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.

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