Exploding for 10 runs in the last four innings, the Reds broke a tight game apart and defeated the Braves, 11-3. Jack Billingham and Phil Niekro were wrapped in a 1-1 duel until the sixth when Tony Perez doubled and scored on a single by Ken Griffey to put the Reds ahead. Cincinnati Reds 11, Atlanta Braves 3Game Played on Thursday, April 24, 1975 (Night game) at Atlanta-Fulton County StadiumReds 0 1 0 0 0 1 4 4 1 - 11 18 0 Braves 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 - 3 9 2 Reds AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Braves AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Rose lf 5 0 1 0 0 1 .333 Garr lf 5 0 1 0 0 0 .279 Foster 1b 1 1 1 1 0 0 .250 Perez 2b 4 1 1 0 1 0 .230 Concepcion ss 6 2 3 0 0 0 .281 Evans 3b 3 1 1 0 1 0 .308 Morgan 2b 4 2 2 0 1 0 .381 Williams 1b 4 0 0 1 0 3 .000 Armbrister lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 .333 Baker rf 3 1 1 2 1 0 .217 Bench c 5 2 2 3 0 1 .250 Lum cf 3 0 2 0 1 0 .215 Plummer c 1 0 0 0 0 0 .200 Correll c 4 0 0 0 0 1 .172 Perez 1b 5 3 3 3 0 1 .169 Blanks ss 4 0 2 0 0 0 .192 Chaney 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .050 Niekro p 2 0 1 0 0 1 .300 Geronimo cf 4 0 2 1 1 0 .286 Easterly p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Griffey rf 4 1 2 1 1 0 .294 Tepedino ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Flynn 3b 2 0 1 0 0 0 .211 Leon p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Driessen ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .286 House p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Vukovich 3b 1 0 0 1 0 0 .241 May ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Billingham p 3 0 1 1 0 1 .167 Totals 43 11 18 11 3 5 Totals 34 3 9 3 4 5 Time of Game: 2:40 Attendance: 8,266 Left on Base: Reds 11, Braves 8 DP: Reds 2, Braves 1 Errors: Garr, Perez Doubles: Perez (3), Bench 2 (8), Perez (3), Blanks (2), Garr (4), Niekro (1) Home Runs: Foster (3), Baker (4) Stolen Bases: Flynn (1), Concepcion (3) Caught Stealing: Geronimo (1) Sacrifice Hits: Billingham 2 (2), Vukovich (3) GIDP: Morgan (1), Correll 2 (3) Reds IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Billingham W(1-1) 9 9 3 3 4 5 1 38 5.40 Totals 9 9 3 3 4 5 1 38 Braves IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Niekro L(1-2) 6 12 6 6 2 4 0 32 3.25 Easterly 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 5 0.00 Leon 0 5 4 4 0 0 0 5 0.00 House 2 1 1 1 0 1 1 7 16.20 Totals 9 18 11 11 3 5 1 49 Passed Balls: Correll (3) Wild Pitches: Billingham 3 (4) Umpires: HP - Bruce Froemming, 1B - Art Williams, 2B - Paul Runge, 3B - Ed Vargo REDS 1ST: Rose singled to left; Concepcion flied out to center; Morgan singled to left [Rose to second]; Bench flied out to center; Perez grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Reds 0, Braves 0. BRAVES 1ST: Garr grounded out (third to first); Perez doubled; Evans walked; Billingham threw a wild pitch [Perez to third, Evans to second]; Williams grounded out (second to first) [Perez scored, Evans to third]; Baker grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Braves 1. REDS 2ND: Geronimo singled; Griffey walked [Geronimo to second]; Geronimo was caught stealing third (catcher to third) [Griffey to second]; Flynn popped to second; Billingham singled to right [Griffey scored]; Rose out on an unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 1, Braves 1. BRAVES 2ND: Lum grounded out (second to first); Correll was called out on strikes; Blanks doubled; Niekro struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 1, Braves 1. REDS 3RD: Concepcion singled to left; Morgan grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Concepcion out at second]; Bench struck out but advanced to first on a passed ball; Perez struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 1, Braves 1. BRAVES 3RD: Garr doubled; Perez flied out to right; Evans flied out to center; Williams struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 1, Braves 1. REDS 4TH: Geronimo flied out to center; Griffey singled to right; Flynn singled to center [Griffey to third]; Flynn stole second; On a bunt Billingham struck out; Rose struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Reds 1, Braves 1. BRAVES 4TH: Baker flied out to center; Lum singled to right; Correll grounded into a double play (pitcher to second to first) [Lum out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 1, Braves 1. REDS 5TH: Concepcion grounded out (second to first); Morgan grounded out (first unassisted); Bench flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 1, Braves 1. BRAVES 5TH: Blanks grounded out (pitcher to first); Niekro doubled; Billingham threw a wild pitch [Niekro to third]; Garr grounded out (first unassisted); Perez walked; Evans grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Reds 1, Braves 1. REDS 6TH: Perez doubled; Geronimo flied out to center [Perez to third]; Griffey singled to center [Perez scored]; DRIESSEN BATTED FOR FLYNN; Driessen reached on an error by Perez [Griffey to second, Driessen to first]; Billingham out on a sacrifice bunt (third to second) [Griffey to third, Driessen to second]; Rose flied out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Reds 2, Braves 1. BRAVES 6TH: VUKOVICH REPLACED DRIESSEN (PLAYING 3B); Williams struck out; Baker walked; Lum singled to right [Baker to third]; Correll grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Lum out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 2, Braves 1. REDS 7TH: Concepcion singled to left; Concepcion stole second; Morgan walked; Bench doubled [Concepcion scored, Morgan to third]; Perez singled to center [Morgan scored, Bench scored]; EASTERLY REPLACED NIEKRO (PITCHING); Geronimo walked [Perez to second]; Griffey forced Geronimo (second unassisted) [Perez to third]; Vukovich reached on a fielder's choice on a sacrifice bunt [Perez scored, Griffey to second]; Billingham out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Griffey to third, Vukovich to second]; Rose grounded out (shortstop to first); 4 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Reds 6, Braves 1. BRAVES 7TH: Blanks out on an unknown play; TEPEDINO BATTED FOR EASTERLY; Tepedino grounded out (second to first); Garr grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 6, Braves 1. REDS 8TH: LEON REPLACED TEPEDINO (PITCHING); Concepcion singled; Morgan singled [Concepcion to second]; Bench doubled [Concepcion scored, Morgan scored]; Perez singled to left [Bench scored, Perez to second (error by Garr)]; Geronimo singled [Perez scored]; HOUSE REPLACED LEON (PITCHING); Griffey forced Geronimo (pitcher to first to shortstop); Vukovich popped to pitcher; Billingham grounded out (second to first); 4 R, 5 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Reds 10, Braves 1. BRAVES 8TH: FOSTER REPLACED ROSE (PLAYING 1B); ARMBRISTER REPLACED MORGAN (PLAYING LF); PLUMMER REPLACED BENCH (PLAYING C ); CHANEY REPLACED PEREZ (PLAYING 2B); Perez grounded out (third to first); Evans singled to second; Williams struck out; Baker homered [Evans scored]; Lum walked; Correll flied out to center; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 10, Braves 3. REDS 9TH: Foster homered; Concepcion popped to second; Armbrister struck out; Plummer grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 11, Braves 3. BRAVES 9TH: Blanks singled; MAY BATTED FOR HOUSE; May grounded out (first unassisted) [Blanks to second]; Billingham threw a wild pitch [Blanks to third]; Garr popped to third; Perez grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 11, Braves 3. |
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