PIT2
CHC12
COL2
DET6
LAA3
WSH4
NYM4
NYY6
BAL7
TOR4
KC3
BOS2
HOU1
TB3
LAD6
MIA2
PHI5
ATL6
CIN0
MIL20
CLE5
MIN2
CWS3
STL7
SEA5
ATH6
TEX1
ARI9
SD7
SF5COL7DET11NYM12NYY2PIT3CHC4BAL3TOR7LAA5WSH6SD7SF6KC1BOS5CLE3MIN4LAD3MIA4HOU2TB3CIN9MIL13PHI2ATL12CWS6STL5TEX6ARI2SEA19ATH1This day in baseball · September 16, 1871: the New York Mutuals visited the Boston Red Stockings at South End Grounds I. Boston Red Stockings 9, New York Mutuals 7. W1871 in baseball↗
From the vault · October 15, 2008 · 2008 NLCS, Game 5: The Philadelphia Phillies beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 5–1 at Dodger Stadium to win the NL pennant, 4 games to 1. ▶ Video ↗
⚾ Arcade
Cincinnati Reds @ 
New York Mets
1972-08-18 · Night game · Shea Stadium · Att: 47957 · 2:40
Cincinnati Reds defeated New York Mets 8–2. Cincinnati Reds put up 5 in the 4th. Tom Hall earned the win and Pedro Borbon picked up the save. Willie Mays went 2-for-3 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CIN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 14 | |
| NYN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
W: Tom Hall L: Jerry Koosman SV: Pedro Borbon
Umpires — HP: Andy Olsen · 1B: Tom Gorman · 2B: Chris Pelekoudas · 3B: Nick Colosi · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Cincinnati Reds — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Pete Rose | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Joe Morgan | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Bobby Tolan | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Johnny Bench | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Tony Perez | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
 Denis Menke | 5 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Dave Concepcion | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 Bill Plummer | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Tom Hall | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
 Pedro Borbon | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
New York Mets — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Lute Barnes | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Wayne Garrett | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Willie Mays | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Tommie Agee | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Duffy Dyer | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 John Milner | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Jim Beauchamp | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Ted Martinez | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Jerry Koosman | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Ray Sadecki | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Dave Marshall | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Cincinnati Reds — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Hall | 5.1 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| Pedro Borbon | 3.2 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
New York Mets — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jerry Koosman | 3.2 | 5 | 1 | 4 |
| Ray Sadecki | 4.1 | 6 | 3 | 3 |
 Bob Rauch | 1.0 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Pete Rose: 53
- Joe Morgan: 5/FL
- Bobby Tolan: 3/G
Bot 1
- Lute Barnes: 8/F
- Wayne Garrett: 9/F9D
- Willie Mays: 6/P
Top 2
- Johnny Bench: 63
- Tony Perez: K
- Denis Menke: S7
- Dave Concepcion: K
Bot 2
- Tommie Agee: W
- Duffy Dyer: K+CS2(24)/DP
- John Milner: S8
- Jim Beauchamp: K
Top 3
- Bill Plummer: 53
- Tom Hall: K
- Pete Rose: 63
Bot 3
- Ted Martinez: 7/F
- Jerry Koosman: K
- Lute Barnes: 8/F
Top 4
- Joe Morgan: HP
- Bobby Tolan: S8.1-3
- Johnny Bench: 7/SF.3-H
- Tony Perez: W.1-2
- Denis Menke: S6/G.2-H;1-2
- Dave Concepcion: S9.2-H;1-3
- Bill Plummer: FC/SH.3-H;1-2
- Tom Hall: K/BF
- Pete Rose: S8.2-H;1-2
- Joe Morgan: 43
Bot 4
- Wayne Garrett: K
- Willie Mays: HR/78
- Tommie Agee: S7
- Duffy Dyer: 9/L
- John Milner: K/C
Top 5
- Bobby Tolan: HP
- Johnny Bench: SB2#
- Johnny Bench: 9/F
- Tony Perez: IW
- Denis Menke: S5/G.2-3;1-2
- Dave Concepcion: K/C
- Bill Plummer: 9/F9D
Bot 5
- Jim Beauchamp: 4/P
- Ted Martinez: K
- Ray Sadecki: 43
Top 6
- Tom Hall: K
- Pete Rose: W
- Joe Morgan: 3(B)3(1)/LDP
Bot 6
- Lute Barnes: W
- Wayne Garrett: 9/F
- Willie Mays: W.1-2
- Tommie Agee: 4(1)43/GDP
Top 7
- Bobby Tolan: S7
- Johnny Bench: CS2(24)#
- Johnny Bench: 7/F
- Tony Perez: W
- Denis Menke: S7.1-2
- Dave Concepcion: 64(1)/FO
Bot 7
- Duffy Dyer: 63
- John Milner: K/C
- Jim Beauchamp: HP
- Ted Martinez: 6(1)/FO
Top 8
- Bill Plummer: K
- Pedro Borbon: 8/F
- Pete Rose: S9
- Joe Morgan: SB2
- Joe Morgan: S9.2-H;B-2(TH)
- Bobby Tolan: S7.2-H
- Johnny Bench: 5/L
Bot 8
- Dave Marshall: D8/78
- Lute Barnes: S9.2-H(E9)(NR)
- Wayne Garrett: 64(1)3/GDP
- Willie Mays: S9
- Tommie Agee: 43
Top 9
- Tony Perez: S9
- Denis Menke: 54(1)3/GDP
- Dave Concepcion: W
- Bill Plummer: S7.1-2
- Pedro Borbon: S7.2-H;1X3(265)
Bot 9
- Duffy Dyer: 43
- John Milner: D7/78
- Jim Beauchamp: K
- Ted Martinez: 53