Gary Nolan, who achieved a sensational comeback after two winless years with shoulder trouble, gained his 15th victory of the season when the Reds defeated the Braves, 12-5. The Braves jumped off to a 4-0 lead, but Nolan started himself on the road to victory by hitting a single to drive in two of the Reds' three runs in the second inning. The Reds then took command of the game by counting three more times in the fourth on a bases-loaded double by Tony Perez, who boosted his season's RBI total to 109. [The Sporting News]



Cincinnati Reds 12, Atlanta Braves 5
Game Played on Friday, September 26, 1975 (Night game) at Riverfront Stadium
Braves       1  3  0    0  0  1    0  0  0  -   5 11  4
Reds         0  3  0    3  1  0    2  3  x  -  12 13  0


Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Baker rf              5   0   0   0     0   2   .258      Rose 3b               4   2   1   1     1   0   .315
Office cf             4   1   1   0     0   0   .291        Flynn 3b            1   0   1   2     0   0   .272
Evans 3b              4   0   1   1     0   1   .243      Concepcion ss         5   0   2   1     0   0   .271
May lf                4   0   1   0     0   0   .272      Morgan 2b             3   1   2   1     2   0   .325
Goodson 1b            4   1   1   1     0   0   .210        Chaney 2b           0   0   0   0     0   0   .219
Perez 2b              4   1   2   0     0   0   .278      Perez 1b              5   0   3   3     0   0   .284
Correll c             3   1   1   0     0   2   .217      Bench c               3   1   0   0     0   0   .282
  Sosa p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .133        Plummer c           2   0   0   0     0   1   .185
  Gilbreath ph        1   0   1   0     0   0   .246      Griffey rf            3   2   0   0     2   0   .304
Blanks ss             3   1   1   1     0   0   .235      Crowley lf            2   0   0   0     0   0   .271
  Gaston ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .241        Rettenmund ph,lf    2   0   1   0     0   0   .238
Niekro p              2   0   1   2     0   0   .172        Driessen ph         0   1   0   0     1   0   .277
  Leon p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .333        Armbrister lf       0   0   0   0     0   0   .190
  House p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .111      Geronimo cf           3   4   1   0     2   1   .258
  Pocoroba ph,c       2   0   1   0     0   0   .253      Nolan p               2   0   1   2     0   0   .176
                                                            Borbon p            1   1   1   1     0   0   .292

Totals               37   5  11   5     0   5             Totals               36  12  13  11     8   2

Time of Game: 2:28   Attendance: 18,720
Left on Base: Braves 5, Reds 10
DP: Braves 0, Reds 0
Errors: Office, May, Goodson, Blanks
Doubles: Evans (22), Correll (12), Perez 2 (28), Flynn (7)
Home Runs: Goodson (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Nolan (6), Borbon (3)


Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Niekro L(15-15)         3.2   7   6   4   3   0   0  22   3.20
Leon                    0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   4.13
House                   2     2   1   1   2   2   0  10   3.18
Sosa                    2     4   5   3   3   0   0  13   4.32
Totals                  8    13  12   8   8   2   0  46

Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Nolan W(15-9)           6     9   5   5   0   4   1  26   3.16
Borbon SV(5)            3     2   0   0   0   1   0  11   2.98
Totals                  9    11   5   5   0   5   1  37

Wild Pitches: Niekro (14)

Umpires: HP - Tom Gorman, 1B - Lee Weyer, 2B - Satch Davidson, 3B - Frank Pulli


BRAVES 1ST: Baker flied out to left; Office singled to center;
Evans doubled [Office scored]; May grounded out (first
unassisted); Goodson flied out to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Braves 1, Reds 0.

REDS 1ST: Rose flied out to center; Concepcion popped to first;
Morgan singled to right; Perez grounded out (pitcher to first);
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 1, Reds 0.

BRAVES 2ND: Perez singled to left; Correll doubled [Perez to
third]; Blanks singled to center [Perez scored, Correll to
third, Blanks to second (on throw to home)]; Niekro singled to
left [Correll scored, Blanks scored, Niekro out at second (left
to second)]; Baker struck out; Office flied out to right; 3 R, 4
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 4, Reds 0.

REDS 2ND: Bench reached on an error by Blanks [Bench to second];
Griffey walked; Crowley grounded out (first unassisted) [Bench
to third, Griffey to second]; Geronimo walked; Nolan singled to
center [Bench scored (unearned), Griffey scored, Geronimo to
third]; Rose grounded out (second to pitcher) [Geronimo scored
(unearned), Nolan to second]; Concepcion singled to left [Nolan
to third]; Morgan grounded out (second to first); 3 R (1 ER), 2
H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 4, Reds 3.

BRAVES 3RD: Evans popped to second; May singled to right;
Goodson flied out to center; Perez singled to shortstop [May to
second]; Correll struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 4,
Reds 3.

REDS 3RD: Perez singled to center; Niekro threw a wild pitch
[Perez to second]; Bench flied out to left; Griffey flied out to
center; Crowley flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Braves 4, Reds 3.

BRAVES 4TH: Blanks popped to second; Niekro flied out to center;
Baker flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 4, Reds
3.

REDS 4TH: Geronimo singled to center; Nolan out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to second) [Geronimo to second]; Rose singled to
second [Geronimo to third]; Concepcion flied out to center;
Morgan walked [Rose to second]; Perez doubled [Geronimo scored,
Rose scored, Morgan scored]; LEON REPLACED NIEKRO (PITCHING);
Bench lined to third; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 4, Reds 6.

BRAVES 5TH: PLUMMER REPLACED BENCH (PLAYING C ); Office popped
to second; Evans struck out; May flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 4, Reds 6.

REDS 5TH: HOUSE REPLACED LEON (PITCHING); Griffey walked;
RETTENMUND BATTED FOR CROWLEY; Rettenmund singled to left
[Griffey scored (error by May), Rettenmund to second]; Geronimo
was called out on strikes; Nolan grounded out (shortstop to
first); Rose grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  Braves 4, Reds 7.

BRAVES 6TH: RETTENMUND STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Goodson
homered; Perez flied out to right; Correll was called out on
strikes; Blanks flied out to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Braves 5, Reds 7.

REDS 6TH: Concepcion flied out to center; Morgan walked; Perez
doubled to left [Morgan to third]; Plummer struck out; Griffey
popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Braves 5, Reds 7.

BRAVES 7TH: BORBON REPLACED NOLAN (PITCHING); POCOROBA BATTED
FOR HOUSE; Pocoroba flied out to right; Baker popped to second;
Office grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Braves 5, Reds 7.

REDS 7TH: SOSA REPLACED CORRELL (PITCHING); POCOROBA STAYED IN
GAME (PLAYING C ); Rettenmund grounded out (second to first);
Geronimo reached on an error by Goodson [Geronimo to first];
Borbon out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Geronimo to
second]; Rose was walked intentionally; Concepcion singled to
left [Geronimo scored (unearned), Rose to third (on throw to
home), Concepcion to second (on throw to home)]; Morgan singled
to second [Rose scored (unearned), Concepcion to third]; Perez
forced Morgan (shortstop to second); 2 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2
LOB.  Braves 5, Reds 9.

BRAVES 8TH: FLYNN REPLACED ROSE (PLAYING 3B); CHANEY REPLACED
MORGAN (PLAYING 2B); Evans grounded out (second to first); May
grounded out (second to first); Goodson flied out to right; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 5, Reds 9.

REDS 8TH: Plummer grounded out (first unassisted); Griffey
grounded out (first to pitcher); DRIESSEN BATTED FOR RETTENMUND;
Driessen walked; Geronimo walked [Driessen to second]; Borbon
singled to center [Driessen scored, Geronimo to third (error by
Office)]; Flynn doubled [Geronimo scored, Borbon scored, Flynn
out at third (center to shortstop to third)]; 3 R, 2 H, 1 E, 0
LOB.  Braves 5, Reds 12.

BRAVES 9TH: ARMBRISTER REPLACED DRIESSEN (PLAYING LF); Perez
grounded out (third to first); GILBREATH BATTED FOR SOSA;
Gilbreath singled to right; GASTON BATTED FOR BLANKS; Gaston
popped to second; Pocoroba singled to center [Gilbreath to
second]; Baker was called out on strikes; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Braves 5, Reds 12.