George Foster had a perfect 5-for-5 night and Ken Griffey followed with 4-for-5 as the Reds pounded their way to a 9-3 victory over the Cubs. Jack Billingham, who pitched the route, fell behind, 3-1, before the Reds tied the score in the fifth with a triple by Pete Rose, single by Griffey and double by Tony Perez as the chief ingredients. The Reds then broke the tie with a two-run single by Griffey in the sixth and iced the victory with a two-run single by Perez and two-run double by Foster in the eighth. [The Sporting News]



Cincinnati Reds 9, Chicago Cubs 3
Game Played on Monday, August    11, 1975 (Night game) at Riverfront Stadium
Cubs         0  2  1    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   3  8  1
Reds         0  1  0    0  2  2    0  4  x  -   9 15  1


Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Kessinger ss          5   0   1   0     0   0   .232      Rose 3b               4   1   1   0     1   1   .324
Monday cf             5   1   1   0     0   1   .281      Griffey rf            5   1   4   2     0   0   .313
Madlock 3b            4   0   1   0     0   2   .345      Morgan 2b             4   1   1   1     1   1   .319
Cardenal lf           4   0   2   0     0   0   .297      Bench c               4   2   0   0     1   2   .299
Hiser rf              2   1   0   0     2   0   .278      Perez 1b              5   1   2   3     0   1   .263
Thornton 1b           3   1   2   1     0   1   .272      Foster lf             5   1   5   2     0   0   .301
Trillo 2b             3   0   0   0     0   2   .235      Geronimo cf           2   1   0   0     3   2   .272
Swisher c             4   0   1   2     0   0   .200      Chaney ss             3   1   2   1     0   1   .224
R. Reuschel p         1   0   0   0     1   1   .207        Rettenmund ph       1   0   0   0     0   1   .262
  Crosby p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Flynn ss            1   0   0   0     0   0   .225
  Frailing p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .143      Billingham p          3   0   0   0     0   2   .111
  Wilcox p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .333
  Summers ph          1   0   0   0     0   1   .237

Totals               32   3   8   3     3   8             Totals               37   9  15   9     6  11

Time of Game: 2:35   Attendance: 27,725
Left on Base: Cubs 8, Reds 11
DP: Cubs 0, Reds 1
Errors: Thornton, Chaney
Doubles: Cardenal (18), Thornton (15), Perez (18), Morgan (19), Foster (19)
Triples: Griffey (8), Rose (4)
Stolen Bases: Morgan (46), Geronimo (5)
Sacrifice Hits: R. Reuschel (6), Trillo (11), Billingham (9)
Sacrifice Flies: Thornton (4)
GIDP: Cardenal (7)


Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
R. Reuschel L(8-13)     6    10   5   4   4   8   0  31   3.49
Crosby                  0.1   1   0   0   1   0   0   3   8.10
Frailing                1     2   3   3   1   2   0   6   5.72
Wilcox                  0.2   2   1   1   0   1   0   4   5.91
Totals                  8    15   9   8   6  11   0  44

Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Billingham W(13-5)      9     8   3   2   3   8   0  38   3.63
Totals                  9     8   3   2   3   8   0  38

Passed Balls: Swisher (7)

Umpires: HP - Paul Pryor, 1B - Nick Colosi, 2B - John McSherry, 3B - Chris Pelekoudas


CUBS 1ST: Kessinger flied out to center; Monday grounded out
(second to first); Madlock struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cubs 0, Reds 0.

REDS 1ST: Rose grounded out (first unassisted); Griffey grounded
out (third to first); Morgan flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Reds 0.

CUBS 2ND: Cardenal grounded out (second to first); Hiser walked;
Thornton singled to right [Hiser to second]; Trillo reached on
an error by Chaney [Hiser to third, Thornton to second]; Swisher
singled to left [Hiser scored, Thornton scored (unearned),
Trillo to second]; R. Reuschel out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher
to second) [Trillo to third, Swisher to second]; Kessinger
grounded out (first to pitcher); 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.
Cubs 2, Reds 0.

REDS 2ND: Bench struck out; Perez flied out to center; Foster
singled to left; Geronimo walked [Foster to second]; Chaney
singled to right [Foster scored, Geronimo to third]; Billingham
grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 2,
Reds 1.

CUBS 3RD: Monday singled to right; Madlock struck out; Cardenal
doubled to right [Monday to third]; Hiser was walked
intentionally; Thornton hit a sacrifice fly to left [Monday
scored, Cardenal to third]; Trillo struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Cubs 3, Reds 1.

REDS 3RD: Rose struck out; Griffey tripled to center; Morgan
walked; Morgan stole second; Bench struck out; Perez struck out;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 3, Reds 1.

CUBS 4TH: Swisher popped to first in foul territory; R. Reuschel
struck out; Kessinger flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Cubs 3, Reds 1.

REDS 4TH: Foster singled to center; Geronimo was called out on
strikes; Chaney was called out on strikes; Billingham struck
out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 3, Reds 1.

CUBS 5TH: Monday flied out to left; Madlock grounded out (second
to first); Cardenal singled to left; Hiser forced Cardenal
(second to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 3, Reds 1.

REDS 5TH: Rose tripled to center; Griffey singled to third [Rose
stayed at third]; Morgan forced Griffey (shortstop to second)
[Rose scored]; Bench reached on an error by Thornton (assist by
Madlock) (third to first) [Morgan out at third (first to third),
Bench to third]; Andre Thornton off bag; Cubs left field
thinking Johnny Bench out; Perez doubled to left [Bench
scored (unearned)]; Foster singled to left [Perez out at home
(left to catcher)]; 2 R (1 ER), 4 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 3, Reds 3.

CUBS 6TH: Thornton doubled to left; Trillo out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to first) [Thornton to third]; Swisher popped to
third; R. Reuschel walked; Kessinger grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 3, Reds 3.

REDS 6TH: Geronimo walked; Chaney singled to right [Geronimo to
second]; Billingham out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second)
[Geronimo to third, Chaney to second]; Rose was walked
intentionally; Griffey singled to center [Geronimo scored,
Chaney scored, Rose to second]; Morgan struck out; Bench
grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs
3, Reds 5.

CUBS 7TH: Monday was called out on strikes; Madlock singled to
left; Cardenal grounded into a double play (shortstop to first)
[Madlock out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 3, Reds 5.

REDS 7TH: CROSBY REPLACED R. REUSCHEL (PITCHING); Perez flied
out to left; Foster singled to left; Geronimo walked [Foster to
second]; FRAILING REPLACED CROSBY (PITCHING); RETTENMUND BATTED
FOR CHANEY; Swisher allowed a passed ball [Foster to third];
Geronimo stole second; Rettenmund struck out; Billingham was
called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 3, Reds 5.

CUBS 8TH: FLYNN REPLACED RETTENMUND (PLAYING SS); Hiser grounded
out (first unassisted); Thornton struck out; Trillo struck out;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 3, Reds 5.

REDS 8TH: Rose flied out to right; Griffey singled to right;
Morgan doubled to right [Griffey to third]; Bench was walked
intentionally; WILCOX REPLACED FRAILING (PITCHING); Perez
singled to left [Griffey scored, Morgan scored, Bench to
second]; Foster doubled to center [Bench scored, Perez scored];
Geronimo struck out; Flynn flied out to center; 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Cubs 3, Reds 9.

CUBS 9TH: Swisher flied out to center; SUMMERS BATTED FOR
WILCOX; Summers struck out; Kessinger singled to left; Monday
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 3,
Reds 9.