New York Mets vs Cincinnati Reds
August 28, 1972 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 28, 1972 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 2, Cincinnati Reds 5

New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Harrelson ss 4 0 1 1
Garrett 3b 3 0 0 0
Milner lf 4 1 1 1
Agee cf 3 0 0 0
Kranepool 1b 2 0 0 0
  Beauchamp ph,1b 2 0 0 0
Marshall rf 3 0 1 0
  Jones ph 1 0 0 0
Boswell 2b 3 0 0 0
  Mays ph 1 0 0 0
Dyer c 2 1 0 0
Strom p 2 0 0 0
  Fregosi ph 1 0 1 0
  Martinez pr 0 0 0 0
  Rauch p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 2 4 2
Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Rose lf 3 1 1 0
Morgan 2b 4 1 2 1
Tolan cf 4 1 2 3
Bench rf 4 0 0 0
Perez 1b 3 0 0 0
Menke 3b 3 1 1 1
Concepcion ss 3 0 0 0
Plummer c 3 0 1 0
Nolan p 1 0 0 0
  Foster ph 1 1 1 0
  Hall p 1 0 0 0
Totals 30 5 8 5
New York 000 000 011240
Cincinnati 000 004 10x580
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Strom  L (0-2) 7.0 7 5 5 1 5
  Rauch   1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
8.0
8
5
5
1
6
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Nolan  W (14-3) 6.0 1 0 0 0 2
  Hall  SV (7) 3.0 3 2 2 2 4
Totals
9.0
4
2
2
2
6

  E–None.  DP–New York 2.  2B–New York Harrelson (9,off Hall), Cincinnati Foster (4,off Strom); Rose (24,off Rauch).  HR–New York Milner (13,9th inning off Hall 0 on, 0 out), Cincinnati Tolan (7,6th inning off Strom 2 on, 1 out); Menke (8,7th inning off Strom 0 on, 0 out).  HBP–Dyer (4,by Hall).  SB–Marshall (2,2nd base off Nolan/Plummer).  WP–Strom (1).  BK–Strom (1).  HBP–Hall (2,Dyer).  U-HP–Bob Engel, 1B–John McSherry, 2B–Ken Burkhart, 3B–Lee Weyer.  T–1:59.  A–18,508.
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