Back-to-back homers by Dave Rader and Steve Ontiveros in the seventh inning powered the Giants to a 4-2 victory in the first game of a doubleheader, but the Reds came back to gain a split by winning the second game, 8-3. Joe Morgan stole four bases in the lidlifter, including a theft of home in the sixth to give the Reds a 2-1 lead. The Giants tied the score in their half with a triple by Derrel Thomas and sacrifice fly by Bobby Murcer before Rader and Ontiveros rapped Gary Nolan for their round-trippers in the seventh.

In the nightcap, Terry Crowley started the Reds' scoring with a three-run homer in the first. The Reds did not break loose for their five other runs until the eighth. Singles by Pat Darcy, Pete Rose and Cesar Geronimo produced the first run in the outburst and Dan Driessen doubled for two more. After two walks loaded the bases, Darrel Chaney doubled to add another pair. Ontiveros drove in all three of the Giants' runs with a double and single. [The Sporting News]



San Francisco Giants 4, Cincinnati Reds 2 (Game 1)
Game Played on Sunday, September 14, 1975 (Day game) at Candlestick Park
Reds         0  0  0    0  1  1    0  0  0  -   2 10  0
Giants       0  1  0    0  0  1    2  0  x  -   4  9  1


Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Rose 3b               5   0   1   1     0   1   .313      Thomasson cf          4   0   0   0     0   0   .223
Concepcion ss         5   0   4   0     0   0   .265      Thomas 2b             4   1   2   0     0   0   .275
Griffey rf            5   0   1   0     0   1   .307      Murcer rf             3   0   0   1     0   0   .294
Morgan 2b             4   1   2   0     0   0   .321      Matthews lf           4   1   1   0     0   0   .267
Driessen 1b           3   0   0   0     0   0   .273      Montanez 1b           4   0   3   0     0   1   .292
  Perez ph,1b         0   0   0   0     1   0   .282      Rader c               4   1   1   1     0   0   .308
Foster lf             4   0   1   0     0   0   .307      Ontiveros 3b          2   1   1   2     1   0   .286
Geronimo cf           3   1   1   0     1   0   .256      LeMaster ss           3   0   0   0     0   0   .174
Plummer c             3   0   0   0     1   0   .185      Dressler p            2   0   0   0     0   1   .000
Nolan p               3   0   0   0     0   0   .156        Lavelle p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .111
  Crowley ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .273        Heaverlo p          1   0   1   0     0   0   .500
  McEnaney p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               36   2  10   1     3   2             Totals               31   4   9   4     1   2

Time of Game: 2:26
Left on Base: Reds 10, Giants 5
DP: Reds 1, Giants 0
Errors: Matthews
Doubles: Montanez (29)
Triples: Thomas (9)
Home Runs: Rader (5), Ontiveros (2)
Stolen Bases: Morgan 4 (60), Geronimo (10), Plummer (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Murcer (12)


Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Nolan L(13-9)           7     8   4   4   1   2   2  29   3.11
McEnaney                1     1   0   0   0   0   0   4   1.73
Totals                  8     9   4   4   1   2   2  33

Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Dressler                6.1  10   2   2   2   0   0  30   2.45
Lavelle                 0.1   0   0   0   1   0   0   2   2.96
Heaverlo W(3-1)         2.1   0   0   0   0   2   0   7   2.13
Totals                  9    10   2   2   3   2   0  39

Umpires: HP - Andy Olsen, 1B - Terry Tata, 2B - Ed Sudol, 3B - Bill Williams


REDS 1ST: Rose grounded out (shortstop to first); Concepcion
singled; Griffey grounded out (second to first) [Concepcion to
second]; Morgan grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Reds 0, Giants 0.

GIANTS 1ST: Thomasson flied out to right; Thomas flied out to
center; Murcer popped to second in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0, Giants 0.

REDS 2ND: Driessen flied out to center; Foster grounded out
(pitcher to first); Geronimo grounded out (first unassisted); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0, Giants 0.

GIANTS 2ND: Matthews singled; Montanez singled to left [Matthews
to second]; Rader flied out to right [Matthews to third];
Ontiveros hit into a double play (first to shortstop to first to
shortstop) [Matthews scored (RBI), Montanez out at second]; 1 R,
2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0, Giants 1.

REDS 3RD: Plummer popped to third in foul territory; Nolan
grounded out (first unassisted); Rose grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0, Giants 1.

GIANTS 3RD: LeMaster popped to shortstop; Dressler struck out;
Thomasson flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0,
Giants 1.

REDS 4TH: Concepcion singled; Concepcion was picked off first
(pitcher to first); Griffey grounded out (second to first);
Morgan singled to right; Morgan stole second; Driessen grounded
out (first unassisted); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 0, Giants 1.

GIANTS 4TH: Thomas singled; Murcer popped to first in foul
territory; Matthews flied out to right; Montanez singled to
right [Thomas to third]; Rader flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Reds 0, Giants 1.

REDS 5TH: Foster singled to right; Geronimo singled to left
[Foster to second]; Plummer flied out to left [Foster to third
(error by Matthews), Geronimo to second]; Nolan reached on a
fielder's choice [Foster out at home (second to catcher)]; Rose
singled to right [Geronimo scored, Nolan to second]; Concepcion
singled to shortstop [Nolan to third, Rose to second]; Griffey
grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 4 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Reds 1,
Giants 1.

GIANTS 5TH: Ontiveros walked; LeMaster popped to center; On a
bunt Dressler forced Ontiveros (pitcher to shortstop); Thomasson
flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 1, Giants 1.

REDS 6TH: Morgan singled to first; Driessen flied out to left;
Morgan stole second; Foster popped to catcher in foul territory;
Geronimo was walked intentionally; Plummer walked [Morgan to
third, Geronimo to second]; Morgan stole home and Geronimo stole
third and Plummer stole second; Nolan grounded out (second to
first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 2, Giants 1.

GIANTS 6TH: Thomas tripled to right; Murcer hit a sacrifice fly
to center [Thomas scored]; Matthews grounded out (shortstop to
first); Montanez struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 2,
Giants 2.

REDS 7TH: Rose grounded out (first unassisted); Concepcion
singled to left; Griffey singled to center [Concepcion to
second]; LAVELLE REPLACED DRESSLER (PITCHING); Morgan forced
Griffey (pitcher to shortstop) [Concepcion to third]; PEREZ
BATTED FOR DRIESSEN; Morgan stole second; Perez was walked
intentionally; HEAVERLO REPLACED LAVELLE (PITCHING); Foster
grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Reds 2,
Giants 2.

GIANTS 7TH: PEREZ STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); Rader homered;
Ontiveros homered; LeMaster flied out to left; Heaverlo singled
to left; Thomasson flied out to left; Thomas popped to
shortstop; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 2, Giants 4.

REDS 8TH: Geronimo flied out to left; Plummer flied out to left;
CROWLEY BATTED FOR NOLAN; Crowley flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 2, Giants 4.

GIANTS 8TH: MCENANEY REPLACED CROWLEY (PITCHING); Murcer popped
to pitcher; Matthews popped to third; Montanez doubled to left;
Rader popped to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 2, Giants
4.

REDS 9TH: Rose struck out; Concepcion popped to second; Griffey
was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 2, Giants
4.