Pete Rose equaled Tommy Holmes' 33-year-old modern National League record of hitting safely in 37 straight games as the Reds won over the Mets, 5-3. Rose, hitless in his first three times up, rapped a sharp single to left in the seventh inning. He also led off the ninth with a single and scored when Mike Lum snapped a 3-3 tie with a home run. [The Sporting News]



Cincinnati Reds 5, New York Mets 3
Game Played on Monday, July      24, 1978 (Night game) at Shea Stadium
Reds         0  1  0    0  0  1    1  0  2  -   5 12  0
Mets         0  1  1    0  0  0    1  0  0  -   3  5  1


Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Rose 3b               5   2   2   0     0   0   .307      Maddox rf             4   1   1   0     1   0   .269
Lum rf                5   1   2   2     0   1   .294      Foli ss               4   0   2   1     0   0   .244
Morgan 2b             3   1   1   0     1   0   .259      S. Henderson lf       4   1   1   1     0   1   .265
  Kennedy pr,2b       1   0   0   0     0   1   .207      Montanez 1b           1   0   0   0     3   0   .268
Foster lf             5   0   3   1     0   1   .303      Stearns c             4   0   0   0     0   1   .270
Driessen 1b           3   1   0   0     2   0   .288      Mazzilli cf           3   1   1   1     1   1   .270
Henderson cf          4   0   1   0     1   1   .234      Randle 3b             4   0   0   0     0   1   .225
  Geronimo cf         0   0   0   0     0   0   .242      Flynn 2b              3   0   0   0     0   0   .249
Concepcion ss         3   0   2   2     0   1   .301        Hodges ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .250
Correll c             4   0   1   0     0   0   .200      Zachry p              2   0   0   0     0   0   .070
Moskau p              2   0   0   0     1   1   .167        Kobel p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .222
  Borbon p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .200        Boisclair ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .242
  Tomlin p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .250        Lockwood p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .222
  Griffey ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .292        Kranepool ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .237
  Sarmiento p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               36   5  12   5     5   6             Totals               32   3   5   3     5   4

Time of Game: 2:41   Attendance: 35,939
Left on Base: Reds 10, Mets 7
DP: Reds 0, Mets 3
Errors: Foli
Doubles: Foli (14)
Triples: Foli (1)
Home Runs: Lum (5), Mazzilli (11), S. Henderson (9)
Stolen Bases: Montanez 2 (5)
Sacrifice Flies: Concepcion (2)
GIDP: Correll (3), Driessen (8)


Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Moskau                  6.1   4   3   3   5   4   2  28   4.46
Borbon                  0.1   1   0   0   0   0   0   2   3.94
Tomlin                  0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   3.50
Sarmiento W(9-6)        2     0   0   0   0   0   0   6   2.75
Totals                  9     5   3   3   5   4   2  37

Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Zachry                  6.1   9   3   3   5   3   0  31   3.33
Kobel                   0.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   2.23
Lockwood L(7-8)         2     3   2   2   0   3   1  10   3.43
Totals                  9    12   5   5   5   6   1  42

Balks: Moskau (3)

Umpires: HP - Satch Davidson, 1B - Joe West, 2B - John Kibler, 3B - Nick Colosi


REDS 1ST: Rose flied out to center; Lum struck out; Morgan
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0,
Mets 0.

METS 1ST: Maddox walked; Moskau balked [Maddox to second]; Foli
popped to first in foul territory; S. Henderson grounded out
(third to first); Montanez was walked intentionally; Stearns
flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 0, Mets 0.

REDS 2ND: Foster flied out to center; Driessen walked; Henderson
singled to center [Driessen to third]; Concepcion singled to
right [Driessen scored, Henderson to third]; Correll grounded
into a double play (pitcher to second to first) [Concepcion out
at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 1, Mets 0.

METS 2ND: Mazzilli homered; Randle flied out to right; Flynn
grounded out (shortstop to first); Zachry grounded out (pitcher
to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 1, Mets 1.

REDS 3RD: Moskau walked; Rose forced Moskau (shortstop to
second); Lum popped to third in foul territory; Morgan lined to
center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 1, Mets 1.

METS 3RD: Maddox grounded out (shortstop to first); Foli
grounded out (third to first); S. Henderson homered; Montanez
walked; Montanez stole second; Stearns grounded out (shortstop
to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 1, Mets 2.

REDS 4TH: Foster struck out; Driessen walked; Henderson hit into
a double play (left to first) [Driessen out at second]; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 1, Mets 2.

METS 4TH: Mazzilli was called out on strikes; Randle was called
out on strikes; Flynn grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 1, Mets 2.

REDS 5TH: On a bunt Concepcion singled to third; Correll singled
to left [Concepcion to second]; Moskau was called out on
strikes; Rose flied out to center [Concepcion to third]; Lum
flied out to right; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 1, Mets 2.

METS 5TH: Zachry grounded out (shortstop to first); Maddox flied
out to center; Foli doubled to left; S. Henderson struck out; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 1, Mets 2.

REDS 6TH: Morgan singled to center; Foster singled to shortstop
[Morgan to second]; Driessen flied out to left; Henderson walked
[Morgan to third, Foster to second]; Concepcion hit a sacrifice
fly to right [Morgan scored]; Correll grounded out (third to
first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 2, Mets 2.

METS 6TH: Montanez walked; Montanez stole second; Stearns was
called out on strikes; Mazzilli walked; Randle lined to center;
Flynn grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Reds 2, Mets 2.

REDS 7TH: Moskau grounded out (shortstop to first); Rose singled
to left; Lum singled to right [Rose to third]; Morgan walked
[Lum to second]; KENNEDY RAN FOR MORGAN; Foster singled to right
[Rose scored, Lum to third, Kennedy to second]; KOBEL REPLACED
ZACHRY (PITCHING); Driessen grounded into a double play (first
to catcher to first) [Lum out at home]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Reds 3, Mets 2.

METS 7TH: KENNEDY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); BOISCLAIR BATTED
FOR KOBEL; Boisclair popped to center; Maddox singled to right;
BORBON REPLACED MOSKAU (PITCHING); Foli tripled to left [Maddox
scored]; S. Henderson grounded out (second to first); TOMLIN
REPLACED BORBON (PITCHING); Montanez grounded out (second to
first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 3, Mets 3.

REDS 8TH: LOCKWOOD REPLACED BOISCLAIR (PITCHING); Henderson
struck out; Concepcion was called out on strikes; Correll
reached on an error by Foli [Correll to first]; GRIFFEY BATTED
FOR TOMLIN; Griffey flied to left in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 1
E, 1 LOB.  Reds 3, Mets 3.

METS 8TH: SARMIENTO REPLACED GRIFFEY (PITCHING); Stearns
grounded out (shortstop to first); Mazzilli grounded out (second
to first); Randle grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Reds 3, Mets 3.

REDS 9TH: Rose singled to left; Lum homered [Rose scored];
Kennedy struck out; Foster singled to left; Driessen flied out
to center; Henderson flied out to right; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Reds 5, Mets 3.

METS 9TH: GERONIMO REPLACED HENDERSON (PLAYING CF); HODGES
BATTED FOR FLYNN; Hodges flied out to left; KRANEPOOL BATTED FOR
LOCKWOOD; Kranepool popped to shortstop; Maddox grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 5, Mets 3.