Cincinnati Reds vs New York Mets
April 28, 1978 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 28, 1978 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 1

Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Rose 3b 5 1 2 1
Griffey rf 5 0 0 0
Foster lf 4 2 3 2
Bench c 5 0 1 0
Concepcion ss 5 1 2 1
Driessen 1b 5 0 2 0
Kennedy 2b 3 1 0 0
Geronimo cf 3 0 2 0
Norman p 2 0 0 0
  Sarmiento p 1 0 0 0
Totals 38 5 12 4
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Henderson lf 4 0 1 0
Maddox rf 1 0 1 0
Mazzilli cf 3 0 0 0
Montanez 1b 4 0 0 0
Stearns c 3 0 0 0
Valentine 2b 3 0 0 0
Randle 3b 3 1 1 0
Flynn ss 4 0 0 0
Koosman p 1 0 0 0
  Youngblood ph 1 0 0 1
  Metzger p 0 0 0 0
  Boisclair ph 1 0 0 0
  Myrick p 0 0 0 0
Totals 28 1 3 1
Cincinnati 101 200 0015120
New York 000 010 000132
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Norman  W (3-0) 6.0 2 1 1 5 5
  Sarmiento  SV (1) 3.0 1 0 0 2 1
Totals
9.0
3
1
1
7
6
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Koosman  L (1-3) 5.0 9 4 4 1 4
  Metzger   2.0 1 0 0 1 3
  Myrick   2.0 2 1 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
12
5
4
3
7

  E–Randle (2), Flynn (1).  DP–Cincinnati 1.  2B–Cincinnati Rose (6,off Koosman), New York Randle (3,off Norman).  3B–Cincinnati Foster (1,off Myrick).  HR–Cincinnati Foster (4,3rd inning off Koosman 0 on, 2 out); Concepcion (1,4th inning off Koosman 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Norman (1,off Metzger).  SF–Foster (1,off Koosman).  CS–Concepcion (3,2nd base by Koosman/Stearns); Valentine (1,2nd base by Norman/Bench).  U-HP–Andy Olsen, 1B–Jim Quick, 2B–Jerry Crawford, 3B–Doug Harvey.  T–2:39.  A–15,842.
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