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.

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