Top 1

• Mets, 0 - Reds, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Mazzilli vs. Billingham
  
  Mazzilli hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bailey scoops it up and throws to first, with Billingham covering, for the out. View Play 
• Mets, 0 - Reds, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Randle vs. Billingham
  
  Randle hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Mets, 0 - Reds, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Boisclair vs. Billingham
  
  Boisclair hits a fly ball into left field. Bench 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. Koosman
  
  Rose hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrelson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Mets, 0 - Reds, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Griffey vs. Koosman
  
  Griffey hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Randle scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Mets, 0 - Reds, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Morgan vs. Koosman
  
  Morgan hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Mets, 0 - Reds, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Foster vs. Koosman
  
  There goes Morgan. The throw from Grote and he is safe. Morgan steals second. View Play 
• Mets, 0 - Reds, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Foster vs. Koosman
  
  Foster takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Mets, 0 - Reds, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Bench vs. Koosman
  
  Bench hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play 
• Mets, 0 - Reds, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Bailey vs. Koosman
  
  Bailey hits a fly ball into center field. Mazzilli settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 2

• Mets, 0 - Reds, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Milner vs. Billingham
  
  Milner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morgan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Mets, 0 - Reds, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Kranepool vs. Billingham
  
  Kranepool takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Mets, 0 - Reds, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Grote vs. Billingham
  
  Grote strikes out. View Play 
• Mets, 0 - Reds, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Staiger vs. Billingham
  
  Staiger hits a fly ball into center field. Foster settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 2

• Mets, 0 - Reds, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Concepcion vs. Koosman
  
  Concepcion hits a ball on the ground towards third. Staiger juggles the ball. That's an error on Staiger. View Play 
• Mets, 0 - Reds, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Plummer vs. Koosman
  
  There goes Concepcion. The throw from Grote and he is safe. Concepcion steals second. View Play 
• Mets, 0 - Reds, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Plummer vs. Koosman
  
  Plummer strikes out. View Play 
• Mets, 0 - Reds, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Billingham vs. Koosman
  
  Billingham hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Concepcion scores. That run is unearned. View Play 
• Mets, 0 - Reds, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Rose vs. Koosman
  
  Rose hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Koosman fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play 
• Mets, 0 - Reds, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Griffey vs. Koosman
  
  Griffey hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Rose moves to third. View Play 
• Mets, 0 - Reds, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Morgan vs. Koosman
  
  Morgan strikes out. View Play 

Top 3

• Mets, 0 - Reds, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Harrelson vs. Billingham
  
  Harrelson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morgan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Mets, 0 - Reds, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Koosman vs. Billingham
  
  Koosman strikes out. View Play 
• Mets, 0 - Reds, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Mazzilli vs. Billingham
  
  Mazzilli hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bailey scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Mazzilli for the out. View Play 

Bottom 3

• Mets, 0 - Reds, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Foster vs. Koosman
  
  Foster hits a ball on the ground towards third. Staiger fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Mets, 0 - Reds, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Bench vs. Koosman
  
  Bench hits a fly ball into left field. Boisclair settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Mets, 0 - Reds, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Bailey vs. Koosman
  
  Bailey hits a ball on the ground towards third. Staiger fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 4

• Mets, 0 - Reds, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Randle vs. Billingham
  
  Randle hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Mets, 0 - Reds, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Boisclair vs. Billingham
  
  Boisclair hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play 
• Mets, 0 - Reds, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Milner vs. Billingham
  
  Milner strikes out. View Play 
• Mets, 0 - Reds, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Kranepool vs. Billingham
  
  Kranepool hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Boisclair goes all the way around to score. View Play 
• Mets, 1 - Reds, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Grote vs. Billingham
  
  Grote hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morgan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 4

• Mets, 1 - Reds, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Concepcion vs. Koosman
  
  Concepcion hits a fly ball into right field. Kranepool settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Mets, 1 - Reds, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Plummer vs. Koosman
  
  Plummer takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Mets, 1 - Reds, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Billingham vs. Koosman
  
  Billingham bunts towards the mound. Koosman fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play 
• Mets, 1 - Reds, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Rose vs. Koosman
  
  Rose hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrelson fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play 

Top 5

• Mets, 1 - Reds, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Staiger vs. Billingham
  
  Staiger hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rose fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Mets, 1 - Reds, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Harrelson vs. Billingham
  
  Harrelson hits a fly ball into left field. Bench settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Mets, 1 - Reds, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Koosman vs. Billingham
  
  Koosman strikes out. View Play 

Bottom 5

• Mets, 1 - Reds, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Griffey vs. Koosman
  
  Griffey hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Kranepool. Griffey reaches second base with a double. View Play 
• Mets, 1 - Reds, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Morgan vs. Koosman
  
  Morgan takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Mets, 1 - Reds, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Foster vs. Koosman
  
  Foster takes first base on ball four. Griffey moves to third. Morgan moves to second. View Play 
• Mets, 1 - Reds, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
  Bench vs. Koosman
  
  Bench takes first base on ball four. Griffey scores. Morgan moves to third. Foster moves to second. View Play 
• Mets, 1 - Reds, 5
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
  Bailey vs. Koosman
  
  Bailey hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Morgan scores. Foster scores. Bench moves to third. View Play 
• Mets, 1 - Reds, 7
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Concepcion vs. Apodaca
  
  Cesar Geronimo pinch runs for Bob Bailey. Bob Apodaca now pitching.
  
  Concepcion hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Apodaca juggles the ball. That's an error on Apodaca. Bench scores. Geronimo moves to third. Concepcion moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play 
• Mets, 1 - Reds, 8
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
  Plummer vs. Apodaca
  
  Plummer hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Apodaca fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Mets, 1 - Reds, 8
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
  Billingham vs. Apodaca
  
  Billingham strikes out. View Play 
• Mets, 1 - Reds, 8
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
  Rose vs. Apodaca
  
  Rose hits a fly ball into center field. Mazzilli settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 6

• Mets, 1 - Reds, 8
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Mazzilli vs. Billingham
  
  Doug Flynn now playing third base. George Foster now playing left field. Johnny Bench now playing first base. Cesar Geronimo now playing center fi
  
  Mazzilli hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bench scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Mazzilli for the out. View Play 
• Mets, 1 - Reds, 8
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Randle vs. Billingham
  
  Randle bunts towards the mound. Billingham fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play 
• Mets, 1 - Reds, 8
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Boisclair vs. Billingham
  
  Boisclair hits a fly ball into left field. Foster settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Mets, 1 - Reds, 8
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Milner vs. Billingham
  
  Milner hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Randle moves to third. View Play 
• Mets, 1 - Reds, 8
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Kranepool vs. Billingham
  
  Kranepool hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bench scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Kranepool for the out. View Play 

Bottom 6

• Mets, 1 - Reds, 8
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Griffey vs. Apodaca
  
  Griffey hits a fly ball into right field. Kranepool settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Mets, 1 - Reds, 8
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Morgan vs. Apodaca
  
  Morgan hits a fly ball into center field. Mazzilli settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Mets, 1 - Reds, 8
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Foster vs. Apodaca
  
  Foster hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrelson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 7

• Mets, 1 - Reds, 8
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Grote vs. Billingham
  
  Ray Knight now playing third base. Doug Flynn now playing second base.
  
  Grote hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Mets, 1 - Reds, 8
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Staiger vs. Billingham
  
  Staiger hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Mets, 1 - Reds, 8
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Harrelson vs. Billingham
  
  Harrelson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Staiger moves to second. View Play 
• Mets, 1 - Reds, 8
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Phillips vs. Billingham
  
  Mike Phillips pinch hits for Bob Apodaca.
  
  Phillips hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bench fields it and throws to second for the out. Staiger moves to third. View Play 
• Mets, 1 - Reds, 8
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Mazzilli vs. Billingham
  
  Mazzilli hits a fly ball into right field. Griffey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 7

• Mets, 1 - Reds, 8
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Bench vs. Myrick
  
  Bob Myrick now pitching.
  
  Bench hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Myrick fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Mets, 1 - Reds, 8
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Geronimo vs. Myrick
  
  Geronimo strikes out. View Play 
• Mets, 1 - Reds, 8
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Concepcion vs. Myrick
  
  Concepcion takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Mets, 1 - Reds, 8
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Plummer vs. Myrick
  
  Plummer strikes out. View Play 

Top 8

• Mets, 1 - Reds, 8
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Randle vs. Billingham
  
  Randle takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Mets, 1 - Reds, 8
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Vail vs. Caldwell
  
  Mike Caldwell now pitching. Mike Vail pinch hits for Bruce Boisclair.
  
  There goes Randle. The throw from Plummer and he is safe. Randle steals second. View Play 
• Mets, 1 - Reds, 8
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Vail vs. Caldwell
  
  Vail hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Caldwell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Mets, 1 - Reds, 8
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Milner vs. Caldwell
  
  Milner hits a fly ball into center field. Geronimo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Mets, 1 - Reds, 8
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Kingman vs. Caldwell
  
  Dave Kingman pinch hits for Ed Kranepool.
  
  Kingman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Knight fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 8

• Mets, 1 - Reds, 8
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Caldwell vs. Myrick
  
  Dave Kingman now playing left field. Mike Vail now playing right field.
  
  Caldwell hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Mazzilli. Caldwell reaches second base with a double. View Play 
• Mets, 1 - Reds, 8
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Flynn vs. Myrick
  
  There goes Caldwell. The throw from Grote and he is out, Staiger applying the tag. View Play 
• Mets, 1 - Reds, 8
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Flynn vs. Myrick
  
  Flynn hits a ball on the ground towards third. Staiger fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Mets, 1 - Reds, 8
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Griffey vs. Myrick
  
  Griffey hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Randle scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 9

• Mets, 1 - Reds, 8
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Grote vs. Caldwell
  
  Mike Lum now playing first base.
  
  Grote strikes out. View Play 
• Mets, 1 - Reds, 8
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Staiger vs. Caldwell
  
  Staiger hits a ball on the ground towards third. Knight fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Mets, 1 - Reds, 8
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Harrelson vs. Caldwell
  
  Harrelson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Knight juggles the ball. That's an error on Knight. View Play 
• Mets, 1 - Reds, 8
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Torre vs. Caldwell
  
  Joe Torre pinch hits for Bob Myrick.
  
  Torre hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Caldwell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

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         Game of 5/22/1977, game 1 -- New York at Cincinnati (D)

  New York           AB  R  H RBI    Cincinnati         AB  R  H RBI
Mazzilli L, cf        4  0  0  0   Rose P, 3b            4  0  0  0   
Randle L, 2b          3  0  1  0   Flynn D, 3b-2b        1  0  0  0   
Boisclair B, lf       3  1  1  0   Griffey K, rf         5  1  2  0   
Vail M, ph-rf         1  0  0  0   Morgan J, 2b          3  2  1  0   
Milner J, 1b          4  0  1  0   Knight R, 3b          0  0  0  0   
Kranepool E, rf       2  0  1  1   Foster G, cf-lf       2  2  0  0   
Kingman D, ph-lf      1  0  0  0   Bench J, lf-1b        3  2  1  4   
Grote J, c            4  0  0  0   Lum M, 1b             0  0  0  0   
Staiger R, 3b         4  0  1  0   Bailey B, 1b          3  0  1  2   
Harrelson B, ss       4  0  1  0   Geronimo C, pr-cf     1  0  0  0   
Koosman J, p          2  0  0  0   Concepcion D, ss      3  1  0  0   
Apodaca B, p          0  0  0  0   Plummer B, c          3  0  0  0   
Phillips M, ph        1  0  0  0   Billingham J, p       3  0  1  1   
Myrick B, p           0  0  0  0   Caldwell M, p         1  0  1  0   
Torre J, ph           1  0  0  0                                      
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     34  1  6  1                        32  8  7  7

New York         000 100 000 --  1
Cincinnati       310 040 00x --  8

  New York             IP  H  R ER BB SO
Koosman J (L)*        4.0  6  8  6  5  2
Apodaca B             2.0  0  0  0  0  1
Myrick B              2.0  1  0  0  1  2

  Cincinnati           IP  H  R ER BB SO
Billingham J (W)+     7.0  6  1  1  2  4
Caldwell M            2.0  0  0  0  0  1
  * Pitched to 5 batters in 5th
  + Pitched to 1 batter in 8th

E -- Staiger R, Apodaca B, Knight R
LOB -- New York 8, Cincinnati 6
2B -- Griffey K, Caldwell M
HR -- Bench J
SB -- Morgan J, Concepcion D, Randle L
T -- 2:17
A -- 0

    

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