1973 National League Championship Series
GAME 2
New York Mets 5, Cincinnati Reds 0
Day
Sunday, October 7, 1973 at Riverfront Stadium
NY Mets 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 4 - 5 7 0 Cinc Reds 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 2 0
BATTING
New York Mets AB R H RBI BB K PO A Garrett 3b 5 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 Millan 2b 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 Staub rf 3 2 1 1 1 0 3 0 Jones lf 3 1 1 1 1 0 2 0 Milner 1b 3 1 0 0 1 0 6 2 Grote c 4 0 1 2 0 0 9 0 Hahn cf 3 0 2 0 1 1 3 0 Harrelson ss 4 0 1 1 0 0 3 4 Matlack p 2 0 0 0 1 2 0 1 Totals 31 5 7 5 5 6 27 10
BATTING - HR: Staub (1,4th inning off Gullett 0 on, 1 out). SH: Matlack (1,off Carroll). IBB: Milner (1,by Borbon).
BASERUNNING - CS: Hahn (1,3rd base by Carroll/Bench).
Cincinnati Reds AB R H RBI BB K PO A Rose lf 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 Morgan 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 Perez 1b 4 0 0 0 0 0 5 1 Bench c 4 0 0 0 0 1 7 2 Kosco rf 2 0 2 0 1 0 4 0 Driessen 3b 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 Geronimo cf 3 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 Chaney ss 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 Armbrister ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Hall p 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Borbon p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Gullett p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Gagliano ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Carroll p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Menke ph,ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Totals 27 0 2 0 3 9 27 8
FIELDING - DP: 1.
BATTING - SH: Gullett (1,off Matlack).
BASERUNNING - CS: Driessen (1,2nd base by Matlack/Grote).
PITCHING
New York Mets IP H HR R ER BB K Matlack W(1-0) 9 2 0 0 0 3 9
Cincinnati Reds IP H HR R ER BB K Gullett L(0-1) 5 2 1 1 1 2 3 Carroll 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 Hall 0.1 2 0 3 3 1 0 Borbon 0.2 3 0 1 1 1 1 Totals 9.0 7 1 5 5 5 6
IBB: Borbon (1,Milner).
Umpires: Ed Vargo, Chris Pelekoudas, Bob Engel, Bruce Froemming, Ed Sudol, Jerry Dale Time of Game: 2:19 Attendance: 54041 METS 1ST: Garrett struck out; Millan popped to catcher in foul territory; Staub made an out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Reds 0. REDS 1ST: Rose was called out on strikes; Morgan grounded out (shortstop to first); Perez made an out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Reds 0. METS 2ND: Jones made an out to center; Milner made an out to center; Grote made an out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Reds 0. REDS 2ND: Bench grounded out (third to first); Kosco singled to left; Driessen forced Kosco (first to shortstop); Driessen was picked off and caught stealing second (pitcher to first to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Reds 0. METS 3RD: Hahn struck out; Harrelson popped to second; Matlack walked; Garrett popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Reds 0. REDS 3RD: Geronimo was called out on strikes; Chaney walked; Gullett out on a sacrifice bunt (third to second) [Chaney to second]; Rose grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Reds 0. METS 4TH: Millan made an out to right; Staub homered; Jones walked; Milner grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Jones out at second]; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Reds 0. REDS 4TH: Morgan made an out to left; Perez made an out to center; Bench grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Reds 0. METS 5TH: Grote made an out to left; Hahn singled to left; Harrelson made an out to right; Matlack was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 1, Reds 0. REDS 5TH: Kosco walked; Driessen struck out; Geronimo was called out on strikes; Chaney walked [Kosco to second]; GAGLIANO BATTED FOR GULLETT; Gagliano struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mets 1, Reds 0. METS 6TH: CARROLL REPLACED GAGLIANO (PITCHING); Garrett was called out on strikes; Millan struck out; Staub grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Reds 0. REDS 6TH: Rose made an out to center; Morgan popped to shortstop; Perez made an out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Reds 0. METS 7TH: Jones made an out to right; Milner grounded out (second to first); Grote grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Reds 0. REDS 7TH: Bench grounded out (shortstop to first); Kosco singled to left; Driessen made an out to left; Geronimo struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 1, Reds 0. METS 8TH: Hahn walked; Harrelson made an out to center; Matlack out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to second) [Hahn to second]; Hahn was caught stealing third (catcher to third); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Reds 0. REDS 8TH: ARMBRISTER BATTED FOR CHANEY; Armbrister struck out; MENKE BATTED FOR CARROLL; Menke was called out on strikes; Rose grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Reds 0. METS 9TH: HALL REPLACED ARMBRISTER (PITCHING); MENKE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); Garrett grounded out (first to pitcher); Millan singled to right; Staub walked [Millan to second]; Jones singled to center [Millan scored, Staub to third (on throw to home), Jones to second (on throw to home)]; BORBON REPLACED HALL (PITCHING); Milner was walked intentionally; Grote singled to center [Staub scored, Jones scored, Milner to second]; Hahn singled to center [Milner to third, Grote to second]; Harrelson singled to center [Milner scored, Grote to third, Hahn to second]; Matlack was called out on strikes; Garrett grounded out (second to first); 4 R, 5 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Mets 5, Reds 0. REDS 9TH: Morgan made an out to center; Perez made an out to right; Bench struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 5, Reds 0. Final Totals R H E LOB Mets 5 7 0 5 Reds 0 2 0 4