Reaching loser Tom Seaver for all their runs in the first two innings, the Reds pinned a fifth defeat on the Met ace, who had only two victories to show for 11 starts, 4-2. Cincinnati blended singles by Pete Rose, Joe Morgan and Dave Concepcion with a walk, infield out and Terry Crowley's sacrifice fly to grab a 3-0 advantage in the first. Back-to-back doubles by Morgan and Johnny Bench made it 4-0 in the second. A rare homer by Bud Harrelson, only the fourth of his career, accounted for both New York runs off winner Fred Norman in the fifth. Harrelson connected after a walk to Don Hahn, but Norman allowed only three other hits. [The Sporting News]



Cincinnati Reds 4, New York Mets 2
Game Played on Monday, May       27, 1974 (Night game) at Riverfront Stadium
Mets         0  0  0    0  2  0    0  0  0  -   2  4  0
Reds         3  1  0    0  0  0    0  0  x  -   4  8  0


Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Harrelson ss          3   1   1   2     1   0   .258      Rose lf               4   1   2   0     0   0   .270
Millan 2b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .300      Morgan 2b             4   2   2   0     0   0   .346
Staub rf              4   0   1   0     0   0   .272      Bench c               2   1   1   1     2   0   .289
Jones lf              4   0   0   0     0   1   .277      Perez 1b              4   0   0   1     0   1   .264
Milner 1b             4   0   1   0     0   1   .250        Chaney 3b           0   0   0   0     0   0   .250
Grote c               4   0   1   0     0   0   .264      Driessen 3b,1b        3   0   1   0     1   0   .295
Martinez 3b           4   0   0   0     0   2   .225      Crowley rf            2   0   0   1     0   1   .242
Hahn cf               1   1   0   0     2   1   .340        Foster rf           1   0   0   0     0   0   .250
Seaver p              2   0   0   0     0   1   .091      Concepcion ss         3   0   1   1     0   0   .255
  Theodore ph         1   0   0   0     0   1   .263      Geronimo cf           3   0   1   0     0   0   .306
  Apodaca p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Norman p              3   0   0   0     0   1   .111

Totals               31   2   4   2     3   7             Totals               29   4   8   4     3   3

Time of Game: 1:57   Attendance: 20,057
Left on Base: Mets 5, Reds 5
DP: Mets 2, Reds 0
Doubles: Staub (8), Morgan (10), Bench (7)
Home Runs: Harrelson (1)
Stolen Bases: Morgan (19)
Sacrifice Flies: Crowley (4)
GIDP: Crowley (2), Perez (5)


Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Seaver L(2-5)           6     6   4   4   3   3   0  25   3.89
Apodaca                 2     2   0   0   0   0   0   8   6.65
Totals                  8     8   4   4   3   3   0  33

Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Norman W(4-5)           9     4   2   2   3   7   1  34   2.53
Totals                  9     4   2   2   3   7   1  34

Umpires: HP - Art Williams, 1B - Doug Harvey, 2B - Harry Wendelstedt, 3B - Nick Colosi


METS 1ST: Harrelson walked; Millan flied out to right; Staub
flied out to left; Jones forced Harrelson (shortstop to second);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0, Reds 0.

REDS 1ST: Rose singled to shortstop; Morgan singled to right
[Rose to third]; Morgan stole second; Bench walked; Perez
grounded out (second to first) [Rose scored, Morgan to third,
Bench to second]; Driessen was walked intentionally; Crowley hit
a sacrifice fly to center [Morgan scored]; Concepcion singled to
center [Bench scored, Driessen to second]; Geronimo flied out to
left; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 0, Reds 3.

METS 2ND: Milner struck out; Grote flied out to left; Martinez
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Reds 3.

REDS 2ND: Norman flied out to left; Rose flied out to center;
Morgan doubled to left; Bench doubled [Morgan scored]; Perez
struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0, Reds 4.

METS 3RD: Hahn walked; Seaver forced Hahn (shortstop to second);
Harrelson flied out to center; Millan grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0, Reds 4.

REDS 3RD: Driessen singled; Crowley grounded into a double play
(first to shortstop to first) [Driessen out at second];
Concepcion grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Mets 0, Reds 4.

METS 4TH: Staub grounded out (shortstop to first); Jones struck
out; Milner singled to right; Grote forced Milner (third to
second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0, Reds 4.

REDS 4TH: Geronimo grounded out (second to first); Norman struck
out; Rose grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Mets 0, Reds 4.

METS 5TH: Martinez popped to shortstop; Hahn walked; Seaver
struck out; Harrelson homered [Hahn scored]; Millan flied out to
right; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 2, Reds 4.

REDS 5TH: Morgan popped to third in foul territory; Bench
walked; Perez grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop
to first) [Bench out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 2,
Reds 4.

METS 6TH: Staub flied out to left; Jones grounded out (second to
first); Milner flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets
2, Reds 4.

REDS 6TH: Driessen flied out to left; Crowley struck out;
Concepcion grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Mets 2, Reds 4.

METS 7TH: FOSTER REPLACED CROWLEY (PLAYING RF); Grote singled to
left; Martinez forced Grote (third to second); Hahn struck out;
THEODORE BATTED FOR SEAVER; Theodore struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Mets 2, Reds 4.

REDS 7TH: APODACA REPLACED THEODORE (PITCHING); Geronimo singled
to second; On a bunt Norman forced Geronimo (pitcher to
shortstop); Rose singled to center [Norman to second]; Morgan
lined to right; Bench flied out to right; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Mets 2, Reds 4.

METS 8TH: Harrelson popped to second in foul territory; Millan
popped to second; Staub doubled to right; Jones grounded out
(third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 2, Reds 4.

REDS 8TH: Perez popped to first; Driessen flied out to left;
Foster grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Mets 2, Reds 4.

METS 9TH: CHANEY REPLACED PEREZ (PLAYING 3B); DRIESSEN CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); Milner grounded out (pitcher to first);
Grote flied out to center; Martinez struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Mets 2, Reds 4.