Ultimate Mets Database: Game of August 20, 1973 - Box Score

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August 19, 1973
Mets 2, Reds 1 1973 Regular Season Game 122
August 20, 1973
Reds 8, Mets 3 Next Game:
August 21, 1973
Mets 2, Dodgers 1

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National League Standings, August 20, 1973

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Thru This Game

Mets Starting Lineup

ss
Bud
Harrelson 2b
Felix
Millan rf
Rusty
Staub 1b
John
Milner lf
Cleon
Jones c
Ron
Hodges cf
Don
Hahn 3b
Ted
Martinez p
Tom
Seaver

August 20, 1973, Shea Stadium, Flushing, NY

Cincinnati Reds 8, New York Mets 3

Reds ab r h bi bb so

Pete Rose lf 8 1 4 0 0 1

Joe Morgan 2b 7 1 2 1 0 0

Dan Driessen 3b 5 0 0 0 0 0

- Denis Menke 3b 1 1 1 1 0 0

Tony Perez 1b 7 1 2 0 0 4

Johnny Bench c 6 1 2 1 1 1

Larry Stahl rf 6 2 1 1 1 3

Cesar Geronimo cf 7 1 2 2 0 2

Darrel Chaney ss 4 0 0 0 0 2

- Andy Kosco ph 1 0 0 0 0 0

- Ed Crosby ss 2 0 1 2 0 0

Jack Billingham p 3 0 0 0 0 1

- Tom Hall p 0 0 0 0 0 0

- Hal King ph 1 0 0 0 0 0

- Pedro Borbon p 0 0 0 0 0 0

- Phil Gagliano ph 1 0 0 0 0 1

- Clay Carroll p 2 0 0 0 0 0

Mets ab r h bi bb so Avg.

Bud Harrelson ss 5 0 0 0 1 1 .254

- Wayne Garrett ph-3b 1 0 1 0 0 0 .241

Felix Millan 2b 4 2 2 1 2 0 .283

Rusty Staub rf 6 0 4 0 1 1 .274

John Milner 1b 5 0 0 1 1 0 .243

Cleon Jones lf 6 0 1 1 0 0 .263

Ron Hodges c 3 0 1 0 0 1 .220

- Jim Beauchamp ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .278

- Jerry Grote c 1 0 0 0 0 0 .236

- Ken Boswell ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .206

- Duffy Dyer c 1 0 0 0 0 0 .181

Don Hahn cf 6 0 0 0 0 3 .247

Ted Martinez 3b-ss 6 0 2 0 0 1 .252

Tom Seaver p 4 1 1 0 0 2 .178

- Ed Kranepool ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .248

- Tug McGraw p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .071

- Harry Parker p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .150

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 R H E

Cincinnati Reds 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 5 8 15 1

New York Mets 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 12 2

Cincinnati Reds ip h r er bb so

Jack Billingham 7.1 7 2 2 1 6

Tom Hall 1.2 1 0 0 0 1

Pedro Borbon 3.0 2 0 0 1 1

Clay Carroll (W) 4.0 2 1 1 3 1

New York Mets ip h r er bb so

Tom Seaver 12.0 7 2 2 1 12 1.76

Tug McGraw (L,0-6) 3.1 6 5 5 1 2 5.45

Harry Parker 0.2 2 1 1 0 1 3.68

Errors: Bud Harrelson (5), Ed Crosby.
2B: Rusty Staub 2 (30), Tom Seaver (2), Felix Millan (18), Pete Rose.
3B: Ed Crosby.
HR: Larry Stahl, Joe Morgan.
Intentional Walks: John Milner, Rusty Staub.
SH: Don Hahn, Felix Millan, Denis Menke.
SF: Cleon Jones, John Milner.
CS: Felix Millan (2), Pete Rose, Denis Menke.

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