Al Oliver drove in three runs with a homer and triple in support of Jerry Reuss, who pitched the Pirates to a 5-1 victory over the Reds. With a crowd of 35,598 on hand, the Pirates' home attendance went over the million mark for the sixth straight season.

The Reds scored their run in the first inning on a single by Pete Rose, forceout by Doug Flynn, single by Joe Morgan and sacrifice fly by Johnny Bench, but the Pirates came back with two in their half on a single by Rennie Stennett, Oliver's triple and a sacrifice fly by Willie Stargell. Oliver blasted his homer with Stennett on base via a single in the third inning. [The Sporting News]



Pittsburgh Pirates 5, Cincinnati Reds 1
Game Played on Sunday, August    24, 1975 (Day game) at Three Rivers Stadium
Reds         1  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  9  0
Pirates      2  0  2    0  0  0    1  0  x  -   5  5  0


Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Rose 3b               4   0   2   0     0   0   .318      Stennett 2b           4   2   2   0     0   0   .272
Flynn ss              4   1   0   0     0   1   .250      Reynolds ss           4   0   0   0     0   0   .232
Morgan 2b             4   0   2   0     0   0   .325      Oliver cf             4   2   2   3     0   0   .275
Bench c               3   0   0   1     0   0   .287      Stargell 1b           2   0   0   1     0   0   .296
Perez 1b              4   0   2   0     0   0   .280      Parker rf             3   0   0   0     0   1   .315
Foster lf             4   0   1   0     0   2   .303      Zisk lf               3   1   1   0     0   0   .275
Rettenmund rf         4   0   2   0     0   0   .255      Hebner 3b             3   0   0   0     0   0   .258
Geronimo cf           4   0   0   0     0   1   .261      Dyer c                2   0   0   1     0   0   .194
Nolan p               2   0   0   0     0   0   .148      Reuss p               2   0   0   0     1   2   .190
  Concepcion ph       1   0   0   0     0   0   .255
  Borbon p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .211

Totals               34   1   9   1     0   4             Totals               27   5   5   5     1   3

Time of Game: 1:53   Attendance: 35,598
Left on Base: Reds 7, Pirates 1
DP: Reds 0, Pirates 1
Doubles: Perez (23), Zisk (19)
Triples: Oliver (7)
Home Runs: Oliver (15)
Sacrifice Hits: Dyer (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Bench (6), Stargell (3)


Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Nolan L(11-8)           6     4   4   4   1   2   1  23   3.06
Borbon                  2     1   1   1   0   1   0   7   3.32
Totals                  8     5   5   5   1   3   1  30

Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Reuss W(14-9)           9     9   1   1   0   4   0  35   2.30
Totals                  9     9   1   1   0   4   0  35

Wild Pitches: Reuss (3)

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


REDS 1ST: Rose singled to shortstop; Flynn forced Rose (pitcher
to shortstop); Morgan singled to right [Flynn to third]; Bench
hit a sacrifice fly to center [Flynn scored]; Perez grounded out
(second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 1, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 1ST: Stennett singled to right; Reynolds popped to
catcher in foul territory; Oliver tripled to right [Stennett
scored]; Stargell hit a sacrifice fly to right [Oliver scored];
Parker flied out to center; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 1,
Pirates 2.

REDS 2ND: Foster grounded out (shortstop to first); Rettenmund
grounded out (shortstop to first); Geronimo was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 1, Pirates 2.

PIRATES 2ND: Zisk grounded out (third to first); Hebner flied
out to center; Dyer grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 1, Pirates 2.

REDS 3RD: Nolan lined to right; Rose grounded out (second to
first); Flynn was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Reds 1, Pirates 2.

PIRATES 3RD: Reuss struck out; Stennett singled to left;
Reynolds flied out to center; Oliver homered [Stennett scored];
Stargell popped to second in foul territory; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Reds 1, Pirates 4.

REDS 4TH: Morgan flied out to center; Bench lined to third;
Perez grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Reds 1, Pirates 4.

PIRATES 4TH: Parker struck out; Zisk made an out to second;
Hebner grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Reds 1, Pirates 4.

REDS 5TH: Foster struck out; Rettenmund singled to left;
Geronimo lined to center; Nolan forced Rettenmund (shortstop to
second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 1, Pirates 4.

PIRATES 5TH: Dyer made an out to second; Reuss walked; Stennett
forced Reuss (shortstop to second); Reynolds made an out to
second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 1, Pirates 4.

REDS 6TH: Rose grounded out (second to first); Flynn grounded
out (third to first); Morgan singled to center; Bench forced
Morgan (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 1,
Pirates 4.

PIRATES 6TH: Oliver grounded out (second to first); Stargell
grounded out (first unassisted); Parker flied out to left; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 1, Pirates 4.

REDS 7TH: Perez singled to right; Foster struck out; Rettenmund
singled to center [Perez to second]; Geronimo forced Rettenmund
(shortstop to second) [Perez to third]; CONCEPCION BATTED FOR
NOLAN; Concepcion grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Reds 1, Pirates 4.

PIRATES 7TH: BORBON REPLACED CONCEPCION (PITCHING); Zisk doubled
to left; Hebner flied out to center [Zisk to third]; Dyer out on
a sacrifice bunt (third to second) [Zisk scored]; Reuss struck
out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 1, Pirates 5.

REDS 8TH: Rose singled to right; Flynn forced Rose (third to
second); Reuss threw a wild pitch [Flynn to second]; Morgan
grounded out (second to first) [Flynn to third]; Bench grounded
out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 1, Pirates
5.

PIRATES 8TH: Stennett popped to first in foul territory;
Reynolds grounded out (first to pitcher); Oliver flied out to
center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 1, Pirates 5.

REDS 9TH: Perez doubled to center; Foster singled to left [Perez
to third]; Rettenmund lined into a double play (second to first)
[Foster out at first]; Geronimo grounded out (second to first);
0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 1, Pirates 5.