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.