The Reds got homers from Tony Perez, Dave Concepcion and rookie Doug Flynn and knocked out Tom Seaver in the fifth, with the help of an error by Felix Millan, to overpower the Mets, 11-4. Cincinnati wiped out a 3-0 New York lead in the fourth with the help of Perez' two-run blast. Millan's error on Pete Rose's grounder opened the gates for a four-run fifth.

Ken Griffey walked and Perez, Cesar Geronimo, Concepcion and George Foster all hit two-out singles. Flynn, filling in at second for the injured Joe Morgan, hit his first major league homer in the eighth after a single by Rose and walk to Merv Rettenmund to conclude the scoring. [The Sporting News]

Cincinnati Reds 11, New York Mets 4

Game Played on Wednesday, May 21, 1975 (Night game) at Riverfront Stadium

Mets 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 - 4 11 1 Reds 0 0 0 3 4 0 1 3 x - 11 13 2 Mets AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Reds AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Unser cf 5 1 2 2 0 0 .327 Rose 3b 4 2 1 0 1 0 .308 Millan 2b 4 0 2 0 0 1 .240 Griffey rf 3 1 0 0 1 1 .323 Kranepool 1b 3 0 2 1 0 0 .373 Rettenmund ph,rf 0 1 0 0 1 0 .161 Staub rf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .302 Morgan 2b 4 1 2 0 0 0 .343 Torre 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .225 Flynn 2b 1 1 1 3 0 0 .222 Milner lf 4 1 1 0 0 0 .211 Bench c 4 1 2 1 0 0 .262 Grote c 3 1 1 1 0 0 .267 Plummer ph,c 1 0 0 0 0 1 .143 Stearns c 1 0 0 0 0 0 .179 Perez 1b 5 2 2 4 0 2 .221 Harrelson ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 .204 Geronimo cf 5 1 1 0 0 2 .292 Clines ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .128 Concepcion ss 4 1 2 3 0 1 .299 Seaver p 2 0 1 0 0 0 .136 Foster lf 4 0 2 0 0 0 .274 Baldwin p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 Billingham p 3 0 0 0 1 1 .105 Gallagher ph 1 1 1 0 0 0 .333 McEnaney p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Hall p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Alou ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 .381 Totals 36 4 11 4 0 1 Totals 38 11 13 11 4 8 Time of Game: 2:22 Attendance: 16,072 Left on Base: Mets 6, Reds 7 DP: Mets 0, Reds 3 Errors: Millan, Rose, Concepcion Doubles: Milner (5), Millan (10), Gallagher (1), Kranepool (4), Bench (12) Home Runs: Perez (6), Concepcion (3), Flynn (1) Sacrifice Flies: Kranepool (1) GIDP: Staub 2 (5), Unser (3) Mets IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Seaver L(5-4) 4.2 7 7 3 3 5 1 25 2.23 Baldwin 1.1 3 0 0 0 0 0 7 3.86 Hall 2 3 4 4 1 3 2 10 3.29 Totals 8 13 11 7 4 8 3 42 Reds IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Billingham W(4-3) 7 10 4 3 0 1 0 30 3.97 McEnaney 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 7 1.42 Totals 9 11 4 3 0 1 0 37 Balks: Seaver (1) Umpires: HP - Bruce Froemming, 1B - Art Williams, 2B - Paul Runge, 3B - Ed Vargo METS 1ST: Unser reached on an error by Concepcion [Unser to first]; Millan singled to left [Unser to third]; Kranepool hit a sacrifice fly to right [Unser scored (unearned)]; Staub grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Millan out at second]; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Reds 0. REDS 1ST: Rose walked; Griffey forced Rose (second to shortstop); Morgan flied out to left; Bench grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 1, Reds 0. METS 2ND: Torre grounded out (third to first); Milner doubled to right; Grote singled to second [Milner scored]; Harrelson flied out to right; Seaver singled to center [Grote to second]; Unser singled to right [Grote scored, Seaver to third]; Millan struck out; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mets 3, Reds 0. REDS 2ND: Perez was called out on strikes; Geronimo grounded out (second to first); Concepcion grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 3, Reds 0. METS 3RD: Kranepool singled to right; Staub grounded into a double play (first to shortstop to first) [Kranepool out at second]; Torre grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 3, Reds 0. REDS 3RD: Foster grounded out (third to first); Billingham walked; Rose flied out to center; Griffey struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 3, Reds 0. METS 4TH: Milner flied out to left; Grote flied out to right; Harrelson grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 3, Reds 0. REDS 4TH: Morgan singled to right; Bench doubled to left [Morgan scored]; Perez homered [Bench scored]; Geronimo was called out on strikes; Concepcion struck out; Foster singled to center; Billingham struck out; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 3, Reds 3. METS 5TH: Seaver reached on an error by Rose [Seaver to first]; Unser grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Seaver out at second]; Millan doubled to left; Kranepool grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Mets 3, Reds 3. REDS 5TH: Rose reached on an error by Millan [Rose to first]; Griffey walked [Rose to second]; Morgan grounded out (first unassisted) [Rose to third, Griffey to second]; Bench popped to first; Perez singled to right [Rose scored (unearned), Griffey scored (unearned)]; Geronimo singled to left [Perez to second]; Seaver balked [Perez to third, Geronimo to second]; Concepcion singled to left [Perez scored (unearned), Geronimo scored (unearned)]; BALDWIN REPLACED SEAVER (PITCHING); Foster singled to left [Concepcion to second]; Billingham grounded out (first unassisted); 4 R (0 ER), 4 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Mets 3, Reds 7. METS 6TH: Staub grounded out (second to first); Torre grounded out (second to first); Milner grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 3, Reds 7. REDS 6TH: Rose flied out to left; Griffey flied out to center; Morgan singled to center; Bench singled to center [Morgan to second]; Perez flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mets 3, Reds 7. METS 7TH: FLYNN REPLACED MORGAN (PLAYING 2B); Grote grounded out (third to first); Harrelson lined to third; GALLAGHER BATTED FOR BALDWIN; Gallagher doubled to right; Unser singled to center [Gallagher scored]; Millan grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 4, Reds 7. REDS 7TH: STEARNS REPLACED GROTE (PLAYING C ); HALL REPLACED GALLAGHER (PITCHING); Geronimo grounded out (shortstop to first); Concepcion homered; Foster grounded out (shortstop to first); Billingham grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 4, Reds 8. METS 8TH: Kranepool doubled to right; MCENANEY REPLACED BILLINGHAM (PITCHING); Staub popped to second; Torre reached on a fielder's choice [Kranepool out at third (shortstop to third)]; Milner grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 4, Reds 8. REDS 8TH: Rose singled to shortstop; RETTENMUND BATTED FOR GRIFFEY; Rettenmund walked [Rose to second]; Flynn homered [Rose scored, Rettenmund scored]; PLUMMER BATTED FOR BENCH; Plummer was called out on strikes; Perez struck out; Geronimo struck out; 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 4, Reds 11. METS 9TH: RETTENMUND STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); PLUMMER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); Stearns grounded out (shortstop to first); CLINES BATTED FOR HARRELSON; Clines grounded out (shortstop to first); ALOU BATTED FOR HALL; Alou singled to center; Unser flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 4, Reds 11.

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