Tom Seaver got over a rocky start in the first inning and ended the Mets' six-game losing streak by defeating the Reds, 3-2. Opening the game, Seaver served up a leadoff homer by Pete Rose and allowed a second run on a double by Ken Griffey and single by Dan Driessen, but held the Reds to three more hits the rest of the way.

John Milner homered for the Mets in the second and drove in the tying run with an infield out in the fourth after Felix Millan was hit by a pitch and Rusty Staub and Joe Torre walked. The Mets then beat Jack Billingham with a run in the eighth on singles by Mike Phillips, Del Unser and Staub. [The Sporting News]

New York Mets 3, Cincinnati Reds 2

Game Played on Sunday, May 11, 1975 (Day game) at Shea Stadium

Reds 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 2 6 0 Mets 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 x - 3 5 0 Reds AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Mets AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Rose 3b 3 1 1 1 1 0 .306 Phillips ss 3 1 1 0 1 0 .220 Griffey rf 4 1 2 0 0 1 .364 Millan 2b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .227 Morgan 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .364 Unser cf 4 1 1 0 0 0 .341 Bench c 4 0 0 0 0 2 .283 Staub rf 3 0 2 1 1 1 .271 Driessen lf 4 0 1 1 0 1 .265 Torre 3b 3 0 0 0 1 1 .188 Perez 1b 3 0 0 0 0 1 .193 Milner 1b 3 1 1 2 0 0 .215 Concepcion ss 3 0 0 0 0 1 .295 Kingman lf 3 0 0 0 0 0 .195 Foster cf 3 0 1 0 0 0 .321 Grote c 3 0 0 0 0 0 .246 Billingham p 2 0 1 0 0 1 .143 Seaver p 3 0 0 0 0 1 .059 McEnaney p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 30 2 6 2 1 7 Totals 28 3 5 3 3 3 Time of Game: 2:00 Attendance: 26,237 Left on Base: Reds 3, Mets 5 DP: Reds 1, Mets 1 Doubles: Griffey 2 (6) Home Runs: Rose (2), Milner (3) Stolen Bases: Driessen (3) Sacrifice Hits: Billingham (4) GIDP: Rose (4), Torre (5) Hit by Pitch: Millan (2,by Billingham) Reds IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Billingham L(3-2) 7.1 4 3 3 3 3 1 30 4.11 McEnaney 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1.84 Totals 8 5 3 3 3 3 1 32 Mets IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Seaver W(4-3) 9 6 2 2 1 7 1 32 1.89 Totals 9 6 2 2 1 7 1 32 Hit by Pitch: Billingham (2) Umpires: HP - John Kibler, 1B - Dick Stello, 2B - Frank Pulli, 3B - Shag Crawford REDS 1ST: Rose homered; Griffey doubled to center; Morgan grounded out (pitcher to shortstop to first) [Griffey to third]; Bench struck out; Driessen singled to second [Griffey scored]; Driessen stole second; Perez struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 2, Mets 0. METS 1ST: Phillips lined to second; Millan grounded out (shortstop to first); Unser grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 2, Mets 0. REDS 2ND: Concepcion was called out on strikes; Foster singled to center; Billingham out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Foster to second]; Rose grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 2, Mets 0. METS 2ND: Staub struck out; Torre grounded out (second to first); Milner homered; Kingman flied out to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 2, Mets 1. REDS 3RD: Griffey struck out; Morgan popped to catcher in foul territory; Bench struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 2, Mets 1. METS 3RD: Grote grounded out (shortstop to first); Seaver was called out on strikes; Phillips grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 2, Mets 1. REDS 4TH: Driessen flied out to center; Perez flied out to center; Concepcion popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 2, Mets 1. METS 4TH: Millan was hit by a pitch; On a bunt Unser forced Millan (catcher to shortstop); Staub walked [Unser to second]; Torre walked [Unser to third, Staub to second]; Milner forced Torre (second to shortstop) [Unser scored, Staub to third]; Kingman lined to third; 1 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Reds 2, Mets 2. REDS 5TH: Foster grounded out (shortstop to first); Billingham singled to right; Rose grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Billingham out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 2, Mets 2. METS 5TH: Grote flied out to center; Seaver grounded out (second to first); Phillips walked; Millan grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 2, Mets 2. REDS 6TH: Griffey grounded out (first unassisted); Morgan grounded out (first unassisted); On a bunt Bench grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 2, Mets 2. METS 6TH: Unser grounded out (first unassisted); Staub singled to right; Torre struck out; Milner grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 2, Mets 2. REDS 7TH: Driessen grounded out (first to pitcher); Perez grounded out (shortstop to first); Concepcion grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 2, Mets 2. METS 7TH: Kingman flied out to center; Grote grounded out (third to first); Seaver grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 2, Mets 2. REDS 8TH: Foster grounded out (second to first); Billingham struck out; Rose walked; Griffey doubled to center [Rose out at home (center to shortstop to catcher)]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 2, Mets 2. METS 8TH: Phillips singled to right; On a bunt Millan grounded out (catcher to second) [Phillips stayed at first]; Felix Millan called for interference for running out of baseline; he was hit by the throw; Unser singled to shortstop [Phillips to second]; MCENANEY REPLACED BILLINGHAM (PITCHING); Staub singled to right [Phillips scored, Unser to third]; Torre grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Staub out at second]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 2, Mets 3. REDS 9TH: Morgan grounded out (second to first); Bench flied out to right; Driessen struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 2, Mets 3.

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