Johnny Bench and George Foster batted in all but one of the Reds' runs in a 10-4 victory over the Mets. Bench accounted for five runs with two doubles and a homer, while Foster hit three singles and a double and sent four runs across the plate. Ed Kranepool homered for the Mets. [The Sporting News]



Cincinnati Reds 10, New York Mets 4
Game Played on Sunday, August    11, 1974 (Day game) at Shea Stadium
Reds         4  0  0    0  2  4    0  0  0  -  10 12  3
Mets         0  0  0    0  0  2    2  0  0  -   4  7  1


Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Rose lf               4   2   1   0     1   0   .278      Harrelson ss          4   0   1   0     1   0   .240
Morgan 2b             3   3   2   0     1   0   .296      Millan 2b             5   1   2   0     0   0   .258
  Chaney 3b           1   0   0   0     0   0   .209      Milner 1b             4   1   1   0     1   1   .252
Bench c,1b            5   3   3   5     0   2   .276      Staub rf              3   0   0   0     0   0   .264
Perez 1b              3   0   0   0     1   1   .270        Cram p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Plummer c           1   0   0   0     0   0   .240        Boswell ph          0   0   0   0     1   0   .247
Concepcion ss         4   2   1   0     1   1   .271        Sadecki p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .100
Foster rf             5   0   4   4     0   0   .266        Martinez ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .207
Geronimo cf           4   0   0   1     1   2   .304      Kranepool lf          5   1   1   2     0   0   .350
Kennedy 3b,2b         5   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Garrett 3b            4   0   0   1     0   1   .206
T. Carroll p          3   0   1   0     1   2   .222      Grote c               2   1   0   0     1   0   .267
  Hall p              1   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Dyer c              1   0   0   0     0   0   .116
                                                          Hahn cf               4   0   2   1     0   1   .300
                                                          Koosman p             1   0   0   0     1   0   .145
                                                            Aker p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .333
                                                            Gosger rf           1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Theodore ph,rf      1   0   0   0     0   0   .182

Totals               39  10  12  10     6   8             Totals               36   4   7   4     5   3

Time of Game: 2:36   Attendance: 40,588
Left on Base: Reds 8, Mets 10
DP: Reds 0, Mets 1
Errors: Concepcion 3, Koosman
Doubles: Bench 2 (25), Concepcion (20), Foster (13), Millan (8)
Home Runs: Bench (24), Kranepool (4)
GIDP: Hall (1)


Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
T. Carroll W(4-0)       6     7   4   3   3   1   1  30   2.70
Hall SV(1)              3     0   0   0   2   2   0  11   3.54
Totals                  9     7   4   3   5   3   1  41

Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Koosman L(11-8)         5     7   6   5   3   6   0  26   3.46
Aker                    0.2   2   4   4   2   1   1   6   4.22
Cram                    1.1   2   0   0   0   0   0   6   0.00
Sadecki                 2     1   0   0   1   1   0   7   4.34
Totals                  9    12  10   9   6   8   1  45

Wild Pitches: T. Carroll (2)
Balks: T. Carroll (2)

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


REDS 1ST: Rose singled; Morgan singled [Rose to third]; Bench
doubled [Rose scored, Morgan to third]; Perez struck out;
Concepcion was walked intentionally; Foster singled [Morgan
scored, Bench scored, Concepcion to third]; Geronimo grounded
out (second to first) [Concepcion scored, Foster to second];
Kennedy grounded out (shortstop to first); 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Reds 4, Mets 0.

METS 1ST: Harrelson flied out to left; Millan doubled; Milner
walked; T. Carroll balked [Millan to third, Milner to second];
Staub flied out to right; Kranepool grounded out (first to
pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 4, Mets 0.

REDS 2ND: T. Carroll was called out on strikes; Rose grounded
out (second to first); Morgan singled; Bench struck out; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 4, Mets 0.

METS 2ND: Garrett was called out on strikes; Grote walked; Hahn
made an out to second; Koosman walked [Grote to second];
Harrelson singled [Grote to third, Koosman to second]; Millan
popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Reds
4, Mets 0.

REDS 3RD: Perez flied out to center; Concepcion struck out;
Foster grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Reds 4, Mets 0.

METS 3RD: Milner flied out to right; Staub popped to catcher in
foul territory; Kranepool popped to third in foul territory; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 4, Mets 0.

REDS 4TH: Geronimo struck out; Kennedy grounded out (second to
first); T. Carroll walked; Rose forced T. Carroll (shortstop to
second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 4, Mets 0.

METS 4TH: Garrett reached on an error by Concepcion [Garrett to
first]; Grote forced Garrett (third to second); Hahn singled
[Grote to second]; T. Carroll threw a wild pitch [Grote to
third, Hahn to second]; Koosman popped to catcher in foul
territory; Harrelson grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1
E, 2 LOB.  Reds 4, Mets 0.

REDS 5TH: Morgan reached on an error by Koosman [Morgan to
first]; Bench doubled to center [Morgan scored (unearned)];
Perez walked; Concepcion forced Perez (shortstop to second)
[Bench to third]; Foster singled to left [Bench scored,
Concepcion to second]; Geronimo was called out on strikes;
Kennedy grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E,
2 LOB.  Reds 6, Mets 0.

METS 5TH: Millan grounded out (third to first); Milner flied out
to right; Staub flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds
6, Mets 0.

REDS 6TH: AKER REPLACED KOOSMAN (PITCHING); T. Carroll was
called out on strikes; Rose walked; Morgan walked [Rose to
second]; Bench homered [Rose scored, Morgan scored]; Perez
popped to second; Concepcion doubled to left; CRAM REPLACED
STAUB (PITCHING); GOSGER REPLACED AKER (PLAYING RF); Foster
singled to center [Concepcion scored]; Geronimo grounded out
(third to first); 4 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 10, Mets 0.

METS 6TH: CHANEY REPLACED MORGAN (PLAYING 3B); BENCH CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); PLUMMER REPLACED PEREZ (PLAYING C );
KENNEDY CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 2B); Kranepool homered;
Garrett grounded out (first unassisted); Grote reached on an
error by Concepcion [Grote to second (error by Concepcion)];
Hahn singled [Grote scored (unearned)]; Gosger flied out to
right; Harrelson flied out to center; 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 2 E, 1
LOB.  Reds 10, Mets 2.

REDS 7TH: DYER REPLACED GROTE (PLAYING C ); Kennedy flied out to
center; T. Carroll singled to center; Rose grounded out
(shortstop to first) [T. Carroll to second]; Chaney grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 10, Mets 2.

METS 7TH: Millan singled to left; Milner singled to right
[Millan to second]; HALL REPLACED T. CARROLL (PITCHING); BOSWELL
BATTED FOR CRAM; Boswell walked [Millan to third, Milner to
second]; Kranepool grounded out (first unassisted) [Millan
scored, Milner to third, Boswell to second]; Garrett grounded
out (first unassisted) [Milner scored, Boswell to third]; Dyer
grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds
10, Mets 4.

REDS 8TH: SADECKI REPLACED BOSWELL (PITCHING); Bench struck out;
Plummer flied out to center; Concepcion lined to third; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 10, Mets 4.

METS 8TH: Hahn struck out; THEODORE BATTED FOR GOSGER; Theodore
grounded out (shortstop to first); Harrelson walked; Millan
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds
10, Mets 4.

REDS 9TH: THEODORE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Foster doubled
to left; Geronimo walked; Kennedy forced Geronimo (third to
second) [Foster to third]; Hall grounded into a double play
(pitcher to shortstop to first) [Kennedy out at second]; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 10, Mets 4.

METS 9TH: Milner struck out; MARTINEZ BATTED FOR SADECKI;
Martinez flied out to center; Kranepool flied out to center; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 10, Mets 4.