New York Mets vs Cincinnati Reds
May 28, 1974 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 28, 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 7

New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Harrelson ss 5 0 2 1
Millan 2b 4 0 0 1
Jones lf 5 0 1 0
Staub rf 2 0 1 0
Milner 1b 5 0 1 0
Schneck cf 5 0 0 0
Boswell 3b 4 1 3 0
Hodges c 3 1 0 0
Stone p 1 0 0 0
  Miller p 0 0 0 0
  Kranepool ph 1 0 1 0
  Sadecki p 0 0 0 0
  Garrett ph 1 0 0 0
  Apodaca p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 2 9 2
Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Rose lf 4 0 1 1
  Geronimo cf 1 0 0 0
Morgan 2b 3 1 0 0
Bench c 4 1 1 2
Perez 1b 3 1 2 1
  Chaney 3b 0 0 0 0
Concepcion ss 4 1 1 0
Rettenmund rf 4 1 2 2
Foster cf,lf 3 0 0 0
Driessen 3b,1b 4 1 1 1
Kirby p 1 1 0 0
  Carroll p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 7 8 7
New York 000 002 000292
Cincinnati 102 220 00x781
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Stone  L (2-4) 4.2 8 7 6 3 2
  Miller   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Sadecki   2.0 0 0 0 0 1
  Apodaca   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
8
7
6
3
3
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Kirby  W (3-3) 8.2 9 2 0 5 5
  Carroll   0.1 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
9
2
0
5
6

  E–Boswell (2), Hodges (3), Kirby (5).  2B–Cincinnati Perez (8,off Stone); Rose (14,off Stone); Driessen (7,off Stone).  HR–Cincinnati Bench (10,3rd inning off Stone 1 on, 2 out); Rettenmund (6,4th inning off Stone 0 on, 0 out).  SF–Millan (2,off Kirby).  SH–Kirby 2 (3,off Stone,off Apodaca).  HBP–Foster (1,by Apodaca).  SB–Morgan (20,2nd base off Stone/Hodges).  HBP–Apodaca (1,Foster).  U-HP–Doug Harvey, 1B–Harry Wendelstedt, 2B–Nick Colosi, 3B–Art Williams.  T–2:26.  A–14,017.
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