Bud Harrelson, who returned to the Mets' lineup in the previous day's game after having been on the disabled list since August 1, scored one run and drove in another to enable Jerry Koosman to defeat the Reds, 2-1. Harrelson doubled in the first inning, advanced on an infield out and scored on a sacrifice fly by Willie Mays. After the Reds tied the score with an unearned run in the fifth, Don Hahn singled for the Mets in the eighth and scored the deciding run on another double by Harrelson. [The Sporting News]



New York Mets 2, Cincinnati Reds 1
Game Played on Sunday, August    19, 1973 (Day game) at Shea Stadium
Reds         0  0  0    0  1  0    0  0  0  -   1  6  0
Mets         1  0  0    0  0  0    0  1  x  -   2  4  1


Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Rose lf               4   0   1   0     0   1   .342      Harrelson ss          4   1   2   1     0   0   .260
Morgan 2b             4   1   0   0     0   1   .291      Millan 2b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .281
Driessen 3b           4   0   0   0     0   1   .310      Mays 1b               2   0   0   1     0   0   .215
Perez 1b              4   0   2   1     0   0   .315      Jones rf              3   0   0   0     0   0   .266
Bench c               4   0   1   0     0   1   .255      Milner lf             3   0   0   0     0   0   .247
Kosco rf              3   0   1   0     1   0   .261      Grote c               3   0   0   0     0   1   .237
Geronimo cf           3   0   0   0     0   0   .181      Hahn cf               2   1   1   0     1   0   .257
  Gagliano ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .276      Martinez 3b           3   0   1   0     0   0   .250
Chaney ss             2   0   0   0     1   1   .177      Koosman p             2   0   0   0     0   0   .121
  Menke ph            1   0   0   0     0   1   .172
Grimsley p            3   0   1   0     0   1   .077

Totals               33   1   6   1     2   7             Totals               26   2   4   2     1   1

Time of Game: 1:53   Attendance: 33,598
Left on Base: Reds 7, Mets 3
DP: Reds 0, Mets 1
Errors: Mays
Doubles: Perez 2 (26), Harrelson 2 (9)
Stolen Bases: Morgan (52)
Sacrifice Hits: Koosman (11)
Sacrifice Flies: Mays (1)
GIDP: Morgan (11)


Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Grimsley L(12-7)        8     4   2   2   1   1   0  29   2.95
Totals                  8     4   2   2   1   1   0  29

Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Koosman W(9-14)         9     6   1   0   2   7   0  35   3.31
Totals                  9     6   1   0   2   7   0  35

Passed Balls: Bench (7)

Umpires: HP - Andy Olsen, 1B - Doug Harvey, 2B - Art Williams, 3B - Shag Crawford


REDS 1ST: Rose flied to center; Morgan struck out; Driessen
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0, Mets 0.

METS 1ST: Harrelson doubled to left; Millan grounded out (second
to first) [Harrelson to third]; Mays hit a sacrifice fly to
right [Harrelson scored]; Jones flied to left; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Reds 0, Mets 1.

REDS 2ND: Perez doubled to right; Bench struck out; Kosco
walked; Geronimo flied to center; Chaney struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Reds 0, Mets 1.

METS 2ND: Milner grounded out (second to first); Grote lined to
shortstop; Hahn grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Reds 0, Mets 1.

REDS 3RD: On a bunt Grimsley singled; Rose was called out on
strikes; Morgan popped to second; Driessen forced Grimsley
(second to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 0, Mets 1.

METS 3RD: Martinez singled to right; Koosman flied to center;
Harrelson grounded out (second to first) [Martinez to second];
Bench allowed a passed ball [Martinez to third]; Millan grounded
out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 0, Mets 1.

REDS 4TH: Perez grounded out (catcher to first); Bench singled
to center; Kosco singled to left [Bench to second]; Geronimo
flied to right [Bench to third]; Chaney walked [Kosco to
second]; Grimsley grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 2 H, 0
E, 3 LOB.  Reds 0, Mets 1.

METS 4TH: Mays flied to left; Jones flied to center; Milner
popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0, Mets 1.

REDS 5TH: Rose reached on an error by Mays; Morgan forced Rose
(shortstop to second); Morgan stole second; Driessen grounded
out (second to first) [Morgan to third]; Perez doubled to left
[Morgan scored (unearned)]; Bench popped to shortstop; 1 R (0
ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 1, Mets 1.

METS 5TH: Grote flied to center; Hahn walked; Martinez popped to
catcher in foul territory; Koosman flied to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Reds 1, Mets 1.

REDS 6TH: Kosco grounded out (shortstop to first); Geronimo
grounded out (pitcher to first); Chaney grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 1, Mets 1.

METS 6TH: Harrelson flied to right; Millan grounded out
(shortstop to first); Mays flied to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Reds 1, Mets 1.

REDS 7TH: Grimsley struck out; Rose singled to center; Morgan
grounded into a double play (first unassisted) [Rose out at
second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 1, Mets 1.

METS 7TH: Jones grounded out (shortstop to first); Milner
grounded out (first to pitcher); Grote was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 1, Mets 1.

REDS 8TH: Driessen flied to center; Perez grounded out
(shortstop to first); Bench flied to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Reds 1, Mets 1.

METS 8TH: Hahn singled to left; Martinez flied to right; Koosman
out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Hahn to second];
Harrelson doubled to left [Hahn scored]; Millan flied to center;
1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 1, Mets 2.

REDS 9TH: Kosco flied to center; GAGLIANO BATTED FOR GERONIMO;
Gagliano popped to catcher in foul territory; MENKE BATTED FOR
CHANEY; Menke struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 1, Mets 2.