After failing to protect a two-run lead, Al Hrabosky came out with a victory when the Cardinals scored in the ninth inning on singles by Mario Guererro, Ron Fairly and Lou Brock to defeat the Reds, 5-4. A double by Ted Simmons and single by Luis Melendez produced a run for the Cards in the second before the Reds went ahead in the third when Pete Rose doubled and Johnny Bench homered. Reggie Smith tied the score with a circuit clout in the fourth. Simmons gave the Cardinals a 4-2 lead with a bases-loaded single in the fifth, but with one out in the ninth, Cesar Geronimo singled and Tony Perez walked to chase John Curtis.

Hrabosky relieved and was greeted with a double by Rose, driving in Geronimo and Ken Griffey, who ran for Perez. Hrabosky bore down and retired both Joe Morgan and Bench, stranding Rose at second, before the Cardinals came back in their half, with Don Hahn scoring as the pinch-runner for Guerrero, to snap the Reds' seven-game winning streak. [The Sporting News]



St. Louis Cardinals 5, Cincinnati Reds 4
Game Played on Friday, May       30, 1975 (Night game) at Busch Stadium II
Reds         0  0  2    0  0  0    0  0  2  -   4 10  0
Cardinals    0  1  0    1  2  0    0  0  1  -   5 11  0


Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Rose 3b               5   1   3   2     0   0   .301      Brock lf              5   1   2   1     0   0   .346
Morgan 2b             5   0   0   0     0   1   .331      Sizemore 2b           4   1   1   0     0   0   .258
Bench 1b              4   1   3   2     1   0   .281      Smith rf              4   1   1   1     0   0   .354
Foster lf             4   0   0   0     1   0   .268      Simmons c             4   1   2   2     0   0   .278
Concepcion ss         4   0   1   0     0   0   .297      Hernandez 1b          3   0   0   0     1   2   .217
Rettenmund rf         4   0   0   0     0   0   .184      Melendez cf           3   0   1   1     1   1   .260
Plummer c             3   0   0   0     1   1   .071      Reitz 3b              4   0   1   0     0   1   .290
Geronimo cf           4   1   3   0     0   0   .303      Guerrero ss           4   0   1   0     0   0   .323
Kirby p               2   0   0   0     0   1   .182        Hahn pr             0   1   0   0     0   0   .091
  Norman p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Curtis p              3   0   1   0     0   0   .231
  Armbrister ph       1   0   0   0     0   1   .200        Hrabosky p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .333
  McEnaney p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Fairly ph           1   0   1   0     0   0   .303
  Perez ph            0   0   0   0     1   0   .221
  Griffey pr          0   1   0   0     0   0   .308
  Eastwick p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               36   4  10   4     4   4             Totals               35   5  11   5     2   4

Time of Game: 2:19   Attendance: 21,930
Left on Base: Reds 9, Cardinals 7
DP: Reds 1, Cardinals 0
Doubles: Bench (15), Rose 2 (14), Simmons (4)
Home Runs: Bench (11), Smith (8)
Caught Stealing: Concepcion (4)
GIDP: Reitz (5)


Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Kirby                   4.1   6   4   4   2   0   1  20   4.89
Norman                  1.2   2   0   0   0   2   0   7   4.24
McEnaney                2     0   0   0   0   1   0   6   1.19
Eastwick L(0-1)         0.1   3   1   1   0   1   0   4   2.84
Totals                  8.1  11   5   5   2   4   1  37

Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Curtis                  8.1   9   4   4   3   3   1  36   3.38
Hrabosky W(2-2)         0.2   1   0   0   1   1   0   4   2.25
Totals                  9    10   4   4   4   4   1  40

Wild Pitches: Norman (1)

Umpires: HP - John Kibler, 1B - Dick Stello, 2B - Jerry Dale, 3B - Shag Crawford


REDS 1ST: Rose grounded out (second to first); Morgan grounded
out (first unassisted); Bench doubled to right; Foster walked;
Concepcion forced Foster (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Reds 0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 1ST: Brock flied out to left; Sizemore flied out to
right; Smith lined to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0,
Cardinals 0.

REDS 2ND: Rettenmund grounded out (shortstop to first); Plummer
struck out; Geronimo grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 2ND: Simmons doubled to right; Hernandez grounded out
(first unassisted) [Simmons to third]; Melendez singled to left
[Simmons scored]; Reitz flied to right in foul territory;
Guerrero flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 0,
Cardinals 1.

REDS 3RD: Kirby struck out; Rose doubled to right; Morgan popped
to first in foul territory; Bench homered [Rose scored]; Foster
flied out to center; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 2, Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 3RD: Curtis grounded out (first unassisted); Brock
flied out to right; Sizemore popped to third in foul territory;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 2, Cardinals 1.

REDS 4TH: Concepcion singled to center; Concepcion was caught
stealing second (catcher to second); Rettenmund flied out to
right; Plummer walked; Geronimo singled to right [Plummer to
second]; Kirby flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds
2, Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 4TH: Smith homered; Simmons lined to center; Hernandez
walked; Melendez walked [Hernandez to second]; Reitz grounded
into a double play (shortstop to first) [Melendez out at
second]; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 2, Cardinals 2.

REDS 5TH: Rose grounded out (second to first); Morgan grounded
out (shortstop to first); Bench popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Reds 2, Cardinals 2.

CARDINALS 5TH: Guerrero grounded out (pitcher to first); Curtis
singled to center; Brock singled to right [Curtis to second]; On
a bunt Sizemore singled to third [Curtis to third, Brock to
second]; NORMAN REPLACED KIRBY (PITCHING); Smith forced Curtis
(third to catcher) [Brock to third, Sizemore to second]; Simmons
singled to left [Brock scored, Sizemore scored, Smith to
second]; Hernandez was called out on strikes; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Reds 2, Cardinals 4.

REDS 6TH: Foster grounded out (third to first); Concepcion
grounded out (third to first); Rettenmund flied out to center; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 2, Cardinals 4.

CARDINALS 6TH: Melendez struck out; Reitz singled to left;
Norman threw a wild pitch [Reitz to second]; Guerrero lined to
shortstop; Curtis grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Reds 2, Cardinals 4.

REDS 7TH: Plummer popped to second; Geronimo singled to right;
ARMBRISTER BATTED FOR NORMAN; Armbrister struck out; Rose
singled to center [Geronimo to second]; Morgan flied out to
right; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 2, Cardinals 4.

CARDINALS 7TH: MCENANEY REPLACED ARMBRISTER (PITCHING); Brock
flied out to center; Sizemore lined to left; Smith grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 2, Cardinals 4.

REDS 8TH: Bench singled to left; Foster forced Bench (third to
second); Concepcion popped to first in foul territory;
Rettenmund forced Foster (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Reds 2, Cardinals 4.

CARDINALS 8TH: Simmons grounded out (third to first); Hernandez
struck out; Melendez grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 2, Cardinals 4.

REDS 9TH: Plummer popped to second; Geronimo singled to center;
PEREZ BATTED FOR MCENANEY; Perez walked [Geronimo to second];
GRIFFEY RAN FOR PEREZ; HRABOSKY REPLACED CURTIS (PITCHING); Rose
doubled to right [Geronimo scored, Griffey scored]; Morgan
struck out; Bench was walked intentionally; Foster forced Bench
(shortstop to second); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 4, Cardinals
4.

CARDINALS 9TH: EASTWICK REPLACED GRIFFEY (PITCHING); Reitz was
called out on strikes; Guerrero singled to center; HAHN RAN FOR
GUERRERO; FAIRLY BATTED FOR HRABOSKY; Fairly singled to center
[Hahn to second]; Brock singled to left [Hahn scored, Fairly to
second]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 4, Cardinals 5.