Dave Concepcion singled and scored in the first inning, homered in the fifth and then drove in the deciding run with a double in the seventh to give the Reds a 3-2 victory over the Braves. Don Gullett, who was the Reds' winner, helped himself by hitting a single and scoring on Concepcion's two-out double. [The Sporting News]



Cincinnati Reds 3, Atlanta Braves 2
Game Played on Sunday, May       4, 1975 (Day game) at Riverfront Stadium
Braves       0  0  0    2  0  0    0  0  0  -   2  8  0
Reds         1  0  0    0  1  0    1  0  x  -   3 11  0


Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Garr lf               5   0   1   0     0   0   .259      Rose 3b,lf            3   0   0   0     0   1   .309
Perez 2b              4   0   1   0     0   0   .223      Concepcion ss         4   2   3   2     0   0   .343
Evans 3b              2   0   0   0     2   0   .279      Morgan 2b             4   0   0   0     0   1   .378
Baker rf              4   0   0   0     0   0   .260      Bench c               4   0   4   1     0   0   .279
Lum cf                4   0   0   0     0   1   .238      Driessen lf           3   0   0   0     0   1   .292
Williams 1b           4   1   3   0     0   0   .167        Vukovich 3b         1   0   0   0     0   0   .212
Correll c             2   1   2   1     1   0   .213      Perez 1b              4   0   1   0     0   1   .192
  May ph              1   0   0   0     0   0   .200      Geronimo cf           3   0   1   0     1   2   .295
  Oates c             0   0   0   0     0   0   .222      Foster rf             4   0   1   0     0   1   .333
Blanks ss             4   0   1   0     0   1   .259      Gullett p             3   1   1   0     0   0   .238
Niekro p              2   0   0   1     0   0   .200        Borbon p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .333
  Office ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .264

Totals               33   2   8   2     3   2             Totals               33   3  11   3     1   7

Time of Game: 2:18   Attendance: 51,030
Left on Base: Braves 8, Reds 8
DP: Braves 2, Reds 0
Doubles: Williams (1), Correll (1), Concepcion (5)
Home Runs: Concepcion (2)
Stolen Bases: Bench (2)
Caught Stealing: Perez (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Niekro (1)
GIDP: Foster (1)
Hit by Pitch: Rose (3,by Niekro)


Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Niekro L(1-3)           8    11   3   3   1   7   1  35   2.95
Totals                  8    11   3   3   1   7   1  35

Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Gullett W(3-1)          7     7   2   2   3   2   0  30   2.12
Borbon SV(1)            2     1   0   0   0   0   0   7   3.86
Totals                  9     8   2   2   3   2   0  37

Passed Balls: Oates (1)
Hit by Pitch: Niekro (2)
Balks: Niekro (1), Gullett (1)

Umpires: HP - Bob Engel, 1B - Harry Wendelstedt, 2B - Dutch Rennert, 3B - Doug Harvey


BRAVES 1ST: Garr grounded out (second to first); Perez popped to
first in foul territory; Evans flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Braves 0, Reds 0.

REDS 1ST: Rose grounded out (first to pitcher); Concepcion
singled to third; Niekro balked [Concepcion to second]; Morgan
struck out; Bench singled to center [Concepcion scored];
Driessen struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0, Reds 1.

BRAVES 2ND: Baker grounded out (third to first); Lum flied out
to right; Williams singled to left; Correll singled to right
[Williams to second]; Blanks flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Braves 0, Reds 1.

REDS 2ND: Perez singled to left; Geronimo struck out while Perez
was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Foster
singled to shortstop; Gullett grounded out (shortstop to first);
0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0, Reds 1.

BRAVES 3RD: Niekro grounded out (shortstop to first); Garr
singled to left; Perez singled to right [Garr to third, Perez to
second (on throw to 3b)]; Evans grounded out (pitcher to first);
Baker lined to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 0, Reds 1.

REDS 3RD: Rose was hit by a pitch; Concepcion flied out to
right; Morgan flied out to right; Bench singled to center [Rose
to third]; Driessen flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Braves 0, Reds 1.

BRAVES 4TH: Lum flied out to left; Williams doubled to left;
Correll doubled to left [Williams scored]; Blanks singled to
center [Correll to third]; Niekro hit a sacrifice fly to left
[Correll scored]; Garr flied out to center; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Braves 2, Reds 1.

REDS 4TH: Perez struck out; Geronimo singled to right; Foster
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Geronimo out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 2, Reds
1.

BRAVES 5TH: Perez flied out to center; Evans walked; Evans was
picked off first (pitcher to first); Baker flied out to center;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 2, Reds 1.

REDS 5TH: Gullett grounded out (third to first); Rose grounded
out (second to first); Concepcion homered; Morgan flied out to
center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 2, Reds 2.

BRAVES 6TH: Lum struck out; Williams popped to shortstop in foul
territory; Correll walked; Gullett balked [Correll to second];
Blanks struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 2, Reds 2.

REDS 6TH: Bench singled to left; Driessen grounded out (first
unassisted) [Bench to second]; Perez grounded out (shortstop to
first); Geronimo struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 2,
Reds 2.

BRAVES 7TH: ROSE CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); VUKOVICH
REPLACED DRIESSEN (PLAYING 3B); Niekro flied out to left; Garr
flied out to center; Perez grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 2, Reds 2.

REDS 7TH: Foster grounded out (shortstop to first); Gullett
singled to right; Rose struck out; Concepcion doubled to right
[Gullett scored]; Morgan flied out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Braves 2, Reds 3.

BRAVES 8TH: Evans walked; BORBON REPLACED GULLETT (PITCHING);
Baker flied out to center; Lum forced Evans (pitcher to
shortstop); Williams singled to center [Lum to second]; MAY
BATTED FOR CORRELL; May flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Braves 2, Reds 3.

REDS 8TH: OATES REPLACED MAY (PLAYING C ); Bench singled to
left; Bench stole second; On a bunt Vukovich popped to catcher
in foul territory; Perez grounded out (shortstop to first);
Geronimo walked; Oates allowed a passed ball [Bench to third,
Geronimo to second]; Foster struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Braves 2, Reds 3.

BRAVES 9TH: Blanks grounded out (second to first); OFFICE BATTED
FOR NIEKRO; Office grounded out (second to first); Garr lined to
center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 2, Reds 3.