Cincinnati Reds vs New York Mets
August 26, 1979 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 26, 1979 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 0

Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Collins rf,lf 5 1 1 1
Morgan 2b 5 0 2 1
  Kennedy 2b 0 0 0 0
Concepcion ss 4 1 2 0
Foster lf 3 0 1 0
  Blair pr,cf 0 1 0 0
Bench c 5 2 2 1
Driessen 1b 5 1 2 1
Knight 3b 4 0 0 0
Cruz cf,rf 4 2 3 2
Seaver p 5 0 2 2
Totals 40 8 15 8
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Taveras ss 4 0 0 0
Trevino c,2b 4 0 0 0
Mazzilli cf 3 0 1 0
Hebner 3b 3 0 0 0
Kranepool 1b 3 0 2 0
Youngblood rf,lf 3 0 0 0
Stearns lf,c 3 0 0 0
Flynn 2b 3 0 0 0
  Glynn p 0 0 0 0
Falcone p 2 0 0 0
  Murray p 0 0 0 0
  Flores rf 1 0 1 0
Totals 29 0 4 0
Cincinnati 000 000 2248150
New York 000 000 000043
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Seaver  W (13-5) 9.0 4 0 0 0 5
Totals
9.0
4
0
0
0
5
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Falcone  L (5-10) 6.1 9 2 2 2 4
  Murray   2.0 4 5 5 2 0
  Glynn   0.2 2 1 1 1 0
Totals
9.0
15
8
8
5
4

  E–Taveras (21), Stearns (11), Flynn (14).  DP–Cincinnati 2, New York 2.  2B–Cincinnati Cruz (6,off Falcone); Seaver (3,off Murray); Driessen (19,off Glynn).  3B–Cincinnati Cruz (2,off Falcone).  IBB–Cruz (1,by Murray); Knight (4,by Glynn).  CS–Driessen (5,2nd base by Falcone/Trevino); Kranepool (1,2nd base by Seaver/Bench).  SB–Mazzilli (27,2nd base off Seaver/Bench).  WP–Falcone (9).  IBB–Murray (14,Cruz); Glynn (8,Knight).  U-HP–Lee Weyer, 1B–Dutch Rennert, 2B–Lanny Harris, 3B–Ed Montague.  T–2:27.  A–20,619.
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