Pinch-hitter George Foster beat out a slow roller down the third-base line to score Cesar Geronimo from third with two out, giving the Reds a 2-1 nod over the Dodgers in a 14-inning duel witnessed by the largest opening-day crowd in Cincinnati history. The Dodgers had taken a 1-0 lead in the fourth on walks to Jim Wynn and Joe Ferguson and single by Steve Garvey. The Reds tied the score in the sixth on singles by Pete Rose, Joe Morgan, Tony Perez' long fly to right and Dave Concepcion's RBI single.

Concepcion singled to open the Cincinnati 14th and took second on a passed ball. Geronimo walked, Ken Griffey moved the runners up with a sacrifice, but Darrel Chaney bounced back to L. A. reliever Charlie Hough and Concepcion was tagged out in a rundown between third and home, Geronimo taking third. Foster, swinging for reliever and winner Pat Darcy, then hit a roller to third. Ron Cey was unable to throw him out as Geronimo crossed the plate. [The Sporting News]



Cincinnati Reds 2, Los Angeles Dodgers 1
Game Played on Monday, April     7, 1975 (Day game) at Riverfront Stadium
Dodgers      0  0  0    1  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  -   1  8  0
Reds         0  0  0    0  0  1    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  1  -   2  9  1


Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Lopes 2b              5   0   2   0     1   0   .400      Rose lf               5   1   2   0     1   0   .400
Buckner lf            4   0   0   0     0   1   .000      Morgan 2b             5   0   2   0     1   1   .400
  Mota ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Bench c               5   0   0   0     1   1   .000
  Paciorek lf,cf      1   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Perez 1b              6   0   0   0     0   2   .000
Wynn cf               5   1   1   0     1   1   .200      Concepcion ss         6   0   2   1     0   1   .333
  Hough p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Geronimo cf           5   1   0   0     1   2   .000
Ferguson rf,lf        5   0   1   0     1   0   .200      Griffey rf            5   0   1   0     0   2   .200
Garvey 1b             6   0   3   1     0   0   .500      Vukovich 3b           3   0   1   0     0   0   .333
Cey 3b                6   0   1   0     0   0   .167        Chaney ph,3b        3   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Yeager c              6   0   0   0     0   3   .000      Gullett p             3   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Russell ss            5   0   0   0     1   0   .000        C. Carroll p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Sutton p              2   0   0   0     1   0   .000        Crowley ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Marshall p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Borbon p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Crawford ph,rf      1   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Rettenmund ph       0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Darcy p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Foster ph           1   0   1   1     0   0  1.000

Totals               47   1   8   1     5   5             Totals               48   2   9   2     4   9

Time of Game: 3:23   Attendance: 52,526
Left on Base: Dodgers 10, Reds 11
DP: Dodgers 0, Reds 2
Errors: Concepcion
Doubles: Garvey (1), Vukovich (1), Morgan (1)
Stolen Bases: Morgan 2 (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Marshall (1), Rettenmund (1), Griffey (1)
GIDP: Cey (1), Russell (1)


Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Sutton                  7     5   1   1   1   5   0  27   1.29
Marshall                5     2   0   0   2   3   0  19   0.00
Hough L(0-1)            1.2   2   1   1   1   1   0   8   5.40
Totals                 13.2   9   2   2   4   9   0  54

Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Gullett                 9.2   5   1   1   5   4   0  37   0.93
C. Carroll              0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0.00
Borbon                  2     0   0   0   0   0   0   6   0.00
Darcy W(1-0)            2     3   0   0   0   1   0   9   0.00
Totals                 14     8   1   1   5   5   0  53

Passed Balls: Yeager (1)
Wild Pitches: Sutton (1)

Umpires: HP - Chris Pelekoudas, 1B - Paul Pryor, 2B - Nick Colosi, 3B - John McSherry


DODGERS 1ST: Lopes flied out to right; Buckner flied out to
center; Wynn singled to center; Ferguson singled to third [Wynn
out at third (third to second)]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers
0, Reds 0.

REDS 1ST: Rose flied out to left; Morgan walked; Morgan stole
second; Morgan stole third; Bench struck out; Perez flied out to
center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Reds 0.

DODGERS 2ND: Garvey popped to second; Cey flied out to center;
Yeager popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Reds
0.

REDS 2ND: Concepcion grounded out (first to pitcher); Geronimo
struck out; Griffey was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Dodgers 0, Reds 0.

DODGERS 3RD: Russell popped to catcher in foul territory; Sutton
popped to second; Lopes singled to left; Buckner struck out; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Reds 0.

REDS 3RD: Vukovich grounded out (pitcher to first); Gullett
grounded out (second to first); Rose singled to right; Sutton
threw a wild pitch [Rose to second]; Morgan struck out; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Reds 0.

DODGERS 4TH: Wynn walked; Ferguson walked [Wynn to second];
Garvey singled to right [Wynn scored, Ferguson to second]; Cey
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Ferguson to third, Garvey out at second]; Yeager struck out; 1
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Reds 0.

REDS 4TH: Bench grounded out (third to first); Perez struck out;
Concepcion flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 1,
Reds 0.

DODGERS 5TH: Russell flied out to center; Sutton walked; Lopes
popped to second; Buckner flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Dodgers 1, Reds 0.

REDS 5TH: Geronimo flied out to right; Griffey grounded out
(pitcher to first); Vukovich doubled to left; Gullett flied out
to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Reds 0.

DODGERS 6TH: Wynn grounded out (third to first); Ferguson lined
to third; Garvey singled to center; Cey flied out to left; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Reds 0.

REDS 6TH: Rose singled to center; Morgan singled to right [Rose
to second]; Bench popped to shortstop in foul territory; Perez
flied out to right [Rose to third]; Concepcion singled to left
[Rose scored, Morgan to third]; Geronimo flied out to right; 1
R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Reds 1.

DODGERS 7TH: Yeager struck out; Russell popped to shortstop in
foul territory; Sutton grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Reds 1.

REDS 7TH: Griffey grounded out (second to first); Vukovich
grounded out (third to first); Gullett flied out to left; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Reds 1.

DODGERS 8TH: Lopes lined to third; Buckner popped to shortstop;
Wynn struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Reds 1.

REDS 8TH: MARSHALL REPLACED SUTTON (PITCHING); Rose flied out to
left; Morgan grounded out (second to first); Bench walked; Perez
flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Reds 1.

DODGERS 9TH: Ferguson flied out to left; Garvey grounded out
(second to first); Cey grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Reds 1.

REDS 9TH: Concepcion grounded out (pitcher to first); Geronimo
was called out on strikes; Griffey struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Dodgers 1, Reds 1.

DODGERS 10TH: Yeager flied out to left; Russell walked; Marshall
out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Russell to second];
Lopes was walked intentionally; MOTA BATTED FOR BUCKNER; C.
CARROLL REPLACED GULLETT (PITCHING); Mota flied out to right; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Reds 1.

REDS 10TH: PACIOREK REPLACED MOTA (PLAYING LF); CHANEY BATTED
FOR VUKOVICH; Chaney flied out to right; CROWLEY BATTED FOR C.
CARROLL; Crowley popped to third; Rose walked; Morgan doubled to
left [Rose to third]; Bench grounded out (third to first); 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Reds 1.

DODGERS 11TH: CHANEY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); BORBON
REPLACED CROWLEY (PITCHING); Wynn made an out to first; Ferguson
flied out to center; Garvey grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Reds 1.

REDS 11TH: Perez popped to second; Concepcion struck out
(catcher to first); Geronimo flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Dodgers 1, Reds 1.

DODGERS 12TH: Cey popped to first in foul territory; Yeager
popped to third in foul territory; Russell flied out to center;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Reds 1.

REDS 12TH: Griffey singled to first; On a bunt Chaney popped to
catcher in foul territory; RETTENMUND BATTED FOR BORBON;
Rettenmund out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to first) [Griffey
to second]; Rose flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Dodgers 1, Reds 1.

DODGERS 13TH: DARCY REPLACED RETTENMUND (PITCHING); CRAWFORD
BATTED FOR MARSHALL; Crawford lined to shortstop; Lopes singled
to right; Paciorek popped to first in foul territory; Wynn
reached on an error by Concepcion [Lopes to third, Wynn to
first]; Ferguson lined to left; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers
1, Reds 1.

REDS 13TH: PACIOREK CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING CF); HOUGH
REPLACED WYNN (PITCHING); FERGUSON CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING
LF); CRAWFORD STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Morgan flied out to
right; Bench lined to third; Perez struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Dodgers 1, Reds 1.

DODGERS 14TH: Garvey doubled to right; Cey singled to left
[Garvey to third]; Yeager struck out; Russell grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Cey out at second];
0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Reds 1.

REDS 14TH: Concepcion singled to left; Yeager allowed a passed
ball [Concepcion to second]; Geronimo walked; Griffey out on a
sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Concepcion to third, Geronimo
to second]; Chaney reached on a fielder's choice [Concepcion out
at home (pitcher to catcher to third to pitcher), Geronimo to
third, Chaney to second]; FOSTER BATTED FOR DARCY; Foster
singled to third [Geronimo scored, Chaney stayed at second]; 1
R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Reds 2.