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.