The Mets broke a scoreless tie with four runs in the fifth inning and went on to defeat the Reds, 6-2, on the combined seven-hit hurling of winner Jerry Koosman and reliever Bob Apodaca. Koosman touched off the big fifth inning with a single and later scored on Rusty Staub's two-run double. Joe Torre followed with his first homer of the season and doubled home Felix Millan with the fifth New York run in the seventh. Torre doubled again in the ninth and scored on Wayne Garrett's single.

A triple by Tony Perez and sacrifice fly by Dave Concepcion got the Reds their first run in the sixth. Johnny Bench hit a solo homer in the eighth. Koosman walked the next two Cincinnati hitters and was replaced by Apodaca. [The Sporting News]



New York Mets 6, Cincinnati Reds 2
Game Played on Tuesday, May       20, 1975 (Night game) at Riverfront Stadium
Mets         0  0  0    0  4  0    1  0  1  -   6 13  0
Reds         0  0  0    0  0  1    0  1  0  -   2  7  1


Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Clines cf,lf          5   1   1   0     0   1   .132      Rose 3b               4   0   2   0     1   0   .309
Millan 2b             5   1   2   0     0   0   .231      Griffey rf            4   0   0   0     1   0   .333
  Milner 1b           0   0   0   0     0   0   .208      Morgan 2b             4   0   0   0     1   0   .338
Staub rf              4   1   2   2     1   0   .315      Bench c               4   1   1   1     0   1   .256
Torre 1b,3b           5   2   4   3     0   1   .237      Perez 1b              3   1   2   0     1   0   .214
Kingman lf            4   0   0   0     0   1   .210      Concepcion ss         2   0   1   1     1   0   .294
  Unser cf            0   0   0   0     1   0   .324      Foster lf             3   0   0   0     1   0   .263
Garrett 3b,2b         4   0   1   1     1   0   .273      Geronimo cf           4   0   1   0     0   1   .296
Grote c               5   0   0   0     0   0   .264      Gullett p             1   0   0   0     0   1   .250
Harrelson ss          4   0   1   0     0   1   .216        Armbrister ph       0   0   0   0     1   0   .222
Koosman p             4   1   2   0     0   2   .261        Kirby p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .167
  Apodaca p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        C. Carroll p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Flynn ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .200
                                                            Eastwick p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Driessen ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .222

Totals               40   6  13   6     3   6             Totals               31   2   7   2     7   3

Time of Game: 2:39   Attendance: 16,845
Left on Base: Mets 10, Reds 10
DP: Mets 2, Reds 1
Errors: Concepcion
Doubles: Harrelson (2), Staub (7), Millan (9), Torre 2 (6), Perez (8)
Triples: Perez (2)
Home Runs: Torre (1), Bench (7)
Sacrifice Flies: Concepcion (1)
GIDP: Grote (1), Foster (5), Flynn (3)


Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Koosman W(4-1)          7.2   7   2   2   5   3   1  33   4.02
Apodaca SV(3)           1.1   0   0   0   2   0   0   6   1.23
Totals                  9     7   2   2   7   3   1  39

Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Gullett L(4-3)          5     8   4   4   0   4   1  24   2.42
Kirby                   1     3   1   1   1   0   0   7   4.75
C. Carroll              1     0   0   0   1   1   0   3   2.08
Eastwick                2     2   1   1   1   1   0   9   4.50
Totals                  9    13   6   6   3   6   1  43

Umpires: HP - Ed Vargo, 1B - Bruce Froemming, 2B - Art Williams, 3B - Paul Runge


METS 1ST: Clines struck out (catcher to first); Millan singled
to right; Staub flied out to center; Torre singled to right
[Millan to third]; Kingman popped to second; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Mets 0, Reds 0.

REDS 1ST: Rose lined to right; Griffey grounded out (pitcher to
first); Morgan grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Mets 0, Reds 0.

METS 2ND: Garrett popped to first; Grote lined to right;
Harrelson doubled to left; Koosman struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Mets 0, Reds 0.

REDS 2ND: Bench flied out to left; Perez doubled to center;
Concepcion grounded out (pitcher to first); Foster was walked
intentionally; Geronimo struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets
0, Reds 0.

METS 3RD: Clines grounded out (second to first); Millan grounded
out (shortstop to first); Staub singled to center; Torre struck
out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0, Reds 0.

REDS 3RD: Gullett struck out; Rose singled to third; Griffey
forced Rose (second to shortstop); Morgan walked [Griffey to
second]; Bench flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 0,
Reds 0.

METS 4TH: Kingman popped to second; Garrett flied out to left;
Grote flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Reds 0.

REDS 4TH: Perez flied out to center; Concepcion singled to
center; Foster grounded into a double play (third to second to
first) [Concepcion out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets
0, Reds 0.

METS 5TH: Harrelson struck out; Koosman singled to center;
Clines singled to left [Koosman to second]; Millan grounded out
(first unassisted) [Koosman to third, Clines to second]; Staub
doubled [Koosman scored, Clines scored]; Torre homered [Staub
scored]; Kingman reached on an error by Concepcion [Kingman to
second]; Garrett grounded out (first unassisted); 4 R, 4 H, 1 E,
1 LOB.  Mets 4, Reds 0.

REDS 5TH: Geronimo grounded out (second to first); ARMBRISTER
BATTED FOR GULLETT; Armbrister walked; Rose singled to center
[Armbrister to second]; Griffey flied out to left; Morgan flied
out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 4, Reds 0.

METS 6TH: KIRBY REPLACED ARMBRISTER (PITCHING); Grote grounded
out (pitcher to shortstop to first); Harrelson flied out to
center; Koosman singled to left; Clines flied out to left; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 4, Reds 0.

REDS 6TH: Bench was called out on strikes; Perez tripled to
left; Concepcion hit a sacrifice fly to left [Perez scored];
Foster flied out to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 4, Reds
1.

METS 7TH: Millan doubled to left; Staub walked; Torre doubled
[Millan scored, Staub to third]; C. CARROLL REPLACED KIRBY
(PITCHING); Kingman struck out; Garrett was walked
intentionally; Grote grounded into a double play (third to
second to first) [Garrett out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Mets 5, Reds 1.

REDS 7TH: CLINES CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); UNSER REPLACED
KINGMAN (PLAYING CF); Geronimo singled to right; FLYNN BATTED
FOR C. CARROLL; Flynn grounded into a double play (shortstop to
first) [Geronimo out at second]; Rose grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 5, Reds 1.

METS 8TH: EASTWICK REPLACED FLYNN (PITCHING); Harrelson grounded
out (shortstop to first); Koosman struck out; Clines grounded
out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 5, Reds 1.

REDS 8TH: Griffey grounded out (second to first); Morgan
grounded out (pitcher to first); Bench homered; Perez walked;
Concepcion walked [Perez to second]; APODACA REPLACED KOOSMAN
(PITCHING); Foster forced Concepcion (second to shortstop); 1 R,
1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 5, Reds 2.

METS 9TH: Millan grounded out (shortstop to first); Felix
Millan ejected by 1B umpire Bruce Froemming; Staub grounded
out (second to first); Torre doubled to right; Unser walked;
Garrett singled to right [Torre scored, Unser to third]; Grote
forced Garrett (shortstop to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Mets 6, Reds 2.

REDS 9TH: MILNER REPLACED MILLAN (PLAYING 1B); TORRE CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B); GARRETT CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 2B);
Geronimo flied out to center; DRIESSEN BATTED FOR EASTWICK;
Driessen grounded out (second to first); Rose walked; Griffey
walked [Rose to second]; Morgan lined to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Mets 6, Reds 2.