New York Mets vs Cincinnati Reds
August 18, 1979 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 18, 1979 at Riverfront 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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New York Mets 3, Cincinnati Reds 4

New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Taveras ss 4 1 1 1
Trevino c 4 0 1 0
Mazzilli cf 4 0 0 0
Hebner 3b,1b 4 0 0 0
Kranepool 1b 2 0 1 0
  Ferrer pr,3b,2b 0 1 0 0
Stearns lf,3b 3 1 2 2
Youngblood rf 4 0 0 0
Flynn 2b 3 0 0 0
  Allen p 0 0 0 0
Hassler p 1 0 0 0
  Flores ph 1 0 0 0
  Bernard p 0 0 0 0
  Norman lf 1 0 0 0
Totals 31 3 5 3
Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Collins 1b 5 1 0 0
Morgan 2b 2 0 1 1
  Kennedy pr,2b 0 1 0 0
Concepcion ss 4 0 1 1
Foster lf 4 0 0 0
  Geronimo pr,cf 0 0 0 0
Bench c 4 2 2 1
Knight 3b 3 0 1 0
Cruz rf 4 0 1 0
Blair cf,lf 2 0 0 1
LaCoss p 4 0 0 0
Totals 32 4 6 4
New York 000 001 002352
Cincinnati 010 100 101460
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Hassler   5.0 3 2 2 3 1
  Bernard   1.2 2 1 1 2 2
  Allen  L (4-6) 1.2 1 1 1 2 2
Totals
8.1
6
4
4
7
5
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
LaCoss  W (13-5) 9.0 5 3 3 3 4
Totals
9.0
5
3
3
3
4

  E–Trevino (5), Stearns (10).  DP–Cincinnati 1.  2B–Cincinnati Concepcion (20,off Allen).  HR–New York Taveras (1,6th inning off LaCoss 0 on, 1 out); Stearns (9,9th inning off LaCoss 1 on, 2 out), Cincinnati Bench (13,4th inning off Hassler 0 on, 0 out).  CS–Trevino (2,2nd base by LaCoss/Bench).  SB–Morgan (19,2nd base off Hassler/Trevino); Collins (6,2nd base off Bernard/Trevino).  WP–Hassler (5).  U-HP–Dutch Rennert, 1B–Lanny Harris, 2B–Harry Wendelstedt, 3B–Ed Montague.  T–2:22.  A–37,694.
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