A three-run rally in the ninth brought the Reds 9-8 a victory over the Astros, who went down to their sixth straight defeat. Milt May had four hits, including a homer, for the Astros, who led, 7-1, after 4½ innings and were in front, 8-3, after 6½ innings before blowing their advantage.

The Reds, who cut their deficit with two runs in the seventh and one in the eighth, began their ninth-inning rally with a homer by Tony Perez. After Cesar Geronimo struck out, Ken Griffey singled and Dan Driessen walked. George Foster fanned for the second out, but Pete Rose singled to tie the score and Dave Concepcion followed with a single to drive in the winning run. [The Sporting News]

Cincinnati Reds 9, Houston Astros 8

Game Played on Saturday, April 19, 1975 (Day game) at Riverfront Stadium

Astros 0 1 3 3 0 1 0 0 0 - 8 11 1 Reds 0 0 1 0 2 0 2 1 3 - 9 16 0 Astros AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Reds AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Cabell lf,1b 5 1 2 0 0 1 .300 Rose lf 5 1 3 1 1 0 .333 Andrews 2b 3 2 1 0 2 0 .270 Concepcion ss 6 1 3 1 0 0 .300 Cedeno cf 4 2 2 1 1 0 .333 Morgan 2b 4 1 1 0 1 0 .395 May c 4 3 4 2 1 0 .257 Bench c 4 1 3 1 1 1 .280 Jutze pr,c 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Perez 1b 4 2 2 3 0 0 .160 Watson 1b 5 0 1 1 0 0 .250 Geronimo cf 5 0 1 2 0 2 .333 Howard lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 Griffey rf 3 1 1 0 2 0 .278 Cruz rf 2 0 0 1 2 0 .200 Chaney 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .059 Rader 3b 3 0 0 0 0 3 .343 Driessen ph 0 1 0 0 1 0 .500 Metzger ss 3 0 1 2 1 1 .257 Billingham p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Konieczny p 3 0 0 0 0 2 .000 McEnaney p 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Batista ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .400 Armbrister ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 .500 Forsch p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Borbon p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Crowley ph 1 1 1 0 0 0 .375 C. Carroll p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Foster ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .364 Totals 33 8 11 7 7 7 Totals 40 9 16 8 6 5 Time of Game: 2:45 Attendance: 17,178 Left on Base: Astros 7, Reds 12 DP: Astros 1, Reds 2 Errors: Forsch Doubles: Cabell (3), Watson (3), Bench 2 (6), Rose (4), Geronimo (3), Morgan (4) Triples: Perez (1) Home Runs: May (1), Perez (3) Stolen Bases: Concepcion (1) Caught Stealing: Cabell (1), Cedeno (1) Sacrifice Flies: Cruz (1), Perez (1) GIDP: Konieczny (1), Cruz (3), Concepcion (2) Hit by Pitch: Rader (1,by Billingham) Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Konieczny 7 9 5 5 5 2 0 35 5.50 Forsch L(0-1) 1.2 7 4 4 1 3 1 12 5.63 Totals 8.2 16 9 9 6 5 1 47 Reds IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Billingham 2.2 5 4 4 6 1 0 17 6.91 McEnaney 1.1 3 3 3 1 2 0 8 10.13 Borbon 4 2 1 1 0 4 1 14 3.46 C. Carroll W(2-2) 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0.79 Totals 9 11 8 8 7 7 1 42 Hit by Pitch: Billingham (1) Wild Pitches: Billingham (1) Umpires: HP - Satch Davidson, 1B - Frank Pulli, 2B - Tom Gorman, 3B - Lee Weyer ASTROS 1ST: Cabell singled to center; Cabell was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Andrews grounded out (shortstop to first); Cedeno walked; Cedeno was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Reds 0. REDS 1ST: Rose grounded out (shortstop to first); Concepcion grounded out (shortstop to first); Morgan flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Reds 0. ASTROS 2ND: May singled to shortstop; Watson flied out to left; Cruz walked [May to second]; Rader was hit by a pitch [May to third, Cruz to second]; Metzger singled to right [May scored, Cruz to third, Rader to second]; Konieczny grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Metzger out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 1, Reds 0. REDS 2ND: Bench doubled to left; Perez popped to second; Geronimo grounded out (first to pitcher) [Bench to third]; Griffey walked; Chaney grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 1, Reds 0. ASTROS 3RD: Cabell doubled to right; Andrews walked; Cedeno singled to right [Cabell scored, Andrews to third, Cedeno to second (on throw)]; May walked; Billingham threw a wild pitch [Andrews scored, Cedeno to third, May to second]; Watson grounded out (pitcher to first); Cruz was walked intentionally; Rader struck out; Metzger walked [Cedeno scored, May to third, Cruz to second]; MCENANEY REPLACED BILLINGHAM (PITCHING); Konieczny struck out; 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Astros 4, Reds 0. REDS 3RD: McEnaney struck out; Rose doubled; Concepcion singled to shortstop [Rose to third]; Morgan popped to second; Bench doubled to left [Rose scored, Concepcion to third]; Perez grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 4, Reds 1. ASTROS 4TH: Cabell flied out to center; Andrews walked; Cedeno singled to left [Andrews to second]; May singled to right [Andrews scored, Cedeno to third]; Watson doubled to left [Cedeno scored, May to third]; Cruz hit a sacrifice fly to left [May scored]; Rader struck out; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 7, Reds 1. REDS 4TH: Geronimo struck out; Griffey walked; Chaney popped to center; ARMBRISTER BATTED FOR MCENANEY; Armbrister singled to shortstop [Griffey to second]; Rose forced Armbrister (shortstop unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 7, Reds 1. ASTROS 5TH: BORBON REPLACED ARMBRISTER (PITCHING); Metzger flied out to center; Konieczny struck out; Cabell grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 7, Reds 1. REDS 5TH: Concepcion singled to shortstop; Concepcion stole second; Morgan walked; Bench walked [Concepcion to third, Morgan to second]; Perez hit a sacrifice fly to right [Concepcion scored, Morgan to third]; Geronimo forced Bench (second to shortstop) [Morgan scored]; Griffey grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 7, Reds 3. ASTROS 6TH: Andrews lined to right; Cedeno flied out to left; May homered; Watson grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 8, Reds 3. REDS 6TH: Chaney grounded out (first unassisted); Borbon grounded out (shortstop to first); Rose walked; Concepcion lined to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 8, Reds 3. ASTROS 7TH: Cruz flied out to center; Rader was called out on strikes; Metzger was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 8, Reds 3. REDS 7TH: Morgan flied out to left; Bench singled to right; Perez tripled to left [Bench scored]; Geronimo doubled to right [Perez scored]; Griffey lined to second; Chaney grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 8, Reds 5. ASTROS 8TH: BATISTA BATTED FOR KONIECZNY; Batista grounded out (shortstop to first); Cabell struck out; Andrews singled to center; Cedeno flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 8, Reds 5. REDS 8TH: FORSCH REPLACED BATISTA (PITCHING); CROWLEY BATTED FOR BORBON; Crowley singled to left; Rose singled [Crowley to third (error by Forsch)]; Concepcion grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Crowley scored (no RBI), Rose out at second]; Morgan doubled to right; Bench struck out; 1 R, 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Astros 8, Reds 6. ASTROS 9TH: C. CARROLL REPLACED CROWLEY (PITCHING); May singled to right; JUTZE RAN FOR MAY; Watson popped to second; Cruz grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Jutze out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 8, Reds 6. REDS 9TH: JUTZE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); CABELL CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); HOWARD REPLACED WATSON (PLAYING LF); Perez homered; Geronimo struck out; Griffey singled to second; DRIESSEN BATTED FOR CHANEY; Driessen walked [Griffey to second]; FOSTER BATTED FOR C. CARROLL; Foster was called out on strikes; Rose singled [Griffey scored, Driessen to third]; Concepcion singled [Driessen scored, Rose to second]; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 8, Reds 9.

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