The battery of Larry Dierker pitching and Milt May catching brought the Astros a 5-1 victory over the Reds. Dierker allowed only five hits, while May batted in three runs with a grounder in the first inning and singles in the fifth and seventh. [The Sporting News]

Houston Astros 5, Cincinnati Reds 1

Game Played on Tuesday, September 16, 1975 (Night game) at Riverfront Stadium

Astros 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 - 5 14 1 Reds 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 - 1 5 0 Astros AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Reds AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Howard lf 5 0 1 1 0 1 .303 Rose 3b 4 0 1 1 0 0 .312 Milbourne 2b 5 1 2 0 0 1 .206 Flynn 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .263 Cedeno cf 5 3 4 0 0 0 .291 Concepcion ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 .266 Watson 1b 3 0 1 0 2 0 .322 Morgan 2b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .320 Helms 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .192 Perez 1b 3 0 0 0 1 2 .281 May c 4 0 2 3 0 0 .252 Driessen lf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .272 Gross rf 4 0 2 1 0 0 .299 Griffey rf 2 1 1 0 2 0 .308 Cabell 3b,1b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .272 Geronimo cf 4 0 1 0 0 2 .255 Metzger ss 4 1 1 0 0 0 .232 Werner c 3 0 0 0 0 0 .143 Dierker p 3 0 1 0 0 1 .093 Rettenmund ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .243 Billingham p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .109 Armbrister ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 .204 Borbon p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .261 Crowley ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .288 C. Carroll p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 37 5 14 5 2 4 Totals 31 1 5 1 4 4 Time of Game: 2:22 Attendance: 16,025 Left on Base: Astros 8, Reds 7 DP: Astros 0, Reds 2 Errors: May Doubles: Metzger (7), Morgan (26), Geronimo (24) Triples: Gross (10) Stolen Bases: Milbourne (1), Howard 2 (31), Cedeno (48), Griffey (14) Caught Stealing: Concepcion (6) Sacrifice Hits: Dierker (12) GIDP: May (7), Gross (11) Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Dierker W(14-15) 9 5 1 1 4 4 0 35 3.86 Totals 9 5 1 1 4 4 0 35 Reds IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Billingham L(15-9) 5 10 4 4 2 2 0 25 4.14 Borbon 2 3 1 1 0 0 0 8 3.12 C. Carroll 2 1 0 0 0 2 0 7 2.54 Totals 9 14 5 5 2 4 0 40 Wild Pitches: Borbon (6) Umpires: HP - Dick Stello, 1B - Shag Crawford, 2B - Bill Williams, 3B - Terry Tata ASTROS 1ST: Howard grounded out (second to first); Milbourne singled to left; On a bunt Cedeno singled [Milbourne to second]; Watson singled to shortstop [Milbourne to third, Cedeno to second]; May forced Watson (second to shortstop) [Milbourne scored, Cedeno to third]; Gross singled to left [Cedeno scored, May to second]; Cabell grounded out (catcher to first); 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 2, Reds 0. REDS 1ST: Rose grounded out (shortstop to first); Concepcion popped to catcher in foul territory; Morgan grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Reds 0. ASTROS 2ND: Metzger doubled to right; Dierker out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to second) [Metzger to third]; Howard grounded out (second to first) [Metzger scored]; Milbourne singled to left; Milbourne stole second; Cedeno grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 3, Reds 0. REDS 2ND: Perez struck out; Driessen flied out to center; Griffey walked; Griffey stole second [Griffey to third (error by May)]; Geronimo struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Astros 3, Reds 0. ASTROS 3RD: Watson walked; May grounded into a double play (first to shortstop to first) [Watson out at second]; Gross tripled; Cabell struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 3, Reds 0. REDS 3RD: Werner grounded out (pitcher to first); Billingham lined to first; Rose flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Reds 0. ASTROS 4TH: Metzger grounded out (first unassisted); Dierker struck out; Howard singled to center; Howard stole second; Milbourne grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 3, Reds 0. REDS 4TH: Concepcion singled to third; Concepcion was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Morgan popped to third; Perez walked; Driessen flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 3, Reds 0. ASTROS 5TH: Cedeno singled to center; Cedeno stole second; Watson walked; May singled to right [Cedeno scored, Watson out at third (right to shortstop to third)]; Gross forced May (first to shortstop); Cabell flied out to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 4, Reds 0. REDS 5TH: Griffey walked; Geronimo struck out; Werner grounded out (third to first) [Griffey to second]; ARMBRISTER BATTED FOR BILLINGHAM; Armbrister walked; Rose singled to right [Griffey scored, Armbrister to third]; Concepcion flied out to right; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 4, Reds 1. ASTROS 6TH: BORBON REPLACED ARMBRISTER (PITCHING); Metzger grounded out (first unassisted); Dierker singled to center; Howard forced Dierker (first to shortstop); Howard stole second; Borbon threw a wild pitch [Howard to third]; Milbourne flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 4, Reds 1. REDS 6TH: Morgan grounded out (second to first); Perez struck out; Driessen grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 4, Reds 1. ASTROS 7TH: Cedeno singled to left; Watson grounded out (shortstop to first) [Cedeno to second]; May singled to right [Cedeno scored]; Gross grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [May out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 5, Reds 1. REDS 7TH: Griffey singled to center; Geronimo forced Griffey (second to shortstop); Werner forced Geronimo (shortstop to second); CROWLEY BATTED FOR BORBON; Crowley grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 5, Reds 1. ASTROS 8TH: C. CARROLL REPLACED CROWLEY (PITCHING); Cabell grounded out (shortstop to first); Metzger flied out to center; Dierker grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 5, Reds 1. REDS 8TH: Rose flied out to left; Concepcion flied out to right; Morgan doubled to right; Perez grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 5, Reds 1. ASTROS 9TH: FLYNN REPLACED ROSE (PLAYING 3B); Howard was called out on strikes; Milbourne struck out; Cedeno singled to left; Watson popped to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 5, Reds 1. REDS 9TH: HELMS REPLACED WATSON (PLAYING 3B); CABELL CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); Driessen grounded out (second to first); Griffey lined to center; Geronimo doubled; RETTENMUND BATTED FOR WERNER; Rettenmund grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 5, Reds 1.

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