Cincinnati Reds 2, New York Mets 1 League Championship Series Game 1 Played on Saturday, October 6, 1973 at Riverfront Stadium Mets 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 3 0 Reds 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 - 2 6 0 Mets AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Reds AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Garrett 3b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .250 Rose lf 4 1 1 1 0 1 .250 Millan 2b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Morgan 2b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Staub rf 2 0 0 0 2 0 .000 Driessen 3b 4 0 1 0 0 1 .250 Milner 1b 3 0 1 0 1 1 .333 Perez 1b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Jones lf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Bench c 4 1 3 1 0 1 .750 Grote c 4 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Griffey rf 2 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Hahn cf 3 0 0 0 0 2 .000 Geronimo cf 3 0 1 0 0 2 .333 Harrelson ss 2 1 0 0 1 0 .000 Chaney ss 2 0 0 0 0 2 .000 Seaver p 3 0 1 1 0 1 .333 Stahl ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Crosby ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Billingham p 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 King ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Hall p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Borbon p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 28 1 3 1 4 6 Totals 30 2 6 2 0 13 Time of Game: 2:00 Attendance: 53,431 Left on Base: Mets 5, Reds 5 DP: Mets 0, Reds 1 Doubles: Seaver (1), Bench (1), Driessen (1) Home Runs: Rose (1), Bench (1) Sacrifice Hits: Millan (1), Billingham (1) GIDP: Jones (1) Hit by Pitch: Griffey (1,by Seaver) Mets IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Seaver L(0-1) 8.1 6 2 2 0 13 2 32 2.16 Totals 8.1 6 2 2 0 13 2 32 Reds IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Billingham 8 3 1 1 3 6 0 29 1.13 Hall 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0.00 Borbon W(1-0) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0.00 Totals 9 3 1 1 4 6 0 33 Hit by Pitch: Seaver (1) Umpires: HP - Ed Sudol, 1B - Ed Vargo, 2B - Chris Pelekoudas, 3B - Bob Engel, LF - Bruce Froemming, RF - Jerry Dale METS 1ST: Garrett singled to right; Millan out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Garrett to second]; Staub walked; Milner singled to center [Garrett to third, Staub to second]; Jones grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Milner out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mets 0, Reds 0. REDS 1ST: Rose popped to third; Morgan popped to third; Driessen grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Reds 0. METS 2ND: Grote flied out to center; Hahn was called out on strikes; Harrelson walked; Seaver doubled [Harrelson scored]; Garrett grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 1, Reds 0. REDS 2ND: Perez grounded out (third to first); Bench doubled to right; Griffey was hit by a pitch; Geronimo struck out; Chaney struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mets 1, Reds 0. METS 3RD: Millan grounded out (second to first); Staub flied out to center; Milner walked; Jones struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 1, Reds 0. REDS 3RD: Billingham struck out; Rose flied out to left; Morgan flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Reds 0. METS 4TH: Grote grounded out (shortstop to first); Hahn lined to right; Harrelson grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Reds 0. REDS 4TH: Driessen doubled; Perez flied out to right; Bench struck out; Griffey struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 1, Reds 0. METS 5TH: Seaver struck out; Garrett grounded out (second to first); Millan flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Reds 0. REDS 5TH: Geronimo singled to right; Chaney was called out on strikes; Billingham out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Geronimo to second]; Rose was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 1, Reds 0. METS 6TH: Staub popped to first; Milner was called out on strikes; Jones grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Reds 0. REDS 6TH: Morgan popped to shortstop; Driessen struck out; Perez struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Reds 0. METS 7TH: Grote struck out; Hahn struck out; Harrelson grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Reds 0. REDS 7TH: Bench singled to center; Griffey lined to shortstop; Geronimo struck out; STAHL BATTED FOR CHANEY; Stahl struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 1, Reds 0. METS 8TH: CROSBY REPLACED STAHL (PLAYING SS); Seaver flied out to center; Garrett flied out to left; Millan grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Reds 0. REDS 8TH: KING BATTED FOR BILLINGHAM; King struck out; Rose homered; Morgan struck out; Driessen flied out to left; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Reds 1. METS 9TH: HALL REPLACED KING (PITCHING); Staub walked; BORBON REPLACED HALL (PITCHING); Milner flied out to center; Jones flied out to center; Grote grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 1, Reds 1. REDS 9TH: Perez grounded out (shortstop to first); Bench homered; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Reds 2.

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