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Mets
@ Reds
Riverfront Stadium
June 6, 1979
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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 6, 1979 at Riverfront Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | June 6, 1979 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
New York Mets
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| Home Team |
Cincinnati Reds
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | June 6, 1979 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | New York Mets |
| Home Team | Cincinnati Reds |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Jesse Orosco |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Bill Bonham |
| Ballpark | Riverfront Stadium |
| City | Cincinnati |
| State | OH |
| Attendance | 28,970 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 42 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bruce Froemming 1B: Fred Brocklander 2B: Bill Williams 3B: Jerry Dale |
New York Mets Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Joel Youngblood | Third Baseman |
| Frank Taveras | Shortstop |
| Lee Mazzilli | Center Fielder |
| Willie Montanez | First Baseman |
| John Stearns | Catcher |
| Steve Henderson | Left Fielder |
| Elliott Maddox | Right Fielder |
| Doug Flynn | Second Baseman |
| Jesse Orosco | Pitcher |
| Joe Torre | Manager |
Cincinnati Reds Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Ken Griffey | Right Fielder |
| Junior Kennedy | Second Baseman |
| Dave Concepcion | Shortstop |
| George Foster | Left Fielder |
| Dan Driessen | First Baseman |
| Ray Knight | Third Baseman |
| Paul Blair | Center Fielder |
| Vic Correll | Catcher |
| Bill Bonham | Pitcher |
| John McNamara | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Mets
@ Reds
Riverfront Stadium
June 6, 1979
Top 1
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Mets, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Youngblood vs. Bonham
Youngblood hits a ball on the ground towards third. Knight fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taveras vs. Bonham
Taveras hits a popup towards first. Driessen settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mazzilli vs. Bonham
Mazzilli hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Griffey. Mazzilli reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Montanez vs. Bonham
Montanez hits a popup, foul, towards third. Knight settles under it 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: ---
Griffey vs. Orosco
Griffey hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Flynn scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kennedy vs. Orosco
Kennedy hits a ball on the ground towards third. Youngblood fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Concepcion vs. Orosco
Concepcion hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Flynn 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: ---
Stearns vs. Bonham
Stearns takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Henderson vs. Bonham
There goes Stearns. The throw from Correll and he is safe. Stearns steals second. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Henderson vs. Bonham
Henderson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Maddox vs. Bonham
Maddox strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Flynn vs. Bonham
Flynn hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Kennedy catches it and throws to second with Concepcion covering, to double up Stearns. View Play
Bottom 2
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Mets, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foster vs. Orosco
Foster strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Driessen vs. Orosco
Driessen takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Knight vs. Orosco
Knight hits a popup towards first. Montanez catches it and throws to first, with Orosco covering, to double up Driessen. View Play
Top 3
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Mets, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Orosco vs. Bonham
Orosco hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Bonham, and towards Kennedy, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Youngblood vs. Bonham
Youngblood strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taveras vs. Bonham
Taveras hits a ball on the ground towards third. Knight fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Mets, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blair vs. Orosco
Blair takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Correll vs. Orosco
Correll hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Henderson. Correll reaches second base with a double. Blair goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bonham vs. Orosco
Bonham bunts, foul, in front of the plate. Stearns settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Griffey vs. Orosco
Griffey bunts towards third. Youngblood fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Correll moves to third. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Kennedy vs. Orosco
Kennedy hits a popup, foul, towards first. Montanez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Concepcion vs. Orosco
Concepcion hits a line drive into right field. Maddox settles under the ball 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: ---
Mazzilli vs. Bonham
Mazzilli hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kennedy scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Montanez vs. Bonham
Montanez hits a ball on the ground towards first. Driessen scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Montanez for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stearns vs. Bonham
Stearns hits a fly ball into left field. Foster 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: ---
Foster vs. Orosco
Foster hits a fly ball into left field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Driessen vs. Orosco
Driessen hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Knight vs. Orosco
Knight takes first base on ball four. Driessen moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Blair vs. Orosco
Blair hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Driessen scores. Knight moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Correll vs. Orosco
Stearns fires to second and picks off Knight for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Correll vs. Orosco
Correll hits a popup towards third. Youngblood settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Mets, 0 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Bonham
Henderson hits a fly ball into center field. Blair settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maddox vs. Bonham
Maddox hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Kennedy reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flynn vs. Bonham
Flynn hits a ball on the ground towards third. Knight fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Mets, 0 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bonham vs. Orosco
Bonham hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Flynn settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Griffey vs. Orosco
Griffey strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kennedy vs. Orosco
Kennedy takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Concepcion vs. Orosco
Concepcion hits a fly ball into left field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Mets, 0 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boisclair vs. Bonham
Bruce Boisclair pinch hits for Jesse Orosco.
Boisclair hits a line drive into right field. Griffey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Youngblood vs. Bonham
Youngblood hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Taveras vs. Bonham
Taveras hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Foster. Taveras reaches second base with a double. Youngblood goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mazzilli vs. Bonham
Mazzilli strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Montanez vs. Bonham
Montanez hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. There goes Taveras trying to get to home. Griffey throws the ball in to Correll who tags Taveras who's trying to score from second, for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Mets, 1 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foster vs. Murray
Dale Murray now pitching.
Foster hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Driessen vs. Murray
Driessen strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Knight vs. Murray
Knight hits a ball on the ground towards third. Youngblood fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 7
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Mets, 1 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stearns vs. Sarmiento
Manny Sarmiento now pitching.
Stearns hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Henderson vs. Sarmiento
There goes Stearns. The throw from Correll and he is safe. Stearns steals second. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Henderson vs. Sarmiento
Henderson hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Kennedy reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Maddox vs. Sarmiento
Maddox hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Stearns moves to third. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Flynn vs. Sarmiento
Flynn hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Foster. Flynn reaches second base with a double. Stearns scores. Maddox moves to third. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Trevino vs. Tomlin
Ron Hodges pinch hits for Dale Murray. Dave Tomlin now pitching. Alex Trevino pinch hits for Ron Hodges.
Trevino hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kennedy fields it and throws to home to get Maddox. Flynn moves to third. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Youngblood vs. Borbon
Pedro Borbon now pitching.
Youngblood hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Griffey. Youngblood reaches second base with a double. Flynn scores. Trevino moves to third. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Taveras vs. Borbon
Taveras hits a line drive into center field. Blair picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Blair. Trevino scores. Youngblood scores. Taveras moves to third. View Play -
Mets, 5 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Mazzilli vs. Borbon
Mazzilli hits a line drive into left field. Foster settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Mets, 5 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blair vs. Lockwood
Alex Trevino now playing third base. Joel Youngblood now playing right field. Elliott Maddox now playing center field. Skip Lockwood now pitching.
Blair strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 5 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Correll vs. Lockwood
Correll hits a popup towards third. Trevino settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 5 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Collins vs. Lockwood
Dave Collins pinch hits for Pedro Borbon.
Collins hits a ball on the ground towards third. Trevino fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Mets, 5 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Griffey vs. Lockwood
Griffey hits a ball on the ground towards first. Montanez scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Griffey for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Mets, 5 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Montanez vs. Hume
Tom Hume now pitching.
Montanez hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Hume, and towards Kennedy, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 5 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stearns vs. Hume
Stearns hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 5 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Henderson vs. Hume
There goes Stearns. The throw from Correll and he is out, Kennedy applying the tag. View Play -
Mets, 5 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Hume
Henderson strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Mets, 5 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kennedy vs. Lockwood
Kennedy hits a fly ball into center field. Maddox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 5 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Concepcion vs. Lockwood
Concepcion hits a ball on the ground towards short. Taveras scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 5 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foster vs. Lockwood
Foster hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Mets, 5 - Reds, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Driessen vs. Lockwood
Driessen hits a ball on the ground towards first. Montanez scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Driessen for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Mets, 5 - Reds, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maddox vs. Hume
Maddox hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kennedy scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 5 - Reds, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flynn vs. Hume
Flynn hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 5 - Reds, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Trevino vs. Hume
Trevino hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Mets, 5 - Reds, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Youngblood vs. Hume
Youngblood hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Trevino moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 5 - Reds, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Taveras vs. Hume
Taveras hits a fly ball into right field. Griffey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Mets, 5 - Reds, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Knight vs. Glynn
Ed Glynn now pitching.
Knight hits a line drive towards third. Trevino reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 5 - Reds, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blair vs. Glynn
Blair hits a fly ball into center field. Maddox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 5 - Reds, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Correll vs. Glynn
Correll takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 5 - Reds, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bench vs. Glynn
Johnny Bench pinch hits for Tom Hume.
Bench strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 6/6/1979 -- New York at Cincinnati (D)
New York AB R H RBI Cincinnati AB R H RBI
Youngblood J, 3b-rf 5 2 3 1 Griffey K, rf 4 0 1 0
Taveras F, ss 5 0 2 3 Kennedy J, 2b 3 0 0 0
Mazzilli L, cf 4 0 1 0 Concepcion D, ss 4 0 0 0
Lockwood S, p 0 0 0 0 Foster G, lf 4 1 2 1
Glynn E, p 0 0 0 0 Driessen D, 1b 3 1 1 0
Montanez W, 1b 4 0 1 0 Knight R, 3b 3 0 0 0
Stearns J, c 3 1 2 0 Blair P, cf 3 1 1 1
Henderson S, lf 3 0 0 0 Correll V, c 3 0 1 1
Maddox E, rf-cf 4 0 1 0 Bonham B, p 2 0 0 0
Flynn D, 2b 4 1 2 1 Sarmiento M, p 0 0 0 0
Orosco J, p 1 0 0 0 Tomlin D, p 0 0 0 0
Boisclair B, ph 1 0 0 0 Borbon P, p 0 0 0 0
Murray D, p 0 0 0 0 Collins D, ph 1 0 1 0
Hodges R, ph 0 0 0 0 Hume T, p 0 0 0 0
Trevino A, ph-3b 2 1 0 0 Bench J, ph 1 0 0 0
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36 5 12 5 31 3 7 3
New York 000 001 400 -- 5
Cincinnati 001 100 010 -- 3
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Orosco J 5.0 4 2 2 4 2
Murray D (W) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Lockwood S 2.0 2 1 1 0 1
Glynn E (S) 1.0 0 0 0 1 1
Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO
Bonham B 6.0 4 1 1 2 3
Sarmiento M (L) 0.1 3 3 3 0 0
Tomlin D 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Borbon P 0.1 2 1 1 0 0
Hume T 2.0 3 0 0 0 1
E -- Blair P
DP -- New York 2, Cincinnati 1
LOB -- New York 6, Cincinnati 6
2B -- Mazzilli L, Correll V, Taveras F, Flynn D, Youngblood J
HR -- Foster G
SB -- Stearns J 2
CS -- Stearns J
T -- 2:42
A -- 28970
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