Cincinnati Reds vs New York Mets
May 2, 1973 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 2, 1973 at Shea 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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Cincinnati Reds 6, New York Mets 1

Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Rose lf 5 1 1 2
Morgan 2b 3 0 0 0
Tolan cf 4 0 0 0
Bench c 3 1 1 1
Perez 1b 3 1 0 0
Hague rf 3 0 0 0
  Geronimo rf 1 1 1 0
Concepcion ss 4 1 2 3
Menke 3b 3 0 0 0
Grimsley p 3 1 1 0
  Borbon p 1 0 1 0
Totals 33 6 7 6
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Martinez lf 4 0 1 1
Millan 2b 5 0 2 0
Mays cf 3 0 0 0
Staub rf 4 0 1 0
Beauchamp 1b 3 0 1 0
Fregosi 3b 4 0 0 0
Grote c 4 0 1 0
Harrelson ss 3 1 3 0
Seaver p 1 0 0 0
  Theodore ph 1 0 0 0
  Sadecki p 0 0 0 0
  Boswell ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 33 1 9 1
Cincinnati 000 101 202671
New York 000 010 000192
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Grimsley  W (4-1) 6.0 7 1 1 4 1
  Borbon  SV (4) 3.0 2 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
9
1
1
4
3
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Seaver  L (2-3) 7.0 4 4 4 3 13
  Sadecki   2.0 3 2 2 0 1
Totals
9.0
7
6
6
3
14

  E–Morgan (1), Beauchamp (1), Seaver (1).  DP–Cincinnati 3, New York 2.  2B–Cincinnati Concepcion (3,off Seaver), New York Millan (4,off Grimsley).  HR–Cincinnati Bench (4,6th inning off Seaver 0 on, 1 out); Rose (1,7th inning off Seaver 1 on, 2 out); Concepcion (3,9th inning off Sadecki 1 on, 0 out).  HBP–Morgan (1,by Seaver).  SH–Seaver (2,off Grimsley).  SB–Geronimo (4,2nd base off Sadecki/Grote).  HBP–Seaver (1,Morgan).  U-HP–Chris Pelekoudas, 1B–Nick Colosi, 2B–John McSherry, 3B–Ed Sudol.  T–2:14.  A–19,163.
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