NYN @ CIN

October 06, 1973

Final Score: NYN 1 - CIN 2

Game Information

Ballpark
Cinergy Field
Attendance
53,431
Game Duration
120 minutes
Day/Night
Day
Winning Pitcher
Pedro Borbon
Losing Pitcher
Tom Seaver

Umpires

Home Plate
Ed Sudol
First Base
Ed Vargo
Second Base
Chris Pelekoudas
Third Base
Bob Engel

Line Score

NYN @ CIN — Line Score
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
NYN 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0
CIN 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 6 0

NYN Batting

NYN @ CIN — NYN Batting
Player AB R H RBI BB SO 2B 3B HR SB AVG
Wayne Garrett 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
Jerry Grote 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000
Don Hahn 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 .000
Bud Harrelson 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Cleon Jones 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000
Felix Millan 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
John Milner 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 .333
Tom Seaver 3 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .333
Rusty Staub 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Team Totals 28 1 3 1 4 6 1 0 0 0 .107

CIN Batting

NYN @ CIN — CIN Batting
Player AB R H RBI BB SO 2B 3B HR SB AVG
Johnny Bench 4 1 3 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 .750
Jack Billingham 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000
Pedro Borbon 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Darrel Chaney 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 .000
Ed Crosby 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Dan Driessen 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 .250
Cesar Geronimo 3 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 .333
Ken Griffey 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000
Tom Hall 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Hal King 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000
Joe Morgan 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000
Tony Perez 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000
Pete Rose 4 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 .250
Larry Stahl 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000
Team Totals 30 2 6 2 0 13 2 0 2 0 .200

NYN Pitching

NYN @ CIN — NYN Pitching
Pitcher Dec IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Tom Seaver (L) L 8.1 6 2 2 0 13 2 2.16
Team Totals 8.1 6 2 2 0 13 2 2.16

CIN Pitching

NYN @ CIN — CIN Pitching
Pitcher Dec IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Jack Billingham - 8.0 3 1 1 3 6 0 1.12
Pedro Borbon (W) W 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
Tom Hall - 0.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.00
Team Totals 9.0 3 1 1 4 6 0 1.00

New York Mets at Cincinnati Reds, October 6, 1973

The Cincinnati Reds beat the New York Mets 2-1 at Cinergy Field on October 6, 1973 in a League Championship Series game. The margin was one run. Retrosheet records attendance of 53,431, a running time of 120 minutes, and a day start for this game. The New York Mets' only run came in the second inning. The Cincinnati Reds scored single runs in the eighth and ninth innings. Hits were 3 for the New York Mets and 6 for the Cincinnati Reds, with 0 and 0 errors. The win went to Pedro Borbon, allowing 0 earned runs on 0 hits in 1.0 innings. Tom Seaver took the loss after 8.1 innings and 2 runs. No pitcher struck out more than Tom Seaver, who had 13. The Cincinnati Reds used Jack Billingham, Pedro Borbon, and Tom Hall on the mound. For the Cincinnati Reds, Johnny Bench went 3 for 4, 1 home run, 1 double, and 1 RBI. Pete Rose also homered for the Cincinnati Reds. The home-plate umpire was Ed Sudol.

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