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.

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