A six-run splurge in the eighth inning, climaxed by Joe Morgan's two-run homer, clinched the Reds' 9-2 victory over the Braves. Don Gullett limited the Braves to seven hits in 8 2/3 innings to post his fifth victory in succession, but suffered a fracture of his left thumb when struck by a liner off the bat of Larvell Blanks in the ninth. Cito Gaston homered for the Braves in the fourth. [The Sporting News]

Cincinnati Reds 9, Atlanta Braves 2

Game Played on Monday, June 16, 1975 (Night game) at Riverfront Stadium

Braves 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 - 2 7 1 Reds 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 6 x - 9 13 0 Braves AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Reds AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Garr lf 3 0 0 0 1 0 .263 Rose 3b 5 1 2 0 0 0 .316 Gilbreath 3b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .208 Flynn 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .237 Evans ph,3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 .255 Griffey rf 4 3 2 1 1 0 .323 Baker rf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .236 Morgan 2b 4 2 3 4 1 1 .351 Williams 1b 4 1 2 0 0 1 .224 Chaney 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .111 Gaston cf 4 1 1 1 0 0 .233 Bench c 5 0 1 1 0 2 .305 Perez 2b 4 0 2 0 0 0 .288 Plummer c 0 0 0 0 0 0 .185 Correll c 4 0 2 0 0 1 .252 Perez 1b 4 1 2 0 0 1 .259 Blanks ss 3 0 0 1 1 0 .264 Geronimo cf 3 1 2 0 1 0 .303 Niekro p 2 0 0 0 0 1 .227 Concepcion ss 3 1 0 0 1 2 .281 Beall ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 .250 Foster lf 3 0 0 1 0 1 .253 Leon p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 Gullett p 3 0 1 1 0 2 .233 Easterly p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Borbon p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 Goodson ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .200 Totals 33 2 7 2 3 5 Totals 34 9 13 8 4 9 Time of Game: 2:24 Attendance: 20,642 Left on Base: Braves 7, Reds 7 DP: Braves 0, Reds 0 Errors: Gaston Doubles: Morgan (11), Bench (23), Geronimo (14) Triples: Griffey (4), Gullett (1) Home Runs: Gaston (4), Morgan (9) Stolen Bases: Morgan (27), Griffey (3) Caught Stealing: Garr (6), Geronimo (3) Sacrifice Flies: Foster (1), Gullett (1) Braves IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Niekro L(7-5) 7 8 3 3 3 9 0 31 2.61 Leon 0.2 4 5 5 1 0 0 7 4.38 Easterly 0.1 1 1 1 0 0 1 2 1.29 Totals 8 13 9 9 4 9 1 40 Reds IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Gullett W(9-3) 8.2 7 2 2 3 5 1 35 2.10 Borbon 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3.83 Totals 9 7 2 2 3 5 1 36 Wild Pitches: Niekro 3 (7), Leon (1) Umpires: HP - Tom Gorman, 1B - Lee Weyer, 3B - Satch Davidson BRAVES 1ST: Garr walked; Garr was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Gilbreath flied out to center; Baker flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Reds 0. REDS 1ST: Rose singled to center; Griffey forced Rose (second to shortstop); Niekro threw a wild pitch [Griffey to second]; Niekro threw a wild pitch [Griffey to third]; Morgan singled to right [Griffey scored]; Morgan stole second; Bench struck out; Perez struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Reds 1. BRAVES 2ND: Williams grounded out (shortstop to first); Gaston flied out to right; Perez flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Reds 1. REDS 2ND: Geronimo flied out to center; Concepcion grounded out (shortstop to first); Foster grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Reds 1. BRAVES 3RD: Correll singled to center; Blanks walked [Correll to second]; Niekro forced Blanks (shortstop unassisted) [Correll to third]; Garr lined to right; Gilbreath flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Braves 0, Reds 1. REDS 3RD: Gullett was called out on strikes; Rose grounded out (second to first); Griffey tripled to right; Morgan doubled to right [Griffey scored]; Bench doubled to center [Morgan scored]; Perez flied out to center; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Reds 3. BRAVES 4TH: Baker struck out; Williams struck out; Gaston homered; Perez singled to left; Correll struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 1, Reds 3. REDS 4TH: Geronimo walked; Geronimo was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Concepcion struck out; Foster was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Reds 3. BRAVES 5TH: Blanks flied out to center; Niekro struck out; Garr popped to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Reds 3. REDS 5TH: Gullett tripled to left; Rose grounded out (pitcher to first); Griffey walked; Griffey stole second; Morgan struck out; Bench struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Braves 1, Reds 3. BRAVES 6TH: Gilbreath grounded out (shortstop to first); Baker grounded out (third to first); Williams singled to left; Gaston forced Williams (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 1, Reds 3. REDS 6TH: Perez singled to left; Geronimo singled [Perez to second]; Niekro threw a wild pitch [Perez to third, Geronimo to second]; Concepcion struck out; Foster popped to third; Gullett struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Braves 1, Reds 3. BRAVES 7TH: Perez popped to shortstop; Correll flied out to center; Blanks flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Reds 3. REDS 7TH: Rose flied out to left; Griffey flied out to center; Morgan walked; Bench flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 1, Reds 3. BRAVES 8TH: BEALL BATTED FOR NIEKRO; Beall walked; Garr forced Beall (second to shortstop); EVANS BATTED FOR GILBREATH; Evans was called out on strikes; Baker grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 1, Reds 3. REDS 8TH: EVANS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); LEON REPLACED BEALL (PITCHING); Perez singled to shortstop; Geronimo doubled to right [Perez to third]; Concepcion was walked intentionally; Foster hit a sacrifice fly to center [Perez scored, Geronimo to third, Concepcion to second]; Leon threw a wild pitch [Geronimo scored, Concepcion to third]; Gullett hit a sacrifice fly to left [Concepcion scored]; Rose singled to center [Rose to second (error by Gaston)]; Griffey singled to right [Rose scored, Griffey to second (on throw to home)]; EASTERLY REPLACED LEON (PITCHING); Morgan homered [Griffey scored]; Bench grounded out (shortstop to first); 6 R, 5 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Reds 9. BRAVES 9TH: FLYNN REPLACED ROSE (PLAYING 3B); CHANEY REPLACED MORGAN (PLAYING 2B); PLUMMER REPLACED BENCH (PLAYING C ); Williams singled to center; Gaston popped to center; Perez singled to left [Williams to second]; Correll singled to center [Williams to third, Perez to second]; Blanks grounded out (pitcher to second to first) [Williams scored, Perez to third, Correll to second]; Don Gullett suffered a broken thumb; BORBON REPLACED GULLETT (PITCHING); GOODSON BATTED FOR EASTERLY; Goodson flied out to left; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Braves 2, Reds 9.

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