Taking advantage of Tom Underwood's wildness, the Reds defeated the Phillies, 2-1, for their 14th victory in the last 16 games. George Foster, who had four of the Reds' eight hits, doubled in the second and strolled around the bases when Underwood walked Dave Concepcion, Merv Rettenmund and Pete Rose to force in the first run. Another pass to Rettenmund led to the deciding tally in the fourth.

After drawing his free ticket, Rettenmund stole second, went to third on a grounder and scored on an infield hit by Ken Griffey. The Phils' run off Gary Nolan counted in the seventh on singles by Dick Allen, Johnny Oates and Garry Madddox. Rawly Eastwick relieved and halted the rally. [The Sporting News]



Cincinnati Reds 2, Philadelphia Phillies 1
Game Played on Tuesday, July      8, 1975 (Night game) at Riverfront Stadium
Phillies     0  0  0    0  0  0    1  0  0  -   1  6  0
Reds         0  1  0    1  0  0    0  0  x  -   2  8  1


Phillies             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Cash 2b               4   0   0   0     0   0   .330      Rose 3b               4   0   1   1     1   0   .313
Bowa ss               4   0   0   0     0   0   .325      Griffey rf            5   0   1   1     0   1   .316
Johnstone rf          4   0   0   0     0   1   .348      Morgan 2b             3   0   1   0     1   1   .353
Luzinski lf           4   0   1   0     0   0   .300      Bench c               4   0   0   0     0   1   .292
Allen 1b              4   1   2   0     0   1   .239      Perez 1b              3   0   0   0     1   0   .245
Schmidt 3b            4   0   1   0     0   0   .212      Foster cf,lf          4   1   4   0     0   0   .299
Oates c               3   0   1   0     1   1   .278      Concepcion ss         2   0   0   0     2   0   .269
  Martin pr           0   0   0   0     0   0   .218      Rettenmund lf         2   1   0   0     2   0   .222
Maddox cf             4   0   1   1     0   0   .216        Geronimo cf         0   0   0   0     0   0   .280
Underwood p           2   0   0   0     0   0   .100      Nolan p               3   0   1   0     0   1   .175
  McCarver ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .391        Eastwick p          1   0   0   0     0   1   .000
  McGraw p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .250

Totals               34   1   6   1     1   3             Totals               31   2   8   2     7   5

Time of Game: 2:14   Attendance: 28,479
Left on Base: Phillies 7, Reds 12
DP: Phillies 1, Reds 0
Errors: Concepcion
Doubles: Morgan (15), Foster (14)
Stolen Bases: Rettenmund (1)
GIDP: Rose (7)


Phillies               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Underwood L(9-6)        6     6   2   2   6   3   0  29   3.02
McGraw                  2     2   0   0   1   2   0   9   2.41
Totals                  8     8   2   2   7   5   0  38

Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Nolan W(8-5)            6.2   6   1   1   0   1   0  27   2.82
Eastwick SV(4)          2.1   0   0   0   1   2   0   8   4.38
Totals                  9     6   1   1   1   3   0  35

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


PHILLIES 1ST: Cash flied out to center; Bowa popped to catcher
in foul territory; Johnstone flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Phillies 0, Reds 0.

REDS 1ST: Rose grounded out (shortstop to first); Griffey struck
out; Morgan doubled to right; Bench popped to first; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 0, Reds 0.

PHILLIES 2ND: Luzinski flied out to center; Allen lined to
second; Schmidt singled to shortstop; Oates forced Schmidt
(shortstop unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 0, Reds
0.

REDS 2ND: Perez grounded out (shortstop to first); Foster
doubled to left; Concepcion was walked intentionally; Rettenmund
walked [Foster to third, Concepcion to second]; Nolan was called
out on strikes; Rose walked [Foster scored, Concepcion to third,
Rettenmund to second]; Griffey forced Rose (shortstop to
second); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Phillies 0, Reds 1.

PHILLIES 3RD: Maddox grounded out (shortstop to first);
Underwood flied out to right; Cash popped to first in foul
territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 0, Reds 1.

REDS 3RD: Morgan flied out to center; Bench grounded out
(shortstop to first); Perez walked; Foster singled to left
[Perez to second]; Concepcion flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Phillies 0, Reds 1.

PHILLIES 4TH: Bowa flied out to center; Johnstone flied out to
right; Luzinski singled to left; Allen singled to center
[Luzinski to second]; Schmidt flied out to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Phillies 0, Reds 1.

REDS 4TH: Rettenmund walked; Rettenmund stole second; Nolan
grounded out (shortstop to first); Rose grounded out (second to
first) [Rettenmund to third]; Griffey singled to second
[Rettenmund scored]; Morgan struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Phillies 0, Reds 2.

PHILLIES 5TH: Oates was called out on strikes; Maddox popped to
right; Underwood grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Phillies 0, Reds 2.

REDS 5TH: Bench flied out to center; Perez flied out to right;
Foster singled to right; Concepcion walked [Foster to second];
Rettenmund forced Concepcion (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Phillies 0, Reds 2.

PHILLIES 6TH: Cash reached on an error by Concepcion [Cash to
second]; Bowa grounded out (pitcher to first); Johnstone lined
to first; Luzinski popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H,
1 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 0, Reds 2.

REDS 6TH: Nolan singled to center; Rose grounded into a double
play (second to shortstop to first) [Nolan out at second];
Griffey grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Phillies 0, Reds 2.

PHILLIES 7TH: Allen singled to center; Schmidt flied out to
center; Oates singled to right [Allen to second]; Maddox singled
to left [Allen scored, Oates to second]; MCCARVER BATTED FOR
UNDERWOOD; McCarver flied out to right; EASTWICK REPLACED NOLAN
(PITCHING); Cash forced Maddox (shortstop to second); 1 R, 3 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Phillies 1, Reds 2.

REDS 7TH: MCGRAW REPLACED MCCARVER (PITCHING); Morgan walked;
Bench was called out on strikes; Perez flied out to right;
Foster singled to right [Morgan to second]; Concepcion grounded
out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Phillies 1, Reds 2.

PHILLIES 8TH: Bowa grounded out (first unassisted); Johnstone
struck out; Luzinski flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Phillies 1, Reds 2.

REDS 8TH: Rettenmund flied out to left; Eastwick struck out;
Rose singled to center; Griffey grounded out (first unassisted);
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 1, Reds 2.

PHILLIES 9TH: FOSTER CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); GERONIMO
REPLACED RETTENMUND (PLAYING CF); Allen struck out; Schmidt
flied out to center; Oates walked; MARTIN RAN FOR OATES; Maddox
lined to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 1, Reds 2.