Turning in the fourth one-hitter of his major league career, Don Sutton pitched the Dodgers to a 3-1 victory over the Reds. Johnny Bench homered in the seventh inning for the only hit off the righthander.

The Dodgers jumped on Clay Kirby for two runs in the first on a triple by Davey Lopes and homer by Jim Wynn. After Bench broke up Sutton's bid for a no-hitter, the Dodgers posted another run in their half of the seventh when Joe Ferguson was hit by a pitch, Ron Cey doubled and Sutton laid down a squeeze bunt. [The Sporting News]



Los Angeles Dodgers 3, Cincinnati Reds 1
Game Played on Tuesday, April     15, 1975 (Night game) at Dodger Stadium
Reds         0  0  0    0  0  0    1  0  0  -   1  1  0
Dodgers      2  0  0    0  0  0    1  0  x  -   3  5  0


Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Rose lf               4   0   0   0     0   0   .290      Lopes 2b              3   1   2   0     1   1   .286
Morgan 2b             2   0   0   0     1   1   .448      Buckner lf            4   0   0   0     0   1   .229
Bench c               3   1   1   1     0   0   .219      Wynn cf               4   1   1   2     0   2   .379
Perez 1b              3   0   0   0     0   1   .088      Garvey 1b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .353
Concepcion ss         3   0   0   0     0   1   .217      Crawford rf           3   0   0   0     0   1   .227
Geronimo cf           3   0   0   0     0   1   .208      Ferguson c            2   1   0   0     0   1   .130
Griffey rf            3   0   0   0     0   2   .227      Cey 3b                3   0   1   0     0   0   .219
Vukovich 3b           2   0   0   0     0   0   .294      Auerbach ss           3   0   0   0     0   2   .231
  Crowley ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .167      Sutton p              2   0   1   1     0   0   .143
Kirby p               2   0   0   0     0   2   .000
  Driessen ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               27   1   1   1     1   8             Totals               28   3   5   3     1   8

Time of Game: 2:05   Attendance: 31,663
Left on Base: Reds 0, Dodgers 4
DP: Reds 0, Dodgers 1
Doubles: Cey (2)
Triples: Lopes (1)
Home Runs: Bench (1), Wynn (3)
Stolen Bases: Lopes (8)
Sacrifice Hits: Sutton (1)
GIDP: Bench (2)
Hit by Pitch: Ferguson (1,by Kirby)


Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Kirby L(0-1)            8     5   3   3   1   8   1  31   5.56
Totals                  8     5   3   3   1   8   1  31

Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Sutton W(2-0)           9     1   1   1   1   8   1  28   0.72
Totals                  9     1   1   1   1   8   1  28

Hit by Pitch: Kirby (1)

Umpires: HP - Satch Davidson, 1B - Frank Pulli, 2B - Tom Gorman, 3B - Lee Weyer


REDS 1ST: Rose grounded out (first to pitcher); Morgan walked;
Bench grounded into a double play (third to second to first)
[Morgan out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 1ST: Lopes tripled to right; Buckner struck out; Wynn
homered [Lopes scored]; Garvey flied out to center; Crawford
struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0, Dodgers 2.

REDS 2ND: Perez was called out on strikes; Concepcion was called
out on strikes; Geronimo lined to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Reds 0, Dodgers 2.

DODGERS 2ND: Ferguson struck out; Cey grounded out (third to
first); Auerbach popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Reds 0, Dodgers 2.

REDS 3RD: Griffey flied out to center; Vukovich grounded out
(third to first); Kirby struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds
0, Dodgers 2.

DODGERS 3RD: Sutton popped to first in foul territory; Lopes
singled to center; Lopes stole second; Buckner flied out to
center; Wynn grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Reds 0, Dodgers 2.

REDS 4TH: Rose flied out to left; Morgan popped to catcher in
foul territory; Bench popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0, Dodgers 2.

DODGERS 4TH: Garvey grounded out (pitcher to shortstop to
first); Crawford flied out to center; Ferguson flied out to
left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0, Dodgers 2.

REDS 5TH: Perez popped to first in foul territory; Concepcion
flied out to left; Geronimo lined to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Reds 0, Dodgers 2.

DODGERS 5TH: Cey grounded out (second to first); Auerbach struck
out; Sutton singled to center; Lopes walked [Sutton to second];
Buckner flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 0,
Dodgers 2.

REDS 6TH: Griffey struck out; Vukovich flied out to left; Kirby
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0, Dodgers 2.

DODGERS 6TH: Wynn was called out on strikes; Garvey flied out to
center; Crawford grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Reds 0, Dodgers 2.

REDS 7TH: Rose flied out to center; Morgan struck out; Bench
homered; Perez grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Reds 1, Dodgers 2.

DODGERS 7TH: Ferguson was hit by a pitch; Cey doubled to left
[Ferguson to third]; Auerbach struck out; Sutton out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Ferguson scored, Cey to
third]; Lopes was called out on strikes; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Reds 1, Dodgers 3.

REDS 8TH: Concepcion flied out to right; Geronimo struck out;
Griffey struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 1, Dodgers 3.

DODGERS 8TH: Buckner grounded out (third to first); Wynn struck
out; Garvey grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Reds 1, Dodgers 3.

REDS 9TH: CROWLEY BATTED FOR VUKOVICH; Crowley grounded out
(second to first); DRIESSEN BATTED FOR KIRBY; Driessen flied out
to left; Rose flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 1,
Dodgers 3.