New York Mets 9, Cincinnati Reds 2
League Championship Series Game 3 Played on Monday, October   8, 1973 at Shea Stadium
Reds         0  0  2    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   2  8  1
Mets         1  5  1    2  0  0    0  0  x  -   9 11  1


Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Rose lf               4   0   2   0     0   0   .250      Garrett 3b            4   0   0   1     0   3   .077
Morgan 2b             4   0   1   1     0   1   .083      Millan 2b             3   2   1   1     2   0   .200
Perez 1b              4   0   0   0     0   1   .000      Staub rf              5   2   2   4     0   0   .300
Bench c               4   0   1   0     0   1   .333      Jones lf              3   1   2   0     1   0   .300
Kosco rf              4   0   0   0     0   1   .333      Milner 1b             4   0   1   1     0   2   .200
Armbrister cf         4   0   1   0     0   3   .200      Grote c               3   2   1   0     1   0   .182
Menke 3b              4   1   1   1     0   1   .200      Hahn cf               4   1   2   0     0   0   .400
Chaney ss             3   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Harrelson ss          4   0   0   0     0   1   .100
  Gagliano ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Koosman p             4   1   2   1     0   0   .500
Grimsley p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Hall p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Stahl ph            1   1   1   0     0   0   .500
  Tomlin p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Nelson p            1   0   0   0     0   1   .000
  King ph             1   0   1   0     0   0   .500
  Borbon p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               35   2   8   2     0   9             Totals               34   9  11   8     4   6

Time of Game: 2:48   Attendance: 53,967
Left on Base: Reds 6, Mets 6
DP: Reds 0, Mets 1
Errors: Kosco, Garrett
Doubles: Bench (2), Jones (1)
Home Runs: Menke (1), Staub 2 (3)
Sacrifice Flies: Garrett (1)
GIDP: Morgan (1)


Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Grimsley L(0-1)         1.2   5   5   5   1   2   1  11  27.00 
Hall                    0.1   1   1   1   1   1   1   3  54.00
Tomlin                  1.2   5   3   3   1   1   0  11  16.20
Nelson                  2.1   0   0   0   1   0   0   8   0.00
Borbon                  2     0   0   0   0   2   0   6   2.45
Totals                  8    11   9   9   4   6   2  39

Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Koosman W(1-0)          9     8   2   2   0   9   1  35   2.00
Totals                  9     8   2   2   0   9   1  35

Umpires: HP - Chris Pelekoudas, 1B - Bob Engel, 2B - Bruce Froemming, 3B - Jerry Dale, LF - Ed Sudol, RF - Ed Vargo


REDS 1ST: Rose flied out to center; Morgan popped to first in
foul territory; Perez struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0,
Mets 0.

METS 1ST: Garrett was called out on strikes; Millan flied out to
right; Staub homered; Jones singled to right; Milner struck out;
1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 0, Mets 1.

REDS 2ND: Bench was called out on strikes; Kosco flied out to
left; Armbrister struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0, Mets
1.

METS 2ND: Grote walked; Hahn singled to right [Grote to second];
Harrelson lined to right; Koosman singled to center [Grote to
third, Hahn to second]; Garrett hit a sacrifice fly to center
[Grote scored, Hahn to third]; Millan singled to right [Hahn
scored, Koosman to second]; HALL REPLACED GRIMSLEY (PITCHING);
Staub homered [Koosman scored, Millan scored]; Jones walked;
Milner struck out; 5 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 0, Mets 6.

REDS 3RD: Menke homered; Chaney popped to second; STAHL BATTED
FOR HALL; Stahl singled to center; Rose singled to left [Stahl
to second]; Morgan singled to right [Stahl scored, Rose to
second]; Perez flied out to center [Rose to third]; Bench forced
Morgan (shortstop to second); 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 2,
Mets 6.

METS 3RD: TOMLIN REPLACED STAHL (PITCHING); Grote singled to
center; Hahn grounded out (shortstop to first) [Grote to
second]; Harrelson flied out to center; Koosman singled to right
[Grote scored]; Garrett struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds
2, Mets 7.

REDS 4TH: Kosco struck out; Armbrister singled to left; Menke
struck out; Chaney popped to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Reds 2, Mets 7.

METS 4TH: Millan walked; Staub flied out to right; Jones doubled
to right [Millan scored (error by Kosco)]; Milner singled to
right [Jones scored]; Grote flied out to left; Hahn singled to
center [Milner to second]; NELSON REPLACED TOMLIN (PITCHING);
Harrelson flied out to left; 2 R, 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 2, Mets
9.

REDS 5TH: Nelson struck out; Rose singled to center; Morgan
grounded into a double play (first to shortstop to first) [Rose
out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 2, Mets 9.

METS 5TH: Koosman grounded out (second to first); Garrett flied
out to left; Millan walked; Staub grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 2, Mets 9.

REDS 6TH: Perez popped to first; Bench flied out to center;
Kosco reached on an error by Garrett; Armbrister was called out
on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 2, Mets 9.

METS 6TH: Jones grounded out (second to first); Milner grounded
out (second to first); Grote flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Reds 2, Mets 9.

REDS 7TH: Menke grounded out (shortstop to first); Chaney flied
out to center; KING BATTED FOR NELSON; King singled to left;
Rose flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 2, Mets 9.

METS 7TH: BORBON REPLACED KING (PITCHING); Hahn grounded out
(pitcher to first); Harrelson struck out; Koosman grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 2, Mets 9.

REDS 8TH: Morgan was called out on strikes; Perez flied out to
center; Bench doubled to left; Kosco lined to third; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Reds 2, Mets 9.

METS 8TH: Garrett struck out; Millan flied out to right; Staub
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 2,
Mets 9.

REDS 9TH: Armbrister struck out; Menke flied out to center;
GAGLIANO BATTED FOR CHANEY; Gagliano flied out to center; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 2, Mets 9.