Johnny Bench singled for his fifth hit in five times at bat as the Reds posted an 11-3 victory over the Cubs to complete the previous day's game which had been suspended after eight innings because of darkness. However, in the regularly scheduled game that followed, the Cubs gained a 4-3 victory to end a streak of six straight losses to the Reds.

The Cubs racked up their first run in the third inning on singles by Don Kessinger and Bill Madlock around an infield out. Then in the seventh, a double by Kessinger, infield hit by Rick Monday, double by Madlock and single by Andre Thornton made it 4-0. Joe Morgan homered for the Reds in the eighth. Bill Bonham, who started for the Cubs and struck out 12 for his career high, weakened in the ninth and the Cubs had to call on both Darold Knowles and Oscar Zamora in relief before cutting off the Reds' two-run rally. [The Sporting News]

Chicago Cubs 4, Cincinnati Reds 3

Game Played on Sunday, June 15, 1975 (Day game) at Wrigley Field

Reds         0  0  0    0  0  0    0  1  2  -   3 10  0
Cubs         0  0  1    0  0  0    3  0  x  -   4 13  1


Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Rose 3b               5   1   3   1     0   0   .314      Kessinger ss          5   2   2   0     0   1   .265
Griffey rf            3   0   0   0     1   1   .318      Monday cf             5   1   2   0     0   0   .273
  Rettenmund ph       1   0   1   0     0   0   .242      Madlock 3b            4   1   4   3     1   0   .360
Morgan 2b             5   1   2   1     0   1   .343      Morales rf            4   0   0   0     1   1   .275
Bench c               5   0   2   0     0   2   .307      LaCock lf             4   0   1   0     0   0   .246
Perez 1b              4   0   0   0     1   2   .254      Thornton 1b           3   0   2   1     1   0   .337
Geronimo cf           3   0   1   1     2   0   .298      Trillo 2b             3   0   2   0     0   0   .269
Foster lf             4   0   1   0     1   0   .258      Hosley c              2   0   0   0     2   0   .237
Flynn ss              2   0   0   0     0   2   .237      Bonham p              4   0   0   0     0   0   .111
  Concepcion ph,ss    2   0   0   0     0   1   .285        Knowles p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .143
Darcy p               2   0   0   0     0   2   .000        Zamora p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .200
  Driessen ph         1   0   0   0     0   1   .244
  McEnaney p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Eastwick p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Crowley ph          0   1   0   0     1   0   .381

Totals               37   3  10   3     6  12             Totals               34   4  13   4     5   2

Time of Game: 2:33   Attendance: 18,575
Left on Base: Reds 13, Cubs 12
DP: Reds 1, Cubs 0
Errors: Bonham
Doubles: Trillo (5), Kessinger (14), Madlock (18)
Home Runs: Morgan (8)
Sacrifice Hits: Trillo (4)
GIDP: Morales (9)


Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Darcy L(1-4)            6     6   1   1   5   1   0  27   3.94
McEnaney                0.2   5   3   3   0   1   0   7   2.20
Eastwick                1.1   2   0   0   0   0   0   6   4.86
Totals                  8    13   4   4   5   2   0  40

Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Bonham W(6-5)           8     8   2   2   4  12   1  36   3.83
Knowles                 0.2   2   1   1   2   0   0   6   5.71
Zamora SV(7)            0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   3.60
Totals                  9    10   3   3   6  12   1  43

Wild Pitches: Bonham (5), Knowles (1)

Umpires: HP - Bruce Froemming, 1B - Art Williams, 3B - Paul Runge


REDS 1ST: Rose grounded out (shortstop to first); Griffey flied
out to center; Morgan singled to center; Bench singled to second
[Morgan to third]; Perez forced Bench (shortstop to second); 0
R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 0, Cubs 0.

CUBS 1ST: Kessinger flied out to center; Monday popped to third
in foul territory; Madlock walked; Morales walked [Madlock to
second]; LaCock flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds
0, Cubs 0.

REDS 2ND: Geronimo grounded out (second to first); Foster flied
out to right; Flynn was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Reds 0, Cubs 0.

CUBS 2ND: Thornton grounded out (second to first); Trillo lined
to right; Hosley flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Reds 0, Cubs 0.

REDS 3RD: Darcy struck out; Rose singled to center; Griffey
walked [Rose to second]; Morgan popped to third in foul
territory; Bench struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 0, Cubs
0.

CUBS 3RD: Bonham grounded out (pitcher unassisted); Kessinger
singled to center; Monday grounded out (second to first)
[Kessinger to second]; Madlock singled to center [Kessinger
scored]; Morales flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Reds 0, Cubs 1.

REDS 4TH: Perez grounded out (third to first); Geronimo singled
to right; Geronimo was picked off first but was safe on an error
by Bonham [Geronimo to second]; Foster flied out to right; Flynn
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 0, Cubs 1.

CUBS 4TH: LaCock singled to center; Thornton walked [LaCock to
second]; Trillo out on a sacrifice bunt (third to second)
[LaCock to third, Thornton to second]; Hosley was walked
intentionally; Bonham forced LaCock (third to catcher) [Thornton
to third, Hosley to second]; Kessinger struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 3 LOB.  Reds 0, Cubs 1.

REDS 5TH: Darcy was called out on strikes; Rose singled to left;
Griffey struck out; Morgan struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Reds 0, Cubs 1.

CUBS 5TH: Monday grounded out (first unassisted); Madlock
singled to second; Morales grounded into a double play (second
to shortstop to first) [Madlock out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Reds 0, Cubs 1.

REDS 6TH: Bench singled to third; Perez struck out; Geronimo
popped to second; Foster walked [Bench to second]; CONCEPCION
BATTED FOR FLYNN; Concepcion grounded out (third to first); 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 0, Cubs 1.

CUBS 6TH: CONCEPCION STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); LaCock flied
out to center; Thornton singled to left; Trillo doubled to left
[Thornton out at home (center to shortstop to catcher)]; Hosley
was walked intentionally; Bonham grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 0, Cubs 1.

REDS 7TH: DRIESSEN BATTED FOR DARCY; Driessen struck out; Rose
flied out to left; Griffey grounded out (second to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0, Cubs 1.

CUBS 7TH: MCENANEY REPLACED DRIESSEN (PITCHING); Kessinger
doubled to left; On a bunt Monday singled to pitcher [Kessinger
to third]; Madlock doubled to right [Kessinger scored, Monday
scored]; Morales struck out; LaCock popped to second; Thornton
singled to center [Madlock scored]; Trillo singled to right
[Thornton to second]; EASTWICK REPLACED MCENANEY (PITCHING);
Hosley popped to second; 3 R, 5 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 0, Cubs 4.

REDS 8TH: Morgan homered; Bench struck out; Perez struck out;
Geronimo walked; Foster singled to right [Geronimo to second];
Bonham threw a wild pitch [Geronimo to third, Foster to second];
Concepcion struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 1, Cubs 4.

CUBS 8TH: Bonham flied out to right; Kessinger flied to left in
foul territory; Monday singled to right; Madlock singled to
third [Monday to second]; Reds Manager Sparky Anderson
ejected by 1B umpire Art Williams; Morales popped to
shortstop; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 1, Cubs 4.

REDS 9TH: CROWLEY BATTED FOR EASTWICK; Crowley walked; KNOWLES
REPLACED BONHAM (PITCHING); Knowles threw a wild pitch [Crowley
to second]; Rose singled to right [Crowley scored]; RETTENMUND
BATTED FOR GRIFFEY; Rettenmund singled to shortstop [Rose to
second]; Morgan flied out to center; Bench grounded out (third
to first) [Rose to third, Rettenmund to second]; Johnny Bench
ejected by 1B umpire Art Williams; Perez was walked
intentionally; Geronimo walked [Rose scored, Rettenmund to
third, Perez to second]; ZAMORA REPLACED KNOWLES (PITCHING);
Foster flied out to center; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Reds 3, Cubs
4.

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