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.

Rettenmund's round-tripper accounted for one of the Reds' two runs in the fourth and their final pair followed in the fifth on a walk to Perez, singles by Dave Concepcion and Rettenmund and double by Dan Driessen. Kirby, whose wild throw enabled the Mets to score twice in the sixth, ran into some trouble in the ninth and Clay Carroll took over to register the final out of the game. [The Sporting News]



Cincinnati Reds 7, New York Mets 2
Game Played on Tuesday, May       28, 1974 (Night game) at Riverfront Stadium
Mets         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.