Ken Griffey rapped four straight singles to lead the Reds' 15-hit attack in a 6-5 victory over the Cubs. Pete Rose scored three runs after reaching base on two walks and a single. The Cubs rapped Pat Darcy for two runs in the second on a bases-loaded single by Rick Monday and added a pair in the third on a walk to Jerry Morales, single by Andre Thornton and double by Pete LaCock to take a 4-3 lead. Cincinnati Reds 6, Chicago Cubs 5Game Played on Wednesday, August 27, 1975 (Day game) at Wrigley FieldReds 1 2 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 - 6 15 0 Cubs 0 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 - 5 8 1 Reds AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Cubs AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Rose 3b 3 3 1 0 3 0 .320 Kessinger ss 3 0 2 0 2 0 .236 Griffey rf 6 1 4 2 0 1 .312 Monday cf 5 0 1 2 0 1 .275 Morgan 2b 5 0 1 1 0 1 .327 Madlock 3b 5 1 2 0 0 0 .361 Perez 1b 4 0 2 2 0 1 .286 Cardenal lf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .310 Foster lf 3 0 2 1 1 0 .307 Morales rf 3 1 0 0 1 0 .269 Geronimo cf 4 0 3 0 1 0 .266 Thornton 1b 3 1 1 0 1 0 .279 Chaney ss 5 0 0 0 0 1 .216 Mitterwald c 4 0 0 0 0 1 .234 Plummer c 4 2 1 0 1 1 .186 Sperring 2b 0 1 0 0 1 0 .217 Darcy p 2 0 0 0 0 1 .056 LaCock ph 1 0 1 2 0 0 .234 Borbon p 2 0 1 0 0 0 .238 Harris 2b 2 0 0 0 0 0 .196 Crowley ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .286 Bonham p 1 1 0 0 1 0 .191 McEnaney p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Hiser ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .255 Eastwick p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .067 Dettore p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .316 Summers ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .232 P. Reuschel p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 39 6 15 6 6 6 Totals 33 5 8 4 6 2 Time of Game: 2:39 Attendance: 17,744 Left on Base: Reds 14, Cubs 7 DP: Reds 2, Cubs 1 Errors: Mitterwald Doubles: LaCock (8), Kessinger (23) Stolen Bases: Griffey (11), Foster (2), Geronimo (8) Sacrifice Flies: Perez (5) GIDP: Perez (12), Mitterwald (3), Morales (13) Hit by Pitch: Foster (3,by Dettore) Reds IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Darcy 3 4 4 4 6 1 0 18 3.73 Borbon W(8-4) 5 4 1 1 0 0 0 18 3.19 McEnaney 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 2.01 Eastwick SV(17) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2.87 Totals 9 8 5 5 6 2 0 39 Cubs IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Bonham L(11-12) 6 13 6 6 5 5 0 34 4.60 Dettore 2 2 0 0 1 1 0 10 4.84 P. Reuschel 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2.05 Totals 9 15 6 6 6 6 0 47 Hit by Pitch: Dettore (5) Wild Pitches: Darcy (2), Bonham (9) Umpires: HP - John McSherry, 1B - Chris Pelekoudas, 2B - Paul Pryor, 3B - Nick Colosi REDS 1ST: Rose walked; Bonham threw a wild pitch [Rose to second]; Griffey struck out; Morgan struck out; Perez singled to center [Rose scored]; Foster singled to center [Perez to second]; Geronimo walked [Perez to third, Foster to second]; Chaney struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Reds 1, Cubs 0. CUBS 1ST: Kessinger walked; Monday flied out to right; Madlock singled to right [Kessinger to second]; Darcy threw a wild pitch [Kessinger to third, Madlock to second]; Cardenal popped to first; Morales grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Reds 1, Cubs 0. REDS 2ND: Plummer walked; Darcy struck out; Rose singled to pitcher [Plummer to second]; Griffey singled to center [Plummer scored, Rose to third]; Morgan singled to right [Rose scored, Griffey to second]; Perez grounded into a double play (shortstop to first) [Morgan out at second]; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 3, Cubs 0. CUBS 2ND: Thornton walked; Mitterwald grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Thornton out at second]; Sperring walked; Bonham walked [Sperring to second]; Kessinger walked [Sperring to third, Bonham to second]; Monday singled to center [Sperring scored, Bonham scored, Kessinger to second]; Madlock flied out to center; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Reds 3, Cubs 2. REDS 3RD: Foster walked; Geronimo singled to right [Foster to third]; Chaney grounded out (third to first) [Geronimo to second]; Plummer popped to shortstop; Darcy grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Reds 3, Cubs 2. CUBS 3RD: Cardenal grounded out (shortstop to first); Morales walked; Thornton singled to left [Morales to second]; Mitterwald struck out; LACOCK BATTED FOR SPERRING; LaCock doubled to center [Morales scored, Thornton scored]; Bonham lined to second; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 3, Cubs 4. REDS 4TH: HARRIS REPLACED LACOCK (PLAYING 2B); Rose walked; Griffey singled to right [Rose to third]; Griffey stole second; Morgan popped to center; Perez hit a sacrifice fly to right [Rose scored]; Foster singled to center [Griffey scored]; Foster stole second; Geronimo singled to second [Foster to third]; Chaney flied out to center; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Reds 5, Cubs 4. CUBS 4TH: BORBON REPLACED DARCY (PITCHING); Kessinger doubled to right; Monday grounded out (second to first); Madlock grounded out (shortstop to first); Cardenal grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 5, Cubs 4. REDS 5TH: Plummer singled to center; On a bunt Borbon singled to pitcher [Plummer to third (error by Mitterwald), Borbon to second]; Rose grounded out (second to first); Griffey singled to right [Plummer scored, Borbon to third, Griffey out at second (right to first to second)]; Morgan popped to second; 1 R, 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Reds 6, Cubs 4. CUBS 5TH: Morales grounded out (shortstop to first); Thornton grounded out (shortstop to first); Mitterwald grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 6, Cubs 4. REDS 6TH: Perez struck out; Foster grounded out (first unassisted); Geronimo singled to second; Geronimo stole second; Chaney grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 6, Cubs 4. CUBS 6TH: Harris grounded out (second to first); HISER BATTED FOR BONHAM; Hiser flied out to center; Kessinger singled to center; Monday grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 6, Cubs 4. REDS 7TH: DETTORE REPLACED HISER (PITCHING); Plummer struck out; Borbon grounded out (second to first); Rose walked; Griffey singled to left [Rose to second]; Morgan flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Reds 6, Cubs 4. CUBS 7TH: Madlock singled to left; Cardenal singled to right [Madlock to third]; Morales grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Madlock scored (no RBI), Cardenal out at second]; Thornton flied out to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 6, Cubs 5. REDS 8TH: Perez singled to center; Foster was hit by a pitch [Perez to second]; Geronimo flied out to center; Chaney grounded out (first to pitcher) [Perez to third, Foster to second]; Plummer grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Reds 6, Cubs 5. CUBS 8TH: Mitterwald flied out to left; Harris flied out to left; SUMMERS BATTED FOR DETTORE; Summers grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 6, Cubs 5. REDS 9TH: P. REUSCHEL REPLACED SUMMERS (PITCHING); CROWLEY BATTED FOR BORBON; Crowley popped to shortstop; Rose grounded out (first unassisted); Griffey grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 6, Cubs 5. CUBS 9TH: MCENANEY REPLACED CROWLEY (PITCHING); Kessinger popped to second; Monday struck out; EASTWICK REPLACED MCENANEY (PITCHING); Madlock grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 6, Cubs 5. |
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