Johnny Bench raised his major league-leading RBI total to 61 by doubling home one run in a four-run third, and hitting a three-run homer in the seventh as the Reds rapped the Braves, 8-4. Bill Plummer, filling in behind the plate while Bench took a "breather" in the outfield, whacked a two-run homer in the third when the Reds routed rookie starter Jamie Easterly and drove in another run with a single in the sixth.

Jack Billingham, staked to an 8-1 lead, got his eighth victory in 11 decisions, although needing relief help in the eighth when Atlanta rallied for three runs, two of them singled home by Mike Lum, who had hit a solo homer in the second. [The Sporting News]

Cincinnati Reds 8, Atlanta Braves 4

Game Played on Monday, June 23, 1975 (Night game) at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium

Reds 0 0 4 0 0 1 3 0 0 - 8 11 0 Braves 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 - 4 12 1 Reds AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Braves AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Rose 3b 5 1 1 0 0 0 .317 Garr lf 4 1 2 0 0 0 .267 Flynn 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 Gaston ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .221 Concepcion ss 4 1 3 0 1 0 .281 Perez 2b 5 1 2 0 0 0 .287 Morgan 2b 5 2 2 1 0 1 .354 Baker rf 5 0 2 0 0 0 .237 Bench rf 5 1 2 4 0 1 .302 May cf 4 1 0 0 1 0 .286 Perez 1b 3 1 0 0 1 0 .249 Evans 3b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .254 Foster lf 5 0 0 0 0 0 .265 Lum 1b 4 1 2 3 0 0 .232 Geronimo cf 3 1 1 0 1 0 .306 Blanks ss 3 0 2 1 0 1 .262 Plummer c 4 1 2 3 0 0 .226 Pocoroba c 3 0 0 0 1 0 .259 Billingham p 4 0 0 0 0 2 .091 Easterly p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 McEnaney p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Leon p 1 0 1 0 0 0 .667 Sadecki p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 Goodson ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .197 Sosa p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .111 Gilbreath ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 .240 Totals 38 8 11 8 3 4 Totals 37 4 12 4 2 3 Time of Game: 2:25 Attendance: 8,537 Left on Base: Reds 7, Braves 9 DP: Reds 2, Braves 1 Errors: Blanks Doubles: Bench (28) Triples: Blanks (3) Home Runs: Plummer (1), Bench (15), Lum (3) Stolen Bases: Concepcion (14), Morgan (30) GIDP: Foster (7), Baker (6), Pocoroba (2) Hit by Pitch: Perez (2,by Leon), Blanks (2,by Billingham) Reds IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Billingham W(8-3) 7.1 8 4 4 2 1 1 31 3.65 McEnaney 1.2 4 0 0 0 2 0 9 1.71 Totals 9 12 4 4 2 3 1 40 Braves IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Easterly L(0-1) 2.2 5 4 4 0 1 1 13 4.66 Leon 3.2 4 4 3 2 1 1 19 4.40 Sadecki 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4.40 Sosa 2 2 0 0 1 2 0 8 3.86 Totals 9 11 8 7 3 4 2 42 Hit by Pitch: Billingham (6), Leon (1) Umpires: HP - Shag Crawford, 1B - John Kibler, 2B - Dick Stello, 3B - Jerry Dale REDS 1ST: Rose grounded out (shortstop to first); Concepcion grounded out (first unassisted); Morgan grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Braves 0. BRAVES 1ST: Garr grounded out (third to first); Perez grounded out (second to first); Baker grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Braves 0. REDS 2ND: Bench flied out to left; Perez grounded out (third to first); Foster grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Braves 0. BRAVES 2ND: May grounded out (shortstop to first); Evans flied out to right; Lum homered; Blanks tripled to right; Pocoroba walked; Easterly grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Reds 0, Braves 1. REDS 3RD: Geronimo singled; Plummer homered [Geronimo scored]; Billingham was called out on strikes; Rose singled to center; Concepcion singled to right [Rose to third]; Morgan forced Concepcion (first to shortstop) [Rose scored]; Bench doubled [Morgan scored]; LEON REPLACED EASTERLY (PITCHING); Perez flied out to right; 4 R, 5 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 4, Braves 1. BRAVES 3RD: Garr flied out to left; Perez singled to shortstop; Baker grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Perez out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 4, Braves 1. REDS 4TH: Foster grounded out (third to first); Geronimo out on an unknown play; Plummer out on an unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 4, Braves 1. BRAVES 4TH: May flied out to center; Evans popped to third; Lum grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 4, Braves 1. REDS 5TH: Billingham grounded out (pitcher to first); Rose popped to shortstop; Concepcion walked; Concepcion stole second; Morgan was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 4, Braves 1. BRAVES 5TH: Blanks was hit by a pitch; Pocoroba grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Blanks out at second]; Leon singled; Garr singled to center [Leon to second]; Perez flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Reds 4, Braves 1. REDS 6TH: Bench grounded out (second to first); Perez reached on an error by Blanks [Perez to first]; Foster flied out to center; Geronimo walked [Perez to second]; Plummer singled [Perez scored (unearned), Geronimo to second]; Billingham forced Plummer (second to shortstop); 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Reds 5, Braves 1. BRAVES 6TH: Baker singled to left; May flied out to center; Evans flied out to center; Lum flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 5, Braves 1. REDS 7TH: Rose flied out to left; Concepcion singled to left; Morgan singled to second [Concepcion to second]; Bench homered [Concepcion scored, Morgan scored]; Perez was hit by a pitch; SADECKI REPLACED LEON (PITCHING); Foster flied out to center; Geronimo grounded out (first unassisted); 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 8, Braves 1. BRAVES 7TH: Blanks struck out; Pocoroba grounded out (second to first); GOODSON BATTED FOR SADECKI; Goodson flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 8, Braves 1. REDS 8TH: SOSA REPLACED GOODSON (PITCHING); Plummer flied out to center; Billingham struck out; Rose out on an unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 8, Braves 1. BRAVES 8TH: FLYNN REPLACED ROSE (PLAYING 3B); Garr singled to shortstop; Perez singled to center [Garr to second]; Baker flied out to center; May walked [Garr to third, Perez to second]; MCENANEY REPLACED BILLINGHAM (PITCHING); Evans was called out on strikes; Lum singled to right [Garr scored, Perez scored, May to second]; Blanks singled to left [May scored, Lum to second]; Pocoroba flied out to left; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Reds 8, Braves 4. REDS 9TH: Concepcion singled; Morgan singled to right [Concepcion to third]; Morgan stole second; Bench struck out; Perez was walked intentionally; Foster grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Perez out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Reds 8, Braves 4. BRAVES 9TH: GILBREATH BATTED FOR SOSA; Gilbreath singled to shortstop; GASTON BATTED FOR GARR; Gaston struck out; Perez flied out to left; Baker singled [Gilbreath to second]; May grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Reds 8, Braves 4.

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