New York Mets vs Cincinnati Reds
July 18, 1980 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 18, 1980 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."

"The box score is the catechism of baseball, ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye." - Author Stanley Cohen in The Man in the Crowd (1981)
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New York Mets 3, Cincinnati Reds 5

New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Mazzilli cf 4 0 0 0
Taveras ss 4 0 0 0
Washington lf 4 2 2 1
Stearns c 4 1 1 1
Jorgensen 1b 3 0 1 1
Youngblood rf 3 0 0 0
Maddox 3b 3 0 0 0
Flynn 2b 3 0 0 0
Falcone p 2 0 0 0
  Morales ph 1 0 0 0
  Hausman p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 3 4 3
Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Mejias cf 4 0 1 0
Kennedy 2b 3 0 1 0
Concepcion ss 4 0 0 0
Foster lf 4 0 0 0
Knight 3b 3 1 0 0
Bench c 2 2 0 0
Driessen 1b 3 1 1 1
Cruz rf 2 1 2 3
Pastore p 2 0 0 0
  Soto p 1 0 0 0
Totals 28 5 5 4
New York 000 201 000340
Cincinnati 020 003 00x550
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Falcone  L (5-6) 6.0 4 5 5 5 8
  Hausman   2.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
8.0
5
5
5
5
9
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Pastore   5.0 3 2 2 2 3
  Soto  W (3-4) 4.0 1 1 1 0 2
Totals
9.0
4
3
3
2
5

  E–None.  2B–New York Jorgensen (9,off Pastore), Cincinnati Driessen (20,off Falcone).  3B–New York Washington (3,off Pastore).  HR–New York Washington (6,6th inning off Soto 0 on, 0 out), Cincinnati Cruz (1,6th inning off Falcone 2 on, 2 out).  SH–Kennedy (4,off Hausman).  IBB–Cruz (1,by Falcone).  SB–Kennedy (3,2nd base off Falcone/Stearns).  WP–Falcone (6).  IBB–Falcone (3,Cruz).  U-HP–Jim Quick, 1B–Steve Fields, 2B–Bob Engel, 3B–Paul Runge.  T–2:10.
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