A pinch-double by Joe Hague capped a rally by the Reds, who scored three runs in the seventh inning to defeat the Mets, 4-2. After Dave Marshall's leadoff homer in the seventh put the Mets ahead, 2-1, the Reds struck quickly for the tying run in their half on singles by Tony Perez, Denis Menke and Hal McRae to chase Jon Matlack. Gary Gentry relieved and struck out Bill Plummer, but Hague batted for Don Gullett and hit his double to provide the Reds with their winning two-run margin. [The Sporting News]



Cincinnati Reds 4, New York Mets 2
Game Played on Wednesday, August    30, 1972 (Night game) at Riverfront Stadium
Mets         0  0  1    0  0  0    1  0  0  -   2  9  0
Reds         0  0  0    1  0  0    3  0  x  -   4  9  0


Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Barnes 2b             4   0   1   0     0   0   .269      Rose lf               3   0   1   0     0   0   .303
  Fregosi ph          1   0   0   0     0   1   .234      Morgan 2b             4   0   0   0     0   2   .289
Garrett 3b            3   0   1   0     0   1   .213      Tolan cf              4   1   2   0     0   1   .287
Agee cf               3   0   1   0     1   0   .246      Bench rf,1b           2   0   0   0     2   0   .266
Jones lf              4   0   0   1     0   0   .261      Perez 1b              3   1   2   1     1   0   .293
Beauchamp 1b          3   0   0   0     0   1   .232        Geronimo pr,rf      0   0   0   0     0   0   .263
  Kranepool ph,1b     1   0   0   0     0   0   .252      Menke 3b              4   1   2   0     0   0   .238
Dyer c                4   0   1   0     0   0   .231      Concepcion ss         2   0   0   0     0   0   .215
Marshall rf           3   1   3   1     0   0   .258        McRae ph            1   1   1   1     0   0   .258
Harrelson ss          4   0   1   0     0   0   .200        Borbon p            1   0   0   0     0   0   .067
Matlack p             3   1   1   0     0   2   .161        Hall p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .120
  Gentry p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .125      Plummer c             3   0   0   0     0   2   .215
  Milner ph           0   0   0   0     0   0   .244      Gullett p             2   0   0   0     0   1   .269
  Mays ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .250        Hague ph            1   0   1   2     0   0   .223
                                                            Chaney pr,ss        0   0   0   0     0   0   .236

Totals               34   2   9   2     1   5             Totals               30   4   9   4     3   6

Time of Game: 2:30   Attendance: 22,008
Left on Base: Mets 8, Reds 6
DP: Mets 2, Reds 0
Doubles: Garrett (9), Dyer (15), Agee (21), Hague (10)
Home Runs: Marshall (4)
Stolen Bases: Tolan (37)
Sacrifice Hits: Garrett (4), Marshall (1)
GIDP: Perez (7), Borbon (1)
Hit by Pitch: Rose (7,by Gentry)


Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Matlack L(11-8)         6     8   4   4   1   3   0  25   2.37
Gentry                  2     1   0   0   2   3   0   9   3.80
Totals                  8     9   4   4   3   6   0  34

Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Gullett W(7-7)          7     6   2   2   1   3   1  28   4.13
Borbon                  1.1   3   0   0   0   1   0   7   2.95
Hall SV(8)              0.2   0   0   0   0   1   0   2   2.72
Totals                  9     9   2   2   1   5   1  37

Hit by Pitch: Gentry (5)

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


METS 1ST: Barnes singled to second; Garrett out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to second) [Barnes to second]; Agee grounded out
(pitcher to first); Jones grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0, Reds 0.

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

METS 2ND: Beauchamp grounded out (third to first); Dyer grounded
out (third to first); Marshall singled to right; Harrelson flied
out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0, Reds 0.

REDS 2ND: Bench walked; Perez grounded into a double play
(pitcher to shortstop to first) [Bench out at second]; Menke
singled to shortstop; Concepcion flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0, Reds 0.

METS 3RD: Matlack singled to left; Barnes flied out to right;
Garrett doubled to right [Matlack to third]; Agee was walked
intentionally; Jones forced Agee (second unassisted) [Matlack
scored, Garrett to third]; Beauchamp grounded out (third to
first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 1, Reds 0.

REDS 3RD: Plummer popped to first in foul territory; Gullett
struck out; Rose grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Mets 1, Reds 0.

METS 4TH: Dyer doubled to center; Marshall out on a sacrifice
bunt (second to first) [Dyer to third]; Harrelson popped to
second; Matlack was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Mets 1, Reds 0.

REDS 4TH: Morgan flied out to center; Tolan singled to center;
Tolan stole second; Bench flied out to center; Perez singled to
right [Tolan scored]; Menke forced Perez (shortstop to second);
1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 1, Reds 1.

METS 5TH: Barnes flied out to center; Garrett popped to second
in foul territory; Agee flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Mets 1, Reds 1.

REDS 5TH: Concepcion grounded out (shortstop to first); Plummer
struck out; Gullett grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Mets 1, Reds 1.

METS 6TH: Jones flied out to center; Beauchamp struck out; Dyer
flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 1, Reds 1.

REDS 6TH: Rose singled to center; Morgan struck out; Tolan
singled to center [Rose out at home (center to shortstop to
catcher), Tolan to second (on throw)]; Bench popped to
shortstop; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 1, Reds 1.

METS 7TH: Marshall homered; Harrelson grounded out (shortstop to
first); Matlack was called out on strikes; Barnes flied out to
left; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 2, Reds 1.

REDS 7TH: Perez singled to center; Menke singled to left [Perez
to third]; MCRAE BATTED FOR CONCEPCION; McRae singled to center
[Perez scored, Menke to second]; GENTRY REPLACED MATLACK
(PITCHING); Plummer struck out; HAGUE BATTED FOR GULLETT; Hague
doubled to left [Menke scored, McRae scored]; CHANEY RAN FOR
HAGUE; Rose was hit by a pitch; Morgan struck out; Tolan was
called out on strikes; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 2, Reds 4.

METS 8TH: CHANEY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); BORBON REPLACED
MCRAE (PITCHING); Garrett was called out on strikes; Agee
doubled to right; Jones flied out to right; KRANEPOOL BATTED FOR
BEAUCHAMP; Kranepool grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Mets 2, Reds 4.

REDS 8TH: KRANEPOOL STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); Bench walked;
Perez walked [Bench to second]; GERONIMO RAN FOR PEREZ; Menke
flied out to center [Bench to third]; Borbon grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to first) [Geronimo out at
second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 2, Reds 4.

METS 9TH: GERONIMO STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); BENCH CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); Dyer grounded out (shortstop to first);
Marshall singled to left; Harrelson singled to shortstop
[Marshall to second]; MILNER BATTED FOR GENTRY; HALL REPLACED
BORBON (PITCHING); MAYS BATTED FOR MILNER; Mays flied out to
right; FREGOSI BATTED FOR BARNES; Fregosi struck out; 0 R, 2 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 2, Reds 4.