A three-run double by Cesar Geronimo and homer by George Foster enabled the Reds to gain a 4-3 victory over the Phillies, who went down to their sixth straight defeat. A walk to Joe Morgan, a hit batsman and error by Mike Schmidt on a grounder by Dave Concepcion set the stage for Geronimo's double in the third inning. Foster followed with his homer in the fourth.

The Phillies, after getting their first run on a homer by Bob Boone in the fifth, threatened to snap their losing streak in the eighth. With two out, Dave Cash, Larry Bowa and Dick Allen hit singles to produce one run and chase Clay Kirby. Pedro Borbon, in relief, yielded a run-scoring double by Greg Luzinski. Will McEnaney took over and walked Ollie Brown to load the bases. The Reds then called on Rawly Eastwick who was equal to the bases-loaded challenge and struck out Schmidt to end the rally. [The Sporting News]



Cincinnati Reds 4, Philadelphia Phillies 3
Game Played on Sunday, May       25, 1975 (Day game) at Riverfront Stadium
Phillies     0  0  0    0  1  0    0  2  0  -   3  8  1
Reds         0  0  3    1  0  0    0  0  x  -   4  9  0


Phillies             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Cash 2b               4   1   2   0     0   0   .355      Rose 3b               5   0   0   0     0   0   .290
Bowa ss               4   1   2   0     0   0   .341      Morgan 2b             3   1   2   0     1   0   .342
Allen 1b              4   0   1   1     0   3   .167      Bench c               4   0   0   0     0   1   .273
  Harmon pr           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Perez 1b              1   0   1   0     0   0   .221
  Hilgendorf p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Driessen pr,1b      1   1   1   0     1   0   .255
Luzinski lf           4   0   1   1     0   0   .301      Concepcion ss         4   1   0   0     0   0   .294
Johnstone rf          3   0   0   0     0   0   .310      Geronimo cf           3   0   3   3     1   0   .300
  Brown ph,rf         0   0   0   0     1   0   .308      Rettenmund rf         4   0   0   0     0   1   .186
Schmidt 3b            4   0   0   0     0   2   .195      Foster lf             4   1   1   1     0   1   .278
Boone c               4   1   2   1     0   0   .315      Kirby p               3   0   1   0     0   2   .222
Anderson cf           4   0   0   0     0   1   .264        Borbon p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .200
Lonborg p             1   0   0   0     1   0   .000        McEnaney p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Oates ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .290        Eastwick p          1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Hutton 1b           1   0   0   0     0   0   .172

Totals               34   3   8   3     2   6             Totals               33   4   9   4     3   5

Time of Game: 2:29   Attendance: 25,726
Left on Base: Phillies 6, Reds 9
DP: Phillies 1, Reds 1
Errors: Schmidt
Doubles: Luzinski (9), Geronimo 2 (10), Driessen (3)
Home Runs: Boone (1), Foster (7)
Stolen Bases: Morgan (20)
GIDP: Hutton (2)
Hit by Pitch: Perez (1,by Lonborg)


Phillies               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Lonborg L(3-2)          7     9   4   1   3   5   1  34   1.83
Hilgendorf              1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   2.50
Totals                  8     9   4   1   3   5   1  37

Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Kirby W(3-3)            7.2   6   3   3   1   4   1  30   4.50
Borbon                  0     1   0   0   0   0   0   1   4.35
McEnaney                0     0   0   0   1   0   0   1   1.42
Eastwick SV(1)          1.1   1   0   0   0   2   0   4   1.69
Totals                  9     8   3   3   2   6   1  36

Hit by Pitch: Lonborg (2)
Wild Pitches: Kirby (3)

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


PHILLIES 1ST: Cash lined to third; Bowa lined to shortstop;
Allen struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 0, Reds 0.

REDS 1ST: Rose lined to second; Morgan singled to first; Bench
popped to catcher in foul territory; Perez singled to center
[Morgan to third]; Concepcion forced Perez (third to second); 0
R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Phillies 0, Reds 0.

PHILLIES 2ND: Luzinski flied out to left; Johnstone flied out to
center; Schmidt popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 0, Reds 0.

REDS 2ND: Geronimo doubled to left; Rettenmund grounded out
(shortstop to first) [Geronimo to third]; Foster was called out
on strikes; Kirby was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Phillies 0, Reds 0.

PHILLIES 3RD: Boone flied out to left; Anderson flied out to
left; Lonborg flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies
0, Reds 0.

REDS 3RD: Rose grounded out (second to first); Morgan walked;
Morgan stole second; Bench popped to third in foul territory;
Perez was hit by a pitch; DRIESSEN RAN FOR PEREZ; Concepcion
reached on an error by Schmidt [Morgan to third, Driessen to
second, Concepcion to first]; Geronimo doubled to center [Morgan
scored (unearned), Driessen scored (unearned), Concepcion scored
(unearned)]; Rettenmund grounded out (pitcher to first); 3 R (0
ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 0, Reds 3.

PHILLIES 4TH: DRIESSEN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); Cash singled
to right; Kirby threw a wild pitch [Cash to second]; Bowa lined
to center; Allen struck out; Luzinski grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 0, Reds 3.

REDS 4TH: Foster homered; Kirby struck out; Rose flied out to
center; Morgan grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Phillies 0, Reds 4.

PHILLIES 5TH: Johnstone grounded out (shortstop to first);
Schmidt was called out on strikes; Boone homered; Anderson flied
out to right; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 1, Reds 4.

REDS 5TH: Bench popped to second; Driessen doubled to left;
Concepcion grounded out (third to first); Geronimo was walked
intentionally; Rettenmund struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Phillies 1, Reds 4.

PHILLIES 6TH: Lonborg walked; Cash forced Lonborg (third to
second); Bowa singled to left [Cash to second]; Allen struck
out; Luzinski flied out to center; 3 minute rain delay; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Phillies 1, Reds 4.

REDS 6TH: Foster grounded out (shortstop to first); Kirby
singled to center; Rose forced Kirby (second to shortstop);
Morgan singled to right [Rose to third]; Bench struck out; 0 R,
2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Phillies 1, Reds 4.

PHILLIES 7TH: Johnstone grounded out (second to first); Schmidt
grounded out (shortstop to first); Boone flied out to center; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 1, Reds 4.

REDS 7TH: Driessen walked; Concepcion lined into a double play
(second to first) [Driessen out at first]; Geronimo singled to
right; Rettenmund flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Phillies 1, Reds 4.

PHILLIES 8TH: Anderson grounded out (shortstop to first); OATES
BATTED FOR LONBORG; Oates flied out to center; Cash singled to
left; Bowa singled to right [Cash to third]; Allen singled to
left [Cash scored, Bowa to second]; HARMON RAN FOR ALLEN; BORBON
REPLACED KIRBY (PITCHING); Luzinski doubled to right [Bowa
scored, Harmon to third]; MCENANEY REPLACED BORBON (PITCHING);
BROWN BATTED FOR JOHNSTONE; Brown was walked intentionally;
EASTWICK REPLACED MCENANEY (PITCHING); Schmidt struck out; 2 R,
4 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Phillies 3, Reds 4.

REDS 8TH: HILGENDORF REPLACED HARMON (PITCHING); BROWN STAYED IN
GAME (PLAYING RF); HUTTON REPLACED OATES (PLAYING 1B); Foster
flied out to left; Eastwick lined to pitcher; Rose flied out to
right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 3, Reds 4.

PHILLIES 9TH: Boone singled to right; Anderson struck out;
Hutton grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to
first) [Boone out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 3,
Reds 4.