Don Gullett pitched a four-hitter and breezed to a 6-0 victory over the Cardinals behind the slugging of the Reds, who rapped three homers among their 13 hits. Bob Gibson, who started for the Cardinals, had his fate settled in the first inning when Ken Griffey singled and Joe Morgan homered. Griffey rapped a round-tripper off reliever Tommy Moore in the sixth and George Foster hit for the circuit off Ryan Kurosaki in the ninth. [The Sporting News]



Cincinnati Reds 6, St. Louis Cardinals 0
Game Played on Saturday, May       31, 1975 (Night game) at Busch Stadium II
Reds         2  0  0    1  1  1    0  0  1  -   6 13  0
Cardinals    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  4  1


Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Rose 3b               3   0   1   1     2   0   .302      Brock lf              4   0   0   0     0   1   .338
Griffey rf            5   2   3   1     0   0   .321      Sizemore 2b           3   0   0   0     1   0   .253
Morgan 2b             3   1   1   2     2   2   .331      Smith rf              3   0   0   0     1   1   .343
Bench c               5   0   2   0     0   0   .284      Simmons c             4   0   0   0     0   0   .271
Driessen 1b           5   0   1   0     0   0   .224      Melendez cf           3   0   1   0     0   0   .263
Geronimo cf           5   1   1   0     0   1   .299      Reitz 3b              3   0   1   0     0   0   .291
Concepcion ss         5   0   1   0     0   0   .294      Hernandez 1b          3   0   0   0     0   1   .211
Foster lf             4   2   3   1     1   0   .284        Kurosaki p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Gullett p             4   0   0   0     1   2   .212      Guerrero ss           3   0   1   0     0   0   .324
                                                          Gibson p              1   0   0   0     0   1   .056
                                                            Cater ph            1   0   1   0     0   0   .258
                                                            Moore p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .500
                                                            Fairly 1b           1   0   0   0     0   1   .299

Totals               39   6  13   5     6   5             Totals               29   0   4   0     2   5

Time of Game: 2:09   Attendance: 28,475
Left on Base: Reds 12, Cardinals 4
DP: Reds 2, Cardinals 1
Errors: Melendez
Doubles: Griffey (7)
Triples: Foster (2)
Home Runs: Morgan (5), Griffey (2), Foster (8)
Stolen Bases: Concepcion (9)
GIDP: Griffey (3), Simmons (7), Hernandez (4)


Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Gullett W(6-3)          9     4   0   0   2   5   0  31   2.34
Totals                  9     4   0   0   2   5   0  31

Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Gibson L(1-5)           5    10   4   3   3   4   1  27   4.80
Moore                   2.1   2   1   1   3   1   1  12   3.86
Kurosaki                1.2   1   1   1   0   0   1   6   3.38
Totals                  9    13   6   5   6   5   3  45

Wild Pitches: Gullett (2)

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


REDS 1ST: Rose grounded out (shortstop to first); Griffey
singled to second; Morgan homered [Griffey scored]; Bench flied
out to center; Driessen singled to right; Geronimo grounded out
(shortstop to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 2, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 1ST: Brock flied out to right; Sizemore walked; Smith
struck out; Simmons forced Sizemore (second to shortstop); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 2, Cardinals 0.

REDS 2ND: Concepcion singled to left; Concepcion stole second;
Foster walked; On a bunt Gullett forced Concepcion (pitcher to
third) [Foster to second]; Rose walked [Foster to third, Gullett
to second]; Griffey grounded into a double play (pitcher to
catcher to first) [Foster out at home]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Reds 2, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 2ND: Melendez singled to center; Reitz forced Melendez
(pitcher to second); Hernandez flied out to center; Guerrero
singled to left [Reitz to second]; Gullett threw a wild pitch
[Reitz to third, Guerrero to second]; Gibson was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 2, Cardinals 0.

REDS 3RD: Morgan struck out; Bench singled to center; Driessen
flied out to center; Geronimo was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 2, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 3RD: Brock grounded out (first to pitcher); Sizemore
popped to second; Smith grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 2, Cardinals 0.

REDS 4TH: Concepcion popped to shortstop; Foster tripled to
left; Gullett was called out on strikes; Rose singled to left
[Foster scored]; Griffey doubled to center [Rose to third];
Morgan was walked intentionally; Bench lined to left; 1 R, 3 H,
0 E, 3 LOB.  Reds 3, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 4TH: Simmons grounded out (third to first); Melendez
grounded out (shortstop to first); Reitz popped to second; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 3, Cardinals 0.

REDS 5TH: Driessen grounded out (second to first); Geronimo
singled to center [Geronimo scored (error by Melendez)
(unearned)]; Concepcion popped to first; Foster singled to
right; Gullett was called out on strikes; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E,
1 LOB.  Reds 4, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 5TH: Hernandez struck out; Guerrero flied out to
center; CATER BATTED FOR GIBSON; Cater singled to right; Brock
forced Cater (second to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds
4, Cardinals 0.

REDS 6TH: MOORE REPLACED CATER (PITCHING); Rose flied out to
left; Griffey homered; Morgan was called out on strikes; Bench
singled to second; Driessen grounded out (second to first); 1 R,
2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 5, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 6TH: Sizemore grounded out (pitcher to first); Smith
walked; Simmons grounded into a double play (shortstop to second
to first) [Smith out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 5,
Cardinals 0.

REDS 7TH: Geronimo grounded out (second to first); Concepcion
grounded out (shortstop to first); Foster grounded out (pitcher
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 5, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 7TH: Melendez grounded out (third to first); Reitz
singled to left; Hernandez grounded into a double play (first to
shortstop to first) [Reitz out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Reds 5, Cardinals 0.

REDS 8TH: Gullett walked; Rose walked [Gullett to second];
Griffey forced Rose (first to shortstop) [Gullett to third];
Morgan walked [Griffey to second]; KUROSAKI REPLACED HERNANDEZ
(PITCHING); FAIRLY REPLACED MOORE (PLAYING 1B); Bench forced
Gullett (third to catcher) [Griffey to third, Morgan to second];
Driessen flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Reds 5,
Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 8TH: Guerrero flied out to center; Fairly struck out;
Brock struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 5, Cardinals 0.

REDS 9TH: Geronimo grounded out (shortstop to first); Concepcion
flied out to right; Foster homered; Gullett grounded out
(shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 6, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 9TH: Sizemore flied out to right; Smith flied out to
right; Simmons flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 6,
Cardinals 0.