Select a date:      
Sunday September 7, 1975
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

The Reds clinched the West Division title by defeating the Giants, 8-4, to build up a 20½-game lead over the second-place Dodgers, who lost to the Braves, 5-4. George Foster was the batting star, driving in four runs with four hits. Don Gullett, who pitched seven innings, gained his ninth straight victory. Pedro Borbon and Clay Carroll finished, each working one inning. [The Sporting News]


Cincinnati Reds 8, San Francisco Giants 4

Game Played on Sunday, September 7, 1975 (Day game) at Riverfront Stadium

Giants       0  0  3    0  1  0    0  0  0  -   4 12  2
Reds         3  1  1    1  0  1    1  0  x  -   8  9  0


Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Joshua cf             5   1   2   2     0   1   .322      Rose 3b               3   2   1   1     2   0   .314
Thomas 2b             5   1   1   0     0   0   .273      Concepcion ss         3   1   0   0     2   0   .254
Murcer rf             5   0   1   1     0   1   .303      Foster cf,lf          5   2   4   4     0   0   .315
Matthews lf           2   1   2   0     3   0   .272      Perez 1b              4   1   1   1     0   1   .285
Montanez 1b           5   0   1   1     0   0   .287      Bench lf              2   0   0   0     2   0   .282
LeMaster ss           4   0   0   0     0   0   .182        Geronimo cf         1   0   0   0     0   0   .264
Miller 3b             4   0   2   0     0   0   .240      Rettenmund rf         4   0   0   0     1   1   .250
Hill c                3   0   2   0     0   0   .218      Plummer c             4   0   0   0     1   0   .198
  Rader ph,c          1   0   0   0     0   0   .312      Flynn 2b              1   1   1   0     0   0   .255
Falcone p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .066        Morgan ph,2b        2   0   1   1     1   1   .327
  Brown ph            0   1   0   0     1   0   .214      Gullett p             2   0   0   0     0   0   .214
  Minton p            1   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Crowley ph          1   1   1   0     0   0   .288
  Sadek ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .247        Borbon p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .261
  Williams p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .125        C. Carroll p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Heaverlo p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Thomasson ph        1   0   1   0     0   0   .223
  Dressler p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               37   4  12   4     4   2             Totals               32   8   9   7     9   3

Time of Game: 2:30   Attendance: 34,415
Left on Base: Giants 10, Reds 11
DP: Giants 1, Reds 1
Errors: Thomas, Falcone
Doubles: Matthews (20), Foster (23), Morgan (25), Perez (25)
Triples: Thomas (8)
Home Runs: Joshua (7)
Caught Stealing: Joshua (8)
Sacrifice Hits: Gullett (2)
Sacrifice Flies: Perez (6)
GIDP: Concepcion (16)


Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Falcone L(11-10)        2     3   4   3   2   0   0  11   3.96
Minton                  3     3   2   2   4   1   0  17   6.00
Williams                1.2   3   2   2   3   1   0  11   3.23
Heaverlo                0.1   0   0   0   0   1   0   1   2.35
Dressler                1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   0.00
Totals                  8     9   8   7   9   3   0  43

Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Gullett W(13-3)         7     9   4   4   4   1   1  32   2.39
Borbon                  1     2   0   0   0   0   0   5   3.04
C. Carroll              1     1   0   0   0   1   0   4   2.71
Totals                  9    12   4   4   4   2   1  41

Wild Pitches: Williams 2 (9)

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


GIANTS 1ST: Joshua singled to second; Joshua was caught stealing
second (catcher to shortstop); Thomas popped to first; Murcer
flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 0, Reds 0.

REDS 1ST: Rose walked; Concepcion walked [Rose to second];
Foster doubled [Rose scored, Concepcion scored, Foster to third
(error by Thomas)]; Perez hit a sacrifice fly to center [Foster
scored (unearned)]; Bench grounded out (second to first);
Rettenmund flied out to left; 3 R (2 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.
Giants 0, Reds 3.

GIANTS 2ND: Matthews walked; Montanez flied out to left;
LeMaster flied out to center; Miller forced Matthews (second
unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 0, Reds 3.

REDS 2ND: Plummer flied out to center; Flynn singled to pitcher;
Gullett reached on an error by Falcone on a sacrifice bunt
[Flynn to third, Gullett to first]; Rose singled to center
[Flynn scored, Gullett to second]; Concepcion grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Rose out at second];
1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 0, Reds 4.

GIANTS 3RD: Hill grounded out (shortstop to first); BROWN BATTED
FOR FALCONE; Brown walked; Joshua homered [Brown scored]; Thomas
tripled to left; Murcer singled to left [Thomas scored];
Matthews walked [Murcer to second]; Montanez flied out to left;
LeMaster flied out to center; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 3,
Reds 4.

REDS 3RD: MINTON REPLACED BROWN (PITCHING); Foster singled to
center; Debut game for Greg Minton; Perez flied out to
right; Bench reached on a fielder's choice [Foster to second];
Rettenmund grounded out (shortstop to first) [Foster to third,
Bench to second]; Plummer was walked intentionally; MORGAN
BATTED FOR FLYNN; Morgan walked [Foster scored, Bench to third,
Plummer to second]; Gullett forced Morgan (shortstop to second);
1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Giants 3, Reds 5.

GIANTS 4TH: MORGAN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); Miller flied out
to right; Hill singled to second; On a bunt Minton forced Hill
(pitcher to shortstop); Joshua struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Giants 3, Reds 5.

REDS 4TH: Rose walked; Concepcion grounded out (shortstop to
first) [Rose to second]; Foster singled to center [Rose scored];
Perez grounded out (second to first) [Foster to second]; Bench
was walked intentionally; Rettenmund was called out on strikes;
1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 3, Reds 6.

GIANTS 5TH: Thomas grounded out (third to first); Murcer flied
out to center; Matthews doubled to right; Montanez singled to
left [Matthews scored]; LeMaster forced Montanez (shortstop to
second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 4, Reds 6.

REDS 5TH: Plummer popped to third in foul territory; Morgan
doubled to left; Gullett popped to first in foul territory; Rose
grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants
4, Reds 6.

GIANTS 6TH: On a bunt Miller singled; Hill singled to left
[Miller to second]; SADEK BATTED FOR MINTON; On a bunt Sadek
made an out to first; Joshua hit into a double play (center to
shortstop to third) [Miller out at third]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Giants 4, Reds 6.

REDS 6TH: WILLIAMS REPLACED SADEK (PITCHING); Concepcion lined
to shortstop; Foster grounded out (catcher to first); Perez
doubled to left; Bench was walked intentionally; Williams threw
a wild pitch [Perez to third, Bench to second]; Rettenmund was
walked intentionally; Williams threw a wild pitch [Perez scored,
Bench to third, Rettenmund to second]; Plummer lined to
shortstop; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 4, Reds 7.

GIANTS 7TH: Thomas grounded out (shortstop to first); Murcer
flied out to left; Matthews walked; Montanez popped to third; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 4, Reds 7.

REDS 7TH: Morgan struck out; CROWLEY BATTED FOR GULLETT; Crowley
singled to center; Rose flied out to left; Concepcion walked
[Crowley to second]; Foster singled to left [Crowley scored,
Concepcion to second]; HEAVERLO REPLACED WILLIAMS (PITCHING);
Perez struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 4, Reds 8.

GIANTS 8TH: FOSTER CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); GERONIMO
REPLACED BENCH (PLAYING CF); BORBON REPLACED CROWLEY (PITCHING);
LeMaster grounded out (shortstop to first); Miller singled to
third; RADER BATTED FOR HILL; Rader popped to second; THOMASSON
BATTED FOR HEAVERLO; Thomasson singled to right [Miller to
second]; Joshua flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Giants 4, Reds 8.

REDS 8TH: RADER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); DRESSLER REPLACED
THOMASSON (PITCHING); Geronimo grounded out (third to first);
Debut game for Rob Dressler; Rettenmund grounded out
(pitcher to first); Plummer flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Giants 4, Reds 8.

GIANTS 9TH: C. CARROLL REPLACED BORBON (PITCHING); Thomas
grounded out (pitcher to first); Murcer struck out; Matthews
singled to center; Montanez grounded out (second to first); 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 4, Reds 8.



The information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by Retrosheet.
Interested parties may contact Retrosheet at "www.retrosheet.org".


Copyright © 2014-2024, All Rights Reserved   •   Privacy Policy   •   Contact Us   •   Status Report