After issuing three passes to load the bases, Dennis Blair struck out Johnny Bench, but the Expos' lefthander couldn't get past Tony Perez, who hit a grand-slam homer to start the Reds off to a 10-3 victory. After Perez' poke in the third inning, the Reds added four more runs in the fourth. Perez accounted for one run with an infield out for his fifth RBI of the game. Gary Carter homered for the Expos. [The Sporting News]



Cincinnati Reds 10, Montreal Expos 3
Game Played on Friday, July      18, 1975 (Night game) at Parc Jarry
Reds         0  0  4    4  0  0    0  0  2  -  10  9  0
Expos        0  1  0    0  0  2    0  0  0  -   3 10  1


Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Expos                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Rose 3b               4   2   2   0     1   1   .318      Mangual cf            4   0   0   0     0   0   .257
Griffey rf            4   2   0   0     1   0   .310      Jorgensen 1b          4   0   0   0     0   0   .252
Morgan 2b             3   2   1   0     2   0   .341      Biittner lf           4   0   1   0     0   0   .339
Bench c,1b            4   0   1   1     1   1   .289      Carter rf             4   1   2   1     0   1   .291
Perez 1b              5   2   1   5     0   1   .254      Foote c               4   1   1   0     0   0   .184
  Plummer c           0   0   0   0     0   0   .200      Parrish 3b            4   1   2   1     0   0   .286
Foster lf             4   1   2   1     0   1   .296      Mackanin 2b           4   0   2   0     0   2   .269
Geronimo cf           4   0   1   2     0   2   .282      Frias ss              2   0   1   0     0   0   .176
Concepcion ss         4   0   1   0     1   2   .268        Scanlon ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .204
Nolan p               2   1   0   0     1   1   .163        Lintz ss            1   0   0   0     0   0   .197
  Eastwick p          1   0   0   0     0   1   .000      Blair p               1   0   1   1     0   0   .182
                                                            Taylor p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Lyttle ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .000
                                                            DeMola p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Bailey ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .271
                                                            Scherman p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .083
                                                            Colbert ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .141

Totals               35  10   9   9     7  10             Totals               36   3  10   3     0   4

Time of Game: 2:15   Attendance: 17,158
Left on Base: Reds 7, Expos 6
DP: Reds 1, Expos 0
Errors: Frias
Doubles: Rose (27), Foster (15)
Triples: Biittner (3), Parrish (2)
Home Runs: Perez (14), Carter (11)
Stolen Bases: Concepcion (20)
Sacrifice Flies: Foster (3)
Hit by Pitch: Geronimo (1,by Blair)


Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Nolan W(9-5)            5     9   3   3   0   2   1  24   2.99
Eastwick SV(7)          4     1   0   0   0   2   0  12   3.80
Totals                  9    10   3   3   0   4   1  36

Expos                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Blair L(6-10)           3     5   6   6   5   3   1  19   3.38
Taylor                  1     2   2   0   0   0   0   6   4.22
DeMola                  2     0   0   0   0   2   0   6   3.05
Scherman                3     2   2   2   2   5   0  13   3.90
Totals                  9     9  10   8   7  10   1  44

Hit by Pitch: Blair (2)

Umpires: HP - John Kibler, 1B - Dick Stello, 2B - Jerry Dale, 3B - Shag Crawford


REDS 1ST: Rose doubled; Griffey grounded out (shortstop to
first); Morgan walked; Bench flied out to left; Perez grounded
out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 0, Expos 0.

EXPOS 1ST: Mangual popped to third; Jorgensen grounded out
(pitcher to shortstop to first); Biittner tripled; Carter lined
to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 0, Expos 0.

REDS 2ND: Foster struck out; Geronimo was hit by a pitch;
Concepcion flied out to center; Nolan grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 0, Expos 0.

EXPOS 2ND: Foote lined to shortstop; Parrish singled; Mackanin
singled [Parrish to second]; Frias flied out to right; Blair
singled [Parrish scored, Mackanin to second]; Mangual forced
Blair (shortstop to second); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 0,
Expos 1.

REDS 3RD: Rose walked; Griffey walked [Rose to second]; Morgan
walked [Rose to third, Griffey to second]; Bench struck out;
Perez homered [Rose scored, Griffey scored, Morgan scored];
Foster singled; Geronimo struck out; Concepcion singled [Foster
to second]; Foster was picked off second (catcher to shortstop);
4 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 4, Expos 1.

EXPOS 3RD: Jorgensen grounded out (second to first); Biittner
flied out to center; Carter struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Reds 4, Expos 1.

REDS 4TH: Nolan walked; Rose singled [Nolan to second]; TAYLOR
REPLACED BLAIR (PITCHING); Griffey reached on an error by Frias
[Nolan scored (no RBI), Rose to second, Griffey to first];
Morgan singled [Rose to third, Griffey to second]; Bench singled
[Rose scored, Griffey to third, Morgan to second]; Perez
grounded out (pitcher to first) [Griffey scored (unearned),
Morgan to third, Bench to second]; Foster hit a sacrifice fly to
left [Morgan scored (unearned)]; Geronimo lined to pitcher; 4 R
(2 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 8, Expos 1.

EXPOS 4TH: Foote popped to second; Parrish flied out to center;
Mackanin singled; Frias singled [Mackanin to second]; LYTTLE
BATTED FOR TAYLOR; Lyttle struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Reds 8, Expos 1.

REDS 5TH: DEMOLA REPLACED LYTTLE (PITCHING); Concepcion was
called out on strikes; Nolan struck out; Rose grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 8, Expos 1.

EXPOS 5TH: Mangual flied to left in foul territory; Jorgensen
popped to second; Biittner grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 8, Expos 1.

REDS 6TH: Griffey grounded out (shortstop to first); Morgan
popped to shortstop; Bench popped to shortstop in foul
territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 8, Expos 1.

EXPOS 6TH: Carter homered; Foote singled; Parrish tripled [Foote
scored]; EASTWICK REPLACED NOLAN (PITCHING); Mackanin struck
out; SCANLON BATTED FOR FRIAS; Scanlon grounded out (first
unassisted); BAILEY BATTED FOR DEMOLA; Bailey grounded out
(second to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 8, Expos 3.

REDS 7TH: LINTZ REPLACED SCANLON (PLAYING SS); SCHERMAN REPLACED
BAILEY (PITCHING); Perez struck out; Foster flied out to center;
Geronimo was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds
8, Expos 3.

EXPOS 7TH: Mangual popped to second; Jorgensen grounded out
(first unassisted); Biittner grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 8, Expos 3.

REDS 8TH: Concepcion walked; Concepcion stole second; Eastwick
struck out; Rose struck out; Griffey grounded out (first to
pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 8, Expos 3.

EXPOS 8TH: Carter singled; Foote flied out to right; Parrish
lined into a double play (shortstop to first) [Carter out at
first]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 8, Expos 3.

REDS 9TH: Morgan flied out to left; Bench walked; Perez forced
Bench (second to shortstop); Foster doubled [Perez to third];
Geronimo singled [Perez scored, Foster scored]; Concepcion
struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 10, Expos 3.

EXPOS 9TH: BENCH CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); PLUMMER
REPLACED PEREZ (PLAYING C ); Mackanin struck out; Lintz popped
to first; COLBERT BATTED FOR SCHERMAN; Colbert grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 10, Expos 3.