In a swift change of fortune, Bob Forsch was knocked out in the first inning as the Reds piled up seven runs en route to a 12-7 victory over the Cardinals. In Forsch's previous start against the Braves, the Cardinals scored nine runs in the first to start the rookie off to a 12-0 victory. But this time, the Reds jumped on the young righthander from the outset. Cesar Geronimo singled and Pete Rose and Joe Morgan doubled for two runs before Johnny Bench grounded out. Tony Perez singled for an RBI. Two walks loaded the bases. Bill Plummer hit a sacrifice fly and Don Gullett then applied the finishing touch to Forsch with a two-run double.

Geronimo, up for a second time, singled off John Curtis to drive in the seventh run. The Reds padded their lead with the next five runs off Curtis before the Cardinals finally snapped their string of 23 scoreless innings, but their late rush could not wipe out the Reds' big lead. [The Sporting News]



Cincinnati Reds 12, St. Louis Cardinals 7
Game Played on Tuesday, July      16, 1974 (Night game) at Busch Stadium II
Reds         7  3  0    0  2  0    0  0  0  -  12 19  1
Cardinals    0  0  0    0  0  2    4  1  0  -   7  8  5


Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Geronimo cf           6   1   3   1     0   2   .315      Brock lf              3   2   1   0     1   0   .309
Rose lf               5   2   1   0     0   0   .285        Hrabosky p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .333
  Chaney 2b           1   0   0   0     0   1   .200        McCarver ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .219
Morgan 2b             4   2   2   2     0   1   .306        Pena p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .500
  Foster ph,lf        2   0   1   0     0   0   .255      Heidemann ss          3   2   0   0     2   1   .271
Bench 3b              5   2   2   0     1   0   .269      McBride cf            4   0   1   2     0   0   .295
Perez 1b              4   2   3   3     0   0   .266      Smith rf              3   0   1   1     0   0   .329
  Rettenmund rf       2   0   0   0     0   2   .227        Cruz rf             2   1   1   1     0   0   .250
Driessen rf,1b        4   1   1   0     1   0   .273      Torre 3b              1   0   0   0     1   1   .288
Concepcion ss         4   1   1   1     1   0   .264        DaVanon 3b          2   0   1   1     0   1   .500
Plummer c             4   0   2   1     0   0   .235      Simmons 1b            4   0   0   0     0   0   .264
Gullett p             4   1   3   3     0   1   .261      Hill c                4   1   2   0     0   1   .500
  Borbon p            1   0   0   0     0   1   .267      Heintzelman 2b        4   0   1   0     0   0   .239
                                                          Forsch p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .143
                                                            Curtis p            0   0   0   0     1   0   .094
                                                            Melendez ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .241
                                                            Folkers p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Reitz ph            1   1   0   0     0   0   .287
                                                            Dwyer lf            0   0   0   1     0   0   .342

Totals               46  12  19  11     3   8             Totals               33   7   8   6     5   4

Time of Game: 2:45   Attendance: 18,588
Left on Base: Reds 11, Cardinals 6
DP: Reds 1, Cardinals 3
Errors: Chaney, Brock, Heidemann, Simmons 2, Heintzelman
Doubles: Rose (20), Morgan (18), Gullett (2), Bench (18), Hill (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Plummer (1), McBride (3), Dwyer (1)
GIDP: Bench (7), Geronimo (4), Foster (3), Simmons (12)


Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Gullett W(11-6)         6.2   6   6   2   5   3   0  31   2.74
Borbon                  2.1   2   1   1   0   1   0   9   2.40
Totals                  9     8   7   3   5   4   0  40

Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Forsch L(1-2)           0.2   5   7   7   2   0   0   9   4.96
Curtis                  4.1  10   5   3   0   3   0  25   4.80
Folkers                 2     1   0   0   0   0   0   6   2.89
Hrabosky                1     2   0   0   0   2   0   5   4.91
Pena                    1     1   0   0   1   3   0   5   2.29
Totals                  9    19  12  10   3   8   0  50

Wild Pitches: Gullett (3), Borbon (2), Forsch (1)

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


REDS 1ST: Geronimo singled to third; Rose doubled to left
[Geronimo to third]; Morgan doubled to right [Geronimo scored,
Rose scored]; Bench grounded out (second to first) [Morgan to
third]; Perez singled to left [Morgan scored]; Forsch threw a
wild pitch [Perez to second]; Driessen walked; Concepcion walked
[Perez to third, Driessen to second]; Plummer hit a sacrifice
fly to left [Perez scored]; Gullett doubled to center [Driessen
scored, Concepcion scored]; CURTIS REPLACED FORSCH (PITCHING);
Geronimo singled to left [Gullett scored, Geronimo to second
(error by Brock)]; Rose grounded out (pitcher to first); 7 R, 6
H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 7, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 1ST: Brock grounded out (second to first); Heidemann
grounded out (second to first); McBride flied out to left; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 7, Cardinals 0.

REDS 2ND: Morgan singled to shortstop; Bench singled to left
[Morgan to third]; Perez singled [Morgan scored, Bench to
second]; Driessen reached on an error by Heintzelman [Bench to
third, Perez to second, Driessen to first]; Concepcion forced
Driessen (shortstop unassisted) [Bench scored, Perez to third,
Concepcion to first]; Plummer flied out to center; Gullett
singled to center [Perez scored (unearned), Concepcion to
third]; Geronimo struck out; 3 R (2 ER), 4 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Reds
10, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 2ND: Smith grounded out (shortstop to first); Torre
walked; Simmons grounded into a double play (second to shortstop
to first) [Torre out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 10,
Cardinals 0.

REDS 3RD: Rose grounded out (shortstop to first); Morgan reached
on an error by Simmons [Morgan to first]; Bench grounded into a
double play (second to first) [Morgan out at second]; 0 R, 0 H,
1 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 10, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 3RD: Hill grounded out (shortstop to first);
Heintzelman flied out to center; Curtis walked; Brock forced
Curtis (pitcher to second) [Brock to first]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Reds 10, Cardinals 0.

REDS 4TH: Perez grounded out (second to first); Driessen
grounded out (pitcher to first); Concepcion singled to center;
Plummer singled to center [Concepcion to third]; Gullett struck
out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 10, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 4TH: Heidemann grounded out (shortstop to first);
McBride grounded out (first to pitcher); Smith flied out to
left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 10, Cardinals 0.

REDS 5TH: Geronimo singled to left; Rose forced Geronimo
(pitcher to shortstop) [Rose to first]; Morgan struck out; Bench
doubled [Rose to third]; Perez singled to second [Rose scored,
Bench to third]; Driessen reached on an error by Simmons [Bench
scored (unearned) (no RBI), Perez to second, Driessen to first];
Concepcion forced Driessen (shortstop to second); 2 R (1 ER), 3
H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 12, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 5TH: RETTENMUND REPLACED PEREZ (PLAYING RF); DRIESSEN
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); Torre struck out; Simmons
grounded out (first to pitcher); Hill singled to center;
Heintzelman singled to left [Hill to second]; MELENDEZ BATTED
FOR CURTIS; Melendez flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Reds 12, Cardinals 0.

REDS 6TH: DAVANON REPLACED TORRE (PLAYING 3B); FOLKERS REPLACED
MELENDEZ (PITCHING); Plummer popped to first in foul territory;
Gullett singled to third; Geronimo grounded into a double play
(first to shortstop) [Gullett out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Reds 12, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 6TH: Brock singled to center; Gullett threw a wild
pitch [Brock to second]; Heidemann walked; McBride singled to
left [Brock scored, Heidemann to second]; Smith singled to
center [Heidemann scored, McBride to second]; DaVanon was called
out on strikes; Simmons flied out to center [McBride to third];
Hill struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 12, Cardinals 2.

REDS 7TH: CRUZ REPLACED SMITH (PLAYING RF); Rose reached on an
error by Heidemann [Rose to first]; FOSTER BATTED FOR MORGAN;
Foster grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to
first) [Rose out at second]; Bench flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H,
1 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 12, Cardinals 2.

CARDINALS 7TH: CHANEY REPLACED ROSE (PLAYING 2B); FOSTER STAYED
IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Heintzelman popped to shortstop; REITZ
BATTED FOR FOLKERS; Reitz reached on an error by Chaney [Reitz
to first]; Brock walked [Reitz to second]; Heidemann walked
[Reitz to third, Brock to second]; McBride hit a sacrifice fly
to left [Reitz scored (unearned)]; Cruz singled to right [Brock
scored (unearned), Heidemann to third]; BORBON REPLACED GULLETT
(PITCHING); DaVanon singled [Heidemann scored (unearned), Cruz
to third]; Borbon threw a wild pitch [Cruz scored (unearned),
DaVanon to second]; Simmons popped to third; 4 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1
E, 1 LOB.  Reds 12, Cardinals 6.

REDS 8TH: HRABOSKY REPLACED BROCK (PITCHING); DWYER REPLACED
REITZ (PLAYING LF); Rettenmund struck out; Driessen singled to
left; Concepcion forced Driessen (shortstop to second)
[Concepcion to first]; Plummer singled to left [Concepcion to
second]; Borbon was called out on strikes; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
 Reds 12, Cardinals 6.

CARDINALS 8TH: Hill doubled to left; Heintzelman grounded out
(shortstop to first) [Hill to third]; Dwyer hit a sacrifice fly
to center [Hill scored]; MCCARVER BATTED FOR HRABOSKY; McCarver
flied out to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 12, Cardinals 7.

REDS 9TH: PENA REPLACED MCCARVER (PITCHING); Geronimo was called
out on strikes; Chaney struck out; Foster singled to left; Bench
walked [Foster to second]; Rettenmund was called out on strikes;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 12, Cardinals 7.

CARDINALS 9TH: Heidemann struck out; McBride grounded out
(second to first); Cruz flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Reds 12, Cardinals 7.