Reds @ Mets
May 3, 1973

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Top 9 R H E
Reds 6 12 0
Mets 5 7 0
Top 9 R H E
Reds 6 12 0
Mets 5 7 0

Denis Menke Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .220
OBP .333 .365
At Bats 3 50
Hits 1 11
• Singles 1 8
• Doubles 0 3
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 0
Walks 0 11
RBI’s 0 4

Tug McGraw Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
0 0 5
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Shea Stadium - May 3, 1973
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Strikeout
Tug McGraw
Jerry Grote
Ed Kranepool
Felix Millan
Wayne Garrett
Bud Harrelson
Jim Gosger
Ted Martinez
Rusty Staub
Denis Menke
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

Menke strikes out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Geronimo hits a fly ball into right field. Staub settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Concepcion hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrelson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Staub strikes out.
Bottom 8 Garrett strikes out.
Bottom 8 Millan hits a fly ball into center field. Tolan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Tolan hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kranepool scoops it up and throws to first, with McGraw covering, for the out.
Top 8 Perez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrelson fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 8 There goes Morgan. The throw from Grote and he is safe. Morgan steals third.
Top 8 Bench hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrelson fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Morgan moves to second.
Top 8 Tug McGraw now pitching. Morgan hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Martinez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Jim Fregosi pinch hits for Phil Hennigan. Fregosi strikes out.
Bottom 7 Harrelson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Menke fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Rose strikes out.
Top 7 Hall hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kranepool scoops it up and throws to first, with Hennigan covering, for the out.
Top 7 Menke strikes out.
Bottom 6 Grote hits a ball on the ground towards third. Menke fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 6 Gosger hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Cesar Geronimo now playing right field. Kranepool hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Morgan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Scheinblum hits a fly ball into left field. Gosger settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Concepcion hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrelson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Tolan is called out on strikes.
Bottom 5 Staub strikes out.
Bottom 5 Garrett hits a ball on the ground towards third. Menke fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Millan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Perez strikes out.
Top 5 Bench hits a fly ball into right field. Staub settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 There goes Morgan. The throw from Grote and he is out, Millan applying the tag.
Top 5 Phil Hennigan now pitching. Morgan takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Martinez hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Bench settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Jim Beauchamp pinch hits for Hank Webb. Beauchamp hits a fly ball into left field. Rose settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Harrelson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Rose. Harrelson reaches second base with a double. Grote goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 4 Grote takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Tom Hall now pitching. Gosger strikes out.
Top 4 Rose hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrelson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Bill Plummer pinch hits for Jim McGlothlin. Hank Webb now pitching. Larry Stahl pinch hits for Bill Plummer. Stahl hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.
Top 4 Menke hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Scheinblum moves to second.
Top 4 Scheinblum hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 4 Concepcion 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. Perez scores.
Top 4 Tolan hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Bench scores. Perez moves to third.
Top 4 Perez hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Gosger. Perez reaches second base with a double. Morgan scores. Bench moves to third.
Top 4 Bench hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Morgan moves to second.
Top 4 Morgan hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Kranepool hits a fly ball into left field. Rose settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Staub hits a ball on the ground towards first. Perez scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Staub for the out.
Bottom 3 Garrett hits a ball on the ground towards first. Perez scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Garrett for the out.
Top 3 Rose hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Matlack fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 McGlothlin strikes out.
Top 3 Menke strikes out.
Bottom 2 Millan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 2 Martinez hits a ball on the ground towards first. Perez fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 2 Matlack hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Harrelson strikes out.
Top 2 Scheinblum strikes out.
Top 2 Concepcion hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Staub. Concepcion reaches second base with a double. There goes Tolan trying to get to home. Staub throws the ball in to Grote, who tags Tolan, who came all the way from first, for the out. Concepcion moves to third.
Top 2 Tolan hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 2 Perez strikes out.
Bottom 1 Grote strikes out.
Bottom 1 There goes Gosger. The throw from Bench and he is out, Concepcion applying the tag.
Bottom 1 Gosger hits a ball on the ground towards third. Menke fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 1 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.
Bottom 1 Staub hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A grand slam home run.
Bottom 1 Garrett takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Millan hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Martinez moves to third. Millan moves to second.
Bottom 1 Martinez hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 1 Bench hits a ball on the ground towards third. Garrett fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Morgan hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Grote settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Matlack fires to first and has Rose trapped. There's the throw to Harrelson who tags Rose for the out.
Top 1 Rose hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.