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Reds
@ Mets
Shea Stadium
July 25, 1978
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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 July 25, 1978 at Shea Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | July 25, 1978 |
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Visiting Team |
Cincinnati Reds
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Home Team |
New York Mets
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | July 25, 1978 |
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Day of Week | Tue |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | Cincinnati Reds |
Home Team | New York Mets |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Tom Hume |
Home Starting Pitcher | Craig Swan |
Ballpark | Shea Stadium |
City | New York |
State | NY |
Attendance | 38,158 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 18 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Joe West 1B: John Kibler 2B: Nick Colosi 3B: Satch Davidson |
Cincinnati Reds Lineup
Name | Position |
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Pete Rose | Third Baseman |
Ken Griffey | Right Fielder |
Joe Morgan | Second Baseman |
George Foster | Left Fielder |
Dan Driessen | First Baseman |
Ken Henderson | Center Fielder |
Dave Concepcion | Shortstop |
Vic Correll | Catcher |
Tom Hume | Pitcher |
Sparky Anderson | Manager |
New York Mets Lineup
Name | Position |
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Elliott Maddox | Right Fielder |
Tim Foli | Shortstop |
Steve Henderson | Left Fielder |
Willie Montanez | First Baseman |
John Stearns | Catcher |
Lee Mazzilli | Center Fielder |
Lenny Randle | Third Baseman |
Doug Flynn | Second Baseman |
Craig Swan | Pitcher |
Joe Torre | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Reds
@ Mets
Shea Stadium
July 25, 1978
Top 1
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Reds, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rose vs. Swan
Rose hits a fly ball into left field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Griffey vs. Swan
Griffey strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morgan vs. Swan
Morgan hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Maddox. Morgan reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Foster vs. Swan
Foster strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Reds, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maddox vs. Hume
Maddox hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Foli vs. Hume
Foli hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Maddox moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Henderson vs. Hume
Henderson strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Montanez vs. Hume
Montanez hits a ball on the ground towards first. Driessen fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first - double play. View Play
Top 2
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Reds, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Driessen vs. Swan
Driessen hits a popup, foul, towards third. Randle settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Swan
Henderson hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Maddox. Henderson reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Concepcion vs. Swan
Concepcion hits a fly ball into center field. Mazzilli settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Correll vs. Swan
Correll hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Stearns settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Reds, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stearns vs. Hume
Stearns is called out on strikes. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mazzilli vs. Hume
Mazzilli 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 -
Reds, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Randle vs. Hume
Randle hits a fly ball into left field. Foster settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Reds, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hume vs. Swan
Hume takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rose vs. Swan
Rose hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Hume moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Griffey vs. Swan
Stearns fires to second and picks off Hume for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Griffey vs. Swan
Griffey hits a fly ball into left field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Morgan vs. Swan
Morgan hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Stearns settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Reds, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flynn vs. Hume
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 -
Reds, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Swan vs. Hume
Swan hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hume fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maddox vs. Hume
Maddox hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hume fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Reds, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foster vs. Swan
Foster 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 -
Reds, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Driessen vs. Swan
Driessen hits a ball on the ground towards short. Foli fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Henderson vs. Swan
There goes Driessen. The throw from Stearns and he is safe. Driessen steals second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Henderson vs. Swan
Henderson hits a fly ball into right field. Maddox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Concepcion vs. Swan
Concepcion is walked intentionally. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Correll vs. Swan
Correll hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Henderson. Correll reaches second base with a double. Driessen scores. Concepcion moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Hume vs. Swan
Hume hits a ball on the ground towards short. Foli scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Reds, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foli vs. Hume
Foli strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Hume
Henderson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Montanez vs. Hume
Montanez hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Henderson moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Stearns vs. Hume
Stearns hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Foster. Stearns reaches second base with a double. Henderson scores. Montanez moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Mazzilli vs. Hume
Mazzilli is walked intentionally. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Randle vs. Hume
Randle hits a line drive into right field. Griffey picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Griffey. Morgan fumbles the ball. That's an error on Morgan. Montanez scores. Stearns scores. Mazzilli goes all the way around to score. Randle moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Mets, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Flynn vs. Borbon
Pedro Borbon now pitching.
Flynn hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Randle scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Mets, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Swan vs. Borbon
Swan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morgan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Flynn moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Mets, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Maddox vs. Borbon
Maddox hits a fly ball into center field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Reds, 1 - Mets, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rose vs. Swan
Rose hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Henderson. Rose reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Mets, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Griffey vs. Swan
Griffey hits a fly ball into right field. Maddox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Rose moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Mets, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Morgan vs. Swan
Morgan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Flynn scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Rose scores. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Mets, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foster vs. Swan
Foster strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Reds, 2 - Mets, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foli vs. Borbon
Foli hits a fly ball into right field. Griffey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Mets, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Borbon
Henderson 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 -
Reds, 2 - Mets, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Montanez vs. Borbon
Montanez hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Borbon fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Reds, 2 - Mets, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Driessen vs. Swan
Driessen strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Mets, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Swan
Henderson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Mets, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Concepcion vs. Swan
Concepcion hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Flynn fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 6
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Reds, 2 - Mets, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stearns vs. Borbon
Stearns hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Mets, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mazzilli vs. Borbon
Mazzilli hits a fly ball into center field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Mets, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Randle vs. Borbon
Randle hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Griffey. Randle reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Mets, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Flynn vs. Borbon
Flynn is walked intentionally. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Mets, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Swan vs. Borbon
The umpire calls a balk on Borbon Randle moves to third. Flynn moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Mets, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Swan vs. Borbon
Swan hits a fly ball into center field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Reds, 2 - Mets, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Correll vs. Swan
Correll hits a ball on the ground towards short. Foli scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Mets, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Collins vs. Swan
Dave Collins pinch hits for Pedro Borbon.
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 -
Reds, 2 - Mets, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rose vs. Swan
Rose hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Mets, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Griffey vs. Swan
Griffey hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Flynn fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Reds, 2 - Mets, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maddox vs. Tomlin
Dave Tomlin now pitching.
Maddox takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Mets, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Foli vs. Tomlin
Foli bunts towards the mound. Tomlin fields it and throws to first for the out. Maddox moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Mets, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Henderson vs. Tomlin
Henderson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Tomlin juggles the ball. That's an error on Tomlin. Maddox moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Mets, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Montanez vs. Tomlin
There's a wild pitch. Maddox scores. Henderson moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Mets, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Montanez vs. Tomlin
Montanez hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Henderson scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Mets, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stearns vs. Tomlin
Stearns strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Mets, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Youngblood vs. Tomlin
Joel Youngblood pinch hits for Lee Mazzilli.
Youngblood hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Reds, 2 - Mets, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morgan vs. Swan
Joel Youngblood now playing center field.
Morgan takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Mets, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Foster vs. Swan
Foster strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Mets, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Driessen vs. Swan
Driessen hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Flynn fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 8
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Reds, 2 - Mets, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Randle vs. Tomlin
Junior Kennedy now playing second base.
Randle hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rose fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Mets, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Flynn vs. Tomlin
Flynn hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Foster. Flynn reaches second base with a double. Randle goes all the way around to score. Flynn moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Mets, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Swan vs. Tomlin
Swan hits a ball on the ground towards first. Driessen scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Swan for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Mets, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Maddox vs. Tomlin
Maddox hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Flynn scores. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Mets, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Foli vs. Tomlin
Foli hits a fly ball into left field. Foster settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Mets, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Henderson vs. Tomlin
Henderson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Tomlin fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Reds, 2 - Mets, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Swan
Henderson hits a popup towards first. Montanez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Mets, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Concepcion vs. Swan
Concepcion hits a ball on the ground towards third. Randle fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Mets, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Correll vs. Swan
Correll hits a ball on the ground towards short. Foli scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 7/25/1978 -- Cincinnati at New York (N) Cincinnati AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI Rose P, 3b 4 1 3 0 Maddox E, rf 4 1 2 1 Griffey K, rf 4 0 0 0 Foli T, ss 4 0 1 0 Morgan J, 2b 3 0 1 1 Henderson S, lf 5 2 1 0 Kennedy J, 2b 0 0 0 0 Montanez W, 1b 4 1 2 1 Foster G, lf 4 0 0 0 Stearns J, c 4 1 1 1 Driessen D, 1b 4 1 1 0 Mazzilli L, cf 2 1 0 0 Henderson K, cf 3 0 1 0 Youngblood J, ph-cf 1 0 0 0 Concepcion D, ss 3 0 0 0 Randle L, 3b 4 2 3 2 Correll V, c 4 0 1 1 Flynn D, 2b 3 1 2 2 Hume T, p 1 0 0 0 Swan C, p 4 0 0 0 Borbon P, p 0 0 0 0 Collins D, ph 1 0 0 0 Tomlin D, p 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 31 2 7 2 35 9 12 7 Cincinnati 000 110 000 -- 2 New York 000 500 22x -- 9 Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO Hume T (L) 3.1 6 5 4 1 3 Borbon P 2.2 2 0 0 1 0 Tomlin D 2.0 4 4 3 1 1 New York IP H R ER BB SO Swan C (W) 9.0 7 2 2 4 5 E -- Morgan J, Griffey K, Tomlin D DP -- Cincinnati 1, New York 2 LOB -- Cincinnati 6, New York 6 2B -- Morgan J, Henderson K, Correll V, Stearns J, Rose P, Randle L, Flynn D SB -- Driessen D SH -- Foli T WP -- Tomlin D Balk -- Borbon P T -- 2:18 A -- 38158
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