Gaining revenge for three defeats in Cincinnati, the Dodgers completed their sweep of the four-game series by beating the Reds in 11 innings, 5-4. Dave Concepcion and Cesar Geronimo hit homers for the Reds, who were deprived of a victory when the Dodgers tied the score at 4-4 in the ninth with a run on singles by Davey Lopes, pinch-hitter Manny Mota and Steve Garvey.

In the 11th, Jim Wynn singled and stopped at second when Garvey singled for his fifth hit of the game. Willie Crawford then rapped a grounder that went through the legs of Dan Driessen at first base, Wynn scoring on the error. [The Sporting News]



Los Angeles Dodgers 5, Cincinnati Reds 4
Game Played on Thursday, April     17, 1975 (Day game) at Dodger Stadium
Reds         0  1  0    0  0  0    0  1  2    0  0  -   4 12  2
Dodgers      0  0  0    0  1  1    0  1  1    0  1  -   5 13  1


Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Rose lf               6   0   2   2     0   2   .310      Lopes 2b              5   1   3   1     1   0   .343
Morgan 2b             3   0   2   0     2   1   .432      Buckner lf            4   0   1   0     0   0   .238
  Chaney 2b           0   0   0   0     0   0   .100        Mota ph             1   0   1   0     0   0   .200
Bench c               5   0   1   0     0   0   .238        Paciorek pr,lf      1   0   0   0     0   0   .143
Perez 1b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .095      Wynn cf               5   2   1   0     1   0   .359
  Borbon p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Garvey 1b             6   1   5   1     0   0   .400
  McEnaney p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Crawford rf           3   0   1   1     2   0   .240
  C. Carroll p        1   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Ferguson c            4   0   0   0     1   1   .103
Geronimo cf           5   1   1   1     0   2   .303      Cey 3b                3   1   1   1     0   0   .231
Concepcion ss         4   2   1   1     1   0   .233        Marshall p          1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Griffey rf            5   0   2   0     0   0   .267      Auerbach ss           4   0   0   0     1   0   .238
Vukovich 3b           2   0   0   0     0   0   .263      Messersmith p         2   0   0   0     0   0   .111
  Crowley ph          1   0   1   0     0   0   .286        McMullen 3b         2   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Flynn pr,3b         1   1   0   0     0   1   .231
Nolan p               2   0   0   0     0   1   .000
  Driessen ph,1b      2   0   2   0     1   0   .500

Totals               41   4  12   4     4   7             Totals               41   5  13   4     6   1

Time of Game: 3:01   Attendance: 27,835
Left on Base: Reds 9, Dodgers 13
DP: Reds 0, Dodgers 1
Errors: Geronimo, Driessen, Auerbach
Doubles: Cey (3), Garvey (3)
Home Runs: Concepcion (1), Geronimo (1)
Stolen Bases: Morgan (6), Lopes (9), Buckner (1)
Caught Stealing: Griffey (1), Auerbach (1), Crawford (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Flynn (2), Messersmith (1), Crawford (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Cey (1)
GIDP: Perez (3)


Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Nolan                   7     7   2   2   3   1   0  29   3.46
Borbon                  1.1   2   2   2   2   0   0   8   4.00
McEnaney                0     1   0   0   0   0   0   1   0.00
C. Carroll L(1-2)       2.1   3   1   0   1   0   0  12   0.87
Totals                 10.2  13   5   4   6   1   0  50

Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Messersmith             8     9   4   4   2   6   2  33   3.91
Marshall W(2-1)         3     3   0   0   2   1   0  13   1.15
Totals                 11    12   4   4   4   7   2  46

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


REDS 1ST: Rose struck out; Morgan singled to center; Bench
singled to left [Morgan to second]; Perez grounded into a double
play (pitcher to shortstop to first) [Bench out at second]; 0 R,
2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 0, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 1ST: Lopes popped to catcher in foul territory; Buckner
grounded out (first unassisted); Wynn grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0, Dodgers 0.

REDS 2ND: Geronimo struck out; Concepcion homered; On a bunt
Griffey grounded out (third to first); Vukovich grounded out
(third to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 1, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 2ND: Garvey singled to shortstop; Crawford flied out to
right; Ferguson popped to shortstop; Cey popped to first in foul
territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 1, Dodgers 0.

REDS 3RD: Nolan popped to first; Rose grounded out (second to
first); Morgan walked; Morgan was picked off first (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 1, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 3RD: Auerbach walked; Messersmith out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to first) [Auerbach to second]; Auerbach was
caught stealing third (catcher to third); Lopes singled to
shortstop; Buckner popped to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Reds 1, Dodgers 0.

REDS 4TH: Bench grounded out (second to first); Perez grounded
out (shortstop to first); Geronimo grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 1, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 4TH: Wynn flied out to left; Garvey grounded out
(pitcher to first); Crawford walked; Ferguson popped to catcher
in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 1, Dodgers 0.

REDS 5TH: Concepcion popped to right; Griffey singled to right;
Vukovich popped to right; Nolan struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Reds 1, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 5TH: Cey doubled to left; Auerbach grounded out (second
to first) [Cey to third]; Messersmith grounded out (shortstop to
first); Lopes singled to left [Cey scored]; Buckner singled to
center [Lopes to second]; Lopes stole third and Buckner stole
second; Wynn grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Reds 1, Dodgers 1.

REDS 6TH: Rose was called out on strikes; Morgan singled to
first; Morgan stole second; Bench grounded out (third to first);
Perez grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Reds 1, Dodgers 1.

DODGERS 6TH: Garvey doubled to left; Crawford singled to right
[Garvey scored]; Crawford was caught stealing second (catcher to
second); Ferguson was called out on strikes; Cey popped to
second; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 1, Dodgers 2.

REDS 7TH: Geronimo struck out; Concepcion flied out to center;
Griffey flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 1,
Dodgers 2.

DODGERS 7TH: Auerbach grounded out (third to first); On a bunt
Messersmith grounded out (pitcher to first); Lopes walked;
Buckner popped to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 1, Dodgers
2.

REDS 8TH: CROWLEY BATTED FOR VUKOVICH; Crowley singled to
center; FLYNN RAN FOR CROWLEY; DRIESSEN BATTED FOR NOLAN;
Driessen singled to right [Flynn to second]; Rose singled to
right [Flynn scored, Driessen to third]; Morgan struck out;
Bench popped to left; Perez grounded out (first unassisted); 1
R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 2, Dodgers 2.

DODGERS 8TH: BORBON REPLACED PEREZ (PITCHING); FLYNN STAYED IN
GAME (PLAYING 3B); DRIESSEN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); Wynn
walked; Garvey singled to left [Wynn to second]; Crawford out on
a sacrifice bunt (first unassisted) [Wynn to third, Garvey to
second]; Ferguson was walked intentionally; Cey hit a sacrifice
fly to right [Wynn scored, Garvey to third]; Auerbach grounded
out (third to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 2, Dodgers 3.

REDS 9TH: Geronimo homered; Concepcion walked; MARSHALL REPLACED
CEY (PITCHING); MCMULLEN REPLACED MESSERSMITH (PLAYING 3B); On a
bunt Griffey made an out to third; Flynn out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to first) [Concepcion to second]; Driessen walked; Rose
singled to center [Concepcion scored, Driessen to third]; Morgan
walked [Rose to second]; Bench forced Morgan (third to second);
2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Reds 4, Dodgers 3.

DODGERS 9TH: CHANEY REPLACED MORGAN (PLAYING 2B); McMullen
grounded out (shortstop to first); Lopes singled to center;
MCENANEY REPLACED BORBON (PITCHING); MOTA BATTED FOR BUCKNER;
Mota singled to pitcher [Lopes to second]; PACIOREK RAN FOR
MOTA; C. CARROLL REPLACED MCENANEY (PITCHING); Wynn flied out to
left; Garvey singled to center [Lopes scored, Paciorek to third
(error by Geronimo), Garvey to second]; Crawford was walked
intentionally; Ferguson popped to catcher in foul territory; 1
R, 3 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Reds 4, Dodgers 4.

REDS 10TH: PACIOREK STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); C. Carroll
grounded out (third to first); Geronimo popped to first in foul
territory; Concepcion flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Reds 4, Dodgers 4.

DODGERS 10TH: Marshall grounded out (shortstop to first);
Auerbach grounded out (pitcher to first); McMullen grounded out
(third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 4, Dodgers 4.

REDS 11TH: Griffey singled to shortstop [Griffey to second
(error by Auerbach)]; Griffey was picked off and caught stealing
third (catcher to shortstop to third); Flynn was called out on
strikes; Driessen singled to left; Rose flied out to center; 0
R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 4, Dodgers 4.

DODGERS 11TH: Lopes flied out to center; Paciorek grounded out
(second to first); Wynn singled to third; Garvey singled to
center [Wynn to second]; Crawford reached on an error by
Driessen [Wynn scored (unearned) (no RBI), Garvey to second]; 1
R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 4, Dodgers 5.