New York Mets vs Cincinnati Reds
August 13, 1970 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 13, 1970 at Riverfront Stadium. The Cincinnati Reds defeated the New York Mets and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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New York Mets 1, Cincinnati Reds 6

New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Agee cf 4 0 1 0
Harrelson ss 4 0 0 0
Jones lf 4 1 1 0
Clendenon 1b 4 0 1 1
Swoboda rf 4 0 0 0
Foy 3b 3 0 1 0
Dyer c 3 0 0 0
  Taylor p 0 0 0 0
Weis 2b 3 0 1 0
Sadecki p 1 0 0 0
  Singleton ph 1 0 0 0
  Frisella p 0 0 0 0
  Grote c 1 0 0 0
Totals 32 1 5 1
Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Rose rf 5 1 2 0
Tolan cf 4 0 0 0
Perez 3b 3 2 2 3
Bench c 3 1 1 2
May 1b 2 1 1 1
McRae lf 2 0 0 0
  Carbo ph,lf 2 0 0 0
Helms 2b 4 0 1 0
Woodward ss 4 0 0 0
Merritt p 3 1 1 0
Totals 32 6 8 6
New York 100 000 000151
Cincinnati 000 301 20x681
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Sadecki  L (7-4) 4.0 4 3 3 1 2
  Frisella   2.2 4 3 3 3 1
  Taylor   1.1 0 0 0 1 0
Totals
8.0
8
6
6
5
3
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Merritt  W (17-10) 9.0 5 1 1 0 13
Totals
9.0
5
1
1
0
13

  E–Sadecki (4), Perez (25).  DP–New York 1.  2B–New York Jones (14,off Merritt); Weis (7,off Merritt), Cincinnati Rose (27,off Sadecki); Perez (19,off Frisella).  3B–New York Clendenon (1,off Merritt).  HR–Cincinnati Bench (40,4th inning off Sadecki 1 on, 0 out); May (25,4th inning off Sadecki 0 on, 0 out); Perez (36,6th inning off Frisella 0 on, 0 out).  IBB–Bench (6,by Frisella).  CS–Agee (10,2nd base by Merritt/Bench).  SB–Tolan (43,2nd base off Sadecki/Dyer).  IBB–Frisella (4,Bench).  U-HP–Tony Venzon, 1B–Frank Secory, 2B–Bob Engel, 3B–Harry Wendelstedt.  T–2:19.  A–42,748.
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