The Reds rested Ken Griffey, their regular right fielder, and in his place Terry Crowley and Merv Rettenmund came through with key hits in a 7-6 victory over the Braves. In the fifth inning, Dave Concepcion homered to break a 1-1 tie and spark a five-run outburst.

After Concepcion's blow, the Reds loaded the bases and Crowley cleared the sacks with a double. Crowley also scored on an error by Max Leon. Rettenmund, coming into the game as a pinch-hitter for Crowley in the seventh, rapped a double and scored what proved to be the winning run on a single by Bill Plummer. Dusty Baker hit a two-run homer for the Braves. [The Sporting News]

Cincinnati Reds 7, Atlanta Braves 6

Game Played on Friday, September 19, 1975 (Night game) at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium

Reds 0 1 0 0 5 0 1 0 0 - 7 13 1 Braves 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 2 0 - 6 12 2 Reds AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Braves AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Rose 3b 5 0 1 0 0 0 .313 Baker rf 4 1 1 2 1 1 .263 Chaney 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222 Office cf 5 0 3 1 0 0 .291 Concepcion ss 3 1 2 1 2 0 .270 Evans 3b,1b 4 0 0 0 1 2 .242 Morgan 2b 4 1 0 0 1 1 .319 Goodson 1b 3 2 2 0 0 0 .213 Flynn 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .270 Perez ph,2b 2 0 0 0 0 1 .277 Perez 1b 4 1 2 0 1 0 .286 May lf 4 0 1 1 0 1 .274 Foster lf 5 1 1 0 0 2 .306 Correll ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 .218 Crowley rf 3 1 1 3 0 0 .290 Williams c 3 0 1 0 0 1 .246 Rettenmund rf 2 1 2 0 0 0 .244 Pocoroba c 2 1 1 0 0 0 .256 Geronimo cf 4 1 2 0 1 1 .255 Gilbreath 2b,3b 4 0 1 1 1 0 .253 Plummer c 4 0 1 1 1 1 .193 Blanks ss 4 1 1 1 0 0 .231 Darcy p 4 0 1 1 0 2 .085 LaCorte p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 McEnaney p 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Leon p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 Belloir ph 0 1 0 0 1 0 .225 Beard p 1 0 0 0 0 1 .111 Gaston ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .240 Dal Canton p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .105 Totals 39 7 13 6 6 8 Totals 39 6 12 6 4 7 Time of Game: 2:44 Attendance: 4,290 Left on Base: Reds 11, Braves 10 DP: Reds 1, Braves 2 Errors: Flynn, Williams, Leon Doubles: Concepcion (23), Crowley (6), Rettenmund (6), May (7), Correll (11) Home Runs: Concepcion (5), Baker (18) Stolen Bases: Concepcion 2 (32), Geronimo 2 (12), Rettenmund (5) GIDP: Rose (13), Blanks (12) Reds IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Darcy W(11-5) 6 8 4 4 4 2 1 29 3.69 McEnaney SV(15) 3 4 2 1 0 5 0 14 1.75 Totals 9 12 6 5 4 7 1 43 Braves IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA LaCorte L(0-3) 4.2 8 6 5 4 2 1 24 5.27 Leon 0.1 0 0 0 1 1 0 3 4.09 Beard 3 4 1 1 1 3 0 14 3.22 Dal Canton 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 4 4.90 Totals 9 13 7 6 6 8 1 45 Umpires: HP - Andy Olsen, 1B - Dick Stello, 2B - Shag Crawford, 3B - Bill Williams REDS 1ST: Rose flied out to left; Concepcion walked; Concepcion stole second; Morgan popped to third; Perez walked; Foster popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Reds 0, Braves 0. BRAVES 1ST: Baker grounded out (second to first); Office grounded out (second to first); Evans walked; Goodson forced Evans (shortstop unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Braves 0. REDS 2ND: Crowley out on an unknown play; Geronimo singled; Geronimo stole second [Geronimo to third (error by Williams)]; Plummer walked; Darcy singled to left [Geronimo scored, Plummer to second]; Rose grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Darcy out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Reds 1, Braves 0. BRAVES 2ND: May grounded out (second to first); Williams struck out; Gilbreath walked; Blanks forced Gilbreath (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 1, Braves 0. REDS 3RD: Concepcion doubled to center; Morgan popped to second; Perez reached on a fielder's choice that turned into a double play [Concepcion out at third (pitcher to second to third), Perez out at second (third to shortstop)]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 1, Braves 0. BRAVES 3RD: LaCorte flied out to right; Baker grounded out (second to first); Office singled to center; Evans grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 1, Braves 0. REDS 4TH: Foster struck out; Crowley popped to first; Geronimo singled to right; Geronimo stole second; Plummer flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 1, Braves 0. BRAVES 4TH: Goodson singled to center; May flied out to left; Williams singled to right [Goodson to third]; Gilbreath singled to right [Goodson scored, Williams to third]; Blanks grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Gilbreath out at second]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 1, Braves 1. REDS 5TH: Darcy struck out; Rose grounded out (first unassisted); Concepcion homered; Morgan walked; Perez singled to left [Morgan to second]; Foster singled [Morgan to third, Perez to second]; Crowley doubled to center [Morgan scored, Perez scored, Foster scored]; LEON REPLACED LACORTE (PITCHING); Geronimo was walked intentionally; Plummer reached on an error by Leon [Crowley scored (unearned) (no RBI), Geronimo to third, Plummer to first]; Darcy struck out; 5 R (4 ER), 4 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Reds 6, Braves 1. BRAVES 5TH: RETTENMUND REPLACED CROWLEY (PLAYING RF); BELLOIR BATTED FOR LEON; Belloir walked; Baker homered [Belloir scored]; Office flied out to left; Evans flied out to center; Goodson singled to shortstop; May doubled to center [Goodson scored]; Williams grounded out (third to first); 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 6, Braves 4. REDS 6TH: BEARD REPLACED BELLOIR (PITCHING); Rose grounded out (shortstop to first); Concepcion walked; Concepcion stole second; Morgan grounded out (second to first) [Concepcion to third]; Perez grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 6, Braves 4. BRAVES 6TH: Gilbreath grounded out (shortstop to first); Blanks grounded out (shortstop to first); Beard struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 6, Braves 4. REDS 7TH: POCOROBA REPLACED WILLIAMS (PLAYING C ); Foster struck out; Rettenmund doubled to left; Geronimo struck out; Plummer singled to center [Rettenmund scored]; Darcy grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 7, Braves 4. BRAVES 7TH: Baker walked; Office singled to right [Baker to third, Office to second (on throw to 3b)]; MCENANEY REPLACED DARCY (PITCHING); Evans was called out on strikes; PEREZ BATTED FOR GOODSON; Perez grounded out (third to first); May struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Reds 7, Braves 4. REDS 8TH: EVANS CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); PEREZ STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); GILBREATH CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B); Rose singled to right; Concepcion flied out to center; Morgan struck out; Perez singled to left [Rose to second]; Foster forced Perez (third unassisted); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Reds 7, Braves 4. BRAVES 8TH: FLYNN REPLACED MORGAN (PLAYING 3B); CHANEY REPLACED ROSE (PLAYING 2B); Pocoroba singled; Gilbreath grounded out (third to first) [Pocoroba to second]; Blanks singled to center [Pocoroba scored]; GASTON BATTED FOR BEARD; Gaston reached on an error by Flynn [Blanks to second]; Baker struck out; Office singled to center [Blanks scored (unearned), Gaston to third]; Evans struck out; 2 R (1 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Reds 7, Braves 6. REDS 9TH: DAL CANTON REPLACED GASTON (PITCHING); Rettenmund singled to third; Rettenmund stole second; Geronimo flied out to left; Plummer struck out; McEnaney struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 7, Braves 6. BRAVES 9TH: Perez struck out; CORRELL BATTED FOR MAY; Correll doubled to left; Pocoroba popped to shortstop; Gilbreath grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 7, Braves 6.

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