Mets @ Reds
June 16, 1972

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Bottom 9 R H E
Mets 2 8 1
Reds 1 6 1
Bottom 9 R H E
Mets 2 8 1
Reds 1 6 1

Denis Menke Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .667 .242
OBP .667 .346
At Bats 3 132
Hits 2 32
• Singles 2 24
• Doubles 0 5
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 0 2
Walks 0 20
RBI’s 0 13

Tug McGraw Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
3 2 10
Close
Riverfront Stadium - June 16, 1972
Out
Tug McGraw
Duffy Dyer
Ed Kranepool
Ken Boswell
Wayne Garrett
Bud Harrelson
Tommie Agee
Willie Mays
Rusty Staub
Denis Menke

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
New York Mets 2 8 1 9
Cincinnati Reds 1 6 1 6
Winning Pitcher Danny Frisella
Losing Pitcher Gary Nolan
Save Tug McGraw
Game Winning RBI (none)
Attendance 30,709
Time of Game 2 hours 18 minutes
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Menke hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Foster hits a fly ball into left field. Agee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 Tommie Agee now playing left field. Tug McGraw now pitching. Perez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Garrett fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Boswell 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 9 Mays hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 There's a wild pitch. Harrelson scores. Agee moves to second.
Top 9 Tommie Agee pinch hits for Danny Frisella. Agee is walked intentionally.
Top 9 Harrelson hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Foster who is chasing the ball. Harrelson reaches third base with a triple.
Top 9 Dyer hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Bench settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Bench hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrelson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Tolan strikes out.
Bottom 8 Morgan strikes out.
Top 8 Garrett 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 8 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.
Top 8 Staub hits a fly ball into center field. Tolan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Milner moves to third.
Top 8 Milner hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Rose. Milner reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 7 Rose hits a fly ball into left field. Milner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Nolan hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Frisella fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Danny Frisella now pitching. Concepcion strikes out.
Top 7 Boswell 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 7 Mays hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Dyer scores. Harrelson moves to second. That run is unearned.
Top 7 Dave Marshall pinch hits for Jerry Koosman. Marshall hits a fly ball into center field. Tolan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Dyer moves to third.
Top 7 Harrelson hits a ball on the ground and there's an error on the play. Dyer moves to second.
Top 7 Dyer hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 7 Garrett hits a fly ball into center field. Tolan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Menke strikes out.
Bottom 6 Foster hits a ball on the ground towards third. Garrett fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Perez strikes out.
Top 6 Kranepool hits a popup, foul, towards short. Concepcion settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Staub 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 Milner hits a fly ball into left field. Rose settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Bench hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Boswell scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Tolan strikes out.
Bottom 5 There goes Morgan. The throw from Dyer and he is safe. Morgan steals second.
Bottom 5 Morgan takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Rose strikes out.
Top 5 Boswell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Mays takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Koosman hits a fly ball into center field. Tolan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Harrelson hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Bench fields it and throws to first for the out. Dyer moves to second.
Top 5 Dyer hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Nolan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrelson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Concepcion is called out on strikes.
Bottom 4 Dyer throws to Harrelson, and they have Foster in a rundown. The throw to Garrett, who applies the tag, and Foster is out.
Bottom 4 Menke hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Boswell fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Foster moves to second.
Bottom 4 Foster hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Perez scores.
Bottom 4 Ed Kranepool now playing first base. Perez hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Mays. Perez reaches second base with a double.
Top 4 Garrett hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Nolan fields it, throws to the plate for one, and over to first for the double play.
Top 4 Ed Kranepool pinch hits for Cleon Jones. Kranepool takes first base on ball four. Boswell moves to third. Staub moves to second.
Top 4 Staub takes first base on ball four. Boswell moves to second.
Top 4 Milner strikes out.
Top 4 Boswell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Bench strikes out.
Bottom 3 Tolan hits a popup towards third. Garrett settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Morgan bunts in front of the plate. Dyer picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Dyer. Rose moves to third. Morgan moves to second.
Bottom 3 Rose takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Nolan strikes out.
Top 3 Mays hits a fly ball into right field. Foster settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Koosman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Menke fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Harrelson hits a fly ball into left field. Rose settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Concepcion hits a fly ball into right field. Staub settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Menke hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Foster moves to second.
Bottom 2 Foster hits a ball on the ground towards third. Garrett fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 2 Perez hits a fly ball into right field. Staub settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Bench hits a popup, foul, towards first. Jones settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Dyer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Menke fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 2 Garrett hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Nolan fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 2 Jones hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 2 Staub hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morgan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Tolan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Boswell scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Morgan hits a popup, foul, towards third. Garrett settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Rose hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrelson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Milner hits a fly ball into center field. Tolan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Boswell hits a fly ball towards center. Tolan catches it and throws to first to double up Mays.
Top 1 Mays hits a ball on the ground towards third. Menke fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.