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Reds 6 @ Mets 1
Shea Stadium
May 2, 1973

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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Mets and the Cincinnati Reds, played on May 2, 1973 at Shea Stadium. The home team Mets were bested by the visiting Reds with a score of 6 to 1.

Game Summary

DateMay 2, 1973 
Visiting Team
Cincinnati Reds
R: 6 H: 7 E: 1 LOB: 4
Runs: 6
Hits: 7
Errors: 1
Left On Base: 4
Home Team
New York Mets
R: 1 H: 9 E: 2 LOB: 10
Runs: 1
Hits: 9
Errors: 2
Left On Base: 10
Winning PitcherRoss Grimsley  
Losing PitcherTom Seaver  
SavePedro Borbon  
Game Winning RBIJohnny Bench 

Game Info

DateMay 2, 1973 
Day of WeekWed 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamCincinnati Reds 
Home TeamNew York Mets 
Visiting Starting PitcherRoss Grimsley  
Home Starting PitcherTom Seaver  
BallparkShea Stadium 
CityNew York 
StateNY 
Attendance19,163 
Time of Game2 hours 14 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Chris Pelekoudas
1B: Nick Colosi
2B: John McSherry
3B: Ed Sudol

Cincinnati Reds Lineup 

Name  Position 
Pete Rose  Left Fielder 
Joe Morgan  Second Baseman 
Bobby Tolan  Center Fielder 
Johnny Bench  Catcher 
Tony Perez  First Baseman 
Joe Hague  Right Fielder 
Dave Concepcion  Shortstop 
Denis Menke  Third Baseman 
Ross Grimsley  Pitcher 
Sparky Anderson  Manager 

New York Mets Lineup 

Name  Position 
Ted Martinez  Left Fielder 
Felix Millan  Second Baseman 
Willie Mays  Center Fielder 
Rusty Staub  Right Fielder 
Jim Beauchamp  First Baseman 
Jim Fregosi  Third Baseman 
Jerry Grote  Catcher 
Bud Harrelson  Shortstop 
Tom Seaver  Pitcher 
Yogi Berra  Manager 

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Reds 6 @ Mets 1
Shea Stadium
May 2, 1973

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Box Score (back to top)

         Game of 5/2/1973 -- Cincinnati at New York (N)

  Cincinnati         AB  R  H RBI    New York           AB  R  H RBI
Rose P, lf            5  1  1  2   Martinez T, lf        4  0  1  1   
Morgan J, 2b          3  0  0  0   Millan F, 2b          5  0  2  0   
Tolan B, cf           4  0  0  0   Mays W, cf            3  0  0  0   
Bench J, c            3  1  1  1   Staub R, rf           4  0  1  0   
Perez T, 1b           3  1  0  0   Beauchamp J, 1b       3  0  1  0   
Hague J, rf           3  0  0  0   Fregosi J, 3b         4  0  0  0   
Geronimo C, rf        1  1  1  0   Grote J, c            4  0  1  0   
Concepcion D, ss      4  1  2  3   Harrelson B, ss       3  1  3  0   
Menke D, 3b           3  0  0  0   Seaver T, p           1  0  0  0   
Grimsley R, p         3  1  1  0   Theodore G, ph        1  0  0  0   
Borbon P, p           1  0  1  0   Sadecki R, p          0  0  0  0   
                                   Boswell K, ph         1  0  0  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     33  6  7  6                        33  1  9  1

Cincinnati       000 101 202 --  6
New York         000 010 000 --  1

  Cincinnati           IP  H  R ER BB SO
Grimsley R (W)*       6.0  7  1  1  4  1
Borbon P (S)          3.0  2  0  0  0  2

  New York             IP  H  R ER BB SO
Seaver T (L)          7.0  4  4  4  3 13
Sadecki R             2.0  3  2  2  0  1
  * Pitched to 2 batters in 7th

E -- Beauchamp J, Seaver T, Morgan J
DP -- Cincinnati 3, New York 2
LOB -- Cincinnati 4, New York 10
2B -- Concepcion D, Millan F
HR -- Bench J, Rose P, Concepcion D
SB -- Geronimo C
SH -- Seaver T
HBP -- by Seaver T (Morgan J)
T -- 2:14
A -- 19163

    

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