Scoring five runs in their first turn at bat, the Reds went on to trample the Mets, 9-2. The big first inning resulted from an error, two walks, doubles by Joe Morgan and Dave Concepcion and a single by Ken Henderson.

After adding a run in the second, the Reds got three more in the fourth, sandwiching a walk to Johnny Bench between homers by George Foster and Concepcion. Pete Rose got a two-base hit in the seventh, extending his hitting streak to 29 games. [The Sporting News]



Cincinnati Reds 9, New York Mets 2
Game Played on Sunday, July      16, 1978 (Day game) at Riverfront Stadium
Mets         0  0  0    0  1  0    0  1  0  -   2  6  3
Reds         5  1  0    3  0  0    0  0  x  -   9 12  2


Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Randle 3b             5   1   1   0     0   0   .232      Rose 3b               5   1   1   0     0   0   .305
Foli ss               4   0   1   0     0   1   .234        Collins pr,rf       0   0   0   0     0   0   .212
Mazzilli cf           4   0   1   0     0   0   .276      Griffey rf            4   1   0   0     1   0   .302
Montanez 1b           4   0   1   1     0   1   .269        Lum 1b              0   0   0   0     0   0   .286
Stearns c             2   0   0   0     0   1   .263      Morgan 2b             4   2   2   1     0   0   .264
  Valentine 2b        2   0   0   0     0   0   .280        Kennedy 2b          1   0   0   0     0   0   .205
S. Henderson lf       3   1   0   0     1   0   .256      Foster lf             5   1   1   1     0   0   .298
Maddox rf             3   0   0   0     0   0   .284      Bench c,1b            2   2   0   0     2   0   .241
  Siebert p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Knight 3b           1   0   1   0     0   0   .170
  Grieve ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .227      Concepcion ss         5   2   4   4     0   0   .294
Flynn 2b              2   0   1   0     0   0   .245        Auerbach ss         0   0   0   0     0   0   .172
  Bernard p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Henderson cf          4   0   3   3     1   0   .245
  Boisclair ph,rf     1   0   0   0     1   0   .250      Driessen 1b           2   0   0   0     0   1   .295
Kobel p               0   0   0   0     1   0   .125        Correll c           1   0   0   0     1   0   .192
  Hodges ph,c         3   0   1   1     0   0   .227      Hume p                5   0   0   0     0   1   .000

Totals               34   2   6   2     3   3             Totals               39   9  12   9     5   2

Time of Game: 2:20   Attendance: 33,519
Left on Base: Mets 8, Reds 12
DP: Mets 0, Reds 1
Errors: Randle 2, Mazzilli, Knight, Concepcion
Doubles: Montanez (19), Morgan (21), Concepcion 2 (21), Rose (26), Henderson (5)
Home Runs: Foster (19), Concepcion (3)
GIDP: Valentine (3)
Hit by Pitch: Driessen (2,by Kobel)


Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Kobel L(1-2)            4     8   9   7   3   2   2  27   2.09
Bernard                 2     1   0   0   1   0   0   8   2.35
Siebert                 2     3   0   0   1   0   0  10   5.09
Totals                  8    12   9   7   5   2   2  45

Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hume W(4-9)             9     6   2   2   3   3   0  37   5.04
Totals                  9     6   2   2   3   3   0  37

Hit by Pitch: Kobel (2)

Umpires: HP - Lee Weyer, 1B - Ed Montague, 2B - Harry Wendelstedt, 3B - Dutch Rennert


METS 1ST: Randle lined to third; Foli struck out; Mazzilli
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0,
Reds 0.

REDS 1ST: Rose reached on an error by Randle [Rose to first];
Griffey walked [Rose to second]; Morgan doubled to right [Rose
scored (unearned), Griffey to third]; Foster popped to second;
Bench was walked intentionally; Concepcion doubled to right
[Griffey scored, Morgan scored, Bench to third]; Henderson
singled to center [Bench scored, Concepcion scored]; Driessen
struck out; Hume reached on an error by Mazzilli [Henderson to
third, Hume to first]; Rose flied out to right; 5 R (4 ER), 3 H,
2 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 0, Reds 5.

METS 2ND: Montanez struck out; Stearns struck out; S. Henderson
flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Reds 5.

REDS 2ND: Griffey lined to shortstop; Morgan singled to right;
Foster popped to third in foul territory; Bench reached on an
error by Randle [Morgan to second, Bench to first]; Concepcion
singled to shortstop [Morgan to third, Bench to second];
Henderson singled to center [Morgan scored (unearned), Bench to
third, Concepcion to second]; Driessen grounded out (pitcher to
first); 1 R (0 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Mets 0, Reds 6.

METS 3RD: Maddox flied out to center; Flynn singled to left;
Kobel walked [Flynn to second]; Randle flied out to center; Foli
lined to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 0, Reds 6.

REDS 3RD: Hume struck out; Rose grounded out (shortstop to
first); Griffey popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets
0, Reds 6.

METS 4TH: Mazzilli grounded out (second to first); Montanez
flied out to right; Stearns flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Mets 0, Reds 6.

REDS 4TH: Morgan flied out to right; Foster homered; Bench
walked; Concepcion homered [Bench scored]; Henderson grounded
out (third to first); Driessen was hit by a pitch; Hume lined to
center; 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0, Reds 9.

METS 5TH: S. Henderson walked; Maddox grounded out (pitcher to
first) [S. Henderson to second]; Flynn flied out to right [S.
Henderson to third]; HODGES BATTED FOR KOBEL; Hodges singled to
left [S. Henderson scored]; Randle grounded out (shortstop to
first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 1, Reds 9.

REDS 5TH: HODGES STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); VALENTINE REPLACED
STEARNS (PLAYING 2B); BERNARD REPLACED FLYNN (PITCHING); Rose
flied out to left; Griffey flied out to center; Morgan popped to
third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 1, Reds 9.

METS 6TH: CORRELL REPLACED DRIESSEN (PLAYING C ); KENNEDY
REPLACED MORGAN (PLAYING 2B); BENCH CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING
1B); Foli singled to right; Mazzilli popped to second; Montanez
reached on an error by Concepcion [Foli to second, Montanez to
first]; Valentine grounded into a double play (shortstop to
second to first) [Montanez out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
 Mets 1, Reds 9.

REDS 6TH: Foster grounded out (shortstop to first); Bench flied
out to left; Concepcion doubled to center; Henderson was walked
intentionally; Correll popped to third; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Mets 1, Reds 9.

METS 7TH: S. Henderson grounded out (second to first); Maddox
grounded out (shortstop to first); BOISCLAIR BATTED FOR BERNARD;
Boisclair grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Mets 1, Reds 9.

REDS 7TH: BOISCLAIR STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); SIEBERT
REPLACED MADDOX (PITCHING); Hume popped to first; Rose doubled
to right; COLLINS RAN FOR ROSE; Griffey flied out to center;
Kennedy flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 1, Reds
9.

METS 8TH: COLLINS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); LUM REPLACED
GRIFFEY (PLAYING 1B); KNIGHT REPLACED BENCH (PLAYING 3B); Hodges
grounded out (second to first); Randle singled to right; Foli
grounded out (pitcher to first) [Randle to second]; Mazzilli
singled to right [Randle to third]; Montanez doubled to right
[Randle scored, Mazzilli to third]; Valentine flied out to
center; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 2, Reds 9.

REDS 8TH: Foster flied out to left; Knight singled to center;
Concepcion flied out to right; Henderson doubled to left [Knight
to third]; Correll was walked intentionally; Hume flied out to
left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Mets 2, Reds 9.

METS 9TH: AUERBACH REPLACED CONCEPCION (PLAYING SS); S.
Henderson popped to first in foul territory; GRIEVE BATTED FOR
SIEBERT; Grieve reached on an error by Knight [Grieve to
second]; Boisclair walked; Hodges grounded out (second to first)
[Grieve to third, Boisclair to second]; Randle flied out to
center; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 2, Reds 9.