A long double by Larvell Blanks with two out in the 11th inning scored Mike Lum from first base and gave the Braves a 5-4 victory over the Reds. Vic Correll and Darrell Evans each hit a two-run homer to stake the Braves to a 4-1 lead before Dave Concepcion doubled, Joe Morgan walked and Johnny Bench hit for the circuit to tie the score in the fifth. Lum walked in the 11th before carrying the winning run home on Blanks' blow. [The Sporting News]



Atlanta Braves 5, Cincinnati Reds 4
Game Played on Wednesday, April     23, 1975 (Night game) at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
Reds         0  1  0    0  3  0    0  0  0    0  0  -   4  8  0
Braves       0  2  2    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  1  -   5 10  1


Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Rose lf               5   0   2   0     0   1   .342      Garr lf               5   1   2   0     0   1   .286
Concepcion ss         4   1   1   0     1   0   .259      Perez 2b              5   0   1   0     0   0   .228
Morgan 2b             3   1   0   0     2   0   .373      Evans 3b              5   1   3   2     0   1   .306
Bench c               5   1   1   3     0   1   .239      Williams 1b           5   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Driessen 1b           5   0   1   0     0   1   .308      Baker rf              4   1   1   0     1   1   .211
Geronimo cf           5   0   0   0     0   0   .271      Lum cf                4   1   0   0     1   1   .194
Griffey rf            5   1   2   0     0   0   .277      Correll c             5   1   1   2     0   2   .185
Vukovich 3b           3   0   1   0     0   0   .250      Blanks ss             5   0   2   1     0   0   .167
  Rettenmund ph       1   0   0   0     0   0   .071      Reed p                4   0   0   0     0   2   .111
  Flynn 3b            0   0   0   0     0   0   .176
Gullett p             4   0   0   1     0   0   .267

Totals               40   4   8   4     3   3             Totals               42   5  10   5     2   8

Time of Game: 2:25   Attendance:  7,234
Left on Base: Reds 6, Braves 7
DP: Reds 0, Braves 1
Errors: Blanks
Doubles: Concepcion (1), Evans (4), Blanks (1)
Home Runs: Bench (3), Correll (3), Evans (5)
Stolen Bases: Driessen (1)
Caught Stealing: Griffey (2)
GIDP: Griffey (2)


Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Gullett L(2-1)         10.2  10   5   5   2   8   2  44   1.91
Totals                 10.2  10   5   5   2   8   2  44

Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Reed W(1-3)            11     8   4   4   3   3   1  43   4.91
Totals                 11     8   4   4   3   3   1  43

Umpires: HP - Ed Vargo, 1B - Bruce Froemming, 2B - Art Williams, 3B - Paul Runge


REDS 1ST: Rose singled to left; Concepcion flied out to right;
Morgan walked [Rose to second]; Bench struck out; Driessen was
called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 0, Braves 0.

BRAVES 1ST: Garr flied out to left; Perez popped to first in
foul territory; Evans doubled to center; Williams popped to
first; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 0, Braves 0.

REDS 2ND: Geronimo flied out to left; On a bunt Griffey singled;
Vukovich singled to right [Griffey to third]; Gullett forced
Vukovich (second to shortstop) [Griffey scored]; Rose singled to
right [Gullett to third]; Concepcion walked [Rose to second];
Morgan grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.
Reds 1, Braves 0.

BRAVES 2ND: Baker walked; Lum popped to third; Correll homered
[Baker scored]; Blanks flied out to right; Reed struck out; 2 R,
1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 1, Braves 2.

REDS 3RD: Bench popped to shortstop in foul territory; Driessen
grounded out (first unassisted); Geronimo flied out to right; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 1, Braves 2.

BRAVES 3RD: Garr singled to center; Perez flied out to center;
Evans homered [Garr scored]; Williams popped to third in foul
territory; Baker singled to left; Lum popped to shortstop; 2 R,
3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 1, Braves 4.

REDS 4TH: On a bunt Griffey singled; Griffey was caught stealing
second (catcher to second); Vukovich popped to first; Gullett
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 1,
Braves 4.

BRAVES 4TH: Correll grounded out (shortstop to first); Blanks
flied out to center; Reed grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 1, Braves 4.

REDS 5TH: Rose grounded out (shortstop to first); Concepcion
doubled to left; Morgan walked; Bench homered [Concepcion
scored, Morgan scored]; Driessen singled to right; Driessen
stole second; Geronimo reached on an error by Blanks [Driessen
stayed at second, Geronimo to first]; Griffey grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to first) [Geronimo out at
second]; 3 R, 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 4, Braves 4.

BRAVES 5TH: Garr popped to second; Perez popped to shortstop;
Evans struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 4, Braves 4.

REDS 6TH: Vukovich out on an unknown play; Gullett out on an
unknown play; Rose struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 4,
Braves 4.

BRAVES 6TH: Williams grounded out (third to first); Baker struck
out; Lum struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 4, Braves 4.

REDS 7TH: Concepcion grounded out (third to first); Morgan
grounded out (second to first); Bench grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 4, Braves 4.

BRAVES 7TH: Correll struck out; Blanks singled to left; On a
bunt Reed popped to catcher in foul territory; Garr singled to
right [Blanks to second]; Perez popped to second; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Reds 4, Braves 4.

REDS 8TH: Driessen grounded out (second to first); Geronimo
flied out to center; Griffey grounded out (first unassisted); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 4, Braves 4.

BRAVES 8TH: Evans grounded out (pitcher to first); Williams
flied out to left; Baker popped to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Reds 4, Braves 4.

REDS 9TH: RETTENMUND BATTED FOR VUKOVICH; Rettenmund grounded
out (shortstop to first); Gullett flied out to right; Rose flied
out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 4, Braves 4.

BRAVES 9TH: FLYNN REPLACED RETTENMUND (PLAYING 3B); Lum flied
out to center; Correll flied out to left; Blanks popped to first
in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 4, Braves 4.

REDS 10TH: Concepcion grounded out (third to first); Morgan
popped to shortstop; Bench grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 4, Braves 4.

BRAVES 10TH: Reed struck out; Garr struck out; Perez singled to
second; Evans singled to right [Perez to second]; Williams flied
out to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 4, Braves 4.

REDS 11TH: Driessen flied out to left; Geronimo flied out to
right; Griffey flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds
4, Braves 4.

BRAVES 11TH: On a bunt Baker grounded out (third to first); Lum
walked; Correll struck out; Blanks doubled [Lum scored]; 1 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 4, Braves 5.