New York Mets 5, Cincinnati Reds 0
League Championship Series Game 2 Played on Sunday, October   7, 1973 at Riverfront Stadium
Mets         0  0  0    1  0  0    0  0  4  -   5  7  0
Reds         0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  2  0


Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Garrett 3b            5   0   0   0     0   2   .111      Rose lf               4   0   0   0     0   1   .125
Millan 2b             4   1   1   0     0   1   .143      Morgan 2b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Staub rf              3   2   1   1     1   0   .200      Perez 1b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Jones lf              3   1   1   1     1   0   .143      Bench c               4   0   0   0     0   1   .375
Milner 1b             3   1   0   0     1   0   .167      Kosco rf              2   0   2   0     1   0  1.000
Grote c               4   0   1   2     0   0   .125      Driessen 3b           3   0   0   0     0   1   .143
Hahn cf               3   0   2   0     1   1   .333      Geronimo cf           3   0   0   0     0   3   .167
Harrelson ss          4   0   1   1     0   0   .167      Chaney ss             0   0   0   0     2   0   .000
Matlack p             2   0   0   0     1   2   .000        Armbrister 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
                                                          Gullett p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Gagliano ph         1   0   0   0     0   1   .000
                                                            Carroll p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Menke ph,ss         1   0   0   0     0   1   .000

Totals               31   5   7   5     5   6             Totals               27   0   2   0     3   9

Time of Game: 2:19   Attendance: 54,041
Left on Base: Mets 5, Reds 4
DP: Mets 0, Reds 1
Home Runs: Staub (1)
Caught Stealing: Hahn (1), Driessen (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Matlack (1), Gullett (1)
GIDP: Milner (1)


Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Matlack W(1-0)          9     2   0   0   3   9   0  31   0.00
Totals                  9     2   0   0   3   9   0  31

Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Gullett L(0-1)          5     2   1   1   2   3   1  18   1.80
Carroll                 3     0   0   0   1   2   0   9   0.00
Hall                    0.1   2   3   3   1   0   0   4  81.00
Borbon                  0.2   3   1   1   1   1   0   6   5.40
Totals                  9     7   5   5   5   6   1  37

Umpires: HP - Ed Vargo, 1B - Chris Pelekoudas, 2B - Bob Engel, 3B - Bruce Froemming, LF - Jerry Dale, RF - Ed Sudol


METS 1ST: Garrett struck out; Millan popped to catcher in foul
territory; Staub flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets
0, Reds 0.

REDS 1ST: Rose was called out on strikes; Morgan grounded out
(shortstop to first); Perez flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Mets 0, Reds 0.

METS 2ND: Jones flied out to center; Milner flied out to center;
Grote flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Reds 0.

REDS 2ND: Bench grounded out (third to first); Kosco singled to
left; Driessen forced Kosco (first to shortstop); Driessen was
picked off and caught stealing second (pitcher to first to
shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Reds 0.

METS 3RD: Hahn struck out; Harrelson popped to second; Matlack
walked; Garrett popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0,
Reds 0.

REDS 3RD: Geronimo was called out on strikes; Chaney walked;
Gullett out on a sacrifice bunt (third to second) [Chaney to
second]; Rose grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Mets 0, Reds 0.

METS 4TH: Millan flied out to right; Staub homered; Jones
walked; Milner grounded into a double play (second to shortstop
to first) [Jones out at second]; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 1,
Reds 0.

REDS 4TH: Morgan flied out to left; Perez flied out to center;
Bench grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets
1, Reds 0.

METS 5TH: Grote flied out to left; Hahn singled to left;
Harrelson flied out to right; Matlack was called out on strikes;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 1, Reds 0.

REDS 5TH: Kosco walked; Driessen struck out; Geronimo was called
out on strikes; Chaney walked [Kosco to second]; GAGLIANO BATTED
FOR GULLETT; Gagliano struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 1,
Reds 0.

METS 6TH: CARROLL REPLACED GAGLIANO (PITCHING); Garrett was
called out on strikes; Millan struck out; Staub grounded out
(first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 1, Reds 0.

REDS 6TH: Rose flied out to center; Morgan popped to shortstop;
Perez flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 1, Reds 0.

METS 7TH: Jones flied out to right; Milner grounded out (second
to first); Grote grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Mets 1, Reds 0.

REDS 7TH: Bench grounded out (shortstop to first); Kosco singled
to left; Driessen flied out to left; Geronimo struck out; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 1, Reds 0.

METS 8TH: Hahn walked; Harrelson flied out to center; Matlack
out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to second) [Hahn to second];
Hahn was caught stealing third (catcher to third); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Mets 1, Reds 0.

REDS 8TH: ARMBRISTER BATTED FOR CHANEY; Armbrister struck out;
MENKE BATTED FOR CARROLL; Menke was called out on strikes; Rose
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets
1, Reds 0.

METS 9TH: HALL REPLACED ARMBRISTER (PITCHING); MENKE STAYED IN
GAME (PLAYING SS); Garrett grounded out (first to pitcher);
Millan singled to right; Staub walked [Millan to second]; Jones
singled to center [Millan scored, Staub to third (on throw to
home), Jones to second (on throw to home)]; BORBON REPLACED HALL
(PITCHING); Milner was walked intentionally; Grote singled to
center [Staub scored, Jones scored, Milner to second]; Hahn
singled to center [Milner to third, Grote to second]; Harrelson
singled to center [Milner scored, Grote to third, Hahn to
second]; Matlack was called out on strikes; Garrett grounded out
(second to first); 4 R, 5 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Mets 5, Reds 0.

REDS 9TH: Morgan flied out to center; Perez flied out to right;
Bench struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 5, Reds 0.