Pete Rose singled with the bases loaded in the eighth inning, driving in two runs, to enable the Reds to defeat the Mets, 5-3. Tom Seaver, who started for the Mets, was lifted for a pinch-hitter in the seventh when the Mets tied the score at 3-3 with a pass to Wayne Garrett and singles by Felix Millan and Rusty Staub. Ray Sadecki, replacing Seaver, retired Junior Kennedy on a fly to open the Reds' eighth, but Cesar Geronimo was safe on an error by Millan.

Dave Concepcion singled, sending Geronimo to third, and when Bud Harrleson bobbled the throw from the outfield Concepcion took second on the error. Sadecki then walked Phil Gagliano intentionally to load the bases before yielding the mound to Bob Miller. Miller struck out Merv Rettenmund, but he couldn't get past Rose, who rapped his single to win the game for the Reds. [The Sporting News]



Cincinnati Reds 5, New York Mets 3
Game Played on Saturday, August    10, 1974 (Day game) at Shea Stadium
Reds         0  1  0    0  0  0    2  2  0  -   5 10  1
Mets         0  0  0    0  0  2    1  0  0  -   3  9  3


Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Rose lf               5   0   1   2     0   0   .278      Garrett 3b            3   2   1   0     2   0   .208
Morgan 2b             4   1   3   0     1   1   .293      Millan 2b             5   0   1   0     0   0   .255
Bench c               4   0   0   0     1   1   .273      Staub rf              4   1   2   1     1   0   .266
Perez 1b              4   0   1   1     0   3   .272      Jones lf              5   0   1   1     0   3   .282
  McEnaney p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Milner 1b             4   0   3   0     0   0   .252
  C. Carroll p        1   0   0   0     0   0   .154      Hahn cf               4   0   0   1     0   0   .296
Driessen 3b           3   0   0   0     0   2   .277      Dyer c                2   0   0   0     1   1   .119
  Chaney 3b           0   0   0   0     0   0   .212        Hodges ph,c         1   0   0   0     0   0   .265
  Kennedy ph,3b       2   0   0   0     0   1   .000      Harrelson ss          3   0   0   0     0   1   .240
Geronimo cf           4   1   1   0     0   0   .307        Kranepool ph        1   0   1   0     0   0   .357
Concepcion ss         4   2   2   0     0   0   .271        Martinez ss         0   0   0   0     0   0   .208
Griffey rf            2   1   1   0     1   0   .203      Seaver p              2   0   0   0     0   1   .067
  Gagliano ph,1b      0   0   0   0     1   0   .095        Theodore ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .185
Gullett p             2   0   0   1     0   0   .228        Sadecki p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .100
  Borbon p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .235        Miller p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .111
  Crowley ph,1b       1   0   1   1     0   0   .252        Boswell ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .247
  Rettenmund ph,rf    1   0   0   0     0   1   .209        Aker p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .333

Totals               37   5  10   5     4   9             Totals               36   3   9   3     4   6

Time of Game: 3:11   Attendance: 40,359
Left on Base: Reds 9, Mets 10
DP: Reds 1, Mets 2
Errors: Morgan, Millan, Hahn, Harrelson
Doubles: Morgan (25), Griffey (6)
Stolen Bases: Morgan 2 (47), Bench (3), Concepcion 2 (22), Griffey (5), Geronimo (5)
GIDP: Rose 2 (5), Staub (16)


Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Gullett                 5.1   5   2   2   2   5   0  23   2.94
Borbon                  0.2   0   0   0   1   0   0   3   2.92
McEnaney                0.1   2   1   1   1   0   0   4   5.40
C. Carroll W(7-3)       2.2   2   0   0   0   1   0  10   2.48
Totals                  9     9   3   3   4   6   0  40

Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Seaver                  7     8   3   3   3   6   0  31   3.55
Sadecki L(4-6)          0.1   1   2   0   1   0   0   4   4.50
Miller                  0.2   1   0   0   0   2   0   3   3.56
Aker                    1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3   3.54
Totals                  9    10   5   3   4   9   0  41

Passed Balls: Dyer (2)

Umpires: HP - Frank Pulli, 1B - Jerry Dale, 2B - Art Williams, 3B - Doug Harvey


REDS 1ST: Rose grounded out (shortstop to first); Morgan singled
to center; Morgan stole second; Bench struck out but Morgan
advanced to third and Bench advanced to first on a passed ball;
Bench stole second; Perez struck out; Driessen struck out; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 0, Mets 0.

METS 1ST: Garrett flied out to center; Millan flied out to
right; Staub walked; Jones struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Reds 0, Mets 0.

REDS 2ND: Geronimo flied out to right; Concepcion singled to
center; Concepcion stole second; Griffey walked; Concepcion
stole third and Griffey stole second; Gullett grounded out
(shortstop to first) [Concepcion scored]; Rose grounded out
(pitcher to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 1, Mets 0.

METS 2ND: Milner singled to second; Hahn made an out to second;
Dyer struck out; Harrelson struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Reds 1, Mets 0.

REDS 3RD: Morgan doubled; Bench popped to second in foul
territory [Morgan to third]; Perez struck out; Driessen struck
out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 1, Mets 0.

METS 3RD: Seaver struck out; Garrett popped to third in foul
territory; Millan grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Reds 1, Mets 0.

REDS 4TH: Geronimo flied out to left; Concepcion made an out to
second; Griffey flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds
1, Mets 0.

METS 4TH: Staub grounded out (first unassisted); Jones struck
out; Milner singled to right; Hahn flied to right in foul
territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 1, Mets 0.

REDS 5TH: Gullett reached on an error by Harrelson [Gullett to
first]; Rose grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop
to first) [Gullett out at second]; Morgan walked; Bench grounded
out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 1, Mets 0.

METS 5TH: Dyer grounded out (shortstop to first); Harrelson
flied out to center; Seaver flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Reds 1, Mets 0.

REDS 6TH: Perez struck out; Driessen grounded out (shortstop to
first); Geronimo singled to right; Geronimo stole second;
Concepcion popped to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 1,
Mets 0.

METS 6TH: CHANEY REPLACED DRIESSEN (PLAYING 3B); Garrett walked;
Millan flied out to center; Staub singled to right [Garrett to
third]; Jones singled to right [Garrett scored, Staub to
second]; Milner singled to first [Staub to third, Jones to
second]; BORBON REPLACED GULLETT (PITCHING); Hahn grounded out
(second to first) [Staub scored, Jones to third, Milner to
second]; Dyer was walked intentionally; Harrelson grounded out
(second to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Reds 1, Mets 2.

REDS 7TH: Griffey doubled to left; CROWLEY BATTED FOR BORBON;
Crowley singled to right [Griffey scored]; Rose grounded into a
double play (shortstop to first) [Crowley out at second]; Morgan
singled to right; Morgan stole second; Bench was walked
intentionally; Perez singled to right [Morgan scored, Bench out
at third (right to third)]; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 3, Mets
2.

METS 7TH: MCENANEY REPLACED PEREZ (PITCHING); CROWLEY STAYED IN
GAME (PLAYING 1B); THEODORE BATTED FOR SEAVER; Theodore flied
out to right; Garrett walked; Millan singled to right [Garrett
to third]; Staub singled to center [Garrett scored, Millan to
second]; C. CARROLL REPLACED MCENANEY (PITCHING); Jones struck
out; Milner forced Millan (third unassisted); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Reds 3, Mets 3.

REDS 8TH: SADECKI REPLACED THEODORE (PITCHING); KENNEDY BATTED
FOR CHANEY; Kennedy flied out to left; Geronimo reached on an
error by Millan [Geronimo to first]; Concepcion singled to
center [Geronimo to third, Concepcion to second (error by
Hahn)]; GAGLIANO BATTED FOR GRIFFEY; Gagliano was walked
intentionally; RETTENMUND BATTED FOR CROWLEY; MILLER REPLACED
SADECKI (PITCHING); Rettenmund was called out on strikes; Rose
singled to left [Geronimo scored (unearned), Concepcion scored
(unearned), Gagliano to second]; Morgan struck out; 2 R (0 ER),
2 H, 2 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 5, Mets 3.

METS 8TH: KENNEDY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); GAGLIANO STAYED
IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); RETTENMUND STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF);
Hahn grounded out (shortstop to first); HODGES BATTED FOR DYER;
Hodges popped to third in foul territory; KRANEPOOL BATTED FOR
HARRELSON; Kranepool singled; BOSWELL BATTED FOR MILLER; Boswell
grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 5,
Mets 3.

REDS 9TH: HODGES STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); MARTINEZ REPLACED
KRANEPOOL (PLAYING SS); AKER REPLACED BOSWELL (PITCHING); Bench
popped to catcher in foul territory; C. Carroll grounded out
(third to first); Kennedy struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Reds 5, Mets 3.

METS 9TH: Garrett singled; Millan reached on a fielder's choice
[Garrett to second (error by Morgan)]; Staub grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to first) [Garrett to third,
Millan out at second]; Jones grounded out (pitcher to first); 0
R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 5, Mets 3.