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. Cincinnati Reds 12, Pittsburgh Pirates 7Game Played on Saturday, August 23, 1975 (Day game) at Three Rivers StadiumReds 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. |
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