George Foster and Dave Concepcion smashed homers and Fred Norman and Manny Sarmiento combined on a three-hitter as the Reds defeated the Mets, 5-1. Pete Rose, who batted safely in his ninth straight game, had two hits for the Reds, boosting his career total to 2,991. [The Sporting News]



Cincinnati Reds 5, New York Mets 1
Game Played on Friday, April     28, 1978 (Night game) at Shea Stadium
Reds         1  0  1    2  0  0    0  0  1  -   5 12  0
Mets         0  0  0    0  1  0    0  0  0  -   1  3  2


Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Rose 3b               5   1   2   1     0   0   .298      S. Henderson lf       4   0   1   0     0   0   .171
Griffey rf            5   0   0   0     0   0   .309      Maddox rf             1   0   1   0     3   0   .333
Foster lf             4   2   3   2     0   1   .338      Mazzilli cf           3   0   0   0     1   2   .233
Bench c               5   0   1   0     0   0   .288      Montanez 1b           4   0   0   0     0   1   .174
Concepcion ss         5   1   2   1     0   2   .286      Stearns c             3   0   0   0     1   1   .183
Driessen 1b           5   0   2   0     0   0   .311      Valentine 2b          3   0   0   0     1   1   .211
Kennedy 2b            3   1   0   0     2   1   .000      Randle 3b             3   1   1   0     1   0   .164
Geronimo cf           3   0   2   0     1   1   .302      Flynn ss              4   0   0   0     0   0   .265
Norman p              2   0   0   0     0   2   .214      Koosman p             1   0   0   0     0   1   .000
  Sarmiento p         1   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Youngblood ph       1   0   0   1     0   0   .333
                                                            Metzger p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Boisclair ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .225
                                                            Myrick p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               38   5  12   4     3   7             Totals               28   1   3   1     7   6

Time of Game: 2:39   Attendance: 15,842
Left on Base: Reds 11, Mets 7
DP: Reds 1, Mets 0
Errors: Randle, Flynn
Doubles: Rose (6), Randle (3)
Triples: Foster (1)
Home Runs: Foster (4), Concepcion (1)
Caught Stealing: Concepcion (3), Valentine (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Norman (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Foster (1)
GIDP: Montanez (1)


Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Norman W(3-0)           6     2   1   1   5   5   0  23   2.53
Sarmiento SV(1)         3     1   0   0   2   1   0  12   1.02
Totals                  9     3   1   1   7   6   0  35

Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Koosman L(1-3)          5     9   4   4   1   4   2  24   2.78
Metzger                 2     1   0   0   1   3   0   8   5.63
Myrick                  2     2   1   0   1   0   0  11   1.84
Totals                  9    12   5   4   3   7   2  43

Umpires: HP - Andy Olsen, 1B - Jim Quick, 2B - Jerry Crawford, 3B - Doug Harvey


REDS 1ST: Rose doubled to center; Griffey flied out to center
[Rose to third]; Foster hit a sacrifice fly to center [Rose
scored]; Bench flied out to right; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds
1, Mets 0.

METS 1ST: S. Henderson popped to second; Maddox walked; Mazzilli
struck out; Montanez forced Maddox (second to shortstop); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 1, Mets 0.

REDS 2ND: Concepcion singled to left; Concepcion was picked off
and caught stealing second (pitcher to first to shortstop);
Driessen singled to second; Kennedy struck out; Geronimo walked
[Driessen to second]; Norman struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Reds 1, Mets 0.

METS 2ND: Stearns walked; Valentine forced Stearns (pitcher to
shortstop); Valentine was caught stealing second (catcher to
second); Randle grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Reds 1, Mets 0.

REDS 3RD: Rose grounded out (pitcher to shortstop to first);
Griffey lined to right; Foster homered; Bench grounded out
(third to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 2, Mets 0.

METS 3RD: Flynn grounded out (third to first); Koosman struck
out; S. Henderson singled to center; Maddox walked [S. Henderson
to second]; Mazzilli struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 2,
Mets 0.

REDS 4TH: Concepcion homered; Driessen singled to right; Kennedy
forced Driessen (third to second); Geronimo singled to right
[Kennedy to third]; Norman struck out; Rose singled to center
[Kennedy scored, Geronimo to second]; Griffey forced Rose
(second to shortstop); 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 4, Mets 0.

METS 4TH: Montanez struck out; Stearns popped to second;
Valentine struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 4, Mets 0.

REDS 5TH: Foster singled to center; Bench grounded out
(shortstop to first) [Foster to second]; Concepcion struck out;
Driessen grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Reds 4, Mets 0.

METS 5TH: Randle doubled to left; Flynn flied out to right
[Randle to third]; YOUNGBLOOD BATTED FOR KOOSMAN; Youngblood
grounded out (shortstop to first) [Randle scored]; S. Henderson
flied out to right; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 4, Mets 1.

REDS 6TH: METZGER REPLACED YOUNGBLOOD (PITCHING); Kennedy
walked; Geronimo struck out; Norman out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to second) [Kennedy to second]; Rose flied out to
center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 4, Mets 1.

METS 6TH: Maddox walked; Mazzilli walked [Maddox to second];
Montanez grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to
first) [Maddox to third, Mazzilli out at second]; On a bunt
Stearns reached on a fielder's choice [Maddox out at home (third
to catcher)]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 4, Mets 1.

REDS 7TH: Griffey flied out to left; Foster struck out; Bench
singled to right; Concepcion struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Reds 4, Mets 1.

METS 7TH: SARMIENTO REPLACED NORMAN (PITCHING); Valentine
walked; Randle flied out to left; Flynn flied out to right;
BOISCLAIR BATTED FOR METZGER; Boisclair grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 4, Mets 1.

REDS 8TH: MYRICK REPLACED BOISCLAIR (PITCHING); Driessen popped
to shortstop; Kennedy walked; Geronimo singled to center
[Kennedy to third]; Sarmiento reached on a fielder's choice
[Kennedy out at home (third to catcher), Geronimo to second];
Rose grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds
4, Mets 1.

METS 8TH: S. Henderson grounded out (second to first); Maddox
singled to right; Mazzilli popped to third in foul territory;
Montanez forced Maddox (second to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Reds 4, Mets 1.

REDS 9TH: Griffey grounded out (third to first); Foster tripled
to center; Bench reached on an error by Flynn [Foster scored
(unearned) (no RBI), Bench to first]; Concepcion reached on an
error by Randle [Bench to second, Concepcion to first]; Driessen
grounded out (second to first) [Bench to third, Concepcion to
second]; Kennedy grounded out (second to first); 1 R (0 ER), 1
H, 2 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 5, Mets 1.

METS 9TH: Stearns struck out; Valentine popped to shortstop;
Randle walked; Flynn flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Reds 5, Mets 1.