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September 27, 1975 Reds 7, Braves 6 (108-54)

The Reds finished their historic season with their fifth straight win as they edged the Braves. The Reds came back from a 5-3 deficit by scoring three runs in the bottom of the ninth only to allow the Braves to tie it up with a run in the ninth. But a big walk off RBI single by Cesar Geronimo put a punctation mark on the end of the Reds’ regular season.

Dave Concepcion went three for five with run and Cesar Geronimo went two for five with two RBIs. Fred Norman was hit hard and it was Will McEnaney who walked away with the win despite blowing the save chance and allowing the Braves to tie the game.

Now the Reds had to contend with the Pirates in the upcoming NLCS. In the American League, it was the Red Sox and the three time World Champions Oakland A’s who were set to square off in the ALCS.

September 26, 1975 Reds 7, Braves 6 (107-54)

Sparky couldn’t have been happy about the pen’s melt down in this game. With only one regular season remaining, the Reds almost wasted a 7-1 lead as the Braves scored five runs in the top of the ninth inning.

Don Gullett cruised through the first five innings before yielding to the pen, but Will McEnaney had the horrific line. He pitched 1/3 inning and gave up five hits, two walks and five runs. Pat Darcy came in to stop the damage and got the final two batters out to end the game.

Joe Morgan and Johnny Bench both homered and drove in three runs. Pete Rose went two for three with two runs.

September 25, 1975 Reds 12, Braves 5 (106-54)

The Reds continued their dominance over the hapless Braves. Surprisingly, they were down by four runs in this game before rattling off seven unanswered runs to bust the game open.

Tony Perez was three for five with three RBIs and Doug Flynn was one for one with two RBIs. Cesar Geronimo scored four runs and both Pete Rose and Ken Griffey scored twice.

Gary Nolan withstood an early barrage by Braves before settling down to earn his 15th win of the season. Pedro Borbon closed out the game by pitching the final three innings to log his fifth save.

September 24, 1975 Reds 6, Astros 4 (105-54)

The Reds came back from 2-0 and 3-2 deficits to win their 105th game of the season. Joe Morgan’s two stolen bases put him at 65 on the season as he went two for two with a homerun, two walks and two runs. Pete Rose was two for five with two RBIs and both Dan Driessen and Cesar Geronimo had two hits.

Clay Kirby walked away with his tenth win of the season. He gave up three runs on three hits and two walks. Pat Darcy threw a solid three innings of relief and gave up an unearned run on three hits, and Rawly Eastwick pitched a shutout ninth to earn his league leading 22nd save of the season.

September 23, 1975 Reds 5, Astros 3 (104-54)

Every win from here on our just added to the team’s franchise record as the Reds made sort work of the Astros. They jumped out to an early 3-0 lead in the second with an RBI single by Cesar Geronimo and a two run single by Pete Rose. The Astros scored a run in the bottom half of the inning, but the Reds answered with a run of their own in the third when Joe Morgan scored on Tony Perez’s double.

The Astros made things interesting by scoring two in the bottom of the third to make it a one run game, but the Reds pitching tightened up after that. Ken Griffey scored on Geronimo’s ground out in the eighth to give the Reds an insurance run they wouldn’t need.

Fred Norman improved to an impressive 12-4 record by going eight innings and giving up three runs on only four hits. Rawly Eastwick saved his 22nd game of the season by pitching a perfect ninth inning.

September 22, 1975 Astros 5, Reds 1 (103-54)

The Astros snapped the Reds five game winning streak behind a four hit outing by starter Joe Niekro. The lone Reds run came in the ninth inning when Darrel Chaney was walked with the bases loaded, scoring Doug Flynn.

Jack Billingham threw six innings and gave up three runs on seven hits and five walks. His record dropped to 15-10. Will McEnaney was also roughed up as he gave up a two run homer in the seventh inning.

September 21, 1975 Reds 3, Braves 0 (103-53)

The Reds made history as they won a franchise record 103 games by shutting out the Braves. They finished the four game sweep with some very solid pitching. Don Gullett and Rawly Eastwick combined to hold the Braves to two hits and two walks. Gullett improved to 14-4 and Eastwick earned his 20th save of the season.

Ken Griffey got the Reds on the board early with a two run homerun in the first inning. That’s all they’d end up needing, but Dan Driessen doubled home Pete Rose in the sixth to give the Reds a little extra insurance.

September 20, 1975 Reds 9, Braves 2 (102-53)

The Reds tied a franchise record with their 102nd win of the season. They did it with two big innings as they scored four runs in the fifth and five in the ninth to finish off the Braves.

Dan Driessen had a three run homer and Dave Concepcion drove in two runs. Pete Rose also had a solid game by going two for four with two runs and a walk.

September 19, 1975 Reds 7, Braves 6 (101-53)

Another close game as the Reds came one win closer to tying a franchise record 102 wins. The Reds jumped out to a 6-1 lead in the fifth, but the Braves cut the margin to two runs by scoring three in the bottom of the fifth. The Reds got an insurance run in the seventh, which they ended up needing because the Braves cut the deficit to a single run by scoring two runs in the eighth. Fortunately, Will McEnaney slammed the door shut in the ninth as he walked away with his fifteenth save of the season.

Dave Concepcion had a big game with a double, a homerun, two walks, two stolen bases, a run and an RBI. Terry Crowley had a bases clearing double that capped off the Reds big fifth inning and Merv Rettenmund went two for two with a run.

Starter Pat Darcy notched his eleventh win of the season by throwing six innings. He gave up four runs on eight hits. Less then 4,300 fans showed up at Atlanta Stadium to see the Braves and Reds play.

September 18, 1975 Reds 4, Braves 3 (100-53)

It took extra innings, but the Reds finally won their 100th game for the third time in franchise history. It was also their first back to back wins in over almost two weeks.

The Braves jumped out to an early 2-0 lead when George Foster and Dan Driessen hit solo homerun to tie the game. The Reds added a run in the fifth when Tony Perez hit a solo homerun of his own.

The Reds left the seventh inning stretch with a one run lead, but the Braves tied it up in the eighth with a run off of Rawly Eastwick. In extra frames, the Reds didn’t waste much time. Bill Plummer drove home Pete Rose with a single to take a 4-3 lead.

Pedro Borbon threw two shutout innings in the ninth and tenth to walk away with his ninth win of the season. Clay Kirby was solid through 6 2/3 innings and gave up only two runs on five hits in the start.

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