Cincinnati Reds vs New York Mets
August 28, 1981 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 28, 1981 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."

"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)
Baseball Almanac Box Scores

Cincinnati Reds 5, New York Mets 2

Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Collins rf 4 0 0 0
  Mejias rf 1 0 0 0
Griffey cf 3 2 1 0
Concepcion ss 4 1 1 2
Foster lf 4 0 2 2
Driessen 1b 4 0 1 0
Knight 3b 3 0 0 0
Oester 2b 4 1 1 0
O'Berry c 1 0 0 0
  Nolan ph,c 1 1 1 0
Seaver p 3 0 2 1
Totals 32 5 9 5
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Wilson cf 3 0 0 0
Taveras ss 4 0 2 0
Brooks 3b 4 1 1 0
Kingman 1b 3 0 0 0
Valentine rf 4 1 2 1
Mazzilli lf 4 0 2 1
Stearns c 3 0 0 0
Flynn 2b 2 0 1 0
  Jorgensen ph 0 0 0 0
  Bailor 2b 0 0 0 0
Lynch p 1 0 1 0
  Boitano p 0 0 0 0
  Staub ph 1 0 0 0
  Allen p 0 0 0 0
  Searage p 0 0 0 0
  Cubbage ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 30 2 9 2
Cincinnati 000 000 131590
New York 000 100 001291
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Seaver  W (9-2) 9.0 9 2 2 3 3
Totals
9.0
9
2
2
3
3
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Lynch   6.1 2 1 1 1 0
  Boitano   0.2 1 0 0 1 0
  Allen  L (5-4) 1.2 6 4 4 2 0
  Searage   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
9
5
5
4
0

  E–Flynn (4).  DP–Cincinnati 1, New York 3.  2B–Cincinnati Griffey (14,off Lynch); Concepcion (22,off Allen), New York Brooks (14,off Seaver); Mazzilli (9,off Seaver).  HR–New York Valentine (5,9th inning off Seaver 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Seaver (3,off Allen); Lynch (1,off Seaver); Stearns (4,off Seaver).  IBB–Griffey (2,by Allen); Jorgensen (1,by Seaver).  HBP–Wilson (2,by Seaver).  HBP–Seaver (3,Wilson).  IBB–Seaver (4,Jorgensen); Allen (4,Griffey).  U-HP–Ed Vargo, 1B–Frank Pulli, 2B–Terry Tata, 3B–Randy Marsh.  T–2:33.  A–23,061.
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