The streaking Reds, with Don Gullett making his first start since June 16, edged the Cardinals, 3-2, to run their winning skein to nine games. Gullett, sidelined because of a broken thumb, went five innings, allowed only three hits and drove in the winners' first run with a second-inning single.

Cincinnati expanded the lead to 2-0 in fifth on Joe Morgan's single, a stolen base and double by Tony Perez. The Reds made it 3-0 in the eighth on Pete Rose's RBI single after Cesar Geronimo was hit by a pitch and advanced on an infield out. Ron Fairly doubled home the Cards' first run in the eighth, but the losers left the bases loaded. They did the same in the ninth -- after closing the gap to one run on an infield hit by Ted Simmons, error by shortstop Darrel Chaney and single by Ken Reitz. [The Sporting News]



Cincinnati Reds 3, St. Louis Cardinals 2
Game Played on Monday, August    18, 1975 (Night game) at Busch Stadium II
Reds         0  1  0    0  1  0    0  1  0  -   3 11  1
Cardinals    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  1  1  -   2  9  1


Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Rose 3b               5   0   2   1     0   0   .324      Brock lf              5   0   2   0     0   0   .314
Griffey rf            5   0   2   0     0   0   .311      McBride cf            4   0   0   0     0   0   .284
Morgan 2b             4   1   2   0     1   0   .322      Smith 1b,rf           4   0   1   0     0   0   .302
Bench c               5   0   0   0     0   1   .297      Simmons c             4   1   2   0     0   0   .340
Perez 1b              5   0   2   1     0   1   .273      Bradford rf           3   0   0   0     0   2   .230
Foster lf             3   0   1   0     1   1   .306        Garman p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Geronimo cf           2   2   1   0     1   0   .272        Rudolph ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .214
Chaney ss             4   0   0   0     0   2   .214      Sizemore 2b           4   0   0   0     0   0   .253
Gullett p             3   0   1   1     0   0   .239        Lintz pr            0   0   0   0     0   0   .197
  Borbon p            1   0   0   0     0   0   .222      Reitz 3b              4   1   3   0     0   0   .280
  McEnaney p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Denny pr            0   0   0   0     0   0   .182
  C. Carroll p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Tyson ss              2   0   0   1     1   1   .264
  Eastwick p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .071      Forsch p              1   0   0   0     0   1   .328
                                                            Melendez ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .261
                                                            Curtis p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .211
                                                            Fairly 1b           2   0   1   1     0   0   .306

Totals               37   3  11   3     3   5             Totals               35   2   9   2     1   4

Time of Game: 2:47   Attendance: 35,937
Left on Base: Reds 11, Cardinals 8
DP: Reds 2, Cardinals 2
Errors: Chaney, Reitz
Doubles: Geronimo (20), Perez (21), Reitz (21), Fairly (10)
Stolen Bases: Morgan (48)
GIDP: Bench (10), Gullett (2), McBride (5), Bradford (3)
Hit by Pitch: Geronimo (2,by Curtis), Tyson (3,by Borbon)


Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Gullett W(10-3)         5     3   0   0   0   4   0  17   2.01
Borbon                  2.1   2   1   1   0   0   0   9   3.40
McEnaney                0.2   3   1   0   0   0   0   5   1.72
C. Carroll              0.1   1   0   0   1   0   0   4   2.75
Eastwick SV(15)         0.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   2   3.03
Totals                  9     9   2   1   1   4   0  37

Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Forsch L(11-9)          6     8   2   1   2   4   0  27   2.81
Curtis                  1     2   1   1   1   1   0   7   3.72
Garman                  2     1   0   0   0   0   0   7   1.93
Totals                  9    11   3   2   3   5   0  41

Hit by Pitch: Borbon (2), Curtis (2)
Wild Pitches: Forsch (7)

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


REDS 1ST: Rose grounded out (second to first); Griffey singled
to second; Morgan singled to right [Griffey to second]; Forsch
threw a wild pitch [Griffey to third, Morgan to second]; Bench
struck out; Perez popped to second; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds
0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 1ST: Brock singled to center; McBride grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to first) [Brock out at
second]; Smith flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds
0, Cardinals 0.

REDS 2ND: Foster struck out; Geronimo doubled to left; Chaney
grounded out (pitcher to first) [Geronimo to third]; Gullett
singled to catcher [Geronimo scored]; Rose flied out to left; 1
R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 1, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 2ND: Simmons popped to shortstop; Bradford struck out;
Sizemore grounded out (pitcher to shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 1, Cardinals 0.

REDS 3RD: Griffey popped to third in foul territory; Morgan
walked; Bench grounded into a double play (shortstop to second
to first) [Morgan out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 1,
Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 3RD: Reitz popped to second; Tyson flied out to left;
Forsch struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 1, Cardinals 0.

REDS 4TH: Perez singled to left; Foster singled to shortstop
[Perez to second]; Geronimo walked [Perez to third, Foster to
second]; Chaney was called out on strikes; Gullett grounded into
a double play (pitcher to catcher to first) [Perez out at home];
0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 1, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 4TH: Brock grounded out (pitcher to first); McBride
grounded out (second to first); Smith singled to third; Simmons
popped to second in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds
1, Cardinals 0.

REDS 5TH: Rose flied out to center; Griffey flied out to center;
Morgan singled to center; Morgan stole second; Bench reached on
an error by Reitz [Morgan to third, Bench to first]; Perez
doubled to left [Morgan scored (unearned), Bench to third];
Foster flied out to center; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Reds
2, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 5TH: Bradford struck out; Sizemore popped to second;
Reitz doubled; Tyson struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 2,
Cardinals 0.

REDS 6TH: Geronimo grounded out (first to pitcher); Chaney
struck out; Gullett grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Reds 2, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 6TH: MELENDEZ BATTED FOR FORSCH; BORBON REPLACED
GULLETT (PITCHING); Melendez grounded out (shortstop to first);
Brock flied out to center; McBride grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 2, Cardinals 0.

REDS 7TH: CURTIS REPLACED MELENDEZ (PITCHING); Rose singled to
center; Griffey singled to second [Rose to second]; Morgan
forced Rose (third unassisted) [Griffey to second]; Bench flied
out to right; Perez struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 2,
Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 7TH: Smith flied out to right; Simmons singled to
left; Bradford grounded into a double play (second to shortstop
to first) [Simmons out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds
2, Cardinals 0.

REDS 8TH: Foster walked; Geronimo was hit by a pitch [Foster to
second]; SMITH CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); GARMAN REPLACED
BRADFORD (PITCHING); FAIRLY REPLACED CURTIS (PLAYING 1B); Chaney
flied out to center; On a bunt Borbon forced Foster (first to
shortstop) [Geronimo to second]; Rose singled to right [Geronimo
scored, Borbon to second]; Griffey popped to catcher in foul
territory; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 3, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 8TH: Sizemore flied out to left; Reitz singled to
right; Tyson was hit by a pitch [Reitz to second]; MCENANEY
REPLACED BORBON (PITCHING); Fairly doubled to right [Reitz
scored, Tyson to third]; Brock singled to pitcher [Tyson stayed
at third, Fairly stayed at second]; McBride lined to center;
Smith grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.
Reds 3, Cardinals 1.

REDS 9TH: Morgan flied out to center; Bench flied out to center;
Perez grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Reds 3, Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 9TH: Simmons singled to third; RUDOLPH BATTED FOR
GARMAN; C. CARROLL REPLACED MCENANEY (PITCHING); Rudolph
grounded out (shortstop to first) [Simmons to second]; Sizemore
reached on an error by Chaney [Sizemore to first]; LINTZ RAN FOR
SIZEMORE; Reitz singled to right [Simmons to third, Lintz to
second]; EASTWICK REPLACED C. CARROLL (PITCHING); Tyson walked
(walk was charged to C. Carroll) [Simmons scored (unearned),
Lintz to third, Reitz to second]; DENNY RAN FOR REITZ; Fairly
popped to catcher in foul territory; Brock flied out to left; 1
R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Reds 3, Cardinals 2.