Exploding for 10 runs in the last four innings, the Reds broke a tight game apart and defeated the Braves, 11-3. Jack Billingham and Phil Niekro were wrapped in a 1-1 duel until the sixth when Tony Perez doubled and scored on a single by Ken Griffey to put the Reds ahead.

Having taken the lead, the Reds proceeded to pour it on with four runs in the seventh, four more in the eighth and a final tally on a homer by George Foster in the ninth. Johnny Bench doubled in the seventh and again in the eighth, driving in three runs, and Perez also accounted for three RBIs with a pair of singles during those same stanzas. [The Sporting News]



Cincinnati Reds 11, Atlanta Braves 3
Game Played on Thursday, April     24, 1975 (Night game) at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
Reds         0  1  0    0  0  1    4  4  1  -  11 18  0
Braves       1  0  0    0  0  0    0  2  0  -   3  9  2


Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Rose lf               5   0   1   0     0   1   .333      Garr lf               5   0   1   0     0   0   .279
  Foster 1b           1   1   1   1     0   0   .250      Perez 2b              4   1   1   0     1   0   .230
Concepcion ss         6   2   3   0     0   0   .281      Evans 3b              3   1   1   0     1   0   .308
Morgan 2b             4   2   2   0     1   0   .381      Williams 1b           4   0   0   1     0   3   .000
  Armbrister lf       1   0   0   0     0   1   .333      Baker rf              3   1   1   2     1   0   .217
Bench c               5   2   2   3     0   1   .250      Lum cf                3   0   2   0     1   0   .215
  Plummer c           1   0   0   0     0   0   .200      Correll c             4   0   0   0     0   1   .172
Perez 1b              5   3   3   3     0   1   .169      Blanks ss             4   0   2   0     0   0   .192
  Chaney 2b           0   0   0   0     0   0   .050      Niekro p              2   0   1   0     0   1   .300
Geronimo cf           4   0   2   1     1   0   .286        Easterly p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Griffey rf            4   1   2   1     1   0   .294        Tepedino ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Flynn 3b              2   0   1   0     0   0   .211        Leon p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Driessen ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .286        House p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Vukovich 3b         1   0   0   1     0   0   .241        May ph              1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Billingham p          3   0   1   1     0   1   .167

Totals               43  11  18  11     3   5             Totals               34   3   9   3     4   5

Time of Game: 2:40   Attendance:  8,266
Left on Base: Reds 11, Braves 8
DP: Reds 2, Braves 1
Errors: Garr, Perez
Doubles: Perez (3), Bench 2 (8), Perez (3), Blanks (2), Garr (4), Niekro (1)
Home Runs: Foster (3), Baker (4)
Stolen Bases: Flynn (1), Concepcion (3)
Caught Stealing: Geronimo (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Billingham 2 (2), Vukovich (3)
GIDP: Morgan (1), Correll 2 (3)


Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Billingham W(1-1)       9     9   3   3   4   5   1  38   5.40
Totals                  9     9   3   3   4   5   1  38

Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Niekro L(1-2)           6    12   6   6   2   4   0  32   3.25
Easterly                1     0   0   0   1   0   0   5   0.00
Leon                    0     5   4   4   0   0   0   5   0.00
House                   2     1   1   1   0   1   1   7  16.20
Totals                  9    18  11  11   3   5   1  49

Passed Balls: Correll (3)
Wild Pitches: Billingham 3 (4)

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


REDS 1ST: Rose singled to left; Concepcion flied out to center;
Morgan singled to left [Rose to second]; Bench flied out to
center; Perez grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Reds 0, Braves 0.

BRAVES 1ST: Garr grounded out (third to first); Perez doubled;
Evans walked; Billingham threw a wild pitch [Perez to third,
Evans to second]; Williams grounded out (second to first) [Perez
scored, Evans to third]; Baker grounded out (first unassisted);
1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 0, Braves 1.

REDS 2ND: Geronimo singled; Griffey walked [Geronimo to second];
Geronimo was caught stealing third (catcher to third) [Griffey
to second]; Flynn popped to second; Billingham singled to right
[Griffey scored]; Rose out on an unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Reds 1, Braves 1.

BRAVES 2ND: Lum grounded out (second to first); Correll was
called out on strikes; Blanks doubled; Niekro struck out; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 1, Braves 1.

REDS 3RD: Concepcion singled to left; Morgan grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to first) [Concepcion out at
second]; Bench struck out but advanced to first on a passed
ball; Perez struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 1, Braves 1.

BRAVES 3RD: Garr doubled; Perez flied out to right; Evans flied
out to center; Williams struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds
1, Braves 1.

REDS 4TH: Geronimo flied out to center; Griffey singled to
right; Flynn singled to center [Griffey to third]; Flynn stole
second; On a bunt Billingham struck out; Rose struck out; 0 R, 2
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 1, Braves 1.

BRAVES 4TH: Baker flied out to center; Lum singled to right;
Correll grounded into a double play (pitcher to second to first)
[Lum out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 1, Braves 1.

REDS 5TH: Concepcion grounded out (second to first); Morgan
grounded out (first unassisted); Bench flied out to left; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 1, Braves 1.

BRAVES 5TH: Blanks grounded out (pitcher to first); Niekro
doubled; Billingham threw a wild pitch [Niekro to third]; Garr
grounded out (first unassisted); Perez walked; Evans grounded
out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 1, Braves 1.

REDS 6TH: Perez doubled; Geronimo flied out to center [Perez to
third]; Griffey singled to center [Perez scored]; DRIESSEN
BATTED FOR FLYNN; Driessen reached on an error by Perez [Griffey
to second, Driessen to first]; Billingham out on a sacrifice
bunt (third to second) [Griffey to third, Driessen to second];
Rose flied out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 2, Braves 1.

BRAVES 6TH: VUKOVICH REPLACED DRIESSEN (PLAYING 3B); Williams
struck out; Baker walked; Lum singled to right [Baker to third];
Correll grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to
first) [Lum out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 2,
Braves 1.

REDS 7TH: Concepcion singled to left; Concepcion stole second;
Morgan walked; Bench doubled [Concepcion scored, Morgan to
third]; Perez singled to center [Morgan scored, Bench scored];
EASTERLY REPLACED NIEKRO (PITCHING); Geronimo walked [Perez to
second]; Griffey forced Geronimo (second unassisted) [Perez to
third]; Vukovich reached on a fielder's choice on a sacrifice
bunt [Perez scored, Griffey to second]; Billingham out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Griffey to third, Vukovich
to second]; Rose grounded out (shortstop to first); 4 R, 3 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Reds 6, Braves 1.

BRAVES 7TH: Blanks out on an unknown play; TEPEDINO BATTED FOR
EASTERLY; Tepedino grounded out (second to first); Garr grounded
out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 6, Braves 1.

REDS 8TH: LEON REPLACED TEPEDINO (PITCHING); Concepcion singled;
Morgan singled [Concepcion to second]; Bench doubled [Concepcion
scored, Morgan scored]; Perez singled to left [Bench scored,
Perez to second (error by Garr)]; Geronimo singled [Perez
scored]; HOUSE REPLACED LEON (PITCHING); Griffey forced Geronimo
(pitcher to first to shortstop); Vukovich popped to pitcher;
Billingham grounded out (second to first); 4 R, 5 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
 Reds 10, Braves 1.

BRAVES 8TH: FOSTER REPLACED ROSE (PLAYING 1B); ARMBRISTER
REPLACED MORGAN (PLAYING LF); PLUMMER REPLACED BENCH (PLAYING C
); CHANEY REPLACED PEREZ (PLAYING 2B); Perez grounded out (third
to first); Evans singled to second; Williams struck out; Baker
homered [Evans scored]; Lum walked; Correll flied out to center;
2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 10, Braves 3.

REDS 9TH: Foster homered; Concepcion popped to second;
Armbrister struck out; Plummer grounded out (second to first); 1
R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 11, Braves 3.

BRAVES 9TH: Blanks singled; MAY BATTED FOR HOUSE; May grounded
out (first unassisted) [Blanks to second]; Billingham threw a
wild pitch [Blanks to third]; Garr popped to third; Perez
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds
11, Braves 3.