In a fantastic day at the plate, Pete Rose smashed three homers in one game for the first time in his 16-year career and also singled twice in six trips as the Reds overwhelmed the Mets, 14-7. Rose's splurge raised his career hit total to 2,996.

The Mets capitalized on Doug Capilla's wildness to score four runs in the first inning. After Dan Driessen homered for the Reds in the second, the Mets made it 6-1 in the third, but Cincy's big guns began blasting away to pile up 20 hits, including Rose's three homers and one each by Cesar Geronimo and Ken Griffey. Geronimo led off the fourth with his round-tripper and, after Dave Collins was retired as a pinch-hitter for Dale Murray, Rose and Griffey hit for the circuit on consecutive pitches thrown by Nino Espinosa. [The Sporting News]

Cincinnati Reds 14, New York Mets 7

Game Played on Saturday, April 29, 1978 (Day game) at Shea Stadium

Reds         0  1  0    3  5  1    3  1  0  -  14 20  1
Mets         4  0  2    0  0  1    0  0  0  -   7  9  0


Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Rose 3b               6   4   5   4     0   1   .333      Randle 3b             3   1   0   0     2   1   .157
  Grace 3b            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Maddox rf             3   1   0   1     1   1   .167
Griffey rf            6   1   3   1     0   1   .322        Metzger p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Morgan 2b             5   1   2   0     1   0   .278        Kranepool ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .200
  Kennedy 2b          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Myrick p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Foster lf             6   2   3   1     0   2   .349      S. Henderson lf       4   1   1   1     1   0   .176
Driessen 1b           5   1   2   3     1   2   .316      Montanez 1b           4   1   2   1     0   0   .192
Concepcion ss         5   2   1   0     1   2   .279      Stearns c             2   2   1   0     3   0   .194
  Auerbach ss         0   0   0   0     0   0   .250      Mazzilli cf           4   0   1   1     1   0   .234
Geronimo cf           5   2   2   3     1   2   .309      Valentine 2b          4   0   3   2     1   0   .304
Werner c              3   1   1   1     2   1   .286      Flynn ss              4   0   0   1     0   0   .250
Capilla p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Espinosa p            2   0   0   0     0   2   .100
  Murray p            1   0   0   0     0   1   .000        Cornejo p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Collins ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .182        Siebert p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Borbon p            1   0   1   1     0   0  1.000        Boisclair ph,rf     2   1   1   0     0   1   .238
  Bair p              1   0   0   0     0   1   .000

Totals               45  14  20  14     6  13             Totals               33   7   9   7     9   5

Time of Game: 3:10   Attendance: 17,347
Left on Base: Reds 11, Mets 9
DP: Reds 2, Mets 0
Errors: Foster
Doubles: Griffey (6), Geronimo (5), Driessen (4), Mazzilli (6), Boisclair (1)
Home Runs: Driessen (3), Geronimo (2), Rose 3 (3), Griffey (2)
Stolen Bases: Morgan (5), Geronimo (2), Concepcion (3), Randle (3), S. Henderson (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Borbon (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Montanez (3)


Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Capilla                 0.1   1   4   4   4   0   0   6  14.14
Murray                  2.2   4   2   2   2   3   0  13   3.80
Borbon W(2-0)           2.2   2   1   1   1   0   0  11  10.32
Bair SV(3)              3.1   2   0   0   2   2   0  13   0.00
Totals                  9     9   7   7   9   5   0  43

Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Espinosa                3.2   7   4   4   2   8   4  20   3.99
Cornejo L(3-2)          1     4   5   5   1   1   1   8   5.68
Siebert                 1.1   3   1   1   2   2   0   8   2.70
Metzger                 2     5   4   4   1   2   1  12   8.10
Myrick                  1     1   0   0   0   0   0   4   1.72
Totals                  9    20  14  14   6  13   6  52

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


REDS 1ST: Rose struck out; Griffey grounded out (shortstop to
first); Morgan singled to right; Morgan stole second; Foster
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 0, Mets 0.

METS 1ST: Randle walked; Randle stole second; Maddox walked; S.
Henderson singled to right [Randle scored, Maddox to third]; S.
Henderson stole second; Montanez hit a sacrifice fly to center
[Maddox scored]; Stearns walked; Mazzilli walked [S. Henderson
to third, Stearns to second]; MURRAY REPLACED CAPILLA
(PITCHING); Valentine singled to left [S. Henderson scored,
Stearns scored, Mazzilli to third, Valentine to second (error by
Foster)]; Flynn hit into a double play (shortstop to first)
[Valentine out at third]; 4 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 0, Mets 4.

REDS 2ND: Driessen homered; Concepcion struck out; Geronimo was
called out on strikes; Werner walked; Murray struck out; 1 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 1, Mets 4.

METS 2ND: Espinosa was called out on strikes; Randle walked;
Maddox struck out; S. Henderson grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 1, Mets 4.

REDS 3RD: Rose singled to left; Griffey doubled to right [Rose
to third]; Morgan popped to catcher in foul territory; Foster
struck out; Driessen was walked intentionally; Concepcion struck
out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Reds 1, Mets 4.

METS 3RD: Montanez singled to right; Stearns singled to
shortstop [Montanez to second]; Mazzilli doubled to right
[Montanez scored, Stearns to third]; Valentine was walked
intentionally; Flynn forced Valentine (second unassisted)
[Stearns scored, Mazzilli to third]; Espinosa struck out; On a
bunt Randle grounded out (first to pitcher); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Reds 1, Mets 6.

REDS 4TH: Geronimo homered; Werner struck out; COLLINS BATTED
FOR MURRAY; Collins flied out to left; Rose homered; Griffey
homered; CORNEJO REPLACED ESPINOSA (PITCHING); Morgan grounded
out (second to first); 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 4, Mets 6.

METS 4TH: BORBON REPLACED COLLINS (PITCHING); Maddox flied out
to center; S. Henderson grounded out (shortstop to first);
Montanez flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 4,
Mets 6.

REDS 5TH: Foster singled to right; Driessen was called out on
strikes; Concepcion walked [Foster to second]; Geronimo doubled
to center [Foster scored, Concepcion scored]; Geronimo stole
third; Werner singled to left [Geronimo scored]; Borbon out on a
sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Werner to second]; Rose
homered [Werner scored]; SIEBERT REPLACED CORNEJO (PITCHING);
Griffey singled to center; Morgan walked [Griffey to second];
Foster forced Morgan (shortstop to second); 5 R, 5 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Reds 9, Mets 6.

METS 5TH: Stearns lined to left; Mazzilli popped to second;
Valentine singled to left; Flynn flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Reds 9, Mets 6.

REDS 6TH: Driessen was called out on strikes; Concepcion singled
to center; Concepcion stole second; Geronimo struck out; Werner
was walked intentionally; Borbon singled to left [Concepcion
scored, Werner out at third (left to catcher to shortstop to
second)]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 10, Mets 6.

METS 6TH: BOISCLAIR BATTED FOR SIEBERT; Boisclair doubled to
right; Randle grounded out (second to first) [Boisclair to
third]; Maddox grounded out (shortstop to first) [Boisclair
scored]; S. Henderson walked; BAIR REPLACED BORBON (PITCHING);
Montanez flied out to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 10,
Mets 7.

REDS 7TH: BOISCLAIR STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); METZGER
REPLACED MADDOX (PITCHING); Rose singled to right; Griffey flied
to left in foul territory; Morgan singled to right [Rose to
third]; Foster singled to center [Rose scored, Morgan to
second]; Driessen doubled to center [Morgan scored, Foster
scored]; Concepcion grounded out (shortstop to first) [Driessen
to third]; Geronimo was walked intentionally; Werner flied out
to center; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 13, Mets 7.

METS 7TH: Stearns walked; Mazzilli popped to shortstop;
Valentine singled to right [Stearns to second]; Flynn lined into
a double play (first to shortstop) [Stearns out at second]; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 13, Mets 7.

REDS 8TH: Bair was called out on strikes; Rose homered; Griffey
struck out; Morgan flied out to right; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Reds 14, Mets 7.

METS 8TH: GRACE REPLACED ROSE (PLAYING 3B); Boisclair struck
out; Randle struck out; KRANEPOOL BATTED FOR METZGER; Kranepool
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds
14, Mets 7.

REDS 9TH: MYRICK REPLACED KRANEPOOL (PITCHING); Foster singled
to left; Driessen forced Foster (shortstop to second);
Concepcion flied out to center; Geronimo forced Driessen
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 14, Mets 7.

METS 9TH: KENNEDY REPLACED MORGAN (PLAYING 2B); AUERBACH
REPLACED CONCEPCION (PLAYING SS); S. Henderson popped to second;
Montanez singled to left; Stearns walked [Montanez to second];
Mazzilli grounded out (pitcher to first) [Montanez to third,
Stearns to second]; Valentine grounded out (shortstop to first);
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 14, Mets 7.

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