The Reds, after losing the first game of a twi-night doubleheader to the Dodgers, 4-3, came back on the strength of a three-run homer by Pete Rose to win the second game, 6-3. In the lidlifter, Jim Wynn and Ron Cey homered for the Dodgers, while Dan Driessen hit one for the Reds, who held a 3-2 lead before the Dodgers rallied to score the tying and winning runs in the eighth inning. Steve Garvey opened the stanza with a single and counted on a double by John Hale. After an infield out that moved Hale to third and a pass to Leron Lee, Manny Mota batted for Bill Russell and laid down a squeeze bunt to score Hale.

It was the Reds' turn to rally in the nightcap. Garvey hit a two-run homer for the Dodgers in the first inning. Trailing, 3-1, the Reds opened the seventh with a single by Merv Rettenmund and pass to Bill Plummer. Mike Marshall, who saved the first game for the Dodgers, replaced Al Downing. When Ken Griffey beat out a bunt, Marshall threw wildly to first, allowing Rettenmund to score. Pete Rose followed with his three-run homer to put the Reds ahead. George Foster added an insurance run with another round-tripper in the eighth. [The Sporting News]



Los Angeles Dodgers 4, Cincinnati Reds 3 (Game 1)
Game Played on Friday, July      25, 1975 (Night game) at Riverfront Stadium
Dodgers      1  1  0    0  0  0    0  2  0  -   4  9  3
Reds         0  1  0    2  0  0    0  0  0  -   3  7  0


Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Lopes 2b              3   0   2   0     1   0   .246      Rose 3b               4   0   2   0     1   2   .313
Buckner lf            3   0   0   0     1   0   .224      Griffey rf            4   0   1   0     0   1   .304
Wynn cf               4   1   1   1     1   0   .254      Morgan 2b             4   0   0   0     0   1   .331
Garvey 1b             5   1   2   0     0   0   .316      Bench c               4   0   0   0     0   2   .291
Hale rf               4   1   1   1     0   0   .256      Driessen 1b           3   2   1   1     1   0   .262
Cey 3b                3   1   1   1     1   0   .256      Foster lf             3   0   1   0     1   1   .292
Yeager c              2   0   0   0     1   1   .242      Concepcion ss         4   1   1   1     0   0   .267
  Lee ph              0   0   0   0     1   0   .195      Geronimo cf           4   0   1   1     0   0   .272
  Auerbach pr,ss      0   0   0   0     0   0   .208      Kirby p               2   0   0   0     0   0   .250
Russell ss            3   0   1   0     0   0   .191        C. Carroll p        1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Mota ph             0   0   0   1     0   0   .243        Eastwick p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Powell pr,c         0   0   0   0     0   0   .200        Perez ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .250
Messersmith p         3   0   1   0     0   0   .203
  Crawford ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .237
  Marshall p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               31   4   9   4     6   1             Totals               34   3   7   3     3   7

Time of Game: 2:33
Left on Base: Dodgers 9, Reds 7
DP: Dodgers 1, Reds 2
Errors: Garvey, Auerbach, Messersmith
Doubles: Garvey (23), Lopes (10), Russell (3), Hale (2), Geronimo (17), Rose (29)
Home Runs: Wynn (15), Cey (13), Driessen (4)
Stolen Bases: Lopes (41), Griffey (5), Morgan (43)
Caught Stealing: Foster (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Buckner (3), Lopes (13), Mota (2)
GIDP: Buckner (9), Wynn (6), Morgan (2)


Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Messersmith W(13-8)     7     7   3   2   3   5   1  29   2.09
Marshall SV(7)          2     0   0   0   0   2   0   8   2.69
Totals                  9     7   3   2   3   7   1  37

Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Kirby                   6     5   2   2   4   1   2  25   4.29
C. Carroll L(5-5)       1.1   4   2   2   2   0   0   9   2.88
Eastwick                1.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   6   3.44
Totals                  9     9   4   4   6   1   2  40

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


DODGERS 1ST: Lopes walked; Buckner grounded into a double play
(shortstop to first) [Lopes out at second]; Wynn homered; Garvey
doubled to left [Garvey out at third (left to third)]; 1 R, 2 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Reds 0.

REDS 1ST: Rose walked; Griffey flied out to center; Morgan
grounded into a double play (first to shortstop) [Rose out at
second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Reds 0.

DODGERS 2ND: Hale popped to catcher in foul territory; Cey
homered; Yeager walked; Russell flied out to center; Messersmith
flied out to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 2, Reds 0.

REDS 2ND: Bench lined to shortstop; Driessen homered; Foster
singled to right; Concepcion flied out to center; Geronimo
grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers
2, Reds 1.

DODGERS 3RD: Lopes doubled to left; Buckner out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher unassisted) [Lopes to third]; Wynn walked; Garvey
reached on a fielder's choice [Lopes out at home (third to
catcher to third to catcher), Wynn to third, Garvey to second];
Hale grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Dodgers 2, Reds 1.

REDS 3RD: Kirby grounded out (second to first); Rose singled to
center; Griffey forced Rose (second to shortstop); Morgan struck
out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 2, Reds 1.

DODGERS 4TH: Cey grounded out (third to first); Yeager struck
out; Russell grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Dodgers 2, Reds 1.

REDS 4TH: Bench struck out; Driessen walked; Foster grounded out
(third to first) [Driessen to second]; Concepcion singled to
center [Driessen scored]; Concepcion was picked off first but
was safe on an error by Messersmith [Concepcion to third];
Geronimo doubled to center [Concepcion scored (unearned)]; Kirby
lined to second; 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 2, Reds 3.

DODGERS 5TH: Messersmith grounded out (shortstop to first);
Lopes singled to shortstop; Lopes stole second; Buckner flied
out to center; Wynn lined to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Dodgers 2, Reds 3.

REDS 5TH: Rose doubled to left; Griffey singled to first [Rose
to third]; Griffey stole second; Morgan popped to catcher in
foul territory; Bench struck out; Driessen flied out to center;
0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 2, Reds 3.

DODGERS 6TH: Garvey lined to left; Hale flied out to center; Cey
walked; Yeager popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers
2, Reds 3.

REDS 6TH: Foster walked; Foster was caught stealing second
(catcher to shortstop); Concepcion flied out to right; Geronimo
grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers
2, Reds 3.

DODGERS 7TH: C. CARROLL REPLACED KIRBY (PITCHING); Russell
doubled to left; Messersmith singled to shortstop [Russell to
third]; Lopes out on a sacrifice bunt (third to second)
[Messersmith to second]; Buckner was walked intentionally; Wynn
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Buckner out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 2, Reds
3.

REDS 7TH: On a bunt C. Carroll grounded out (third to first);
Rose was called out on strikes; Griffey struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 2, Reds 3.

DODGERS 8TH: Garvey singled to pitcher; Hale doubled to right
[Garvey scored]; Cey grounded out (shortstop to first) [Hale to
third]; LEE BATTED FOR YEAGER; Lee walked; AUERBACH RAN FOR LEE;
EASTWICK REPLACED C. CARROLL (PITCHING); MOTA BATTED FOR
RUSSELL; Mota reached on a fielder's choice on a sacrifice bunt
[Hale scored, Auerbach to second]; POWELL RAN FOR MOTA; CRAWFORD
BATTED FOR MESSERSMITH; Crawford flied out to left; Lopes popped
to catcher in foul territory; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 4,
Reds 3.

REDS 8TH: AUERBACH STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); POWELL STAYED IN
GAME (PLAYING C ); MARSHALL REPLACED CRAWFORD (PITCHING); Morgan
reached on an error by Garvey; Morgan stole second; Bench flied
out to center; Driessen grounded out (first unassisted) [Morgan
to third]; Foster struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 4,
Reds 3.

DODGERS 9TH: Buckner grounded out (second to first); Wynn
grounded out (shortstop to first); Garvey flied out to center; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 4, Reds 3.

REDS 9TH: Concepcion reached on an error by Auerbach [Concepcion
to first]; Geronimo forced Concepcion (first to shortstop);
PEREZ BATTED FOR EASTWICK; Perez popped to first; Rose was
called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 4, Reds 3.