A three-run homer by Ron Hodges in the second inning triggered the Mets to a 6-3 victory over the Reds. George Foster delivered a sacrifice fly in the third, Joel Youngblood drilled a leadoff homer in the eighth and Mookie Wilson stroked an RBI single in the ninth. Neil Allen, pitching out of a ninth-inning jam, gained his 14th save. [The Sporting News]



New York Mets 6, Cincinnati Reds 3
Game Played on Sunday, June      6, 1982 (Day game) at Riverfront Stadium
Mets         0  3  1    0  0  0    0  1  1  -   6 12  1
Reds         0  1  0    0  1  0    0  1  0  -   3 13  0


Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Backman 2b            3   0   2   0     0   1   .294      Milner rf             5   1   1   0     0   0   .262
  Bailor ph,2b        2   1   1   0     0   0   .330      Oester 2b             5   0   1   0     0   1   .270
Youngblood cf,rf      5   2   2   1     0   0   .255      Concepcion ss         5   0   1   0     0   1   .305
Staub 1b              3   0   0   0     1   0   .171      Driessen 1b           5   0   3   1     0   1   .339
  Wilson pr,cf        1   0   1   1     0   0   .294      Vail lf               5   0   1   0     0   1   .329
Foster lf             3   0   1   1     1   0   .254      Cedeno cf             4   2   3   1     0   0   .311
  Valentine lf        0   0   0   0     0   0   .263      Bench 3b              2   0   1   0     2   0   .219
Jorgensen rf,1b       4   1   1   0     0   1   .286      Trevino c             3   0   2   1     0   0   .275
Brooks 3b             4   1   1   0     0   0   .276      Pastore p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .174
Hodges c              3   1   2   3     1   0   .345        Krenchicki ph       1   0   0   0     0   0   .293
Gardenhire ss         4   0   0   0     0   1   .232        Leibrandt p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .250
Swan p                2   0   0   0     0   1   .000        Barranca ph         1   0   0   0     0   1   .324
  Tillman ph          1   0   1   0     0   0  1.000        Price p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Hausman p           1   0   0   0     0   1   .000        Kern p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Allen p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .250        Biittner ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .303
                                                            Hume p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               36   6  12   6     3   5             Totals               37   3  13   3     2   5

Time of Game: 2:36   Attendance: 24,053
Left on Base: Mets 7, Reds 11
DP: Mets 1, Reds 2
Errors: Brooks
Doubles: Backman (5), Youngblood (7), Driessen (12), Bench (6)
Home Runs: Hodges (2), Youngblood (3), Cedeno (2)
Stolen Bases: Bailor (6)
Sacrifice Hits: Pastore (2), Trevino (2)
Sacrifice Flies: Foster (2)
GIDP: Youngblood (2), Jorgensen (2), Biittner (4)


Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Swan W(4-1)             6     8   2   2   2   2   1  28   2.27
Hausman                 2.2   5   1   1   0   2   0  12   1.29
Allen SV(14)            0.1   0   0   0   0   1   0   1   2.01
Totals                  9    13   3   3   2   5   1  41

Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Pastore L(4-5)          5     6   4   4   0   3   1  20   4.22
Leibrandt               1     0   0   0   1   0   0   3   1.91
Price                   1.1   4   1   1   1   1   1   9   3.45
Kern                    0.2   0   0   0   1   0   0   3   4.06
Hume                    1     2   1   1   0   1   0   5   1.89
Totals                  9    12   6   6   3   5   2  40

Umpires: HP - Jerry Crawford, 1B - Doug Harvey, 2B - Nick Colosi, 3B - Frank Pulli


METS 1ST: Backman doubled to right; Youngblood grounded out
(shortstop to first); Staub grounded out (shortstop to first);
Foster grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Mets 0, Reds 0.

REDS 1ST: Milner popped to catcher in foul territory; Oester
popped to third in foul territory; Concepcion flied out to
right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Reds 0.

METS 2ND: Jorgensen singled to left; Brooks singled to right
[Jorgensen to second]; Hodges homered [Jorgensen scored, Brooks
scored]; Gardenhire struck out; Swan grounded out (second to
first); Backman struck out; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 3, Reds
0.

REDS 2ND: Driessen struck out; Vail flied out to right; Cedeno
homered; Bench lined to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 3,
Reds 1.

METS 3RD: Youngblood doubled to left; Staub grounded out (first
unassisted) [Youngblood to third]; Foster hit a sacrifice fly to
right [Youngblood scored]; Jorgensen popped to shortstop; 1 R, 1
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 4, Reds 1.

REDS 3RD: Trevino singled to center; Pastore out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to second) [Trevino to second]; Milner popped to
first; Oester grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Mets 4, Reds 1.

METS 4TH: Brooks grounded out (shortstop to first); Hodges flied
out to left; Gardenhire grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 4, Reds 1.

REDS 4TH: Concepcion flied out to right; Driessen doubled to
right; Vail singled to left [Driessen to third]; Cedeno popped
to third; Bench walked [Vail to second]; Trevino popped to
first; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Mets 4, Reds 1.

METS 5TH: Swan struck out; Backman singled to right; Youngblood
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Backman out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 4, Reds 1.

REDS 5TH: KRENCHICKI BATTED FOR PASTORE; Krenchicki grounded out
(shortstop to first); Milner singled to right; Oester popped to
catcher in foul territory; Concepcion singled to right [Milner
to third]; Driessen singled to left [Concepcion to third, Milner
scored]; Vail popped to second; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 4,
Reds 2.

METS 6TH: LEIBRANDT REPLACED KRENCHICKI (PITCHING); Staub popped
to first in foul territory; Foster walked; Jorgensen grounded
into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Foster out at
second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 4, Reds 2.

REDS 6TH: Cedeno singled to third [Cedeno to second (error by
Brooks)]; Bench walked; Trevino out on a sacrifice bunt (first
to second) [Bench to second, Cedeno to third]; BARRANCA BATTED
FOR LEIBRANDT; Barranca struck out; Milner popped to shortstop;
0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 4, Reds 2.

METS 7TH: PRICE REPLACED BARRANCA (PITCHING); Brooks grounded
out (shortstop to first); Hodges singled to center; Gardenhire
flied out to right; TILLMAN BATTED FOR SWAN; Tillman singled to
right [Hodges to second]; Debut game for Rusty Tillman;
BAILOR BATTED FOR BACKMAN; Bailor popped to second; 0 R, 2 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Mets 4, Reds 2.

REDS 7TH: BAILOR STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); HAUSMAN REPLACED
TILLMAN (PITCHING); Oester struck out; Concepcion struck out;
Driessen flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 4,
Reds 2.

METS 8TH: Youngblood homered; Staub walked; WILSON RAN FOR
STAUB; Foster singled to center [Wilson to second]; Jorgensen
struck out; KERN REPLACED PRICE (PITCHING); Brooks grounded out
(pitcher to shortstop to first) [Foster to second, Wilson to
third]; Hodges was walked intentionally; Gardenhire forced
Hodges (second unassisted); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Mets 5, Reds
2.

REDS 8TH: WILSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); YOUNGBLOOD CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); JORGENSEN CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING
1B); Vail lined to shortstop; Cedeno singled to shortstop; Bench
doubled to left [Cedeno to third]; Trevino singled to third
[Cedeno scored, Bench stayed at second]; BIITTNER BATTED FOR
KERN; Biittner grounded into a double play (second to shortstop
to first) [Trevino out at second]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets
5, Reds 3.

METS 9TH: HUME REPLACED BIITTNER (PITCHING); Hausman struck out;
Bailor singled to third; Bailor stole second; Youngblood popped
to first; Wilson singled to right [Bailor scored, Wilson to
second (on throw to home)]; Foster flied out to right; 1 R, 2 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 6, Reds 3.

REDS 9TH: VALENTINE REPLACED FOSTER (PLAYING LF); Milner lined
to left; Oester singled to right; Concepcion lined to second;
Driessen singled to center [Oester to second]; ALLEN REPLACED
HAUSMAN (PITCHING); Vail struck out (catcher to first); 0 R, 2
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 6, Reds 3.