After a two-run homer by Johnny Bench accounted for a 2-1 victory in the first game, the Reds proceeded to sweep a doubleheader by defeating the Cubs in the second game, 8-5, before a crowd of 50,311. Gary Nolan, who pitched the opener for the Reds, gave up a run in the sixth inning on a single by Rick Reuschel, sacrifice by Don Kessinger and single by Bill Madlock. But Reuschel failed to make that run stand up, walking Joe Morgan in the seventh before serving a gopher pitch to Bench. The Cubs loaded the bases in the ninth, but Nolan retired Kessinger on a fly to end the game.

In the nightcap, Tony Perez returned to the regular lineup for the first time since May 25 and drove in three runs to pace the Reds to their second victory of the day and 16th in their last 19 games. The Cubs bunched four hits to take a 3-2 lead in the fourth inning before the Reds went ahead to stay with two runs in the fifth on a single by Pete Rose, double by Dave Concepcion and single by Bench. Perez homered with a man on base in the seventh. The Cubs had a two-run homer by Jerry Morales as their dying gesture in the eighth. [The Sporting News]



Cincinnati Reds 2, Chicago Cubs 1 (Game 1)
Game Played on Sunday, June      8, 1975 (Day game) at Riverfront Stadium
Cubs         0  0  0    0  0  1    0  0  0  -   1  8  0
Reds         0  0  0    0  0  0    2  0  x  -   2  4  2


Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Kessinger ss          4   0   0   0     0   0   .258      Rose 3b               3   0   0   0     0   0   .293
Cardenal lf           4   0   0   0     0   0   .320      Driessen rf           2   0   0   0     1   0   .250
Madlock 3b            4   0   3   1     0   0   .333        Rettenmund rf       1   0   1   0     0   0   .216
Monday cf             4   0   0   0     0   1   .294      Morgan 2b             2   1   0   0     2   1   .333
Thornton 1b           4   0   2   0     0   1   .338      Bench c               4   1   1   2     0   2   .281
LaCock rf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .238      Perez 1b              3   0   0   0     0   2   .215
Trillo 2b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .253      Geronimo cf           3   0   1   0     0   1   .279
Swisher c             3   0   1   0     0   0   .184      Concepcion ss         3   0   0   0     0   1   .292
  Summers ph          1   0   1   0     0   0   .240      Foster lf             3   0   1   0     0   0   .281
R. Reuschel p         3   1   1   0     0   1   .115      Nolan p               3   0   0   0     0   3   .179
  Knowles p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .143
  Garrett ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .100

Totals               36   1   8   1     0   3             Totals               27   2   4   2     3  10

Time of Game: 2:01
Left on Base: Cubs 9, Reds 5
DP: Cubs 0, Reds 0
Errors: Morgan, Concepcion
Home Runs: Bench (13)
Caught Stealing: Geronimo (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Kessinger (7)
Hit by Pitch: Rose (5,by R. Reuschel)


Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
R. Reuschel L(4-6)      7.2   4   2   2   2   9   1  29   4.03
Knowles                 0.1   0   0   0   1   1   0   2   4.02
Totals                  8     4   2   2   3  10   1  31

Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Nolan W(6-3)            9     8   1   1   0   3   0  37   2.55
Totals                  9     8   1   1   0   3   0  37

Hit by Pitch: R. Reuschel (3)
Balks: R. Reuschel (1)

Umpires: HP - Doug Harvey, 1B - Bob Engel, 2B - Harry Wendelstedt, 3B - Dutch Rennert


CUBS 1ST: Kessinger flied out to center; Cardenal popped to
shortstop; Madlock flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cubs 0, Reds 0.

REDS 1ST: Rose was hit by a pitch; Driessen walked [Rose to
second]; Morgan flied out to right; Bench struck out; Perez
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 0, Reds 0.

CUBS 2ND: Monday struck out; Thornton was called out on strikes;
LaCock flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Reds 0.

REDS 2ND: Geronimo singled to center; Geronimo was caught
stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Concepcion struck out;
Foster grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cubs 0, Reds 0.

CUBS 3RD: Trillo flied out to right; Swisher popped to first; R.
Reuschel was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs
0, Reds 0.

REDS 3RD: Nolan struck out; Rose grounded out (second to first);
Driessen grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cubs 0, Reds 0.

CUBS 4TH: Kessinger flied out to right; Cardenal popped to
second; Madlock singled to center; Monday flied out to right; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0, Reds 0.

REDS 4TH: Morgan was called out on strikes; Bench grounded out
(third to first); Perez grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Reds 0.

CUBS 5TH: Thornton singled to center; LaCock flied out to right;
Trillo flied out to center; Swisher popped to second; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0, Reds 0.

REDS 5TH: Geronimo flied out to center; Concepcion grounded out
(first unassisted); Foster grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Reds 0.

CUBS 6TH: R. Reuschel singled to left; Kessinger out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [R. Reuschel to second];
Cardenal grounded out (third to first); Madlock singled to left
[R. Reuschel scored, Madlock to second (on throw to home)];
Monday grounded out (first to pitcher); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Cubs 1, Reds 0.

REDS 6TH: Nolan struck out; Rose grounded out (first
unassisted); Driessen grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 1, Reds 0.

CUBS 7TH: Thornton grounded out (shortstop to first); LaCock
grounded out (first unassisted); Trillo reached on an error by
Concepcion [Trillo to first]; Swisher singled to left [Trillo to
second]; R. Reuschel flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.
Cubs 1, Reds 0.

REDS 7TH: Morgan walked; R. Reuschel balked [Morgan to second];
Bench homered [Morgan scored]; Perez struck out; Geronimo struck
out; Concepcion grounded out (third to first); 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cubs 1, Reds 2.

CUBS 8TH: RETTENMUND REPLACED DRIESSEN (PLAYING RF); Kessinger
popped to shortstop; Cardenal grounded out (third to first);
Madlock singled to center; Monday grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 1, Reds 2.

REDS 8TH: Foster singled to left; On a bunt Nolan struck out;
Rose flied out to center; Rettenmund singled to left [Foster to
second]; KNOWLES REPLACED R. REUSCHEL (PITCHING); Morgan walked
[Foster to third, Rettenmund to second]; Bench struck out; 0 R,
2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Cubs 1, Reds 2.

CUBS 9TH: Thornton singled to shortstop; LaCock popped to
second; Trillo flied out to right; SUMMERS BATTED FOR SWISHER;
Summers singled to center [Thornton to second]; GARRETT BATTED
FOR KNOWLES; Garrett reached on an error by Morgan [Thornton to
third, Summers to second]; Kessinger flied out to center; 0 R, 2
H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Cubs 1, Reds 2.