Cincinnati Reds vs New York Mets
April 29, 1978 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 29, 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 14, New York Mets 7

Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Rose 3b 6 4 5 4
  Grace 3b 0 0 0 0
Griffey rf 6 1 3 1
Morgan 2b 5 1 2 0
  Kennedy 2b 0 0 0 0
Foster lf 6 2 3 1
Driessen 1b 5 1 2 3
Concepcion ss 5 2 1 0
  Auerbach ss 0 0 0 0
Geronimo cf 5 2 2 3
Werner c 3 1 1 1
Capilla p 0 0 0 0
  Murray p 1 0 0 0
  Collins ph 1 0 0 0
  Borbon p 1 0 1 1
  Bair p 1 0 0 0
Totals 45 14 20 14
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Randle 3b 3 1 0 0
Maddox rf 3 1 0 1
  Metzger p 0 0 0 0
  Kranepool ph 1 0 0 0
  Myrick p 0 0 0 0
Henderson lf 4 1 1 1
Montanez 1b 4 1 2 1
Stearns c 2 2 1 0
Mazzilli cf 4 0 1 1
Valentine 2b 4 0 3 2
Flynn ss 4 0 0 1
Espinosa p 2 0 0 0
  Cornejo p 0 0 0 0
  Siebert p 0 0 0 0
  Boisclair ph,rf 2 1 1 0
Totals 33 7 9 7
Cincinnati 010 351 31014201
New York 402 001 000790
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Capilla   0.1 1 4 4 4 0
  Murray   2.2 4 2 2 2 3
  Borbon  W (2-0) 2.2 2 1 1 1 0
  Bair  SV (3) 3.1 2 0 0 2 2
Totals
9.0
9
7
7
9
5
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Espinosa   3.2 7 4 4 2 8
  Cornejo  L (3-2) 1.0 4 5 5 1 1
  Siebert   1.1 3 1 1 2 2
  Metzger   2.0 5 4 4 1 2
  Myrick   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
20
14
14
6
13

  E–Foster (3).  DP–Cincinnati 2.  2B–Cincinnati Griffey (6,off Espinosa); Geronimo (5,off Cornejo); Driessen (4,off Metzger), New York Mazzilli (6,off Murray); Boisclair (1,off Borbon).  HR–Cincinnati Driessen (3,2nd inning off Espinosa 0 on, 0 out); Geronimo (2,4th inning off Espinosa 0 on, 0 out); Rose 3 (3,4th inning off Espinosa 0 on, 2 out,5th inning off Cornejo 1 on, 2 out,8th inning off Metzger 0 on, 1 out); Griffey (2,4th inning off Espinosa 0.  SH–Borbon (1,off Cornejo).  IBB–Driessen (1,by Espinosa); Werner (1,by Siebert); Geronimo (3,by Metzger); Valentine (1,by Murray).  SF–Montanez (3,off Capilla).  SB–Morgan (5,2nd base off Espinosa/Stearns); Geronimo (2,3rd base off Cornejo/Stearns); Concepcion (3,2nd base off Siebert/Stearns); Randle (3,2nd base off Capilla/Werner); S Henderson (1,2nd base off Capilla/Werner).  IBB–Murray (3,Valentine); Espinosa (1,Driessen); Siebert (1,Werner); Metzger (1,Geronimo).  U-HP–Jim Quick, 1B–Jerry Crawford, 2B–Doug Harvey, 3B–Andy Olsen.  T–3:10.  A–17,347.
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