Four hits by Rose, who scored three runs and drove in one, paced the Reds to a 5-3 victory over the Dodgers. John Hale homered for the Dodgers, who were locked in a 3-3 tie with the Reds before a single by Pete Rose, errors by Ron Cey and Doug Rau and sacrifice fly by Johnny Bench broke the deadlock in the fifth inning.

The Reds then added an insurance run in the eighth on a single by Merv Rettenmund, pass to Jack Billingham and double by Rose. Billingham needed help in the ninth from Rawly Eastwick, who relieved with the potential tying runs on base and struck out Ken McMullen to end the game. [The Sporting News]



Cincinnati Reds 5, Los Angeles Dodgers 3
Game Played on Saturday, July      26, 1975 (Day game) at Riverfront Stadium
Dodgers      1  0  0    2  0  0    0  0  0  -   3  9  2
Reds         1  0  2    0  1  0    0  1  x  -   5  8  1


Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Lopes 2b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .241      Rose 3b               5   3   4   1     0   0   .318
Buckner lf            4   0   1   0     0   0   .225      Concepcion ss         4   0   0   0     1   0   .264
Hale cf               4   1   1   1     0   0   .244      Morgan 2b             3   1   2   1     1   0   .330
Garvey 1b             4   1   3   0     0   0   .322      Bench c               2   0   0   2     1   0   .290
Crawford rf           4   1   1   0     0   0   .237      Perez 1b              4   0   1   1     0   0   .250
Cey 3b                4   0   2   1     0   0   .261      Foster lf             4   0   0   0     0   1   .287
Yeager c              3   0   1   1     0   0   .249      Rettenmund rf         4   1   1   0     0   0   .260
  Wynn ph             0   0   0   0     1   0   .254      Geronimo cf           4   0   0   0     0   2   .271
Russell ss            3   0   0   0     0   1   .182      Billingham p          3   0   0   0     1   1   .109
  McMullen ph         1   0   0   0     0   1   .105        Eastwick p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Rau p                 2   0   0   0     0   0   .185
  Rhoden p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Lee ph              1   0   0   0     0   1   .186
  Hough p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               34   3   9   3     1   3             Totals               33   5   8   5     4   4

Time of Game: 2:33   Attendance: 50,236
Left on Base: Dodgers 5, Reds 9
DP: Dodgers 0, Reds 2
Errors: Cey, Rau, Concepcion
Doubles: Garvey 2 (25), Perez (16), Rose (30)
Home Runs: Hale (5)
Stolen Bases: Rettenmund (2)
Caught Stealing: Buckner (2)
Sacrifice Flies: Bench (5)
GIDP: Russell (5)


Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Rau L(8-8)              4     6   4   3   1   3   0  21   3.39
Rhoden                  2     0   0   0   0   0   0   6   3.26
Hough                   2     2   1   1   3   1   0  11   4.56
Totals                  8     8   5   4   4   4   0  38

Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Billingham W(11-5)      8.2   9   3   3   1   2   1  34   3.76
Eastwick SV(9)          0.1   0   0   0   0   1   0   1   3.42
Totals                  9     9   3   3   1   3   1  35

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


DODGERS 1ST: Lopes grounded out (third to first); Buckner
grounded out (first unassisted); Hale homered; Garvey singled to
center; Crawford flied out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Dodgers 1, Reds 0.

REDS 1ST: Rose singled to second; Concepcion walked [Rose to
second]; Morgan singled to right [Rose scored, Concepcion to
second]; Bench flied out to left; Perez flied out to left;
Foster was called out on strikes; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers
1, Reds 1.

DODGERS 2ND: Cey singled to center; Yeager lined into a double
play (second to first) [Cey out at first]; Russell grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Reds 1.

REDS 2ND: Rettenmund flied out to center; Geronimo flied out to
center; Billingham struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 1,
Reds 1.

DODGERS 3RD: Rau grounded out (first unassisted); Lopes grounded
out (shortstop to first); Buckner grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Reds 1.

REDS 3RD: Rose singled to right; Concepcion flied out to left;
Morgan singled to right [Rose to third]; Bench grounded out
(pitcher to first) [Rose scored, Morgan to second]; Perez
doubled to center [Morgan scored]; Foster grounded out (third to
first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Reds 3.

DODGERS 4TH: Hale grounded out (second to first); Garvey doubled
to right; Crawford singled to center [Garvey to third]; Cey
singled to right [Garvey scored, Crawford to third]; Yeager
forced Cey (shortstop to second) [Crawford scored]; Russell
struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 3, Reds 3.

REDS 4TH: Rettenmund grounded out (third to first); Geronimo was
called out on strikes; Billingham flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 3, Reds 3.

DODGERS 5TH: Rau grounded out (third to first); Lopes grounded
out (shortstop to first); Buckner singled to second; Buckner was
caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Dodgers 3, Reds 3.

REDS 5TH: Rose singled to center; Concepcion reached on an error
by Cey [Rose to second, Concepcion to first]; Morgan reached on
an error by Rau [Rose to third, Concepcion to second, Morgan to
first]; RHODEN REPLACED RAU (PITCHING); Bench hit a sacrifice
fly to center [Rose scored (unearned), Concepcion to third,
Morgan to second]; Perez popped to catcher in foul territory;
Foster grounded out (third to first); 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 2 E, 2
LOB.  Dodgers 3, Reds 4.

DODGERS 6TH: Hale popped to catcher in foul territory; Garvey
doubled to left; Crawford popped to third; Cey popped to second;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 3, Reds 4.

REDS 6TH: Rettenmund grounded out (second to first); Geronimo
flied out to left; Billingham grounded out (first unassisted); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 3, Reds 4.

DODGERS 7TH: Yeager singled to shortstop; Russell grounded into
a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Yeager out at
second]; LEE BATTED FOR RHODEN; Lee struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Dodgers 3, Reds 4.

REDS 7TH: HOUGH REPLACED LEE (PITCHING); Rose flied out to left;
Concepcion flied out to center; Morgan walked; Bench walked
[Morgan to second]; Perez popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Dodgers 3, Reds 4.

DODGERS 8TH: Lopes grounded out (shortstop to first); Buckner
grounded out (first unassisted); Hale flied out to right; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 3, Reds 4.

REDS 8TH: Foster flied out to center; Rettenmund singled to
center; Rettenmund stole second; Geronimo struck out; Billingham
walked; Rose doubled to left [Rettenmund scored, Billingham to
third]; Concepcion flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Dodgers 3, Reds 5.

DODGERS 9TH: Garvey flied out to left; Crawford grounded out
(first unassisted); Cey reached on an error by Concepcion [Cey
to first]; WYNN BATTED FOR YEAGER; Wynn walked [Cey to second];
MCMULLEN BATTED FOR RUSSELL; EASTWICK REPLACED BILLINGHAM
(PITCHING); McMullen struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers
3, Reds 5.