A homer by Johnny Bench in the eighth inning ignited a five-run rally that carried the Reds to a 9-7 victory over the Phillies. The Reds got off to an early 3-0 lead with the aid of a two-run homer by Tony Perez, but the Phillies erupted for five runs in the sixth. Jay Johnstone knocked in two with a double and Greg Luzinski two with a homer.

Bench doubled and scored in the Reds' half of the sixth before opening the eighth with his score-tying homer. Singles by Perez, Cesar Geronimo, Dave Concepcion, Dan Driessen and Pete Rose and a sacrifice fly by Ken Griffey then added four runs, giving the Reds more than enough margin to withstand a two-run homer by Mike Schmidt in the ninth. [The Sporting News]



Cincinnati Reds 9, Philadelphia Phillies 7
Game Played on Wednesday, July      9, 1975 (Night game) at Riverfront Stadium
Phillies     0  0  0    0  0  5    0  0  2  -   7 12  1
Reds         0  0  0    3  0  1    0  5  x  -   9 13  2


Phillies             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Cash 2b               4   1   1   0     0   0   .329      Rose 3b               5   0   1   1     0   0   .311
Bowa ss               4   0   0   0     0   0   .320      Griffey rf            4   1   1   1     0   1   .315
Johnstone rf          4   1   3   2     0   0   .358      Morgan 2b             3   0   0   1     1   0   .349
  Garber p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .167        Flynn 2b            0   0   0   0     0   0   .219
  McGraw p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .250      Bench c               5   3   3   1     0   0   .297
  Twitchell p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .065      Perez 1b              3   2   2   2     1   0   .250
Luzinski lf           4   1   1   2     0   0   .299      Foster lf             4   0   1   0     0   2   .298
Allen 1b              2   0   0   0     1   0   .236      Geronimo cf           4   1   2   0     0   0   .284
  Hilgendorf p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Concepcion ss         3   1   2   2     1   0   .273
  Anderson rf         1   1   1   0     0   0   .258      Billingham p          2   0   0   0     0   0   .125
Schmidt 3b            4   1   2   2     0   0   .216        C. Carroll p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Boone c               4   0   1   0     0   0   .270        Crowley ph          0   0   0   0     0   0   .321
Maddox cf             4   1   2   0     0   0   .223        Rettenmund ph       1   0   0   0     0   0   .220
Lonborg p             1   0   0   0     0   0   .026        Borbon p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .167
  McCarver ph         1   1   1   0     0   0   .417        Driessen ph         1   1   1   1     0   0   .269
  Schueler p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .167        Eastwick p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Hutton 1b           2   0   0   0     0   0   .211

Totals               35   7  12   6     1   0             Totals               35   9  13   9     3   3

Time of Game: 2:25   Attendance: 28,789
Left on Base: Phillies 2, Reds 7
DP: Phillies 0, Reds 4
Errors: Lonborg, Rose, Bench
Doubles: Johnstone (10), Anderson (8), Bench (30)
Triples: Schmidt (2), Griffey (7)
Home Runs: Luzinski (23), Schmidt (15), Perez (12), Bench (18)
Stolen Bases: Driessen (6)
Sacrifice Flies: Morgan (4), Griffey (2)
GIDP: Luzinski (5), Boone (6), Hutton 2 (6)


Phillies               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Lonborg                 5     5   3   3   1   1   1  21   3.27
Schueler                0.2   2   1   1   1   1   0   5   5.63
Hilgendorf              1.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   4   1.77
Garber L(7-5)           0.1   4   4   4   0   1   1   5   4.18
McGraw                  0.1   2   1   1   1   0   0   4   2.56
Twitchell               0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   4.79
Totals                  8    13   9   9   3   3   2  40

Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Billingham              5.1   6   5   5   1   0   1  22   3.89
C. Carroll              0.2   1   0   0   0   0   0   2   2.82
Borbon W(5-1)           2     2   0   0   0   0   0   7   2.78
Eastwick                1     3   2   2   0   0   1   5   4.74
Totals                  9    12   7   7   1   0   2  36

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


PHILLIES 1ST: Cash grounded out (shortstop to first); Bowa
grounded out (second to first); Johnstone flied out to center; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 0, Reds 0.

REDS 1ST: Rose grounded out (second to first); Griffey was
called out on strikes; Morgan flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Phillies 0, Reds 0.

PHILLIES 2ND: Luzinski grounded out (shortstop to first); Allen
flied out to right; Schmidt reached on an error by Rose [Schmidt
to first]; Boone flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Phillies 0, Reds 0.

REDS 2ND: Bench grounded out (pitcher to first); Perez flied out
to center; Foster singled to left; Geronimo forced Foster
(second to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 0, Reds 0.

PHILLIES 3RD: Maddox grounded out (third to first); Lonborg
grounded out (shortstop to first); Cash flied out to center; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 0, Reds 0.

REDS 3RD: Concepcion flied out to center; Billingham grounded
out (shortstop to first); Rose flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 0, Reds 0.

PHILLIES 4TH: Bowa flied out to left; Johnstone singled to left;
Luzinski grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to
first) [Johnstone out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Phillies 0, Reds 0.

REDS 4TH: Griffey tripled to right; Morgan hit a sacrifice fly
to right [Griffey scored]; Bench singled to center; Perez
homered [Bench scored]; Foster lined to center; Geronimo singled
to center; Geronimo was picked off first but was safe on an
error by Lonborg [Geronimo to second]; Concepcion was walked
intentionally; Billingham grounded out (second to first); 3 R, 4
H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Phillies 0, Reds 3.

PHILLIES 5TH: Allen walked; Schmidt popped to third; Boone
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Allen out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 0, Reds 3.

REDS 5TH: Rose grounded out (second to first); Griffey grounded
out (second to first); Morgan grounded out (third to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 0, Reds 3.

PHILLIES 6TH: Maddox singled to shortstop; MCCARVER BATTED FOR
LONBORG; McCarver singled to right [Maddox to second]; Cash
singled to left [Maddox to third, McCarver to second]; Cash was
picked off first but was safe on an error by Bench [Maddox
scored, McCarver to third, Cash to second]; Bowa popped to
shortstop; Johnstone doubled to right [McCarver scored, Cash
scored]; Luzinski homered [Johnstone scored]; C. CARROLL
REPLACED BILLINGHAM (PITCHING); Allen grounded out (pitcher to
first); Schmidt tripled to right [Schmidt out at home (right to
catcher)]; 5 R, 6 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 5, Reds 3.

REDS 6TH: SCHUELER REPLACED MCCARVER (PITCHING); Bench doubled
to left; Perez walked; Foster struck out; Geronimo flied out to
right [Bench to third]; On a bunt Concepcion singled to third
[Bench scored, Perez to second]; CROWLEY BATTED FOR C. CARROLL;
HILGENDORF REPLACED ALLEN (PITCHING); HUTTON REPLACED SCHUELER
(PLAYING 1B); RETTENMUND BATTED FOR CROWLEY; Rettenmund grounded
out (third to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Phillies 5, Reds 4.

PHILLIES 7TH: BORBON REPLACED RETTENMUND (PITCHING); Boone
grounded out (second to first); Maddox singled to shortstop;
Hutton grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to
first) [Maddox out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies
5, Reds 4.

REDS 7TH: Rose lined to second; Griffey grounded out (first
unassisted); Morgan grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 5, Reds 4.

PHILLIES 8TH: Cash grounded out (third to first); Bowa grounded
out (second to first); Johnstone singled to center; Luzinski
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies
5, Reds 4.

REDS 8TH: GARBER REPLACED JOHNSTONE (PITCHING); ANDERSON
REPLACED HILGENDORF (PLAYING RF); Bench homered; Perez singled
to left; Foster struck out; Geronimo singled to shortstop [Perez
to second]; Concepcion singled to left [Perez scored, Geronimo
to second]; DRIESSEN BATTED FOR BORBON; MCGRAW REPLACED GARBER
(PITCHING); Driessen singled to center [Geronimo scored,
Concepcion to third]; Driessen stole second; Rose singled to
center [Concepcion scored, Driessen to third]; Griffey hit a
sacrifice fly to center [Driessen scored, Rose to second];
Morgan walked; TWITCHELL REPLACED MCGRAW (PITCHING); Bench
popped to second; 5 R, 6 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Phillies 5, Reds 9.

PHILLIES 9TH: FLYNN REPLACED MORGAN (PLAYING 2B); EASTWICK
REPLACED DRIESSEN (PITCHING); Anderson doubled to left; Schmidt
homered [Anderson scored]; Boone singled to first; Maddox flied
out to center; Hutton grounded into a double play (shortstop to
first) [Boone out at second]; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 7,
Reds 9.