Although Pete Rose established a modern league record by hitting safely in his 38th consecutive game, the Reds were pounded by the Mets, 9-2. Rose broke the previous record, set by Tommy Holmes in 1945, with a third-inning single and also collected two other hits.

A five-run fourth inning decided the game for the Mets. One-out singles by Steve Henderson and Willie Montanez put runners at first and third and a double by John Stearns drove in Henderson. Lee Mazzilli was walked intentionally to load the bases before Lenny Randle snapped an 0-for-14 slump with a two-run single. When right fielder Ken Griffey bobbled the ball, a third run scored. Second baseman Joe Morgan then threw Griffey's relay past first, permitting Randle to reach second, from where he scored on a single by Doug Flynn. [The Sporting News]



New York Mets 9, Cincinnati Reds 2
Game Played on Tuesday, July      25, 1978 (Night game) at Shea Stadium
Reds         0  0  0    1  1  0    0  0  0  -   2  7  3
Mets         0  0  0    5  0  0    2  2  x  -   9 12  0


Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Rose 3b               4   1   3   0     0   0   .311      Maddox rf             4   1   2   1     1   0   .273
Griffey rf            4   0   0   0     0   1   .289      Foli ss               4   0   1   0     0   1   .244
Morgan 2b             3   0   1   1     1   0   .260      S. Henderson lf       5   2   1   0     0   1   .264
  Kennedy 2b          0   0   0   0     0   0   .207      Montanez 1b           4   1   2   1     0   0   .271
Foster lf             4   0   0   0     0   3   .300      Stearns c             4   1   1   1     0   2   .269
Driessen 1b           4   1   1   0     0   1   .287      Mazzilli cf           2   1   0   0     1   0   .269
Henderson cf          3   0   1   0     1   0   .238        Youngblood ph,cf    1   0   0   0     0   0   .254
Concepcion ss         3   0   0   0     1   0   .298      Randle 3b             4   2   3   2     0   0   .232
Correll c             4   0   1   1     0   0   .205      Flynn 2b              3   1   2   2     1   0   .252
Hume p                1   0   0   0     1   0   .000      Swan p                4   0   0   0     0   0   .175
  Borbon p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .200
  Collins ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .211
  Tomlin p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .250

Totals               31   2   7   2     4   5             Totals               35   9  12   7     3   4

Time of Game: 2:18   Attendance: 38,158
Left on Base: Reds 6, Mets 6
DP: Reds 1, Mets 2
Errors: Griffey, Morgan, Tomlin
Doubles: Morgan (24), Henderson (7), Correll (3), Rose (29), Stearns (14), Randle (14), Flynn (8)
Stolen Bases: Driessen (21)
Sacrifice Hits: Foli (6)
GIDP: Concepcion (11), Driessen (9), Montanez (6)


Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hume L(4-10)            3.1   6   5   4   1   3   0  16   5.48
Borbon                  2.2   2   0   0   1   0   0  11   3.78
Tomlin                  2     4   4   3   1   1   0  12   3.91
Totals                  8    12   9   7   3   4   0  39

Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Swan W(3-5)             9     7   2   2   4   5   0  35   2.44
Totals                  9     7   2   2   4   5   0  35

Wild Pitches: Tomlin (1)
Balks: Borbon (2)

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


REDS 1ST: Rose flied out to left; Griffey struck out; Morgan
doubled to right; Foster struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds
0, Mets 0.

METS 1ST: Maddox singled to center; Foli singled to left [Maddox
to second]; S. Henderson struck out; Montanez grounded into a
double play (first to shortstop to first) [Foli out at second];
0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 0, Mets 0.

REDS 2ND: Driessen popped to third in foul territory; Henderson
doubled to right; Concepcion flied out to center; Correll popped
to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 0,
Mets 0.

METS 2ND: Stearns was called out on strikes; Mazzilli grounded
out (second to first); Randle flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Reds 0, Mets 0.

REDS 3RD: Hume walked; Rose singled to left [Hume to second];
Hume was picked off second (catcher to shortstop); Griffey flied
out to left; Morgan popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 0, Mets 0.

METS 3RD: Flynn grounded out (second to first); Swan grounded
out (pitcher to first); Maddox grounded out (pitcher to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0, Mets 0.

REDS 4TH: Foster grounded out (second to first); Driessen
singled to shortstop; Driessen stole second; Henderson flied out
to right; Concepcion was walked intentionally; Correll doubled
to left [Driessen scored, Concepcion to third]; Hume grounded
out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 1, Mets 0.

METS 4TH: Foli struck out; S. Henderson singled to right;
Montanez singled to right [S. Henderson to third]; Stearns
doubled to left [S. Henderson scored, Montanez to third];
Mazzilli was walked intentionally; Randle singled to right
[Montanez scored, Stearns scored, Mazzilli scored (error by
Griffey) (error by Morgan) (no RBI), Randle to second]; BORBON
REPLACED HUME (PITCHING); Flynn singled to left [Randle scored
(unearned)]; Swan grounded out (second to first) [Flynn to
second]; Maddox flied out to center; 5 R (4 ER), 5 H, 2 E, 1
LOB.  Reds 1, Mets 5.

REDS 5TH: Rose doubled to left; Griffey flied out to right [Rose
to third]; Morgan grounded out (second to first) [Rose scored];
Foster struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 2, Mets 5.

METS 5TH: Foli flied out to right; S. Henderson grounded out
(second to first); Montanez grounded out (pitcher to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 2, Mets 5.

REDS 6TH: Driessen struck out; Henderson walked; Concepcion
grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first)
[Henderson out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 2, Mets 5.

METS 6TH: Stearns grounded out (shortstop to first); Mazzilli
flied out to center; Randle doubled to right; Flynn was walked
intentionally; Borbon balked [Randle to third, Flynn to second];
Swan flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 2, Mets 5.

REDS 7TH: Correll grounded out (shortstop to first); COLLINS
BATTED FOR BORBON; Collins grounded out (second to first); Rose
singled to center; Griffey forced Rose (second to shortstop); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 2, Mets 5.

METS 7TH: TOMLIN REPLACED COLLINS (PITCHING); Maddox walked;
Foli out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Maddox to
second]; S. Henderson reached on an error by Tomlin [Maddox to
third, S. Henderson to first]; Tomlin threw a wild pitch [Maddox
scored, S. Henderson to second]; Montanez singled to right [S.
Henderson scored (unearned)]; Stearns struck out; YOUNGBLOOD
BATTED FOR MAZZILLI; Youngblood grounded out (shortstop to
first); 2 R (1 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 2, Mets 7.

REDS 8TH: YOUNGBLOOD STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); Morgan walked;
Foster struck out; Driessen grounded into a double play (second
to shortstop to first) [Morgan out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Reds 2, Mets 7.

METS 8TH: KENNEDY REPLACED MORGAN (PLAYING 2B); Randle singled
to third; Flynn doubled to left [Randle scored, Flynn to third
(on throw to home)]; Swan grounded out (first unassisted);
Maddox singled to left [Flynn scored]; Foli flied out to left;
S. Henderson grounded out (pitcher to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Reds 2, Mets 9.

REDS 9TH: Henderson popped to first; Concepcion grounded out
(third to first); Correll grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 2, Mets 9.