Top 1

• Mets, 0 - Reds, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Cardenal vs. Seaver
  
  Cardenal hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Foster. Cardenal reaches second base with a double. View Play 
• Mets, 0 - Reds, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Taveras vs. Seaver
  
  Taveras bunts towards first. Collins scoops it up and throws to first, with Seaver covering, for the out. Cardenal moves to third. View Play 
• Mets, 0 - Reds, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Mazzilli vs. Seaver
  
  Mazzilli hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play 
• Mets, 2 - Reds, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Hebner vs. Seaver
  
  Hebner hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Mets, 2 - Reds, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Kranepool vs. Seaver
  
  Kranepool hits a ball on the ground towards second. Morgan scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play 

Bottom 1

• Mets, 2 - Reds, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Morgan vs. Kobel
  
  Morgan hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Kobel fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Mets, 2 - Reds, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Collins vs. Kobel
  
  Collins hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Flynn scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Mets, 2 - Reds, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Concepcion vs. Kobel
  
  Concepcion hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play 
• Mets, 2 - Reds, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Foster vs. Kobel
  
  Foster hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play 
• Mets, 2 - Reds, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Bench vs. Kobel
  
  Bench hits a fly ball into right field. Cardenal settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 2

• Mets, 2 - Reds, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Stearns vs. Seaver
  
  Stearns takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Mets, 2 - Reds, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Youngblood vs. Seaver
  
  There goes Stearns. The throw from Bench and he is out, Morgan applying the tag. View Play 
• Mets, 2 - Reds, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Youngblood vs. Seaver
  
  Youngblood hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Mets, 2 - Reds, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Flynn vs. Seaver
  
  Flynn hits a line drive towards right. Cruz catches it and throws to first to double up Youngblood. View Play 

Bottom 2

• Mets, 2 - Reds, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Knight vs. Kobel
  
  Dan Norman now playing right field.
  
  Knight hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hebner fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Mets, 2 - Reds, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Cruz vs. Kobel
  
  Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hebner fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Mets, 2 - Reds, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Blair vs. Kobel
  
  Blair hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hebner fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 3

• Mets, 2 - Reds, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Kobel vs. Seaver
  
  Kobel strikes out. View Play 
• Mets, 2 - Reds, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Norman vs. Seaver
  
  Norman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Mets, 2 - Reds, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Taveras vs. Seaver
  
  Taveras hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play 
• Mets, 2 - Reds, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Mazzilli vs. Seaver
  
  There goes Taveras. The throw from Bench and he is out, Concepcion applying the tag. View Play 

Bottom 3

• Mets, 2 - Reds, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Seaver vs. Kobel
  
  Seaver hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play 
• Mets, 2 - Reds, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Morgan vs. Kobel
  
  Morgan hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Stearns fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play 
• Mets, 2 - Reds, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Collins vs. Kobel
  
  Collins strikes out. View Play 
• Mets, 2 - Reds, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Concepcion vs. Kobel
  
  Concepcion hits a line drive towards short. Taveras reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 4

• Mets, 2 - Reds, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Mazzilli vs. Seaver
  
  Mazzilli hits a ball on the ground towards first. Collins scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Mazzilli for the out. View Play 
• Mets, 2 - Reds, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Hebner vs. Seaver
  
  Hebner hits a fly ball into right field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Mets, 2 - Reds, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Kranepool vs. Seaver
  
  Kranepool 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, 2 - Reds, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Foster vs. Kobel
  
  Foster hits a fly ball into left field. Youngblood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Mets, 2 - Reds, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Bench vs. Kobel
  
  Bench hits a fly ball into left field. Youngblood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Mets, 2 - Reds, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Knight vs. Kobel
  
  Knight hits a ball on the ground towards short. Taveras scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 5

• Mets, 2 - Reds, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Stearns vs. Seaver
  
  Stearns hits a fly ball into center field. Blair settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Mets, 2 - Reds, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Youngblood vs. Seaver
  
  Youngblood hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play 
• Mets, 2 - Reds, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Flynn vs. Seaver
  
  There goes Youngblood. The throw from Bench, and Concepcion drops the ball. That's a stolen base and an error. View Play 
• Mets, 2 - Reds, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Flynn vs. Seaver
  
  Flynn hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Youngblood scores. That run is unearned. View Play 
• Mets, 3 - Reds, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Kobel vs. Seaver
  
  Kobel hits a fly ball into left field. Foster settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 5

• Mets, 3 - Reds, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Cruz vs. Kobel
  
  Cruz hits a fly ball into center field. Mazzilli settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Mets, 3 - Reds, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Blair vs. Kobel
  
  Blair hits a fly ball into center field. Mazzilli settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Mets, 3 - Reds, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Seaver vs. Kobel
  
  Seaver hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Youngblood. Seaver reaches second base with a double. View Play 
• Mets, 3 - Reds, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Morgan vs. Kobel
  
  Morgan hits a line drive towards the mound. Kobel reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 6

• Mets, 3 - Reds, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Norman vs. Seaver
  
  Norman is called out on strikes. View Play 
• Mets, 3 - Reds, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Taveras vs. Seaver
  
  Taveras hits a fly ball into center field. Blair settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Mets, 3 - Reds, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Mazzilli vs. Seaver
  
  Mazzilli hits a ball on the ground towards first. Collins scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Mazzilli for the out. View Play 

Bottom 6

• Mets, 3 - Reds, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Collins vs. Kobel
  
  Collins hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Youngblood. Collins reaches second base with a double. View Play 
• Mets, 3 - Reds, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Concepcion vs. Kobel
  
  Concepcion hits a fly ball into center field. Mazzilli settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Mets, 3 - Reds, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Foster vs. Kobel
  
  Foster hits a ball on the ground towards short. Taveras scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Collins moves to third. View Play 
• Mets, 3 - Reds, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Bench vs. Kobel
  
  Bench hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Stearns settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 7

• Mets, 3 - Reds, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Hebner vs. Seaver
  
  Hebner hits a fly ball into center field. Blair settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Mets, 3 - Reds, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Kranepool vs. Seaver
  
  Kranepool hits a fly ball into center field. Blair settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Mets, 3 - Reds, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Stearns vs. Seaver
  
  Stearns takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Mets, 3 - Reds, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Youngblood vs. Seaver
  
  Youngblood hits a fly ball into left field. Foster settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 7

• Mets, 3 - Reds, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Knight vs. Kobel
  
  Knight hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Youngblood. Knight reaches second base with a double. View Play 
• Mets, 3 - Reds, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Cruz vs. Kobel
  
  Cruz takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Mets, 3 - Reds, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Blair vs. Kobel
  
  Blair bunts towards third. Hebner fields it and throws to first for the out. Knight moves to third. Cruz moves to second. View Play 
• Mets, 3 - Reds, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
  Kennedy vs. Kobel
  
  Junior Kennedy pinch hits for Tom Seaver.
  
  Kennedy takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Mets, 3 - Reds, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
  Morgan vs. Glynn
  
  Ed Glynn now pitching.
  
  Morgan hits a line drive towards first. Kranepool reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Mets, 3 - Reds, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
  Collins vs. Glynn
  
  Collins hits a fly ball into left field. Youngblood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 8

• Mets, 3 - Reds, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Flynn vs. Hume
  
  Tom Hume now pitching.
  
  Flynn 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, 3 - Reds, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Glynn vs. Hume
  
  Glynn hits a fly ball into right field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Mets, 3 - Reds, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Norman vs. Hume
  
  Norman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 8

• Mets, 3 - Reds, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Concepcion vs. Glynn
  
  Concepcion takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Mets, 3 - Reds, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Foster vs. Glynn
  
  Foster hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Concepcion moves to second. View Play 
• Mets, 3 - Reds, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Bench vs. Glynn
  
  Rick Auerbach pinch runs for George Foster.
  
  Bench hits a ball on the ground towards short. Taveras fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Concepcion moves to third. Auerbach moves to second. View Play 
• Mets, 3 - Reds, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
  Knight vs. Murray
  
  Dale Murray now pitching.
  
  Knight hits a ball on the ground towards short. Taveras scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Concepcion scores. Auerbach moves to third. Bench moves to second. View Play 
• Mets, 3 - Reds, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
  Cruz vs. Murray
  
  Cruz hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Auerbach scores. There goes Bench trying to get to home. Mazzilli throws the ball in to Stearns who tags Bench who's trying to score from second, for the out. Cruz moves to second. View Play 
• Mets, 3 - Reds, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Geronimo vs. Murray
  
  Cesar Geronimo pinch hits for Paul Blair.
  
  Geronimo hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Cruz scores. View Play 
• Mets, 3 - Reds, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Hume vs. Murray
  
  Hume hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Flynn scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 9

• Mets, 3 - Reds, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Taveras vs. Hume
  
  Cesar Geronimo now playing center field. Dan Driessen now playing first base. Dave Collins now playing left field.
  
  Taveras hits a ball on the ground towards first. Driessen scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Taveras for the out. View Play 
• Mets, 3 - Reds, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Mazzilli vs. Hume
  
  Mazzilli hits a fly ball into left field. Collins settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Mets, 3 - Reds, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Hebner vs. Hume
  
  Hebner 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 

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         Game of 8/17/1979 -- New York at Cincinnati (N)

  New York           AB  R  H RBI    Cincinnati         AB  R  H RBI
Cardenal J, rf        1  1  1  0   Morgan J, 2b          4  0  0  0   
Norman D, rf          3  0  0  0   Collins D, 1b-lf      4  0  1  0   
Taveras F, ss         3  0  1  0   Concepcion D, ss      3  2  1  1   
Mazzilli L, cf        4  1  1  2   Foster G, lf          4  0  2  0   
Hebner R, 3b          4  0  1  0   Auerbach R, pr        0  1  0  0   
Kranepool E, 1b       3  0  0  0   Driessen D, 1b        0  0  0  0   
Stearns J, c          1  0  0  0   Bench J, c            4  0  1  0   
Youngblood J, lf      3  1  2  0   Knight R, 3b          4  0  1  1   
Flynn D, 2b           3  0  0  1   Cruz H, rf            3  1  1  1   
Kobel K, p            2  0  0  0   Blair P, cf           2  0  0  0   
Glynn E, p            1  0  0  0   Geronimo C, ph-cf     1  0  1  1   
Murray D, p           0  0  0  0   Seaver T, p           2  0  2  0   
                                   Kennedy J, ph         0  0  0  0   
                                   Hume T, p             1  0  0  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     28  3  6  3                        32  4 10  4

New York         200 010 000 --  3
Cincinnati       100 000 03x --  4

  New York             IP  H  R ER BB SO
Kobel K               6.1  6  1  1  2  1
Glynn E*              0.2  2  2  2  1  0
Murray D (L)          1.0  2  1  1  0  0

  Cincinnati           IP  H  R ER BB SO
Seaver T              7.0  6  3  2  2  2
Hume T (W)            2.0  0  0  0  0  0
  * Pitched to 3 batters in 8th

E -- Concepcion D
DP -- Cincinnati 2
LOB -- New York 1, Cincinnati 8
2B -- Cardenal J, Seaver T, Collins D, Knight R
HR -- Mazzilli L, Concepcion D
SB -- Youngblood J
CS -- Stearns J, Taveras F
SH -- Taveras F, Blair P
T -- 2:15
A -- 32854

    

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