Joe Morgan hit a homer with two men on base and three pitchers combined on a shutout as the Reds defeated the Braves, 3-0. Morgan's smash in the third inning came with two out after Phil Niekro had walked Bill Plummer and Pete Rose. [The Sporting News]

Cincinnati Reds 3, Atlanta Braves 0

Game Played on Tuesday, June 24, 1975 (Night game) at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium

Reds 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 3 5 0 Braves 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 6 0 Reds AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Braves AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Rose 3b 2 1 1 0 1 0 .319 Garr lf 4 0 2 0 0 0 .270 Griffey rf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .320 Perez 2b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .287 Morgan 2b 3 1 1 3 1 1 .354 Baker rf 2 0 0 0 2 0 .235 Bench lf 4 0 2 0 0 1 .305 May cf 3 0 1 0 0 1 .288 Perez 1b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .244 Williams ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .217 Geronimo cf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .301 House p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Concepcion ss 3 0 1 0 0 1 .281 Evans 3b 3 0 0 0 1 2 .251 Plummer c 2 1 0 0 1 1 .212 Lum 1b 4 0 1 0 0 1 .232 Darcy p 2 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Blanks ss 2 0 0 0 2 0 .260 Norman p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .048 Pocoroba c 4 0 0 0 0 0 .241 Borbon p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 Niekro p 2 0 1 0 0 0 .224 Office ph,cf 0 0 0 0 1 0 .301 Totals 28 3 5 3 3 5 Totals 29 0 6 0 6 5 Time of Game: 2:13 Attendance: 9,148 Left on Base: Reds 3, Braves 8 DP: Reds 4, Braves 1 Doubles: Bench (29) Home Runs: Morgan (10) Stolen Bases: Morgan (31), Garr (5) Sacrifice Hits: Darcy (1) GIDP: Griffey (4), Pocoroba (3), Perez (7), May (2), Blanks (3) Hit by Pitch: Rose (6,by Niekro) Reds IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Darcy W(2-4) 7 4 0 0 5 4 0 27 3.23 Norman 1 2 0 0 1 1 0 6 4.58 Borbon SV(2) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3.42 Totals 9 6 0 0 6 5 0 35 Braves IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Niekro L(8-6) 8 4 3 3 3 5 1 30 2.67 House 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 4.29 Totals 9 5 3 3 3 5 1 33 Passed Balls: Pocoroba (3) Hit by Pitch: Niekro (7) Wild Pitches: Niekro (9) Umpires: HP - John Kibler, 1B - Dick Stello, 2B - Jerry Dale, 3B - Shag Crawford REDS 1ST: Rose singled to shortstop; Griffey grounded into a double play (shortstop to first) [Rose out at second]; Morgan walked; Morgan stole second; Bench struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Braves 0. BRAVES 1ST: Garr singled to right; Garr stole second; Perez flied out to right; Baker walked; May struck out; Evans struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Reds 0, Braves 0. REDS 2ND: Perez struck out; Geronimo flied out to left; Concepcion popped to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Braves 0. BRAVES 2ND: Lum struck out; Blanks walked; Pocoroba grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Blanks out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Braves 0. REDS 3RD: Plummer walked; Darcy out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Plummer to second]; Rose walked; Pocoroba allowed a passed ball [Plummer to third, Rose to second]; Griffey popped to first in foul territory; Morgan homered [Plummer scored, Rose scored]; Bench popped to third in foul territory; 3 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 3, Braves 0. BRAVES 3RD: Niekro singled to left; Garr flied out to center; Perez grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Niekro out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 3, Braves 0. REDS 4TH: Perez flied out to right; Geronimo flied out to left; Concepcion singled to center; Concepcion was out trying to advance to second (catcher to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 3, Braves 0. BRAVES 4TH: Baker grounded out (shortstop to first); May singled to center; Evans was called out on strikes; Lum flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 3, Braves 0. REDS 5TH: Plummer grounded out (pitcher to first); Darcy grounded out (shortstop to first); Rose lined to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 3, Braves 0. BRAVES 5TH: Blanks grounded out (second to first); Pocoroba flied out to center; Niekro grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 3, Braves 0. REDS 6TH: Griffey popped to third; Morgan grounded out (pitcher to first); Bench doubled to left; Niekro threw a wild pitch [Bench to third]; Perez grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 3, Braves 0. BRAVES 6TH: Garr flied out to left; Perez singled to left; Baker walked [Perez to second]; May grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Baker out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 3, Braves 0. REDS 7TH: Geronimo flied out to left; Concepcion struck out; Plummer struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 3, Braves 0. BRAVES 7TH: Evans lined to second; Lum flied out to right; Blanks walked; Pocoroba grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 3, Braves 0. REDS 8TH: Darcy popped to shortstop; Rose was hit by a pitch; Griffey forced Rose (third to second); Morgan struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 3, Braves 0. BRAVES 8TH: OFFICE BATTED FOR NIEKRO; Office walked; NORMAN REPLACED DARCY (PITCHING); Garr singled to right [Office to third]; Perez flied out to center; Baker flied out to center; WILLIAMS BATTED FOR MAY; Williams struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Reds 3, Braves 0. REDS 9TH: HOUSE REPLACED WILLIAMS (PITCHING); OFFICE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); Bench singled to left; Perez popped to catcher in foul territory; Geronimo forced Bench (shortstop to second); Geronimo was picked off first (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 3, Braves 0. BRAVES 9TH: Evans walked; Lum singled to left [Evans to second]; BORBON REPLACED NORMAN (PITCHING); Blanks grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Evans to third, Lum out at second]; Pocoroba popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 3, Braves 0.

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