Top 1

• Mets, 0 - Reds, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Harrelson vs. Simpson
  
  Harrelson hits a popup towards third. Menke settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Mets, 0 - Reds, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Boswell vs. Simpson
  
  Boswell hits a popup in front of the plate. Bench settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Mets, 0 - Reds, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Agee vs. Simpson
  
  Agee hits a fly ball into center field. Tolan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 1

• Mets, 0 - Reds, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Rose vs. Gentry
  
  Rose hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Boswell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Mets, 0 - Reds, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Morgan vs. Gentry
  
  Morgan hits a fly ball into center field. Agee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Mets, 0 - Reds, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Tolan vs. Gentry
  
  Tolan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Boswell scoops it up and throws to first, with Gentry covering, for the out. View Play 

Top 2

• Mets, 0 - Reds, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Staub vs. Simpson
  
  Staub strikes out. View Play 
• Mets, 0 - Reds, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Milner vs. Simpson
  
  Milner hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Mets, 0 - Reds, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Kranepool vs. Simpson
  
  Kranepool hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Hague. Kranepool reaches second base with a double. Milner moves to third. View Play 
• Mets, 0 - Reds, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
  Garrett vs. Simpson
  
  Garrett is walked intentionally. View Play 
• Mets, 0 - Reds, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
  Dyer vs. Simpson
  
  Dyer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Menke fields it and throws to first for the out. Milner scores. Kranepool moves to third. Garrett moves to second. View Play 
• Mets, 1 - Reds, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
  Gentry vs. Simpson
  
  Gentry hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Morgan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 2

• Mets, 1 - Reds, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Bench vs. Gentry
  
  Bench hits a popup, foul, towards first. Kranepool settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Mets, 1 - Reds, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Perez vs. Gentry
  
  Perez hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play 
• Mets, 1 - Reds, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Hague vs. Gentry
  
  Hague hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Boswell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Mets, 1 - Reds, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Menke vs. Gentry
  
  Menke hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play 
• Mets, 1 - Reds, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Concepcion vs. Gentry
  
  Concepcion hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrelson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 3

• Mets, 1 - Reds, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Harrelson vs. Simpson
  
  Harrelson hits a line drive into left field. Rose settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Mets, 1 - Reds, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Boswell vs. Simpson
  
  Boswell hits a fly ball into center field. Tolan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Mets, 1 - Reds, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Agee vs. Simpson
  
  Agee strikes out. View Play 

Bottom 3

• Mets, 1 - Reds, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Simpson vs. Gentry
  
  Simpson strikes out. View Play 
• Mets, 1 - Reds, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Rose vs. Gentry
  
  Rose hits a ball on the ground towards third. Garrett fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play 
• Mets, 1 - Reds, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Morgan vs. Gentry
  
  Morgan takes first base on ball four. Rose moves to second. View Play 
• Mets, 1 - Reds, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Tolan vs. Gentry
  
  Tolan strikes out. View Play 
• Mets, 1 - Reds, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Bench vs. Gentry
  
  Bench hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play 
• Mets, 1 - Reds, 5
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Perez vs. Gentry
  
  Perez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Garrett fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 4

• Mets, 1 - Reds, 5
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Staub vs. Simpson
  
  Staub hits a fly ball into left field. Rose settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Mets, 1 - Reds, 5
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Milner vs. Simpson
  
  Milner hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Mets, 1 - Reds, 5
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Kranepool vs. Simpson
  
  Kranepool hits a popup towards third. Menke settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Mets, 1 - Reds, 5
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Garrett vs. Simpson
  
  Garrett strikes out. View Play 

Bottom 4

• Mets, 1 - Reds, 5
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Hague vs. Gentry
  
  Hague hits a popup towards third. Garrett settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Mets, 1 - Reds, 5
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Menke vs. Gentry
  
  Menke hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gentry fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Mets, 1 - Reds, 5
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Concepcion vs. Gentry
  
  Concepcion takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Mets, 1 - Reds, 5
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Simpson vs. Gentry
  
  Simpson is called out on strikes. View Play 

Top 5

• Mets, 1 - Reds, 5
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Dyer vs. Simpson
  
  Dyer hits a fly ball into left field. Rose settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Mets, 1 - Reds, 5
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Gentry vs. Simpson
  
  Gentry hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Mets, 1 - Reds, 5
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Harrelson vs. Simpson
  
  Harrelson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Perez scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Harrelson for the out. View Play 

Bottom 5

• Mets, 1 - Reds, 5
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Rose vs. Gentry
  
  Rose hits a fly ball into center field. Agee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Mets, 1 - Reds, 5
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Morgan vs. Gentry
  
  Morgan hits a fly ball towards left. Milner settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Milner. Morgan moves all the way to home. That run is unearned. View Play 
• Mets, 1 - Reds, 6
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Tolan vs. Gentry
  
  Tolan hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gentry fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Mets, 1 - Reds, 6
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Bench vs. Gentry
  
  Bench hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Mets, 1 - Reds, 6
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Perez vs. Gentry
  
  Perez takes first base on ball four. Bench moves to second. View Play 
• Mets, 1 - Reds, 6
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Hague vs. Gentry
  
  Hague hits a line drive towards the mound. Gentry reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 6

• Mets, 1 - Reds, 6
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Boswell vs. Simpson
  
  Cesar Geronimo now playing right field.
  
  Boswell hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play 
• Mets, 2 - Reds, 6
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Agee vs. Simpson
  
  Agee hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Mets, 2 - Reds, 6
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Staub vs. Simpson
  
  Staub hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Tolan. Staub reaches second base with a double. View Play 
• Mets, 2 - Reds, 6
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Milner vs. Simpson
  
  Milner takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Mets, 2 - Reds, 6
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Kranepool vs. Simpson
  
  Kranepool hits a fly ball into right field. Geronimo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Staub moves to third. View Play 
• Mets, 2 - Reds, 6
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Garrett vs. Simpson
  
  Garrett takes first base on ball four. Milner moves to second. View Play 
• Mets, 2 - Reds, 6
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
  Dyer vs. Borbon
  
  Pedro Borbon now pitching.
  
  Dyer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Menke fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 6

• Mets, 2 - Reds, 6
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Menke vs. Gentry
  
  Menke takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Mets, 2 - Reds, 6
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Concepcion vs. Gentry
  
  Concepcion hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Agee. Concepcion reaches second base with a double. Menke moves to third. View Play 
• Mets, 2 - Reds, 6
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
  Javier vs. Sadecki
  
  Ted Uhlaender pinch hits for Pedro Borbon. Ray Sadecki now pitching. Jim Fregosi now playing third base. Julian Javier pinch hits for Ted Uhlaende
  
  Javier hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Milner throws the ball in to Fregosi who relays the ball to Boswell who tags Javier trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Menke scores. Concepcion scores. View Play 
• Mets, 2 - Reds, 8
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Rose vs. Sadecki
  
  Rose hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrelson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Mets, 2 - Reds, 8
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Morgan vs. Sadecki
  
  Morgan hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kranepool scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Morgan for the out. View Play 

Top 7

• Mets, 2 - Reds, 8
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Fregosi vs. Hall
  
  Tom Hall now pitching.
  
  Fregosi strikes out. View Play 
• Mets, 2 - Reds, 8
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Harrelson vs. Hall
  
  Harrelson strikes out. View Play 
• Mets, 2 - Reds, 8
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Boswell vs. Hall
  
  Boswell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Perez scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Boswell for the out. View Play 

Bottom 7

• Mets, 2 - Reds, 8
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Tolan vs. Sadecki
  
  Tolan hits a fly ball into center field. Agee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Mets, 2 - Reds, 8
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Bench vs. Sadecki
  
  Bench hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrelson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Mets, 2 - Reds, 8
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Perez vs. Sadecki
  
  Perez hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Milner. Perez reaches second base with a double. View Play 
• Mets, 2 - Reds, 8
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Geronimo vs. Sadecki
  
  Geronimo strikes out. View Play 

Top 8

• Mets, 2 - Reds, 8
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Agee vs. Hall
  
  Agee strikes out. View Play 
• Mets, 2 - Reds, 8
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Staub vs. Hall
  
  Staub hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Morgan reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Mets, 2 - Reds, 8
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Milner vs. Hall
  
  Milner takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Mets, 2 - Reds, 8
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Beauchamp vs. Hall
  
  Jim Beauchamp pinch hits for Ed Kranepool.
  
  Beauchamp hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Milner moves to third. View Play 
• Mets, 2 - Reds, 8
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Mays vs. Hall
  
  Willie Mays pinch hits for Ray Sadecki.
  
  Mays is called out on strikes. View Play 

Bottom 8

• Mets, 2 - Reds, 8
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Menke vs. McAndrew
  
  Jim Beauchamp now playing first base. Jim McAndrew now pitching.
  
  Menke takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Mets, 2 - Reds, 8
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Concepcion vs. McAndrew
  
  Concepcion hits a fly ball towards center. Agee catches it and throws to first to double up Menke. View Play 
• Mets, 2 - Reds, 8
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Hall vs. McAndrew
  
  Hall hits a line drive towards the mound. McAndrew reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 9

• Mets, 2 - Reds, 8
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Dyer vs. Hall
  
  Dyer is called out on strikes. View Play 
• Mets, 2 - Reds, 8
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Fregosi vs. Hall
  
  Fregosi hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play 
• Mets, 2 - Reds, 8
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Harrelson vs. Hall
  
  Harrelson is called out on strikes. View Play 
• Mets, 2 - Reds, 8
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Martinez vs. Hall
  
  Ted Martinez pinch hits for Ken Boswell.
  
  Martinez hits a fly ball into right field. Geronimo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

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         Game of 6/17/1972 -- New York at Cincinnati (N)

  New York           AB  R  H RBI    Cincinnati         AB  R  H RBI
Harrelson B, ss       5  0  0  0   Rose P, lf            4  1  1  0   
Boswell K, 2b         4  1  1  1   Morgan J, 2b          3  2  0  0   
Martinez T, ph        1  0  0  0   Tolan B, cf           4  0  0  0   
Agee T, cf            4  0  0  0   Bench J, c            4  1  2  3   
Staub R, rf           4  0  1  0   Perez T, 1b           3  1  2  1   
Milner J, lf          2  1  2  0   Hague J, rf           3  0  0  0   
Kranepool E, 1b       3  0  1  0   Geronimo C, rf        1  0  0  0   
Beauchamp J, ph-1b    1  0  1  0   Menke D, 3b           2  2  1  1   
Garrett W, 3b         1  0  0  0   Concepcion D, ss      3  1  1  0   
Sadecki R, p          0  0  0  0   Simpson W, p          2  0  0  0   
Mays W, ph            1  0  0  0   Borbon P, p           0  0  0  0   
McAndrew J, p         0  0  0  0   Uhlaender T, ph       0  0  0  0   
Dyer D, c             4  0  0  1   Javier J, ph          1  0  1  2   
Gentry G, p           2  0  0  0   Hall T, p             1  0  0  0   
Fregosi J, 3b         2  0  1  0                                      
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     34  2  7  2                        31  8  8  7

New York         010 001 000 --  2
Cincinnati       023 012 00x --  8

  New York             IP  H  R ER BB SO
Gentry G (L)*         5.0  6  8  7  4  3
Sadecki R             2.0  2  0  0  0  1
McAndrew J            1.0  0  0  0  1  0

  Cincinnati           IP  H  R ER BB SO
Simpson W (W)         5.2  5  2  2  3  3
Borbon P              0.1  0  0  0  0  0
Hall T (S)            3.0  2  0  0  1  6
  * Pitched to 2 batters in 6th

E -- Milner J
DP -- New York 1
LOB -- New York 9, Cincinnati 4
2B -- Kranepool E, Staub R, Concepcion D, Perez T
HR -- Perez T, Menke D, Bench J, Boswell K
T -- 2:26
A -- 51617

    

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