With two out in the ninth inning, the Reds suddenly rallied for two runs to defeat the Cubs, 6-5. Pinch-hitter Terry Crowley sparked the outburst with a single and gave way on the paths to Dave Concepcion, who stole second.

A walk to Pete Rose and infield hit by Ken Griffey then loaded the bases and brought up Joe Morgan, who smashed a single off first baseman Andre Thornton's glove to drive in the Reds' tying and winning runs. Earlier scoring included back-to-back homers by Jerry Morales and Thornton for the Cubs in the first inning and Johnny Bench's 25th homer of the season for the Reds in the sixth. [The Sporting News]



Cincinnati Reds 6, Chicago Cubs 5
Game Played on Tuesday, August    26, 1975 (Day game) at Wrigley Field
Reds         0  0  2    0  0  2    0  0  2  -   6 10  0
Cubs         4  0  0    0  1  0    0  0  0  -   5 11  2


Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Rose 3b               2   1   0   0     3   1   .320      Kessinger ss          5   0   2   0     0   0   .233
  McEnaney p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Harris pr           0   0   0   0     0   0   .204
Griffey rf            5   0   2   0     0   0   .306      Monday cf             4   2   3   0     1   0   .276
Morgan 2b             4   2   2   2     1   0   .329      Madlock 3b            4   1   1   0     1   0   .360
Perez 1b              4   0   2   3     0   1   .284      Cardenal lf           5   0   0   1     0   0   .311
Bench lf,c            4   1   1   1     0   2   .288      Morales rf            3   1   1   3     1   1   .271
Foster cf,lf          3   0   0   0     1   2   .304      Thornton 1b           3   1   2   1     1   1   .278
Chaney ss             4   0   1   0     0   1   .225      Mitterwald c          4   0   1   0     0   1   .241
Plummer c             3   0   0   0     0   1   .184      Trillo 2b             4   0   1   0     0   0   .238
  Geronimo ph,cf      1   0   0   0     0   1   .261      Stone p               4   0   0   0     0   2   .129
Billingham p          2   1   0   0     0   0   .102        P. Reuschel p       0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Borbon p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .211
  Armbrister ph       1   0   1   0     0   0   .225
  Eastwick p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .067
  Crowley ph          1   0   1   0     0   0   .292
  Concepcion pr,3b    0   1   0   0     0   0   .259

Totals               34   6  10   6     5   9             Totals               36   5  11   5     4   5

Time of Game: 2:45   Attendance: 19,045
Left on Base: Reds 7, Cubs 8
DP: Reds 2, Cubs 3
Errors: Thornton, Trillo
Doubles: Madlock (25)
Triples: Morgan (5)
Home Runs: Bench (25), Morales (11), Thornton (9)
Stolen Bases: Morgan (52), Concepcion (25)
Caught Stealing: Armbrister (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Perez (4)
GIDP: Griffey (9), Rose (10), Bench (11), Cardenal (9), Stone (1)


Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Billingham              4.1   9   5   5   4   1   2  24   3.91
Borbon                  1.2   1   0   0   0   1   0   6   3.26
Eastwick W(3-2)         2     0   0   0   0   3   0   6   2.88
McEnaney SV(12)         1     1   0   0   0   0   0   4   2.03
Totals                  9    11   5   5   4   5   2  40

Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Stone L(11-7)           8.2  10   6   4   5   9   1  39   3.37
P. Reuschel             0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   2.14
Totals                  9    10   6   4   5   9   1  40

Balks: Stone (2)

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


REDS 1ST: Rose struck out; Griffey flied out to left; Morgan
popped to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0, Cubs 0.

CUBS 1ST: Kessinger singled to left; Monday singled to right
[Kessinger to third]; Madlock walked [Monday to second];
Cardenal grounded into a double play (pitcher to catcher to
first) [Monday to third, Madlock to second, Kessinger out at
home]; Morales homered [Monday scored, Madlock scored]; Thornton
homered; Mitterwald popped to first; 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds
0, Cubs 4.

REDS 2ND: Perez struck out; Bench struck out; Foster walked;
Chaney singled to right [Foster to second]; Plummer was called
out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 0, Cubs 4.

CUBS 2ND: Trillo grounded out (shortstop to first); Stone was
called out on strikes; Kessinger flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0, Cubs 4.

REDS 3RD: Billingham reached on an error by Thornton [Billingham
to first]; Rose walked [Billingham to second]; Griffey grounded
into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Billingham to
third, Rose out at second]; Morgan walked; Morgan stole second;
Perez singled to center [Billingham scored (unearned), Morgan
scored (unearned)]; Stone balked [Perez to second]; Bench was
called out on strikes; 2 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 2,
Cubs 4.

CUBS 3RD: On a bunt Monday singled to first; Madlock grounded
out (third to first) [Monday to second]; Cardenal popped to
left; Morales lined to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 2, Cubs
4.

REDS 4TH: Foster grounded out (shortstop to first); Chaney
grounded out (first unassisted); Plummer flied out to right; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 2, Cubs 4.

CUBS 4TH: Thornton singled to left; Mitterwald singled to right
[Thornton to second]; Trillo singled to right [Thornton to
third, Mitterwald to second]; Stone grounded into a double play
(pitcher to catcher to first) [Mitterwald to third, Trillo to
second, Thornton out at home]; Kessinger flied out to center; 0
R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 2, Cubs 4.

REDS 5TH: Billingham reached on an error by Trillo [Billingham
to first]; Rose grounded into a double play (shortstop to first)
[Billingham out at second]; Griffey flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H,
1 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 2, Cubs 4.

CUBS 5TH: Monday walked; Madlock doubled to left [Monday to
third]; Cardenal grounded out (shortstop to first) [Monday
scored, Madlock to third]; Morales walked; Thornton walked
[Morales to second]; BORBON REPLACED BILLINGHAM (PITCHING);
Mitterwald struck out; Trillo lined to first; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3
LOB.  Reds 2, Cubs 5.

REDS 6TH: Morgan tripled to right; Perez hit a sacrifice fly to
center [Morgan scored]; Bench homered; Foster struck out; Chaney
flied out to left; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 4, Cubs 5.

CUBS 6TH: Stone grounded out (second to first); Kessinger flied
out to left; Monday singled to center; Madlock flied out to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 4, Cubs 5.

REDS 7TH: Plummer popped to first in foul territory; ARMBRISTER
BATTED FOR BORBON; Armbrister singled to right; Armbrister was
caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Rose walked;
Griffey singled to right [Rose to second]; Morgan flied out to
right; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 4, Cubs 5.

CUBS 7TH: EASTWICK REPLACED ARMBRISTER (PITCHING); Cardenal
flied out to center; Morales struck out; Thornton struck out; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 4, Cubs 5.

REDS 8TH: Perez singled to center; Bench grounded into a double
play (second to shortstop to first) [Perez out at second];
Foster struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 4, Cubs 5.

CUBS 8TH: Mitterwald grounded out (shortstop to first); Trillo
flied out to left; Stone struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds
4, Cubs 5.

REDS 9TH: Chaney was called out on strikes; GERONIMO BATTED FOR
PLUMMER; Geronimo was called out on strikes; CROWLEY BATTED FOR
EASTWICK; Crowley singled to left; CONCEPCION RAN FOR CROWLEY;
Concepcion stole second; Rose walked; Griffey singled to second
[Concepcion to third, Rose to second]; Morgan singled to first
[Concepcion scored, Rose scored, Griffey to third]; P. REUSCHEL
REPLACED STONE (PITCHING); Perez popped to second; 2 R, 3 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Reds 6, Cubs 5.

CUBS 9TH: MCENANEY REPLACED ROSE (PITCHING); BENCH CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING C ); FOSTER CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF);
GERONIMO STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); CONCEPCION STAYED IN GAME
(PLAYING 3B); Kessinger singled to center; HARRIS RAN FOR
KESSINGER; On a bunt Monday forced Harris (catcher to
shortstop); Madlock flied out to left; Cardenal flied out to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 6, Cubs 5.