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Mets
@ Reds
Riverfront Stadium
May 20, 1975
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Cincinnati Reds and the New York Mets, played on May 20, 1975 at Riverfront Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | May 20, 1975 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
New York Mets
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| Home Team |
Cincinnati Reds
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 20, 1975 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | New York Mets |
| Home Team | Cincinnati Reds |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Jerry Koosman |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Don Gullett |
| Ballpark | Riverfront Stadium |
| City | Cincinnati |
| State | OH |
| Attendance | 16,845 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 39 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Ed Vargo 1B: Bruce Froemming 2B: Art Williams 3B: Paul Runge |
New York Mets Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Gene Clines | Center Fielder |
| Felix Millan | Second Baseman |
| Rusty Staub | Right Fielder |
| Joe Torre | First Baseman |
| Dave Kingman | Left Fielder |
| Wayne Garrett | Third Baseman |
| Jerry Grote | Catcher |
| Bud Harrelson | Shortstop |
| Jerry Koosman | Pitcher |
| Yogi Berra | Manager |
Cincinnati Reds Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Pete Rose | Third Baseman |
| Ken Griffey | Right Fielder |
| Joe Morgan | Second Baseman |
| Johnny Bench | Catcher |
| Tony Perez | First Baseman |
| Dave Concepcion | Shortstop |
| George Foster | Left Fielder |
| Cesar Geronimo | Center Fielder |
| Don Gullett | Pitcher |
| Sparky Anderson | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Mets
@ Reds
Riverfront Stadium
May 20, 1975
Top 1
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Mets, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clines vs. Gullett
Clines strikes out. Bench drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Clines out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Millan vs. Gullett
Millan hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Staub vs. Gullett
Staub hits a fly ball into center field. Geronimo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Torre vs. Gullett
Torre hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Millan moves to third. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Kingman vs. Gullett
Kingman hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Morgan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Mets, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rose vs. Koosman
Rose hits a line drive into right field. Staub settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Griffey vs. Koosman
Griffey hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Koosman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morgan vs. Koosman
Morgan hits a ball on the ground towards first. Torre scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Morgan for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Mets, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garrett vs. Gullett
Garrett hits a popup towards first. Perez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grote vs. Gullett
Grote hits a line drive into right field. Griffey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrelson vs. Gullett
Harrelson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Foster. Harrelson reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Koosman vs. Gullett
Koosman strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Mets, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bench vs. Koosman
Bench hits a fly ball into left field. Kingman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Koosman
Perez hits a popup into center field, out of the reach of Clines. Perez reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Concepcion vs. Koosman
Concepcion hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Koosman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Foster vs. Koosman
Foster is walked intentionally. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Geronimo vs. Koosman
Geronimo strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Mets, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clines vs. Gullett
Clines hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morgan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Millan vs. Gullett
Millan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Staub vs. Gullett
Staub hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Torre vs. Gullett
Torre strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Mets, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gullett vs. Koosman
Gullett strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rose vs. Koosman
Rose hits a ball on the ground towards third. Garrett fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Griffey vs. Koosman
Griffey hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Millan fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Morgan vs. Koosman
Morgan takes first base on ball four. Griffey moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bench vs. Koosman
Bench hits a fly ball into left field. Kingman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Mets, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kingman vs. Gullett
Kingman hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Morgan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garrett vs. Gullett
Garrett hits a fly ball into left field. Foster settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grote vs. Gullett
Grote hits a fly ball into center field. Geronimo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Mets, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Koosman
Perez hits a fly ball into center field. Clines settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Concepcion vs. Koosman
Concepcion hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Foster vs. Koosman
Foster hits a ball on the ground towards third. Garrett fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 5
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Mets, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrelson vs. Gullett
Harrelson strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Koosman vs. Gullett
Koosman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Clines vs. Gullett
Clines hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Koosman moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Millan vs. Gullett
Millan hits a ball on the ground towards first. Perez scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Millan for the out. Koosman moves to third. Clines moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Staub vs. Gullett
Staub hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Geronimo. Staub reaches second base with a double. Koosman scores. Clines scores. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Torre vs. Gullett
Torre hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kingman vs. Gullett
Kingman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion misplays the ball. That's an error on Concepcion. Kingman moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Garrett vs. Gullett
Garrett hits a ball on the ground towards first. Perez scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Garrett for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Mets, 4 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Geronimo vs. Koosman
Geronimo hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Millan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Armbrister vs. Koosman
Ed Armbrister pinch hits for Don Gullett.
Armbrister takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rose vs. Koosman
Rose hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Armbrister moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Griffey vs. Koosman
Griffey hits a fly ball into left field. Kingman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Morgan vs. Koosman
Morgan hits a fly ball into right field. Staub settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Mets, 4 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grote vs. Kirby
Clay Kirby now pitching.
Grote hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Kirby, and towards Concepcion, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrelson vs. Kirby
Harrelson hits a fly ball into center field. Geronimo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Koosman vs. Kirby
Koosman hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Clines vs. Kirby
Clines hits a fly ball into left field. Foster settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Mets, 4 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bench vs. Koosman
Bench is called out on strikes. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Koosman
Perez hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Kingman who is chasing the ball. Perez reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Concepcion vs. Koosman
Concepcion hits a fly ball into left field. Kingman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Perez tags and scores. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foster vs. Koosman
Foster hits a fly ball into center field. Clines settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Mets, 4 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Millan vs. Kirby
Millan hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Foster. Millan reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Staub vs. Kirby
Staub takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Torre vs. Kirby
Torre hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Geronimo. Torre reaches second base with a double. Millan scores. Staub moves to third. View Play -
Mets, 5 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Kingman vs. Carroll
Clay Carroll now pitching.
Kingman strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 5 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Garrett vs. Carroll
Garrett is walked intentionally. View Play -
Mets, 5 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Grote vs. Carroll
Grote hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rose fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 7
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Mets, 5 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Geronimo vs. Koosman
Gene Clines now playing left field. Del Unser now playing center field.
Geronimo hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 5 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Flynn vs. Koosman
Doug Flynn pinch hits for Clay Carroll.
Flynn hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrelson scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play -
Mets, 5 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rose vs. Koosman
Rose hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Koosman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Mets, 5 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrelson vs. Eastwick
Rawly Eastwick now pitching.
Harrelson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 5 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Koosman vs. Eastwick
Koosman strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 5 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clines vs. Eastwick
Clines hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Eastwick fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Mets, 5 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Griffey vs. Koosman
Griffey hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Millan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 5 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morgan vs. Koosman
Morgan hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Koosman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 5 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bench vs. Koosman
Bench hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Mets, 5 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Koosman
Perez takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 5 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Concepcion vs. Koosman
Concepcion takes first base on ball four. Perez moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 5 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Foster vs. Apodaca
Bob Apodaca now pitching.
Foster hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Millan fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Mets, 5 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Millan vs. Eastwick
Millan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 5 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Staub vs. Eastwick
Staub hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morgan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 5 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torre vs. Eastwick
Torre hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Griffey. Torre reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Mets, 5 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Unser vs. Eastwick
Unser takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 5 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Garrett vs. Eastwick
Garrett hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Torre scores. Unser moves to third. View Play -
Mets, 6 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Grote vs. Eastwick
Grote hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Mets, 6 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Geronimo vs. Apodaca
John Milner now playing first base. Joe Torre now playing third base. Wayne Garrett now playing second base.
Geronimo hits a fly ball into center field. Unser settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 6 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Driessen vs. Apodaca
Dan Driessen pinch hits for Rawly Eastwick.
Driessen hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Garrett scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 6 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rose vs. Apodaca
Rose takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 6 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Griffey vs. Apodaca
Griffey takes first base on ball four. Rose moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 6 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Morgan vs. Apodaca
Morgan hits a line drive towards first. Milner reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/20/1975 -- New York at Cincinnati (N)
New York AB R H RBI Cincinnati AB R H RBI
Clines G, cf-lf 5 1 1 0 Rose P, 3b 4 0 2 0
Millan F, 2b 5 1 2 0 Griffey K, rf 4 0 0 0
Milner J, 1b 0 0 0 0 Morgan J, 2b 4 0 0 0
Staub R, rf 4 1 2 2 Bench J, c 4 1 1 1
Torre J, 1b-3b 5 2 4 3 Perez T, 1b 3 1 2 0
Kingman D, lf 4 0 0 0 Concepcion D, ss 2 0 1 1
Unser D, cf 0 0 0 0 Foster G, lf 3 0 0 0
Garrett W, 3b-2b 4 0 1 1 Geronimo C, cf 4 0 1 0
Grote J, c 5 0 0 0 Gullett D, p 1 0 0 0
Harrelson B, ss 4 0 1 0 Armbrister E, ph 0 0 0 0
Koosman J, p 4 1 2 0 Kirby C, p 0 0 0 0
Apodaca B, p 0 0 0 0 Carroll C, p 0 0 0 0
Flynn D, ph 1 0 0 0
Eastwick R, p 0 0 0 0
Driessen D, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
40 6 13 6 31 2 7 2
New York 000 040 101 -- 6
Cincinnati 000 001 010 -- 2
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Koosman J (W) 7.2 7 2 2 5 3
Apodaca B (S) 1.1 0 0 0 2 0
Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO
Gullett D (L) 5.0 8 4 4 0 4
Kirby C* 1.0 3 1 1 1 0
Carroll C 1.0 0 0 0 1 1
Eastwick R 2.0 2 1 1 1 1
* Pitched to 3 batters in 7th
E -- Concepcion D
DP -- New York 2, Cincinnati 1
LOB -- New York 10, Cincinnati 10
2B -- Harrelson B, Perez T, Staub R, Millan F, Torre J 2
3B -- Perez T
HR -- Torre J, Bench J
SF -- Concepcion D
T -- 2:39
A -- 16845
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