New York Mets vs Cincinnati Reds
May 27, 1974 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 27, 1974 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 4

New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Harrelson ss 3 1 1 2
Millan 2b 4 0 0 0
Staub rf 4 0 1 0
Jones lf 4 0 0 0
Milner 1b 4 0 1 0
Grote c 4 0 1 0
Martinez 3b 4 0 0 0
Hahn cf 1 1 0 0
Seaver p 2 0 0 0
  Theodore ph 1 0 0 0
  Apodaca p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 2 4 2
Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Rose lf 4 1 2 0
Morgan 2b 4 2 2 0
Bench c 2 1 1 1
Perez 1b 4 0 0 1
  Chaney 3b 0 0 0 0
Driessen 3b,1b 3 0 1 0
Crowley rf 2 0 0 1
  Foster rf 1 0 0 0
Concepcion ss 3 0 1 1
Geronimo cf 3 0 1 0
Norman p 3 0 0 0
Totals 29 4 8 4
New York 000 020 000240
Cincinnati 310 000 00x480
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Seaver  L (2-5) 6.0 6 4 4 3 3
  Apodaca   2.0 2 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
8
4
4
3
3
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Norman  W (4-5) 9.0 4 2 2 3 7
Totals
9.0
4
2
2
3
7

  E–None.  DP–New York 2.  2B–New York Staub (8,off Norman), Cincinnati Morgan (10,off Seaver); Bench (7,off Seaver).  HR–New York Harrelson (1,5th inning off Norman 1 on, 2 out).  SF–Crowley (4,off Seaver).  IBB–Driessen (2,by Seaver).  SB–Morgan (19,2nd base off Seaver/Grote).  IBB–Seaver (3,Driessen).  U-HP–Art Williams, 1B–Doug Harvey, 2B–Harry Wendelstedt, 3B–Nick Colosi.  T–1:57.  A–20,057.
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