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 1
Game Played on Tuesday, June      5, 1979 (Night game) at Riverfront Stadium
Mets         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.