Mets @ Reds
October 7, 1973

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Bottom 9 R H E
Mets 5 7 0
Reds 0 2 0
Bottom 9 R H E
Mets 5 7 0
Reds 0 2 0

Johnny Bench Postseason Stats

  Game Postseason
Average .000 .429
OBP .000 .429
At Bats 3 7
Hits 0 3
• Singles 0 1
• Doubles 0 1
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 1
Walks 0 0
RBI’s 0 1

Jon Matlack Postseason Stats

Wins Losses Saves
0 0 0
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Riverfront Stadium - October 7, 1973
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Strikeout
Jon Matlack
Jerry Grote
John Milner
Felix Millan
Wayne Garrett
Bud Harrelson
Cleon Jones
Don Hahn
Rusty Staub
Johnny Bench

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
New York Mets 5 7 0 5
Cincinnati Reds 0 2 0 4
Winning Pitcher Jon Matlack
Losing Pitcher Don Gullett
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Rusty Staub
Attendance 54,041
Time of Game 2 hours 19 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Bench strikes out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Perez hits a fly ball into right field. Staub settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 Morgan hits a fly ball into center field. Hahn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Garrett hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morgan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Matlack is called out on strikes.
Top 9 Harrelson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Milner scores. Grote moves to third. Hahn moves to second.
Top 9 Hahn hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Milner moves to third. Grote moves to second.
Top 9 Grote hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Staub scores. Jones scores. Milner moves to second.
Top 9 Pedro Borbon now pitching. Milner is walked intentionally.
Top 9 Jones hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Millan scores. Staub moves to third. Jones moves to second.
Top 9 Staub takes first base on ball four. Millan moves to second.
Top 9 Millan hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 9 Tom Hall now pitching. Denis Menke now playing shortstop. Garrett hits a ball on the ground towards first. Perez scoops it up and throws to first, with Hall covering, for the out.
Bottom 8 Rose hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrelson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Denis Menke pinch hits for Clay Carroll. Menke is called out on strikes.
Bottom 8 Ed Armbrister pinch hits for Darrel Chaney. Armbrister strikes out.
Top 8 There goes Hahn. The throw from Bench and he is out, Driessen applying the tag.
Top 8 Matlack bunts in front of the plate. Bench fields it and throws to first for the out. Hahn moves to second.
Top 8 Harrelson hits a fly ball into center field. Geronimo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Hahn takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Geronimo strikes out.
Bottom 7 Driessen hits a fly ball into left field. Jones settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Kosco hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Bench hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrelson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Grote hits a ball on the ground towards third. Driessen fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 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.
Top 7 Jones hits a fly ball into right field. Kosco settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Perez hits a fly ball into right field. Staub settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Morgan hits a popup towards short. Harrelson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Rose hits a fly ball into center field. Hahn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Staub hits a ball on the ground towards first. Perez scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Staub for the out.
Top 6 Millan strikes out.
Top 6 Clay Carroll now pitching. Garrett is called out on strikes.
Bottom 5 Phil Gagliano pinch hits for Don Gullett. Gagliano strikes out.
Bottom 5 Chaney takes first base on ball four. Kosco moves to second.
Bottom 5 Geronimo is called out on strikes.
Bottom 5 Driessen strikes out.
Bottom 5 Kosco takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Matlack is called out on strikes.
Top 5 Harrelson hits a fly ball into right field. Kosco settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Hahn hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 5 Grote hits a fly ball into left field. Rose settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Bench hits a ball on the ground towards third. Garrett fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Perez hits a fly ball into center field. Hahn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Morgan hits a fly ball into left field. Jones settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Milner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morgan fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 4 Jones takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Staub hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 4 Millan hits a fly ball into right field. Kosco settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Rose hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrelson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Gullett bunts towards third. Garrett fields it and throws to first for the out. Chaney moves to second.
Bottom 3 Chaney takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Geronimo is called out on strikes.
Top 3 Garrett hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Morgan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Matlack takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Harrelson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Morgan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Hahn strikes out.
Bottom 2 Matlack fires to first and has Driessen trapped. There's the throw to Harrelson who tags Driessen for the out.
Bottom 2 Driessen hits a ball on the ground towards first. Milner fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 2 Kosco hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Bench hits a ball on the ground towards third. Garrett fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Grote hits a fly ball into right field. Kosco settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Milner hits a fly ball into center field. Geronimo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Jones hits a fly ball into center field. Geronimo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Perez hits a fly ball into right field. Staub settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Morgan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrelson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Rose is called out on strikes.
Top 1 Staub hits a fly ball into left field. Rose settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Millan hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Bench settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Garrett strikes out.