Cesar Cedeno's three-run homer in the first and two-run blast by Cliff Johnson in the seventh accounted for all of the Astros' scoring in a 5-1 triumph over the Reds. Cincinnati's only run off winner Joe Niekro came in the ninth. Reliever Paul Siebert took over with the bases loaded and squelched the Cincinnati rally. [The Sporting News]



Houston Astros 5, Cincinnati Reds 1
Game Played on Monday, September 22, 1975 (Night game) at Astrodome
Reds         0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  1  -   1  4  0
Astros       3  0  0    0  0  0    2  0  x  -   5  9  0


Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Rose 3b               3   0   1   0     0   1   .314      Gardner lf            3   1   2   0     1   0   .192
  Flynn 3b            1   1   1   0     0   0   .270      Andrews 2b            5   1   3   0     0   0   .238
Concepcion ss         4   0   1   0     0   1   .270      Cedeno cf             3   2   1   3     2   0   .289
Griffey rf            3   0   0   0     0   1   .305      Johnson 1b            3   1   1   2     0   1   .280
Morgan 2b             3   0   1   0     0   0   .319      May c                 4   0   1   0     0   0   .250
  Chaney 2b           0   0   0   1     1   0   .220      Gross rf              2   0   0   0     2   0   .299
Driessen 1b           2   0   0   0     1   0   .272      Boswell 3b            2   0   0   0     2   0   .249
  Perez ph            1   0   0   0     0   1   .284      Metzger ss            4   0   1   0     0   0   .230
Crowley lf            3   0   0   0     0   1   .279      Niekro p              3   0   0   0     0   1   .214
  McEnaney p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Siebert p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Foster ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .304
Armbrister cf         3   0   0   0     0   1   .194
Plummer c             2   0   0   0     1   0   .181
Billingham p          1   0   0   0     1   0   .108
  Rettenmund lf       1   0   0   0     0   0   .236

Totals               28   1   4   1     4   6             Totals               29   5   9   5     7   2

Time of Game: 2:12   Attendance:  6,422
Left on Base: Reds 5, Astros 10
DP: Reds 3, Astros 3
Doubles: May (15)
Home Runs: Cedeno (13), Johnson (17)
Stolen Bases: Andrews 2 (12), Cedeno (49)
Sacrifice Hits: Niekro (2)
GIDP: Crowley (6), Rettenmund (5), Andrews 2 (6), Boswell (7)
Hit by Pitch: Griffey (1,by Niekro), Johnson (5,by Billingham), Gardner (1,by McEnaney)


Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Billingham L(15-10)     6     7   3   3   5   2   1  29   4.15
McEnaney                2     2   2   2   2   0   1  10   1.91
Totals                  8     9   5   5   7   2   2  39

Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Niekro W(6-4)           8     4   1   1   4   5   0  31   3.07
Siebert SV(1)           1     0   0   0   0   1   0   2   3.18
Totals                  9     4   1   1   4   6   0  33

Passed Balls: Plummer (2)
Hit by Pitch: Billingham (8), McEnaney (2), Niekro (2)

Umpires: HP - Doug Harvey, 1B - Bob Engel, 2B - Jerry Dale, 3B - John McSherry


REDS 1ST: Rose struck out; Concepcion flied out to left; Griffey
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 1ST: Gardner singled to shortstop; Andrews singled to
right [Gardner to third]; Andrews stole second; Cedeno homered
[Gardner scored, Andrews scored]; Johnson struck out; May
doubled; Gross flied out to right; Boswell walked; Metzger
grounded out (second to first); 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 0,
Astros 3.

REDS 2ND: Morgan grounded out (first unassisted); Driessen
walked; Crowley grounded into a double play (first to shortstop
to first) [Driessen out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds
0, Astros 3.

ASTROS 2ND: Niekro grounded out (shortstop to first); Gardner
grounded out (second to first); Andrews singled; Andrews stole
second; Cedeno was walked intentionally; Johnson was hit by a
pitch [Andrews to third, Cedeno to second]; May flied out to
right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Reds 0, Astros 3.

REDS 3RD: Armbrister popped to first in foul territory; Plummer
grounded out (shortstop to first); Billingham grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0, Astros 3.

ASTROS 3RD: Gross walked; Boswell forced Gross (first to
shortstop); Metzger forced Boswell (second to shortstop); Niekro
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 0, Astros 3.

REDS 4TH: Rose singled to right; Concepcion flied out to left;
Griffey flied out to right; Morgan singled to left [Rose to
second]; Driessen grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 2 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Reds 0, Astros 3.

ASTROS 4TH: Gardner singled; Andrews grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Gardner out at second]; Cedeno
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0,
Astros 3.

REDS 5TH: Crowley struck out; Armbrister struck out; Plummer
flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0, Astros 3.

ASTROS 5TH: Johnson flied out to right; May popped to shortstop;
Gross flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0, Astros 3.

REDS 6TH: Billingham walked; Rose forced Billingham (third to
second); Concepcion struck out; Griffey grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 0, Astros 3.

ASTROS 6TH: FLYNN REPLACED ROSE (PLAYING 3B); Boswell walked;
Metzger singled to left [Boswell to second]; Niekro out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Boswell to third, Metzger to
second]; Gardner was walked intentionally; Andrews grounded into
a double play (pitcher to catcher to first) [Boswell out at
home]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 0, Astros 3.

REDS 7TH: Morgan grounded out (first unassisted); Driessen
grounded out (second to pitcher); Crowley grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0, Astros 3.

ASTROS 7TH: MCENANEY REPLACED CROWLEY (PITCHING); RETTENMUND
REPLACED BILLINGHAM (PLAYING LF); Cedeno walked; Plummer allowed
a passed ball [Cedeno to second]; Cedeno stole third; Johnson
homered [Cedeno scored]; May flied out to left; Gross walked;
Boswell grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to
first) [Gross out at second]; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0,
Astros 5.

REDS 8TH: Armbrister grounded out (third to first); Plummer
walked; Rettenmund grounded into a double play (third to second
to first) [Plummer out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds
0, Astros 5.

ASTROS 8TH: CHANEY REPLACED MORGAN (PLAYING 2B); Metzger
grounded out (shortstop to first); Niekro grounded out (second
to first); Gardner was hit by a pitch; Andrews singled [Gardner
to second]; Cedeno popped to first; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds
0, Astros 5.

REDS 9TH: Flynn singled to third; Concepcion singled to center
[Flynn to second]; Griffey was hit by a pitch [Flynn to third,
Concepcion to second]; Chaney walked [Flynn scored, Concepcion
to third, Griffey to second]; SIEBERT REPLACED NIEKRO
(PITCHING); PEREZ BATTED FOR DRIESSEN; Perez struck out; FOSTER
BATTED FOR MCENANEY; Foster hit into a double play (center to
second) [Griffey out at third]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 1,
Astros 5.