A homer by Dave Concepcion with two men on base in the eighth inning powered the Reds to a 6-3 victory over the Dodgers. Tony Perez accounted for the Reds' first run with a round-tripper in the second, but Ron Cey tied the score with a circuit clout in the Dodgers' half. The Reds took the lead again with a triple by Dan Driessen and infield out by Pete Rose in the third before making it 3-1 in the fourth when Concepcion walked, stole second and scored on a single by Cesar Geronimo. Charlie Manuel batted in a run for the Dodgers with a pinch-single in the fifth.

However in the eighth, Joe Morgan walked and Johnny Bench grounded to Davey Lopes, but Bill Russell dropped the throw to second and both runners were safe. Charlie Hough, on the mound in relief of loser Doug Rau, retired Perez, but Concepcion came through with his three-run homer. Jack Billingham, who gained his 19th victory, was taken out after yielding a run-scoring single by Bill Buckner in the Dodgers' half of the eighth and Clay Carroll took over to finish the game. [The Sporting News]



Cincinnati Reds 6, Los Angeles Dodgers 3
Game Played on Friday, September 13, 1974 (Night game) at Dodger Stadium
Reds         0  1  1    1  0  0    0  3  0  -   6  5  0
Dodgers      0  1  0    0  1  0    0  1  0  -   3 10  2


Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Rose lf               5   0   0   1     0   1   .285      Lopes 2b              4   1   1   0     0   1   .273
Morgan 2b             2   1   0   0     2   0   .296      Joshua cf             4   0   0   0     0   2   .252
Bench c               4   1   0   0     0   0   .277      Buckner lf            4   0   1   1     0   0   .314
Perez 1b              4   1   1   1     0   1   .272      Garvey 1b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .324
Concepcion ss         2   2   1   3     2   0   .278      Crawford rf           4   0   1   0     0   0   .297
Foster rf             3   0   0   0     1   2   .252      Cey 3b                4   1   1   1     0   1   .278
Geronimo cf           4   0   1   1     0   1   .298      Ferguson c            4   1   3   0     0   1   .248
Driessen 3b           3   1   1   0     0   0   .284      Russell ss            3   0   1   0     0   0   .271
  Chaney 3b           1   0   0   0     0   1   .204        Mota ph             1   0   0   0     0   1   .300
Billingham p          3   0   1   0     0   0   .076      Rau p                 0   0   0   0     0   0   .150
  C. Carroll p        1   0   0   0     0   1   .188        Manuel ph           1   0   1   1     0   0  1.000
                                                            Royster pr          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Hough p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Hopkins ph          1   0   1   0     0   0   .375
                                                            De Jesus pr         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Brewer p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               32   6   5   6     5   7             Totals               34   3  10   3     0   6

Time of Game: 2:31   Attendance: 52,337
Left on Base: Reds 4, Dodgers 5
DP: Reds 1, Dodgers 1
Errors: Lopes, Russell
Triples: Driessen (6)
Home Runs: Perez (26), Concepcion (12), Cey (17)
Stolen Bases: Concepcion 2 (37)
Caught Stealing: Geronimo (5), Ferguson (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Rau (8)
GIDP: Bench (13)


Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Billingham W(19-9)      7.2   9   3   3   0   4   1  30   3.32
C. Carroll              1.1   1   0   0   0   2   0   5   2.31
Totals                  9    10   3   3   0   6   1  35

Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Rau L(13-8)             5     3   3   3   3   1   1  20   3.47
Hough                   3     2   3   2   2   4   1  14   3.87
Brewer                  1     0   0   0   0   2   0   3   2.73
Totals                  9     5   6   5   5   7   2  37

Wild Pitches: Billingham (4)

Umpires: HP - Bob Engel, 1B - Frank Pulli, 2B - Ed Sudol, 3B - Lee Weyer


REDS 1ST: Rose grounded out (second to first); Morgan walked;
Bench grounded into a double play (third to second to first)
[Morgan out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 1ST: Lopes flied out to left; Joshua grounded out
(pitcher to first); Buckner lined to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Reds 0, Dodgers 0.

REDS 2ND: Perez homered; Concepcion grounded out (second to
first); Foster struck out; Geronimo reached on an error by Lopes
[Geronimo to first]; Geronimo was caught stealing second
(catcher to second); 1 R, 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 1, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 2ND: Garvey grounded out (shortstop to first); Crawford
flied out to center; Cey homered; Ferguson singled to center;
Ferguson was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 1 R,
2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 1, Dodgers 1.

REDS 3RD: Driessen tripled to right; Billingham grounded out
(pitcher to third to first); Rose grounded out (shortstop to
first) [Driessen scored]; Morgan grounded out (first
unassisted); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 2, Dodgers 1.

DODGERS 3RD: Russell singled to third; Rau out on a sacrifice
bunt (first to second) [Russell to second]; Lopes struck out;
Joshua struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 2, Dodgers 1.

REDS 4TH: Bench lined to left; Perez flied out to right;
Concepcion walked; Concepcion stole second; Concepcion stole
third; Foster walked; Geronimo singled to left [Concepcion
scored, Foster to second]; Driessen grounded out (pitcher to
shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 3, Dodgers 1.

DODGERS 4TH: Buckner grounded out (second to first); Garvey
grounded out (shortstop to first); Crawford grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 3, Dodgers 1.

REDS 5TH: Billingham grounded out (third to first); Rose
grounded out (second to first); Morgan grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 3, Dodgers 1.

DODGERS 5TH: Cey grounded out (shortstop to first); Ferguson
singled to left; Russell grounded out (third to first) [Ferguson
to second]; MANUEL BATTED FOR RAU; Manuel singled to right
[Ferguson scored]; ROYSTER RAN FOR MANUEL; Lopes singled to
center [Royster to third]; Joshua forced Lopes (shortstop
unassisted); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 3, Dodgers 2.

REDS 6TH: HOUGH REPLACED ROYSTER (PITCHING); Bench flied out to
left; Perez popped to catcher in foul territory; Concepcion
walked; Foster struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 3,
Dodgers 2.

DODGERS 6TH: Buckner flied out to right; Garvey popped to first
in foul territory; Crawford grounded out (second to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 3, Dodgers 2.

REDS 7TH: Geronimo struck out; Driessen popped to shortstop;
Billingham singled to center; Rose was called out on strikes; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 3, Dodgers 2.

DODGERS 7TH: CHANEY REPLACED DRIESSEN (PLAYING 3B); Cey struck
out; Ferguson singled to center; Russell lined into a double
play (first unassisted) [Ferguson out at first]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Reds 3, Dodgers 2.

REDS 8TH: Morgan walked; Bench reached on a fielder's choice
[Morgan to second (error by Russell; assist by Lopes)]; Perez
struck out; Concepcion homered [Morgan scored (unearned), Bench
scored]; Foster grounded out (shortstop to first); Geronimo
grounded out (first unassisted); 3 R (2 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.
Reds 6, Dodgers 2.

DODGERS 8TH: HOPKINS BATTED FOR HOUGH; Hopkins singled; DE JESUS
RAN FOR HOPKINS; Lopes forced De Jesus (third to second);
Debut game for Ivan DeJesus; Billingham threw a wild pitch
[Lopes to second]; Joshua struck out; Buckner singled to center
[Lopes scored]; C. CARROLL REPLACED BILLINGHAM (PITCHING);
Garvey grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Reds 6, Dodgers 3.

REDS 9TH: BREWER REPLACED DE JESUS (PITCHING); Chaney struck
out; C. Carroll struck out; Rose grounded out (third to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 6, Dodgers 3.

DODGERS 9TH: On a bunt Crawford singled; Cey popped to second;
Ferguson struck out; MOTA BATTED FOR RUSSELL; Mota struck out; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 6, Dodgers 3.