A three-run outburst in the first inning that included a homer by Willie Crawford with a man on base enabled the Dodgers to defeat the Reds, 3-2. Davey Lopes led off with a single and took third on a wild pickoff throw by Clay Kirby, who made his first start for the Reds since August 5.

After Lee Lacy singled to drive in Lopes, Crawford rapped his round tripper. Doug Rau went the route for the Dodgers and held the Reds to four hits. George Foster homered in the second and the Reds' other run counted in the sixth on singles by Pete Rose, Merv Rettenmund and Joe Morgan. [The Sporting News]



Los Angeles Dodgers 3, Cincinnati Reds 2
Game Played on Thursday, September 4, 1975 (Night game) at Riverfront Stadium
Dodgers      3  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   3  8  0
Reds         0  1  0    0  0  1    0  0  0  -   2  4  1


Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Lopes 2b              4   1   3   0     1   1   .261      Rose 3b               4   1   1   0     0   0   .315
Lacy lf               3   1   1   1     1   0   .315      Rettenmund rf         4   0   1   0     0   0   .258
Crawford rf           4   1   1   2     0   0   .259      Morgan 2b             4   0   1   1     0   1   .329
Garvey 1b             4   0   0   0     0   2   .311      Perez 1b              3   0   0   0     1   0   .285
Cey 3b                4   0   1   0     0   1   .275      Bench c               4   0   0   0     0   0   .285
Hale cf               4   0   0   0     0   1   .216      Foster lf             3   1   1   1     0   0   .309
Yeager c              4   0   0   0     0   0   .238      Geronimo cf           3   0   0   0     0   1   .256
De Jesus ss           4   0   0   0     0   0   .180      Concepcion ss         3   0   0   0     0   1   .256
Rau p                 4   0   2   0     0   0   .184      Kirby p               2   0   0   0     0   2   .231
                                                            Borbon p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .261
                                                            Armbrister ph       1   0   0   0     0   1   .208
                                                            Eastwick p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .067

Totals               35   3   8   3     2   5             Totals               31   2   4   2     1   6

Time of Game: 2:14   Attendance: 29,512
Left on Base: Dodgers 7, Reds 3
DP: Dodgers 0, Reds 0
Errors: Kirby
Doubles: Lopes (19)
Home Runs: Crawford (8), Foster (22)
Stolen Bases: Lopes (62)


Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Rau W(13-9)             9     4   2   2   1   6   1  32   3.18
Totals                  9     4   2   2   1   6   1  32

Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Kirby L(9-5)            7     7   3   3   2   3   1  30   4.50
Borbon                  1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3   3.07
Eastwick                1     1   0   0   0   1   0   4   2.76
Totals                  9     8   3   3   2   5   1  37

Wild Pitches: Kirby (10)

Umpires: HP - Ed Vargo, 1B - Bruce Froemming, 2B - Art Williams, 3B - Paul Runge


DODGERS 1ST: Lopes singled to center; Lopes was picked off first
but was safe on an error by Kirby [Lopes to third]; Lacy singled
to center [Lopes scored]; Crawford homered [Lacy scored]; Garvey
struck out (catcher to first); Cey popped to catcher in foul
territory; Hale flied out to center; 3 R, 3 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.
Dodgers 3, Reds 0.

REDS 1ST: Rose grounded out (second to first); Rettenmund
grounded out (shortstop to first); Morgan was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 3, Reds 0.

DODGERS 2ND: Yeager flied out to right; De Jesus grounded out
(shortstop to first); Rau singled to right; Kirby threw a wild
pitch [Rau to second]; Lopes walked; Lacy lined to shortstop; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 3, Reds 0.

REDS 2ND: Perez flied out to center; Bench flied out to left;
Foster homered; Geronimo grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R, 1
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 3, Reds 1.

DODGERS 3RD: Crawford flied out to right; Garvey struck out; Cey
singled to right; Hale struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Dodgers 3, Reds 1.

REDS 3RD: Concepcion flied out to center; Kirby struck out; Rose
flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 3, Reds 1.

DODGERS 4TH: Yeager flied out to center; De Jesus popped to
catcher in foul territory; Rau grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 3, Reds 1.

REDS 4TH: Rettenmund lined to center; Morgan grounded out (first
unassisted); Perez walked; Bench flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 3, Reds 1.

DODGERS 5TH: Lopes doubled to center; Lacy flied out to center;
Crawford grounded out (first to pitcher) [Lopes to third];
Garvey grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Dodgers 3, Reds 1.

REDS 5TH: Foster grounded out (third to first); Geronimo struck
out; Concepcion was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Dodgers 3, Reds 1.

DODGERS 6TH: Cey grounded out (third to first); Hale flied out
to center; Yeager flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Dodgers 3, Reds 1.

REDS 6TH: Kirby was called out on strikes; Rose singled to
center; Rettenmund singled to left [Rose to second]; Morgan
singled to right [Rose scored, Rettenmund to third]; Perez
popped to second; Bench popped to third in foul territory; 1 R,
3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 3, Reds 2.

DODGERS 7TH: De Jesus popped to second in foul territory; Rau
flied out to right; Lopes singled to left; Lopes stole second;
Lacy walked; Crawford grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 3, Reds 2.

REDS 7TH: Foster grounded out (pitcher to first); Geronimo
popped to shortstop; Concepcion grounded out (second to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 3, Reds 2.

DODGERS 8TH: BORBON REPLACED KIRBY (PITCHING); Garvey grounded
out (shortstop to first); Cey struck out (catcher to first);
Hale flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 3, Reds
2.

REDS 8TH: ARMBRISTER BATTED FOR BORBON; Armbrister was called
out on strikes; Rose lined to right; Rettenmund grounded out
(third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 3, Reds 2.

DODGERS 9TH: EASTWICK REPLACED ARMBRISTER (PITCHING); Yeager
flied out to center; De Jesus grounded out (shortstop to first);
Rau singled to left; Lopes struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Dodgers 3, Reds 2.

REDS 9TH: Morgan grounded out (first to pitcher); Perez lined to
center; Bench grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Dodgers 3, Reds 2.