The streaking Reds gained their 13th victory in the last 16 games by beating the Cubs, 5-1, behind the five-hit pitching of Don Gullett, who turned in his sixth complete game of the season. George Foster homered after a single by Dan Driessen in the second inning to give Gullett all the runs that the southpaw needed.

The Reds added another on a single by Pete Rose, double by Joe Morgan and sacrifice fly by Johnny Bench before the Cubs picked up their lone tally in the sixth on singles by Jose Cardenal and Bill Madlock and a sacrifice fly by Andre Thornton. Dave Concepcion iced the Reds' victory by driving in their final two runs with a double in the eighth. [The Sporting News]



Cincinnati Reds 5, Chicago Cubs 1
Game Played on Friday, June      6, 1975 (Night game) at Riverfront Stadium
Cubs         0  0  0    0  0  1    0  0  0  -   1  5  0
Reds         0  2  1    0  0  0    0  2  x  -   5 10  0


Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Kessinger ss          4   0   0   0     0   0   .262      Rose 3b               3   0   3   0     1   0   .298
Cardenal lf           2   1   2   0     2   0   .328      Griffey rf            4   1   0   0     0   1   .320
Madlock 3b            4   0   2   0     0   0   .332      Morgan 2b             3   0   1   0     1   0   .337
Thornton 1b           2   0   0   1     0   0   .328      Bench c               2   1   1   1     0   0   .276
Monday cf             4   0   0   0     0   1   .301      Driessen 1b           3   2   2   0     1   0   .257
Sperring rf           2   0   0   0     0   0   .192      Geronimo cf           4   0   0   0     0   2   .277
  Mitterwald ph       1   0   0   0     0   1   .290      Concepcion ss         4   0   1   2     0   0   .292
  LaCock rf           1   0   0   0     0   0   .239      Foster lf             4   1   1   2     0   0   .281
Trillo 2b             4   0   1   0     0   1   .263      Gullett p             4   0   1   0     0   1   .216
Swisher c             4   0   0   0     0   0   .186
Bonham p              2   0   0   0     0   2   .138
  Frailing p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Watt p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Hosley ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .235
  Locker p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               31   1   5   1     2   5             Totals               31   5  10   5     3   4

Time of Game: 2:35   Attendance: 38,030
Left on Base: Cubs 7, Reds 7
DP: Cubs 2, Reds 0
Doubles: Madlock (16), Morgan (10), Concepcion (9)
Home Runs: Foster (9)
Stolen Bases: Driessen (5)
Sacrifice Flies: Thornton (2), Bench (2)
GIDP: Bench (7)
Hit by Pitch: Thornton (1,by Gullett), Bench (1,by Locker)


Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Bonham L(5-5)           5     7   3   3   2   3   1  23   4.06
Frailing                0.1   0   0   0   0   1   0   1   4.01
Watt                    0.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0.00
Locker                  2     3   2   2   1   0   0  11   5.14
Totals                  8    10   5   5   3   4   1  36

Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Gullett W(7-3)          9     5   1   1   2   5   0  35   2.21
Totals                  9     5   1   1   2   5   0  35

Hit by Pitch: Locker (1), Gullett (1)
Wild Pitches: Bonham (4), Gullett (3)

Umpires: HP - Harry Wendelstedt, 1B - Dutch Rennert, 3B - Doug Harvey


CUBS 1ST: Kessinger popped to second; Cardenal singled to left;
Madlock doubled to center [Cardenal to third]; Thornton was hit
by a pitch; Monday struck out; Sperring lined to left; 0 R, 2 H,
0 E, 3 LOB.  Cubs 0, Reds 0.

REDS 1ST: Rose singled to center; On a bunt Griffey struck out;
Morgan walked [Rose to second]; Bench grounded into a double
play (third to second to first) [Morgan out at second]; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0, Reds 0.

CUBS 2ND: Trillo lined to third; Swisher grounded out (third to
first); Bonham struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Reds 0.

REDS 2ND: Driessen singled to right; Bonham threw a wild pitch
[Driessen to second]; Geronimo struck out; Concepcion grounded
out (shortstop to first); Foster homered [Driessen scored];
Gullett grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cubs 0, Reds 2.

CUBS 3RD: Kessinger flied out to right; Cardenal walked; Madlock
lined to right; Thornton flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Cubs 0, Reds 2.

REDS 3RD: Rose singled to pitcher; Griffey forced Rose (third to
second); Morgan doubled to right [Griffey to third]; Bench hit a
sacrifice fly to left [Griffey scored]; Driessen grounded out
(second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0, Reds 3.

CUBS 4TH: Monday flied out to left; Sperring grounded out (third
to first); Trillo grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Reds 3.

REDS 4TH: Geronimo popped to catcher in foul territory;
Concepcion grounded out (third to first); Foster grounded out
(third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Reds 3.

CUBS 5TH: Swisher lined to center; Bonham struck out; Kessinger
flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Reds 3.

REDS 5TH: Gullett was called out on strikes; Rose walked;
Griffey flied out to left; Morgan flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0, Reds 3.

CUBS 6TH: Cardenal singled to center; Madlock singled to right
[Cardenal to third]; Thornton hit a sacrifice fly to left
[Cardenal scored]; On a bunt Monday grounded out (pitcher to
first) [Madlock to second]; MITTERWALD BATTED FOR SPERRING;
Mitterwald was called out on strikes; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Cubs 1, Reds 3.

REDS 6TH: LACOCK REPLACED MITTERWALD (PLAYING RF); Bench singled
to center; Driessen singled to right [Bench to third]; FRAILING
REPLACED BONHAM (PITCHING); Geronimo struck out; WATT REPLACED
FRAILING (PITCHING); Concepcion lined into a double play (third
unassisted) [Bench out at third]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 1,
Reds 3.

CUBS 7TH: Trillo singled to left; Gullett threw a wild pitch
[Trillo to second]; Swisher lined to shortstop; HOSLEY BATTED
FOR WATT; Hosley grounded out (shortstop to first); Kessinger
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs
1, Reds 3.

REDS 7TH: LOCKER REPLACED HOSLEY (PITCHING); Foster grounded out
(shortstop to first); Gullett singled to third; Rose singled to
center [Gullett to second]; Griffey lined to third; Morgan
popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs
1, Reds 3.

CUBS 8TH: Cardenal walked; Madlock flied out to center; Thornton
flied out to center; Monday lined to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Cubs 1, Reds 3.

REDS 8TH: Bench was hit by a pitch; Driessen walked [Bench to
second]; Geronimo flied out to center [Bench to third]; Driessen
stole second; Concepcion doubled to left [Bench scored, Driessen
scored]; Foster grounded out (pitcher to first); Gullett
grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 1,
Reds 5.

CUBS 9TH: LaCock popped to third in foul territory; Trillo
struck out; Swisher grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 1, Reds 5.