Johnny Bench batted in two runs with a homer and Merv Rettenmund accounted for two more with a homer and single to lead the Reds to a 7-2 victory over the Mets. Joe Morgan scored the Reds' first run in the opening inning, drawing a walk, stealing second, continuing to third on a wild throw by Ron Hodges and crossing the plate on a single by Tony Perez. Clay Kirby was on base with a walk when Bench homered in the third. Cincinnati Reds 7, New York Mets 2Game Played on Tuesday, May 28, 1974 (Night game) at Riverfront StadiumMets 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 - 2 9 2 Reds 1 0 2 2 2 0 0 0 x - 7 8 1 Mets AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Reds AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Harrelson ss 5 0 2 1 0 0 .263 Rose lf 4 0 1 1 0 0 .269 Millan 2b 4 0 0 1 0 1 .293 Geronimo cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 .301 Jones lf 5 0 1 0 0 1 .275 Morgan 2b 3 1 0 0 1 0 .340 Staub rf 2 0 1 0 3 0 .275 Bench c 4 1 1 2 0 1 .288 Milner 1b 5 0 1 0 0 0 .249 Perez 1b 3 1 2 1 1 0 .271 Schneck cf 5 0 0 0 0 1 .244 Chaney 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 Boswell 3b 4 1 3 0 0 1 .341 Concepcion ss 4 1 1 0 0 1 .255 Hodges c 3 1 0 0 1 0 .273 Rettenmund rf 4 1 2 2 0 1 .242 Stone p 1 0 0 0 1 1 .150 Foster cf,lf 3 0 0 0 0 0 .241 Miller p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 Driessen 3b,1b 4 1 1 1 0 0 .294 Kranepool ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 .348 Kirby p 1 1 0 0 1 0 .100 Sadecki p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 C. Carroll p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Garrett ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .153 Apodaca p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 36 2 9 2 5 6 Totals 31 7 8 7 3 3 Time of Game: 2:26 Attendance: 14,017 Left on Base: Mets 13, Reds 6 DP: Mets 0, Reds 0 Errors: Boswell, Hodges, Kirby Doubles: Perez (8), Rose (14), Driessen (7) Home Runs: Bench (10), Rettenmund (6) Stolen Bases: Morgan (20) Sacrifice Hits: Kirby 2 (3) Sacrifice Flies: Millan (2) Hit by Pitch: Foster (1,by Apodaca) Mets IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Stone L(2-4) 4.2 8 7 6 3 2 2 26 4.99 Miller 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3.38 Sadecki 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 6.38 Apodaca 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 6.35 Totals 8 8 7 6 3 3 2 37 Reds IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Kirby W(3-3) 8.2 9 2 0 5 5 0 41 4.40 C. Carroll 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2.74 Totals 9 9 2 0 5 6 0 42 Hit by Pitch: Apodaca (1) Umpires: HP - Doug Harvey, 1B - Harry Wendelstedt, 2B - Nick Colosi, 3B - Art Williams METS 1ST: Harrelson grounded out (first unassisted); Millan struck out; Jones singled to left; Staub walked [Jones to second]; Milner grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mets 0, Reds 0. REDS 1ST: Rose flied out to right; Morgan walked; Morgan stole second [Morgan to third (error by Hodges)]; Bench was called out on strikes; Perez singled [Morgan scored]; Concepcion grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Reds 1. METS 2ND: Schneck grounded out (first unassisted); Boswell struck out; Hodges walked; Stone walked [Hodges to second]; Harrelson grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mets 0, Reds 1. REDS 2ND: Rettenmund was called out on strikes; Foster grounded out (shortstop to first); Driessen grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Reds 1. METS 3RD: Millan grounded out (pitcher to first); Jones flied out to center; Staub walked; Milner flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Reds 1. REDS 3RD: Kirby walked; Rose popped to second; Morgan flied out to right; Bench homered [Kirby scored]; Perez doubled to right; Concepcion flied out to center; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Reds 3. METS 4TH: Schneck popped to shortstop; Boswell singled to right; Hodges flied out to right; Stone struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Reds 3. REDS 4TH: Rettenmund homered; Foster lined to second; Driessen reached on an error by Boswell [Driessen to first]; Kirby out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to second) [Driessen to second]; Rose doubled to right [Driessen scored (unearned)]; Morgan lined to left; 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Reds 5. METS 5TH: Harrelson singled to left; Millan flied out to center; Jones forced Harrelson (shortstop to second); Staub singled to right [Jones to second]; Milner grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mets 0, Reds 5. REDS 5TH: Bench popped to second; Perez walked; Concepcion singled to left [Perez to second]; Rettenmund singled to left [Perez scored, Concepcion to second]; Foster flied out to center; Driessen doubled to left [Concepcion scored, Rettenmund to third]; MILLER REPLACED STONE (PITCHING); Kirby grounded out (pitcher to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mets 0, Reds 7. METS 6TH: Schneck flied out to right; Boswell singled to center; Hodges reached on a fielder's choice [Boswell to second (error by Kirby)]; KRANEPOOL BATTED FOR MILLER; Kranepool singled to right [Boswell to third, Hodges to second]; Harrelson singled to left [Boswell scored (unearned), Hodges to third, Kranepool to second]; Millan hit a sacrifice fly to right [Hodges scored (unearned), Kranepool to third]; Jones flied out to center; 2 R (0 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Mets 2, Reds 7. REDS 6TH: SADECKI REPLACED KRANEPOOL (PITCHING); Rose popped to first in foul territory; Morgan flied out to center; Bench made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 2, Reds 7. METS 7TH: Staub grounded out (second to first); Milner grounded out (first to pitcher); Schneck flied to left in foul territory; Pete Rose injured right elbow and forearm when he hit the wall; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 2, Reds 7. REDS 7TH: Perez popped to second; Concepcion was called out on strikes; Rettenmund flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 2, Reds 7. METS 8TH: GERONIMO REPLACED ROSE (PLAYING CF); CHANEY REPLACED PEREZ (PLAYING 3B); FOSTER CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); DRIESSEN CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); Boswell singled to right; Hodges flied out to right; GARRETT BATTED FOR SADECKI; Garrett was called out on strikes; Harrelson popped to third; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 2, Reds 7. REDS 8TH: APODACA REPLACED GARRETT (PITCHING); Foster was hit by a pitch; Driessen flied out to center; Kirby out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Foster to second]; Geronimo flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 2, Reds 7. METS 9TH: Millan popped to first; Jones struck out; Staub walked; Milner singled to right [Staub to second]; C. CARROLL REPLACED KIRBY (PITCHING); Schneck struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mets 2, Reds 7. |
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