The Cardinals' seven-game winning streak came to an end when they ran up against Don Gullett's mastery and lost to the Reds, 3-1. Gullett, beating the Cardinals for the 11th time in 14 career decisions, was deprived of a shutout when Ted Simmons homered in the ninth inning.

The Reds reached Bob Forsch for two runs in the third on a double by Gullett, singles by Pete Rose and Ken Griffey and an infield out by Dave Concepcion. Their other run came off reliever Mike Garman in the eighth on Griffey's third hit of the game, a sacrifice and single by Tony Perez. [The Sporting News]



Cincinnati Reds 3, St. Louis Cardinals 1
Game Played on Wednesday, June      11, 1975 (Night game) at Riverfront Stadium
Cardinals    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  1  -   1  7  1
Reds         0  0  2    0  0  0    0  1  x  -   3  9  0


Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Brock lf              4   0   1   0     0   1   .315      Rose 3b               4   1   2   1     0   0   .293
Sizemore 2b           3   0   1   0     1   0   .255      Griffey rf            4   1   3   0     0   0   .326
Davis rf              4   0   1   0     0   0   .262      Concepcion ss         3   0   0   1     0   1   .287
Smith 1b              4   0   1   0     0   2   .354      Bench c               3   0   0   0     1   1   .292
Simmons c             4   1   2   1     0   1   .292      Perez 1b              4   0   2   1     0   1   .236
Melendez cf           4   0   0   0     0   1   .254      Geronimo cf           4   0   1   0     0   1   .278
Reitz 3b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .289      Foster lf             3   0   0   0     1   0   .268
Guerrero ss           3   0   1   0     0   1   .276      Flynn 2b              3   0   0   0     0   1   .226
Forsch p              2   0   0   0     0   2   .355      Gullett p             3   1   1   0     0   1   .225
  Cater ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .229
  Garman p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               33   1   7   1     1   8             Totals               31   3   9   3     2   6

Time of Game: 2:11   Attendance: 22,103
Left on Base: Cardinals 6, Reds 7
DP: Cardinals 2, Reds 1
Errors: Reitz
Doubles: Gullett (1)
Home Runs: Simmons (7)
Stolen Bases: Griffey (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Concepcion (4)
GIDP: Melendez (3), Concepcion (7)


Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Forsch L(6-5)           7     7   2   2   1   5   0  28   2.68
Garman                  1     2   1   1   1   1   0   6   1.98
Totals                  8     9   3   3   2   6   0  34

Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Gullett W(8-3)          9     7   1   1   1   8   1  34   2.10
Totals                  9     7   1   1   1   8   1  34

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


CARDINALS 1ST: Brock struck out; Sizemore walked; Davis flied
out to right; Smith singled to left [Sizemore to second];
Simmons popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
 Cardinals 0, Reds 0.

REDS 1ST: Rose singled to second; Griffey flied out to left;
Concepcion was called out on strikes; Bench forced Rose (third
to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Reds 0.

CARDINALS 2ND: Melendez popped to catcher in foul territory;
Reitz grounded out (shortstop to first); Guerrero struck out; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Reds 0.

REDS 2ND: Perez popped to second; Geronimo singled to center;
Foster walked [Geronimo to second]; Flynn lined into a double
play (first unassisted) [Foster out at first]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Cardinals 0, Reds 0.

CARDINALS 3RD: Forsch struck out; Brock grounded out (second to
first); Sizemore flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cardinals 0, Reds 0.

REDS 3RD: Gullett doubled to right; Rose singled to left
[Gullett scored]; Griffey singled to right [Rose to third];
Griffey stole second; Concepcion reached on a fielder's choice
[Rose scored, Griffey out at third (second to third to
shortstop)]; Bench struck out; Perez singled to left [Concepcion
to second]; Geronimo grounded out (first unassisted); 2 R, 4 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Reds 2.

CARDINALS 4TH: Davis singled to first; ball hit the bag;
Smith struck out; Simmons struck out; Melendez lined to right; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Reds 2.

REDS 4TH: Foster flied out to right; Flynn flied out to center;
Gullett struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Reds 2.

CARDINALS 5TH: Reitz grounded out (shortstop to first); Guerrero
singled to center; Forsch struck out; Brock forced Guerrero
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Reds
2.

REDS 5TH: Rose flied out to center; Griffey singled to center;
Concepcion grounded into a double play (shortstop to first)
[Griffey out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0,
Reds 2.

CARDINALS 6TH: Sizemore grounded out (third to first); Davis
flied out to center; Smith popped to catcher; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cardinals 0, Reds 2.

REDS 6TH: Bench grounded out (shortstop to first); Perez struck
out; Geronimo flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cardinals 0, Reds 2.

CARDINALS 7TH: Simmons singled to right; Melendez grounded into
a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Simmons out at
second]; Reitz flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cardinals 0, Reds 2.

REDS 7TH: Foster reached on an error by Reitz [Foster to first];
Flynn struck out; Gullett forced Foster (shortstop to third to
second); Rose grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  Cardinals 0, Reds 2.

CARDINALS 8TH: Guerrero grounded out (shortstop to first); CATER
BATTED FOR FORSCH; Cater grounded out (third to first); Brock
singled to center; Sizemore singled to left [Brock to second];
Davis grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Cardinals 0, Reds 2.

REDS 8TH: GARMAN REPLACED CATER (PITCHING); Griffey singled to
second; Concepcion out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first)
[Griffey to second]; Bench was walked intentionally; Perez
singled to center [Griffey scored, Bench to second]; Geronimo
struck out; Foster flied out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Cardinals 0, Reds 3.

CARDINALS 9TH: Smith struck out; Simmons homered; Melendez
struck out; Reitz grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Reds 3.