An intentional pass to Tony Perez backfired on the Mets in the seventh inning when Dave Concepcion followed with a three-run homer to carry the Reds to a 6-5 victory. The Mets built up a 3-0 lead before the Reds began their comeback with two runs in the third on a pair of walks and singles by Perez and Concepcion. Joe Morgan singled in the fifth, stole second and scored the tying run on a single by Perez.

Pete Rose doubled in the seventh and, after two out, the Mets decided to walk Perez, only to have Jon Matlack serve up a gopher pitch to Concepcion. The Mets rallied for two runs in the ninth on a pass to Rusty Staub and homer by Cleon Jones, but Dick Baney came in to get Don Hahn on a pop fly and Will McEnaney took over as the Reds' sixth pitcher of the game to retire the last two batters. [The Sporting News]



Cincinnati Reds 6, New York Mets 5
Game Played on Sunday, August    18, 1974 (Day game) at Riverfront Stadium
Mets         0  1  2    0  0  0    0  0  2  -   5 10  2
Reds         0  0  2    0  1  0    3  0  x  -   6  7  1


Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Harrelson ss          5   1   1   0     0   0   .237      Rose lf               4   2   1   0     1   0   .274
Millan 2b             4   1   1   0     0   0   .254      Morgan 2b             5   1   1   0     0   2   .292
Staub rf              3   1   1   1     2   0   .276      Bench 3b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .281
Jones lf              5   1   4   3     0   0   .286      Perez 1b              3   1   2   2     1   1   .272
Milner 1b             3   1   0   0     2   2   .252      Concepcion ss         4   1   2   3     0   0   .277
Hahn cf               4   0   0   0     0   0   .281      Foster cf,rf          4   0   0   0     0   1   .268
Grote c               1   0   0   1     0   0   .264      Rettenmund rf         1   0   0   0     2   1   .208
  Hodges c            2   0   0   0     0   0   .256        Geronimo cf         1   0   1   0     0   0   .300
Martinez 3b           3   0   2   0     0   0   .209      Plummer c             2   0   0   0     1   1   .243
  Garrett ph,3b       2   0   1   0     0   0   .211      Norman p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .085
Matlack p             3   0   0   0     0   0   .088        Griffey ph          0   1   0   0     1   0   .200
  Kranepool ph        0   0   0   0     0   0   .323        Borbon p            1   0   0   0     0   1   .211
  Dyer ph             0   0   0   0     1   0   .133        Gagliano ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .083
  Miller p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .111        C. Carroll p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .154
                                                            Hall p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Baney p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            McEnaney p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               35   5  10   5     5   2             Totals               30   6   7   5     6   7

Time of Game: 2:58   Attendance: 45,025
Left on Base: Mets 12, Reds 8
DP: Mets 0, Reds 1
Errors: Harrelson, Martinez, Norman
Doubles: Harrelson (8), Rose (27)
Home Runs: Jones (12), Concepcion (8)
Stolen Bases: Milner (9), Concepcion (25), Morgan (51)
Sacrifice Hits: Millan (19), Plummer (1), Hall (2)
Sacrifice Flies: Grote (4)
GIDP: Staub (17)
Hit by Pitch: Hahn (1,by Norman), Grote (2,by Borbon)


Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Matlack L(11-10)        7     6   6   5   5   7   1  33   2.67
Miller                  1     1   0   0   1   0   0   5   3.39
Totals                  8     7   6   5   6   7   1  38

Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Norman                  3     4   3   2   1   1   0  16   3.05
Borbon                  3     3   0   0   0   0   0  12   2.81
C. Carroll W(9-3)       1.1   2   0   0   1   1   0   7   2.51
Hall                    0.2   1   2   2   3   0   1   6   3.63
Baney                   0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   4.70
McEnaney SV(2)          0.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   2   5.19
Totals                  9    10   5   4   5   2   1  44

Hit by Pitch: Norman (1), Borbon (4)

Umpires: HP - John McSherry, 1B - Chris Pelekoudas, 2B - Paul Pryor, 3B - Terry Tata


METS 1ST: Harrelson grounded out (pitcher to first); Millan
popped to third in foul territory; Staub flied out to left; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Reds 0.

REDS 1ST: Rose grounded out (shortstop to first); Morgan
grounded out (first unassisted); Bench reached on an error by
Martinez [Bench to first]; Perez struck out (catcher to first);
0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0, Reds 0.

METS 2ND: Jones grounded out (second to first); Milner walked;
Hahn was hit by a pitch [Milner to second]; Milner stole third;
Grote hit a sacrifice fly to center [Milner scored]; Martinez
singled to shortstop [Hahn to second]; Matlack flied out to
center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 1, Reds 0.

REDS 2ND: Concepcion flied out to center; Foster flied out to
center; Rettenmund walked; Plummer struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Mets 1, Reds 0.

METS 3RD: Harrelson doubled; Millan reached on an error by
Norman on a sacrifice bunt [Harrelson to third, Millan to
first]; Staub singled to right [Harrelson scored, Millan to
third]; Jones singled to left [Millan scored (unearned), Staub
to second]; Milner struck out; Hahn popped to second; Grote
flied out to center; 2 R (1 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 3, Reds
0.

REDS 3RD: GRIFFEY BATTED FOR NORMAN; Griffey walked; Rose walked
[Griffey to second]; Morgan struck out; Bench flied out to
center; Perez singled to left [Griffey scored, Rose scored
(error by Harrelson) (unearned), Perez to third]; Concepcion
singled to shortstop [Perez stayed at third]; Concepcion stole
second; Foster flied out to center; 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.
 Mets 3, Reds 2.

METS 4TH: BORBON REPLACED GRIFFEY (PITCHING); Martinez popped to
first; Matlack grounded out (pitcher unassisted); Harrelson
popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 3, Reds 2.

REDS 4TH: Rettenmund was called out on strikes; Plummer grounded
out (shortstop to first); Borbon struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Mets 3, Reds 2.

METS 5TH: Millan singled to center; Staub grounded into a double
play (second to shortstop to first) [Millan out at second];
Jones singled to center; Milner popped to shortstop; 0 R, 2 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Mets 3, Reds 2.

REDS 5TH: Rose grounded out (third to first); Morgan singled to
right; Morgan stole second; Bench flied out to left; Perez
singled to right [Morgan scored]; Concepcion forced Perez
(shortstop to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 3, Reds 3.

METS 6TH: Hahn grounded out (shortstop to first); Grote was hit
by a pitch; Martinez singled to center [Grote to second];
Matlack forced Martinez (third to second) [Grote to third];
Harrelson flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 3,
Reds 3.

REDS 6TH: HODGES REPLACED GROTE (PLAYING C ); Foster was called
out on strikes; Rettenmund walked; Plummer out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to second) [Rettenmund to second]; GAGLIANO BATTED
FOR BORBON; Gagliano grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 3, Reds 3.

METS 7TH: C. CARROLL REPLACED GAGLIANO (PITCHING); Millan
grounded out (third to first); Staub walked; Jones singled to
center [Staub to second]; Milner struck out; Hahn forced Jones
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 3, Reds 3.

REDS 7TH: Rose doubled to right; Morgan struck out; Bench flied
out to left; Perez was walked intentionally; Concepcion homered
[Rose scored, Perez scored]; Foster flied out to center; 3 R, 2
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 3, Reds 6.

METS 8TH: FOSTER CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); GERONIMO
REPLACED RETTENMUND (PLAYING CF); Hodges grounded out (second to
first); GARRETT BATTED FOR MARTINEZ; Garrett singled to center;
KRANEPOOL BATTED FOR MATLACK; HALL REPLACED C. CARROLL
(PITCHING); DYER BATTED FOR KRANEPOOL; Dyer walked [Garrett to
second]; Harrelson popped to first in foul territory; Millan
flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 3, Reds 6.

REDS 8TH: GARRETT STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); MILLER REPLACED
DYER (PITCHING); Geronimo singled to center; Plummer walked
[Geronimo to second]; Hall out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to
catcher to second) [Geronimo to third, Plummer to second]; Rose
grounded out (first unassisted); Morgan grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 3, Reds 6.

METS 9TH: Staub walked; Jones homered [Staub scored]; Milner
walked; BANEY REPLACED HALL (PITCHING); Hahn popped to second;
MCENANEY REPLACED BANEY (PITCHING); Hodges forced Milner
(shortstop to second); Garrett popped to shortstop; 2 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Mets 5, Reds 6.