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Retrosheet Boxscore: Cincinnati Reds 5, New York Mets 0

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Cincinnati Reds 5, New York Mets 0

Day

Game Played on Wednesday, June 8, 1977 (N) at Shea Stadium

CIN N    3  0  1    0  0  1    0  0  0  -   5  9  0
NY  N    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  8  1
BATTING
Cincinnati Reds              AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Rose 3b                       4   0   0   0       1   1       0   2
  Flynn 3b                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Griffey rf                    4   1   0   0       1   0       1   0
Morgan 2b                     3   2   2   0       1   0       1   5
Foster lf                     4   1   1   3       0   1       4   0
Bench c                       4   0   1   1       0   1       5   1
Concepcion ss                 4   1   3   0       0   0       3   2
Driessen 1b                   3   0   0   0       1   1       9   0
Geronimo cf                   4   0   2   1       0   0       4   0
Billingham p                  4   0   0   0       0   2       0   1
Totals                       34   5   9   5       4   6      27  11
FIELDING - 
DP: 2. Billingham-Morgan-Driessen, Morgan-Concepcion-Driessen.
BATTING - 
2B: Bench (11,off Koosman).
HR: Foster (12,1st inning off Koosman 2 on 1 out).
GDP: Billingham (1,off Koosman).
Team LOB: 6.
BASERUNNING - 
CS: Concepcion (2,3rd base by Koosman/Stearns).
New York Mets                AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Randle 3b                     4   0   3   0       0   0       1   4
Millan 2b                     4   0   1   0       0   0       3   0
Milner 1b                     4   0   1   0       0   1      11   2
Kingman lf                    4   0   1   0       0   0       1   0
Kranepool rf                  3   0   0   0       1   1       2   0
Stearns c                     3   0   0   0       1   1       6   1
Mazzilli cf                   4   0   1   0       0   1       1   1
Harrelson ss                  3   0   1   0       0   0       2   6
Koosman p                     2   0   0   0       0   1       0   0
  Phillips ph                 1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Baldwin p                   0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       32   0   8   0       2   5      27  14
FIELDING - 
DP: 1. Milner-Harrelson-Millan.
E: Milner (3).
BATTING - 
2B: Millan (5,off Billingham).
GDP: Millan (4,off Billingham); Kranepool (6,off Billingham).
Team LOB: 7.
BASERUNNING - 
CS: Harrelson (2,2nd base by Billingham/Bench).
PITCHING
Cincinnati Reds              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Billingham W(7-3)             9     8   0   0   2   5   0  34

New York Mets                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Koosman L(4-6)                8     9   5   5   4   4   1  35
Baldwin                       1     0   0   0   0   2   0   3
Totals                        9     9   5   5   4   6   1  38
BK: Koosman (2).
Umpires: HP - Paul Runge, 1B - Ed Montague, 3B - Lee Weyer
Ejections: NY  Manager Joe Torre by Ed Montague [Call at 1B]
Time of Game: 2:10   Attendance: 19681
Starting Lineups:

   Cincinnati Reds               New York Mets            
1. Rose                3b        Randle              3b
2. Griffey             rf        Millan              2b
3. Morgan              2b        Milner              1b
4. Foster              lf        Kingman             lf
5. Bench               c         Kranepool           rf
6. Concepcion          ss        Stearns             c
7. Driessen            1b        Mazzilli            cf
8. Geronimo            cf        Harrelson           ss
9. Billingham          p         Koosman             p

REDS 1ST: Rose flied out to right; Griffey walked; Morgan walked
[Griffey to second]; Foster homered to left [Griffey scored,
Morgan scored]; Bench was called out on strikes; Concepcion
singled to center; Driessen flied out to left; 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Reds 3, Mets 0.

METS 1ST: Randle singled to left; Millan grounded into a double
play (pitcher to second to first) [Randle out at second]; Milner
flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 3, Mets 0.

REDS 2ND: Geronimo grounded out (first unassisted); Billingham
grounded out (first unassisted); Rose walked; Griffey forced
Rose (first to shortstop); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 3, Mets 0.

METS 2ND: Kingman popped to first in foul territory; Kranepool
flied out to center; Stearns was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 3, Mets 0.

REDS 3RD: Morgan singled to center; Koosman balked [Morgan to
second]; Foster flied out to right [Morgan to third]; Bench
doubled to left [Morgan scored]; Concepcion grounded out (third
to first); Driessen was called out on strikes; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Reds 4, Mets 0.

METS 3RD: Mazzilli singled to pitcher; Harrelson grounded out
(second to first) [Mazzilli to second]; Koosman grounded out
(third to first); Randle flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Reds 4, Mets 0.

REDS 4TH: Geronimo singled to right; On a bunt Billingham
grounded into a double play (first to shortstop to second)
[Geronimo out at second]; Rose grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 4, Mets 0.

METS 4TH: Millan doubled to left; Milner struck out; Kingman
flied out to center; Kranepool walked; Stearns walked [Millan to
third, Kranepool to second]; Mazzilli grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Reds 4, Mets 0.

REDS 5TH: Griffey grounded out (shortstop to first); Morgan
popped to second; Foster flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Reds 4, Mets 0.

METS 5TH: Harrelson singled to second; Harrelson was caught
stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Koosman was called out
on strikes; Randle singled to shortstop; Millan lined to left; 0
R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 4, Mets 0.

REDS 6TH: Bench grounded out (third to first); Concepcion
singled to left; Driessen walked [Concepcion to second];
Geronimo singled to center [Concepcion scored, Driessen to
third, Geronimo out at second (center to shortstop to second)];
Billingham struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 5, Mets 0.

METS 6TH: Milner grounded out (shortstop to first); Kingman
singled to center; Kranepool grounded into a double play (second
to shortstop to first) [Kingman out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Reds 5, Mets 0.

REDS 7TH: Rose grounded out (third to first); Griffey grounded
out (shortstop to first); Morgan singled to first; Foster was
called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 5, Mets 0.

METS 7TH: Stearns flied out to center; Mazzilli struck out;
Harrelson flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 5,
Mets 0.

REDS 8TH: Bench grounded out (third to first); Concepcion
singled to left; Driessen reached on an error by Milner
[Concepcion to second, Driessen to first]; Mets Manager Joe
Torre ejected by 1B umpire Ed Montague; Concepcion was
caught stealing third (catcher to third); Geronimo grounded out
(first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 5, Mets 0.

METS 8TH: PHILLIPS BATTED FOR KOOSMAN; Phillips grounded out
(third to first); Randle singled to left; Millan popped to
shortstop; Milner singled to right [Randle to second]; Kingman
flied out to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 5, Mets 0.

REDS 9TH: BALDWIN REPLACED PHILLIPS (PITCHING); Billingham
struck out; Rose struck out; Griffey grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 5, Mets 0.

METS 9TH: FLYNN REPLACED ROSE (PLAYING 3B); Kranepool struck
out; Stearns grounded out (second to first); Mazzilli flied out
to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 5, Mets 0.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Reds             5   9   0    6
 Mets             0   8   1    7
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