Cincinnati Reds vs New York Mets
August 9, 1974 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 9, 1974 at Shea 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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Cincinnati Reds 1, New York Mets 4

Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Rose lf 3 0 0 0
Morgan 2b 1 0 0 0
  Chaney 2b 1 0 1 0
  Gagliano ph 1 0 0 0
Bench c 4 1 1 1
Perez 1b 4 0 0 0
Driessen 3b 3 0 1 0
  Kennedy ph 1 0 0 0
Geronimo cf 2 0 0 0
Concepcion ss 3 0 1 0
Griffey rf 2 0 0 0
  Rettenmund ph,rf 1 0 0 0
Norman p 2 0 0 0
  Foster ph 1 0 0 0
  Hall p 0 0 0 0
Totals 29 1 4 1
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Garrett 3b 3 0 0 0
Millan 2b 4 0 1 0
Staub rf 4 0 0 0
Jones lf 3 1 1 0
  Gosger lf 0 0 0 0
Milner 1b 4 1 1 0
Hahn cf 3 2 2 3
Dyer c 4 0 1 0
Harrelson ss 4 0 1 0
Apodaca p 2 0 1 1
  McGraw p 1 0 0 0
Totals 32 4 8 4
Cincinnati 000 000 001142
New York 000 100 30x480
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Norman  L (10-11) 7.0 7 4 4 5 5
  Hall   1.0 1 0 0 1 0
Totals 8.0 8 4 4 6 5
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Apodaca  W (4-5) 7.0 2 0 0 3 4
  McGraw   2.0 2 1 1 0 2
Totals 9.0 4 1 1 3 6

  E–Driessen (20), Concepcion (18).  DP–Cincinnati 1, New York 2.  2B–New York Apodaca (1,off Norman); Jones (17,off Norman).  HR–Cincinnati Bench (23,9th inning off McGraw 0 on, 1 out), New York Hahn (4,7th inning off Norman 2 on, 2 out).  SH–Millan (16,off Norman).  IBB–Jones (2,by Norman).  BK–Apodaca (3).  IBB–Norman (6,Jones).  U-HP–Doug Harvey, 1B–Frank Pulli, 2B–Jerry Dale, 3B–Art Williams.  T–2:30.  A–27,391.

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