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New York Mets @ Cincinnati Reds

1970-08-13 Β· Night game Β· Cinergy Field Β· Att: 42748 Β· cloudy Β· 2:19

Cincinnati Reds defeated New York Mets 6–1. Cincinnati Reds put up 3 in the 4th. Jim Merritt earned the win. Tony Perez went 2-for-3 with 1 HR and 3 RBI.

Line score

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NYN10000000015
CIN0003012068

W: Jim Merritt   L: Ray Sadecki   SV: (none)

Umpires β€” HP: Tony Venzon Β· 1B: Frank Secory Β· 2B: Bob Engel Β· 3B: Harry Wendelstedt Β· LF: (none) Β· RF: (none)

New York Mets β€” batting

BatterABRHRBIBBSO
Tommie Agee401002
Bud Harrelson400002
Cleon Jones411000
Donn Clendenon401101
Ron Swoboda400001
Joe Foy301002
Duffy Dyer300002
Al Weis301001
Ray Sadecki100001
Ken Singleton100001
Jerry Grote100000

Cincinnati Reds β€” batting

BatterABRHRBIBBSO
Pete Rose512000
Bobby Tolan400000
Tony Perez322310
Johnny Bench311210
Lee May211120
Hal McRae200001
Tommy Helms401000
Woody Woodward400001
Jim Merritt311011
Bernie Carbo200000

New York Mets β€” pitching

PitcherIPHBBSO
Ray Sadecki4.0412
Danny Frisella2.2431
Ron Taylor1.1010

Cincinnati Reds β€” pitching

PitcherIPHBBSO
Jim Merritt9.05013

Play-by-play

Top 1

  • Tommie Agee: K/C
  • Bud Harrelson: 7/F
  • Cleon Jones: D8
  • Donn Clendenon: T8.2-H
  • Ron Swoboda: 7/F

Bot 1

  • Pete Rose: D8
  • Bobby Tolan: E1
  • Tony Perez: 6/P
  • Johnny Bench: 9/F.2-3
  • Lee May: SB2
  • Lee May: 2/FL

Top 2

  • Joe Foy: K
  • Duffy Dyer: K
  • Al Weis: K/C

Bot 2

  • Hal McRae: 43
  • Tommy Helms: S9
  • Woody Woodward: 64(1)3/GDP

Top 3

  • Ray Sadecki: K
  • Tommie Agee: S8
  • Bud Harrelson: K
  • Cleon Jones: CS2(24)

Bot 3

  • Jim Merritt: 3/G
  • Pete Rose: 3/P
  • Bobby Tolan: 53

Top 4

  • Cleon Jones: 23
  • Donn Clendenon: 13
  • Ron Swoboda: 13

Bot 4

  • Tony Perez: W
  • Johnny Bench: HR/7.1-H
  • Lee May: HR/9
  • Hal McRae: K
  • Tommy Helms: 8/F
  • Woody Woodward: K

Top 5

  • Joe Foy: S7/G
  • Duffy Dyer: K/C
  • Al Weis: D7.1-3
  • Ken Singleton: K
  • Tommie Agee: 63

Bot 5

  • Jim Merritt: K
  • Pete Rose: 8/F
  • Bobby Tolan: 7/F

Top 6

  • Bud Harrelson: K/C
  • Cleon Jones: 63
  • Donn Clendenon: K

Bot 6

  • Tony Perez: HR/78
  • Johnny Bench: 8/F
  • Lee May: W
  • Bernie Carbo: 6/P
  • Tommy Helms: 8/L

Top 7

  • Ron Swoboda: K/C
  • Joe Foy: K
  • Duffy Dyer: E5
  • Al Weis: 2/FL

Bot 7

  • Woody Woodward: 63
  • Jim Merritt: S9
  • Pete Rose: S9/G.1-3
  • Bobby Tolan: 4/P
  • Tony Perez: D7.1-H;3-H
  • Johnny Bench: IW
  • Lee May: W.2-3;1-2
  • Bernie Carbo: 63

Top 8

  • Jerry Grote: 53
  • Tommie Agee: K/C
  • Bud Harrelson: 8/F

Bot 8

  • Tommy Helms: 43
  • Woody Woodward: 43
  • Jim Merritt: W
  • Pete Rose: 43

Top 9

  • Cleon Jones: 8/F
  • Donn Clendenon: 3/P
  • Ron Swoboda: 8/F