Fred Norman observed his 35th birthday by pitching the Reds to an 8-2 victory over the Mets. The Reds loaded the bases against Craig Swan in the first inning and scored three runs on a passed ball by Jerry Grote and double by Dan Driessen. Cincinnati Reds 8, New York Mets 2Game Played on Saturday, August 20, 1977 (Day game) at Shea StadiumReds 3 0 2 0 2 0 0 1 0 - 8 14 1 Mets 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 - 2 5 2 Reds AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Mets AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Rose 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .298 Mazzilli cf 3 0 0 0 1 0 .233 Knight 3b 0 0 0 1 0 0 .295 Siebert p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Morgan 2b 4 2 2 0 0 0 .300 Flynn ss 4 0 0 0 0 0 .233 Auerbach 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 .136 Henderson lf 2 0 1 0 1 1 .309 Griffey rf 4 3 3 0 1 0 .324 Valentine 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 .152 Foster lf 4 2 2 1 1 1 .315 Milner 1b 4 1 1 1 0 2 .263 Driessen 1b 5 0 3 3 0 0 .295 Vail rf 4 1 1 1 0 1 .275 Bench c 4 0 2 2 0 1 .265 Youngblood 3b,lf,cf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .252 Geronimo cf 4 1 1 0 1 1 .260 Grote c 4 0 1 0 0 0 .265 Concepcion ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 .268 Foster 2b 4 0 1 0 0 1 .158 Norman p 4 0 0 0 0 4 .103 Swan p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .122 Baldwin p 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Boisclair ph,lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 .270 Totals 38 8 14 7 3 7 Totals 33 2 5 2 2 7 Time of Game: 2:36 Attendance: 26,124 Left on Base: Reds 8, Mets 6 DP: Reds 0, Mets 2 Errors: Driessen, Youngblood, Swan Doubles: Driessen 2 (23), Foster (26), Bench (26), Geronimo (15) Home Runs: Vail (7), Milner (10) Stolen Bases: Morgan (38) Sacrifice Flies: Bench (6), Knight (1) GIDP: Concepcion (10), Foster (13) Reds IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Norman W(11-10) 9 5 2 2 2 7 2 35 3.35 Totals 9 5 2 2 2 7 2 35 Mets IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Swan L(8-8) 4.1 8 7 4 2 3 0 24 3.99 Baldwin 2.2 2 0 0 1 1 0 9 4.78 Siebert 2 4 1 1 0 3 0 10 3.43 Totals 9 14 8 5 3 7 0 43 Passed Balls: Grote (1) Umpires: HP - Bruce Froemming, 1B - Jim Quick, 3B - Bill Williams REDS 1ST: Rose grounded out (second to first); Morgan singled to center; Griffey walked [Morgan to second]; Foster walked [Morgan to third, Griffey to second]; Grote allowed a passed ball [Morgan scored, Griffey to third, Foster to second]; Driessen doubled to right [Griffey scored, Foster scored (unearned)]; Bench struck out; Geronimo popped to shortstop; 3 R (2 ER), 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 3, Mets 0. METS 1ST: Mazzilli walked; Flynn forced Mazzilli (shortstop to second); Henderson singled to shortstop [Flynn to second]; Milner forced Henderson (second to shortstop) [Flynn to third]; Vail struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Reds 3, Mets 0. REDS 2ND: Concepcion grounded out (third to first); Norman was called out on strikes; Rose grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 3, Mets 0. METS 2ND: Youngblood grounded out (third to first); Grote singled to right; Foster popped to first in foul territory; Swan flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 3, Mets 0. REDS 3RD: Youngblood dropped a foul fly hit by Morgan for an error; Morgan singled to center; Morgan stole second; Griffey reached on an error by Swan [Morgan to third, Griffey to first]; Foster doubled [Morgan scored (unearned), Griffey to third]; Driessen flied out to center; Bench hit a sacrifice fly to center [Griffey scored (unearned)]; Geronimo popped to shortstop; 2 R (0 ER), 2 H, 2 E, 1 LOB. Reds 5, Mets 0. METS 3RD: Mazzilli grounded out (second to first); Flynn flied out to center; Henderson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 5, Mets 0. REDS 4TH: Concepcion flied out to right; Norman was called out on strikes; Rose flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 5, Mets 0. METS 4TH: Milner struck out; Vail flied out to center; Youngblood popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 5, Mets 0. REDS 5TH: Morgan flied out to left; Griffey singled to center; Foster singled to center [Griffey to second]; Driessen doubled to right [Griffey scored, Foster to third]; Bench doubled [Foster scored, Driessen to third]; BALDWIN REPLACED SWAN (PITCHING); Geronimo was walked intentionally; Concepcion grounded into a double play (third to first) [Bench out at third]; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Reds 7, Mets 0. METS 5TH: Grote grounded out (third to first); Foster was called out on strikes; Baldwin struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 7, Mets 0. REDS 6TH: Norman was called out on strikes; Rose grounded out (second to first); Morgan flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 7, Mets 0. METS 6TH: KNIGHT REPLACED ROSE (PLAYING 3B); Mazzilli grounded out (shortstop to first); Flynn grounded out (shortstop to first); Henderson walked; Milner struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 7, Mets 0. REDS 7TH: VALENTINE REPLACED HENDERSON (PLAYING 3B); YOUNGBLOOD CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); Griffey singled to center; Foster grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Griffey out at second]; Driessen singled to center; Bench flied out to right; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 7, Mets 0. METS 7TH: AUERBACH REPLACED MORGAN (PLAYING 2B); Vail homered; Youngblood was called out on strikes; Grote popped to first in foul territory; Foster singled to left; BOISCLAIR BATTED FOR BALDWIN; Boisclair reached on an error by Driessen [Foster to second, Boisclair to first]; Mazzilli flied out to left; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Reds 7, Mets 1. REDS 8TH: BOISCLAIR STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); YOUNGBLOOD CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING CF); SIEBERT REPLACED MAZZILLI (PITCHING); Geronimo doubled to left; Concepcion singled to left [Geronimo to third]; Norman was called out on strikes; Knight hit a sacrifice fly to right [Geronimo scored]; Auerbach popped to third; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 8, Mets 1. METS 8TH: Flynn flied out to right; Valentine grounded out (shortstop to first); Milner homered; Vail flied out to left; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 8, Mets 2. REDS 9TH: Griffey singled to left; Foster struck out; Driessen forced Griffey (second to shortstop); Bench singled to center [Driessen to second]; Geronimo was called out on strikes; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Reds 8, Mets 2. METS 9TH: Youngblood flied out to center; Grote flied out to left; Foster popped to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 8, Mets 2. |
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