A homer by George Foster with two men on base in the sixth inning lifted the Reds to a 4-3 victory over the Astros. After the Astros scored all their runs in the first, the Reds picked up a tally in the fifth and then boomed ahead in the sixth when Ken Griffey and Dan Driessen singled and Foster hit his homer. [The Sporting News]



Cincinnati Reds 4, Houston Astros 3
Game Played on Wednesday, July      2, 1975 (Night game) at Riverfront Stadium
Astros       3  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   3  6  1
Reds         0  0  0    0  1  3    0  0  x  -   4  5  0


Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Howard lf             4   0   0   0     0   1   .328      Rose 3b               4   0   0   0     0   0   .312
Gross rf              3   1   0   0     1   0   .273      Griffey rf            4   1   1   0     0   0   .319
Cedeno cf             4   1   2   0     0   0   .260      Morgan 2b             4   0   0   0     0   1   .347
Watson 1b             4   1   1   1     0   1   .330      Driessen 1b           3   1   1   0     0   0   .255
Johnson c             4   0   1   0     0   1   .271      Foster lf             3   2   1   3     0   0   .281
Rader 3b              3   0   0   0     1   1   .249      Geronimo cf           3   0   1   0     0   0   .290
Andrews 2b            3   0   2   1     0   0   .215      Chaney ss             3   0   1   1     0   1   .116
  Cruz ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .225      Plummer c             3   0   0   0     0   0   .178
Milbourne ss          3   0   0   0     0   0   .148      T. Carroll p          1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Dierker p             3   0   0   0     0   0   .098        Crowley ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .346
                                                            Eastwick p          1   0   0   0     0   1   .000

Totals               32   3   6   2     2   4             Totals               30   4   5   4     0   3

Time of Game: 1:54   Attendance: 23,080
Left on Base: Astros 4, Reds 2
DP: Astros 0, Reds 1
Errors: Andrews
Doubles: Cedeno (21), Johnson (5)
Home Runs: Foster (14)
GIDP: Dierker (1)


Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Dierker L(7-9)          8     5   4   3   0   3   1  30   4.26
Totals                  8     5   4   3   0   3   1  30

Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
T. Carroll              5     5   3   3   2   0   0  21   4.29
Eastwick W(1-1)         4     1   0   0   0   4   0  13   5.17
Totals                  9     6   3   3   2   4   0  34

Wild Pitches: T. Carroll (2)
Balks: T. Carroll (1)

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


ASTROS 1ST: Howard flied out to left; Gross walked; Cedeno
doubled to right [Gross to third]; Watson singled to third
[Gross scored, Cedeno stayed at second]; Johnson flied out to
center [Cedeno to third, Watson to second]; T. Carroll threw a
wild pitch [Cedeno scored, Watson to third]; Rader walked;
Andrews singled to left [Watson scored, Rader to second];
Milbourne flied out to left; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 3,
Reds 0.

REDS 1ST: Rose grounded out (second to first); Griffey flied out
to right; Morgan flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Astros 3, Reds 0.

ASTROS 2ND: Dierker grounded out (third to first); Howard flied
out to left; Gross flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Astros 3, Reds 0.

REDS 2ND: Driessen flied out to left; Foster popped to third in
foul territory; Geronimo flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Astros 3, Reds 0.

ASTROS 3RD: Cedeno singled to left; T. Carroll balked [Cedeno to
second]; Watson flied out to center; Johnson grounded out (third
to first); Rader flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Astros 3, Reds 0.

REDS 3RD: Chaney flied out to center; Plummer popped to second;
T. Carroll grounded out (pitcher unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Astros 3, Reds 0.

ASTROS 4TH: Andrews singled to left; Milbourne flied out to
left; On a bunt Dierker grounded into a double play (catcher to
shortstop to second) [Andrews out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Astros 3, Reds 0.

REDS 4TH: Rose flied out to left; Griffey flied out to center;
Morgan flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 3, Reds
0.

ASTROS 5TH: Howard grounded out (first unassisted); Gross
grounded out (second to first); Cedeno flied out to right; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 3, Reds 0.

REDS 5TH: Driessen grounded out (second to first); Foster
reached on an error by Andrews [Foster to first]; Geronimo
singled to center [Foster to second]; Chaney singled to right
[Foster scored (unearned), Geronimo to third]; Plummer flied out
to center; CROWLEY BATTED FOR T. CARROLL; Crowley grounded out
(first unassisted); 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 3, Reds
1.

ASTROS 6TH: EASTWICK REPLACED CROWLEY (PITCHING); Watson struck
out; Johnson doubled to center; Rader grounded out (third to
first); Andrews grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Astros 3, Reds 1.

REDS 6TH: Rose grounded out (second to first); Griffey singled
to second; Morgan popped to second; Driessen singled to
shortstop [Griffey to second]; Foster homered [Griffey scored,
Driessen scored]; Geronimo flied out to center; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Astros 3, Reds 4.

ASTROS 7TH: Milbourne flied out to right; Dierker popped to
third; Howard struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 3, Reds
4.

REDS 7TH: Chaney struck out; Plummer grounded out (shortstop to
first); Eastwick struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 3,
Reds 4.

ASTROS 8TH: Gross grounded out (third to first); Cedeno popped
to catcher in foul territory; Watson grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 3, Reds 4.

REDS 8TH: Rose grounded out (first unassisted); Griffey flied
out to right; Morgan struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros
3, Reds 4.

ASTROS 9TH: Johnson struck out; Rader struck out; CRUZ BATTED
FOR ANDREWS; Cruz flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Astros 3, Reds 4.