Cincinnati Reds vs New York Mets
June 3, 1974 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 3, 1974 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 5, New York Mets 2

Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Rose lf 4 0 1 0
Morgan 2b 5 0 1 0
Bench c 5 0 1 1
Perez 1b 5 2 3 0
Concepcion ss 5 0 1 1
Rettenmund rf 3 1 2 1
  Geronimo cf 1 0 0 0
Foster cf,rf 5 1 2 1
Kosco 3b 2 1 1 1
  Chaney 3b 1 0 0 0
Kirby p 3 0 0 0
Totals 39 5 12 5
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Garrett 3b 4 0 1 0
Millan 2b 5 0 1 0
Jones lf 4 0 0 0
Staub rf 4 0 0 0
Milner 1b 3 1 1 0
Schneck cf 3 1 1 0
Grote c 4 0 1 1
Martinez ss 4 0 1 0
Matlack p 1 0 1 1
  Boswell ph 1 0 0 0
  Miller p 0 0 0 0
  Kranepool ph 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 2 7 2
Cincinnati 011 111 0005121
New York 000 200 000270
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Kirby  W (4-3) 9.0 7 2 1 4 0
Totals
9.0
7
2
1
4
0
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Matlack  L (5-3) 7.0 11 5 5 5 4
  Miller   2.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
12
5
5
5
4

  E–Kosco (2).  2B–Cincinnati Foster (7,off Matlack); Concepcion (14,off Matlack); Rettenmund (2,off Matlack).  IBB–Kosco (1,by Matlack); Rose (1,by Matlack).  SH–Matlack (5,off Kirby).  SB–Concepcion (9,3rd base off Matlack/Grote).  WP–Matlack 2 (3).  IBB–Matlack 2 (4,Kosco,Rose).  U-HP–Doug Harvey, 1B–Harry Wendelstedt, 2B–Nick Colosi, 3B–Art Williams.  T–2:35.  A–23,065.
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