A single by Cesar Geronimo with two out in the ninth inning scored Ed Armbrister and brought the Reds a 4-3 victory over the Giants. Pete Rose, appearing in the 2,000th game of his major league career, hit a two-run homer for the Reds in the seventh.

Pinch-hitter Terry Crowley drew a walk to open the ninth and gave way on the paths to Armbrister, who stole second. Ken Griffey also walked as a pinch-hitter, but Rose grounded into a double play as Armbrister took third before Geronimo ended the game with his winning single. [The Sporting News]



Cincinnati Reds 4, San Francisco Giants 3
Game Played on Friday, September 5, 1975 (Night game) at Riverfront Stadium
Giants       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  3  0  -   3  6  0
Reds         0  0  1    0  0  0    2  0  1  -   4 10  0


Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Joshua cf             3   1   2   0     1   0   .322      Rose 3b               5   1   2   2     0   0   .316
Thomas 2b             3   1   1   1     0   0   .272      Geronimo cf           5   1   3   1     0   1   .260
Murcer rf             4   0   1   2     0   0   .305      Morgan 2b             4   0   1   1     0   0   .328
Matthews lf           3   0   0   0     1   0   .267      Bench lf              3   0   0   0     1   0   .283
Montanez 1b           3   0   0   0     1   0   .290      Driessen 1b           2   0   1   0     2   0   .277
Miller 3b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .236      Rettenmund rf         3   0   0   0     1   0   .253
Sadek c               3   1   1   0     0   1   .250      Concepcion ss         4   0   1   0     0   0   .256
  Rader ph,c          1   0   0   0     0   0   .316      Plummer c             3   1   1   0     0   0   .195
LeMaster ss           3   0   1   0     0   1   .143        Crowley ph          0   0   0   0     1   0   .275
Barr p                1   0   0   0     0   0   .097        Armbrister pr       0   1   0   0     0   0   .208
  Speier ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .275      Norman p              1   0   1   0     0   0   .115
  Heaverlo p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Eastwick p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .067
                                                            Griffey ph          0   0   0   0     1   0   .315

Totals               29   3   6   3     3   2             Totals               30   4  10   4     6   1

Time of Game: 2:25   Attendance: 24,022
Left on Base: Giants 4, Reds 8
DP: Giants 4, Reds 2
Doubles: Joshua (20), Murcer (28)
Triples: Morgan (6)
Home Runs: Rose (6)
Stolen Bases: Matthews (12), Armbrister (3)
Sacrifice Hits: Barr (11), Thomas (7), Norman 2 (5)
GIDP: Miller (13), Concepcion (15), Rose 2 (12)


Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Barr                    7     8   3   3   3   1   1  30   3.03
Heaverlo L(2-1)         1.2   2   1   1   3   0   0   8   2.37
Totals                  8.2  10   4   4   6   1   1  38

Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Norman                  7.2   6   3   3   3   2   0  30   3.70
Eastwick W(5-2)         1.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   4   2.71
Totals                  9     6   3   3   3   2   0  34

Umpires: HP - Ed Sudol, 1B - Andy Olsen, 3B - Terry Tata


GIANTS 1ST: Joshua lined to center; Thomas grounded out (pitcher
to first); Murcer grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Giants 0, Reds 0.

REDS 1ST: Rose singled to left; Geronimo singled to center [Rose
to second]; Morgan popped to second; Bench popped to catcher;
Driessen walked [Rose to third, Geronimo to second]; Rettenmund
popped to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Giants 0, Reds 0.

GIANTS 2ND: Matthews walked; Matthews stole second; Montanez
walked; Miller grounded into a double play (second to shortstop
to first) [Matthews to third, Montanez out at second]; Sadek
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 0, Reds 0.

REDS 2ND: Concepcion singled to shortstop; Plummer popped to
second; Norman out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second)
[Concepcion to second]; Rose grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 0, Reds 0.

GIANTS 3RD: LeMaster singled to center; Barr out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to second) [LeMaster to second]; Joshua singled to
left [LeMaster to third]; Thomas reached on a fielder's choice
[LeMaster out at home (third to catcher), Joshua to second];
Murcer flied out to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 0, Reds
0.

REDS 3RD: Geronimo singled to second; Morgan tripled to right
[Geronimo scored]; Bench popped to catcher in foul territory;
Driessen was walked intentionally; Rettenmund walked [Driessen
to second]; Concepcion grounded into a double play (second to
shortstop to first) [Rettenmund out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Giants 0, Reds 1.

GIANTS 4TH: Matthews flied out to center; Montanez grounded out
(pitcher to first); Miller grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 0, Reds 1.

REDS 4TH: Plummer flied out to left; Norman singled to center;
Rose grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to first)
[Norman out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 0, Reds 1.

GIANTS 5TH: Sadek flied out to right; LeMaster struck out; Barr
popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 0, Reds 1.

REDS 5TH: Geronimo struck out; Morgan flied out to left; Bench
lined to pitcher; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 0, Reds 1.

GIANTS 6TH: Joshua doubled to right; Thomas out on a sacrifice
bunt (third to first) [Joshua to third]; Murcer hit into a
double play to center [Joshua out at home (center to catcher)];
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 0, Reds 1.

REDS 6TH: Driessen popped to second; Rettenmund grounded out
(shortstop to first); Concepcion flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 0, Reds 1.

GIANTS 7TH: Matthews popped to second; Montanez grounded out
(first unassisted); Miller flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Giants 0, Reds 1.

REDS 7TH: Plummer singled to left; Norman out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to second) [Plummer to second]; Rose homered
[Plummer scored]; Geronimo flied out to left; Morgan grounded
out (first to pitcher); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 0, Reds 3.

GIANTS 8TH: Sadek singled to third; LeMaster popped to first in
foul territory; SPEIER BATTED FOR BARR; Speier flied out to
right; Joshua walked [Sadek to second]; Thomas singled to left
[Sadek scored, Joshua to second]; Murcer doubled to right
[Joshua scored, Thomas scored]; EASTWICK REPLACED NORMAN
(PITCHING); Matthews grounded out (shortstop to first); 3 R, 3
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 3, Reds 3.

REDS 8TH: HEAVERLO REPLACED SPEIER (PITCHING); Bench walked;
Driessen singled to right [Bench to third]; Rettenmund popped to
second; Concepcion hit into a double play (right to catcher)
[Bench out at home]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 3, Reds 3.

GIANTS 9TH: Montanez grounded out (third to first); Miller
grounded out (third to first); RADER BATTED FOR SADEK; Rader
flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 3, Reds 3.

REDS 9TH: RADER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); CROWLEY BATTED FOR
PLUMMER; Crowley walked; ARMBRISTER RAN FOR CROWLEY; GRIFFEY
BATTED FOR EASTWICK; Armbrister stole second; Griffey walked;
Rose grounded into a double play (first to shortstop to pitcher)
[Armbrister to third, Griffey out at second]; Geronimo singled
[Armbrister scored]; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 3, Reds 4.