An eight-run fifth inning and Johnny Bench's three-run homer in the eighth paced the Reds to a 12-7 victory over the Pirates. The verdict snapped a four-game Pirate win streak and ended Cincinnati's four-game skid. The Pirates held a 4-0 lead when the Reds erupted in the fifth. Cesar Geronimo, Darrel Chaney and pinch-hitter Terry Crowley singled for one run off loser Bruce Kison.

Then with two out, Rennie Stennett booted Joe Morgan's grounder for two runs. Bench walked, Morgan scored on Tony Perez' single and George Foster walked to fill the bases and chase Kison. Kent Tekulve walked Geronimo to force in a run and Ken Brett delivered a wild pitch for another before Doug Flynn whacked a two-run single. The Bucs' Richie Zisk logged six RBIs on four hits including his 16th homer. [The Sporting News]



Cincinnati Reds 12, Pittsburgh Pirates 7
Game Played on Saturday, August    23, 1975 (Day game) at Three Rivers Stadium
Reds         0  0  0    0  8  0    0  4  0  -  12 10  1
Pirates      1  0  0    3  0  0    1  2  0  -   7 12  2


Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Rose 3b               6   0   0   0     0   1   .316      Taveras ss            3   2   2   0     2   0   .201
Griffey rf            3   1   0   0     2   0   .305        Kirkpatrick ph      1   0   0   0     0   0   .230
Morgan 2b             3   2   1   1     2   0   .323      Stennett 2b           4   2   2   0     2   0   .271
Bench c               4   2   1   3     1   1   .289      Oliver cf             4   2   2   0     1   0   .274
Perez 1b              4   1   3   1     0   0   .278      Robertson 1b          2   0   0   0     3   1   .257
Foster lf             3   1   0   0     2   1   .303      Zisk lf               4   1   4   6     0   0   .275
Geronimo cf           4   2   1   1     1   0   .264      Parker rf             4   0   1   0     0   0   .317
Chaney ss             2   1   1   0     0   0   .212      Hebner 3b             4   0   0   0     1   1   .260
  Flynn ph,ss         3   1   2   2     0   0   .260      Dyer c                5   0   0   0     0   1   .198
Gullett p             1   0   0   0     0   1   .234      Kison p               2   0   1   0     0   1   .118
  Borbon p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .211        Tekulve p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Crowley ph          2   1   1   1     0   1   .277        Brett p             3   0   0   0     0   1   .233
  Kirby p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .250
  C. Carroll p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Eastwick p          1   0   0   0     0   0   .067

Totals               36  12  10   9     8   5             Totals               36   7  12   6     9   5

Time of Game: 3:21   Attendance: 32,068
Left on Base: Reds 7, Pirates 13
DP: Reds 2, Pirates 0
Errors: Morgan, Stennett, Parker
Doubles: Perez (22), Zisk (18), Oliver (29)
Home Runs: Bench (24), Zisk (16)
Stolen Bases: Morgan 2 (51)
Sacrifice Hits: C. Carroll (2)
Sacrifice Flies: Zisk (4)
GIDP: Oliver (15), Brett (1)
Hit by Pitch: Perez (3,by Kison), Parker (3,by C. Carroll)


Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Gullett                 3.2   5   4   4   6   2   0  22   2.25
Borbon                  0.1   1   0   0   0   0   0   2   3.29
Kirby W(9-4)            2     3   1   1   2   1   1  10   4.55
C. Carroll              1.1   3   2   2   1   0   0   8   2.90
Eastwick SV(16)         1.2   0   0   0   0   2   0   5   2.96
Totals                  9    12   7   7   9   5   1  47

Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Kison L(9-11)           4.2   4   7   1   4   2   0  24   3.47
Tekulve                 0     0   1   1   1   0   0   1   2.51
Brett                   4.1   6   4   4   3   3   1  21   3.07
Totals                  9    10  12   5*  8   5   1  46

Hit by Pitch: C. Carroll (3), Kison (3)
Wild Pitches: Kirby 2 (9), Kison (7), Brett (5)

Umpires: HP - Terry Tata, 1B - Ed Sudol, 2B - Bill Williams, 3B - Andy Olsen


REDS 1ST: Rose flied out to left; Griffey walked; Morgan forced
Griffey (second to shortstop); Kison threw a wild pitch [Morgan
to second]; Bench struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 0,
Pirates 0.

PIRATES 1ST: Taveras singled to second; Stennett walked [Taveras
to second]; Oliver walked [Taveras to third, Stennett to
second]; Robertson struck out; Zisk hit a sacrifice fly to
center [Taveras scored, Stennett to third]; Parker popped to
shortstop; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 0, Pirates 1.

REDS 2ND: Perez was hit by a pitch; Foster popped to first in
foul territory; Geronimo flied out to left; Chaney flied out to
center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 0, Pirates 1.

PIRATES 2ND: Hebner popped to third in foul territory; Dyer
grounded out (shortstop to first); Kison singled to center;
Taveras singled to left [Kison to second]; Stennett popped to
second; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 0, Pirates 1.

REDS 3RD: Gullett struck out; Rose grounded out (pitcher to
second to first); Griffey popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Reds 0, Pirates 1.

PIRATES 3RD: Oliver flied out to left; Robertson walked; Zisk
singled to center [Robertson to second]; Parker popped to third
in foul territory; Hebner popped to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Reds 0, Pirates 1.

REDS 4TH: Morgan walked; Morgan stole second; Bench flied out to
center; Perez flied out to left; Foster flied out to right; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 0, Pirates 1.

PIRATES 4TH: Dyer lined to center; Kison struck out; Taveras
walked; Stennett walked [Taveras to second]; Oliver singled to
second [Taveras scored (error by Morgan) (no RBI), Stennett to
second]; BORBON REPLACED GULLETT (PITCHING); Robertson walked
(walk was charged to Gullett) [Stennett to third, Oliver to
second]; Zisk doubled to left [Stennett scored, Oliver scored,
Robertson to third]; Parker grounded out (second to first); 3 R,
2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 0, Pirates 4.

REDS 5TH: Geronimo singled to left; Chaney singled to right
[Geronimo to third (error by Parker)]; CROWLEY BATTED FOR
BORBON; Crowley singled to right [Geronimo scored, Chaney to
second]; Rose lined to left; On a bunt Griffey grounded out
(pitcher to first) [Chaney to third, Crowley to second]; Morgan
reached on an error by Stennett [Chaney scored (unearned) (no
RBI), Crowley scored (unearned) (no RBI), Morgan to second];
Morgan stole third; Bench walked; Perez singled to left [Morgan
scored (unearned), Bench to second]; Foster walked [Bench to
third, Perez to second]; TEKULVE REPLACED KISON (PITCHING);
Geronimo walked [Bench scored (unearned), Perez to third, Foster
to second]; BRETT REPLACED TEKULVE (PITCHING); FLYNN BATTED FOR
CHANEY; Brett threw a wild pitch [Perez scored (unearned),
Foster to third, Geronimo to second]; Flynn singled to second
[Foster scored (unearned), Geronimo scored (unearned, but earned
for the pitcher)]; Crowley was called out on strikes; 8 R (2
ER), 5 H, 2 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 8, Pirates 4.

PIRATES 5TH: FLYNN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); KIRBY REPLACED
CROWLEY (PITCHING); Hebner flied out to left; Dyer struck out;
Brett grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Reds 8, Pirates 4.

REDS 6TH: Rose flied out to right; Griffey grounded out (second
to first); Morgan walked; Bench grounded out (third to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 8, Pirates 4.

PIRATES 6TH: Taveras walked; Kirby threw a wild pitch [Taveras
to second]; Stennett singled to second [Taveras stayed at
second]; Oliver grounded into a double play (second to shortstop
to first) [Taveras to third, Stennett out at second]; Robertson
flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 8, Pirates 4.

REDS 7TH: Perez singled to left; Foster struck out; Geronimo
forced Perez (second to shortstop); Geronimo was picked off
first (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 8, Pirates
4.

PIRATES 7TH: Zisk homered; Parker singled to right; Kirby threw
a wild pitch [Parker to second]; Hebner walked; C. CARROLL
REPLACED KIRBY (PITCHING); Dyer lined to center; Brett grounded
into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Hebner out at
second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 8, Pirates 5.

REDS 8TH: Flynn singled to right; C. Carroll out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to second) [Flynn to second]; Rose struck out;
Griffey walked; Morgan singled to left [Flynn scored, Griffey to
third]; Bench homered [Griffey scored, Morgan scored]; Perez
doubled to center; Foster was walked intentionally; Geronimo
grounded out (first unassisted); 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 12,
Pirates 5.

PIRATES 8TH: Taveras flied to left in foul territory; Stennett
singled to second; Oliver doubled to left [Stennett to third];
Robertson walked; Zisk singled to center [Stennett scored,
Oliver scored, Robertson to second]; Parker was hit by a pitch
[Robertson to third, Zisk to second]; EASTWICK REPLACED C.
CARROLL (PITCHING); Hebner struck out; Dyer forced Zisk (third
unassisted); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Reds 12, Pirates 7.

REDS 9TH: Flynn popped to second; Eastwick grounded out (pitcher
to first); Rose flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds
12, Pirates 7.

PIRATES 9TH: Brett struck out; KIRKPATRICK BATTED FOR TAVERAS;
Kirkpatrick flied out to left; Stennett popped to first in foul
territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 12, Pirates 7.