Rusty Staub hit a grand-slam homer for the Mets in the first inning, but the Reds came back with a six-run rally in the fourth to gain a 6-5 victory. Singles by Joe Morgan and Johnny Bench, a double by Tony Perez and single by Bobby Tolan accounted for the Reds' first two runs. The third scored when Dave Concepcion grounded into a double play. Richie Scheinblum and Denis Menke kept the rally going with singles. Cincinnati Reds 6, New York Mets 5Game Played on Thursday, May 3, 1973 (Night game) at Shea StadiumReds 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 - 6 12 0 Mets 4 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 - 5 7 0 Reds AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Mets AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Rose lf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .314 Martinez cf 4 1 1 0 0 0 .308 Morgan 2b 3 1 2 0 1 0 .329 Millan 2b 4 1 1 0 0 0 .176 Bench c 4 1 2 0 0 0 .195 Garrett 3b 3 1 0 0 1 1 .235 Perez 1b 4 1 1 1 0 2 .289 Staub rf 4 1 1 4 0 2 .169 Tolan cf 4 0 2 1 0 1 .267 Kranepool 1b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .286 Concepcion ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 .358 Theodore ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .250 Scheinblum rf 3 1 1 0 0 1 .167 Gosger lf 3 0 2 0 0 1 .667 Geronimo rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 .222 Dyer ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .119 Menke 3b 4 1 1 0 0 3 .216 Grote c 3 1 0 0 1 1 .242 McGlothlin p 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Harrelson ss 3 0 1 1 0 1 .221 Plummer ph 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 Matlack p 1 0 1 0 0 0 .286 Stahl ph 1 1 1 3 0 0 .556 Webb p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Hall p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Beauchamp ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .300 Hennigan p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Fregosi ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .194 McGraw p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 34 6 12 5 1 9 Totals 32 5 7 5 2 8 Time of Game: 2:14 Attendance: 9,163 Left on Base: Reds 2, Mets 2 DP: Reds 1, Mets 2 Doubles: Concepcion (4), Perez (5), Harrelson (2) Home Runs: Stahl (1), Staub (3) Stolen Bases: Morgan (12) Caught Stealing: Rose (3), Morgan (3), Gosger (1) GIDP: Concepcion (2), Perez (2), Grote (2) Reds IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA McGlothlin 3 5 4 4 1 2 1 14 6.17 Hall W(2-1) 6 2 1 1 1 6 0 20 5.73 Totals 9 7 5 5 2 8 1 34 Mets IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Matlack L(2-4) 3.2 9 5 5 0 4 0 17 4.66 Webb 0.1 1 1 1 0 0 1 2 27.00 Hennigan 3 0 0 0 1 4 0 9 1.69 McGraw 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 7 1.35 Totals 9 12 6 6 1 9 1 35 Umpires: HP - Nick Colosi, 1B - John McSherry, 2B - Ed Sudol, 3B - Chris Pelekoudas REDS 1ST: Rose singled to right; Rose was picked off and caught stealing second (pitcher to first to shortstop); Morgan popped to catcher in foul territory; Bench grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Mets 0. METS 1ST: Martinez singled to left; Millan singled to left [Martinez to third, Millan to second (on throw)]; Garrett walked; Staub homered [Martinez scored, Millan scored, Garrett scored]; Kranepool grounded out (second to first); Gosger singled to third; Gosger was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Grote struck out; 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Mets 4. REDS 2ND: Perez struck out; Tolan singled to right; Concepcion doubled to right [Tolan out at home (right to catcher), Concepcion to third (on throw)]; Scheinblum struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Mets 4. METS 2ND: Harrelson struck out; Matlack singled to center; Martinez forced Matlack (first to shortstop); Millan forced Martinez (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Mets 4. REDS 3RD: Menke struck out; McGlothlin struck out; Rose grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Mets 4. METS 3RD: Garrett grounded out (first unassisted); Staub grounded out (first unassisted); Kranepool flied to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Mets 4. REDS 4TH: Morgan singled to center; Bench singled to left [Morgan to second]; Perez doubled to left [Morgan scored, Bench to third]; Tolan singled to left [Bench scored, Perez to third]; Concepcion grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Perez scored, Tolan out at second]; Scheinblum singled to left; Menke singled to left [Scheinblum to second]; PLUMMER BATTED FOR MCGLOTHLIN; WEBB REPLACED MATLACK (PITCHING); STAHL BATTED FOR PLUMMER; Stahl homered [Scheinblum scored, Menke scored]; Rose grounded out (shortstop to first); 6 R, 7 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 6, Mets 4. METS 4TH: HALL REPLACED STAHL (PITCHING); Gosger struck out; Grote walked; Harrelson doubled to left [Grote scored]; BEAUCHAMP BATTED FOR WEBB; Beauchamp flied to left; Martinez popped to catcher in foul territory; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 6, Mets 5. REDS 5TH: HENNIGAN REPLACED BEAUCHAMP (PITCHING); Morgan walked; Morgan was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Bench flied to right; Perez struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 6, Mets 5. METS 5TH: Millan grounded out (shortstop to first); Garrett grounded out (third to first); Staub struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 6, Mets 5. REDS 6TH: Tolan was called out on strikes; Concepcion grounded out (shortstop to first); Scheinblum flied to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 6, Mets 5. METS 6TH: GERONIMO REPLACED SCHEINBLUM (PLAYING RF); Kranepool popped to second; Gosger singled to right; Grote grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Gosger out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 6, Mets 5. REDS 7TH: Menke struck out; Hall grounded out (first to pitcher); Rose struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 6, Mets 5. METS 7TH: Harrelson grounded out (third to first); FREGOSI BATTED FOR HENNIGAN; Fregosi struck out; Martinez grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 6, Mets 5. REDS 8TH: MCGRAW REPLACED FREGOSI (PITCHING); Morgan singled to center; Bench singled to shortstop [Morgan to second]; Morgan stole third; Perez grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Morgan stayed at third, Bench out at second]; Tolan grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 6, Mets 5. METS 8TH: Millan flied to center; Garrett struck out; Staub struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 6, Mets 5. REDS 9TH: Concepcion grounded out (shortstop to first); Geronimo flied to right; Menke struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 6, Mets 5. METS 9TH: THEODORE BATTED FOR KRANEPOOL; Theodore struck out; DYER BATTED FOR GOSGER; Dyer grounded out (third to first); Grote grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 6, Mets 5. |
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