New York Mets vs Cincinnati Reds
October 7, 1973 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on October 7, 1973 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 5, Cincinnati Reds 0

New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Garrett 3b 5 0 0 0
Millan 2b 4 1 1 0
Staub rf 3 2 1 1
Jones lf 3 1 1 1
Milner 1b 3 1 0 0
Grote c 4 0 1 2
Hahn cf 3 0 2 0
Harrelson ss 4 0 1 1
Matlack p 2 0 0 0
Totals 31 5 7 5
Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Rose lf 4 0 0 0
Morgan 2b 4 0 0 0
Perez 1b 4 0 0 0
Bench c 4 0 0 0
Kosco rf 2 0 2 0
Driessen 3b 3 0 0 0
Geronimo cf 3 0 0 0
Chaney ss 0 0 0 0
  Armbrister ph 1 0 0 0
  Hall p 0 0 0 0
  Borbon p 0 0 0 0
Gullett p 0 0 0 0
  Gagliano ph 1 0 0 0
  Carroll p 0 0 0 0
  Menke ph,ss 1 0 0 0
Totals 27 0 2 0
New York 000 100 004570
Cincinnati 000 000 000020
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Matlack  W (1-0) 9.0 2 0 0 3 9
Totals
9.0
2
0
0
3
9
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Gullett  L (0-1) 5.0 2 1 1 2 3
  Carroll   3.0 0 0 0 1 2
  Hall   0.1 2 3 3 1 0
  Borbon   0.2 3 1 1 1 1
Totals
9.0
7
5
5
5
6

  E–None.  DP–Cincinnati 1.  HR–New York Staub (1,4th inning off Gullett 0 on, 1 out).  SH–Matlack (1,off Carroll); Gullett (1,off Matlack).  IBB–Milner (1,by Borbon).  CS–Hahn (1,3rd base by Carroll/Bench); Driessen (1,2nd base by Matlack/Grote).  IBB–Borbon (1,Milner).  U–Ed Vargo, Chris Pelekoudas, Bob Engel, Bruce Froemming, Ed Sudol, Jerry Dale.  T–2:19.  A–54,041.
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