Although wild, walking seven batters, Tom Seaver was able to receive credit for the victory when the Mets defeated the Reds, 5-3. Fred Norman, the Reds' starter, also was wild, giving up two runs on four walks and an infield out in the second inning. In the next frame, Joe Torre singled and Dave Kingman hit his 10th homer to bring his RBI total to 23 in 23 games for the Mets' winning blow.

Seaver was removed with one out in the seventh after loading the bases on a single by Pete Rose and two passes. But Skip Lockwood came in and struck out both Johnny Bench and Mike Lum to end the threat. [The Sporting News]



New York Mets 5, Cincinnati Reds 3
Game Played on Tuesday, May       4, 1976 (Night game) at Shea Stadium
Reds         0  0  1    0  1  0    0  0  1  -   3  8  0
Mets         0  2  2    0  0  0    1  0  x  -   5  7  1


Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Rose 3b               5   0   2   1     0   1   .432      Unser cf              5   0   0   1     0   0   .247
Griffey rf            5   1   2   0     0   1   .363      Millan 2b             3   1   1   0     1   0   .341
Morgan 2b             2   1   1   0     3   0   .338      Torre 1b              4   1   1   0     0   1   .250
Driessen 1b           4   0   1   1     1   0   .211      Kingman rf            3   1   1   2     1   1   .242
Bench c               5   0   1   0     0   3   .279      Kranepool lf          3   0   2   1     1   1   .300
Lum lf                5   0   1   1     0   1   .258      Grote c               4   1   1   0     0   0   .371
Geronimo cf           1   1   0   0     4   1   .304      Garrett 3b            3   1   0   0     1   1   .222
Concepcion ss         3   0   0   0     2   1   .165      Harrelson ss          3   0   0   0     1   2   .246
Norman p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .167      Seaver p              2   0   0   1     1   1   .125
  Armbrister ph       0   0   0   0     0   0   .400        Lockwood p          1   0   1   0     0   0   .500
  Borbon p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .500
  Youngblood ph       1   0   0   0     0   0   .412
  Zachry p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .500
  Bailey ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .389
  McEnaney p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Foster ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .286
  Eastwick p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               33   3   8   3    10  10             Totals               31   5   7   5     6   7

Time of Game: 2:46   Attendance: 18,528
Left on Base: Reds 14, Mets 8
DP: Reds 0, Mets 0
Errors: Torre
Doubles: Bench (7), Driessen (1), Kranepool (2)
Home Runs: Kingman (10)
Stolen Bases: Griffey (9)
Sacrifice Hits: Armbrister (1)


Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Norman L(3-1)           2     0   2   2   5   1   0  11   4.50
Borbon                  1     3   2   2   0   1   1   6   5.84
Zachry                  2     1   0   0   0   2   0   7   0.87
McEnaney                2     2   1   1   1   2   0   9   9.72
Eastwick                1     1   0   0   0   1   0   4   2.45
Totals                  8     7   5   5   6   7   1  37

Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Seaver W(4-0)           6.1   6   2   2   7   6   0  31   2.03
Lockwood SV(3)          2.2   2   1   1   3   4   0  13   2.87
Totals                  9     8   3   3  10  10   0  44

Wild Pitches: Seaver (4)

Umpires: HP - Nick Colosi, 1B - Paul Runge, 2B - Ed Montague, 3B - Lee Weyer


REDS 1ST: Rose struck out; Griffey struck out; Morgan popped to
third in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0, Mets 0.

METS 1ST: Unser grounded out (second to first); Millan walked;
Torre was called out on strikes; Kingman popped to shortstop; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 0, Mets 0.

REDS 2ND: Driessen popped to catcher in foul territory; Bench
struck out; Lum flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds
0, Mets 0.

METS 2ND: Kranepool walked; Grote forced Kranepool (third to
second); Garrett walked [Grote to second]; Harrelson walked
[Grote to third, Garrett to second]; Seaver walked [Grote
scored, Garrett to third, Harrelson to second]; Unser forced
Seaver (shortstop to second) [Garrett scored, Harrelson to
third]; Millan popped to second; 2 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 0,
Mets 2.

REDS 3RD: Geronimo walked; Concepcion walked [Geronimo to
second]; ARMBRISTER BATTED FOR NORMAN; Armbrister out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Geronimo to third,
Concepcion to second]; Rose singled to second [Geronimo scored,
Concepcion out at home (second to first to catcher to third to
pitcher to shortstop), Rose to second (on throw to home)];
Griffey singled to shortstop [Rose to third]; Griffey stole
second; Morgan was walked intentionally; Driessen grounded out
(second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Reds 1, Mets 2.

METS 3RD: BORBON REPLACED ARMBRISTER (PITCHING); Torre singled
to left; Kingman homered [Torre scored]; Kranepool was called
out on strikes; Grote singled to center; Garrett forced Grote
(shortstop unassisted); Harrelson forced Garrett (second to
shortstop); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 1, Mets 4.

REDS 4TH: Bench doubled to left; Lum grounded out (shortstop to
first); Geronimo walked; Concepcion forced Geronimo (pitcher to
second) [Bench to third, Concepcion to first (error by Torre)];
YOUNGBLOOD BATTED FOR BORBON; Youngblood popped to shortstop; 0
R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 1, Mets 4.

METS 4TH: ZACHRY REPLACED YOUNGBLOOD (PITCHING); Seaver struck
out; Unser popped to second; Millan flied out to center; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 1, Mets 4.

REDS 5TH: Rose grounded out (first to pitcher); Griffey grounded
out (shortstop to first); Morgan singled to right; Driessen
doubled to right [Morgan scored]; Seaver threw a wild pitch
[Driessen to third]; Bench was called out on strikes; 1 R, 2 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 2, Mets 4.

METS 5TH: Torre grounded out (shortstop to first); Kingman
struck out; Kranepool doubled; Grote popped to catcher; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 2, Mets 4.

REDS 6TH: Lum flied out to center; Geronimo walked; Concepcion
struck out; BAILEY BATTED FOR ZACHRY; Bailey struck out; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 2, Mets 4.

METS 6TH: MCENANEY REPLACED BAILEY (PITCHING); Garrett struck
out; Harrelson struck out; Seaver grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 2, Mets 4.

REDS 7TH: Rose singled to second; On a bunt Griffey grounded out
(catcher to first) [Rose to second]; Morgan walked; Driessen
walked [Rose to third, Morgan to second]; LOCKWOOD REPLACED
SEAVER (PITCHING); Bench struck out; Lum struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 3 LOB.  Reds 2, Mets 4.

METS 7TH: Unser grounded out (second to first); Millan singled
to right; Torre flied out to center; Kingman walked [Millan to
second]; Kranepool singled to right [Millan scored, Kingman to
third]; Grote grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Reds 2, Mets 5.

REDS 8TH: Geronimo struck out; Concepcion walked; FOSTER BATTED
FOR MCENANEY; Foster struck out; Rose grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 2, Mets 5.

METS 8TH: EASTWICK REPLACED FOSTER (PITCHING); Garrett popped to
catcher in foul territory; Harrelson struck out; Lockwood
singled to center; Unser grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 2, Mets 5.

REDS 9TH: Griffey singled to right; Morgan walked [Griffey to
second]; Driessen popped to second; Bench flied out to center;
Lum singled to left [Griffey scored, Morgan to second]; Geronimo
walked [Morgan to third, Lum to second]; Concepcion forced
Geronimo (shortstop to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Reds 3,
Mets 5.