Cincinnati Reds vs New York Mets
June 12, 1979 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 12, 1979 at Shea Stadium. The New York Mets defeated the Cincinnati Reds and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Baseball Almanac Box Scores

Cincinnati Reds 6, New York Mets 12

Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Collins rf 5 1 3 0
Kennedy 2b 3 1 1 0
Concepcion ss 3 0 0 0
Foster lf 4 1 1 2
Driessen 1b 4 1 2 1
Knight 3b 1 1 0 0
Blair cf 3 1 1 1
  Geronimo cf 1 0 0 0
Correll c 4 0 1 2
Bonham p 3 0 0 0
  Sarmiento p 0 0 0 0
  Tomlin p 0 0 0 0
  Borbon p 0 0 0 0
  Henderson ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 32 6 9 6
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Youngblood rf 6 1 2 0
Taveras ss 6 2 2 2
Mazzilli cf 2 1 1 1
Hebner 3b 4 1 1 3
  Murray p 0 0 0 0
Montanez 1b 4 1 0 1
Stearns c 4 1 1 0
Henderson lf 2 2 1 1
Flynn 2b 5 2 3 3
Falcone p 2 0 1 0
  Scott p 0 0 0 0
  Hodges ph 0 0 0 1
  Ferrer pr,3b 2 1 0 0
Totals 37 12 12 12
Cincinnati 000 005 010692
New York 200 0010 00x12120
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Bonham   5.0 6 4 4 3 4
  Sarmiento  L (0-3) 0.1 1 3 2 1 0
  Tomlin   1.2 3 5 0 3 0
  Borbon   1.0 2 0 0 1 1
Totals
8.0
12
12
6
8
5
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Falcone   5.2 6 5 5 5 5
  Scott   0.1 1 0 0 0 0
  Murray  W (4-5) 3.0 2 1 1 0 1
Totals
9.0
9
6
6
5
6

  E–Kennedy (4), Foster (2).  DP–New York 3.  2B–Cincinnati Driessen (10,off Falcone); Correll (5,off Scott), New York Mazzilli (19,off Bonham); Stearns (10,off Bonham); Taveras (11,off Sarmiento).  3B–New York Flynn (4,off Bonham).  HR–Cincinnati Foster (13,8th inning off Murray 0 on, 0 out), New York Flynn (2,6th inning off Tomlin 2 on, 2 out).  SH–Concepcion (3,off Falcone).  IBB–Knight (2,by Falcone); Mazzilli (3,by Tomlin).  SF–Montanez (3,off Tomlin).  HBP–Stearns (3,by Bonham).  SB–Driessen (5,2nd base off Falcone/Stearns); Youngblood (9,2nd base off Bonham/Correll).  HBP–Bonham (2,Stearns).  IBB–Tomlin (3,Mazzilli); Falcone (3,Knight).  U-HP–Paul Pryor, 1B–Satch Davidson, 2B–Jim Quick, 3B–Ed Vargo.  T–2:46.  A–9,805.
Baseball Almanac Box Score


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