Tom Seaver struck out five batters to raise his career total to 2,004, but the Mets' ace was defeated by the Reds, 2-1. The Reds scored both their runs in the second inning. Johnny Bench walked and, with one out, was forced by George Foster. Dave Concepcion also walked. Cesar Geronimo then singled to drive in one run and Fred Norman followed with a single to plate what proved to be the deciding tally.

The Mets collected four hits off Norman in the fifth but failed to score because two runners were thrown out on the bases by throws from outfielders Ken Griffey and Foster. The Mets, who collected 12 hits, finally counted in the ninth on singles by Ed Kranepool and Gene Clines and a sacrifice fly by Felix Millan. [The Sporting News]

Cincinnati Reds 2, New York Mets 1

Game Played on Thursday, July 24, 1975 (Day game) at Shea Stadium

Reds 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 2 7 0 Mets 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 1 12 0 Reds AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Mets AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Rose 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .311 Clines cf 4 0 2 0 1 1 .196 Griffey rf 4 0 2 0 0 0 .305 Millan 2b 4 0 3 1 0 1 .302 Morgan 2b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .335 Torre 3b 5 0 2 0 0 2 .268 Bench c 3 0 1 0 1 1 .294 Unser pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 .292 Driessen 1b 4 0 1 0 0 2 .260 Kingman 1b 5 0 0 0 0 4 .239 Foster lf 4 1 0 0 0 1 .291 Staub rf 3 0 1 0 1 0 .279 Concepcion ss 3 1 1 0 1 0 .267 Alou lf 3 0 1 0 1 1 .283 Geronimo cf 3 0 1 1 0 0 .273 Heidemann ss 2 0 0 0 0 0 .214 Norman p 2 0 1 1 0 1 .065 Phillips ss 1 0 0 0 1 0 .239 McEnaney p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Stearns c 4 0 1 0 0 0 .190 Eastwick p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Seaver p 2 0 1 0 0 1 .186 Grote ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .291 Baldwin p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .100 Kranepool ph 1 1 1 0 0 0 .352 Totals 32 2 7 2 2 6 Totals 35 1 12 1 4 10 Time of Game: 2:47 Attendance: 41,423 Left on Base: Reds 5, Mets 12 DP: Reds 1, Mets 0 Doubles: Concepcion (16) Stolen Bases: Bench (8), Clines (2) Caught Stealing: Griffey (4), Driessen (3) Sacrifice Flies: Millan (2) GIDP: Phillips (5) Reds IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Norman W(6-3) 5.1 8 0 0 3 8 0 25 4.08 McEnaney 3.1 4 1 1 1 1 0 14 1.78 Eastwick SV(8) 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 3.55 Totals 9 12 1 1 4 10 0 40 Mets IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Seaver L(14-6) 6 5 2 2 2 5 0 24 2.07 Baldwin 3 2 0 0 0 1 0 10 2.81 Totals 9 7 2 2 2 6 0 34 Wild Pitches: Norman (6) Umpires: HP - Shag Crawford, 1B - John Kibler, 2B - Dick Stello, 3B - Jerry Dale REDS 1ST: Rose grounded out (second to first); Griffey singled to right; Griffey was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Morgan flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Mets 0. METS 1ST: Clines walked; Millan singled to left [Clines to third]; Torre struck out; Kingman struck out; Staub forced Millan (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Reds 0, Mets 0. REDS 2ND: Bench walked; Driessen struck out; Foster forced Bench (first to shortstop); Concepcion walked [Foster to second]; Geronimo singled to center [Foster scored, Concepcion to third]; Norman singled to right [Concepcion scored, Geronimo to third]; Rose grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Reds 2, Mets 0. METS 2ND: Alou grounded out (shortstop to first); Heidemann flied out to right; Stearns flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 2, Mets 0. REDS 3RD: Griffey flied out to left; Morgan struck out; Bench singled to left; Bench stole second; Driessen struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 2, Mets 0. METS 3RD: Seaver struck out; Clines singled to second; Clines stole second; Millan struck out; Torre struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 2, Mets 0. REDS 4TH: Foster flied out to right; Concepcion doubled to right; Geronimo grounded out (shortstop to first) [Concepcion to third]; Norman struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 2, Mets 0. METS 4TH: Kingman struck out; Staub flied out to center; Alou singled to center; Heidemann popped to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 2, Mets 0. REDS 5TH: Rose grounded out (second to first); Griffey grounded out (first unassisted); Morgan grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 2, Mets 0. METS 5TH: Stearns singled to center; Seaver singled to right [Stearns out at third (right to third)]; Clines struck out; Millan singled to left [Seaver to second]; Torre singled to left [Seaver out at home (left to catcher), Millan to second]; 0 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Reds 2, Mets 0. REDS 6TH: PHILLIPS REPLACED HEIDEMANN (PLAYING SS); Bench grounded out (third to first); Driessen grounded out (pitcher to first); Foster struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 2, Mets 0. METS 6TH: Kingman struck out; Staub singled to left; Norman threw a wild pitch [Staub to second]; Alou walked; Phillips walked [Staub to third, Alou to second]; MCENANEY REPLACED NORMAN (PITCHING); Stearns popped to shortstop; GROTE BATTED FOR SEAVER; Grote grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Reds 2, Mets 0. REDS 7TH: BALDWIN REPLACED GROTE (PITCHING); Concepcion grounded out (shortstop to first); Geronimo flied out to left; McEnaney grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 2, Mets 0. METS 7TH: Clines flied out to right; Millan singled to second; Torre flied out to right; Kingman forced Millan (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 2, Mets 0. REDS 8TH: Rose grounded out (shortstop to first); Griffey singled to left; Morgan forced Griffey (first to shortstop); Bench struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 2, Mets 0. METS 8TH: Staub walked; Alou was called out on strikes; Phillips grounded into a double play (shortstop to first) [Staub out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 2, Mets 0. REDS 9TH: Driessen singled to center; Driessen was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Foster grounded out (third to first); Concepcion flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 2, Mets 0. METS 9TH: Stearns flied out to left; KRANEPOOL BATTED FOR BALDWIN; Kranepool singled to left; Clines singled to right [Kranepool to third]; Millan hit a sacrifice fly to center [Kranepool scored]; Torre singled to shortstop [Clines to second]; UNSER RAN FOR TORRE; EASTWICK REPLACED MCENANEY (PITCHING); Kingman struck out; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Reds 2, Mets 1.

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