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June 4, 1979

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Bottom 9 R H E
Mets 6 12 2
Reds 2 6 1
Bottom 9 R H E
Mets 6 12 2
Reds 2 6 1

Cesar Geronimo Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .256
OBP .333 .306
At Bats 3 156
Hits 1 40
• Singles 1 25
• Doubles 0 12
• Triples 0 3
• Home Runs 0 0
Walks 0 11
RBI’s 0 17

Craig Swan Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
4 4 0
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Riverfront Stadium - June 4, 1979
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Craig Swan
John Stearns
Willie Montanez
Doug Flynn
Richie Hebner
Frank Taveras
Steve Henderson
Elliott Maddox
Joel Youngblood
Cesar Geronimo
Ray Knight

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
New York Mets 6 12 2 8
Cincinnati Reds 2 6 1 6
Winning Pitcher Craig Swan
Losing Pitcher Tom Seaver
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Frank Taveras
Attendance 21,063
Time of Game 2 hours 29 minutes
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Geronimo bunts towards third. Hebner fields it and throws to first for the out.

PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Knight hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 9 Bench hits a fly ball into center field. Maddox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 Elliott Maddox now playing center field. Driessen hits a popup towards short. Taveras settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Montanez strikes out. Bench drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Montanez out.
Top 9 Hebner hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Mazzilli moves to third. Hebner moves to second.
Top 9 Dave Tomlin now pitching. Mazzilli hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Griffey. Mazzilli reaches second base with a double. Taveras goes all the way around to score.
Top 9 Taveras hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 9 Youngblood hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 9 Swan strikes out.
Top 9 Flynn hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Junior Kennedy now playing second base. Henderson hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 8 Foster strikes out.
Bottom 8 Morgan hits a fly ball into center field. Mazzilli settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 There goes Concepcion. The throw from Stearns and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error.
Bottom 8 Concepcion hits a ball on the ground towards first. Montanez fields it and throws to third for the out. Score that a fielder's choice.
Bottom 8 Griffey hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Henderson. Griffey reaches second base with a double.
Top 8 Stearns strikes out.
Top 8 Montanez hits a ball on the ground towards first. Driessen fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first, with Bair covering. It's a double play.
Top 8 Doug Bair now pitching. Hebner hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Dave Collins pinch hits for Tom Seaver. Collins bunts towards third. Hebner fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Geronimo strikes out.
Bottom 7 Knight strikes out.
Top 7 Mazzilli hits a ball on the ground towards first. Driessen scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Mazzilli for the out.
Top 7 Taveras hits a ball on the ground towards first. Driessen fields it and throws to second for the out. Swan moves to third.
Top 7 Youngblood hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Seaver fields it and throws to third for the out. Swan moves to second.
Top 7 Swan bunts towards unknown player. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Flynn moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice.
Top 7 Flynn hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Bench strikes out.
Bottom 6 Driessen hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 6 Foster strikes out.
Bottom 6 Morgan hits a fly ball into center field. Mazzilli settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Henderson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morgan scoops it up and throws to first, with Seaver covering, for the out.
Top 6 Stearns hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Foster. Stearns reaches second base with a double.
Top 6 Montanez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morgan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Hebner strikes out.
Bottom 5 Concepcion hits a fly ball into right field. Youngblood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Griffey hits a fly ball into left field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Seaver hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 5 Geronimo hits a fly ball into center field. Mazzilli settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Mazzilli hits a ball on the ground towards first. Driessen scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Mazzilli for the out.
Top 5 Taveras strikes out.
Top 5 There goes Youngblood. The throw from Bench and he is out, Concepcion applying the tag.
Top 5 Youngblood hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Knight hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Stearns settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Bench hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Driessen strikes out.
Bottom 4 Foster hits a fly ball into center field. Mazzilli settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Swan strikes out.
Top 4 Flynn hits a line drive towards first. Driessen reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Henderson hits a fly ball into right field. Griffey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Morgan hits a popup towards third. Hebner settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Concepcion hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hebner fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Griffey hits a fly ball into left field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Stearns hits a fly ball into center field. Geronimo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Montanez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morgan fields it and throws to second for the out. Mazzilli moves to third.
Top 3 Hebner hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Taveras scores. Mazzilli moves to second.
Top 3 Mazzilli hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Youngblood scores. Taveras moves to second.
Top 3 Taveras hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Seaver fields it and throws to third for the out. Youngblood moves to second.
Top 3 Youngblood takes first base on ball four. Swan moves to second.
Top 3 Swan takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Seaver hits a fly ball into left field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Geronimo hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Bench moves to third.
Bottom 2 Knight hits a popup towards first. Montanez settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Bench takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Driessen hits a fly ball into center field. Mazzilli settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Flynn hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Seaver fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 There goes Henderson. The throw from Bench and he is safe. Henderson steals second.
Top 2 Henderson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morgan misplays the ball. That's an error on Morgan.
Top 2 Stearns is called out on strikes.
Top 2 Montanez strikes out.
Bottom 1 Foster hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hebner fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Morgan hits a popup, foul, towards third. Hebner settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Concepcion strikes out.
Bottom 1 Stearns fires over to first and throws the ball away. That's an error on Stearns. Griffey moves to second.
Bottom 1 Griffey takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Hebner hits a ball on the ground towards first. Driessen scoops it up and throws to first, with Seaver covering, for the out.
Top 1 Mazzilli hits a fly ball towards center. Geronimo catches it and throws to third to double up Taveras.
Top 1 There goes Taveras. The throw from Bench and he is safe. Taveras steals second.
Top 1 Taveras hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Youngblood scores.
Top 1 There goes Youngblood. The throw from Bench and he is safe. Youngblood steals second.
Top 1 Youngblood takes first base on ball four.