The battery of Pat Zachry and John Stearns proved a winning combination as the Mets defeated the Reds, 2-0. Zachry pitched a shutout on a six-hitter and Stearns batted in both runs with an infield out and a double. [The Sporting News]



New York Mets 2, Cincinnati Reds 0
Game Played on Friday, July      25, 1980 (Night game) at Shea Stadium
Reds         0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  6  0
Mets         1  0  0    0  0  1    0  0  x  -   2  9  0


Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Collins cf            4   0   2   0     0   1   .292      Mazzilli cf           2   1   1   0     1   0   .301
Concepcion ss         4   0   1   0     0   1   .245        Morales cf          1   0   1   0     0   0   .252
Griffey rf            4   0   1   0     0   1   .310      Taveras ss            4   0   1   0     0   1   .271
Foster lf             3   0   0   0     0   0   .243      Henderson lf          4   1   2   0     0   2   .318
Driessen 1b           3   0   0   0     1   0   .275      Jorgensen 1b          3   0   0   0     1   1   .274
Bench c               3   0   1   0     0   0   .280      Stearns c             4   0   1   2     0   0   .285
Knight 3b             3   0   1   0     0   0   .289      Youngblood rf         3   0   1   0     0   0   .272
Kennedy 2b            3   0   0   0     0   1   .271      Maddox 3b             3   0   0   0     0   0   .266
Moskau p              2   0   0   0     0   0   .071      Flynn 2b              3   0   2   0     0   1   .241
  Spilman ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .261      Zachry p              2   0   0   0     0   1   .038
  Bair p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               30   0   6   0     1   4             Totals               29   2   9   2     2   6

Time of Game: 2:06   Attendance: 27,897
Left on Base: Reds 5, Mets 6
DP: Reds 1, Mets 2
Doubles: Griffey (17), Mazzilli (22), Stearns (25)
Stolen Bases: Taveras (21), Flynn (2)
Caught Stealing: Collins (10), Youngblood (6)
Sacrifice Hits: Zachry (3)
GIDP: Concepcion (11), Kennedy (4), Taveras (11)
Hit by Pitch: Foster (1,by Zachry)


Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Moskau L(7-3)           7     9   2   2   2   5   0  29   3.82
Bair                    1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3   5.27
Totals                  8     9   2   2   2   6   0  32

Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Zachry W(5-5)           9     6   0   0   1   4   0  32   2.71
Totals                  9     6   0   0   1   4   0  32

Hit by Pitch: Zachry (3)
Wild Pitches: Moskau (5), Zachry (2)
Balks: Moskau (3)

Umpires: HP - Jerry Crawford, 1B - Fred Brocklander, 2B - Nick Colosi, 3B - Doug Harvey


REDS 1ST: Collins singled to center; Collins was caught stealing
second (catcher to shortstop); Concepcion struck out; Griffey
popped to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0, Mets 0.

METS 1ST: Mazzilli doubled to left; On a bunt Taveras singled
[Mazzilli to third]; Taveras stole second; Henderson struck out;
Jorgensen walked; Stearns grounded out (first to pitcher)
[Mazzilli scored, Taveras to third, Jorgensen to second];
Youngblood grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Reds 0, Mets 1.

REDS 2ND: Foster grounded out (third to first); Driessen lined
to center; Bench flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Reds 0, Mets 1.

METS 2ND: Maddox popped to catcher in foul territory; Flynn
struck out; Zachry grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0, Mets 1.

REDS 3RD: Knight grounded out (shortstop to first); Kennedy
flied to right in foul territory; Moskau grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0, Mets 1.

METS 3RD: Mazzilli flied out to left; Taveras grounded out
(third to first); Henderson singled to right; Henderson was
picked off first (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds
0, Mets 1.

REDS 4TH: Collins singled to second; Concepcion grounded into a
double play (pitcher to shortstop to first) [Collins out at
second]; Griffey doubled to right; Foster was hit by a pitch;
Driessen forced Foster (shortstop unassisted); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Reds 0, Mets 1.

METS 4TH: Jorgensen struck out; Stearns popped to shortstop;
Youngblood singled to shortstop; Youngblood was caught stealing
second (catcher to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0, Mets
1.

REDS 5TH: Bench singled to left; Knight singled to left [Bench
to second]; Kennedy grounded into a double play (shortstop to
first) [Bench to third, Knight out at second]; Moskau flied out
to right; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 0, Mets 1.

METS 5TH: Maddox grounded out (shortstop to first); Flynn
singled to left; Flynn stole second; Moskau threw a wild pitch
[Flynn to third]; Zachry struck out; Mazzilli walked; Taveras
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 0, Mets 1.

REDS 6TH: MORALES REPLACED MAZZILLI (PLAYING CF); Collins struck
out; Concepcion flied out to right; Griffey grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0, Mets 1.

METS 6TH: Henderson singled to center; Moskau balked [Henderson
to second]; Jorgensen flied out to center; Stearns doubled to
right [Henderson scored]; Youngblood flied out to center; Maddox
flied out to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 0, Mets 2.

REDS 7TH: Foster flied out to right; Driessen walked; Bench
flied out to center; Knight forced Driessen (shortstop to
second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 0, Mets 2.

METS 7TH: Flynn singled to center; Zachry out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to second) [Flynn to second]; Morales singled to
pitcher [Flynn to third]; Taveras grounded into a double play
(second to shortstop to first) [Morales out at second]; 0 R, 2
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 0, Mets 2.

REDS 8TH: Kennedy struck out; SPILMAN BATTED FOR MOSKAU; Spilman
flied out to center; Collins grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0, Mets 2.

METS 8TH: BAIR REPLACED SPILMAN (PITCHING); Henderson struck
out; Jorgensen flied out to left; Stearns grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0, Mets 2.

REDS 9TH: Concepcion singled to right; Zachry threw a wild pitch
[Concepcion to second]; Griffey struck out; Foster flied out to
right; Driessen popped to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds
0, Mets 2.