With Joe Morgan and Johnny Bench providing run support, Jack Billingham pitched the Reds to a 5-1 victory over the Cardinals. Morgan accounted for the first three runs with a homer in the third inning after George Foster walked and Pete Rose was safe on an error.

Ken Griffey singled in the fifth and took third on a single by Morgan. After Morgan stole second, Bench drove in both runners with a double. The Cards' counter came in the sixth on a single by Ted Sizemore, pass to Reggie Smith and single by Ted Simmons. [The Sporting News]



Cincinnati Reds 5, St. Louis Cardinals 1
Game Played on Sunday, June      1, 1975 (Day game) at Busch Stadium II
Reds         0  0  3    0  2  0    0  0  0  -   5  9  0
Cardinals    0  0  0    0  0  1    0  0  0  -   1  5  1


Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Rose 3b               5   0   0   0     0   0   .294      Brock lf              4   0   1   0     0   0   .335
Griffey rf            5   2   2   0     0   0   .325      Sizemore 2b           4   1   1   0     0   0   .253
Morgan 2b             5   2   2   3     0   1   .333      Smith rf              3   0   1   0     1   0   .343
Bench c               4   0   1   2     0   0   .284      Simmons c             4   0   1   1     0   0   .270
Driessen 1b           4   0   2   0     0   0   .242      Hernandez 1b          4   0   0   0     0   1   .205
Geronimo cf           4   0   1   0     0   1   .298      Melendez cf           3   0   0   0     0   1   .255
Concepcion ss         4   0   1   0     0   0   .293      Reitz 3b              3   0   0   0     0   1   .286
Foster lf             2   1   0   0     2   2   .280      Guerrero ss           3   0   0   0     0   0   .297
Billingham p          3   0   0   0     0   2   .087      Forsch p              1   0   1   0     0   0   .360
                                                            Dwyer ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .160
                                                            Kurosaki p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Fairly ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .294
                                                            Garman p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               36   5   9   5     2   6             Totals               31   1   5   1     1   3

Time of Game: 2:02   Attendance: 25,231
Left on Base: Reds 7, Cardinals 4
DP: Reds 1, Cardinals 0
Errors: Guerrero
Doubles: Bench (16)
Home Runs: Morgan (6)
Stolen Bases: Driessen (4), Morgan (22)
Sacrifice Hits: Billingham (6)
GIDP: Sizemore (4)


Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Billingham W(5-3)       9     5   1   1   1   3   0  32   3.67
Totals                  9     5   1   1   1   3   0  32

Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Forsch L(5-4)           6     7   5   2   2   3   1  28   3.01
Kurosaki                2     2   0   0   0   3   0   8   2.45
Garman                  1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   1.88
Totals                  9     9   5   2   2   6   1  39

Balks: Kurosaki (1)

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


REDS 1ST: Rose grounded out (shortstop to first); Griffey
grounded out (second to first); Morgan popped to catcher in foul
territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 1ST: Brock singled to center; Sizemore grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to first) [Brock out at
second]; Smith singled to center; Simmons grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 0, Cardinals 0.

REDS 2ND: Bench grounded out (shortstop to first); Driessen
singled to center; Geronimo forced Driessen (second unassisted);
Concepcion lined to third; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 0,
Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 2ND: Hernandez grounded out (second to first);
Melendez struck out; Reitz grounded out (second to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0, Cardinals 0.

REDS 3RD: Foster walked; Billingham struck out; Rose reached on
an error by Guerrero [Foster to second, Rose to first]; Griffey
forced Rose (second to shortstop) [Foster to third]; Morgan
homered (unearned) [Foster scored (unearned), Griffey scored
(unearned)]; Bench flied out to left; 3 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 0
LOB.  Reds 3, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 3RD: Guerrero flied out to center; Forsch singled;
Brock lined to center; Sizemore forced Forsch (shortstop to
second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 3, Cardinals 0.

REDS 4TH: Driessen singled to center; Driessen stole second;
Geronimo was called out on strikes; Concepcion grounded out
(shortstop to first); Foster was walked intentionally;
Billingham grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
 Reds 3, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 4TH: Smith grounded out (pitcher to first); Simmons
flied out to center; Hernandez struck out (catcher to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 3, Cardinals 0.

REDS 5TH: Rose grounded out (second to first); Griffey singled
to left; Morgan singled to right [Griffey to third]; Morgan
stole second; Bench doubled [Griffey scored, Morgan scored];
Driessen flied out to left; Geronimo grounded out (second to
first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 5, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 5TH: Melendez flied out to left; Reitz struck out;
Guerrero lined to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 5,
Cardinals 0.

REDS 6TH: Concepcion singled to left; Foster struck out;
Billingham out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Concepcion
to second]; Rose grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Reds 5, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 6TH: DWYER BATTED FOR FORSCH; Dwyer grounded out
(second to first); Brock grounded out (second to first);
Sizemore singled to left; Smith walked [Sizemore to second];
Simmons singled to right [Sizemore scored, Smith to third];
Hernandez flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 5,
Cardinals 1.

REDS 7TH: KUROSAKI REPLACED DWYER (PITCHING); Griffey singled to
second; Kurosaki balked [Griffey to second]; Morgan struck out;
Bench grounded out (shortstop to first); Driessen grounded out
(pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 5, Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 7TH: Melendez flied out to center; Reitz grounded out
(shortstop to first); Guerrero grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 5, Cardinals 1.

REDS 8TH: Geronimo singled; Concepcion flied out to center;
Foster struck out; Billingham struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Reds 5, Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 8TH: FAIRLY BATTED FOR KUROSAKI; Fairly grounded out
(second to first); Brock grounded out (second to first);
Sizemore lined to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 5,
Cardinals 1.

REDS 9TH: GARMAN REPLACED FAIRLY (PITCHING); Rose flied out to
left; Griffey grounded out (shortstop to first); Morgan grounded
out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 5, Cardinals
1.

CARDINALS 9TH: Smith grounded out (shortstop to first); Simmons
grounded out (first unassisted); Hernandez grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 5, Cardinals 1.