Joe Morgan and Johnny Bench drove in three runs apiece as the Reds built up a 7-1 lead that enabled the West Division champions to emerge with a 7-6 victory over the Braves. Morgan accounted for his RBIs with a single and homer, while Bench hit a sacrifice fly and homer. The Braves rallied for five runs in the ninth inning, three scoring on a homer by Earl Williams, before Pat Darcy saved the game after taking over in relief with two men on base and one out. [The Sporting News]



Cincinnati Reds 7, Atlanta Braves 6
Game Played on Saturday, September 27, 1975 (Day game) at Riverfront Stadium
Braves       0  0  0    1  0  0    0  0  5  -   6 10  0
Reds         2  0  2    1  0  2    0  0  x  -   7 10  2


Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Baker cf              5   0   2   1     1   0   .259      Rose 3b               3   2   2   1     1   0   .316
Gilbreath 3b,2b       4   1   1   0     1   1   .246      Concepcion ss         3   0   1   0     1   1   .271
Perez 2b,ss           4   1   1   0     2   0   .277        Chaney ss           0   0   0   0     1   0   .219
Williams 1b           5   1   1   3     0   2   .242      Morgan 2b             4   2   2   3     0   1   .327
Gaston rf             4   1   1   0     1   1   .241        Flynn 2b            1   0   0   0     0   0   .270
May lf                4   2   1   0     1   0   .271      Perez 1b              3   1   1   0     1   1   .285
Correll c             2   0   0   0     1   1   .215      Bench c               3   1   2   3     0   0   .285
  Pocoroba ph,c       2   0   1   0     0   0   .255        Werner pr,c         0   0   0   0     0   0   .125
Belloir ss            1   0   0   0     1   0   .221      Foster lf             2   0   0   0     1   1   .300
  Evans ph,3b         3   0   1   0     0   1   .244        Griffey ph,rf       1   0   0   0     0   1   .303
Odom p                1   0   0   0     0   0   .077      Rettenmund rf         2   1   1   0     1   0   .241
  Blanks ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .234        Billingham p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .108
  Easterly p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .056        Driessen ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .275
  Goodson ph          1   0   0   0     0   1   .209        Eastwick p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .067
  Devine p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        McEnaney p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Office ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .290        Darcy p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .085
  Hanna p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Geronimo cf           4   0   0   0     0   1   .256
  Lum ph              1   0   1   2     0   0   .228      Gullett p             1   0   1   0     0   0   .226
                                                            Armbrister rf,lf    2   0   0   0     0   1   .185

Totals               39   6  10   6     8   8             Totals               30   7  10   7     6   7

Time of Game: 3:03   Attendance: 27,105
Left on Base: Braves 15, Reds 8
DP: Braves 1, Reds 0
Errors: Chaney, Morgan
Doubles: Rose (47)
Home Runs: Williams (11), Bench (28), Morgan (17)
Stolen Bases: Morgan (66), Perez (1), Concepcion (33)
Sacrifice Hits: Gullett (3)
Sacrifice Flies: Bench (8)
GIDP: Driessen (8)
Hit by Pitch: Gilbreath (1,by Billingham), Rose (11,by Hanna)


Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Odom L(1-7)             3     5   4   4   2   2   1  15   7.22
Easterly                2     3   1   1   2   3   0  11   4.98
Devine                  2     2   2   2   1   2   1   8   4.41
Hanna                   1     0   0   0   1   0   0   5   1.59
Totals                  8    10   7   7   6   7   2  39

Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Gullett W(15-4)         5     3   1   0   6   6   0  25   2.43
Billingham              2     1   0   0   0   2   0   8   4.11
Eastwick                1     1   0   0   0   0   0   4   2.60
McEnaney                0.1   5   5   5   2   0   1   8   2.40
Darcy SV(1)             0.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   3   3.58
Totals                  9    10   6   5   8   8   1  48

Passed Balls: Werner (1)
Hit by Pitch: Hanna (2), Billingham (9)
Wild Pitches: Odom (4)
Balks: Hanna (1), Billingham (1)

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


BRAVES 1ST: Baker flied out to center; Gilbreath flied out to
center; Perez walked; Williams struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Braves 0, Reds 0.

REDS 1ST: Rose doubled; Odom threw a wild pitch [Rose to third];
Concepcion struck out; Morgan singled to right [Rose scored];
Perez singled to center [Morgan to second]; Morgan stole third
and Perez stole second; Bench popped out on a sacrifice fly to
shortstop [Morgan scored]; Foster struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Braves 0, Reds 2.

BRAVES 2ND: Gaston walked; May popped to third; Correll struck
out; Belloir walked [Gaston to second]; On a bunt Odom grounded
out (catcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 0, Reds 2.

REDS 2ND: Rettenmund flied out to center; Geronimo flied out to
right; Gullett singled to center; Rose forced Gullett (shortstop
to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0, Reds 2.

BRAVES 3RD: Baker walked; Gilbreath struck out; Perez singled to
left [Baker to second]; Williams forced Perez (shortstop to
second) [Baker to third]; Gaston struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Braves 0, Reds 2.

REDS 3RD: Concepcion walked; Concepcion stole second; Concepcion
was picked off second (pitcher to second); Morgan flied out to
center; Perez walked; Bench homered [Perez scored]; Foster flied
out to center; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0, Reds 4.

BRAVES 4TH: May reached on an error by Morgan [May to first];
Correll walked [May to second]; Belloir forced Correll (pitcher
to shortstop) [May to third]; BLANKS BATTED FOR ODOM; Blanks
struck out; Baker singled to right [May scored (unearned),
Belloir to second]; Gilbreath walked [Belloir to third, Baker to
second]; Perez flied out to left; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.
Braves 1, Reds 4.

REDS 4TH: EASTERLY REPLACED BLANKS (PITCHING); Rettenmund
walked; Geronimo was called out on strikes; Gullett out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher unassisted) [Rettenmund to second]; Rose
singled to right [Rettenmund scored]; Concepcion singled to
center [Rose to second]; Morgan was called out on strikes; 1 R,
2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 1, Reds 5.

BRAVES 5TH: Williams struck out; Gaston popped to second; May
singled to second; Correll grounded out (second to first); 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 1, Reds 5.

REDS 5TH: Perez struck out; Bench grounded out (third to first);
Foster walked; Rettenmund singled to center [Foster to second];
Geronimo flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 1,
Reds 5.

BRAVES 6TH: BILLINGHAM REPLACED RETTENMUND (PITCHING);
ARMBRISTER REPLACED GULLETT (PLAYING RF); EVANS BATTED FOR
BELLOIR; Evans was called out on strikes; GOODSON BATTED FOR
EASTERLY; Goodson struck out; Baker singled to left; Billingham
balked [Baker to second]; Gilbreath was hit by a pitch; Perez
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 1,
Reds 5.

REDS 6TH: GILBREATH CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 2B); PEREZ
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING SS); EVANS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING
3B); DEVINE REPLACED GOODSON (PITCHING); Armbrister was called
out on strikes; Rose walked; Concepcion lined to shortstop;
Morgan homered [Rose scored]; Perez flied out to center; 2 R, 1
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 1, Reds 7.

BRAVES 7TH: CHANEY REPLACED CONCEPCION (PLAYING SS); FLYNN
REPLACED MORGAN (PLAYING 2B); Williams grounded out (pitcher to
first); Gaston lined to second; May grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 1, Reds 7.

REDS 7TH: Bench singled to center; WERNER RAN FOR BENCH; GRIFFEY
BATTED FOR FOSTER; Griffey struck out; DRIESSEN BATTED FOR
BILLINGHAM; Driessen grounded into a double play (second to
shortstop to first) [Werner out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Braves 1, Reds 7.

BRAVES 8TH: WERNER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); GRIFFEY STAYED
IN GAME (PLAYING RF); EASTWICK REPLACED DRIESSEN (PITCHING);
ARMBRISTER CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); POCOROBA BATTED FOR
CORRELL; Pocoroba grounded out (shortstop to first); Evans
singled to right; OFFICE BATTED FOR DEVINE; Office forced Evans
(second to shortstop); Baker popped to first in foul territory;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 1, Reds 7.

REDS 8TH: POCOROBA STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); HANNA REPLACED
OFFICE (PITCHING); Geronimo flied out to center; Armbrister
flied out to right; Rose was hit by a pitch; Hanna balked [Rose
to second]; Chaney walked; Flynn flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Braves 1, Reds 7.

BRAVES 9TH: MCENANEY REPLACED EASTWICK (PITCHING); Gilbreath
singled to center; Werner allowed a passed ball [Gilbreath to
second]; Perez walked; Williams homered [Gilbreath scored, Perez
scored]; Gaston singled to left; May walked [Gaston to second];
Pocoroba singled to center [Gaston to third, May to second];
Evans popped to third in foul territory; LUM BATTED FOR HANNA;
Lum singled to center [Gaston scored, May scored, Pocoroba to
second]; DARCY REPLACED MCENANEY (PITCHING); Baker popped to
first; Gilbreath reached on an error by Chaney [Pocoroba to
third, Lum to second, Gilbreath to first]; Perez grounded out
(second to first); 5 R, 5 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Braves 6, Reds 7.