Gary Nolan, who pitched seven innings before giving way to Woodie Fryman, gained his third consecutive victory when the Reds defeated the Mets, 6-2. The Reds handed Tom Seaver his third straight setback, rapping the Mets' ace for five runs, one of them unearned, in the first five frames. [The Sporting News]



Cincinnati Reds 6, New York Mets 2
Game Played on Friday, May       20, 1977 (Night game) at Riverfront Stadium
Mets         1  0  0    0  0  1    0  0  0  -   2  9  2
Reds         2  0  0    1  2  0    0  1  x  -   6  9  0


Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Randle 2b             4   0   2   0     1   2   .426      Rose 3b               4   2   1   0     1   0   .331
Grote 3b              4   1   2   0     1   0   .260      Griffey rf            3   2   2   1     1   0   .321
Milner lf             5   0   1   0     0   2   .270      Driessen 1b           3   0   0   1     0   0   .255
Kingman rf            4   0   1   0     0   1   .238      Foster lf             3   0   1   1     1   0   .310
Kranepool 1b          4   1   2   2     0   1   .316      Bench c               4   0   1   1     0   2   .252
Mazzilli cf           3   0   0   0     1   0   .231      Geronimo cf           4   1   1   0     0   2   .228
Hodges c              3   0   1   0     0   1   .300      Concepcion ss         4   1   2   0     0   0   .260
  Stearns ph,c        1   0   0   0     0   0   .268      Flynn 2b              3   0   1   2     0   0   .143
Harrelson ss          2   0   0   0     0   0   .117      Nolan p               3   0   0   0     0   1   .167
  Phillips ph,ss      1   0   0   0     0   1   .167        Fryman p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .250
  Foster ph,ss        1   0   0   0     0   0   .133
Seaver p              2   0   0   0     0   1   .136
  Boisclair ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .266
  Myrick p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Vail ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .317

Totals               36   2   9   2     3   9             Totals               31   6   9   6     3   5

Time of Game: 2:20   Attendance: 31,504
Left on Base: Mets 10, Reds 7
DP: Mets 0, Reds 0
Errors: Milner, Harrelson
Doubles: Foster (6), Flynn (1), Griffey (11)
Home Runs: Kranepool (4)
Stolen Bases: Griffey (8)
Sacrifice Hits: Fryman (2)
Sacrifice Flies: Driessen (2), Flynn (1)


Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Seaver L(4-3)           5     6   5   4   2   3   0  24   3.17
Myrick                  3     3   1   1   1   2   0  13   3.50
Totals                  8     9   6   5   3   5   0  37

Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Nolan W(3-0)            7     8   2   2   3   9   1  32   1.89
Fryman SV(1)            2     1   0   0   0   0   0   7   6.08
Totals                  9     9   2   2   3   9   1  39

Wild Pitches: Seaver (2)

Umpires: HP - Paul Pryor, 1B - Andy Olsen, 2B - Jerry Crawford, 3B - Doug Harvey


METS 1ST: Randle struck out; Grote singled to center; Milner
flied out to center; Kingman singled to left [Grote to second];
Kranepool singled to right [Grote scored, Kingman to third];
Mazzilli walked [Kranepool to second]; Hodges struck out; 1 R, 3
H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Mets 1, Reds 0.

REDS 1ST: Rose reached on an error by Milner [Rose to second
(error by Harrelson)]; Seaver threw a wild pitch [Rose to
third]; Griffey singled to second [Rose stayed at third];
Driessen hit a sacrifice fly to center [Rose scored (unearned),
Griffey to second]; Foster doubled to left [Griffey scored];
Bench popped to first; Geronimo struck out; 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 2
E, 1 LOB.  Mets 1, Reds 2.

METS 2ND: Harrelson grounded out (second to first); Seaver
struck out; Randle singled to center; Grote grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 1, Reds 2.

REDS 2ND: Concepcion grounded out (shortstop to first); Flynn
grounded out (catcher to first); Nolan grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 1, Reds 2.

METS 3RD: Milner struck out; Kingman lined to third; Kranepool
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 1,
Reds 2.

REDS 3RD: Rose lined to shortstop; Griffey walked; Griffey stole
second; Driessen flied out to center [Griffey to third]; Foster
popped to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 1, Reds 2.

METS 4TH: Mazzilli flied out to right; Hodges grounded out
(second to first); Harrelson grounded out (first to pitcher); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 1, Reds 2.

REDS 4TH: Bench struck out; Geronimo grounded out (first to
pitcher); Concepcion singled to left; Flynn doubled to right
[Concepcion scored]; Nolan grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R,
2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 1, Reds 3.

METS 5TH: Seaver grounded out (third to first); Randle walked;
Grote singled to left [Randle to third]; Milner struck out;
Kingman struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 1, Reds 3.

REDS 5TH: Rose walked; Griffey doubled to left [Rose scored];
Driessen popped to second; Foster flied out to center; Bench
singled to left [Griffey scored]; Geronimo struck out; 2 R, 2 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 1, Reds 5.

METS 6TH: Kranepool homered; Mazzilli popped to third; Hodges
singled to center; PHILLIPS BATTED FOR HARRELSON; Phillips
struck out; BOISCLAIR BATTED FOR SEAVER; Boisclair flied out to
center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 2, Reds 5.

REDS 6TH: MYRICK REPLACED BOISCLAIR (PITCHING); PHILLIPS STAYED
IN GAME (PLAYING SS); Concepcion grounded out (shortstop to
first); Flynn grounded out (shortstop to first); Nolan struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 2, Reds 5.

METS 7TH: Randle struck out; Grote walked; Milner singled to
right [Grote to second]; Kingman popped to catcher; Kranepool
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 2, Reds 5.

REDS 7TH: Rose singled to second; Griffey flied out to left;
Driessen popped to shortstop; Foster walked [Rose to second];
Bench was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 2,
Reds 5.

METS 8TH: FRYMAN REPLACED NOLAN (PITCHING); Mazzilli grounded
out (third to first); STEARNS BATTED FOR HODGES; Stearns flied
out to center; FOSTER BATTED FOR PHILLIPS; Foster flied out to
center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 2, Reds 5.

REDS 8TH: STEARNS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); FOSTER STAYED IN
GAME (PLAYING SS); Geronimo singled to third; Concepcion singled
to center [Geronimo to third]; Flynn hit a sacrifice fly to
right [Geronimo scored]; Fryman out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher
to first) [Concepcion to second]; Rose flied out to right; 1 R,
2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 2, Reds 6.

METS 9TH: VAIL BATTED FOR MYRICK; Vail grounded out (pitcher to
first); Randle singled to right; Grote flied out to left; Milner
grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 2,
Reds 6.