Gopher balls continued to plague Tom Seaver, who struck out 13 batters in seven innings, but was tagged for two homers as the Reds defeated the Mets, 6-1. Johnny Bench connected for the circuit in the sixth inning to snap a 1-1 tie and Pete Rose padded the Reds' lead with a two-run smash in the seventh. Cincinnati Reds 6, New York Mets 1Game Played on Wednesday, May 2, 1973 (Night game) at Shea StadiumReds 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 2 - 6 7 1 Mets 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 - 1 9 2 Reds AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Mets AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Rose lf 5 1 1 2 0 2 .317 Martinez lf 4 0 1 1 1 0 .314 Morgan 2b 3 0 0 0 0 2 .316 Millan 2b 5 0 2 0 0 0 .173 Tolan cf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .256 Mays cf 3 0 0 0 1 1 .108 Bench c 3 1 1 1 1 1 .178 Staub rf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .164 Perez 1b 3 1 0 0 1 1 .291 Beauchamp 1b 3 0 1 0 1 1 .333 Hague rf 3 0 0 0 0 2 .200 Fregosi 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .200 Geronimo rf 1 1 1 0 0 0 .225 Grote c 4 0 1 0 0 0 .267 Concepcion ss 4 1 2 3 0 2 .365 Harrelson ss 3 1 3 0 1 0 .215 Menke 3b 3 0 0 0 1 2 .213 Seaver p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .083 Grimsley p 3 1 1 0 0 1 .056 Theodore ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .261 Borbon p 1 0 1 0 0 0 .500 Sadecki p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Boswell ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .222 Totals 33 6 7 6 3 14 Totals 33 1 9 1 4 3 Time of Game: 2:14 Attendance: 19,163 Left on Base: Reds 4, Mets 10 DP: Reds 3, Mets 2 Errors: Morgan, Beauchamp, Seaver Doubles: Concepcion (3), Millan (4) Home Runs: Bench (4), Rose (1), Concepcion (3) Stolen Bases: Geronimo (4) Sacrifice Hits: Seaver (2) GIDP: Tolan (1), Rose (2), Millan (2), Seaver (1), Fregosi (1) Hit by Pitch: Morgan (1,by Seaver) Reds IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Grimsley W(4-1) 6 7 1 1 4 1 0 26 2.38 Borbon SV(4) 3 2 0 0 0 2 0 12 0.53 Totals 9 9 1 1 4 3 0 38 Mets IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Seaver L(2-3) 7 4 4 4 3 13 2 29 1.71 Sadecki 2 3 2 2 0 1 1 8 3.75 Totals 9 7 6 6 3 14 3 37 Hit by Pitch: Seaver (1) Umpires: HP - Chris Pelekoudas, 1B - Nick Colosi, 2B - John McSherry, 3B - Ed Sudol REDS 1ST: Rose grounded out (second to first); Morgan struck out; Tolan reached on an error by Beauchamp; Tolan was picked off first but was safe on an error by Seaver [Tolan to second]; Bench walked; Perez grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 2 E, 2 LOB. Reds 0, Mets 0. METS 1ST: Martinez walked; Millan grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Martinez out at second]; Mays popped to shortstop in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Mets 0. REDS 2ND: Hague grounded out (second to first); Concepcion was called out on strikes; Menke walked; Grimsley flied to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Mets 0. METS 2ND: Staub popped to catcher in foul territory; Beauchamp flied to left; Fregosi popped to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Mets 0. REDS 3RD: Rose was called out on strikes; Morgan was hit by a pitch; Tolan grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Morgan out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Mets 0. METS 3RD: Grote flied to right; Harrelson walked; Seaver grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Harrelson out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Mets 0. REDS 4TH: Bench struck out; Perez walked; Hague struck out; Concepcion doubled to center [Perez scored]; Menke was called out on strikes; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 1, Mets 0. METS 4TH: Martinez grounded out (shortstop to first); Millan doubled to left; Mays walked; Staub grounded out (first unassisted) [Mays to second, Millan to third]; Beauchamp walked; Fregosi flied to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Reds 1, Mets 0. REDS 5TH: Grimsley struck out; Rose struck out; Morgan struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 1, Mets 0. METS 5TH: Grote flied to center; Harrelson singled to shortstop; Seaver out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Harrelson to second]; Martinez singled to right [Harrelson scored]; Millan singled to center [Martinez to third]; Mays struck out; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Reds 1, Mets 1. REDS 6TH: Tolan struck out; Bench homered; Perez was called out on strikes; Hague struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 2, Mets 1. METS 6TH: GERONIMO REPLACED HAGUE (PLAYING RF); Staub flied to right; Beauchamp singled to center; Fregosi grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Beauchamp out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 2, Mets 1. REDS 7TH: Concepcion struck out; Menke grounded out (pitcher to first); Grimsley singled to right; Rose homered [Grimsley scored]; Morgan flied to center; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 4, Mets 1. METS 7TH: Grote singled to center; Harrelson singled to left [Grote to second]; THEODORE BATTED FOR SEAVER; BORBON REPLACED GRIMSLEY (PITCHING); Theodore struck out; Martinez lined to right; Millan forced Grote (third unassisted); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Reds 4, Mets 1. REDS 8TH: SADECKI REPLACED THEODORE (PITCHING); Tolan grounded out (first unassisted); Bench flied to left; Perez grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 4, Mets 1. METS 8TH: Mays grounded out (shortstop to first); Staub singled to left; Beauchamp struck out; Fregosi forced Staub (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 4, Mets 1. REDS 9TH: Geronimo singled to right; Geronimo stole second; Concepcion homered [Geronimo scored]; Menke was called out on strikes; Borbon singled to right; Rose grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Borbon out at second]; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 6, Mets 1. METS 9TH: Grote grounded out (second to first); Harrelson singled to left; BOSWELL BATTED FOR SADECKI; Boswell reached on an error by Morgan [Harrelson to second]; Martinez grounded out (first unassisted) [Boswell to second, Harrelson to third]; Millan grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Reds 6, Mets 1. |
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