Cincinnati Reds vs New York Mets
August 20, 1977 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 20, 1977 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 8, New York Mets 2

Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Rose 3b 4 0 0 0
  Knight 3b 0 0 0 1
Morgan 2b 4 2 2 0
  Auerbach 2b 1 0 0 0
Griffey rf 4 3 3 0
Foster lf 4 2 2 1
Driessen 1b 5 0 3 3
Bench c 4 0 2 2
Geronimo cf 4 1 1 0
Concepcion ss 4 0 1 0
Norman p 4 0 0 0
Totals 38 8 14 7
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Mazzilli cf 3 0 0 0
  Siebert p 0 0 0 0
Flynn ss 4 0 0 0
Henderson lf 2 0 1 0
  Valentine 3b 1 0 0 0
Milner 1b 4 1 1 1
Vail rf 4 1 1 1
Youngblood 3b,lf,cf 4 0 0 0
Grote c 4 0 1 0
Foster 2b 4 0 1 0
Swan p 1 0 0 0
  Baldwin p 1 0 0 0
  Boisclair ph,lf 1 0 0 0
Totals 33 2 5 2
Cincinnati 302 020 0108141
New York 000 000 110252
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Norman  W (11-10) 9.0 5 2 2 2 7
Totals
9.0
5
2
2
2
7
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Swan  L (8-8) 4.1 8 7 4 2 3
  Baldwin   2.2 2 0 0 1 1
  Siebert   2.0 4 1 1 0 3
Totals
9.0
14
8
5
3
7

  E–Driessen (6), Youngblood (3), Swan (2).  DP–New York 2.  PB–Grote (1).  2B–Cincinnati Driessen 2 (23,off Swan 2); Foster (26,off Swan); Bench (26,off Swan); Geronimo (15,off Siebert).  HR–New York Vail (7,7th inning off Norman 0 on, 0 out); Milner (10,8th inning off Norman 0 on, 2 out).  SF–Bench (6,off Swan); Knight (1,off Siebert).  IBB–Geronimo (11,by Baldwin).  SB–Morgan (38,2nd base off Swan/Grote).  IBB–Baldwin (8,Geronimo).  U-HP–Bruce Froemming, 1B–Jim Quick, 2B–(none), 3B–Bill Williams.  T–2:36.  A–26,124.
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