New York Mets vs Cincinnati Reds
August 12, 1970 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 12, 1970 at Riverfront Stadium. The New York Mets defeated the Cincinnati Reds and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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New York Mets 2, Cincinnati Reds 1

New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Harrelson ss 3 0 0 0
Boswell 2b 3 0 0 0
  Weis 2b 0 0 0 0
Clendenon 1b 3 0 0 0
Shamsky rf 4 0 1 0
  Seaver pr 0 0 0 0
  Swoboda rf 0 0 0 0
Jones lf 4 0 0 0
Garrett 3b 4 2 3 0
Jorgensen cf 3 0 1 0
Dyer c 3 0 1 1
Gentry p 4 0 1 0
Totals 31 2 7 1
Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Rose rf 4 0 0 0
Tolan cf 3 1 1 0
Perez 3b 4 0 2 1
Bench c 4 0 0 0
Carbo lf 3 0 0 0
May 1b 3 0 1 0
Helms 2b 3 0 0 0
Woodward ss 3 0 0 0
Cloninger p 2 0 0 0
  Bravo ph 1 0 0 0
  Granger p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 1 4 1
New York 010 001 000270
Cincinnati 000 001 000142
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Gentry  W (8-6) 9.0 4 1 1 2 9
Totals
9.0
4
1
1
2
9
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Cloninger  L (5-4) 8.0 7 2 1 4 2
  Granger   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
7
2
1
4
2

  E–Tolan (7), Cloninger (1).  DP–Cincinnati 2.  2B–New York Garrett 2 (13,off Cloninger 2), Cincinnati May (29,off Gentry); Tolan (24,off Gentry); Perez (18,off Gentry).  SH–Harrelson (8,off Cloninger).  IBB–Jorgensen (1,by Cloninger).  CS–Jorgensen (1,Home by Cloninger/Bench); Tolan (9,2nd base by Gentry/Dyer).  SB–Bench (3,2nd base off Gentry/Dyer).  IBB–Cloninger (6,Jorgensen).  U-HP–Harry Wendelstedt, 1B–Tony Venzon, 2B–Frank Secory, 3B–Bob Engel.  T–2:25.  A–32,902.
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