Mets @ Reds
June 5, 1973

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Bottom 10 R H E
Mets 5 9 3
Reds 3 9 1
Bottom 10 R H E
Mets 5 9 3
Reds 6 10 1

Johnny Bench Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .232
OBP .250 .339
At Bats 3 190
Hits 0 44
• Singles 0 26
• Doubles 0 6
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 0 11
Walks 1 33
RBI’s 0 40

Phil Hennigan Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
0 2 2
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Riverfront Stadium - June 5, 1973
Phil Hennigan
Duffy Dyer
John Milner
Felix Millan
Wayne Garrett
Ted Martinez
Jim Gosger
Willie Mays
Rusty Staub
Johnny Bench
Joe Morgan
Pete Rose

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
New York Mets 5 9 3 9
Cincinnati Reds 6 10 1 6
Winning Pitcher Don Gullett
Losing Pitcher Phil Hennigan
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Johnny Bench
Attendance 14,654
Time of Game 2 hours 42 minutes
Count:  - , 0 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Phil Hennigan now pitching. Bench hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.

PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 10 Morgan takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 10 There's a wild pitch. Scheinblum scores. Rose moves to second.
Bottom 10 Rose hits a line drive into right field. Staub picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Staub. Scheinblum moves to third.
Bottom 10 Jim Gosger now playing left field. Richie Scheinblum pinch hits for Don Gullett. Scheinblum takes first base on ball four.
Top 10 Martinez hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Gullett, and towards Concepcion, who fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 10 Dyer hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Tolan who is chasing the ball. Dyer reaches third base with a triple. Millan scores. Fregosi scores. Milner goes all the way around to score.
Top 10 Milner takes first base on ball four. Fregosi moves to second.
Top 10 Fregosi is walked intentionally.
Top 10 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. Millan moves to third.
Top 10 Mays hits a popup towards first. Perez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. Millan moves to second.
Top 10 Millan hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 9 Geronimo strikes out.
Bottom 9 Menke hits a ball on the ground towards third. Garrett juggles the ball. That's an error on Garrett.
Bottom 9 Tolan hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 Tug McGraw now pitching. Concepcion hits a popup towards first. Milner settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Garrett hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gullett fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Jim Beauchamp pinch hits for Jerry Koosman. Beauchamp hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gullett fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Martinez moves to second.
Top 9 Martinez takes first base on ball four.
Top 9 Dyer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Menke fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Milner strikes out.
Bottom 8 Perez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Garrett fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Bench hits a line drive towards right. Staub catches it and throws to first to double up Morgan.
Bottom 8 Morgan hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 8 Fregosi hits a fly ball into center field. Geronimo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Don Gullett now pitching. Staub hits a fly ball into left field. Rose settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Mays hits a popup in front of the plate. Bench settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Johnny Bench now catching. Cesar Geronimo now playing center field. Bobby Tolan now playing right field. Pedro Borbon now pitching. Millan hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Gene Locklear pinch runs for Phil Gagliano. Rose hits a ball on the ground towards short. Martinez scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Gagliano hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Koosman fields it and throws to third for the out. Score that a fielder's choice.
Bottom 7 Cesar Geronimo pinch runs for Bill Plummer. Phil Gagliano pinch hits for Ross Grimsley. There's a wild pitch. Geronimo moves to second.
Bottom 7 Plummer hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Menke hits a line drive towards third. Garrett reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Garrett hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Morgan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Koosman hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Grimsley fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Martinez hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Tolan. Martinez reaches second base with a double.
Top 7 Dyer hits a ball on the ground towards first. Perez scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Dyer for the out.
Bottom 6 Tolan hits a ball on the ground towards first. Milner scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Tolan for the out.
Bottom 6 Concepcion hits a ball on the ground towards third. Garrett fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Perez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Garrett fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 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 6 Fregosi hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Millan scores.
Top 6 Staub hits a fly ball into right field. Bench settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Mays hits a fly ball into right field. Bench settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Millan moves to third.
Top 6 Millan hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Rose. Millan reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 5 Bench hits a popup towards first. Milner settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Morgan bunts in front of the plate. Dyer fields it and throws to first for the out. Rose moves to second.
Bottom 5 Rose hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Grimsley is called out on strikes.
Top 5 Garrett hits a fly ball into left field. Rose settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Koosman hits a popup towards short. Concepcion settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Martinez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Menke fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Plummer hits a popup towards first. Milner settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Menke hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Tolan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Millan fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 4 Concepcion hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 4 Dyer hits a fly ball into left field. Rose settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Milner is called out on strikes.
Top 4 Fregosi strikes out.
Bottom 3 Perez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Garrett fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 3 Bench takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 There goes Morgan. The throw from Dyer, and Millan drops the ball. That's a stolen base and an error.
Bottom 3 Morgan takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Rose hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Millan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Staub hits a popup towards third. Menke settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 There goes Mays. The throw from Plummer and he is safe. Mays steals second.
Top 3 Mays hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 3 Millan hits a fly ball into center field. Tolan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Garrett hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Grimsley hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Millan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Plummer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Martinez scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Menke hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Dyer settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Koosman hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Grimsley fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Martinez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Menke fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Dyer hits a fly ball into right field. Bench settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 There's a wild pitch. Milner moves to second.
Top 2 Milner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morgan misplays the ball. That's an error on Morgan.
Bottom 1 Tolan hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Koosman fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Concepcion hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Perez scores. Concepcion moves to second.
Bottom 1 Perez hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Fregosi. Perez reaches second base with a double. Rose scores.
Bottom 1 Bench hits a ball on the ground towards short. Martinez fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Rose moves to third.
Bottom 1 Morgan hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Rose moves to second.
Bottom 1 Rose hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Koosman fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 1 Fregosi hits a popup, foul, towards third. Menke settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Staub hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Rose. Staub reaches second base with a double. Mays goes all the way around to score. Staub moves to third.
Top 1 Mays takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Millan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Garrett strikes out.