Jerry Koosman racked up his fifth straight victory for the Mets, pitching a five-hitter to defeat the Reds, 2-1. All runs scored in the first inning. The Mets got their pair off Gary Nolan on singles by Felix Millan, John Milner and Ed Kranepool plus a sacrifice fly by Mike Vail, while the Reds scored in their half on a homer by Pete Rose. [The Sporting News]



New York Mets 2, Cincinnati Reds 1
Game Played on Tuesday, July      20, 1976 (Night game) at Riverfront Stadium
Mets         2  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   2 10  1
Reds         1  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  5  0


Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Unser cf              4   0   1   0     0   1   .228      Rose 3b               4   1   2   1     0   0   .334
Millan 2b             4   1   1   0     0   0   .259      Concepcion ss         4   0   0   0     0   3   .263
Milner lf             4   1   2   0     0   1   .276      Morgan 2b             4   0   0   0     0   1   .317
  Boisclair lf        0   0   0   0     0   0   .304      Foster rf             4   0   2   0     0   0   .325
Kranepool 1b          4   0   3   1     0   0   .287      Bench c               2   0   0   0     2   1   .230
Vail rf               3   0   0   1     0   0   .222      Perez 1b              4   0   0   0     0   2   .253
Phillips 3b           4   0   0   0     0   0   .258      Bailey lf             2   0   1   0     1   1   .303
Grote c               4   0   1   0     0   0   .257        Youngblood pr,lf    1   0   0   0     0   0   .238
Harrelson ss          4   0   1   0     0   0   .223      Geronimo cf           4   0   0   0     0   0   .313
Koosman p             4   0   1   0     0   2   .282      Nolan p               2   0   0   0     0   0   .100
                                                            Armbrister ph       1   0   0   0     0   0   .371
                                                            McEnaney p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               35   2  10   2     0   4             Totals               32   1   5   1     3   8

Time of Game: 2:02   Attendance: 37,020
Left on Base: Mets 7, Reds 7
DP: Mets 0, Reds 0
Errors: Harrelson
Doubles: Kranepool (12)
Home Runs: Rose (7)
Stolen Bases: Harrelson (3)
Sacrifice Flies: Vail (1)


Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Koosman W(11-6)         9     5   1   1   3   8   1  35   3.51
Totals                  9     5   1   1   3   8   1  35

Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Nolan L(8-5)            7     8   2   2   0   4   0  28   3.15
McEnaney                2     2   0   0   0   0   0   8   4.23
Totals                  9    10   2   2   0   4   0  36

Umpires: HP - Harry Wendelstedt, 1B - Dick Stello, 2B - Jim Quick, 3B - Bill Williams


METS 1ST: Unser struck out; Millan singled to right; Milner
singled to right [Millan to second]; Kranepool singled to right
[Millan scored, Milner to third]; Vail hit a sacrifice fly to
center [Milner scored]; Phillips grounded out (second to first);
2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 2, Reds 0.

REDS 1ST: Rose homered; Concepcion struck out; Morgan lined to
left; Foster popped to shortstop; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 2,
Reds 1.

METS 2ND: Grote flied out to left; Harrelson popped to first in
foul territory; Koosman struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets
2, Reds 1.

REDS 2ND: Bench walked; Perez flied out to left; Bailey walked
[Bench to second]; Geronimo forced Bailey (pitcher to shortstop)
[Bench to third, Geronimo to first]; Nolan forced Geronimo
(second to shortstop); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 2, Reds 1.

METS 3RD: Unser flied out to center; Millan flied out to right;
Milner singled to third; Kranepool doubled to right [Milner out
at home (right to shortstop to catcher)]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Mets 2, Reds 1.

REDS 3RD: Rose grounded out (pitcher to first); Concepcion was
called out on strikes; Morgan flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Mets 2, Reds 1.

METS 4TH: Vail flied out to right; Phillips grounded out (first
unassisted); Grote popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Mets 2, Reds 1.

REDS 4TH: Foster singled to third; Bench was called out on
strikes; Perez was called out on strikes; Bailey was called out
on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 2, Reds 1.

METS 5TH: Harrelson flied out to center; Koosman singled to
center; Unser singled to left [Koosman to second]; Millan flied
out to right; Milner struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 2,
Reds 1.

REDS 5TH: Geronimo grounded out (second to first); Nolan
grounded out (second to first); Rose grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 2, Reds 1.

METS 6TH: Kranepool popped to first; Vail grounded out
(shortstop to first); Phillips flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Mets 2, Reds 1.

REDS 6TH: Concepcion grounded out (shortstop to first); Morgan
struck out; Foster singled to left; Bench walked [Foster to
second]; Perez struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 2, Reds 1.

METS 7TH: Grote singled to left; On a bunt Harrelson forced
Grote (first to shortstop) [Harrelson to first]; Harrelson stole
second; Koosman was called out on strikes; Unser grounded out
(first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 2, Reds 1.

REDS 7TH: Bailey singled to center; YOUNGBLOOD RAN FOR BAILEY;
Geronimo forced Youngblood (third to shortstop) [Geronimo to
second (error by Harrelson)]; ARMBRISTER BATTED FOR NOLAN;
Armbrister grounded out (third to first); Rose singled to third
[Geronimo to third]; Concepcion struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2
LOB.  Mets 2, Reds 1.

METS 8TH: YOUNGBLOOD STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); MCENANEY
REPLACED ARMBRISTER (PITCHING); Millan grounded out (shortstop
to first); Milner popped to third in foul territory; Kranepool
singled to center; Vail forced Kranepool (third to second); 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 2, Reds 1.

REDS 8TH: BOISCLAIR REPLACED MILNER (PLAYING LF); Morgan
grounded out (second to first); Foster grounded out (third to
first); Bench grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Mets 2, Reds 1.

METS 9TH: Phillips flied out to left; Grote grounded out
(shortstop to first); Harrelson singled to left; Koosman
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 2,
Reds 1.

REDS 9TH: Perez popped to first in foul territory; Youngblood
flied out to right; Geronimo grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 2, Reds 1.