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Tuesday May 6, 1980
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A two-run pinch-double by Harry Spilman in the 14th inning gave the Reds a 12-10 victory over the Mets in a four-hour, 37-minute marathon. Ray Knight and Sam Mejias opened the frame with singles. After Dan Driessen and Junior Kennedy struck out, Spilman dumped a ball into right field for the game-winning blow. The Mets had deadlocked the contest with three runs in the eighth, two on a homer by Joel Youngblood and the tying tally on a passed ball. [The Sporting News]


Cincinnati Reds 12, New York Mets 10

Game Played on Tuesday, May 6, 1980 (Night game) at Shea Stadium

Reds         3  0  4    0  0  2    0  1  0    0  0  0    0  2  -  12 21  0
Mets         0  0  4    0  1  2    0  3  0    0  0  0    0  0  -  10 19  1


Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Collins lf            5   2   3   0     0   0   .318      Youngblood cf,rf      7   2   4   3     0   1   .300
  Geronimo cf         3   0   1   0     0   2   .217      Taveras ss            7   2   2   0     1   0   .226
Griffey rf            7   2   2   1     0   1   .297      Mazzilli 1b           7   1   4   0     0   0   .247
  Moskau p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Jorgensen rf          3   1   1   1     2   0   .282
Concepcion ss         6   1   2   1     1   1   .208        Kobel p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Bench c               5   2   1   0     2   0   .227        Cardenal ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .250
Knight 3b             5   3   4   4     1   0   .302        Glynn p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Mejias cf,lf,rf       7   2   3   2     0   1   .345        Maddox ph,3b        1   0   1   0     0   0   .311
Driessen 1b           7   0   2   0     0   2   .203      Stearns c             6   1   1   0     1   2   .294
Kennedy 2b            7   0   2   1     0   2   .284      Henderson lf          7   1   2   2     0   2   .321
LaCoss p              3   0   0   0     0   1   .200      Trevino 3b            6   1   3   0     1   0   .350
  Soto p              1   0   0   0     0   1   .000        Reardon p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Hume p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Flynn 2b              7   0   1   0     0   2   .198
  Auerbach ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Falcone p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .143
  Bair p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Pacella p           1   0   0   0     0   1   .500
  Cruz ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .120        Norman ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .160
  Tomlin p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Hausman p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Spilman ph,lf       1   0   1   2     0   0   .241        Hodges ph           0   0   0   1     1   0   .222
                                                            Ramirez pr          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Allen p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Morales ph,cf       3   1   0   0     1   2   .186

Totals               59  12  21  11     4  11             Totals               57  10  19   7     7  10

Time of Game: 4:37   Attendance:  6,884
Left on Base: Reds 10, Mets 13
DP: Reds 2, Mets 3
Errors: Stearns
Doubles: Knight (8), Concepcion (6), Mejias (1), Collins (2), Griffey (4), Spilman (2), Mazzilli (4)
Triples: Trevino (1)
Home Runs: Knight (3), Youngblood (3)
Stolen Bases: Collins (5), Taveras (4), Stearns (3)
Caught Stealing: Driessen (1), Jorgensen (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Youngblood (2)
GIDP: Bench (1), Knight (4), Concepcion (4), Jorgensen (2)
Hit by Pitch: Knight (1,by Hausman)


Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
LaCoss                  5    12   7   7   1   2   0  26   4.38
Soto                    2.2   1   2   2   3   2   1  11   5.63
Hume                    0.1   1   1   0   2   1   0   4   2.35
Bair                    3     2   0   0   1   4   0  12   1.29
Tomlin W(3-0)           2     2   0   0   0   0   0   8   6.75
Moskau SV(1)            1     1   0   0   0   1   0   4   4.82
Totals                 14    19  10   9   7  10   1  65

Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Falcone                 2     6   6   6   2   1   1  14   5.09
Pacella                 2     3   1   1   1   0   0  10   3.46
Hausman                 2     3   2   2   0   0   0   9   5.54
Allen                   2     3   1   1   1   1   0   8   6.17
Kobel                   2     2   0   0   0   1   0   7   7.50
Glynn                   3     1   0   0   0   5   0  10   2.70
Reardon L(1-2)          1     3   2   2   0   3   0   6   2.81
Totals                 14    21  12  12   4  11   1  64

Passed Balls: Bench (1)
Hit by Pitch: Hausman (1)
Balks: Allen (1)

Umpires: HP - Andy Olsen, 1B - Nick Colosi, 2B - Fred Brocklander, 3B - Doug Harvey


REDS 1ST: Collins flied out to center; Griffey singled to
center; Concepcion flied out to center; Bench walked [Griffey to
second]; Knight doubled to left [Griffey scored, Bench to
third]; Mejias singled to left [Bench scored, Knight scored];
Driessen singled to center [Mejias to second]; Kennedy flied out
to center; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 3, Mets 0.

METS 1ST: Youngblood singled to shortstop; Taveras forced
Youngblood (third to second); Taveras stole second; Mazzilli
flied out to left; Jorgensen grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 3, Mets 0.

REDS 2ND: LaCoss struck out; Collins grounded out (shortstop to
first); Griffey grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Reds 3, Mets 0.

METS 2ND: Stearns singled to center; Stearns stole second;
Henderson struck out; Trevino grounded out (shortstop to first);
Flynn grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Reds 3, Mets 0.

REDS 3RD: Concepcion doubled to left; Bench walked; Knight
homered [Concepcion scored, Bench scored]; PACELLA REPLACED
FALCONE (PITCHING); Mejias doubled to left; Driessen grounded
out (shortstop to first); Kennedy singled to center [Mejias
scored]; LaCoss forced Kennedy (second unassisted); Collins
singled to left [LaCoss to second]; Griffey flied out to center;
4 R, 5 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 7, Mets 0.

METS 3RD: Pacella struck out; Youngblood singled to left;
Taveras flied out to center; Mazzilli singled to right
[Youngblood to third]; Jorgensen singled to right [Youngblood
scored, Mazzilli to second]; Stearns walked [Mazzilli to third,
Jorgensen to second]; Henderson singled to right [Mazzilli
scored, Jorgensen scored, Stearns to second]; Trevino singled to
left [Stearns scored (no RBI), Henderson out at third (left to
third to shortstop to second to shortstop)]; 4 R, 5 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Reds 7, Mets 4.

REDS 4TH: Concepcion flied out to right; Bench grounded out
(shortstop to first); Knight walked; Mejias flied out to center;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 7, Mets 4.

METS 4TH: Flynn flied out to left; NORMAN BATTED FOR PACELLA;
Norman flied out to right; Youngblood grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 7, Mets 4.

REDS 5TH: HAUSMAN REPLACED NORMAN (PITCHING); Driessen grounded
out (first unassisted); Kennedy flied out to center; LaCoss
popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 7, Mets 4.

METS 5TH: On a bunt Taveras singled to first; Mazzilli singled
to right [Taveras to third]; Jorgensen grounded into a double
play (second to shortstop to first) [Taveras scored, Mazzilli
out at second]; Stearns flied out to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Reds 7, Mets 5.

REDS 6TH: Collins doubled to left; Griffey doubled to center
[Collins scored]; Concepcion singled to center [Griffey scored];
Bench grounded into a double play (third to second to first)
[Concepcion out at second]; Knight was hit by a pitch; Mejias
forced Knight (shortstop to second); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds
9, Mets 5.

METS 6TH: Henderson singled to right; Trevino singled to center
[Henderson to second]; Flynn singled to left [Henderson to
third, Trevino to second]; HODGES BATTED FOR HAUSMAN; SOTO
REPLACED LACOSS (PITCHING); Hodges walked [Henderson scored,
Trevino to third, Flynn to second]; RAMIREZ RAN FOR HODGES;
Youngblood hit a sacrifice fly to left [Trevino scored]; Taveras
grounded out (first to pitcher) [Flynn to third, Ramirez to
second]; Mazzilli grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Reds 9, Mets 7.

REDS 7TH: ALLEN REPLACED RAMIREZ (PITCHING); Driessen singled to
center; Driessen was caught stealing second (catcher to
shortstop); Kennedy grounded out (shortstop to first); Soto was
called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 9, Mets 7.

METS 7TH: Jorgensen walked; Stearns struck out while Jorgensen
was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Henderson flied
out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 9, Mets 7.

REDS 8TH: Collins singled to left; Allen balked [Collins to
second]; Collins stole third [Collins scored (error by
Stearns)]; Griffey flied out to right; Concepcion walked; Bench
singled to left [Concepcion to second]; Knight grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Bench out at
second]; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 10, Mets 7.

METS 8TH: GERONIMO REPLACED COLLINS (PLAYING CF); MEJIAS CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); Trevino flied out to right; Flynn struck
out; MORALES BATTED FOR ALLEN; Morales walked; Youngblood
homered [Morales scored]; HUME REPLACED SOTO (PITCHING); Taveras
walked; Mazzilli singled to left [Taveras to third]; Bench
allowed a passed ball [Taveras scored (unearned), Mazzilli to
second]; Jorgensen was walked intentionally; Stearns struck out;
3 R (2 ER), 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 10, Mets 10.

REDS 9TH: YOUNGBLOOD CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); KOBEL
REPLACED JORGENSEN (PITCHING); MORALES STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING
CF); Mejias grounded out (shortstop to first); Driessen grounded
out (pitcher to first); Kennedy singled to left; AUERBACH BATTED
FOR HUME; Auerbach flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Reds 10, Mets 10.

METS 9TH: BAIR REPLACED AUERBACH (PITCHING); Henderson struck
out; Trevino walked; Flynn struck out; Morales struck out; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 10, Mets 10.

REDS 10TH: Geronimo singled to left; Griffey struck out;
Concepcion grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to
first) [Geronimo out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 10,
Mets 10.

METS 10TH: Youngblood struck out; Taveras grounded out
(shortstop to first); Mazzilli doubled to right; CARDENAL BATTED
FOR KOBEL; Cardenal grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 10, Mets 10.

REDS 11TH: GLYNN REPLACED CARDENAL (PITCHING); Bench popped to
second; Knight singled to third; Mejias struck out; Driessen
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 10, Mets 10.

METS 11TH: On a bunt Stearns grounded out (pitcher to first);
Henderson popped to first; Trevino tripled to right; Flynn
popped to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 10, Mets 10.

REDS 12TH: Kennedy struck out; CRUZ BATTED FOR BAIR; Cruz
grounded out (shortstop to first); Geronimo struck out; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 10, Mets 10.

METS 12TH: TOMLIN REPLACED CRUZ (PITCHING); Morales grounded out
(shortstop to first); Youngblood grounded out (shortstop to
first); Taveras singled to right; Mazzilli grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 10, Mets 10.

REDS 13TH: On a bunt Griffey grounded out (pitcher to first);
Concepcion struck out; Bench flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Reds 10, Mets 10.

METS 13TH: MADDOX BATTED FOR GLYNN; Maddox singled to left;
Stearns forced Maddox (pitcher to shortstop); Henderson flied
out to right; Trevino grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 10, Mets 10.

REDS 14TH: MADDOX STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); REARDON REPLACED
TREVINO (PITCHING); Knight singled to pitcher; Mejias singled to
center [Knight to third]; Driessen struck out; Kennedy struck
out; SPILMAN BATTED FOR TOMLIN; Spilman doubled to right [Knight
scored, Mejias scored]; Geronimo struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Reds 12, Mets 10.

METS 14TH: MOSKAU REPLACED GRIFFEY (PITCHING); MEJIAS CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); SPILMAN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF);
Flynn flied out to center; Morales struck out; Youngblood
singled to left; Taveras forced Youngblood (shortstop to
second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 12, Mets 10.



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