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Mets
@ Reds
Riverfront Stadium
June 17, 1972
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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 June 17, 1972 at Riverfront Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | June 17, 1972 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
New York Mets
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| Home Team |
Cincinnati Reds
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | June 17, 1972 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | New York Mets |
| Home Team | Cincinnati Reds |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Gary Gentry |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Wayne Simpson |
| Ballpark | Riverfront Stadium |
| City | Cincinnati |
| State | OH |
| Attendance | 51,617 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 26 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Doug Harvey 1B: Bob Engel 2B: John McSherry 3B: Stan Landes |
New York Mets Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Bud Harrelson | Shortstop |
| Ken Boswell | Second Baseman |
| Tommie Agee | Center Fielder |
| Rusty Staub | Right Fielder |
| John Milner | Left Fielder |
| Ed Kranepool | First Baseman |
| Wayne Garrett | Third Baseman |
| Duffy Dyer | Catcher |
| Gary Gentry | Pitcher |
| Yogi Berra | Manager |
Cincinnati Reds Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Pete Rose | Left Fielder |
| Joe Morgan | Second Baseman |
| Bobby Tolan | Center Fielder |
| Johnny Bench | Catcher |
| Tony Perez | First Baseman |
| Joe Hague | Right Fielder |
| Denis Menke | Third Baseman |
| Dave Concepcion | Shortstop |
| Wayne Simpson | Pitcher |
| Sparky Anderson | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Mets
@ Reds
Riverfront Stadium
June 17, 1972
Top 1
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Mets, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrelson vs. Simpson
Harrelson hits a popup towards third. Menke settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boswell vs. Simpson
Boswell hits a popup in front of the plate. Bench settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Agee vs. Simpson
Agee hits a fly ball into center field. Tolan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Mets, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rose vs. Gentry
Rose hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Boswell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morgan vs. Gentry
Morgan hits a fly ball into center field. Agee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tolan vs. Gentry
Tolan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Boswell scoops it up and throws to first, with Gentry covering, for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Mets, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Staub vs. Simpson
Staub strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Milner vs. Simpson
Milner hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kranepool vs. Simpson
Kranepool hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Hague. Kranepool reaches second base with a double. Milner moves to third. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Garrett vs. Simpson
Garrett is walked intentionally. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Dyer vs. Simpson
Dyer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Menke fields it and throws to first for the out. Milner scores. Kranepool moves to third. Garrett moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Gentry vs. Simpson
Gentry hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Morgan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Mets, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bench vs. Gentry
Bench hits a popup, foul, towards first. Kranepool settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Gentry
Perez hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hague vs. Gentry
Hague hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Boswell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Menke vs. Gentry
Menke hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Concepcion vs. Gentry
Concepcion hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrelson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Mets, 1 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrelson vs. Simpson
Harrelson hits a line drive into left field. Rose settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boswell vs. Simpson
Boswell hits a fly ball into center field. Tolan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Agee vs. Simpson
Agee strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Mets, 1 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simpson vs. Gentry
Simpson strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rose vs. Gentry
Rose hits a ball on the ground towards third. Garrett fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Morgan vs. Gentry
Morgan takes first base on ball four. Rose moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Tolan vs. Gentry
Tolan strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bench vs. Gentry
Bench hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Reds, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Gentry
Perez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Garrett fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Mets, 1 - Reds, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Staub vs. Simpson
Staub hits a fly ball into left field. Rose settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Reds, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Milner vs. Simpson
Milner hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Reds, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kranepool vs. Simpson
Kranepool hits a popup towards third. Menke settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Reds, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Garrett vs. Simpson
Garrett strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Mets, 1 - Reds, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hague vs. Gentry
Hague hits a popup towards third. Garrett settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Reds, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Menke vs. Gentry
Menke hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gentry fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Reds, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Concepcion vs. Gentry
Concepcion takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Reds, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Simpson vs. Gentry
Simpson is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 5
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Mets, 1 - Reds, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dyer vs. Simpson
Dyer hits a fly ball into left field. Rose settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Reds, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gentry vs. Simpson
Gentry hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Reds, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrelson vs. Simpson
Harrelson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Perez scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Harrelson for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Mets, 1 - Reds, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rose vs. Gentry
Rose hits a fly ball into center field. Agee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Reds, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morgan vs. Gentry
Morgan hits a fly ball towards left. Milner settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Milner. Morgan moves all the way to home. That run is unearned. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Reds, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tolan vs. Gentry
Tolan hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gentry fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Reds, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bench vs. Gentry
Bench hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Reds, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Perez vs. Gentry
Perez takes first base on ball four. Bench moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Reds, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hague vs. Gentry
Hague hits a line drive towards the mound. Gentry reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Mets, 1 - Reds, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boswell vs. Simpson
Cesar Geronimo now playing right field.
Boswell hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Reds, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Agee vs. Simpson
Agee hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Reds, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Staub vs. Simpson
Staub hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Tolan. Staub reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Reds, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Milner vs. Simpson
Milner takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Reds, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kranepool vs. Simpson
Kranepool hits a fly ball into right field. Geronimo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Staub moves to third. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Reds, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Garrett vs. Simpson
Garrett takes first base on ball four. Milner moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Reds, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Dyer vs. Borbon
Pedro Borbon now pitching.
Dyer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Menke fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Mets, 2 - Reds, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Menke vs. Gentry
Menke takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Reds, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Concepcion vs. Gentry
Concepcion hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Agee. Concepcion reaches second base with a double. Menke moves to third. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Reds, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Javier vs. Sadecki
Ted Uhlaender pinch hits for Pedro Borbon. Ray Sadecki now pitching. Jim Fregosi now playing third base. Julian Javier pinch hits for Ted Uhlaende
Javier hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Milner throws the ball in to Fregosi who relays the ball to Boswell who tags Javier trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Menke scores. Concepcion scores. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Reds, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rose vs. Sadecki
Rose hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrelson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Reds, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morgan vs. Sadecki
Morgan hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kranepool scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Morgan for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Mets, 2 - Reds, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fregosi vs. Hall
Tom Hall now pitching.
Fregosi strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Reds, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrelson vs. Hall
Harrelson strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Reds, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boswell vs. Hall
Boswell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Perez scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Boswell for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Mets, 2 - Reds, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tolan vs. Sadecki
Tolan hits a fly ball into center field. Agee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Reds, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bench vs. Sadecki
Bench hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrelson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Reds, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Sadecki
Perez hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Milner. Perez reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Reds, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Geronimo vs. Sadecki
Geronimo strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Mets, 2 - Reds, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Agee vs. Hall
Agee strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Reds, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Staub vs. Hall
Staub hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Morgan reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Reds, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Milner vs. Hall
Milner takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Reds, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Beauchamp vs. Hall
Jim Beauchamp pinch hits for Ed Kranepool.
Beauchamp hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Milner moves to third. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Reds, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Mays vs. Hall
Willie Mays pinch hits for Ray Sadecki.
Mays is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 8
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Mets, 2 - Reds, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Menke vs. McAndrew
Jim Beauchamp now playing first base. Jim McAndrew now pitching.
Menke takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Reds, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Concepcion vs. McAndrew
Concepcion hits a fly ball towards center. Agee catches it and throws to first to double up Menke. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Reds, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hall vs. McAndrew
Hall hits a line drive towards the mound. McAndrew reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Mets, 2 - Reds, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dyer vs. Hall
Dyer is called out on strikes. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Reds, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fregosi vs. Hall
Fregosi hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Reds, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Harrelson vs. Hall
Harrelson is called out on strikes. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Reds, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Martinez vs. Hall
Ted Martinez pinch hits for Ken Boswell.
Martinez hits a fly ball into right field. Geronimo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 6/17/1972 -- New York at Cincinnati (N)
New York AB R H RBI Cincinnati AB R H RBI
Harrelson B, ss 5 0 0 0 Rose P, lf 4 1 1 0
Boswell K, 2b 4 1 1 1 Morgan J, 2b 3 2 0 0
Martinez T, ph 1 0 0 0 Tolan B, cf 4 0 0 0
Agee T, cf 4 0 0 0 Bench J, c 4 1 2 3
Staub R, rf 4 0 1 0 Perez T, 1b 3 1 2 1
Milner J, lf 2 1 2 0 Hague J, rf 3 0 0 0
Kranepool E, 1b 3 0 1 0 Geronimo C, rf 1 0 0 0
Beauchamp J, ph-1b 1 0 1 0 Menke D, 3b 2 2 1 1
Garrett W, 3b 1 0 0 0 Concepcion D, ss 3 1 1 0
Sadecki R, p 0 0 0 0 Simpson W, p 2 0 0 0
Mays W, ph 1 0 0 0 Borbon P, p 0 0 0 0
McAndrew J, p 0 0 0 0 Uhlaender T, ph 0 0 0 0
Dyer D, c 4 0 0 1 Javier J, ph 1 0 1 2
Gentry G, p 2 0 0 0 Hall T, p 1 0 0 0
Fregosi J, 3b 2 0 1 0
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34 2 7 2 31 8 8 7
New York 010 001 000 -- 2
Cincinnati 023 012 00x -- 8
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Gentry G (L)* 5.0 6 8 7 4 3
Sadecki R 2.0 2 0 0 0 1
McAndrew J 1.0 0 0 0 1 0
Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO
Simpson W (W) 5.2 5 2 2 3 3
Borbon P 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Hall T (S) 3.0 2 0 0 1 6
* Pitched to 2 batters in 6th
E -- Milner J
DP -- New York 1
LOB -- New York 9, Cincinnati 4
2B -- Kranepool E, Staub R, Concepcion D, Perez T
HR -- Perez T, Menke D, Bench J, Boswell K
T -- 2:26
A -- 51617
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