After the Reds won the opener of a doubleheader, 5-3, on a two out, two-run homer by Pete Rose in the ninth inning, the Astros snapped their seven-game losing streak with a 7-6 victory in the nightcap. The loss was the first for the Reds in seven games at home this season. Rose had four of the Reds' five hits in the lidlifter. Only two of their runs were earned. Cesar Cedeno homered for the Astros, who tied the score at 3-3 in the ninth on a run-scoring double by pinch-hitter Cliff Johnson. In the Reds' half, Ken Griffey was safe on an error by Larry Milbourne and Rose won the game with his round-tripper.

In the nightcap, Jose Cruz tripled with the bases loaded and Milt May knocked in two runs with a single to lead the Astros' attack. What proved to be the winning run scored when Reds' reliever Will McEnaney balked in the seventh inning to allow Wilbur Howard to score from third base. Joe Morgan batted in five of the Reds' runs, including three with a homer. [The Sporting News]



Cincinnati Reds 5, Houston Astros 3 (Game 1)
Game Played on Sunday, April     20, 1975 (Day game) at Riverfront Stadium
Astros       1  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  2  -   3 11  2
Reds         0  0  0    0  1  0    1  1  2  -   5  5  1


Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Cabell lf             4   0   1   0     0   0   .294      Rose lf               5   1   4   3     0   0   .375
  Johnson ph          1   0   1   2     0   0   .263      Concepcion ss         4   0   0   0     0   0   .273
  Howard pr,lf        0   0   0   0     0   0   .333      Morgan 2b             1   1   0   0     3   0   .386
Andrews 2b            4   0   1   0     0   0   .268      Bench c               4   0   0   0     0   0   .259
  Scherman p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Perez 1b              3   0   0   1     1   0   .151
Cedeno cf             3   1   1   1     2   0   .333      Geronimo cf           4   1   1   0     0   1   .326
May c                 4   0   2   0     0   0   .282      Griffey rf            2   2   0   0     2   0   .263
  Jutze pr,c          1   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Vukovich 3b           2   0   0   0     0   1   .238
Watson 1b             4   0   1   0     0   1   .250      Darcy p               2   0   0   0     0   1   .000
Cruz rf               2   0   0   0     2   0   .189        Crowley ph          0   0   0   0     1   0   .375
Rader 3b              4   0   1   0     0   0   .333        Armbrister pr       0   0   0   0     0   0   .500
Metzger ss            4   1   2   0     0   0   .282        Borbon p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Dierker p             2   0   0   0     0   1   .000        C. Carroll p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Granger p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Foster ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .333
  Batista ph          1   0   1   0     0   0   .500
  Milbourne pr,2b     0   1   0   0     0   0   .333

Totals               34   3  11   3     4   2             Totals               28   5   5   4     7   4

Time of Game: 2:38
Left on Base: Astros 10, Reds 6
DP: Astros 1, Reds 2
Errors: Cedeno, Milbourne, Concepcion
Doubles: Johnson (3)
Home Runs: Cedeno (1), Rose (1)
Stolen Bases: Cedeno (8), Morgan 2 (8)
Caught Stealing: Cedeno (2), May (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Andrews (1), Dierker (2), Vukovich 2 (2)
GIDP: Bench (3)


Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Dierker                 6.1   3   2   1   6   3   0  27   4.44
Granger                 1.2   1   1   1   1   0   0   6   2.16
Scherman L(0-1)         0.2   1   2   0   0   1   1   4   0.00
Totals                  8.2   5   5   2   7   4   1  37

Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Darcy                   7     7   1   1   3   2   1  29   1.93
Borbon                  1.1   3   2   2   0   0   0   7   4.40
C. Carroll W(3-2)       0.2   1   0   0   1   0   0   4   0.75
Totals                  9    11   3   3   4   2   1  40

Wild Pitches: Dierker (1), C. Carroll (1)

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


ASTROS 1ST: Cabell grounded out (third to first); Andrews flied
out to right; Cedeno homered; May popped to catcher in foul
territory; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 1, Reds 0.

REDS 1ST: Rose singled to center; Dierker threw a wild pitch
[Rose to second]; Concepcion flied out to right; Morgan walked;
Bench grounded into a double play (third to first) [Rose out at
third]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 1, Reds 0.

ASTROS 2ND: Watson singled to right; Cruz walked [Watson to
second]; Rader lined into a double play (shortstop unassisted)
[Watson out at second]; Metzger grounded out (pitcher to first);
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 1, Reds 0.

REDS 2ND: Perez flied out to right; Geronimo struck out; Griffey
flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 1, Reds 0.

ASTROS 3RD: Dierker struck out; Cabell popped to second; Andrews
singled to center; Cedeno walked [Andrews to second]; May
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros
1, Reds 0.

REDS 3RD: Vukovich grounded out (shortstop to first); Darcy
flied out to left; Rose flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Astros 1, Reds 0.

ASTROS 4TH: Watson reached on an error by Concepcion [Watson to
first]; Cruz forced Watson (third to second); Rader singled
[Cruz to third]; Metzger reached on a fielder's choice [Cruz out
at home (pitcher to catcher to third), Rader to third]; Dierker
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 1,
Reds 0.

REDS 4TH: Concepcion flied out to left; Morgan walked; Morgan
stole second; Bench popped to first; Perez walked; Geronimo
popped to catcher; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 1, Reds 0.

ASTROS 5TH: Cabell singled to left; Andrews out on a sacrifice
bunt (first to second) [Cabell to second]; Cedeno reached on a
fielder's choice [Cabell out at third (pitcher to third)];
Cedeno was picked off and caught stealing second (pitcher to
first to shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 1,
Reds 0.

REDS 5TH: Griffey walked; Vukovich struck out; On a bunt Darcy
struck out; Rose singled to center [Griffey scored (error by
Cedeno) (unearned) (no RBI), Rose to third]; Concepcion grounded
out (shortstop to first); 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Astros
1, Reds 1.

ASTROS 6TH: May singled to center; Watson struck out while May
was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Cruz walked;
Rader popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Astros 1, Reds 1.

REDS 6TH: Morgan flied out to right; Bench grounded out (third
to first); Perez popped to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros
1, Reds 1.

ASTROS 7TH: Metzger singled to shortstop; Dierker out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Metzger to second]; Cabell
grounded out (third to first); Andrews popped to first in foul
territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 1, Reds 1.

REDS 7TH: Geronimo singled to center; Griffey walked [Geronimo
to second]; Vukovich out on a sacrifice bunt (third to second)
[Geronimo to third, Griffey to second]; CROWLEY BATTED FOR
DARCY; Crowley was walked intentionally; ARMBRISTER RAN FOR
CROWLEY; GRANGER REPLACED DIERKER (PITCHING); Rose singled to
left [Geronimo scored, Griffey out at home (left to catcher),
Armbrister to third, Rose to second (on throw to home)];
Concepcion popped to first in foul territory; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Astros 1, Reds 2.

ASTROS 8TH: BORBON REPLACED ARMBRISTER (PITCHING); Cedeno
grounded out (shortstop to first); May singled to center; JUTZE
RAN FOR MAY; Watson flied out to center; Cruz flied out to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 1, Reds 2.

REDS 8TH: JUTZE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); Morgan walked;
Morgan stole second; Bench grounded out (third to first) [Morgan
to third]; Perez grounded out (shortstop to first) [Morgan
scored]; Geronimo flied out to center; 1 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Astros 1, Reds 3.

ASTROS 9TH: Rader grounded out (first unassisted); Metzger
singled to right; BATISTA BATTED FOR GRANGER; Batista singled to
center [Metzger to second]; MILBOURNE RAN FOR BATISTA; C.
CARROLL REPLACED BORBON (PITCHING); JOHNSON BATTED FOR CABELL;
C. Carroll threw a wild pitch [Metzger to third, Milbourne to
second]; Johnson doubled to left [Metzger scored, Milbourne
scored]; HOWARD RAN FOR JOHNSON; Andrews grounded out (second to
first) [Howard to third]; Cedeno was walked intentionally;
Cedeno stole second; Jutze grounded out (shortstop to first); 2
R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 3, Reds 3.

REDS 9TH: HOWARD STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); SCHERMAN REPLACED
ANDREWS (PITCHING); MILBOURNE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B);
Griffey reached on an error by Milbourne [Griffey to first];
Vukovich out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Griffey to
second]; FOSTER BATTED FOR C. CARROLL; Foster was called out on
strikes; Rose homered (unearned) [Griffey scored (unearned)]; 2
R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 3, Reds 5.