Ending their longest game of the season, the Reds scored on a walk to Pete Rose and singles by Ken Griffey and Joe Morgan in the 15th inning to defeat the Astros, 8-7. The Reds' record string of errorless games came to an end in the fifth when Dan Driessen, playing left field, bobbled a single by Bob Watson, allowing the Astros' batter to take an extra base.

Watson and Cliff Johnson drove in three runs apiece for the Astros, with each having a homer. The Reds, after trailing, picked up a run on a homer by Morgan in the eighth and tied the score in the ninth with an error, walk, double by Cesar Geronimo, another walk and sacrifice flies by Griffey and Johnny Bench. [The Sporting News]



Cincinnati Reds 8, Houston Astros 7
Game Played on Tuesday, July      1, 1975 (Night game) at Riverfront Stadium
Astros       0  0  0    1  3  0    2  1  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   7 15  3
Reds         1  0  0    0  0  1    1  1  3    0  0  0    0  0  1  -   8 14  2


Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Howard lf             7   2   2   0     1   2   .352      Rose 3b               6   2   2   1     2   0   .316
Gross rf              5   1   1   0     3   1   .276      Griffey rf            6   1   2   1     1   0   .320
Cabell 3b             7   1   0   1     1   2   .284      Morgan 2b             7   1   3   2     1   2   .353
Watson 1b             5   1   3   3     0   0   .331      Bench c               3   0   0   1     3   0   .294
  Jutze c             1   0   1   0     0   0   .195      Driessen lf           5   0   2   1     0   0   .252
  May ph,c            1   0   0   0     0   0   .246        McEnaney p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Cedeno cf             6   1   2   0     1   0   .257        Concepcion ph       1   0   0   0     0   0   .276
Johnson c,1b          7   1   2   3     0   0   .272        Borbon p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .182
Metzger ss            7   0   2   0     0   0   .245        Plummer ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .190
Andrews 2b            5   0   1   0     0   0   .206        Darcy p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Cruz ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .227      Perez 1b              7   0   1   0     0   2   .250
  Konieczny p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .182      Foster cf,lf          6   1   2   0     1   0   .280
  Rader ph            1   0   1   0     0   0   .252      Chaney ss             3   0   0   0     0   1   .100
  Niekro p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .333        Rettenmund ph       0   1   0   0     1   0   .227
Richard p             3   0   0   0     0   2   .235        Flynn ss            3   0   1   0     0   1   .232
  Cosgrove p          2   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Norman p              1   0   0   0     0   0   .043
  Forsch p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .091        Eastwick p          1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Granger p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Crowley ph          0   1   0   0     1   0   .360
  Boswell ph,2b       2   0   0   0     0   0   .240        C. Carroll p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Armbrister ph       0   0   0   0     0   0   .194
                                                            Geronimo ph,cf      4   1   1   1     0   1   .290

Totals               60   7  15   7     6   7             Totals               54   8  14   7    10   7

Time of Game: 4:21   Attendance: 22,707
Left on Base: Astros 14, Reds 15
DP: Astros 2, Reds 1
Errors: Gross, Johnson, Andrews, Driessen, Flynn
Doubles: Watson (17), Howard (4), Cedeno (20), Rose (24), Geronimo (15)
Home Runs: Watson (12), Johnson (7), Morgan (13)
Stolen Bases: Howard (5), Flynn (2)
Caught Stealing: Driessen (2)
Sacrifice Flies: Griffey (1), Bench (3)
GIDP: Johnson (3), Bench (9), Driessen (4)


Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Richard                 6.2   7   3   3   4   4   0  28   4.48
Cosgrove                1.1   2   3   3   1   0   1   7   3.07
Forsch                  0.1   1   1   1   2   0   0   4   3.34
Granger                 2.2   0   0   0   1   1   0  11   2.30
Konieczny               2     1   0   0   0   2   0   7   4.23
Niekro L(2-4)           1.1   3   1   1   2   0   0   9   4.67
Totals                 14.1  14   8   7* 10   7   1  66

Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Norman                  4.1   5   4   4   4   4   1  22   4.67
Eastwick                2.2   3   2   2   2   1   1  13   5.93
C. Carroll              2     4   1   1   0   0   0  10   2.86
McEnaney                2     1   0   0   0   2   0   6   1.43
Borbon                  3     2   0   0   0   0   0  12   2.98
Darcy W(3-5)            1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   3.33
Totals                 15    15   7   7   6   7   2  66

Wild Pitches: Cosgrove (1), Granger (1)

Umpires: HP - Doug Harvey, 1B - Bob Engel, 2B - Harry Wendelstedt, 3B - Dutch Rennert


ASTROS 1ST: Howard struck out; Gross struck out; Cabell struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0, Reds 0.

REDS 1ST: Rose singled to right; Griffey flied out to center;
Morgan was called out on strikes; Bench walked [Rose to second];
Driessen singled [Rose scored, Bench to third]; Perez struck
out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 0, Reds 1.

ASTROS 2ND: Watson doubled; Cedeno grounded out (third to
first); Johnson grounded out (shortstop to first); Metzger flied
out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 0, Reds 1.

REDS 2ND: Foster singled to center; Chaney flied out to center;
On a bunt Norman forced Foster (third to shortstop); Rose
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 0,
Reds 1.

ASTROS 3RD: Andrews grounded out (shortstop to first); Richard
struck out; Howard doubled to left; Gross walked; Cabell flied
out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 0, Reds 1.

REDS 3RD: Griffey walked; Morgan struck out; Bench grounded into
a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Griffey out at
second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0, Reds 1.

ASTROS 4TH: Watson homered; Cedeno doubled to left; Johnson
flied out to left; Metzger grounded out (shortstop to first);
Andrews lined to shortstop; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 1,
Reds 1.

REDS 4TH: Driessen singled to left; Driessen was caught stealing
second (catcher to second); Perez popped to second; Foster flied
out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 1, Reds 1.

ASTROS 5TH: Richard grounded out (second to first); Howard
walked; Gross walked [Howard to second]; Cabell walked [Howard
to third, Gross to second]; Watson singled to left [Howard
scored, Gross scored, Cabell to third, Watson to second (error
by Driessen)]; EASTWICK REPLACED NORMAN (PITCHING); Cedeno was
walked intentionally; Johnson singled to left [Cabell scored,
Watson to third, Cedeno to second]; Metzger forced Watson
(pitcher to catcher) [Cedeno to third, Johnson to second];
Andrews forced Metzger (shortstop to second); 3 R, 2 H, 1 E, 3
LOB.  Astros 4, Reds 1.

REDS 5TH: Chaney struck out; Eastwick grounded out (second to
first); Rose grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Astros 4, Reds 1.

ASTROS 6TH: Richard struck out; Howard grounded out (second to
first); Gross walked; Cabell flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Astros 4, Reds 1.

REDS 6TH: Griffey singled; Morgan singled to right [Griffey
scored (error by Gross), Morgan to second]; Bench walked;
Driessen grounded into a double play (third to first) [Bench to
second, Morgan out at third]; Perez grounded out (shortstop to
first); 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 4, Reds 2.

ASTROS 7TH: Watson grounded out (third to first); Cedeno
singled; Johnson homered [Cedeno scored]; Metzger grounded out
(second to first); Andrews grounded out (second to pitcher); 2
R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 6, Reds 2.

REDS 7TH: Foster grounded out (shortstop to first); Chaney
grounded out (second to first); CROWLEY BATTED FOR EASTWICK;
Crowley walked; Rose doubled to center [Crowley scored];
COSGROVE REPLACED RICHARD (PITCHING); Griffey flied out to left;
1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 6, Reds 3.

ASTROS 8TH: C. CARROLL REPLACED CROWLEY (PITCHING); Cosgrove
grounded out (shortstop to first); Howard singled to center;
Howard stole second; Gross singled to right [Howard to third];
Cabell forced Gross (second to shortstop) [Howard scored];
Watson popped to first in foul territory; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Astros 7, Reds 3.

REDS 8TH: JUTZE REPLACED WATSON (PLAYING C ); JOHNSON CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); Morgan homered; Bench popped to second;
Driessen flied out to center; Perez grounded out (shortstop to
first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 7, Reds 4.

ASTROS 9TH: Cedeno flied out to right; Johnson grounded out
(shortstop to first); Metzger singled to center; Andrews singled
to right [Metzger to second]; Cosgrove grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 7, Reds 4.

REDS 9TH: Foster singled to third; RETTENMUND BATTED FOR CHANEY;
Cosgrove threw a wild pitch [Foster to second]; Rettenmund
walked; ARMBRISTER BATTED FOR C. CARROLL; FORSCH REPLACED
COSGROVE (PITCHING); GERONIMO BATTED FOR ARMBRISTER; Geronimo
doubled to left [Foster scored, Rettenmund to third]; Rose
walked; Griffey hit a sacrifice fly to center [Rettenmund
scored, Geronimo to third]; Morgan walked [Rose to second];
GRANGER REPLACED FORSCH (PITCHING); Bench hit a sacrifice fly to
right [Geronimo scored (unearned, but earned for the pitcher)];
Driessen reached on an error by Johnson [Rose to third, Morgan
to second, Driessen to first]; Perez flied out to center; 3 R, 2
H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Astros 7, Reds 7.

ASTROS 10TH: MCENANEY REPLACED DRIESSEN (PITCHING); FOSTER
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); FLYNN REPLACED RETTENMUND
(PLAYING SS); GERONIMO STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); Howard
struck out; Gross lined to left; Cabell struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Astros 7, Reds 7.

REDS 10TH: Foster flied out to center; Flynn struck out;
Geronimo grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Astros 7, Reds 7.

ASTROS 11TH: Jutze singled to center; Cedeno popped to
shortstop; Johnson grounded into a double play (shortstop to
second to first) [Jutze out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Astros 7, Reds 7.

REDS 11TH: Rose grounded out (shortstop to first); Griffey
reached on an error by Andrews [Griffey to first]; Granger threw
a wild pitch [Griffey to second]; Morgan flied out to center;
Bench was walked intentionally; CONCEPCION BATTED FOR MCENANEY;
Concepcion grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2
LOB.  Astros 7, Reds 7.

ASTROS 12TH: BORBON REPLACED CONCEPCION (PITCHING); Metzger
grounded out (second to first); CRUZ BATTED FOR ANDREWS; Cruz
grounded out (second to first); BOSWELL BATTED FOR GRANGER;
Boswell flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 7, Reds
7.

REDS 12TH: KONIECZNY REPLACED CRUZ (PITCHING); BOSWELL STAYED IN
GAME (PLAYING 2B); Perez was called out on strikes; Foster
grounded out (third to first); Flynn singled to center; Flynn
stole second; Geronimo was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Astros 7, Reds 7.

ASTROS 13TH: Howard grounded out (shortstop to first); Gross
grounded out (shortstop to first); Cabell reached on an error by
Flynn [Cabell to first]; MAY BATTED FOR JUTZE; May flied out to
center; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 7, Reds 7.

REDS 13TH: MAY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); Rose grounded out
(second to first); Griffey flied out to center; Morgan flied out
to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 7, Reds 7.

ASTROS 14TH: Cedeno flied out to right; Johnson flied out to
right; Metzger singled to right; RADER BATTED FOR KONIECZNY;
Rader singled to shortstop [Metzger to second]; Boswell flied
out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 7, Reds 7.

REDS 14TH: NIEKRO REPLACED RADER (PITCHING); Bench grounded out
(shortstop to first); PLUMMER BATTED FOR BORBON; Plummer
grounded out (shortstop to first); Perez singled to center;
Foster walked [Perez to second]; Flynn forced Foster (second
unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 7, Reds 7.

ASTROS 15TH: DARCY REPLACED PLUMMER (PITCHING); Howard grounded
out (second to first); Gross grounded out (shortstop to first);
Cabell grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Astros 7, Reds 7.

REDS 15TH: Geronimo flied out to right; Rose walked; Griffey
singled to left [Rose to second]; Morgan singled to center [Rose
scored, Griffey to second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 7,
Reds 8.