The Reds went to their bullpen for the 44th consecutive game, a major league record, but still rolled, defeating the Giants, 8-4. Pedro Borbon relieved starter Gary Nolan after the Giants had scored single runs in the second and third, but the Reds had gotten an early jump on Dan Driessen's three-run homer off loser Ed Halicki in the first.

They got two more in the fourth, Pete Rose doubling home one, and added three in the sixth, Rose again contributing a two-bagger. Chris Speier homered for the losers in the eighth. [The Sporting News]



Cincinnati Reds 8, San Francisco Giants 4
Game Played on Monday, July      28, 1975 (Night game) at Riverfront Stadium
Giants       0  1  1    0  0  0    0  2  0  -   4 17  1
Reds         3  0  0    2  0  3    0  0  x  -   8 10  0


Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Joshua cf             4   0   1   0     1   0   .313      Rose 3b               5   1   2   2     0   0   .319
Rader c               5   1   3   1     0   0   .303      Griffey rf            5   0   0   0     0   0   .303
Murcer rf             5   1   2   1     0   0   .299      Morgan 2b             4   1   0   0     1   0   .331
Matthews lf           5   0   0   0     0   1   .280      Bench c               4   1   2   0     1   1   .292
Montanez 1b           4   0   2   0     1   0   .287      Driessen lf           2   1   1   3     1   0   .258
Speier ss             5   1   4   1     0   0   .288        Foster ph           1   0   1   2     0   0   .289
Ontiveros 3b          5   0   1   0     0   0   .262        Geronimo pr,cf      0   0   0   0     1   0   .268
Miller 2b             5   1   3   1     0   0   .251      Perez 1b              5   1   2   0     0   2   .252
Halicki p             1   0   0   0     0   0   .138      Rettenmund cf,lf      4   0   0   0     0   2   .248
  Thomasson ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .226      Chaney ss             2   2   1   1     2   0   .154
  Caldwell p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .128      Nolan p               0   0   0   0     1   0   .156
  Heaverlo p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Borbon p            2   1   1   0     0   1   .200
  Brown ph            1   0   1   0     0   0   .267        McEnaney p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Williams p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .133

Totals               41   4  17   4     2   1             Totals               34   8  10   8     7   6

Time of Game: 2:36   Attendance: 28,044
Left on Base: Giants 13, Reds 10
DP: Giants 0, Reds 2
Errors: Murcer
Doubles: Murcer (20), Speier 2 (24), Rader (10), Rose 2 (32), Bench (33)
Home Runs: Speier (8), Driessen (5)
Stolen Bases: Chaney (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Halicki (3), Borbon (2)
GIDP: Rader (7), Joshua (4)


Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Halicki L(4-8)          5     6   5   5   3   3   1  25   4.36
Caldwell                0.2   3   3   3   2   0   0   7   5.28
Heaverlo                1.1   0   0   0   1   2   0   5   2.27
Williams                1     1   0   0   1   1   0   5   3.27
Totals                  8    10   8   8   7   6   1  42

Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Nolan                   2.2   7   2   2   2   0   1  17   3.18
Borbon W(6-2)           5     8   2   2   0   1   0  21   2.77
McEnaney                1.1   2   0   0   0   0   0   6   1.74
Totals                  9    17   4   4   2   1   1  44

Wild Pitches: Heaverlo (2)

Umpires: HP - Andy Olsen, 1B - Ed Sudol, 3B - Bill Williams


GIANTS 1ST: Joshua flied out to center; Rader singled to center;
Murcer flied out to right; Matthews forced Rader (shortstop to
second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 0, Reds 0.

REDS 1ST: Rose grounded out (second to first); Griffey grounded
out (first to pitcher); Morgan walked; Bench singled to center
[Morgan to second]; Driessen homered [Morgan scored, Bench
scored]; Perez struck out; 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 0, Reds
3.

GIANTS 2ND: Montanez flied out to right; Speier homered;
Ontiveros singled to center; Miller singled to left [Ontiveros
to second]; Halicki out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second)
[Ontiveros to third, Miller to second]; Joshua walked; Rader
flied out to center; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Giants 1, Reds 3.

REDS 2ND: Rettenmund grounded out (second to first); Chaney
singled to first; Chaney stole second; Nolan walked; Rose flied
out to left; Griffey lined to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Giants 1, Reds 3.

GIANTS 3RD: Murcer doubled to left; Matthews grounded out
(shortstop to first); Montanez walked; Speier singled to left
[Murcer to third, Montanez to second]; Ontiveros popped to
shortstop; Miller singled to right [Murcer scored, Montanez to
third, Speier to second]; BORBON REPLACED NOLAN (PITCHING);
Halicki flied out to center; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Giants 2,
Reds 3.

REDS 3RD: Morgan popped to second; Bench struck out; Driessen
flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 2, Reds 3.

GIANTS 4TH: Joshua grounded out (first to pitcher); Rader
singled to shortstop; Murcer flied out to center; Matthews
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 2, Reds 3.

REDS 4TH: Perez singled to right [Perez to third (error by
Murcer)]; Rettenmund struck out; Chaney reached on a fielder's
choice [Perez scored]; Borbon out on a sacrifice bunt (first
unassisted) [Chaney to second]; Rose doubled to left [Chaney
scored]; Griffey grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R, 2 H, 1
E, 1 LOB.  Giants 2, Reds 5.

GIANTS 5TH: Montanez singled to third; Speier forced Montanez
(shortstop to second); Ontiveros forced Speier (first to
shortstop); Miller popped to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Giants 2, Reds 5.

REDS 5TH: Morgan grounded out (shortstop to first); Bench popped
to catcher in foul territory; Driessen walked; Perez singled to
center [Driessen to third]; Rettenmund grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 2, Reds 5.

GIANTS 6TH: THOMASSON BATTED FOR HALICKI; Thomasson grounded out
(shortstop to first); Joshua singled to center; Rader grounded
into a double play (first to shortstop to first) [Joshua out at
second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 2, Reds 5.

REDS 6TH: CALDWELL REPLACED THOMASSON (PITCHING); Chaney walked;
On a bunt Borbon singled [Chaney to second]; Rose doubled
[Chaney scored, Borbon to third]; Griffey popped to left; Morgan
grounded out (pitcher to first); Bench was walked intentionally;
FOSTER BATTED FOR DRIESSEN; Foster singled to left [Borbon
scored, Rose scored, Bench to second]; GERONIMO RAN FOR FOSTER;
HEAVERLO REPLACED CALDWELL (PITCHING); Perez popped to second; 3
R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 2, Reds 8.

GIANTS 7TH: GERONIMO STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); RETTENMUND
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); Murcer grounded out (pitcher to
first); Matthews grounded out (third to first); Montanez singled
to center; Speier doubled to left [Montanez to third]; Ontiveros
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 2,
Reds 8.

REDS 7TH: Rettenmund struck out; Chaney walked; Heaverlo threw a
wild pitch [Chaney to second]; Borbon struck out; Rose grounded
out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 2, Reds 8.

GIANTS 8TH: Miller singled to center; BROWN BATTED FOR HEAVERLO;
Brown singled to right [Miller to second]; Joshua grounded into
a double play (shortstop to first) [Miller to third, Brown out
at second]; Rader doubled [Miller scored]; MCENANEY REPLACED
BORBON (PITCHING); Murcer singled to right [Rader scored];
Matthews flied out to center; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 4,
Reds 8.

REDS 8TH: WILLIAMS REPLACED BROWN (PITCHING); Griffey grounded
out (first unassisted); On a bunt Morgan grounded out (pitcher
to first); Bench doubled to left; Geronimo walked; Perez was
called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 4, Reds 8.

GIANTS 9TH: Montanez flied out to center; Speier doubled;
Ontiveros flied out to right; Miller grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 4, Reds 8.