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.