Will McEnaney, pitching in relief in both games, picked up credit for his ninth and 10th saves of the season as the Reds defeated the Mets in a twi-night doubleheader, 4-3 and 4-1. The Reds started the scoring in the opener with a homer by Tony Perez in the second inning, but the Mets took a 2-1 lead before the Reds broke away with three runs in the sixth. After a single by Johnny Bench, double by Perez and sacrifice fly by George Foster tied the score, Perez beat the throw home on a grounder by Merv Rettenmund. Doug Flynn walked and Fred Norman was safe on an error by Jon Matlack to load the bases. Pete Rose then singled to drive in the deciding run. Rusty Staub homered for the Mets in the seventh.

In the nightcap, the Reds put the game away with three runs in the first inning on a double by Rose, pass to Ken Griffey and homer by Bench. Dan Driessen also hit for the circuit to account for the Reds' last run in the eighth. [The Sporting News]



Cincinnati Reds 4, New York Mets 3 (Game 1)
Game Played on Friday, July      11, 1975 (Night game) at Riverfront Stadium
Mets         0  0  2    0  0  0    1  0  0  -   3  5  1
Reds         0  1  0    0  0  3    0  0  x  -   4  8  1


Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Clines cf             2   1   0   0     1   0   .174      Rose 3b               4   0   2   1     0   1   .313
  Unser ph,cf         1   0   0   0     0   0   .300      Concepcion ss         4   0   0   0     0   1   .270
Millan 2b             4   1   2   0     0   1   .283      Bench lf              3   1   1   0     1   1   .297
Jones lf              4   0   0   1     0   0   .250      Perez 1b              4   2   2   1     0   0   .254
Kingman 1b            4   0   0   1     0   2   .231      Foster cf,rf          3   0   1   1     0   0   .299
Torre 3b              4   0   1   0     0   1   .265      Rettenmund rf         2   1   1   1     1   0   .226
  Phillips pr         0   0   0   0     0   0   .248        Geronimo cf         1   0   0   0     0   1   .283
Staub rf              4   1   1   1     0   0   .270      Plummer c             4   0   0   0     0   1   .200
Heidemann ss          4   0   1   0     0   1   .216      Flynn 2b              3   0   1   0     1   0   .224
Grote c               2   0   0   0     1   1   .280      Norman p              2   0   0   0     0   0   .037
Matlack p             2   0   0   0     1   1   .057        Eastwick p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            McEnaney p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               31   3   5   3     3   7             Totals               30   4   8   4     3   5

Time of Game: 2:25
Left on Base: Mets 4, Reds 7
DP: Mets 2, Reds 2
Errors: Matlack, Norman
Doubles: Heidemann (3), Millan (20), Perez (13)
Home Runs: Staub (10), Perez (13)
Sacrifice Hits: Norman (2)
Sacrifice Flies: Foster (2)
GIDP: Torre (14), Staub (11), Concepcion (13), Foster (11)


Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Matlack L(10-7)         8     8   4   3   3   5   1  35   3.54
Totals                  8     8   4   3   3   5   1  35

Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Norman W(5-3)           6.2   4   3   3   3   4   1  27   4.48
Eastwick                1.1   1   0   0   0   2   0   5   4.58
McEnaney SV(9)          1     0   0   0   0   1   0   2   1.35
Totals                  9     5   3   3   3   7   1  34

Umpires: HP - Nick Colosi, 1B - John McSherry, 2B - Chris Pelekoudas, 3B - Paul Pryor


METS 1ST: Clines popped to second; Millan singled to left; Jones
forced Millan (third to second); Kingman struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0, Reds 0.

REDS 1ST: Rose singled to right; Concepcion grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Rose out at second];
Bench popped to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Reds 0.

METS 2ND: Torre grounded out (third to first); Staub grounded
out (second to first); Heidemann doubled to left; Grote was
walked intentionally; Matlack was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 0, Reds 0.

REDS 2ND: Perez homered; Foster grounded out (shortstop to
first); Rettenmund walked; On a bunt Plummer made an out to
catcher; Bill Plummer called for interference; Flynn
forced Rettenmund (second to shortstop); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Mets 0, Reds 1.

METS 3RD: Clines walked; Millan doubled to left [Clines to
third]; Jones grounded out (first unassisted) [Clines scored,
Millan to third]; Kingman reached on an error by Norman [Millan
scored (RBI), Kingman to first]; Torre grounded into a double
play (second to shortstop to first) [Kingman out at second]; 2
R, 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 2, Reds 1.

REDS 3RD: Norman grounded out (second to first); Rose was called
out on strikes; Concepcion struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Mets 2, Reds 1.

METS 4TH: Staub grounded out (first unassisted); Heidemann
grounded out (second to first); Grote struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Mets 2, Reds 1.

REDS 4TH: Bench struck out; Perez grounded out (third to first);
Foster singled to center; Rettenmund singled to left [Foster to
second]; Plummer grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Mets 2, Reds 1.

METS 5TH: Matlack grounded out (first to pitcher); Clines popped
to first; Millan lined to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 2,
Reds 1.

REDS 5TH: Flynn singled to second; Norman out on a sacrifice
bunt (first to second) [Flynn to second]; Rose grounded out
(second to first) [Flynn to third]; Concepcion grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 2, Reds 1.

METS 6TH: Jones flied out to center; Kingman grounded out (third
to first); Torre struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 2, Reds
1.

REDS 6TH: Bench singled to left; Perez doubled to left [Bench to
third]; Foster hit a sacrifice fly to right [Bench scored, Perez
to third]; Rettenmund reached on a fielder's choice [Perez
scored]; Plummer grounded out (third to first) [Rettenmund to
second]; Flynn was walked intentionally; Norman reached on an
error by Matlack [Rettenmund to third, Flynn to second, Norman
to first]; Rose singled to first [Rettenmund scored (unearned),
Flynn to third, Norman to second]; Concepcion grounded out
(second to first); 3 R (2 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Mets 2, Reds 4.

METS 7TH: FOSTER CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); GERONIMO
REPLACED RETTENMUND (PLAYING CF); Staub homered; Heidemann
grounded out (catcher to first); Grote flied out to right;
Matlack walked; EASTWICK REPLACED NORMAN (PITCHING); UNSER
BATTED FOR CLINES; Unser flied out to left; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Mets 3, Reds 4.

REDS 7TH: UNSER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); Bench walked; Perez
flied out to right; Foster grounded into a double play (third to
second to first) [Bench out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Mets 3, Reds 4.

METS 8TH: Millan struck out; Jones grounded out (pitcher to
first); Kingman struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 3, Reds
4.

REDS 8TH: Geronimo struck out; Plummer struck out; Flynn
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 3,
Reds 4.

METS 9TH: Torre singled to right; PHILLIPS RAN FOR TORRE;
MCENANEY REPLACED EASTWICK (PITCHING); Staub grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Phillips out at
second]; Heidemann struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 3,
Reds 4.