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Mets
@ Reds
Riverfront Stadium
April 20, 1971
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Cincinnati Reds and the New York Mets, played on April 20, 1971 at Riverfront Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | April 20, 1971 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
New York Mets
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| Home Team |
Cincinnati Reds
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | April 20, 1971 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | New York Mets |
| Home Team | Cincinnati Reds |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Ray Sadecki |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Tony Cloninger |
| Ballpark | Riverfront Stadium |
| City | Cincinnati |
| State | OH |
| Attendance | 10,420 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 24 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Harry Wendelstedt 1B: Bruce Froemming 2B: Al Barlick 3B: Ed Vargo |
New York Mets Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Bud Harrelson | Shortstop |
| Ken Boswell | Second Baseman |
| Tommie Agee | Center Fielder |
| Cleon Jones | Left Fielder |
| Dave Marshall | Right Fielder |
| Ed Kranepool | First Baseman |
| Bob Aspromonte | Third Baseman |
| Jerry Grote | Catcher |
| Ray Sadecki | Pitcher |
| Gil Hodges | Manager |
Cincinnati Reds Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Pete Rose | Right Fielder |
| Dave Concepcion | Center Fielder |
| Tony Perez | First Baseman |
| Johnny Bench | Catcher |
| Hal McRae | Left Fielder |
| Bill Plummer | Third Baseman |
| Tommy Helms | Second Baseman |
| Woody Woodward | Shortstop |
| Tony Cloninger | Pitcher |
| Sparky Anderson | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Mets
@ Reds
Riverfront Stadium
April 20, 1971
Top 1
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Mets, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrelson vs. Cloninger
Harrelson hits a fly ball into left field. McRae settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boswell vs. Cloninger
Boswell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Helms misplays the ball. That's an error on Helms. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Agee vs. Cloninger
Agee hits a fly ball into center field. Concepcion settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jones vs. Cloninger
Jones strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Mets, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rose vs. Sadecki
Rose hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Concepcion vs. Sadecki
Concepcion hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Sadecki fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Sadecki
Perez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrelson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bench vs. Sadecki
Bench hits a fly ball into left field. Jones settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Mets, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marshall vs. Cloninger
Marshall hits a ball on the ground towards first. Perez scoops it up and throws to first, with Cloninger covering, for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kranepool vs. Cloninger
Kranepool hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Aspromonte vs. Cloninger
Aspromonte strikes out. There goes Kranepool. The throw from Bench to second, and Kranepool is out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Mets, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Sadecki
McRae strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Plummer vs. Sadecki
Plummer hits a fly ball into right field. Marshall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Helms vs. Sadecki
Helms hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Woodward vs. Sadecki
Woodward takes first base on ball four. Helms moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cloninger vs. Sadecki
Cloninger hits a fly ball into right field. Marshall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Mets, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grote vs. Cloninger
Grote hits a ball on the ground towards third. Plummer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sadecki vs. Cloninger
Sadecki hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Cloninger fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrelson vs. Cloninger
Harrelson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boswell vs. Cloninger
Boswell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Helms scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Mets, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rose vs. Sadecki
Rose hits a ball on the ground towards third. Aspromonte fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Concepcion vs. Sadecki
Concepcion strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Sadecki
Perez takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bench vs. Sadecki
Bench hits a popup towards first. Kranepool settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Mets, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Agee vs. Cloninger
Agee hits a fly ball into center field. Concepcion settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Cloninger
Jones strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marshall vs. Cloninger
Marshall hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kranepool vs. Cloninger
Kranepool hits a fly ball into left field. McRae settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Mets, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Sadecki
McRae hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Jones. McRae reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Plummer vs. Sadecki
Plummer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Aspromonte fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Helms vs. Sadecki
Helms hits a line drive towards short. Harrelson catches it and throws to second to double up McRae. View Play
Top 5
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Mets, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aspromonte vs. Cloninger
Aspromonte hits a ball on the ground towards short. Woodward scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grote vs. Cloninger
Grote is called out on strikes. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sadecki vs. Cloninger
Sadecki hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Helms scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Mets, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Woodward vs. Sadecki
Woodward hits a fly ball into center field. Agee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cloninger vs. Sadecki
Cloninger hits a fly ball into center field. Agee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rose vs. Sadecki
Rose hits a fly ball towards center. Agee settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Agee. View Play
Top 6
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Mets, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrelson vs. Cloninger
Harrelson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boswell vs. Cloninger
There goes Harrelson. The throw from Bench and he is safe. Harrelson steals second. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Boswell vs. Cloninger
Boswell hits a line drive towards short. Woodward reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Agee vs. Cloninger
Agee hits a fly ball into center field. Concepcion settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Jones vs. Cloninger
Jones strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Mets, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Concepcion vs. Sadecki
Concepcion takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Perez vs. Sadecki
Perez hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Concepcion moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bench vs. Sadecki
Bench hits a ball on the ground towards third. Aspromonte fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Concepcion moves to third. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
McRae vs. Sadecki
McRae hits a popup towards the mound. Sadecki settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Mets, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marshall vs. Cloninger
Marshall hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Rose. Marshall reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kranepool vs. Cloninger
Kranepool takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Aspromonte vs. Cloninger
Aspromonte bunts towards third. Plummer fields it and throws to first for the out. Marshall moves to third. Kranepool moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Dyer vs. Gullett
Art Shamsky pinch hits for Jerry Grote. Don Gullett now pitching. Duffy Dyer pinch hits for Art Shamsky.
Dyer hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Rose throws the ball in to Woodward who tags Dyer trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Marshall scores. Kranepool scores. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sadecki vs. Gullett
Sadecki is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 7
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Mets, 2 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Plummer vs. Sadecki
Duffy Dyer now catching.
Plummer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Aspromonte fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Helms vs. Sadecki
Helms hits a ball on the ground towards third. Aspromonte fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Woodward vs. Sadecki
Woodward hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Jones. Woodward reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Stewart vs. Frisella
Jimmy Stewart pinch hits for Don Gullett. Danny Frisella now pitching.
Stewart strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Mets, 2 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrelson vs. Gibbon
Joe Gibbon now pitching.
Harrelson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Plummer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boswell vs. Gibbon
Boswell hits a line drive into left field. That will be extra bases. McRae fumbles the ball. That's a double and an error on McRae. Boswell moves to third. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Agee vs. Granger
Wayne Granger now pitching.
Agee hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Helms scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Jones vs. Granger
Jones is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 8
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Mets, 2 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rose vs. Frisella
Rose hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Marshall. Rose reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Concepcion vs. Frisella
Concepcion hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Frisella fields it and throws to third for the out. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Perez vs. Frisella
Perez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Aspromonte fields it and throws to first for the out. Concepcion moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bench vs. Frisella
Bench hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Reds, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Frisella
McRae hits a popup towards first. Kranepool settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Mets, 2 - Reds, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marshall vs. Granger
Dave Concepcion now playing shortstop. Ty Cline now playing center field. Woody Woodward now playing third base.
Marshall hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Reds, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kranepool vs. Granger
Kranepool hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Marshall moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Reds, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Aspromonte vs. Carroll
Don Hahn pinch runs for Ed Kranepool. Clay Carroll now pitching.
Aspromonte hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Bench fields it and throws to third for the out. Hahn moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Reds, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Dyer vs. Carroll
Al Weis pinch runs for Bob Aspromonte.
Dyer hits a fly ball into center field. Cline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Reds, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Singleton vs. Carroll
Ken Singleton pinch hits for Danny Frisella.
Singleton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 4/20/1971 -- New York at Cincinnati (N)
New York AB R H RBI Cincinnati AB R H RBI
Harrelson B, ss 3 0 1 0 Rose P, rf 4 1 2 1
Boswell K, 2b 4 0 1 0 Concepcion D, cf-ss 3 1 0 0
Agee T, cf 4 0 0 0 Perez T, 1b 3 0 1 0
Jones C, lf 4 0 0 0 Bench J, c 4 1 1 2
Marshall D, rf 4 1 3 0 McRae H, lf 4 0 1 0
Kranepool E, 1b 3 1 2 0 Plummer B, 3b 3 0 0 0
Hahn D, pr 0 0 0 0 Cline T, cf 0 0 0 0
Aspromonte B, 3b 3 0 0 0 Helms T, 2b 3 0 1 0
Weis A, pr 0 0 0 0 Woodward W, ss-3b 2 0 1 0
Grote J, c 2 0 0 0 Cloninger T, p 2 0 0 0
Shamsky A, ph 0 0 0 0 Gullett D, p 0 0 0 0
Dyer D, ph-c 2 0 1 2 Stewart J, ph 1 0 0 0
Sadecki R, p 3 0 0 0 Gibbon J, p 0 0 0 0
Frisella D, p 0 0 0 0 Granger W, p 0 0 0 0
Singleton K, ph 1 0 0 0 Carroll C, p 0 0 0 0
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33 2 8 2 29 3 7 3
New York 000 000 200 -- 2
Cincinnati 100 000 02x -- 3
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Sadecki R 6.2 5 1 1 3 2
Frisella D (L) 1.1 2 2 2 0 1
Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO
Cloninger T 6.1 4 2 2 2 5
Gullett D 0.2 1 0 0 0 1
Gibbon J 0.1 1 0 0 0 0
Granger W (W)* 0.2 2 0 0 0 1
Carroll C (S) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
* Pitched to 2 batters in 9th
E -- Helms T, Agee T, McRae H
DP -- New York 2, Cincinnati 1
LOB -- New York 7, Cincinnati 5
2B -- McRae H, Marshall D, Woodward W, Boswell K, Rose P
HR -- Rose P, Bench J
SB -- Harrelson B
CS -- Kranepool E
SH -- Aspromonte B
T -- 2:24
A -- 10420
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