Jerry Koosman stole the first base of his major league career, giving the Mets' lefthander something more than his pitching to remember in a 3-1 victory over the Reds. After the Mets took a 1-0 lead, Koosman singled in the third inning and then made a surprise dash for second.

When catcher Bill Plummer's throw went into center field, Koosman advanced to third in position to score on a sacrifice fly by Wayne Garrett. The Reds' only run came in the ninth on singles by George Foster, Dave Concepcion and Merv Rettenmund. [The Sporting News]

New York Mets 3, Cincinnati Reds 1

Game Played on Tuesday, July 22, 1975 (Night game) at Shea Stadium

Reds 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 1 6 2 Mets 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 x - 3 9 1 Reds AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Mets AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Rose 3b 5 0 0 0 0 2 .317 Garrett 3b 3 1 2 2 0 0 .268 Griffey rf 5 0 1 0 0 2 .304 Millan 2b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .296 Morgan 2b 3 0 0 0 1 0 .343 Kranepool 1b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .340 Bench lf 2 0 0 0 2 1 .292 Staub rf 2 0 1 1 1 0 .279 Perez 1b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .254 Kingman lf 3 0 1 0 0 1 .243 Foster cf 4 1 1 0 0 1 .296 Clines lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .184 Concepcion ss 4 0 2 0 0 0 .269 Unser cf 3 0 0 0 0 0 .292 Plummer c 4 0 0 0 0 2 .194 Grote c 3 0 1 0 0 0 .293 Billingham p 1 0 0 0 1 0 .116 Phillips ss 3 1 1 0 0 0 .244 Armbrister ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .200 Koosman p 3 1 1 0 0 0 .192 Borbon p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 Rettenmund ph 1 0 1 1 0 0 .237 Totals 34 1 6 1 4 8 Totals 28 3 9 3 1 1 Time of Game: 2:06 Attendance: 32,759 Left on Base: Reds 10, Mets 5 DP: Reds 3, Mets 0 Errors: Griffey, Plummer, Garrett Doubles: Concepcion (15), Grote (9) Stolen Bases: Concepcion (22), Koosman (1) Sacrifice Flies: Staub (3), Garrett (2) GIDP: Unser (8), Kingman (8) Hit by Pitch: Kingman (3,by Billingham) Reds IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Billingham L(10-5) 6 5 2 1 1 1 0 24 3.81 Borbon 2 4 1 1 0 0 0 8 2.78 Totals 8 9 3 2 1 1 0 32 Mets IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Koosman W(9-7) 9 6 1 1 4 8 0 38 3.40 Totals 9 6 1 1 4 8 0 38 Hit by Pitch: Billingham (7) Wild Pitches: Billingham (7) Umpires: HP - Dick Stello, 1B - Jerry Dale, 2B - Shag Crawford, 3B - John Kibler REDS 1ST: Rose grounded out (pitcher to second to first); Griffey struck out; Morgan popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Mets 0. METS 1ST: Garrett singled to right; Millan grounded out (first to pitcher) [Garrett to second]; Kranepool singled to first [Garrett to third]; Staub hit a sacrifice fly to left [Garrett scored]; Billingham threw a wild pitch [Kranepool to second]; Kingman struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Mets 1. REDS 2ND: Bench walked; Perez flied out to center; Foster forced Bench (third to second); Concepcion grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Mets 1. METS 2ND: Unser grounded out (shortstop to first); Grote grounded out (shortstop to first); Phillips grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Mets 1. REDS 3RD: Plummer grounded out (first unassisted); Billingham walked; Rose was called out on strikes; Griffey singled to center [Billingham to second]; Morgan walked [Billingham to third, Griffey to second]; Bench struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Reds 0, Mets 1. METS 3RD: Koosman singled to left; Koosman stole second [Koosman to third (error by Plummer)]; Garrett hit a sacrifice fly to center [Koosman scored (unearned)]; Millan grounded out (third to first); Kranepool grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Mets 2. REDS 4TH: Perez grounded out (first unassisted); Foster popped to shortstop; Concepcion doubled; Plummer grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Mets 2. METS 4TH: Staub flied out to center; Kingman singled to left; Unser grounded into a double play (shortstop to first) [Kingman out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Mets 2. REDS 5TH: Billingham grounded out (pitcher to first); Rose was called out on strikes; Griffey was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Mets 2. METS 5TH: Grote flied out to center; Phillips flied out to left; Koosman grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Mets 2. REDS 6TH: Morgan popped to shortstop; Bench walked; Perez singled to third [Bench to second]; Foster struck out; Concepcion forced Perez (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Reds 0, Mets 2. METS 6TH: Garrett grounded out (second to first); Millan singled to left; Kranepool grounded out (second to first) [Millan to second]; Staub was walked intentionally; Kingman was hit by a pitch [Millan to third, Staub to second]; Unser grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Reds 0, Mets 2. REDS 7TH: Plummer struck out; ARMBRISTER BATTED FOR BILLINGHAM; Armbrister grounded out (shortstop to first); Rose grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Mets 2. METS 7TH: BORBON REPLACED ARMBRISTER (PITCHING); Grote doubled to right; Phillips singled to right [Grote to third]; Koosman reached on a fielder's choice [Grote out at home (third to catcher), Phillips to second]; Garrett singled to right [Phillips scored, Koosman to third, Garrett to second (error by Griffey)]; Millan lined into a double play (first to third) [Koosman out at third]; 1 R, 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Mets 3. REDS 8TH: Griffey reached on an error by Garrett; Morgan grounded out (second to first) [Griffey to second]; Bench grounded out (third to first); Perez flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Mets 3. METS 8TH: Kranepool flied out to center; Staub singled to second; Kingman grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Staub out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Mets 3. REDS 9TH: CLINES REPLACED KINGMAN (PLAYING LF); Foster singled to center; Concepcion singled to shortstop [Foster to second]; Plummer struck out; RETTENMUND BATTED FOR BORBON; Rettenmund singled to left [Foster scored, Concepcion to second]; Concepcion stole third; Rose lined to right; Griffey forced Rettenmund (second to shortstop); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Reds 1, Mets 3.

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