George Foster smashed his 40th and 41st homers, one in each game, as the Reds swept over the Mets in a twi-night twin bill, 4-1 and 4-3. Rookie Doug Capilla pitched the first complete game of his major league career in the opener. After the Mets picked up their run in the first inning, the Reds went ahead with a two-run double by Ray Knight in the fourth. Foster homered in the sixth and Dave Concepcion batted in the last run with a sacrifice fly in the seventh.

Foster was quicker with the trigger in the nightcap, hitting for the circuit in the first inning to score behind Ken Griffey, who had singled. Griffey added a round-tripper in the third before Foster accounted for what proved to be the winning run with a sacrifice fly in the eighth. Bruce Boisclair had a pair of run-scoring singles for the Mets. Pedro Borbon replaced Paul Moskau on the mound for the Reds in the eighth. [The Sporting News]



Cincinnati Reds 4, New York Mets 1 (Game 1)
Game Played on Friday, August    19, 1977 (Night game) at Shea Stadium
Reds         0  0  0    2  0  1    1  0  0  -   4  9  2
Mets         1  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  6  0


Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Rose 3b               5   0   2   0     0   1   .303      Randle 3b             4   1   2   0     0   1   .306
Concepcion ss         4   0   1   1     0   2   .268      Harrelson ss          4   0   0   0     0   1   .169
Griffey rf            1   1   0   0     3   1   .316      Henderson lf          4   0   1   1     0   0   .312
Foster cf,lf          4   2   2   1     0   1   .313      Milner 1b             3   0   0   0     1   1   .263
Bench c               4   0   0   0     0   0   .262      Vail rf               3   0   2   0     1   1   .279
Knight 2b             3   0   1   2     0   0   .295      Stearns c             3   0   0   0     0   0   .272
  Morgan ph,2b        1   0   0   0     0   1   .300      Mazzilli cf           4   0   0   0     0   1   .235
Driessen 1b           4   0   1   0     0   2   .292      Flynn 2b              2   0   0   0     1   0   .237
Armbrister lf         3   0   1   0     0   2   .258        Lockwood p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .143
  Geronimo cf         1   0   0   0     0   0   .263        Valentine ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .153
Capilla p             3   1   1   0     0   2   .083      Matlack p             2   0   1   0     0   0   .065
                                                            Youngblood 2b       2   0   0   0     0   1   .264

Totals               33   4   9   4     3  12             Totals               32   1   6   1     3   6

Time of Game: 2:45
Left on Base: Reds 7, Mets 8
DP: Reds 1, Mets 0
Errors: Capilla 2
Doubles: Armbrister (4), Knight (5), Vail (10)
Home Runs: Foster (40)
Stolen Bases: Rose (14)
Caught Stealing: Driessen (9)
Sacrifice Hits: Capilla (3)
Sacrifice Flies: Concepcion (6)
GIDP: Randle (10)
Hit by Pitch: Stearns (7,by Capilla)


Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Capilla W(5-5)          9     6   1   1   3   6   0  36   4.77
Totals                  9     6   1   1   3   6   0  36

Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Matlack L(6-14)         6.2   7   4   4   3   9   1  30   3.90
Lockwood                2.1   2   0   0   0   3   0   8   3.12
Totals                  9     9   4   4   3  12   1  38

Hit by Pitch: Capilla (2)

Umpires: HP - Bill Williams, 1B - Dick Stello, 2B - Bruce Froemming, 3B - Jim Quick


REDS 1ST: Rose flied out to right; Concepcion struck out;
Griffey walked; Foster struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds
0, Mets 0.

METS 1ST: Randle singled to left; Randle was picked off first
but was safe on an error by Capilla [Randle to third]; Harrelson
struck out; Henderson singled to catcher [Randle scored]; Milner
struck out; Vail singled to right [Henderson to third]; Stearns
grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 0,
Mets 1.

REDS 2ND: Bench flied out to left; Knight grounded out
(shortstop to first); Driessen grounded out (first to pitcher);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0, Mets 1.

METS 2ND: Mazzilli flied out to left; Flynn walked; On a bunt
Matlack forced Flynn (third to shortstop); Randle singled to
pitcher [Matlack to third (error by Capilla)]; Harrelson
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Reds
0, Mets 1.

REDS 3RD: Armbrister doubled to left; Capilla out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to second) [Armbrister to third]; Rose struck out;
Concepcion grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Reds 0, Mets 1.

METS 3RD: Henderson popped to first; Milner walked; Vail walked
[Milner to second]; Stearns was hit by a pitch [Milner to third,
Vail to second]; Mazzilli flied out to right; Flynn popped to
second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Reds 0, Mets 1.

REDS 4TH: Griffey walked; Foster singled to right [Griffey to
second]; Bench lined to second; Knight doubled to left [Griffey
scored, Foster scored]; Driessen was called out on strikes;
Armbrister struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 2, Mets 1.

METS 4TH: Matlack singled to right; Randle grounded into a
double play (third to second to first) [Matlack out at second];
Harrelson grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Reds 2, Mets 1.

REDS 5TH: Capilla struck out; Rose grounded out (third to
first); Concepcion singled to right; Griffey struck out; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 2, Mets 1.

METS 5TH: Henderson grounded out (shortstop to first); Milner
grounded out (first unassisted); Vail was called out on strikes;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 2, Mets 1.

REDS 6TH: Foster homered; Bench grounded out (shortstop to
first); Knight grounded out (second to first); Driessen was
called out on strikes; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 3, Mets 1.

METS 6TH: Stearns grounded out (shortstop to first); Mazzilli
was called out on strikes; Flynn flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Reds 3, Mets 1.

REDS 7TH: Armbrister was called out on strikes; Capilla singled
to left; Rose singled to center [Capilla to third]; Rose stole
second; Concepcion hit a sacrifice fly to left [Capilla scored];
Griffey walked; LOCKWOOD REPLACED FLYNN (PITCHING); YOUNGBLOOD
REPLACED MATLACK (PLAYING 2B); Foster popped to catcher in foul
territory; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 4, Mets 1.

METS 7TH: GERONIMO REPLACED ARMBRISTER (PLAYING CF); FOSTER
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); Youngblood lined to shortstop;
Randle struck out; Harrelson grounded out (first to pitcher); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 4, Mets 1.

REDS 8TH: Bench flied out to left; MORGAN BATTED FOR KNIGHT;
Morgan struck out; Driessen singled to left; Driessen was caught
stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Reds 4, Mets 1.

METS 8TH: MORGAN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); Henderson grounded
out (second to first); Milner flied out to right; Vail doubled
to center; Stearns flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Reds 4, Mets 1.

REDS 9TH: Geronimo flied out to center; Capilla struck out; Rose
singled to left; Concepcion struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Reds 4, Mets 1.

METS 9TH: Mazzilli flied out to left; VALENTINE BATTED FOR
LOCKWOOD; Valentine flied out to center; Youngblood struck out;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 4, Mets 1.