Ken Griffey hit a homer with two out in the ninth inning for his third RBI of the game to give the Reds a 4-3 victory over the Mets. A two-run homer by Lee Mazzilli had lifted the Mets into a 3-3 tie in the eighth. [The Sporting News]



Cincinnati Reds 4, New York Mets 3
Game Played on Sunday, July      20, 1980 (Day game) at Riverfront Stadium
Mets         0  1  0    0  0  0    0  2  0  -   3  6  3
Reds         0  0  3    0  0  0    0  0  1  -   4  9  0


Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Mazzilli cf           4   1   1   2     0   1   .291      Collins cf            4   1   3   0     0   1   .291
Almon ss              2   0   0   0     0   0   .280        Mejias cf           1   0   0   0     0   0   .267
  Youngblood ph,2b    2   0   0   0     0   1   .275      Concepcion ss         3   1   1   0     2   0   .242
  Reardon p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Griffey rf            4   2   2   3     1   0   .309
Washington rf         4   0   0   0     0   1   .270      Foster lf             4   0   1   1     0   1   .251
Henderson lf          4   1   1   1     0   0   .321      Driessen 1b           2   0   0   0     2   1   .275
Jorgensen 1b          4   0   0   0     0   1   .284      Knight 3b             3   0   2   0     0   0   .285
Stearns c             4   0   1   0     0   0   .289      Nolan c               3   0   0   0     1   0   .264
Maddox 3b             3   0   0   0     0   0   .264      Kennedy 2b            3   0   0   0     0   0   .276
Flynn 2b,ss,2b        3   1   2   0     0   0   .242        Spilman ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .265
Zachry p              1   0   0   0     0   1   .042        Oester 2b           0   0   0   0     0   0   .261
  Morales ph          1   0   1   0     0   0   .246      Moskau p              3   0   0   0     0   1   .077
  Glynn p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Bench ph            1   0   0   0     0   1   .270
  Miller p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Hume p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .286
  Taveras ph,ss       1   0   0   0     0   0   .272

Totals               33   3   6   3     0   5             Totals               32   4   9   4     6   5

Time of Game: 2:37   Attendance: 24,081
Left on Base: Mets 3, Reds 9
DP: Mets 2, Reds 0
Errors: Almon, Jorgensen, Miller
Triples: Flynn (3), Griffey (6)
Home Runs: Henderson (5), Mazzilli (13), Griffey (8)
Stolen Bases: Collins 2 (50), Driessen (12)
Caught Stealing: Collins (7)
Sacrifice Hits: Knight (1)
GIDP: Nolan (2), Kennedy (3)


Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Zachry                  5     6   3   3   3   3   0  22   2.99
Glynn                   0     1   0   0   1   0   0   3   2.93
Miller                  2     1   0   0   0   1   0   6   0.00
Reardon L(4-5)          1.2   1   1   1   2   1   1   8   3.33
Totals                  8.2   9   4   4   6   5   1  39

Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Moskau                  8     6   3   3   0   5   2  30   3.91
Hume W(4-7)             1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   3.25
Totals                  9     6   3   3   0   5   2  33

Umpires: HP - Paul Runge, 1B - Jim Quick, 2B - Steve Fields, 3B - Bob Engel


METS 1ST: Mazzilli flied out to center; Almon grounded out
(third to first); Washington struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Mets 0, Reds 0.

REDS 1ST: Collins singled to right; Collins was caught stealing
second (catcher to shortstop); Concepcion flied out to right;
Griffey walked; Foster singled to shortstop [Griffey to third
(error by Almon)]; Driessen struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.
Mets 0, Reds 0.

METS 2ND: Henderson homered; Jorgensen struck out; Stearns
grounded out (shortstop to first); Maddox grounded out (third to
first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 1, Reds 0.

REDS 2ND: Knight singled to left; Nolan grounded into a double
play (second to shortstop to first) [Knight out at second];
Kennedy flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 1, Reds
0.

METS 3RD: Flynn flied out to center; Zachry struck out; Mazzilli
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 1,
Reds 0.

REDS 3RD: Moskau struck out; Collins singled to left; Collins
stole second; Concepcion walked; Griffey tripled to center
[Collins scored, Concepcion scored]; Foster grounded out
(shortstop to first) [Griffey scored]; Driessen flied out to
center; 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 1, Reds 3.

METS 4TH: Almon flied out to right; Washington grounded out
(first unassisted); Henderson flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Mets 1, Reds 3.

REDS 4TH: Knight flied out to left; Nolan grounded out (first to
pitcher); Kennedy flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets
1, Reds 3.

METS 5TH: Jorgensen flied out to center; Stearns grounded out
(shortstop to first); Maddox grounded out (third to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 1, Reds 3.

REDS 5TH: Moskau flied out to center; On a bunt Collins singled
to third; Collins stole second; Concepcion walked; Griffey lined
to shortstop; Foster struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 1,
Reds 3.

METS 6TH: Flynn tripled to center; MORALES BATTED FOR ZACHRY;
Morales singled to third [Flynn stayed at third]; Mazzilli
struck out; YOUNGBLOOD BATTED FOR ALMON; Youngblood struck out;
Washington grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
 Mets 1, Reds 3.

REDS 6TH: YOUNGBLOOD STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); FLYNN CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING SS); GLYNN REPLACED MORALES (PITCHING);
Driessen walked; Driessen stole second; Knight singled to third
[Driessen stayed at second]; Nolan reached on an error by
Jorgensen [Driessen to third, Knight to second]; MILLER REPLACED
GLYNN (PITCHING); Kennedy grounded into a double play (pitcher
to catcher to first) [Knight to third, Nolan to second, Driessen
out at home]; Moskau grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1
H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 1, Reds 3.

METS 7TH: Henderson popped to second; Jorgensen flied out to
center; Stearns singled to center; Maddox grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 1, Reds 3.

REDS 7TH: Collins struck out; Concepcion singled to left;
Concepcion was picked off first but was safe on an error by
Miller [Concepcion to third]; Griffey grounded out (second to
first); Foster flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Mets
1, Reds 3.

METS 8TH: MEJIAS REPLACED COLLINS (PLAYING CF); Flynn singled to
left; TAVERAS BATTED FOR MILLER; Taveras popped to catcher in
foul territory; Mazzilli homered [Flynn scored]; Youngblood
flied out to center; Washington flied out to left; 2 R, 2 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Mets 3, Reds 3.

REDS 8TH: REARDON REPLACED YOUNGBLOOD (PITCHING); FLYNN CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING 2B); TAVERAS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS);
Driessen walked; Knight out on a sacrifice bunt (first to
second) [Driessen to second]; Nolan walked; SPILMAN BATTED FOR
KENNEDY; Spilman forced Nolan (second to shortstop) [Driessen to
third]; BENCH BATTED FOR MOSKAU; Bench struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Mets 3, Reds 3.

METS 9TH: OESTER REPLACED SPILMAN (PLAYING 2B); HUME REPLACED
BENCH (PITCHING); Henderson grounded out (pitcher to first);
Jorgensen grounded out (second to first); Stearns grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 3, Reds 3.

REDS 9TH: Mejias popped to second; Concepcion flied out to
center; Griffey homered; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 3, Reds 4.