Although forced to leave the game because of stiffness in his right elbow, unbeaten Mike LaCoss pitched five innings and got credit for his eighth victory as the Reds topped the Mets, 4-1. The Reds broke a 1-1 tie with singles by Dave Collins, Dave Concepcion and George Foster in the fifth inning. They added a pair of markers in the sixth on a single by Cesar Geronimo, walk to Rick Auerbach, sacrifice by Vic Correll and single by Junior Kennedy. [The Sporting News]



Cincinnati Reds 4, New York Mets 1
Game Played on Wednesday, June      13, 1979 (Night game) at Shea Stadium
Reds         0  0  0    1  1  2    0  0  0  -   4 10  1
Mets         0  0  0    1  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  2  0


Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Griffey rf            1   0   1   0     0   0   .287      Youngblood rf         4   0   0   0     0   0   .284
  Collins pr,rf       3   1   1   0     1   0   .391      Taveras ss            4   0   0   0     0   0   .239
Kennedy 2b            5   0   1   2     0   0   .268      Mazzilli cf           2   1   0   0     2   0   .341
Concepcion ss         5   0   2   0     0   1   .300      Hebner 3b             2   0   1   0     2   0   .310
Foster lf             4   0   1   1     0   1   .328      Montanez 1b           4   0   0   0     0   2   .206
Driessen 1b           3   0   1   0     1   0   .279      Stearns c             3   0   0   0     0   0   .222
Geronimo cf           4   2   2   0     0   0   .266      Henderson lf          3   0   1   0     0   0   .276
Auerbach 3b           2   1   0   0     2   0   .152      Flynn 2b              3   0   0   0     0   0   .221
Correll c             3   0   1   1     0   0   .294      Hausman p             2   0   0   0     0   0   .000
LaCoss p              2   0   0   0     0   0   .118        Scott p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  DeFreites ph        1   0   0   0     0   1   .208        Kranepool ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .152
  Hume p              1   0   0   0     0   0   .179        Glynn p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               34   4  10   4     4   3             Totals               28   1   2   0     4   2

Time of Game: 2:13   Attendance: 12,468
Left on Base: Reds 8, Mets 4
DP: Reds 1, Mets 0
Errors: Correll
Doubles: Griffey (17), Geronimo (14)
Stolen Bases: Mazzilli (15)
Caught Stealing: Driessen (3)
Sacrifice Hits: Correll (1)
GIDP: Montanez (6)


Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
LaCoss W(8-0)           5     1   1   1   3   1   0  18   2.23
Hume SV(2)              4     1   0   0   1   1   0  14   3.67
Totals                  9     2   1   1   4   2   0  32

Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hausman L(0-1)          5     8   4   4   3   0   0  25   7.20
Scott                   3     2   0   0   1   3   0  11   4.39
Glynn                   1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   1.17
Totals                  9    10   4   4   4   3   0  39

Umpires: HP - Satch Davidson, 1B - Jim Quick, 2B - Ed Vargo, 3B - Paul Pryor


REDS 1ST: Griffey doubled to left; COLLINS RAN FOR GRIFFEY;
Kennedy grounded out (pitcher to shortstop to first) [Collins to
third]; Concepcion reached on a fielder's choice [Collins out at
home (third to catcher)]; Foster forced Concepcion (shortstop to
second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 0, Mets 0.

METS 1ST: COLLINS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Youngblood popped
to first; Taveras grounded out (pitcher to first); Mazzilli
walked; Mazzilli stole second [Mazzilli to third (error by
Correll)]; Hebner walked; Montanez struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2
LOB.  Reds 0, Mets 0.

REDS 2ND: Driessen walked; Geronimo flied out to left; Auerbach
walked [Driessen to second]; Correll flied out to left; LaCoss
flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 0, Mets 0.

METS 2ND: Stearns popped to shortstop; Henderson grounded out
(second to first); Flynn grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0, Mets 0.

REDS 3RD: Collins grounded out (second to first); Kennedy lined
to second; Concepcion singled to left; Foster popped to second;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 0, Mets 0.

METS 3RD: Hausman grounded out (catcher to first); Youngblood
lined to left; On a bunt Taveras made an out to second; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0, Mets 0.

REDS 4TH: Driessen flied out to center; Geronimo doubled to
left; Auerbach grounded out (third to first); Correll singled to
center [Geronimo scored, Correll out at second (center to third
to first)]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 1, Mets 0.

METS 4TH: Mazzilli walked; Hebner singled to right [Mazzilli to
third]; Montanez grounded into a double play (second to
shortstop to first) [Mazzilli scored (no RBI), Hebner out at
second]; Stearns grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Reds 1, Mets 1.

REDS 5TH: LaCoss grounded out (pitcher to first); Collins
singled to right; Kennedy flied out to right; Concepcion singled
to shortstop [Collins to second]; Foster singled to left
[Collins scored, Concepcion to second]; Driessen grounded out
(first to pitcher); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 2, Mets 1.

METS 5TH: Henderson grounded out (second to first); Flynn
grounded out (second to first); Hausman grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 2, Mets 1.

REDS 6TH: Geronimo singled to right; Auerbach walked [Geronimo
to second]; SCOTT REPLACED HAUSMAN (PITCHING); Correll out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Geronimo to third, Auerbach
to second]; DEFREITES BATTED FOR LACOSS; DeFreites struck out;
Collins was walked intentionally; Kennedy singled to right
[Geronimo scored, Auerbach scored, Collins to third]; Mike
LaCoss has stiffness in right elbow; Tom Hausman back
trouble; Concepcion struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds
4, Mets 1.

METS 6TH: HUME REPLACED DEFREITES (PITCHING); Youngblood popped
to second; Taveras popped to first in foul territory; Mazzilli
flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 4, Mets 1.

REDS 7TH: Foster struck out; Driessen singled to center;
Driessen was caught stealing second (catcher to second);
Geronimo popped to third; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 4, Mets 1.

METS 7TH: Hebner flied out to center; Montanez struck out;
Stearns flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 4, Mets
1.

REDS 8TH: Auerbach flied out to left; Correll grounded out
(third to first); Hume flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Reds 4, Mets 1.

METS 8TH: Henderson singled to third; Flynn flied out to center;
KRANEPOOL BATTED FOR SCOTT; Kranepool grounded out (first
unassisted) [Henderson to second]; Youngblood flied out to
right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 4, Mets 1.

REDS 9TH: GLYNN REPLACED KRANEPOOL (PITCHING); Collins flied out
to right; Kennedy flied out to left; Concepcion grounded out
(third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 4, Mets 1.

METS 9TH: Taveras flied out to center; Mazzilli flied out to
center; Hebner walked; Montanez grounded out (second to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 4, Mets 1.