Ultimate Mets Database: Game of April 29, 1978 - Box Score

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Previous Game:
April 28, 1978
Reds 5, Mets 1 1978 Regular Season Game 21
April 29, 1978
Reds 14, Mets 7 Next Game:
April 30, 1978
Mets 6, Reds 4

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National League Standings, April 29, 1978

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Thru This Game

Mets Starting Lineup

3b
Lenny
Randle rf
Elliott
Maddox lf
Steve
Henderson 1b
Willie
Montanez c
John
Stearns cf
Lee
Mazzilli 2b
Bobby
Valentine ss
Doug
Flynn p
Nino
Espinosa

April 29, 1978, Shea Stadium, Flushing, NY

Cincinnati Reds 14, New York Mets 7

Reds ab r h bi bb so

Pete Rose 3b 6 4 5 4 0 1

- Mike Grace 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0

Ken Griffey rf 6 1 3 1 0 1

Joe Morgan 2b 5 1 2 0 1 0

- Junior Kennedy 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0

George Foster lf 6 2 3 1 0 2

Dan Driessen 1b 5 1 2 3 1 2

Dave Concepcion ss 5 2 1 0 1 2

- Rick Auerbach ss 0 0 0 0 0 0

Cesar Geronimo cf 5 2 2 3 1 2

Don Werner c 3 1 1 1 2 1

Doug Capilla p 0 0 0 0 0 0

- Dale Murray p 1 0 0 0 0 1

- Dave Collins ph 1 0 0 0 0 0

- Pedro Borbon p 1 0 1 1 0 0

- Doug Bair p 1 0 0 0 0 1

Mets ab r h bi bb so Avg.

Lenny Randle 3b 3 1 0 0 2 1 .157

Elliott Maddox rf 3 1 0 1 1 1 .167

- Butch Metzger p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

- Ed Kranepool ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .200

- Bob Myrick p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Steve Henderson lf 4 1 1 1 1 0 .176

Willie Montanez 1b 4 1 2 1 0 0 .192

John Stearns c 2 2 1 0 3 0 .194

Lee Mazzilli cf 4 0 1 1 1 0 .234

Bobby Valentine 2b 4 0 3 2 1 0 .304

Doug Flynn ss 4 0 0 1 0 0 .250

Nino Espinosa p 2 0 0 0 0 2 .100

- Mardie Cornejo p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

- Paul Siebert p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

- Bruce Boisclair ph-rf 2 1 1 0 0 1 .238

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E

Cincinnati Reds 0 1 0 3 5 1 3 1 0 14 20 1

New York Mets 4 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 7 9 0

Cincinnati Reds ip h r er bb so

Doug Capilla 0.1 1 4 4 4 0

Dale Murray 2.2 4 2 2 2 3

Pedro Borbon (W) 2.2 2 1 1 1 0

Doug Bair (Save) 3.1 2 0 0 2 2

New York Mets ip h r er bb so

Nino Espinosa 3.2 7 4 4 2 8 3.99

Mardie Cornejo (L,3-2) 1.0 4 5 5 1 1 5.68

Paul Siebert 1.1 3 1 1 2 2 2.70

Butch Metzger 2.0 5 4 4 1 2 8.10

Bob Myrick 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 1.72

Errors: George Foster.
2B: Bruce Boisclair (1), Lee Mazzilli (6), Ken Griffey, Dan Driessen, Cesar Geronimo.
HR: Pete Rose 3, Ken Griffey, Dan Driessen, Cesar Geronimo.
Intentional Walks: Bobby Valentine, Dan Driessen, Cesar Geronimo, Don Werner.
SH: Pedro Borbon.
SF: Willie Montanez.
SB: Lenny Randle (3), Steve Henderson (1), Dave Concepcion, Joe Morgan, Cesar Geronimo.

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