The Reds, who had fallen into a slump since winning 10 games in a row, lost to the Mets, 5-2, for their fifth defeat in the last seven contests. Jon Matlack held the Reds to five hits. Ed Kranepool led the Mets' attack, driving in two runs with a single in the third inning and another with a double in the fifth. [The Sporting News]



New York Mets 5, Cincinnati Reds 2
Game Played on Wednesday, July      23, 1975 (Night game) at Shea Stadium
Reds         2  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   2  5  3
Mets         0  0  3    0  1  0    1  0  x  -   5 10  0


Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Rose 3b               3   1   0   0     1   2   .314      Garrett 3b            4   1   2   0     0   1   .274
Griffey rf            2   1   0   0     2   1   .302      Millan 2b             3   2   1   0     0   0   .297
Morgan 2b             3   0   0   0     1   1   .340      Kranepool 1b          4   1   3   3     0   0   .349
Bench c               4   0   2   2     0   1   .294      Staub rf              4   0   1   1     0   1   .278
Perez 1b              4   0   0   0     0   1   .251      Kingman lf            4   0   1   1     0   0   .243
Foster cf             4   0   1   0     0   1   .296        Clines lf           0   0   0   0     0   0   .184
Concepcion ss         4   0   0   0     0   0   .266      Unser cf              4   0   1   0     0   0   .292
Rettenmund lf         4   0   2   0     0   0   .247      Grote c               4   0   1   0     0   0   .293
Nolan p               2   0   0   0     0   1   .156      Phillips ss           4   0   0   0     0   0   .240
  Armbrister ph       1   0   0   0     0   0   .194      Matlack p             3   1   0   0     1   3   .053
  Borbon p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .167
  T. Carroll p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               31   2   5   2     4   8             Totals               34   5  10   5     1   5

Time of Game: 2:14   Attendance: 34,649
Left on Base: Reds 6, Mets 7
DP: Reds 0, Mets 1
Errors: Griffey, Morgan, Foster
Doubles: Millan (23), Kranepool (11)
Sacrifice Hits: Millan (11)
GIDP: Nolan (1)


Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Nolan L(9-6)            6     8   4   4   1   4   0  27   3.11
Borbon                  1     2   1   1   0   0   0   6   2.87
T. Carroll              1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3   4.18
Totals                  8    10   5   5   1   5   0  36

Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Matlack W(11-8)         9     5   2   2   4   8   0  35   3.30
Totals                  9     5   2   2   4   8   0  35

Umpires: HP - Jerry Dale, 1B - Shag Crawford, 2B - John Kibler, 3B - Dick Stello


REDS 1ST: Rose walked; Griffey walked [Rose to second]; Morgan
walked [Rose to third, Griffey to second]; Bench singled to left
[Rose scored, Griffey scored, Morgan to second]; Perez lined to
second; Foster popped to first in foul territory; Concepcion
forced Bench (shortstop to second); 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds
2, Mets 0.

METS 1ST: Garrett grounded out (first unassisted); Millan flied
out to right; Kranepool grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 2, Mets 0.

REDS 2ND: Rettenmund grounded out (shortstop to first); Nolan
struck out; Rose struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 2, Mets
0.

METS 2ND: Staub singled to right; Kingman flied out to right;
Unser singled to right [Staub to second]; Grote lined to center;
Phillips flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 2,
Mets 0.

REDS 3RD: Griffey struck out; Morgan struck out; Bench struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 2, Mets 0.

METS 3RD: Matlack walked; Garrett singled to right [Matlack to
second]; Millan out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second)
[Matlack to third, Garrett to second]; Kranepool singled to
right [Matlack scored, Garrett scored, Kranepool to second
(error by Griffey)]; Staub grounded out (first unassisted)
[Kranepool to third]; Kingman singled to left [Kranepool
scored]; Unser flied out to right; 3 R, 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Reds
2, Mets 3.

REDS 4TH: Perez grounded out (third to first); Foster grounded
out (third to first); Concepcion grounded out (third to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 2, Mets 3.

METS 4TH: Grote singled to left; Phillips popped to third in
foul territory; Matlack struck out; Garrett struck out; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 2, Mets 3.

REDS 5TH: Rettenmund singled to right; On a bunt Nolan grounded
into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to second) [Rettenmund
out at second]; Rose grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 2, Mets 3.

METS 5TH: Millan doubled to center [Millan to third (error by
Foster)]; Kranepool doubled to center [Millan scored]; Staub
struck out; Kingman flied out to center; Unser popped to
shortstop; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 2, Mets 4.

REDS 6TH: Griffey grounded out (first unassisted); Morgan flied
out to center; Bench grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Reds 2, Mets 4.

METS 6TH: Grote popped to second; Phillips flied out to center;
Matlack struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 2, Mets 4.

REDS 7TH: Perez flied out to center; Foster singled to
shortstop; Concepcion flied out to right; Rettenmund singled to
center [Foster to third]; ARMBRISTER BATTED FOR NOLAN;
Armbrister forced Rettenmund (shortstop to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Reds 2, Mets 4.

METS 7TH: BORBON REPLACED ARMBRISTER (PITCHING); Garrett singled
to third; Millan forced Garrett (first to shortstop); Kranepool
singled to right [Millan to third]; Staub reached on an error by
Morgan [Millan scored (RBI), Kranepool to third, Staub to
first]; Kingman popped to first in foul territory; Unser
grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 2,
Mets 5.

REDS 8TH: CLINES REPLACED KINGMAN (PLAYING LF); Rose was called
out on strikes; Griffey walked; Morgan flied out to right; Bench
singled to left [Griffey to second]; Perez was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 2, Mets 5.

METS 8TH: T. CARROLL REPLACED BORBON (PITCHING); Grote popped to
shortstop; Phillips flied out to center; Matlack was called out
on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 2, Mets 5.

REDS 9TH: Foster struck out; Concepcion grounded out (shortstop
to first); Rettenmund popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Reds 2, Mets 5.