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Reds
@ Mets
Shea Stadium
May 2, 1973
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Mets and the Cincinnati Reds, played on May 2, 1973 at Shea Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | May 2, 1973 |
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Visiting Team |
Cincinnati Reds
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Home Team |
New York Mets
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | May 2, 1973 |
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Day of Week | Wed |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | Cincinnati Reds |
Home Team | New York Mets |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Ross Grimsley |
Home Starting Pitcher | Tom Seaver |
Ballpark | Shea Stadium |
City | New York |
State | NY |
Attendance | 19,163 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 14 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Chris Pelekoudas 1B: Nick Colosi 2B: John McSherry 3B: Ed Sudol |
Cincinnati Reds Lineup
Name | Position |
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Pete Rose | Left Fielder |
Joe Morgan | Second Baseman |
Bobby Tolan | Center Fielder |
Johnny Bench | Catcher |
Tony Perez | First Baseman |
Joe Hague | Right Fielder |
Dave Concepcion | Shortstop |
Denis Menke | Third Baseman |
Ross Grimsley | Pitcher |
Sparky Anderson | Manager |
New York Mets Lineup
Name | Position |
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Ted Martinez | Left Fielder |
Felix Millan | Second Baseman |
Willie Mays | Center Fielder |
Rusty Staub | Right Fielder |
Jim Beauchamp | First Baseman |
Jim Fregosi | Third Baseman |
Jerry Grote | Catcher |
Bud Harrelson | Shortstop |
Tom Seaver | Pitcher |
Yogi Berra | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Reds
@ Mets
Shea Stadium
May 2, 1973
Top 1
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Reds, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rose vs. Seaver
Rose 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 -
Reds, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morgan vs. Seaver
Morgan strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tolan vs. Seaver
Tolan hits a ball on the ground towards first. Beauchamp juggles the ball. That's an error on Beauchamp. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bench vs. Seaver
Seaver fires over to first and throws the ball away. That's an error on Seaver. Tolan moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bench vs. Seaver
Bench takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Perez vs. Seaver
Perez hits a ball on the ground towards first. Beauchamp scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Perez for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Reds, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martinez vs. Grimsley
Martinez takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Millan vs. Grimsley
Millan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Menke fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Grimsley
Mays hits a popup, foul, towards short. Concepcion settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Reds, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hague vs. Seaver
Hague 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 -
Reds, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Concepcion vs. Seaver
Concepcion is called out on strikes. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Menke vs. Seaver
Menke takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Grimsley vs. Seaver
Grimsley hits a fly ball into left field. Martinez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Reds, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Staub vs. Grimsley
Staub hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Bench settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Beauchamp vs. Grimsley
Beauchamp hits a fly ball into left field. Rose settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fregosi vs. Grimsley
Fregosi hits a popup towards first. Perez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Reds, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rose vs. Seaver
Rose is called out on strikes. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morgan vs. Seaver
Morgan is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tolan vs. Seaver
Tolan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Millan fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 3
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Reds, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grote vs. Grimsley
Grote hits a fly ball into right field. Hague settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrelson vs. Grimsley
Harrelson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Seaver vs. Grimsley
Seaver hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 4
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Reds, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bench vs. Seaver
Bench strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Seaver
Perez takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hague vs. Seaver
Hague strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Concepcion vs. Seaver
Concepcion hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Mays. Concepcion reaches second base with a double. Perez goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Menke vs. Seaver
Menke is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 4
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Reds, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martinez vs. Grimsley
Martinez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Millan vs. Grimsley
Millan hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Rose. Millan reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mays vs. Grimsley
Mays takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Staub vs. Grimsley
Staub hits a ball on the ground towards first. Perez scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Staub for the out. Millan moves to third. Mays moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Beauchamp vs. Grimsley
Beauchamp takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Fregosi vs. Grimsley
Fregosi hits a fly ball into center field. Tolan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Reds, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grimsley vs. Seaver
Grimsley strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rose vs. Seaver
Rose strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morgan vs. Seaver
Morgan strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Reds, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grote vs. Grimsley
Grote hits a fly ball into center field. Tolan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrelson vs. Grimsley
Harrelson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Seaver vs. Grimsley
Seaver bunts towards first. Perez scoops it up and throws to first, with Morgan covering, for the out. Harrelson moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Martinez vs. Grimsley
Martinez hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Harrelson scores. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Millan vs. Grimsley
Millan hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Martinez moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Mays vs. Grimsley
Mays strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Reds, 1 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tolan vs. Seaver
Tolan strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bench vs. Seaver
Bench hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Seaver
Perez is called out on strikes. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hague vs. Seaver
Hague strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Reds, 2 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Staub vs. Grimsley
Cesar Geronimo now playing right field.
Staub hits a fly ball into right field. Geronimo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Beauchamp vs. Grimsley
Beauchamp hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fregosi vs. Grimsley
Fregosi hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 7
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Reds, 2 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Concepcion vs. Seaver
Concepcion strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Menke vs. Seaver
Menke hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Seaver fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grimsley vs. Seaver
Grimsley hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rose vs. Seaver
Rose hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morgan vs. Seaver
Morgan hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Reds, 4 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grote vs. Grimsley
Grote hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Harrelson vs. Grimsley
Harrelson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Grote moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Theodore vs. Borbon
George Theodore pinch hits for Tom Seaver. Pedro Borbon now pitching.
Theodore strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Martinez vs. Borbon
Martinez hits a line drive into right field. Geronimo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Millan vs. Borbon
Millan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Menke fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Reds, 4 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tolan vs. Sadecki
Ray Sadecki now pitching.
Tolan hits a ball on the ground towards first. Beauchamp scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Tolan for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bench vs. Sadecki
Bench hits a fly ball into left field. Martinez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Sadecki
Perez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Fregosi fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Reds, 4 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Borbon
Mays hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Staub vs. Borbon
Staub hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Beauchamp vs. Borbon
Beauchamp strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fregosi vs. Borbon
Fregosi hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Reds, 4 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Geronimo vs. Sadecki
Geronimo hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Concepcion vs. Sadecki
There goes Geronimo. The throw from Grote and he is safe. Geronimo steals second. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Concepcion vs. Sadecki
Concepcion hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Menke vs. Sadecki
Menke is called out on strikes. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Borbon vs. Sadecki
Borbon hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rose vs. Sadecki
Rose hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrelson fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 9
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Reds, 6 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grote vs. Borbon
Grote 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 -
Reds, 6 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrelson vs. Borbon
Harrelson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boswell vs. Borbon
Ken Boswell pinch hits for Ray Sadecki.
Boswell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morgan misplays the ball. That's an error on Morgan. Harrelson moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Martinez vs. Borbon
Martinez hits a ball on the ground towards first. Perez scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Martinez for the out. Harrelson moves to third. Boswell moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Millan vs. Borbon
Millan 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
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Box Score
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Game of 5/2/1973 -- Cincinnati at New York (N) Cincinnati AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI Rose P, lf 5 1 1 2 Martinez T, lf 4 0 1 1 Morgan J, 2b 3 0 0 0 Millan F, 2b 5 0 2 0 Tolan B, cf 4 0 0 0 Mays W, cf 3 0 0 0 Bench J, c 3 1 1 1 Staub R, rf 4 0 1 0 Perez T, 1b 3 1 0 0 Beauchamp J, 1b 3 0 1 0 Hague J, rf 3 0 0 0 Fregosi J, 3b 4 0 0 0 Geronimo C, rf 1 1 1 0 Grote J, c 4 0 1 0 Concepcion D, ss 4 1 2 3 Harrelson B, ss 3 1 3 0 Menke D, 3b 3 0 0 0 Seaver T, p 1 0 0 0 Grimsley R, p 3 1 1 0 Theodore G, ph 1 0 0 0 Borbon P, p 1 0 1 0 Sadecki R, p 0 0 0 0 Boswell K, ph 1 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 33 6 7 6 33 1 9 1 Cincinnati 000 101 202 -- 6 New York 000 010 000 -- 1 Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO Grimsley R (W)* 6.0 7 1 1 4 1 Borbon P (S) 3.0 2 0 0 0 2 New York IP H R ER BB SO Seaver T (L) 7.0 4 4 4 3 13 Sadecki R 2.0 3 2 2 0 1 * Pitched to 2 batters in 7th E -- Beauchamp J, Seaver T, Morgan J DP -- Cincinnati 3, New York 2 LOB -- Cincinnati 4, New York 10 2B -- Concepcion D, Millan F HR -- Bench J, Rose P, Concepcion D SB -- Geronimo C SH -- Seaver T HBP -- by Seaver T (Morgan J) T -- 2:14 A -- 19163
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