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.