Starting with a two-run homer by Ken Griffey in the first inning, the Reds defeated the Braves, 3-0, for their 103rd victory of the season, surpassing the previous Cincinnati club record of 102 games won in 1970. Don Gullett, who pitched the first seven innings, and Rawly Eastwick combined on the shutout. The Braves collected only two hits. [The Sporting News]

Cincinnati Reds 3, Atlanta Braves 0

Game Played on Sunday, September 21, 1975 (Day game) at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium

Reds 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 - 3 6 0 Braves 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 2 0 Reds AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Braves AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Rose 3b 3 1 1 0 0 0 .314 Baker cf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .261 Rettenmund lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 .238 Gilbreath 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .244 Concepcion ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 .270 May lf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .274 Griffey rf 4 2 1 2 0 0 .307 Williams 1b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .243 Driessen 1b 4 0 1 1 0 1 .275 Gaston rf 2 0 0 0 1 1 .242 Crowley lf 2 0 1 0 1 0 .292 Perez 2b 2 0 0 0 1 0 .275 Flynn 3b 1 0 1 0 0 0 .264 Correll c 3 0 0 0 0 2 .216 Armbrister cf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .203 Blanks ss 2 0 1 0 0 0 .232 Geronimo cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .255 Office ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .290 Chaney 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .220 Belloir ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 .223 Plummer c 3 0 0 0 0 1 .184 Niekro p 2 0 0 0 0 0 .165 Werner c 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 Lum ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .226 Gullett p 3 0 0 0 0 0 .213 Torrealba p 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 Eastwick p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .067 Totals 33 3 6 3 1 4 Totals 29 0 2 0 2 4 Time of Game: 1:51 Attendance: 6,858 Left on Base: Reds 4, Braves 4 DP: Reds 0, Braves 0 Doubles: Rose (45), Driessen (8) Home Runs: Griffey (4) Stolen Bases: Griffey (15), Gaston (2) Reds IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Gullett W(14-4) 7 2 0 0 2 3 0 25 2.51 Eastwick SV(20) 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 2.69 Totals 9 2 0 0 2 4 0 31 Braves IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Niekro L(15-14) 8 5 3 3 1 3 1 30 3.11 Torrealba 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 4 1.35 Totals 9 6 3 3 1 4 1 34 Umpires: HP - Shag Crawford, 1B - Bill Williams, 2B - Andy Olsen, 3B - Dick Stello REDS 1ST: Rose doubled; Concepcion grounded out (shortstop to first); Griffey homered [Rose scored]; Driessen flied out to left; Crowley singled to right; Armbrister forced Crowley (shortstop to second); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 2, Braves 0. BRAVES 1ST: Baker grounded out (third to first); Gilbreath grounded out (shortstop to first); May grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 2, Braves 0. REDS 2ND: Chaney out on an unknown play; Plummer struck out; Gullett grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 2, Braves 0. BRAVES 2ND: Williams out on an unknown play; Gaston lined to third; Perez walked; Correll struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 2, Braves 0. REDS 3RD: Rose flied out to center; Concepcion grounded out (shortstop to first); Griffey popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 2, Braves 0. BRAVES 3RD: Blanks grounded out (second to first); Niekro flied out to right; Baker grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 2, Braves 0. REDS 4TH: Driessen flied out to right; Crowley flied out to center; Armbrister grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 2, Braves 0. BRAVES 4TH: Gilbreath grounded out (shortstop to first); May singled to second; Williams out on an unknown play; Gaston struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 2, Braves 0. REDS 5TH: Chaney popped to third in foul territory; Plummer out on an unknown play; Gullett grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 2, Braves 0. BRAVES 5TH: Perez flied out to center; Correll grounded out (shortstop to first); Blanks singled; Niekro flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 2, Braves 0. REDS 6TH: Rose grounded out (first unassisted); Concepcion singled; Griffey forced Concepcion (second to shortstop); Griffey stole second; Driessen doubled [Griffey scored]; Crowley walked; Armbrister struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Reds 3, Braves 0. BRAVES 6TH: RETTENMUND REPLACED ROSE (PLAYING LF); FLYNN REPLACED CROWLEY (PLAYING 3B); Baker grounded out (shortstop to first); Gilbreath popped to second; May flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 3, Braves 0. REDS 7TH: Chaney out on an unknown play; Plummer out on an unknown play; Gullett out on an unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 3, Braves 0. BRAVES 7TH: Williams flied out to left; Gaston walked; Gaston stole second; Perez grounded out (third to first); Correll struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 3, Braves 0. REDS 8TH: Rettenmund struck out; Concepcion popped to second; Griffey grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 3, Braves 0. BRAVES 8TH: WERNER REPLACED PLUMMER (PLAYING C ); EASTWICK REPLACED GULLETT (PITCHING); OFFICE BATTED FOR BLANKS; Office struck out; LUM BATTED FOR NIEKRO; Lum grounded out (shortstop to first); Baker grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 3, Braves 0. REDS 9TH: BELLOIR REPLACED OFFICE (PLAYING SS); TORREALBA REPLACED LUM (PITCHING); Driessen struck out; Flynn singled; Armbrister flied out to center; Chaney flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 3, Braves 0. BRAVES 9TH: GERONIMO REPLACED ARMBRISTER (PLAYING CF); Gilbreath grounded out (second to first); May lined to pitcher; Williams flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 3, Braves 0.

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