The Mets scored on homers by Ken Boswell, Ed Kranepool and Tommie Agee to defeat the Reds, 3-0. Jim McAndrew and Tug McGraw, who relieved with two men on base and two out in the ninth inning, combined to post the shutout.

Jack Billingham, who started for the Reds, extended his streak of scoreless pitching to 24 innings before being rapped for round-trippers by Boswell and Kranepool in the fourth. Agee added his homer in the eighth. [The Sporting News]



New York Mets 3, Cincinnati Reds 0
Game Played on Tuesday, August    29, 1972 (Night game) at Riverfront Stadium
Mets         0  0  0    2  0  0    0  1  0  -   3  6  1
Reds         0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  5  0


Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Agee cf               5   1   1   1     0   3   .246      Rose lf               4   0   2   0     0   0   .303
Boswell 2b            4   1   1   1     0   1   .177      Morgan 2b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .292
Milner lf             4   0   1   0     0   0   .244      Tolan cf              4   0   0   0     0   1   .285
Kranepool 1b          3   1   1   1     1   2   .253      Bench rf              3   0   0   0     1   1   .267
Marshall rf           3   0   1   0     1   0   .240      Perez 1b              4   0   1   0     0   0   .290
Garrett 3b            2   0   0   0     2   0   .211      Menke 3b              2   0   0   0     1   1   .235
Dyer c                4   0   1   0     0   2   .231      Chaney ss             3   0   0   0     0   0   .236
Harrelson ss          3   0   0   0     1   0   .199        McRae ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .246
McAndrew p            3   0   0   0     0   3   .057      Plummer c             3   0   2   0     0   0   .224
  McGraw p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .143      Billingham p          2   0   0   0     0   1   .053
                                                            Uhlaender ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .162
                                                            Carroll p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .125

Totals               31   3   6   3     5  11             Totals               31   0   5   0     2   4

Time of Game: 2:21   Attendance: 22,114
Left on Base: Mets 7, Reds 7
DP: Mets 2, Reds 0
Errors: Garrett
Triples: Rose (10)
Home Runs: Boswell (7), Kranepool (8), Agee (12)
Caught Stealing: Marshall (3)
Sacrifice Hits: McAndrew (8)
GIDP: Menke (8), Billingham (1)
Hit by Pitch: Menke (4,by McAndrew)


Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
McAndrew W(10-5)        8.2   5   0   0   1   4   0  32   2.31
McGraw SV(19)           0.1   0   0   0   1   0   0   2   1.79
Totals                  9     5   0   0   2   4   0  34

Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Billingham L(10-11)     8     5   3   3   4  10   3  32   3.06
Carroll                 1     1   0   0   1   1   0   5   2.59
Totals                  9     6   3   3   5  11   3  37

Hit by Pitch: McAndrew (2)

Umpires: HP - John McSherry, 1B - Ken Burkhart, 2B - Lee Weyer, 3B - Bob Engel


METS 1ST: Agee grounded out (second to first); Boswell flied out
to center; Milner singled to center; Kranepool struck out; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0, Reds 0.

REDS 1ST: Rose flied out to left; Morgan lined to first; Tolan
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Reds 0.

METS 2ND: Marshall flied out to center; Garrett grounded out
(second to first); Dyer was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Reds 0.

REDS 2ND: Bench flied out to right; Perez reached on an error by
Garrett [Perez to first]; Menke grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Perez out at second]; 0 R, 0 H,
1 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Reds 0.

METS 3RD: Harrelson grounded out (shortstop to first); McAndrew
struck out; Agee struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Reds
0.

REDS 3RD: Chaney flied out to center; Plummer singled to left;
On a bunt Billingham grounded into a double play (catcher to
shortstop to second) [Plummer out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Mets 0, Reds 0.

METS 4TH: Boswell homered; Milner grounded out (second to
first); Kranepool homered; Marshall singled to center; Marshall
was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Garrett
walked; Dyer forced Garrett (third to second); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Mets 2, Reds 0.

REDS 4TH: Rose singled to right; Morgan flied out to left; Tolan
forced Rose (second to shortstop); Bench flied out to left; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 2, Reds 0.

METS 5TH: Harrelson grounded out (second to first); McAndrew was
called out on strikes; Agee struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Mets 2, Reds 0.

REDS 5TH: Perez popped to catcher in foul territory; Menke was
hit by a pitch; Chaney flied out to left; Plummer singled to
right [Menke to third]; Billingham struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Mets 2, Reds 0.

METS 6TH: Boswell grounded out (first unassisted); Milner
grounded out (pitcher to first); Kranepool was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 2, Reds 0.

REDS 6TH: Rose tripled to right; Morgan popped to shortstop;
Tolan popped to second; Bench struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Mets 2, Reds 0.

METS 7TH: Marshall walked; Garrett grounded out (first
unassisted) [Marshall to second]; Dyer struck out; Harrelson was
walked intentionally; McAndrew struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
 Mets 2, Reds 0.

REDS 7TH: Perez grounded out (third to first); Menke struck out;
Chaney popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Mets 2, Reds 0.

METS 8TH: Agee homered; Boswell was called out on strikes;
Milner grounded out (second to first); Kranepool walked;
Marshall grounded out (first to pitcher); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Mets 3, Reds 0.

REDS 8TH: Plummer grounded out (shortstop to first); UHLAENDER
BATTED FOR BILLINGHAM; Uhlaender flied out to center; Rose flied
out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 3, Reds 0.

METS 9TH: CARROLL REPLACED UHLAENDER (PITCHING); Garrett walked;
Dyer singled to right [Garrett to third]; Harrelson reached on a
fielder's choice [Garrett out at home (second to catcher), Dyer
to second]; McAndrew out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second)
[Dyer to third, Harrelson to second]; Agee was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 3, Reds 0.

REDS 9TH: Morgan grounded out (first to pitcher); Tolan grounded
out (second to first); Bench walked; Perez singled to center
[Bench to third]; MCGRAW REPLACED MCANDREW (PITCHING); Menke
walked [Perez to second]; MCRAE BATTED FOR CHANEY; McRae flied
out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Mets 3, Reds 0.