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The Reds defeated Mets, 6-1, behind the combined six-hit pitching of Fred Norman and Pedro Borbon. George Foster and Dan Driessen drove in runs with singles in the first inning and the Reds boosted their margin to 3-0 in the third with a homer by Driessen. Dave Concepcion clouted a three-run round-tripper in the fourth following a single by Ken Griffey and walk to Junior Kennedy. [The Sporting News] Cincinnati Reds 6, New York Mets 1Game Played on Tuesday, June 5, 1979 (Night game) at Riverfront StadiumMets 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 - 1 6 1 Reds 2 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 x - 6 9 1 Mets AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Reds AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Taveras ss 4 0 0 0 0 0 .222 Griffey rf 4 1 2 0 1 0 .288 Maddox rf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .238 Kennedy 2b 3 2 2 0 2 1 .286 Mazzilli cf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .352 Concepcion ss 4 1 1 3 1 0 .296 Youngblood 3b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .299 Foster lf 4 1 1 1 1 1 .328 Stearns c 3 0 1 0 1 0 .228 Bench c 5 0 1 0 0 1 .265 Montanez 1b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .220 Driessen 1b 4 1 2 2 0 1 .280 Henderson lf 3 1 1 0 0 1 .277 Knight 3b 2 0 0 0 2 1 .325 Flynn 2b 3 0 1 1 0 1 .223 Geronimo cf 3 0 0 0 1 0 .250 Kobel p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .143 Norman p 3 0 0 0 0 2 .111 Scott p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 DeFreites ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .217 Trevino ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 .412 Borbon p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 Twitchell p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 Boisclair ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .263 Falcone p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .176 Totals 32 1 6 1 1 5 Totals 33 6 9 6 8 7 Time of Game: 2:25 Attendance: 22,209 Left on Base: Mets 5, Reds 11 DP: Mets 1, Reds 1 Errors: Twitchell, Norman Doubles: Mazzilli (16), Henderson (9), Maddox (3) Home Runs: Driessen (10), Concepcion (6) Stolen Bases: Griffey (11) GIDP: Montanez (5), Concepcion (6) Mets IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Kobel L(2-1) 3.2 8 6 6 3 3 2 21 3.23 Scott 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4.86 Twitchell 3 1 0 0 2 3 0 13 5.56 Falcone 1 0 0 0 3 1 0 6 5.37 Totals 8 9 6 6 8 7 2 41 Reds IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Norman W(3-5) 8 5 1 1 1 5 0 29 3.14 Borbon 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 3.00 Totals 9 6 1 1 1 5 0 33 Balks: Kobel (1) Umpires: HP - Jerry Dale, 1B - Bruce Froemming, 2B - Fred Brocklander, 3B - Bill Williams METS 1ST: Taveras grounded out (pitcher to first); Maddox grounded out (pitcher to first); Mazzilli flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Reds 0. REDS 1ST: Griffey grounded out (second to first); Kennedy singled to second; Concepcion walked [Kennedy to second]; Foster singled to left [Kennedy scored, Concepcion to second]; Bench forced Concepcion (third unassisted) [Foster to second]; Driessen singled to right [Foster scored, Bench to second]; Knight walked [Bench to third, Driessen to second]; Geronimo popped to shortstop in foul territory; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Mets 0, Reds 2. METS 2ND: Youngblood grounded out (third to first); Stearns grounded out (shortstop to first); Montanez grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Reds 2. REDS 2ND: Norman grounded out (shortstop to first); Griffey singled to right; Kobel balked [Griffey to second]; Kennedy singled to third [Griffey stayed at second]; Concepcion grounded into a double play (pitcher to second to first) [Kennedy out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Reds 2. METS 3RD: Henderson struck out; Flynn was called out on strikes; Kobel grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Reds 2. REDS 3RD: Foster was called out on strikes; Bench lined to left; Driessen homered; Knight struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Reds 3. METS 4TH: Taveras grounded out (second to first); Maddox grounded out (third to first); Mazzilli doubled to left; Youngblood struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Reds 3. REDS 4TH: Geronimo grounded out (shortstop to first); Norman was called out on strikes; Griffey singled to right; Griffey stole second; Kennedy walked; Concepcion homered [Griffey scored, Kennedy scored]; SCOTT REPLACED KOBEL (PITCHING); Foster grounded out (pitcher to second to first); 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Reds 6. METS 5TH: Stearns grounded out (third to first); Montanez flied out to center; Henderson doubled to left; Flynn singled to left [Henderson scored]; TREVINO BATTED FOR SCOTT; Trevino singled to center [Flynn to second]; Taveras popped to second; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mets 1, Reds 6. REDS 5TH: TWITCHELL REPLACED TREVINO (PITCHING); Bench grounded out (shortstop to first); Driessen struck out; Knight walked; Geronimo walked [Knight to second]; Norman struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mets 1, Reds 6. METS 6TH: Maddox doubled to left [Maddox out at third (left to shortstop to third)]; Mazzilli was called out on strikes; Youngblood grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Reds 6. REDS 6TH: Griffey grounded out (first unassisted); Kennedy was called out on strikes; Concepcion grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Reds 6. METS 7TH: Stearns walked; Montanez grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Stearns out at second]; Henderson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Reds 6. REDS 7TH: Foster grounded out (third to first); Bench singled to third; Driessen reached on an error by Twitchell [Bench to second, Driessen to first]; Knight forced Bench (third unassisted) [Driessen to second]; Geronimo popped to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Mets 1, Reds 6. METS 8TH: Flynn grounded out (pitcher to first); BOISCLAIR BATTED FOR TWITCHELL; Boisclair struck out; Taveras reached on an error by Norman [Taveras to first]; Maddox flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Mets 1, Reds 6. REDS 8TH: FALCONE REPLACED BOISCLAIR (PITCHING); DEFREITES BATTED FOR NORMAN; DeFreites grounded out (shortstop to first); Griffey walked; Kennedy walked [Griffey to second]; Concepcion flied out to right; Foster walked [Griffey to third, Kennedy to second]; Bench struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Mets 1, Reds 6. METS 9TH: BORBON REPLACED DEFREITES (PITCHING); Mazzilli grounded out (first unassisted); Youngblood flied out to right; Stearns singled to right; Montanez flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 1, Reds 6. |
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