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.