Rusty Staub hit a grand-slam homer for the Mets in the first inning, but the Reds came back with a six-run rally in the fourth to gain a 6-5 victory. Singles by Joe Morgan and Johnny Bench, a double by Tony Perez and single by Bobby Tolan accounted for the Reds' first two runs. The third scored when Dave Concepcion grounded into a double play. Richie Scheinblum and Denis Menke kept the rally going with singles.

When the Reds sent up Bill Plummer to pinch-hit for Jim McGlothlin, the Mets took out Jon Matlack and called on Hank Webb. Larry Stahl then batted for Plummer and hit Webb's first pitch for a three-run homer. [The Sporting News]



Cincinnati Reds 6, New York Mets 5
Game Played on Thursday, May       3, 1973 (Night game) at Shea Stadium
Reds         0  0  0    6  0  0    0  0  0  -   6 12  0
Mets         4  0  0    1  0  0    0  0  0  -   5  7  0


Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Rose lf               4   0   1   0     0   1   .314      Martinez cf           4   1   1   0     0   0   .308
Morgan 2b             3   1   2   0     1   0   .329      Millan 2b             4   1   1   0     0   0   .176
Bench c               4   1   2   0     0   0   .195      Garrett 3b            3   1   0   0     1   1   .235
Perez 1b              4   1   1   1     0   2   .289      Staub rf              4   1   1   4     0   2   .169
Tolan cf              4   0   2   1     0   1   .267      Kranepool 1b          3   0   0   0     0   0   .286
Concepcion ss         4   0   1   0     0   0   .358        Theodore ph         1   0   0   0     0   1   .250
Scheinblum rf         3   1   1   0     0   1   .167      Gosger lf             3   0   2   0     0   1   .667
  Geronimo rf         1   0   0   0     0   0   .222        Dyer ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .119
Menke 3b              4   1   1   0     0   3   .216      Grote c               3   1   0   0     1   1   .242
McGlothlin p          1   0   0   0     0   1   .000      Harrelson ss          3   0   1   1     0   1   .221
  Plummer ph          0   0   0   0     0   0   .167      Matlack p             1   0   1   0     0   0   .286
  Stahl ph            1   1   1   3     0   0   .556        Webb p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Hall p              1   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Beauchamp ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .300
                                                            Hennigan p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Fregosi ph          1   0   0   0     0   1   .194
                                                            McGraw p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               34   6  12   5     1   9             Totals               32   5   7   5     2   8

Time of Game: 2:14   Attendance:  9,163
Left on Base: Reds 2, Mets 2
DP: Reds 1, Mets 2
Doubles: Concepcion (4), Perez (5), Harrelson (2)
Home Runs: Stahl (1), Staub (3)
Stolen Bases: Morgan (12)
Caught Stealing: Rose (3), Morgan (3), Gosger (1)
GIDP: Concepcion (2), Perez (2), Grote (2)


Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
McGlothlin              3     5   4   4   1   2   1  14   6.17
Hall W(2-1)             6     2   1   1   1   6   0  20   5.73
Totals                  9     7   5   5   2   8   1  34

Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Matlack L(2-4)          3.2   9   5   5   0   4   0  17   4.66
Webb                    0.1   1   1   1   0   0   1   2  27.00
Hennigan                3     0   0   0   1   4   0   9   1.69
McGraw                  2     2   0   0   0   1   0   7   1.35
Totals                  9    12   6   6   1   9   1  35

Umpires: HP - Nick Colosi, 1B - John McSherry, 2B - Ed Sudol, 3B - Chris Pelekoudas


REDS 1ST: Rose singled to right; Rose was picked off and caught
stealing second (pitcher to first to shortstop); Morgan popped
to catcher in foul territory; Bench grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0, Mets 0.

METS 1ST: Martinez singled to left; Millan singled to left
[Martinez to third, Millan to second (on throw)]; Garrett
walked; Staub homered [Martinez scored, Millan scored, Garrett
scored]; Kranepool grounded out (second to first); Gosger
singled to third; Gosger was caught stealing second (catcher to
shortstop); Grote struck out; 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0,
Mets 4.

REDS 2ND: Perez struck out; Tolan singled to right; Concepcion
doubled to right [Tolan out at home (right to catcher),
Concepcion to third (on throw)]; Scheinblum struck out; 0 R, 2
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 0, Mets 4.

METS 2ND: Harrelson struck out; Matlack singled to center;
Martinez forced Matlack (first to shortstop); Millan forced
Martinez (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 0,
Mets 4.

REDS 3RD: Menke struck out; McGlothlin struck out; Rose grounded
out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0, Mets 4.

METS 3RD: Garrett grounded out (first unassisted); Staub
grounded out (first unassisted); Kranepool flied to left; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0, Mets 4.

REDS 4TH: Morgan singled to center; Bench singled to left
[Morgan to second]; Perez doubled to left [Morgan scored, Bench
to third]; Tolan singled to left [Bench scored, Perez to third];
Concepcion grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to
first) [Perez scored, Tolan out at second]; Scheinblum singled
to left; Menke singled to left [Scheinblum to second]; PLUMMER
BATTED FOR MCGLOTHLIN; WEBB REPLACED MATLACK (PITCHING); STAHL
BATTED FOR PLUMMER; Stahl homered [Scheinblum scored, Menke
scored]; Rose grounded out (shortstop to first); 6 R, 7 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Reds 6, Mets 4.

METS 4TH: HALL REPLACED STAHL (PITCHING); Gosger struck out;
Grote walked; Harrelson doubled to left [Grote scored];
BEAUCHAMP BATTED FOR WEBB; Beauchamp flied to left; Martinez
popped to catcher in foul territory; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds
6, Mets 5.

REDS 5TH: HENNIGAN REPLACED BEAUCHAMP (PITCHING); Morgan walked;
Morgan was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Bench
flied to right; Perez struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 6,
Mets 5.

METS 5TH: Millan grounded out (shortstop to first); Garrett
grounded out (third to first); Staub struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Reds 6, Mets 5.

REDS 6TH: Tolan was called out on strikes; Concepcion grounded
out (shortstop to first); Scheinblum flied to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Reds 6, Mets 5.

METS 6TH: GERONIMO REPLACED SCHEINBLUM (PLAYING RF); Kranepool
popped to second; Gosger singled to right; Grote grounded into a
double play (third to second to first) [Gosger out at second]; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 6, Mets 5.

REDS 7TH: Menke struck out; Hall grounded out (first to
pitcher); Rose struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 6, Mets 5.

METS 7TH: Harrelson grounded out (third to first); FREGOSI
BATTED FOR HENNIGAN; Fregosi struck out; Martinez grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 6, Mets 5.

REDS 8TH: MCGRAW REPLACED FREGOSI (PITCHING); Morgan singled to
center; Bench singled to shortstop [Morgan to second]; Morgan
stole third; Perez grounded into a double play (shortstop to
second to first) [Morgan stayed at third, Bench out at second];
Tolan grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Reds 6, Mets 5.

METS 8TH: Millan flied to center; Garrett struck out; Staub
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 6, Mets 5.

REDS 9TH: Concepcion grounded out (shortstop to first); Geronimo
flied to right; Menke struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 6,
Mets 5.

METS 9TH: THEODORE BATTED FOR KRANEPOOL; Theodore struck out;
DYER BATTED FOR GOSGER; Dyer grounded out (third to first);
Grote grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Reds 6, Mets 5.