Saturday September 20, 1975
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Pete Rose singled in the ninth inning for his 200th hit of the season as the Reds exploded for five runs to clinch a 9-2 victory over the Braves. It was the seventh time in his 13-year career with the Reds that Rose had reached the 200-hit mark. Gary Nolan and Dave Concepcion each hit two-run singles for the Reds in the fifth inning. Dan Driessen homered with two men on base in the ninth. [The Sporting News]


Cincinnati Reds 9, Atlanta Braves 2

Game Played on Saturday, September 20, 1975 (Night game) at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium

Reds         0  0  0    0  4  0    0  0  5  -   9  9  0
Braves       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  2  -   2  5  4


Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Rose 3b               4   2   2   0     1   0   .314      Baker rf              4   1   1   0     0   0   .263
Concepcion ss         3   0   1   2     0   0   .270      Office cf             4   1   1   0     0   1   .291
  Chaney ss           2   1   1   1     0   0   .226      Evans 3b              3   0   1   1     0   0   .243
Foster cf             5   1   1   1     0   1   .305      Lum 1b                2   0   0   0     0   0   .227
Perez 1b              2   0   0   0     0   0   .285        Devine p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Driessen ph,1b      2   1   1   3     1   0   .276        Belloir ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .223
Rettenmund rf         4   0   0   0     1   1   .239        Sosa p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .133
Armbrister lf         5   1   2   0     0   0   .218        Leon p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .333
Plummer c             4   1   0   0     0   1   .188        Gaston ph           1   0   1   1     0   0   .246
Flynn 2b              5   0   0   1     0   1   .258      May lf                3   0   1   0     1   0   .275
Nolan p               2   1   1   1     0   0   .167      Pocoroba c            3   0   0   0     1   0   .251
  Crowley ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .286      Gilbreath 2b          3   0   0   0     0   0   .249
  C. Carroll p        1   1   0   0     0   0   .000      Blanks ss             1   0   0   0     0   0   .230
  Borbon p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .261        Perez ph,ss         2   0   0   0     0   0   .276
                                                          Easterly p            1   0   0   0     0   0   .056
                                                            Hanna p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Goodson ph,1b       2   0   0   0     0   0   .211

Totals               40   9   9   9     3   4             Totals               30   2   5   2     2   1

Time of Game: 2:29   Attendance:  7,094
Left on Base: Reds 8, Braves 4
DP: Reds 1, Braves 0
Errors: Evans 4
Doubles: Rose (44), Evans (21), May (8), Office (13)
Home Runs: Driessen (7)
Sacrifice Flies: Evans (5)
GIDP: Pocoroba (5)
Hit by Pitch: Plummer (2,by Devine)


Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Nolan W(14-9)           5     2   0   0   1   1   0  18   3.03
C. Carroll              3.1   3   2   2   1   0   0  14   2.64
Borbon                  0.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   3.05
Totals                  9     5   2   2   2   1   0  33

Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Easterly L(2-9)         4.1   2   3   2   1   2   0  18   5.00
Hanna                   0.2   2   1   1   1   0   0   5   1.93
Devine                  2     0   0   0   0   0   0   7   3.77
Sosa                    1     4   4   3   1   1   0   9   4.12
Leon                    1     1   1   1   0   1   1   5   4.15
Totals                  9     9   9   7   3   4   1  44

Hit by Pitch: Devine (1)
Wild Pitches: Easterly (8)

Umpires: HP - Dick Stello, 1B - Shag Crawford, 2B - Bill Williams, 3B - Andy Olsen


REDS 1ST: Rose walked; Easterly threw a wild pitch [Rose to
second]; Concepcion grounded out (shortstop to first); Foster
grounded out (third to first); Perez grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 0, Braves 0.

BRAVES 1ST: Baker grounded out (third to first); Office struck
out; Evans grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Reds 0, Braves 0.

REDS 2ND: Rettenmund struck out; Armbrister grounded out (first
unassisted); Plummer popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Reds 0, Braves 0.

BRAVES 2ND: Lum popped to first; May flied out to left; Pocoroba
flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0, Braves 0.

REDS 3RD: Flynn grounded out (second to first); Nolan lined to
right; Rose grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Reds 0, Braves 0.

BRAVES 3RD: Gilbreath grounded out (shortstop to first); Blanks
flied out to center; Easterly popped to catcher in foul
territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0, Braves 0.

REDS 4TH: Concepcion flied out to center; Foster struck out;
Perez reached on an error by Evans [Perez to second]; Rettenmund
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Reds
0, Braves 0.

BRAVES 4TH: Baker grounded out (shortstop to first); Office
flied out to right; Evans doubled to right; Lum grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 0, Braves 0.

REDS 5TH: Armbrister singled to left; Plummer reached on an
error by Evans [Armbrister to third, Plummer to second]; Flynn
grounded out (shortstop to first) [Armbrister scored]; Nolan
singled to right [Plummer scored (unearned)]; HANNA REPLACED
EASTERLY (PITCHING); Rose doubled [Nolan to third]; Concepcion
singled to center [Nolan scored, Rose scored]; Foster forced
Concepcion (third to second); DRIESSEN BATTED FOR PEREZ;
Driessen walked [Foster to second]; Rettenmund grounded out
(third to first); 4 R (3 ER), 4 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 4, Braves 0.

BRAVES 5TH: DRIESSEN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); May doubled to
right; Pocoroba walked; Gilbreath popped to first in foul
territory; PEREZ BATTED FOR BLANKS; Perez flied out to center;
GOODSON BATTED FOR HANNA; Goodson flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 4, Braves 0.

REDS 6TH: DEVINE REPLACED LUM (PITCHING); PEREZ STAYED IN GAME
(PLAYING SS); GOODSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); Armbrister
grounded out (shortstop to first); Plummer was hit by a pitch;
Flynn grounded out (second to first) [Plummer to second];
CROWLEY BATTED FOR NOLAN; Crowley grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 4, Braves 0.

BRAVES 6TH: CHANEY REPLACED CONCEPCION (PLAYING SS); C. CARROLL
REPLACED CROWLEY (PITCHING); Baker grounded out (shortstop to
first); Office grounded out (shortstop to first); Evans grounded
out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 4, Braves 0.

REDS 7TH: Rose grounded out (second to pitcher); Chaney flied
out to left; Foster grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 4, Braves 0.

BRAVES 7TH: BELLOIR BATTED FOR DEVINE; Belloir lined to center;
May grounded out (first unassisted); Pocoroba grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 4, Braves 0.

REDS 8TH: SOSA REPLACED BELLOIR (PITCHING); Driessen flied out
to right; Rettenmund walked; Armbrister singled to left
[Rettenmund to second]; Plummer flied out to right; Flynn was
called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 4, Braves 0.

BRAVES 8TH: Gilbreath grounded out (shortstop to first); Perez
flied out to left; Goodson popped to catcher; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Reds 4, Braves 0.

REDS 9TH: C. Carroll reached on an error by Evans; Rose singled
[C. Carroll to second]; Chaney singled to center [C. Carroll
scored (unearned), Rose to third]; Foster singled to left [Rose
scored, Chaney to second]; LEON REPLACED SOSA (PITCHING);
Driessen homered [Chaney scored, Foster scored]; Rettenmund
reached on an error by Evans; Armbrister forced Rettenmund
(shortstop to second); Plummer struck out; Flynn lined to
second; 5 R (4 ER), 4 H, 2 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 9, Braves 0.

BRAVES 9TH: Baker singled to left; Office doubled [Baker to
third]; Evans hit a sacrifice fly to right [Baker scored];
GASTON BATTED FOR LEON; Gaston singled to center [Office
scored]; May walked [Gaston to second]; BORBON REPLACED C.
CARROLL (PITCHING); Pocoroba grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [May out at second]; 2 R, 3 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Reds 9, Braves 2.



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