Tom Seaver failed in bid for his 10th straight victory, but after his departure for a pinch-hitter, the Reds rallied in the eighth inning to defeat the Mets, with the decision going to Tom Hume in relief. Seaver gave up all three Mets' runs, including two on a homer by Lee Mazzilli in the first inning, before being lifted for a pinch-hitter in the seventh. Cincinnati Reds 4, New York Mets 3Game Played on Friday, August 17, 1979 (Night game) at Riverfront StadiumMets 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 - 3 6 0 Reds 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 x - 4 10 1 Mets AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Reds AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Cardenal rf 1 1 1 0 0 0 .247 Morgan 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .243 Norman rf 3 0 0 0 0 1 .158 Collins 1b,lf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .317 Taveras ss 3 0 1 0 0 0 .261 Concepcion ss 3 2 1 1 1 0 .298 Mazzilli cf 4 1 1 2 0 0 .315 Foster lf 4 0 2 0 0 0 .327 Hebner 3b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .259 Auerbach pr 0 1 0 0 0 0 .213 Kranepool 1b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .243 Driessen 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .240 Stearns c 1 0 0 0 2 0 .251 Bench c 4 0 1 0 0 0 .262 Youngblood lf 3 1 2 0 0 0 .295 Knight 3b 4 0 1 1 0 0 .316 Flynn 2b 3 0 0 1 0 0 .246 Cruz rf 3 1 1 1 1 0 .208 Kobel p 2 0 0 0 0 1 .171 Blair cf 2 0 0 0 0 0 .167 Glynn p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Geronimo ph,cf 1 0 1 1 0 0 .252 Murray p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Seaver p 2 0 2 0 0 0 .167 Kennedy ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 .276 Hume p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .167 Totals 28 3 6 3 2 2 Totals 32 4 10 4 3 1 Time of Game: 2:15 Attendance: 32,854 Left on Base: Mets 1, Reds 8 DP: Mets 0, Reds 2 Errors: Concepcion Doubles: Cardenal (7), Seaver (2), Collins (12), Knight (28) Home Runs: Mazzilli (13), Concepcion (13) Stolen Bases: Youngblood (15) Caught Stealing: Stearns (13), Taveras (15) Sacrifice Hits: Taveras (8), Blair (2) GIDP: Kranepool (2) Mets IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Kobel 6.1 6 1 1 2 1 1 27 3.38 Glynn 0.2 2 2 2 1 0 0 5 2.85 Murray L(4-7) 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 4 4.57 Totals 8 10 4 4 3 1 1 36 Reds IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Seaver 7 6 3 2 2 2 1 25 3.19 Hume W(8-6) 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 2.92 Totals 9 6 3 2 2 2 1 31 Umpires: HP - Ed Montague, 1B - Dutch Rennert, 2B - Lanny Harris, 3B - Harry Wendelstedt METS 1ST: Cardenal doubled to left; Taveras out on a sacrifice bunt (first to pitcher) [Cardenal to third]; Mazzilli homered [Cardenal scored]; Hebner singled to center; Kranepool grounded into a double play (second to first) [Hebner out at second]; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 2, Reds 0. REDS 1ST: Morgan grounded out (pitcher to first); Collins grounded out (second to first); Concepcion homered; Foster singled to right; Bench flied out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 2, Reds 1. METS 2ND: Stearns walked; Stearns was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Youngblood singled to left; Flynn lined into a double play (right to first) [Youngblood out at first]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 2, Reds 1. REDS 2ND: NORMAN REPLACED CARDENAL (PLAYING RF); Knight grounded out (third to first); Cruz grounded out (third to first); Blair grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 2, Reds 1. METS 3RD: Kobel struck out; Norman grounded out (shortstop to first); Taveras singled to right; Taveras was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 2, Reds 1. REDS 3RD: Seaver singled to right; Morgan forced Seaver (catcher to shortstop); Collins struck out; Concepcion lined to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 2, Reds 1. METS 4TH: Mazzilli grounded out (first unassisted); Hebner flied out to right; Kranepool grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 2, Reds 1. REDS 4TH: Foster flied out to left; Bench flied out to left; Knight grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 2, Reds 1. METS 5TH: Stearns flied out to center; Youngblood singled to right; Youngblood stole second [Youngblood to third (error by Concepcion)]; Flynn grounded out (shortstop to first) [Youngblood scored (unearned)]; Kobel flied out to left; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Mets 3, Reds 1. REDS 5TH: Cruz flied out to center; Blair flied out to center; Seaver doubled to left; Morgan lined to pitcher; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 3, Reds 1. METS 6TH: Norman was called out on strikes; Taveras flied out to center; Mazzilli grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 3, Reds 1. REDS 6TH: Collins doubled to left; Concepcion flied out to center; Foster grounded out (shortstop to first) [Collins to third]; Reds Manager John McNamara ejected by HP umpire Ed Montague; Bench popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 3, Reds 1. METS 7TH: Hebner flied out to center; Kranepool flied out to center; Stearns walked; Youngblood flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 3, Reds 1. REDS 7TH: Knight doubled to left; Cruz walked; Blair out on a sacrifice bunt (third to second) [Knight to third, Cruz to second]; KENNEDY BATTED FOR SEAVER; Kennedy walked; GLYNN REPLACED KOBEL (PITCHING); Morgan lined to first; Collins flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Mets 3, Reds 1. METS 8TH: HUME REPLACED KENNEDY (PITCHING); Flynn grounded out (second to first); Glynn flied out to right; Norman grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 3, Reds 1. REDS 8TH: Concepcion walked; Foster singled to left [Concepcion to second]; AUERBACH RAN FOR FOSTER; Bench singled to shortstop [Concepcion to third, Auerbach to second]; MURRAY REPLACED GLYNN (PITCHING); Knight grounded out (shortstop to first) [Concepcion scored, Auerbach to third, Bench to second]; Cruz singled to center [Auerbach scored, Bench out at home (center to catcher), Cruz to second (on throw to home)]; GERONIMO BATTED FOR BLAIR; Geronimo singled to right [Cruz scored]; Hume grounded out (second to first); 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 3, Reds 4. METS 9TH: GERONIMO STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); DRIESSEN REPLACED AUERBACH (PLAYING 1B); COLLINS CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); Taveras grounded out (first unassisted); Mazzilli flied out to left; Hebner grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 3, Reds 4. |
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