Carl Morton pitched a three-hitter and Dave May smashed a grand-slam homer to provide the Braves with a 5-1 victory over the Reds. A single by Ralph Garr, double by Mike Lum and intentional pass to Dusty Baker preceded May's drive that ended Gary Nolan's personal six-game winning streak. Darrell Evans homered off reliever Fred Norman for another run in the eighth.

Morton held the Reds hitless until Joe Morgan doubled in the seventh. Morgan added a single in the ninth and scored the Reds' run on a double by Johnny Bench. [The Sporting News]



Atlanta Braves 5, Cincinnati Reds 1
Game Played on Tuesday, June      17, 1975 (Night game) at Riverfront Stadium
Braves       0  0  0    0  0  4    0  1  0  -   5  9  0
Reds         0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  1  -   1  3  0


Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Garr lf               4   1   1   0     0   0   .263      Rose 3b               4   0   0   0     0   0   .311
Lum 1b                4   1   1   0     0   1   .235      Griffey rf            2   1   0   0     2   0   .318
Baker rf              3   1   1   0     1   0   .238      Morgan 2b             3   0   2   0     1   0   .356
May cf                4   1   2   4     0   1   .292      Bench c               4   0   1   1     0   0   .304
  Office cf           0   0   0   0     0   0   .261      Perez 1b              3   0   0   0     1   0   .255
Evans 3b              4   1   2   1     0   1   .259      Geronimo cf           4   0   0   0     0   0   .297
Perez 2b              4   0   1   0     0   0   .287      Concepcion ss         3   0   0   0     0   0   .278
Blanks ss             4   0   0   0     0   0   .259      Rettenmund lf         3   0   0   0     0   0   .231
Pocoroba c            4   0   0   0     0   0   .289      Nolan p               1   0   0   0     0   1   .188
Morton p              4   0   1   0     0   0   .231        Eastwick p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Crowley ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .364
                                                            Norman p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Driessen ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .241
                                                            Borbon p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .200

Totals               35   5   9   5     1   3             Totals               29   1   3   1     4   1

Time of Game: 1:58   Attendance: 22,133
Left on Base: Braves 4, Reds 5
DP: Braves 1, Reds 0
Doubles: Baker (8), Lum (6), Morgan (12), Bench (24)
Home Runs: May (3), Evans (10)
GIDP: Bench (8)


Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Morton W(8-6)           9     3   1   1   4   1   0  33   3.87
Totals                  9     3   1   1   4   1   0  33

Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Nolan L(7-4)            5.1   8   4   4   1   2   1  24   2.62
Eastwick                0.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   2   4.67
Norman                  2     1   1   1   0   1   1   7   4.86
Borbon                  1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   3.74
Totals                  9     9   5   5   1   3   2  36

Umpires: HP - Lee Weyer, 1B - Satch Davidson, 3B - Tom Gorman


BRAVES 1ST: Garr grounded out (second to first); Lum struck out;
Baker grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Braves 0, Reds 0.

REDS 1ST: Rose grounded out (second to first); Griffey walked;
Morgan flied out to right; Bench forced Griffey (third to
second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0, Reds 0.

BRAVES 2ND: May singled to right; May was picked off first
(catcher to first); Evans popped to catcher in foul territory;
Perez flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0, Reds
0.

REDS 2ND: Perez grounded out (third to first); Geronimo grounded
out (second to first); Concepcion flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0, Reds 0.

BRAVES 3RD: Blanks flied out to center; Pocoroba flied out to
center; Morton singled to shortstop; Garr forced Morton (second
to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0, Reds 0.

REDS 3RD: Rettenmund grounded out (shortstop to first); Nolan
struck out; Rose grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Braves 0, Reds 0.

BRAVES 4TH: Lum flied out to center; Baker doubled to left; May
popped to first in foul territory; Evans struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0, Reds 0.

REDS 4TH: Griffey grounded out (second to first); Morgan walked;
Bench grounded into a double play (third to second to first)
[Morgan out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0, Reds 0.

BRAVES 5TH: Perez grounded out (third to first); Blanks lined to
shortstop; Pocoroba grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0, Reds 0.

REDS 5TH: Perez grounded out (shortstop to first); Geronimo
popped to shortstop; Concepcion lined to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Braves 0, Reds 0.

BRAVES 6TH: Morton flied out to left; Garr singled to center;
Lum doubled to center [Garr to third]; Baker was walked
intentionally; May homered [Garr scored, Lum scored, Baker
scored]; Evans singled to right; Perez singled to left [Evans to
second]; EASTWICK REPLACED NOLAN (PITCHING); Blanks flied out to
right [Evans to third]; Pocoroba grounded out (shortstop to
first); 4 R, 5 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 4, Reds 0.

REDS 6TH: Rettenmund flied out to left; CROWLEY BATTED FOR
EASTWICK; Crowley grounded out (second to first); Rose grounded
out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 4, Reds 0.

BRAVES 7TH: NORMAN REPLACED CROWLEY (PITCHING); Morton flied out
to center; Garr grounded out (second to first); Lum grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 4, Reds 0.

REDS 7TH: Griffey flied out to center; Morgan doubled to right;
Bench grounded out (third to first); Perez walked; Geronimo
forced Perez (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 4,
Reds 0.

BRAVES 8TH: Baker flied out to left; May struck out; Evans
homered; Perez flied out to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Braves 5, Reds 0.

REDS 8TH: OFFICE REPLACED MAY (PLAYING CF); Concepcion lined to
shortstop; Rettenmund grounded out (shortstop to first);
DRIESSEN BATTED FOR NORMAN; Driessen grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 5, Reds 0.

BRAVES 9TH: BORBON REPLACED DRIESSEN (PITCHING); Blanks grounded
out (second to first); Pocoroba popped to shortstop; Morton
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 5,
Reds 0.

REDS 9TH: Rose grounded out (shortstop to first); Griffey
walked; Morgan singled to left [Griffey to second]; Bench
doubled to left [Griffey scored, Morgan to third]; Perez
grounded out (pitcher to first); Geronimo grounded out (second
to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 5, Reds 1.