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Reds
@ Mets
Shea Stadium
October 8, 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 October 8, 1973 at Shea Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | October 8, 1973 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Cincinnati Reds
|
| Home Team |
New York Mets
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | October 8, 1973 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Mon |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Cincinnati Reds |
| Home Team | New York Mets |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Ross Grimsley |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Jerry Koosman |
| Ballpark | Shea Stadium |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 53,967 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 48 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Chris Pelekoudas 1B: Bob Engel 2B: Bruce Froemming 3B: Jerry Dale |
Cincinnati Reds Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Pete Rose | Left Fielder |
| Joe Morgan | Second Baseman |
| Tony Perez | First Baseman |
| Johnny Bench | Catcher |
| Andy Kosco | Right Fielder |
| Ed Armbrister | Center Fielder |
| Denis Menke | Third Baseman |
| Darrel Chaney | Shortstop |
| Ross Grimsley | Pitcher |
| Sparky Anderson | Manager |
New York Mets Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Wayne Garrett | Third Baseman |
| Felix Millan | Second Baseman |
| Rusty Staub | Right Fielder |
| Cleon Jones | Left Fielder |
| John Milner | First Baseman |
| Jerry Grote | Catcher |
| Don Hahn | Center Fielder |
| Bud Harrelson | Shortstop |
| Jerry Koosman | Pitcher |
| Yogi Berra | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Reds
@ Mets
Shea Stadium
October 8, 1973
Top 1
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Reds, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rose vs. Koosman
Rose hits a fly ball into center field. Hahn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morgan vs. Koosman
Morgan hits a popup, foul, towards first. Milner settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Koosman
Perez strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Reds, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garrett vs. Grimsley
Garrett is called out on strikes. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Millan vs. Grimsley
Millan hits a fly ball into right field. Kosco settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Staub vs. Grimsley
Staub hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Grimsley
Jones hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Milner vs. Grimsley
Milner strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Reds, 0 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bench vs. Koosman
Bench is called out on strikes. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kosco vs. Koosman
Kosco hits a fly ball into left field. Jones settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Armbrister vs. Koosman
Armbrister strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Reds, 0 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grote vs. Grimsley
Grote takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hahn vs. Grimsley
Hahn hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Grote moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Harrelson vs. Grimsley
Harrelson hits a line drive into right field. Kosco settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Koosman vs. Grimsley
Koosman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Grote moves to third. Hahn moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Garrett vs. Grimsley
Garrett hits a fly ball into center field. Armbrister settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Grote tags and scores. Hahn tags and moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Mets, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Millan vs. Grimsley
Millan hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Hahn scores. Koosman moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Mets, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Staub vs. Hall
Tom Hall now pitching.
Staub hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Mets, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Hall
Jones takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Mets, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Milner vs. Hall
Milner strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Reds, 0 - Mets, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Menke vs. Koosman
Menke hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Mets, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chaney vs. Koosman
Chaney hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Millan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Mets, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stahl vs. Koosman
Larry Stahl pinch hits for Tom Hall.
Stahl hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Mets, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rose vs. Koosman
Rose hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Stahl moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Mets, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Morgan vs. Koosman
Morgan hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Stahl scores. Rose moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Mets, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Perez vs. Koosman
Perez hits a fly ball into center field. Hahn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Rose moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Mets, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Bench vs. Koosman
Bench hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrelson fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Reds, 2 - Mets, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grote vs. Tomlin
Dave Tomlin now pitching.
Grote hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Mets, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hahn vs. Tomlin
Hahn hits a ball on the ground towards short. Chaney scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Grote moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Mets, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Harrelson vs. Tomlin
Harrelson hits a fly ball into center field. Armbrister settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Mets, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Koosman vs. Tomlin
Koosman hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Grote scores. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Mets, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Garrett vs. Tomlin
Garrett strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Reds, 2 - Mets, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kosco vs. Koosman
Kosco strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Mets, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Armbrister vs. Koosman
Armbrister hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Mets, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Menke vs. Koosman
Menke strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Mets, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Chaney vs. Koosman
Chaney hits a popup towards short. Harrelson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Reds, 2 - Mets, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Millan vs. Tomlin
Millan takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Mets, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Staub vs. Tomlin
Staub hits a fly ball into right field. Kosco settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Mets, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jones vs. Tomlin
Jones hits a line drive into right field. That will be extra bases. Kosco picks up the ball and throws it away. That's a double and an error on Kosco. Millan goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Mets, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Milner vs. Tomlin
Milner hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Jones scores. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Mets, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Grote vs. Tomlin
Grote hits a fly ball into left field. Rose settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Mets, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hahn vs. Tomlin
Hahn hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Milner moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Mets, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Harrelson vs. Nelson
Roger Nelson now pitching.
Harrelson hits a fly ball into left field. Rose settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Reds, 2 - Mets, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nelson vs. Koosman
Nelson strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Mets, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rose vs. Koosman
Rose hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Mets, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Morgan vs. Koosman
Morgan hits a ball on the ground towards first. Milner fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 5
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Reds, 2 - Mets, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Koosman vs. Nelson
Koosman 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, 2 - Mets, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garrett vs. Nelson
Garrett hits a fly ball into left field. Rose settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Mets, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Millan vs. Nelson
Millan takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Mets, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Staub vs. Nelson
Staub 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
Top 6
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Reds, 2 - Mets, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Koosman
Perez hits a popup towards first. Milner settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Mets, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bench vs. Koosman
Bench hits a fly ball into center field. Hahn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Mets, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kosco vs. Koosman
Kosco hits a ball on the ground towards third. Garrett juggles the ball. That's an error on Garrett. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Mets, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Armbrister vs. Koosman
Armbrister is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 6
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Reds, 2 - Mets, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Nelson
Jones 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, 2 - Mets, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Milner vs. Nelson
Milner 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, 2 - Mets, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grote vs. Nelson
Grote hits a fly ball into center field. Armbrister settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Reds, 2 - Mets, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Menke vs. Koosman
Menke hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrelson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Mets, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chaney vs. Koosman
Chaney hits a fly ball into center field. Hahn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Mets, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
King vs. Koosman
Hal King pinch hits for Roger Nelson.
King hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Mets, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rose vs. Koosman
Rose hits a fly ball into center field. Hahn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Reds, 2 - Mets, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hahn vs. Borbon
Pedro Borbon now pitching.
Hahn hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Borbon fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Mets, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrelson vs. Borbon
Harrelson strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Mets, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Koosman vs. Borbon
Koosman 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
Top 8
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Reds, 2 - Mets, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morgan vs. Koosman
Morgan is called out on strikes. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Mets, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Koosman
Perez hits a fly ball into center field. Hahn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Mets, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bench vs. Koosman
Bench hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Jones. Bench reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Mets, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kosco vs. Koosman
Kosco hits a line drive towards third. Garrett reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Reds, 2 - Mets, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garrett vs. Borbon
Garrett strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Mets, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Millan vs. Borbon
Millan hits a fly ball into right field. Kosco settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Mets, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Staub vs. Borbon
Staub hits a ball on the ground towards third. Menke fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Reds, 2 - Mets, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Armbrister vs. Koosman
Armbrister strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Mets, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Menke vs. Koosman
Menke hits a fly ball into center field. Hahn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Mets, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gagliano vs. Koosman
Phil Gagliano pinch hits for Darrel Chaney.
Gagliano hits a fly ball into center field. Hahn 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 10/8/1973 -- Cincinnati at New York (D)
Cincinnati AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Rose P, lf 4 0 2 0 Garrett W, 3b 4 0 0 1
Morgan J, 2b 4 0 1 1 Millan F, 2b 3 2 1 1
Perez T, 1b 4 0 0 0 Staub R, rf 5 2 2 4
Bench J, c 4 0 1 0 Jones C, lf 3 1 2 0
Kosco A, rf 4 0 0 0 Milner J, 1b 4 0 1 1
Armbrister E, cf 4 0 1 0 Grote J, c 3 2 1 0
Menke D, 3b 4 1 1 1 Hahn D, cf 4 1 2 0
Chaney D, ss 3 0 0 0 Harrelson B, ss 4 0 0 0
Gagliano P, ph 1 0 0 0 Koosman J, p 4 1 2 1
Grimsley R, p 0 0 0 0
Hall T, p 0 0 0 0
Stahl L, ph 1 1 1 0
Tomlin D, p 0 0 0 0
Nelson R, p 1 0 0 0
King H, ph 1 0 1 0
Borbon P, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
35 2 8 2 34 9 11 8
Cincinnati 002 000 000 -- 2
New York 151 200 00x -- 9
Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO
Grimsley R (L) 1.2 5 5 5 1 2
Hall T 0.1 1 1 1 1 1
Tomlin D 1.2 5 3 3 1 1
Nelson R 2.1 0 0 0 1 0
Borbon P 2.0 0 0 0 0 2
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Koosman J (W) 9.0 8 2 2 0 9
E -- Kosco A, Garrett W
DP -- New York 1
LOB -- Cincinnati 6, New York 6
2B -- Jones C, Bench J
HR -- Staub R 2, Menke D
SF -- Garrett W
T -- 2:48
A -- 53967
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