Scoring four runs in the 10th inning, the Reds defeated the Astros, 6-2. Dave Concepcion drove in the Reds' first two runs with a single in the second. The Astros had a homer by Bob Watson and run-scoring single by Jose Cruz.

Terry Crowley delivered a pinch-single to start the Reds' outburst in the 10th. Dan Driessen walked and Pete Rose beat out a bunt to load the bases. Concepcion grounded to Roger Metzger, but Milt May failed to tag the plate on the throw home, allowing Ed Armbrister to score as the pinch-runner for Crowley. Joe Morgan was hit by a pitch to force in another tally. Johnny Bench then capped the scoring with a single that plated the Reds' last two runs. [The Sporting News]



Cincinnati Reds 6, Houston Astros 2
Game Played on Sunday, April     27, 1975 (Day game) at Astrodome
Reds         0  2  0    0  0  0    0  0  0    4  -   6  9  0
Astros       0  0  0    0  1  0    1  0  0    0  -   2  5  1


Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Rose lf               3   1   1   0     1   0   .341      Gross lf              4   0   1   0     1   0   .143
Concepcion ss         5   1   1   2     0   0   .303      Andrews 2b            3   0   0   0     0   0   .203
Morgan 2b             2   0   0   1     2   0   .394        Batista ph          1   0   0   0     0   1   .300
Bench c               5   0   2   2     0   1   .262        Milbourne 2b        0   0   0   0     0   0   .118
Perez 1b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .152        Cabell ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .296
  Borbon p            1   0   1   0     0   0   .500      Cedeno cf             4   1   1   0     0   0   .288
Geronimo cf           5   0   1   0     0   1   .274      May c                 4   0   0   0     0   0   .226
Griffey rf            5   1   1   0     0   1   .333      Watson 1b             4   1   1   1     0   0   .357
Chaney 3b             3   0   0   0     0   0   .083      Cruz rf               4   0   1   1     0   0   .232
  Vukovich 3b         0   0   0   0     0   0   .226      Boswell 3b            2   0   0   0     2   0   .273
  Crowley ph          1   0   1   0     0   0   .500      Metzger ss            4   0   1   0     0   0   .203
  Armbrister pr       0   1   0   0     0   0   .300      Konieczny p           3   0   0   0     0   1   .091
  Flynn 3b            0   0   0   0     0   0   .185        Granger p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Nolan p               3   1   1   0     0   2   .125        Scherman p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Driessen 1b         0   1   0   0     1   0   .313        Forsch p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Johnson ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .255

Totals               37   6   9   5     4   5             Totals               35   2   5   2     3   2

Time of Game: 2:14   Attendance: 11,140
Left on Base: Reds 7, Astros 6
DP: Reds 0, Astros 1
Errors: May
Home Runs: Watson (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Rose (1)
GIDP: Geronimo (2)
Hit by Pitch: Morgan (3,by Scherman)


Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Nolan                   8     4   2   2   1   2   1  29   3.54
Borbon W(2-1)           2     1   0   0   2   0   0   9   3.92
Totals                 10     5   2   2   3   2   1  38

Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Konieczny L(1-3)        9     7   5   5   4   3   0  37   4.76
Granger                 0     0   1   0   0   0   0   1   1.69
Scherman                0     0   0   0   0   0   0   1   1.23
Forsch                  1     2   0   0   0   2   0   4   3.95
Totals                 10     9   6   5   4   5   0  43

Hit by Pitch: Scherman (1)

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


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

ASTROS 1ST: Gross flied out to left; Andrews grounded out (third
to first); Cedeno grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Reds 0, Astros 0.

REDS 2ND: Geronimo flied out to center; Griffey singled to
shortstop; Chaney flied out to left; Nolan singled [Griffey to
second]; Rose walked [Griffey to third, Nolan to second];
Concepcion singled [Griffey scored, Nolan scored, Rose to
third]; Morgan lined to second; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 2,
Astros 0.

ASTROS 2ND: May popped to third in foul territory; Watson
grounded out (shortstop to first); Cruz grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 2, Astros 0.

REDS 3RD: Bench popped to first; Perez grounded out (second to
first); Geronimo grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Reds 2, Astros 0.

ASTROS 3RD: Boswell lined to left; Metzger grounded out
(shortstop to first); Konieczny grounded out (third to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 2, Astros 0.

REDS 4TH: Griffey grounded out (pitcher to first); Chaney flied
out to center; Nolan struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 2,
Astros 0.

ASTROS 4TH: Gross singled to center; Andrews flied out to left;
Cedeno made an out to second; May grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 2, Astros 0.

REDS 5TH: Rose grounded out (pitcher to first); Concepcion
popped to first in foul territory; Morgan walked; Morgan was
picked off first (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds
2, Astros 0.

ASTROS 5TH: Watson homered; Cruz grounded out (second to first);
Boswell flied out to left; Metzger grounded out (second to
first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 2, Astros 1.

REDS 6TH: Bench singled to left; Perez flied out to right;
Geronimo grounded into a double play (shortstop to first) [Bench
out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 2, Astros 1.

ASTROS 6TH: Konieczny flied out to left; Gross grounded out
(first unassisted); Andrews grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 2, Astros 1.

REDS 7TH: Griffey grounded out (third to first); Chaney flied
out to right; Nolan struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 2,
Astros 1.

ASTROS 7TH: VUKOVICH REPLACED CHANEY (PLAYING 3B); Cedeno
singled to third; May grounded out (second to first) [Cedeno to
second]; Watson flied out to center; Cruz singled to right
[Cedeno scored, Cruz to second (on throw to home)]; Boswell was
walked intentionally; Metzger flied out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Reds 2, Astros 2.

REDS 8TH: Rose flied out to center; Concepcion flied out to
center; Morgan grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Reds 2, Astros 2.

ASTROS 8TH: Konieczny struck out; Gross flied out to left;
BATISTA BATTED FOR ANDREWS; Batista struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Reds 2, Astros 2.

REDS 9TH: MILBOURNE REPLACED BATISTA (PLAYING 2B); Bench flied
out to right; Perez grounded out (shortstop to first); Geronimo
singled to center; On a bunt Griffey made an out to catcher;
Ken Griffey called for interference when his bat hit the ball
twice; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 2, Astros 2.

ASTROS 9TH: BORBON REPLACED PEREZ (PITCHING); DRIESSEN REPLACED
NOLAN (PLAYING 1B); Cedeno popped to shortstop; May grounded out
(second to first); Watson grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 2, Astros 2.

REDS 10TH: CROWLEY BATTED FOR VUKOVICH; Crowley singled to
right; ARMBRISTER RAN FOR CROWLEY; Driessen walked [Armbrister
to second]; Rose reached on a fielder's choice on a sacrifice
bunt [Armbrister to third, Driessen to second]; GRANGER REPLACED
KONIECZNY (PITCHING); Concepcion reached on a fielder's choice
[Armbrister scored (error by May; assist by Metzger), Driessen
to third, Rose to second]; SCHERMAN REPLACED GRANGER (PITCHING);
Morgan was hit by a pitch [Driessen scored, Rose to third,
Concepcion to second]; FORSCH REPLACED SCHERMAN (PITCHING);
Bench singled to left [Rose scored, Concepcion scored
(unearned), Morgan to second]; Morgan was picked off second
(pitcher to shortstop); On a bunt Borbon singled [Bench to
second]; Geronimo struck out; Griffey struck out; 4 R (3 ER), 3
H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 6, Astros 2.

ASTROS 10TH: FLYNN REPLACED ARMBRISTER (PLAYING 3B); Cruz flied
out to center; Boswell walked; Metzger singled to left [Boswell
to second]; JOHNSON BATTED FOR FORSCH; Johnson popped to catcher
in foul territory; Gross walked [Boswell to third, Metzger to
second]; CABELL BATTED FOR MILBOURNE; Cabell flied out to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Reds 6, Astros 2.