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September 17, 1975 Reds 10, Astros 1 (99-53)

A sixth run sixth inning helped pave the way as the Reds won their 99th game of the season. Tony Perez hit a two run homer in the first to give the Reds an early 2-0 lead. In the sixth inning, the Reds scored six runs on five hits and two walks. The big hit of the inning was a three run double by Joe Morgan.

Morgan ended the day perfect by going two for two with two runs, three stolen bases, two walks and three RBIs. Tony Perez drove in three and five different Reds had multihit games.

On the pitching side, Fred Norman improved to 11-4 with a nice outing. He threw 6 2/3 innings and gave up only one run on six hits. Rawly Eastwick and Will McEnaney closed out the game without allowing an Astros to cross the plate.

September 16, 1975 Astros 5, Reds 1 (98-53)

Not even a day off could help out the recently anemic Reds hitting. Cincinnati was held to one run on only five hits, with the only run scoring on a Pete Rose RBI single.

Jack Billingham was roughed up for ten hits through five innings and he dropped to 15-9. Clay Carroll was the star of the staff as he threw two innings of one hit ball to end the game.

Believe it or not. The Reds have a 10 game winner. It took Aaron Harang almost the entire season and he’s got a couple of guys on the team nipping at his tail, but a Red finally reached the double digit mark.

Sigh.

Actually, the Reds did pretty well this week. Still without Ken Griffey, Jr. the Reds won their series at Wrigley Field against the Cubs. The previously mentioned Aaron Harang got them started on Monday by throwing 8 1/3 innings while giving up a miniscule two runs on eight hits. The Wily one went deep twice to bring his homerun total up to 18 and Javier Valetin also went yard. To boot, we beat Greg Maddux.

Tuesday was the loss. The Reds and Cubs were tied 3-3 after three innings, and neither team scored a run until the Cubs won it in the tenth. Eric Milton wasn’t horrible despite the rough start, and David Weathers was the guy who got roughed up in the tenth inning. Felipe Lopez hit his 20th homer of the season and Edwin Encarnancion hit his sixth. The Reds managed only seven hits through ten innings, and made as many errors (3) as they scored runs.

Yesterday was a pleaseant surprise. The Reds came back from being down 4-1 to tie it and Sean Casey had a bases clearing double to rack up three runs in extra frames. Todd Coffey threw two no hit innings to close out the game as he improved to 3-0.

Four against the Pirates this weekend. I doubt we’ll be on Fox this Saturday. we’re also moving up the food chain. With the Mets dropping fast, we could pass them. And heck, the Cubs and Brewers aren’t too far ahead of them. We still have a very small chance of finishing above .500, but time is running out.

I should say (and I can, since this is my site, even though Brian’s been doing most of the work recently with the 1975 Reds diary) that I’m impressed with the Reds play in the second half. The pen isn’t horrible (additon by subtraction, no more Danny Graves) and the offense has the potential of being in the top quarter of the league. If (big if) we can add some quality starting pitching so guys like Aaron Harang and Brandon Claussen are third and fourth starters instead of our top guys, I like our chances next year.

September 14, 1975 Giants 4, Reds 2 (97-52)

The Reds losing ways continued as the Giants took game one of their Sunday double header. The Reds jumped out to a 2-1 lead on a Pete Rose RBI single in the fifth and a Joe Morgan steal of home in the sixth.

The Giants tied it up in the bottom of the sixth then put the game away with two solo homers in the seventh. Gary Nolan dropped to 13-9 and gave up four runs on eight hits. Joe Morgan stole four bases to bring his stole base total up to 60 on the season and Dave Concepcion went four for five.

September 14, 1975 Reds 8, Giants 3 (98-52)

A five run eighth inning busted this game open as the Reds finally got their bats going. Terry Crowley got the Reds off to a nice start with a three run homerun in the first inning. The Giants answered with two runs in the second to cut the lead down to two before the Reds opened the floodgates.

Pat Darcy singled with one out in the eighth and then moved to second on Pete Rose’s single. Dave Concepcion went down on strikes to make it two outs before Cesar Geronimo singled and drove in Darcy. Dan Driessen then doubled to clear the bases. Two walks later, Darrel Chaney drove in Driessen with a single to cap off the five run rally.

Darcy improved to 10-5 and almost went to distance. Rawly Eastwick came in with two outs in the ninth to get the final batter out with a strikeout.

September 13, 1975 Giants 9, Reds 2 (97-51)

The Reds lost for the fourth time in five games as Don Gullett got ripped by the Giants. With the score tied 2-2, the Giants busted the game open with seven runs in the fifth inning. Gullett gave up a lead off homer and left the game with runners on first and third when Clay Kirby came in, hit the first batter to load the bases, then gave up two walks to drive home two runs. Pedro Borbon took over for him with nobody out and gave up a two run double to the first hitter he faced (with the Reds finally making their first out by gunning down another potential run). A triple, an error and a double resulted in the final two runs before Bobby Murcer finally flew out to right field.

Dave Concepcion went three for four with a run and an RBI. Don Gullett dropped to 13-4 on the season.

September 12, 1975 Reds 6, Giants 3 (97-50)

The Reds ended their three game skid by getting some solid pitching and some timely hitting. The Reds jumped out to a quick 2-0 lead after two innings. They busted the game open in the eighth when they put three runs on the board and increased their lead to 5-1. The big hit in the inning was George Foster triple, which drove home Johnny Bench and created another run when Foster and Cesar Geronimo scored on Doug Flynn’s two run single.

Starter Fred Norman pitched seven quality innings as he gave up three runs on only five hits. Rawly Eastwick pitched a perfect ninth to notch his 19th save of the season.

There’s nothing like playing a last place team to get you excited. Fresh off of firing their manager, the Pirates rolled into town. We sent them home with a series loss.

Things didn’t look so rosy on Friday though. Oliver Perez made his triumphant comeback and was, er, triumphant. He didn’t walk away with the win, but he held us long enough for Luke Hudson to give up a bunch or runs. Adam Dunn hit his 37th homer of the season in the loss and outfielder Chris Denorfia hit his first career homerun in his first career at bat.

The Reds turned the tables on Saturday. Ramon Ortiz threw well (no, it’s not April Fools Day, I’m being serious) and notched his first complete game of the season. Rich Aurilia drove in three runs and Ryan Freel (he can play anywhere) scored twice.

Today, the Reds decided for whatever reason to score all five of their runs in one inning. Jason LaRue hit a homerun and Austin Kearns drove in two. Brandon Claussen was solid through six innings but didn’t get a decision. Matt Belisle, who actually gave up two of the three runs in the game, ended up with the win.

The Cubs, who we’ve actually owned this year, are on deck. Then we head to Pittsburgh to hopefully squash the Pirates again. No game Thursday, but we play two on Friday so we’ll probably see some sort of September call up debut in the second game of the doubleheader.

September 11, 1975 Dodgers 5, Reds 2 (96-50)

Dodgers starter Rick Rhoden held the Reds to two runs and seven hits while Jack Billingham was hit hard and early. Billingham gave up five runs on six hits and four walks as the Reds dropped their third game in a row. The pen was solid and Clay Carroll and Pedro Borbon shut the Dodgers out over the last three innings, but the Reds just didn’t have the firepower to stage a comeback.

Pete Rose hit a solo homer in the eighth inng and Tony Perez singled home Ken Griffey to account for the only two Red’s runs. Johnny Bench had two hits and Joe Morgan stole two bases.

September 10, 1975 Dodgers 3, Reds 2 (96-49)

A ninth inning walk off double by Dodger’s pinch hitter Lee cost the Reds a chance to try to top LA in extra frames. The Dodgers jumped out to a quick 2-0 lead, but Tony Perez singled with the bases loaded in the eight to tie the game up.

Once again, the Reds bats were asleep as they only managed four hits against Burt Hooten, who struck out 11 Reds. Pat Darcy was solid through in a seven inning no decision, and Eastwick dropped to 5-3 on the season.

September 9, 1975 Padres 11, Reds 2 (96-48)

The Reds pitching staff was hammered as the team’s four game winning streak came to an abrupt end. Clay Carroll gave up five runs on seven hits in five innings, and the pen didn’t fair much better at Tom Carroll was drilled for six runs on six hits through two innings.

The Red only managed three hits in the losing cause. They scored both of their runs on a seventh inning two run homer by Johnny Bench. The homer was his 27th of the season. Dave Concepcion had the other two Red’s hits.

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