Helping himself, Fred Norman singled in the 14th inning for his first hit of the season and scored the run that gave the Reds' reliever a 7-6 victory over the Astros. The Reds built up a 4-0 lead before the Astros tied the score in the sixth with two runs on a single by Bob Watson and two on a homer by Cliff Johnson.

The Reds went ahead in the 10th, 6-4, when Tony Perez homered and George Foster knocked in another run with a double, but the Astros once more rallied to gain a tie with a walk, double by Greg Gross, infield out by Cesar Cedeno and double by Watson. However in the 14th, the Astros could not come back after the Reds scored on Norman's single, a double by Pete Rose and single by Ken Griffey. [The Sporting News]

Cincinnati Reds 7, Houston Astros 6

Game Played on Saturday, June 21, 1975 (Night game) at Astrodome

Reds 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 - 7 21 0 Astros 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 - 6 9 0 Reds AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Astros AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Rose 3b 7 1 3 1 1 0 .318 Cabell rf 6 2 2 0 1 1 .272 Griffey rf 7 1 3 1 1 2 .318 Gross lf 7 2 2 0 0 0 .271 Morgan 2b 6 0 2 1 1 0 .350 Cedeno cf 5 0 0 1 1 0 .255 Bench c 5 0 2 0 2 1 .305 Watson 1b 6 1 3 3 0 3 .338 Perez 1b 7 1 2 1 0 2 .252 Johnson c 5 1 2 2 1 2 .277 Geronimo cf 7 1 3 0 0 2 .304 Boswell 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .246 Concepcion ss 7 1 1 0 0 2 .274 Helms ph,2b 1 0 0 0 1 0 .137 Foster lf 7 1 4 2 0 0 .271 Milbourne pr,2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .155 C. Carroll p 2 0 0 0 0 2 .000 Rader 3b 4 0 0 0 2 2 .233 Crowley ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .348 Metzger ss 5 0 0 0 1 0 .254 Borbon p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 Richard p 1 0 0 0 0 1 .250 Driessen ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .238 Howard ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .306 Eastwick p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Forsch p 1 0 0 0 0 1 .125 McEnaney p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Jutze ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .179 Rettenmund ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .224 Niekro p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 Norman p 1 1 1 0 0 0 .048 Crawford p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .400 Cruz ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .232 Totals 60 7 21 6 5 11 Totals 48 6 9 6 7 10 Time of Game: 3:55 Attendance: 24,317 Left on Base: Reds 16, Astros 8 DP: Reds 1, Astros 1 Doubles: Foster 3 (11), Rose 2 (20), Bench (27), Gross (2), Watson (14) Home Runs: Perez (9), Johnson (5) Stolen Bases: Morgan (29), Cedeno (29) Caught Stealing: Morgan (6), Cedeno (8) Sacrifice Hits: Forsch (2) GIDP: Metzger (2) Reds IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA C. Carroll 6 5 4 4 2 5 1 24 2.78 Borbon 2 2 0 0 1 0 0 9 3.57 Eastwick 1 1 2 2 1 2 0 5 5.40 McEnaney 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 8 1.79 Norman W(3-3) 3 0 0 0 2 2 0 10 4.65 Totals 14 9 6 6 7 10 1 56 Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Richard 6 7 4 3 3 5 0 26 4.82 Forsch 5 8 2 2 2 4 1 25 3.35 Niekro L(2-2) 2.2 5 1 1 0 2 0 13 4.40 Crawford 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2.45 Totals 14 21 7 6 5 11 1 65 Passed Balls: Johnson (2) Wild Pitches: Richard (6) Umpires: HP - John McSherry, 1B - Chris Pelekoudas, 2B - Paul Pryor, 3B - Nick Colosi REDS 1ST: Rose singled; Griffey flied out to center; Morgan forced Rose (second to shortstop); Morgan was caught stealing second (catcher to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 1ST: Cabell struck out; Gross lined to shortstop; Cedeno walked; Cedeno was caught stealing second (catcher to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 0. REDS 2ND: Bench popped to third in foul territory; Perez grounded out (third to first); Geronimo grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 2ND: Watson struck out; Johnson struck out; Boswell grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 0. REDS 3RD: Concepcion grounded out (shortstop to first); Foster doubled; C. Carroll was called out on strikes; Rose doubled [Foster scored]; Griffey walked; Morgan singled [Rose scored, Griffey to third]; Morgan stole second; Johnson allowed a passed ball [Griffey scored (unearned), Morgan to third]; Bench walked; Perez struck out; 3 R (2 ER), 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Reds 3, Astros 0. ASTROS 3RD: Rader flied out to left; Metzger grounded out (second to first); Richard was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 3, Astros 0. REDS 4TH: Geronimo struck out; Concepcion singled; Foster doubled [Concepcion scored]; C. Carroll struck out; Rose grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 4, Astros 0. ASTROS 4TH: Cabell singled to third; Gross flied out to left; Cedeno forced Cabell (shortstop to second); Cedeno stole second; Watson struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 4, Astros 0. REDS 5TH: Griffey grounded out (second to first); Morgan walked; Bench forced Morgan (third to second); Perez popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 4, Astros 0. ASTROS 5TH: Johnson flied out to left; Boswell grounded out (first unassisted); Rader walked; Metzger forced Rader (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 4, Astros 0. REDS 6TH: Geronimo singled to left; Concepcion struck out while on a wild pitch [Geronimo out at third (first to third to second)]; Foster flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 4, Astros 0. ASTROS 6TH: HOWARD BATTED FOR RICHARD; Howard grounded out (pitcher to first); Cabell singled to center; Gross singled to center [Cabell to second]; Cedeno grounded out (second to first) [Cabell to third, Gross to second]; Watson singled to left [Cabell scored, Gross scored]; Johnson homered [Watson scored]; Boswell grounded out (shortstop to first); 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 4, Astros 4. REDS 7TH: FORSCH REPLACED HOWARD (PITCHING); CROWLEY BATTED FOR C. CARROLL; Crowley grounded out (third to first); Rose flied out to left; Griffey was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 4, Astros 4. ASTROS 7TH: BORBON REPLACED CROWLEY (PITCHING); Rader grounded out (second to first); Metzger walked; Forsch out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Metzger to second]; Cabell grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 4, Astros 4. REDS 8TH: Morgan lined to second; Bench doubled to left; Perez grounded out (shortstop to first); Geronimo singled to second [Bench to third]; Concepcion flied out to right; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Reds 4, Astros 4. ASTROS 8TH: Gross flied to left in foul territory; Cedeno grounded out (second to first); Watson singled to center; Johnson singled to center [Watson to third]; Boswell lined to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Reds 4, Astros 4. REDS 9TH: Foster flied out to right; DRIESSEN BATTED FOR BORBON; Driessen flied out to left; Rose walked; Griffey singled to right [Rose to second]; Morgan flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Reds 4, Astros 4. ASTROS 9TH: EASTWICK REPLACED DRIESSEN (PITCHING); Rader struck out; Metzger grounded out (second to first); Forsch struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 4, Astros 4. REDS 10TH: Bench struck out; Perez homered; Geronimo singled to left; Concepcion struck out; Foster doubled [Geronimo scored]; Eastwick popped to right; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 6, Astros 4. ASTROS 10TH: Cabell walked; Gross doubled [Cabell to third]; MCENANEY REPLACED EASTWICK (PITCHING); Cedeno grounded out (shortstop to first) [Cabell scored]; Watson doubled to left [Gross scored]; Johnson was walked intentionally; HELMS BATTED FOR BOSWELL; Helms lined to shortstop; Rader struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Reds 6, Astros 6. REDS 11TH: HELMS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); Rose grounded out (second to first); Griffey singled to second; Morgan singled to right [Griffey to third, Morgan to second (on throw to 3b)]; Bench was walked intentionally; Perez struck out; Geronimo forced Bench (second to shortstop); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Reds 6, Astros 6. ASTROS 11TH: Metzger grounded out (second to first); JUTZE BATTED FOR FORSCH; Jutze flied out to left; Cabell grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 6, Astros 6. REDS 12TH: NIEKRO REPLACED JUTZE (PITCHING); Concepcion flied out to right; Foster singled; RETTENMUND BATTED FOR MCENANEY; Rettenmund lined to center; Rose lined to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 6, Astros 6. ASTROS 12TH: NORMAN REPLACED RETTENMUND (PITCHING); Gross flied out to right; Cedeno grounded out (pitcher to shortstop to first); Watson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 6, Astros 6. REDS 13TH: Griffey struck out; Morgan lined to second; Bench singled to left; Perez singled to center [Bench to second]; Geronimo struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Reds 6, Astros 6. ASTROS 13TH: Johnson struck out; Helms walked; MILBOURNE RAN FOR HELMS; Rader walked [Milbourne to second]; Metzger grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Rader out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 6, Astros 6. REDS 14TH: MILBOURNE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); Concepcion popped to first in foul territory; Foster flied out to right; Norman singled to left; Rose doubled [Norman to third]; CRAWFORD REPLACED NIEKRO (PITCHING); Griffey singled to right [Norman scored, Rose out at home (right to catcher)]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 7, Astros 6. ASTROS 14TH: CRUZ BATTED FOR CRAWFORD; Cruz popped to shortstop in foul territory; Cabell lined to center; Gross grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 7, Astros 6.

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