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Mets
@ Reds
Riverfront Stadium
June 4, 1973
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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 4, 1973 at Riverfront Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | June 4, 1973 |
|---|---|
| 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 4, 1973 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Mon |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | New York Mets |
| Home Team | Cincinnati Reds |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Jon Matlack |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Jack Billingham |
| Ballpark | Riverfront Stadium |
| City | Cincinnati |
| State | OH |
| Attendance | 13,145 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 25 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Harry Wendelstedt 1B: Satch Davidson 2B: Augie Donatelli 3B: Bob Engel |
New York Mets Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Wayne Garrett | Third Baseman |
| Felix Millan | Second Baseman |
| Rusty Staub | Right Fielder |
| John Milner | First Baseman |
| Ed Kranepool | Left Fielder |
| Jim Gosger | Center Fielder |
| Duffy Dyer | Catcher |
| Bud Harrelson | Shortstop |
| Jon Matlack | Pitcher |
| Yogi Berra | Manager |
Cincinnati Reds Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Pete Rose | Left Fielder |
| Joe Morgan | Second Baseman |
| Johnny Bench | Right Fielder |
| Tony Perez | First Baseman |
| Dave Concepcion | Shortstop |
| Bobby Tolan | Center Fielder |
| Denis Menke | Third Baseman |
| Bill Plummer | Catcher |
| Jack Billingham | Pitcher |
| Sparky Anderson | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Mets
@ Reds
Riverfront Stadium
June 4, 1973
Top 1
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Mets, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garrett vs. Billingham
Garrett takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Millan vs. Billingham
There goes Garrett. The throw from Plummer and he is safe. Garrett steals second. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Millan vs. Billingham
There's a wild pitch. Garrett moves to third. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Millan vs. Billingham
Millan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Menke fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Staub vs. Billingham
Staub takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Milner vs. Billingham
Milner hits a ball on the ground towards first. Perez fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 1
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Mets, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rose vs. Matlack
Rose strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morgan vs. Matlack
Morgan hits a fly ball into right field. Staub settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bench vs. Matlack
Bench hits a popup towards first. Milner settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Mets, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kranepool vs. Billingham
Kranepool hits a ball on the ground towards first. Perez scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Kranepool for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gosger vs. Billingham
Gosger hits a ball on the ground towards third. Menke fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dyer vs. Billingham
Dyer hits a popup, foul, towards first. Perez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Mets, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Matlack
Perez takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Concepcion vs. Matlack
Concepcion hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Dyer fields it and throws to first for the out. Perez moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Tolan vs. Matlack
Tolan hits a fly ball into center field. Gosger settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Perez moves to third. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Menke vs. Matlack
Menke hits a popup towards short. Harrelson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Mets, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrelson vs. Billingham
Harrelson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Matlack vs. Billingham
Matlack bunts in front of the plate. Plummer fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Garrett vs. Billingham
Garrett is called out on strikes. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Millan vs. Billingham
Millan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Mets, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Plummer vs. Matlack
Plummer hits a fly ball into right field. Staub settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Billingham vs. Matlack
Billingham strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rose vs. Matlack
Rose hits a fly ball into right field. Staub settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Mets, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Staub vs. Billingham
Staub hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Milner vs. Billingham
Milner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kranepool vs. Billingham
Kranepool takes first base on ball four. Milner moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gosger vs. Billingham
Gosger hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Billingham fields it and throws to second for the out. Milner moves to third. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Dyer vs. Billingham
Dyer hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Billingham fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Mets, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morgan vs. Matlack
Morgan is called out on strikes. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bench vs. Matlack
Bench takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Perez vs. Matlack
Perez takes first base on ball four. Bench moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Concepcion vs. Matlack
Concepcion strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Tolan vs. Matlack
Tolan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Millan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Mets, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrelson vs. Billingham
Harrelson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Rose. Harrelson reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Matlack vs. Billingham
Matlack bunts towards first. Perez fields it and throws to third for the out. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Garrett vs. Billingham
Garrett hits a popup, foul, towards third. Menke settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Millan vs. Billingham
Millan hits a popup in front of the plate. Plummer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Mets, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Menke vs. Matlack
Menke takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Plummer vs. Matlack
Plummer hits a ball on the ground towards first. Milner fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Billingham vs. Matlack
Billingham bunts towards the mound. Matlack fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first, with Millan covering - double play. View Play
Top 6
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Mets, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Staub vs. Billingham
Staub hits a fly ball into left field. Rose settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Milner vs. Billingham
Milner hits a fly ball into center field. Tolan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kranepool vs. Billingham
Kranepool takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gosger vs. Billingham
Gosger hits a ball on the ground towards first. Perez scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Gosger for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Mets, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rose vs. Matlack
Ted Martinez now playing shortstop.
Rose strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morgan vs. Matlack
Morgan takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bench vs. Matlack
There goes Morgan. The throw from Dyer and he is safe. Morgan steals second. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bench vs. Matlack
Bench hits a fly ball into left field. Kranepool settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Perez vs. Matlack
Perez is walked intentionally. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Concepcion vs. Matlack
Concepcion hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Morgan scores. Perez moves to third. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Tolan vs. Matlack
Tolan hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Perez scores. Concepcion moves to third. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Menke vs. Matlack
There goes Tolan. The throw from Dyer and he is safe. Tolan steals second. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Menke vs. Matlack
There's a wild pitch. Concepcion scores. Tolan moves to third. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Reds, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Menke vs. Matlack
Menke hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Gosger. Menke reaches second base with a double. Tolan scores. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Reds, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Plummer vs. Matlack
Plummer is walked intentionally. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Reds, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Billingham vs. Matlack
Billingham takes first base on ball four. Menke moves to third. Plummer moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Reds, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Rose vs. Hennigan
Phil Hennigan now pitching.
Rose hits a fly ball into right field. Staub settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Mets, 0 - Reds, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dyer vs. Billingham
Dyer hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Reds, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Martinez vs. Billingham
Martinez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Menke fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Reds, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boswell vs. Billingham
Ken Boswell pinch hits for Phil Hennigan.
Boswell strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Reds, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Garrett vs. Billingham
Garrett hits a fly ball into right field. Bench settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Mets, 0 - Reds, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morgan vs. Parker
Harry Parker now pitching.
Morgan takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Reds, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bench vs. Parker
Bench hits a fly ball into right field. Staub settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Reds, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Perez vs. Parker
Perez is called out on strikes. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Reds, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Concepcion vs. Parker
Concepcion hits a line drive into right field. Staub picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Staub. Morgan goes all the way around to score. Concepcion moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Reds, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Tolan vs. Parker
Tolan strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Mets, 0 - Reds, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Millan vs. Billingham
Millan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Menke fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Reds, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Staub vs. Billingham
Staub hits a fly ball into center field. Tolan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Reds, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Milner vs. Billingham
Milner hits a ball on the ground towards first. Perez scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Milner for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Mets, 0 - Reds, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Menke vs. Parker
Menke hits a line drive towards third. Garrett reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Reds, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Plummer vs. Parker
Plummer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Martinez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Reds, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Billingham vs. Parker
Billingham hits a ball on the ground towards first. Milner scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Billingham for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Mets, 0 - Reds, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kranepool vs. Billingham
Kranepool hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morgan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Reds, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gosger vs. Billingham
Gosger hits a fly ball into center field. Tolan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Reds, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dyer vs. Billingham
Dyer hits a ball on the ground towards first. Perez scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Dyer for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 6/4/1973 -- New York at Cincinnati (N)
New York AB R H RBI Cincinnati AB R H RBI
Garrett W, 3b 3 0 0 0 Rose P, lf 4 0 0 0
Millan F, 2b 4 0 0 0 Morgan J, 2b 2 2 0 0
Staub R, rf 3 0 1 0 Bench J, rf 3 0 0 0
Milner J, 1b 4 0 0 0 Perez T, 1b 1 1 0 0
Kranepool E, lf 2 0 0 0 Concepcion D, ss 4 1 2 1
Gosger J, cf 4 0 0 0 Tolan B, cf 4 1 1 1
Dyer D, c 4 0 1 0 Menke D, 3b 3 0 1 1
Harrelson B, ss 1 0 1 0 Plummer B, c 3 0 0 0
Martinez T, ss 1 0 0 0 Billingham J, p 3 0 0 0
Matlack J, p 2 0 0 0
Hennigan P, p 0 0 0 0
Boswell K, ph 1 0 0 0
Parker H, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
29 0 3 0 27 5 4 3
New York 000 000 000 -- 0
Cincinnati 000 004 10x -- 5
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Matlack J (L) 5.2 3 4 4 8 5
Hennigan P 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Parker H 2.0 1 1 0 1 2
Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO
Billingham J (W) 9.0 3 0 0 5 2
E -- Staub R
DP -- New York 1, Cincinnati 1
LOB -- New York 7, Cincinnati 7
2B -- Harrelson B, Menke D
SB -- Garrett W, Morgan J, Tolan B
WP -- Billingham J, Matlack J
T -- 2:25
A -- 13145
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