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.