National League Standings, May 21, 1975
METS FANS SHARE THEIR MEMORIES OF THE MAY 21, 1975 GAME:
Bob P
February 2, 2004
The Reds came into this game with a record of 20- 20 and quickly fell behind Tom Seaver and the Mets, 3-0. After allowing one walk and no hits through the first three innings, Tom gave up a total of seven runs and seven hits in the fourth and fifth innings and the Reds went on to an 11-4 win. Tony Perez drove in four runs and Dave Concepcion and Doug Flynn drove in three each.
The Reds went on a tear, winning 41 of the next 50 games, and won the NL West by 20 games over the second place Dodgers.
Dave VW
April 21, 2025
Seaver won his third and final Cy Young Award in 1975, but suffered his worst loss of the season in this game at the hands of the future World Series winning Reds. Although only 3 were earned, the 7 runs allowed were the most he would surrender all season. He almost got out of a jam in the 5th when he got two outs after the first two Cincinnati batters reached base, but then 3 straight singles drove in four and his day was done.
As Bob mentioned, this win seemed to spur the Reds into a hot streak, as they only lost 9 of their next 50. They hit 3 home runs in this game, including the first for Doug Flynn in his Major League career. The future Met would only hit 7 in over 4,000 career plate appearances.
For some Mets trivia, Bob Gallagher tallied his first hit as a Met with a 7th-inning pinch-hit double. Bud Harrelson also made his last appearance in the starting lineup until September in this game, as injuries limited him to just 34 games all year. I also noticed that Don Hahn got released by the Phillies on this day. It sure didn't take the Phils long to sour on one of the players the Mets traded to them during the offseason in the Tug McGraw deal. Hahn signed with the Cardinals on the same day, but only lasted a little over a month with them before finishing his big-league career with the Padres.
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