Losers of three one-run decisions in Cincinnati a week earlier, the Dodgers won their home opener from the Reds, 5-2, with home-run help from Ron Cey and Jim Wynn. Back-to-back run-scoring doubles by Davey Lopes and Bill Buckner with two out gave L.A. a 2-0 advantage in the third. Cey opened the fifth with a homer and Wynn connected in the sixth for a 4-0 lead.

After the Reds tallied twice in the seventh on doubles by Johnny Bench and Tony Perez, plus a single by Dave Concepcion, Wynn doubled home Rick Auerbach from second for the final Dodger tally in the bottom of the inning. Reliever Mike Marshall preserved starter Doug Rau's first victory, working out of a bases-loaded jam in the eighth by striking out Bench and getting Perez to ground out. [The Sporting News]



Los Angeles Dodgers 5, Cincinnati Reds 2
Game Played on Monday, April     14, 1975 (Night game) at Dodger Stadium
Reds         0  0  0    0  0  0    2  0  0  -   2  6  0
Dodgers      0  0  2    0  1  1    1  0  x  -   5  9  1


Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Rose lf               3   0   0   0     1   1   .333      Lopes 2b              3   1   1   1     1   1   .240
Morgan 2b             3   0   0   0     1   0   .481      Buckner lf            3   0   1   1     1   0   .258
Bench c               4   1   1   0     0   1   .207      Wynn cf               4   1   2   2     0   1   .400
Perez 1b              4   1   1   1     0   0   .097      Garvey 1b             4   0   1   0     0   0   .400
Concepcion ss         4   0   2   1     0   1   .250      Crawford rf           4   0   1   0     0   1   .263
Foster cf             4   0   1   0     0   2   .400      Ferguson c            3   0   0   0     1   1   .143
Rettenmund rf         4   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Cey 3b                4   1   1   1     0   1   .207
Vukovich 3b           2   0   0   0     0   1   .333      Auerbach ss           3   2   2   0     1   0   .300
  Crowley ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .200      Rau p                 2   0   0   0     0   2   .250
  Flynn 3b            0   0   0   0     0   0   .333        Marshall p          1   0   0   0     0   1   .000
Billingham p          2   0   0   0     0   1   .000
  Borbon p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Griffey ph          1   0   1   0     0   0   .263
  C. Carroll p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               32   2   6   2     2   7             Totals               31   5   9   5     4   8

Time of Game: 2:22   Attendance: 45,502
Left on Base: Reds 5, Dodgers 7
DP: Reds 0, Dodgers 2
Errors: Auerbach
Doubles: Foster (1), Bench (2), Perez (2), Griffey (2), Auerbach (2), Lopes (2), Buckner (3), Wynn (5)
Home Runs: Cey (1), Wynn (2)
Caught Stealing: Lopes (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Marshall (2)
GIDP: Bench (1)


Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Billingham L(0-1)       5.2   6   4   4   2   6   2  24   5.40
Borbon                  1.1   2   1   1   1   0   0   7   2.35
C. Carroll              1     1   0   0   1   2   0   5   0.00
Totals                  8     9   5   5   4   8   2  36

Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Rau W(1-0)              6.1   5   2   2   1   3   0  23   6.30
Marshall SV(1)          2.2   1   0   0   1   4   0  11   1.69
Totals                  9     6   2   2   2   7   0  34

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


REDS 1ST: Rose was called out on strikes; Morgan grounded out
(second to first); Bench lined to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Reds 0, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 1ST: Lopes struck out; Buckner grounded out (first
unassisted); Wynn struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0,
Dodgers 0.

REDS 2ND: Perez grounded out (shortstop to first); Concepcion
singled to center; Foster lined into a double play (second to
first) [Concepcion out at first]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0,
Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 2ND: Garvey flied out to center; Crawford grounded out
(shortstop to first); Ferguson flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0, Dodgers 0.

REDS 3RD: Rettenmund flied out to center; Vukovich popped to
first; Billingham struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0,
Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 3RD: Cey flied out to center; Auerbach doubled to left;
Rau was called out on strikes; Lopes doubled to left [Auerbach
scored]; Buckner doubled to right [Lopes scored]; Wynn grounded
out (third to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 0, Dodgers 2.

REDS 4TH: Rose grounded out (second to first); Morgan walked;
Bench grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Morgan out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0, Dodgers 2.

DODGERS 4TH: Garvey lined to center; Crawford struck out;
Ferguson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0, Dodgers 2.

REDS 5TH: Perez flied out to right; Concepcion lined to third;
Foster doubled to left; Rettenmund grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 0, Dodgers 2.

DODGERS 5TH: Cey homered; Auerbach grounded out (third to
first); Rau struck out; Lopes walked; Lopes was caught stealing
second (catcher to shortstop); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0,
Dodgers 3.

REDS 6TH: Vukovich struck out; Billingham lined to first; Rose
grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0,
Dodgers 3.

DODGERS 6TH: Buckner grounded out (second to first); Wynn
homered; Garvey singled to left; Crawford grounded out (second
to first) [Garvey to second]; Ferguson walked; BORBON REPLACED
BILLINGHAM (PITCHING); Cey popped to second; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Reds 0, Dodgers 4.

REDS 7TH: Morgan flied out to left; Bench doubled to left; Perez
doubled to left [Bench scored]; Concepcion singled to left
[Perez scored]; MARSHALL REPLACED RAU (PITCHING); Foster was
called out on strikes; Rettenmund flied out to center; 2 R, 3 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 2, Dodgers 4.

DODGERS 7TH: Auerbach singled to center; Marshall out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Auerbach to second]; Lopes
flied to right in foul territory; Buckner was walked
intentionally; Wynn doubled to left [Auerbach scored, Buckner to
third]; Garvey grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Reds 2, Dodgers 5.

REDS 8TH: CROWLEY BATTED FOR VUKOVICH; Crowley flied out to
left; GRIFFEY BATTED FOR BORBON; Griffey doubled to left; Rose
walked; Morgan reached on a fielder's choice [Rose to second
(error by Auerbach; assist by Lopes), Griffey to third]; Bench
struck out; Perez forced Morgan (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H,
1 E, 3 LOB.  Reds 2, Dodgers 5.

DODGERS 8TH: FLYNN REPLACED CROWLEY (PLAYING 3B); C. CARROLL
REPLACED GRIFFEY (PITCHING); Crawford singled to right; Ferguson
grounded out (third to first) [Crawford to second]; Cey was
called out on strikes; Auerbach was walked intentionally;
Marshall struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 2, Dodgers 5.

REDS 9TH: Concepcion struck out; Foster struck out; Rettenmund
flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 2, Dodgers 5.