In a fantastic day at the plate, Pete Rose smashed three homers in one game for the first time in his 16-year career and also singled twice in six trips as the Reds overwhelmed the Mets, 14-7. Rose's splurge raised his career hit total to 2,996.

The Mets capitalized on Doug Capilla's wildness to score four runs in the first inning. After Dan Driessen homered for the Reds in the second, the Mets made it 6-1 in the third, but Cincy's big guns began blasting away to pile up 20 hits, including Rose's three homers and one each by Cesar Geronimo and Ken Griffey. Geronimo led off the fourth with his round-tripper and, after Dave Collins was retired as a pinch-hitter for Dale Murray, Rose and Griffey hit for the circuit on consecutive pitches thrown by Nino Espinosa. [The Sporting News]

Cincinnati Reds 14, New York Mets 7

Game Played on Saturday, April 29, 1978 (Day game) at Shea Stadium

Reds 0 1 0 3 5 1 3 1 0 - 14 20 1 Mets 4 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 - 7 9 0 Reds AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Mets AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Rose 3b 6 4 5 4 0 1 .333 Randle 3b 3 1 0 0 2 1 .157 Grace 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Maddox rf 3 1 0 1 1 1 .167 Griffey rf 6 1 3 1 0 1 .322 Metzger p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Morgan 2b 5 1 2 0 1 0 .278 Kranepool ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .200 Kennedy 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Myrick p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Foster lf 6 2 3 1 0 2 .349 S. Henderson lf 4 1 1 1 1 0 .176 Driessen 1b 5 1 2 3 1 2 .316 Montanez 1b 4 1 2 1 0 0 .192 Concepcion ss 5 2 1 0 1 2 .279 Stearns c 2 2 1 0 3 0 .194 Auerbach ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 Mazzilli cf 4 0 1 1 1 0 .234 Geronimo cf 5 2 2 3 1 2 .309 Valentine 2b 4 0 3 2 1 0 .304 Werner c 3 1 1 1 2 1 .286 Flynn ss 4 0 0 1 0 0 .250 Capilla p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Espinosa p 2 0 0 0 0 2 .100 Murray p 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Cornejo p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Collins ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .182 Siebert p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Borbon p 1 0 1 1 0 0 1.000 Boisclair ph,rf 2 1 1 0 0 1 .238 Bair p 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Totals 45 14 20 14 6 13 Totals 33 7 9 7 9 5 Time of Game: 3:10 Attendance: 17,347 Left on Base: Reds 11, Mets 9 DP: Reds 2, Mets 0 Errors: Foster Doubles: Griffey (6), Geronimo (5), Driessen (4), Mazzilli (6), Boisclair (1) Home Runs: Driessen (3), Geronimo (2), Rose 3 (3), Griffey (2) Stolen Bases: Morgan (5), Geronimo (2), Concepcion (3), Randle (3), S. Henderson (1) Sacrifice Hits: Borbon (1) Sacrifice Flies: Montanez (3) Reds IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Capilla 0.1 1 4 4 4 0 0 6 14.14 Murray 2.2 4 2 2 2 3 0 13 3.80 Borbon W(2-0) 2.2 2 1 1 1 0 0 11 10.32 Bair SV(3) 3.1 2 0 0 2 2 0 13 0.00 Totals 9 9 7 7 9 5 0 43 Mets IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Espinosa 3.2 7 4 4 2 8 4 20 3.99 Cornejo L(3-2) 1 4 5 5 1 1 1 8 5.68 Siebert 1.1 3 1 1 2 2 0 8 2.70 Metzger 2 5 4 4 1 2 1 12 8.10 Myrick 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 1.72 Totals 9 20 14 14 6 13 6 52 Umpires: HP - Jim Quick, 1B - Jerry Crawford, 2B - Doug Harvey, 3B - Andy Olsen REDS 1ST: Rose struck out; Griffey grounded out (shortstop to first); Morgan singled to right; Morgan stole second; Foster struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Mets 0. METS 1ST: Randle walked; Randle stole second; Maddox walked; S. Henderson singled to right [Randle scored, Maddox to third]; S. Henderson stole second; Montanez hit a sacrifice fly to center [Maddox scored]; Stearns walked; Mazzilli walked [S. Henderson to third, Stearns to second]; MURRAY REPLACED CAPILLA (PITCHING); Valentine singled to left [S. Henderson scored, Stearns scored, Mazzilli to third, Valentine to second (error by Foster)]; Flynn hit into a double play (shortstop to first) [Valentine out at third]; 4 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Mets 4. REDS 2ND: Driessen homered; Concepcion struck out; Geronimo was called out on strikes; Werner walked; Murray struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 1, Mets 4. METS 2ND: Espinosa was called out on strikes; Randle walked; Maddox struck out; S. Henderson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 1, Mets 4. REDS 3RD: Rose singled to left; Griffey doubled to right [Rose to third]; Morgan popped to catcher in foul territory; Foster struck out; Driessen was walked intentionally; Concepcion struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Reds 1, Mets 4. METS 3RD: Montanez singled to right; Stearns singled to shortstop [Montanez to second]; Mazzilli doubled to right [Montanez scored, Stearns to third]; Valentine was walked intentionally; Flynn forced Valentine (second unassisted) [Stearns scored, Mazzilli to third]; Espinosa struck out; On a bunt Randle grounded out (first to pitcher); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Reds 1, Mets 6. REDS 4TH: Geronimo homered; Werner struck out; COLLINS BATTED FOR MURRAY; Collins flied out to left; Rose homered; Griffey homered; CORNEJO REPLACED ESPINOSA (PITCHING); Morgan grounded out (second to first); 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 4, Mets 6. METS 4TH: BORBON REPLACED COLLINS (PITCHING); Maddox flied out to center; S. Henderson grounded out (shortstop to first); Montanez flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 4, Mets 6. REDS 5TH: Foster singled to right; Driessen was called out on strikes; Concepcion walked [Foster to second]; Geronimo doubled to center [Foster scored, Concepcion scored]; Geronimo stole third; Werner singled to left [Geronimo scored]; Borbon out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Werner to second]; Rose homered [Werner scored]; SIEBERT REPLACED CORNEJO (PITCHING); Griffey singled to center; Morgan walked [Griffey to second]; Foster forced Morgan (shortstop to second); 5 R, 5 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Reds 9, Mets 6. METS 5TH: Stearns lined to left; Mazzilli popped to second; Valentine singled to left; Flynn flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 9, Mets 6. REDS 6TH: Driessen was called out on strikes; Concepcion singled to center; Concepcion stole second; Geronimo struck out; Werner was walked intentionally; Borbon singled to left [Concepcion scored, Werner out at third (left to catcher to shortstop to second)]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 10, Mets 6. METS 6TH: BOISCLAIR BATTED FOR SIEBERT; Boisclair doubled to right; Randle grounded out (second to first) [Boisclair to third]; Maddox grounded out (shortstop to first) [Boisclair scored]; S. Henderson walked; BAIR REPLACED BORBON (PITCHING); Montanez flied out to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 10, Mets 7. REDS 7TH: BOISCLAIR STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); METZGER REPLACED MADDOX (PITCHING); Rose singled to right; Griffey flied to left in foul territory; Morgan singled to right [Rose to third]; Foster singled to center [Rose scored, Morgan to second]; Driessen doubled to center [Morgan scored, Foster scored]; Concepcion grounded out (shortstop to first) [Driessen to third]; Geronimo was walked intentionally; Werner flied out to center; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Reds 13, Mets 7. METS 7TH: Stearns walked; Mazzilli popped to shortstop; Valentine singled to right [Stearns to second]; Flynn lined into a double play (first to shortstop) [Stearns out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 13, Mets 7. REDS 8TH: Bair was called out on strikes; Rose homered; Griffey struck out; Morgan flied out to right; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 14, Mets 7. METS 8TH: GRACE REPLACED ROSE (PLAYING 3B); Boisclair struck out; Randle struck out; KRANEPOOL BATTED FOR METZGER; Kranepool grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 14, Mets 7. REDS 9TH: MYRICK REPLACED KRANEPOOL (PITCHING); Foster singled to left; Driessen forced Foster (shortstop to second); Concepcion flied out to center; Geronimo forced Driessen (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 14, Mets 7. METS 9TH: KENNEDY REPLACED MORGAN (PLAYING 2B); AUERBACH REPLACED CONCEPCION (PLAYING SS); S. Henderson popped to second; Montanez singled to left; Stearns walked [Montanez to second]; Mazzilli grounded out (pitcher to first) [Montanez to third, Stearns to second]; Valentine grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Reds 14, Mets 7.

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