third]; Bench was hit by a pitch; Perez struck out;
Menke struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 5, Mets 0.

METS 5TH: Grote was hit by a pitch; Martinez struck out;
BEAUCHAMP BATTED FOR GENTRY; Beauchamp forced Grote (shortstop
to second); Barnes forced Beauchamp (shortstop to second); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 5, Mets 0.

REDS 6TH: RAUCH REPLACED BEAUCHAMP (PITCHING); Concepcion
grounded out (shortstop to first); Plummer popped to second;
Billingham grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Reds 5, Mets 0.

METS 6TH: Garrett was called out on strikes; Agee singled to
center; Kranepool was hit by a pitch [Agee to second]; Milner
struck out; Marshall grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 5, Mets 0.

REDS 7TH: Rose flied to center; Morgan walked; Tolan grounded
out (first unassisted) [Morgan to second]; Bench was called out
on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 5, Mets 0.

METS 7TH: Grote struck out; Martinez struck out; SCHNECK BATTED
FOR RAUCH; Schneck grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Reds 5, Mets 0.

REDS 8TH: FRISELLA REPLACED SCHNECK (PITCHING); Perez popped to
second; Menke grounded out (shortstop to first); Concepcion
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds
5, Mets 0.

METS 8TH: Barnes grounded out (third to first); Garrett grounded
out (second to first); Agee walked; Kranepool grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 5, Mets 0.

REDS 9TH: Plummer doubled to right; On a bunt Billingham reached
on a fielder's choice [Plummer out at third (pitcher to third)];
Rose was called out on strikes; Morgan singled to right
[Billingham to second]; Tolan struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Reds 5, Mets 0.

METS 9TH: Milner grounded out (third to first); Marshall flied
to left; Grote grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Reds 5, Mets 0.