Roger Nelson pitched seven innings of no-hit ball before yielding two homers and requiring relief from Pedro Borbon as the Reds defeated the Giants, 4-3. After Dave Rader drew a walk to open the eighth, Bobby Bonds homered for the Giants' first hit off Nelson. Chris Speier hit the other homer with two out in the ninth. Borbon, taking over, walked Rader but then struck out Bonds to end the game.

Johnny Bench blasted a two-run homer for the Reds in the first inning and drove in another run with a sacrifice fly after Pete Rose doubled and Joe Morgan singled in the third. The Reds' deciding run followed in the seventh on a double by Cesar Geronimo, bunt by Nelson and sacrifice fly by Rose. [The Sporting News]



Cincinnati Reds 4, San Francisco Giants 3
Game Played on Wednesday, May       15, 1974 (Day game) at Riverfront Stadium
Giants       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  2  1  -   3  2  2
Reds         2  0  1    0  0  0    1  0  x  -   4  7  2


Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Thomasson rf          3   0   0   0     0   1   .231      Rose lf               3   2   1   1     0   0   .295
  Williams p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Morgan 2b             4   0   1   0     0   0   .303
  Fuentes ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .194      Bench c               3   1   2   3     0   0   .269
  Willoughby p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .100      Crowley 1b            4   0   0   0     0   0   .176
Phillips 2b           3   0   0   0     0   0   .258        Chaney 3b           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Maddox cf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .318      Driessen 3b,1b        4   0   1   0     0   0   .255
Ontiveros 3b          4   0   0   0     0   1   .252      Rettenmund rf         4   0   1   0     0   0   .243
Matthews lf           4   0   0   0     0   1   .231      Concepcion ss         4   0   0   0     0   1   .254
Goodson 1b            1   0   0   0     1   0   .167      Geronimo cf           2   1   1   0     1   0   .319
  Kingman pr,1b       2   0   0   0     0   0   .257      Nelson p              2   0   0   0     0   0   .214
Speier ss             4   1   1   1     0   0   .211        Borbon p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .286
Rudolph c             2   0   0   0     0   0   .221
  Rader ph,c          0   1   0   0     2   0   .286
  Blanco pr           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Bradley p             0   0   0   0     1   0   .050
  Bonds ph,rf         3   1   1   2     0   1   .219

Totals               31   3   2   3     4   4             Totals               30   4   7   4     1   1

Time of Game: 2:12   Attendance: 14,227
Left on Base: Giants 5, Reds 6
DP: Giants 1, Reds 0
Errors: Phillips, Ontiveros, Crowley, Nelson
Doubles: Rose (12), Bench (4), Geronimo (3)
Home Runs: Bonds (6), Speier (2), Bench (7)
Sacrifice Hits: Nelson (2)
Sacrifice Flies: Bench (2), Rose (1)
GIDP: Concepcion (6)


Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Bradley L(4-4)          5     4   3   2   1   0   1  22   3.08
Williams                2     2   1   1   0   0   0   8   2.67
Willoughby              1     1   0   0   0   1   0   4   4.50
Totals                  8     7   4   3   1   1   1  34

Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Nelson W(2-3)           8.2   2   3   3   3   3   2  33   3.38
Borbon SV(7)            0.1   0   0   0   1   1   0   2   1.82
Totals                  9     2   3   3   4   4   2  35

Umpires: HP - Tom Gorman, 1B - Bill Williams, 2B - Dick Stello, 3B - Terry Tata


GIANTS 1ST: Thomasson grounded out (second to first); Phillips
flied out to left; Maddox flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Giants 0, Reds 0.

REDS 1ST: Rose reached on an error by Phillips [Rose to first];
Morgan popped to first; Bench homered [Rose scored (unearned)];
Crowley grounded out (shortstop to first); Driessen flied out to
center; 2 R (1 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 0, Reds 2.

GIANTS 2ND: Ontiveros grounded out (shortstop to first);
Matthews popped to catcher in foul territory; Goodson grounded
out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 0, Reds 2.

REDS 2ND: Rettenmund flied out to left; Concepcion popped to
shortstop in foul territory; Geronimo flied out to center; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 0, Reds 2.

GIANTS 3RD: Speier flied out to center; Rudolph grounded out
(third to first); Bradley walked; Thomasson struck out; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 0, Reds 2.

REDS 3RD: Nelson grounded out (shortstop to first); Rose doubled
to left; Morgan singled to third [Rose to third]; Bench hit a
sacrifice fly to right [Rose scored]; Crowley made an out to
second; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 0, Reds 3.

GIANTS 4TH: Phillips flied out to center; Maddox flied out to
center; Ontiveros grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Giants 0, Reds 3.

REDS 4TH: Driessen lined to first; Rettenmund grounded out
(shortstop to first); Concepcion reached on an error by
Ontiveros [Concepcion to second]; Geronimo was walked
intentionally; Nelson flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.
Giants 0, Reds 3.

GIANTS 5TH: Matthews flied out to center; Goodson walked;
KINGMAN RAN FOR GOODSON; Speier flied out to right; Rudolph made
an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 0, Reds 3.

REDS 5TH: KINGMAN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); Rose flied out to
center; Morgan flied out to right; Bench doubled to left;
Crowley flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 0,
Reds 3.

GIANTS 6TH: BONDS BATTED FOR BRADLEY; Bonds flied out to left;
Thomasson reached on an error by Nelson (assist by Crowley)
[Thomasson to first]; Phillips reached on an error by Crowley
[Thomasson to second, Phillips to first]; Maddox flied out to
right; Ontiveros struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 2 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 0,
Reds 3.

REDS 6TH: WILLIAMS REPLACED THOMASSON (PITCHING); BONDS STAYED
IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Driessen flied out to left; Rettenmund
singled to third; Concepcion grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Rettenmund out at second]; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 0, Reds 3.

GIANTS 7TH: Matthews struck out; Kingman grounded out (third to
first); Speier flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants
0, Reds 3.

REDS 7TH: Geronimo doubled to left; Nelson reached on a
fielder's choice on a sacrifice bunt [Geronimo to third]; Rose
hit a sacrifice fly to left [Geronimo scored]; Morgan flied out
to right; Bench flied out to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Giants 0, Reds 4.

GIANTS 8TH: RADER BATTED FOR RUDOLPH; Rader walked; Bonds
homered [Rader scored]; FUENTES BATTED FOR WILLIAMS; Fuentes
flied out to left; Garry Maddox batted out of turn in Mike
Phillips spot; On a bunt Maddox flied out to center;
Ontiveros grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Giants 2, Reds 4.

REDS 8TH: WILLOUGHBY REPLACED FUENTES (PITCHING); RADER STAYED
IN GAME (PLAYING C ); Crowley flied out to right; Driessen
singled to center; Rettenmund popped to first in foul territory;
Concepcion struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 2, Reds 4.

GIANTS 9TH: DRIESSEN CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); CHANEY
REPLACED CROWLEY (PLAYING 3B); Matthews flied out to center;
Kingman flied out to left; Speier homered; BORBON REPLACED
NELSON (PITCHING); Rader walked; BLANCO RAN FOR RADER; Bonds
struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 3, Reds 4.