The Reds defeated the Braves, 7-6, and ended the regular season with 108 victories, most for any N. L. club since the 1906 Cubs won 116 games. The Reds, after taking a 3-0 lead in the first inning, fell behind, 5-3, before rallying to go ahead with three more runs in the eighth.

Dave May homered for the Braves to tie the score in the ninth, but the Reds then won with an unearned run in their half. With one out, Bill Plummer was safe on an error by Darrell Evans and took second on a passed ball. After a walk to Ed Armbrister and infield out by Ken Griffey, Cesar Geronimo singled to drive in the winning run. [The Sporting News]



Cincinnati Reds 7, Atlanta Braves 6
Game Played on Sunday, September 28, 1975 (Day game) at Riverfront Stadium
Braves       0  0  3    2  0  0    0  0  1  -   6  6  2
Reds         3  0  0    0  0  0    0  3  1  -   7 12  0


Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Baker cf              4   1   2   3     0   0   .261      Rose 3b               4   1   2   1     1   1   .317
Gilbreath 3b,2b       3   0   0   0     0   0   .243      Concepcion ss         5   1   3   0     0   0   .274
Perez 2b              3   0   0   0     0   0   .275      Morgan 2b             2   1   1   0     2   0   .327
  Evans 3b            1   0   0   0     0   0   .243        Borbon p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .292
Williams 1b           3   1   0   0     1   1   .240        Rettenmund ph,lf    1   0   0   0     0   0   .239
Gaston rf             4   1   1   0     0   1   .241      Perez 1b              5   0   0   0     0   1   .282
May lf                4   1   2   1     0   0   .276      Bench c               3   0   0   0     0   0   .283
Pocoroba c            4   0   1   2     0   0   .255        Plummer c           2   1   0   0     0   0   .182
Belloir ss            1   1   0   0     1   0   .219      Driessen lf           3   1   2   1     1   0   .281
  Goodson ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .208        McEnaney p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Blanks ss           1   0   0   0     0   0   .234        Armbrister ph       0   0   0   0     1   0   .185
Morton p              2   1   0   0     1   0   .160      Griffey rf            5   1   2   0     0   1   .305
  Beard p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .111      Geronimo cf           5   1   2   2     0   0   .257
  Dal Canton p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .105      Norman p              2   0   0   0     0   1   .117
                                                            Crowley ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .268
                                                            C. Carroll p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Chaney 2b           0   0   0   0     0   0   .219
                                                            Flynn ph,2b         1   0   0   1     0   0   .268

Totals               31   6   6   6     3   2             Totals               39   7  12   5     5   4

Time of Game: 2:25   Attendance: 44,130
Left on Base: Braves 2, Reds 11
DP: Braves 1, Reds 1
Errors: Gilbreath, Evans
Doubles: Pocoroba (7), Geronimo (25)
Home Runs: Baker (19), May (12)
Stolen Bases: Morgan (67)
Sacrifice Hits: Gilbreath (8)
GIDP: Rettenmund (6)


Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Morton                  7     9   6   4   4   3   0  35   3.50
Beard                   0.1   1   0   0   0   0   0   2   3.20
Dal Canton L(2-7)       1.1   2   1   0   1   1   0   7   4.76
Totals                  8.2  12   7   4   5   4   0  44

Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Norman                  6     4   5   5   3   2   1  24   3.73
C. Carroll              1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   2.62
Borbon                  1     1   0   0   0   0   0   4   2.95
McEnaney W(5-2)         1     1   1   1   0   0   1   4   2.47
Totals                  9     6   6   6   3   2   2  35

Passed Balls: Pocoroba (13)

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


BRAVES 1ST: Baker made an out to first; Gilbreath grounded out
(third to first); Perez grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0, Reds 0.

REDS 1ST: Rose singled to center; Concepcion singled to left
[Rose to second]; Morgan walked [Rose to third, Concepcion to
second]; Perez reached on an error by Gilbreath [Rose scored (no
RBI), Concepcion scored (unearned) (no RBI), Morgan to third,
Perez to second]; Bench lined to third; Driessen singled to
shortstop [Morgan scored (unearned), Perez to third]; Griffey
was called out on strikes; Geronimo flied out to center; 3 R (1
ER), 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 0, Reds 3.

BRAVES 2ND: Williams struck out; Gaston struck out; May lined to
shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0, Reds 3.

REDS 2ND: Norman flied out to left; Rose walked; Concepcion
forced Rose (third to second); Morgan singled to right
[Concepcion to third]; Morgan stole second; Perez flied out to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 0, Reds 3.

BRAVES 3RD: Pocoroba flied out to center; Belloir walked; Morton
walked [Belloir to second]; Baker homered [Belloir scored,
Morton scored]; Gilbreath flied out to left; Perez grounded out
(shortstop to first); 3 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 3, Reds 3.

REDS 3RD: Bench grounded out (third to first); Driessen walked;
Griffey forced Driessen (third to second); Geronimo popped to
second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 3, Reds 3.

BRAVES 4TH: Williams walked; Gaston singled to left [Williams to
second]; May singled to right [Williams to third, Gaston to
second]; Pocoroba doubled to left [Williams scored, Gaston
scored, May to third]; Belloir lined to second; Morton lined
into a double play (shortstop to third) [May out at third]; 2 R,
3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 5, Reds 3.

REDS 4TH: Norman struck out; Rose struck out; Concepcion singled
to center; Morgan walked [Concepcion to second]; Perez popped to
shortstop in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 5,
Reds 3.

BRAVES 5TH: Baker flied out to left; Gilbreath grounded out
(shortstop to first); Perez flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Braves 5, Reds 3.

REDS 5TH: GILBREATH CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 2B); EVANS
REPLACED PEREZ (PLAYING 3B); Bench grounded out (third to
first); Driessen grounded out (second to first); Griffey singled
to left; Geronimo popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Braves 5, Reds 3.

BRAVES 6TH: PLUMMER REPLACED BENCH (PLAYING C ); Williams flied
out to right; Gaston popped to second; May grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 5, Reds 3.

REDS 6TH: CROWLEY BATTED FOR NORMAN; Crowley flied out to
center; Rose grounded out (second to first); Concepcion flied
out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 5, Reds 3.

BRAVES 7TH: C. CARROLL REPLACED CROWLEY (PITCHING); Pocoroba
grounded out (first unassisted); GOODSON BATTED FOR BELLOIR;
Goodson flied out to left; Morton grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 5, Reds 3.

REDS 7TH: BLANKS REPLACED GOODSON (PLAYING SS); Morgan grounded
out (pitcher unassisted); Perez flied out to left; Plummer
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 5,
Reds 3.

BRAVES 8TH: BORBON REPLACED MORGAN (PITCHING); CHANEY REPLACED
C. CARROLL (PLAYING 2B); Baker singled to right; Gilbreath out
on a sacrifice bunt (third to second) [Baker to second]; Evans
grounded out (second to first) [Baker to third]; Williams flied
out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 5, Reds 3.

REDS 8TH: Driessen singled to center; Griffey singled to center
[Driessen to second]; Geronimo doubled to right [Driessen
scored, Griffey to third]; BEARD REPLACED MORTON (PITCHING);
FLYNN BATTED FOR CHANEY; Flynn grounded out (shortstop to first)
[Griffey scored, Geronimo to third]; Rose singled to right
[Geronimo scored]; DAL CANTON REPLACED BEARD (PITCHING);
Concepcion singled to center [Rose to third]; RETTENMUND BATTED
FOR BORBON; Rettenmund grounded into a double play (pitcher to
shortstop to first) [Concepcion out at second]; 3 R, 5 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Braves 5, Reds 6.

BRAVES 9TH: RETTENMUND STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); MCENANEY
REPLACED DRIESSEN (PITCHING); FLYNN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B);
Gaston grounded out (shortstop to first); May homered; Pocoroba
flied out to left; Blanks flied out to right; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Braves 6, Reds 6.

REDS 9TH: Perez struck out; Plummer reached on an error by Evans
[Plummer to first]; ARMBRISTER BATTED FOR MCENANEY; Pocoroba
allowed a passed ball [Plummer to second]; Armbrister walked;
Griffey forced Armbrister (second to shortstop) [Plummer to
third]; Geronimo singled to shortstop [Plummer scored
(unearned), Griffey to second]; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.
Braves 6, Reds 7.