Sunday May 4, 1975
. . . where the 1970s live forever!
Dave Concepcion singled and scored in the first inning, homered in the fifth and then drove in the deciding run with a double in the seventh to give the Reds a 3-2 victory over the Braves. Don Gullett, who was the Reds' winner, helped himself by hitting a single and scoring on Concepcion's two-out double. [The Sporting News]

Cincinnati Reds 3, Atlanta Braves 2

Game Played on Sunday, May 4, 1975 (Day game) at Riverfront Stadium

Braves 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 - 2 8 0 Reds 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 x - 3 11 0 Braves AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Reds AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Garr lf 5 0 1 0 0 0 .259 Rose 3b,lf 3 0 0 0 0 1 .309 Perez 2b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .223 Concepcion ss 4 2 3 2 0 0 .343 Evans 3b 2 0 0 0 2 0 .279 Morgan 2b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .378 Baker rf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .260 Bench c 4 0 4 1 0 0 .279 Lum cf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .238 Driessen lf 3 0 0 0 0 1 .292 Williams 1b 4 1 3 0 0 0 .167 Vukovich 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 .212 Correll c 2 1 2 1 1 0 .213 Perez 1b 4 0 1 0 0 1 .192 May ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .200 Geronimo cf 3 0 1 0 1 2 .295 Oates c 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222 Foster rf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .333 Blanks ss 4 0 1 0 0 1 .259 Gullett p 3 1 1 0 0 0 .238 Niekro p 2 0 0 1 0 0 .200 Borbon p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 Office ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .264 Totals 33 2 8 2 3 2 Totals 33 3 11 3 1 7 Time of Game: 2:18 Attendance: 51,030 Left on Base: Braves 8, Reds 8 DP: Braves 2, Reds 0 Doubles: Williams (1), Correll (1), Concepcion (5) Home Runs: Concepcion (2) Stolen Bases: Bench (2) Caught Stealing: Perez (1) Sacrifice Flies: Niekro (1) GIDP: Foster (1) Hit by Pitch: Rose (3,by Niekro) Braves IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Niekro L(1-3) 8 11 3 3 1 7 1 35 2.95 Totals 8 11 3 3 1 7 1 35 Reds IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Gullett W(3-1) 7 7 2 2 3 2 0 30 2.12 Borbon SV(1) 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 7 3.86 Totals 9 8 2 2 3 2 0 37 Passed Balls: Oates (1) Hit by Pitch: Niekro (2) Balks: Niekro (1), Gullett (1) Umpires: HP - Bob Engel, 1B - Harry Wendelstedt, 2B - Dutch Rennert, 3B - Doug Harvey BRAVES 1ST: Garr grounded out (second to first); Perez popped to first in foul territory; Evans flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Reds 0. REDS 1ST: Rose grounded out (first to pitcher); Concepcion singled to third; Niekro balked [Concepcion to second]; Morgan struck out; Bench singled to center [Concepcion scored]; Driessen struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Reds 1. BRAVES 2ND: Baker grounded out (third to first); Lum flied out to right; Williams singled to left; Correll singled to right [Williams to second]; Blanks flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Braves 0, Reds 1. REDS 2ND: Perez singled to left; Geronimo struck out while Perez was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Foster singled to shortstop; Gullett grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Reds 1. BRAVES 3RD: Niekro grounded out (shortstop to first); Garr singled to left; Perez singled to right [Garr to third, Perez to second (on throw to 3b)]; Evans grounded out (pitcher to first); Baker lined to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Braves 0, Reds 1. REDS 3RD: Rose was hit by a pitch; Concepcion flied out to right; Morgan flied out to right; Bench singled to center [Rose to third]; Driessen flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Braves 0, Reds 1. BRAVES 4TH: Lum flied out to left; Williams doubled to left; Correll doubled to left [Williams scored]; Blanks singled to center [Correll to third]; Niekro hit a sacrifice fly to left [Correll scored]; Garr flied out to center; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 2, Reds 1. REDS 4TH: Perez struck out; Geronimo singled to right; Foster grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Geronimo out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 2, Reds 1. BRAVES 5TH: Perez flied out to center; Evans walked; Evans was picked off first (pitcher to first); Baker flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 2, Reds 1. REDS 5TH: Gullett grounded out (third to first); Rose grounded out (second to first); Concepcion homered; Morgan flied out to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 2, Reds 2. BRAVES 6TH: Lum struck out; Williams popped to shortstop in foul territory; Correll walked; Gullett balked [Correll to second]; Blanks struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 2, Reds 2. REDS 6TH: Bench singled to left; Driessen grounded out (first unassisted) [Bench to second]; Perez grounded out (shortstop to first); Geronimo struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 2, Reds 2. BRAVES 7TH: ROSE CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); VUKOVICH REPLACED DRIESSEN (PLAYING 3B); Niekro flied out to left; Garr flied out to center; Perez grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 2, Reds 2. REDS 7TH: Foster grounded out (shortstop to first); Gullett singled to right; Rose struck out; Concepcion doubled to right [Gullett scored]; Morgan flied out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 2, Reds 3. BRAVES 8TH: Evans walked; BORBON REPLACED GULLETT (PITCHING); Baker flied out to center; Lum forced Evans (pitcher to shortstop); Williams singled to center [Lum to second]; MAY BATTED FOR CORRELL; May flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Braves 2, Reds 3. REDS 8TH: OATES REPLACED MAY (PLAYING C ); Bench singled to left; Bench stole second; On a bunt Vukovich popped to catcher in foul territory; Perez grounded out (shortstop to first); Geronimo walked; Oates allowed a passed ball [Bench to third, Geronimo to second]; Foster struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Braves 2, Reds 3. BRAVES 9TH: Blanks grounded out (second to first); OFFICE BATTED FOR NIEKRO; Office grounded out (second to first); Garr lined to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 2, Reds 3.

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