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.

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