D-Whit - It Was 45 Years Ago Today...Monday August 4th

August 4^th

New York came up short in its first visit to Cincinnati since May. Jerry Koosman was the hard-luck loser in this one as the Reds’ scratched-out a 1-0 win. The Met southpaw scattered five hits over seven innings but the Reds Jim Maloney out dueled him on the hill tossing a 2-hit shutout over 8 2/3. Wayne Granger retired Ed Kranepool with one on to record his 15^th save. 

A 3^rd inning sac fly by Alex Johnson accounted for the game’s lone run. The Mets fell to 7.5 games back of the Cubs who rolled to a 9-3 victory behind Ferguson Jenkins in the Astrodome.