The Reds defeated the Braves, 7-6, and ended the regular season with 108 victories, most for any N. L. club since the 1906 Cubs won 116 games. The Reds, after taking a 3-0 lead in the first inning, fell behind, 5-3, before rallying to go ahead with three more runs in the eighth. Cincinnati Reds 7, Atlanta Braves 6Game Played on Sunday, September 28, 1975 (Day game) at Riverfront StadiumBraves 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 1 - 6 6 2 Reds 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 - 7 12 0 Braves AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Reds AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Baker cf 4 1 2 3 0 0 .261 Rose 3b 4 1 2 1 1 1 .317 Gilbreath 3b,2b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .243 Concepcion ss 5 1 3 0 0 0 .274 Perez 2b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .275 Morgan 2b 2 1 1 0 2 0 .327 Evans 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 .243 Borbon p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .292 Williams 1b 3 1 0 0 1 1 .240 Rettenmund ph,lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 .239 Gaston rf 4 1 1 0 0 1 .241 Perez 1b 5 0 0 0 0 1 .282 May lf 4 1 2 1 0 0 .276 Bench c 3 0 0 0 0 0 .283 Pocoroba c 4 0 1 2 0 0 .255 Plummer c 2 1 0 0 0 0 .182 Belloir ss 1 1 0 0 1 0 .219 Driessen lf 3 1 2 1 1 0 .281 Goodson ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .208 McEnaney p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Blanks ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 .234 Armbrister ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 .185 Morton p 2 1 0 0 1 0 .160 Griffey rf 5 1 2 0 0 1 .305 Beard p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .111 Geronimo cf 5 1 2 2 0 0 .257 Dal Canton p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .105 Norman p 2 0 0 0 0 1 .117 Crowley ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .268 C. Carroll p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Chaney 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .219 Flynn ph,2b 1 0 0 1 0 0 .268 Totals 31 6 6 6 3 2 Totals 39 7 12 5 5 4 Time of Game: 2:25 Attendance: 44,130 Left on Base: Braves 2, Reds 11 DP: Braves 1, Reds 1 Errors: Gilbreath, Evans Doubles: Pocoroba (7), Geronimo (25) Home Runs: Baker (19), May (12) Stolen Bases: Morgan (67) Sacrifice Hits: Gilbreath (8) GIDP: Rettenmund (6) Braves IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Morton 7 9 6 4 4 3 0 35 3.50 Beard 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 3.20 Dal Canton L(2-7) 1.1 2 1 0 1 1 0 7 4.76 Totals 8.2 12 7 4 5 4 0 44 Reds IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Norman 6 4 5 5 3 2 1 24 3.73 C. Carroll 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2.62 Borbon 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 2.95 McEnaney W(5-2) 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 4 2.47 Totals 9 6 6 6 3 2 2 35 Passed Balls: Pocoroba (13) Umpires: HP - Satch Davidson, 1B - Frank Pulli, 2B - Tom Gorman, 3B - Lee Weyer BRAVES 1ST: Baker made an out to first; Gilbreath grounded out (third to first); Perez grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Reds 0. REDS 1ST: Rose singled to center; Concepcion singled to left [Rose to second]; Morgan walked [Rose to third, Concepcion to second]; Perez reached on an error by Gilbreath [Rose scored (no RBI), Concepcion scored (unearned) (no RBI), Morgan to third, Perez to second]; Bench lined to third; Driessen singled to shortstop [Morgan scored (unearned), Perez to third]; Griffey was called out on strikes; Geronimo flied out to center; 3 R (1 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Braves 0, Reds 3. BRAVES 2ND: Williams struck out; Gaston struck out; May lined to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Reds 3. REDS 2ND: Norman flied out to left; Rose walked; Concepcion forced Rose (third to second); Morgan singled to right [Concepcion to third]; Morgan stole second; Perez flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Braves 0, Reds 3. BRAVES 3RD: Pocoroba flied out to center; Belloir walked; Morton walked [Belloir to second]; Baker homered [Belloir scored, Morton scored]; Gilbreath flied out to left; Perez grounded out (shortstop to first); 3 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 3, Reds 3. REDS 3RD: Bench grounded out (third to first); Driessen walked; Griffey forced Driessen (third to second); Geronimo popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 3, Reds 3. BRAVES 4TH: Williams walked; Gaston singled to left [Williams to second]; May singled to right [Williams to third, Gaston to second]; Pocoroba doubled to left [Williams scored, Gaston scored, May to third]; Belloir lined to second; Morton lined into a double play (shortstop to third) [May out at third]; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 5, Reds 3. REDS 4TH: Norman struck out; Rose struck out; Concepcion singled to center; Morgan walked [Concepcion to second]; Perez popped to shortstop in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Braves 5, Reds 3. BRAVES 5TH: Baker flied out to left; Gilbreath grounded out (shortstop to first); Perez flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 5, Reds 3. REDS 5TH: GILBREATH CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 2B); EVANS REPLACED PEREZ (PLAYING 3B); Bench grounded out (third to first); Driessen grounded out (second to first); Griffey singled to left; Geronimo popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 5, Reds 3. BRAVES 6TH: PLUMMER REPLACED BENCH (PLAYING C ); Williams flied out to right; Gaston popped to second; May grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 5, Reds 3. REDS 6TH: CROWLEY BATTED FOR NORMAN; Crowley flied out to center; Rose grounded out (second to first); Concepcion flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 5, Reds 3. BRAVES 7TH: C. CARROLL REPLACED CROWLEY (PITCHING); Pocoroba grounded out (first unassisted); GOODSON BATTED FOR BELLOIR; Goodson flied out to left; Morton grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 5, Reds 3. REDS 7TH: BLANKS REPLACED GOODSON (PLAYING SS); Morgan grounded out (pitcher unassisted); Perez flied out to left; Plummer grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 5, Reds 3. BRAVES 8TH: BORBON REPLACED MORGAN (PITCHING); CHANEY REPLACED C. CARROLL (PLAYING 2B); Baker singled to right; Gilbreath out on a sacrifice bunt (third to second) [Baker to second]; Evans grounded out (second to first) [Baker to third]; Williams flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 5, Reds 3. REDS 8TH: Driessen singled to center; Griffey singled to center [Driessen to second]; Geronimo doubled to right [Driessen scored, Griffey to third]; BEARD REPLACED MORTON (PITCHING); FLYNN BATTED FOR CHANEY; Flynn grounded out (shortstop to first) [Griffey scored, Geronimo to third]; Rose singled to right [Geronimo scored]; DAL CANTON REPLACED BEARD (PITCHING); Concepcion singled to center [Rose to third]; RETTENMUND BATTED FOR BORBON; Rettenmund grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to first) [Concepcion out at second]; 3 R, 5 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 5, Reds 6. BRAVES 9TH: RETTENMUND STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); MCENANEY REPLACED DRIESSEN (PITCHING); FLYNN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); Gaston grounded out (shortstop to first); May homered; Pocoroba flied out to left; Blanks flied out to right; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 6, Reds 6. REDS 9TH: Perez struck out; Plummer reached on an error by Evans [Plummer to first]; ARMBRISTER BATTED FOR MCENANEY; Pocoroba allowed a passed ball [Plummer to second]; Armbrister walked; Griffey forced Armbrister (second to shortstop) [Plummer to third]; Geronimo singled to shortstop [Plummer scored (unearned), Griffey to second]; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Braves 6, Reds 7. |
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