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September 8, 1975 Reds 3, Padres 2 (96-47)

The Reds won their fourth straight game by coming from behind to top the Padres. San Diego took an early 2-0 lead off of starter Clay Carroll, but the Reds scored a run in the sixth on George Foster’s RBI single. In the eighth inning, Johnny Bench came up huge with a two run homer to give the Reds the lead. It was his 26th homer of the season.

Gary Nolan threw a solid six innings but walked away with no decision. He gave up only three hits, but one of those was a first inning homer by future Hall of Famer Willie McCovey. Clay Carroll improved to 7-5 with 1 2/3 shutout innings and Rawly Eastwick closed out the game and notched his eighteenth save of the season.

September 7, 1975 Reds 8, Giants 4 (95-47)

The Reds locked up their playoff spot by jumping all over the Giants in the early innings. By the end of two innings, the Reds were up 4-0 and by the end of six they had a 6-3 lead. George Foster had a monster game as he went four for five with four RBIs and two runs.

Don Gullett threw a decent game and improved to 13-3. He gave up four runs on eight hits and four walks.

By clinching the division on September 7th, the Reds set a new standard. It was the earliest date in National League history that either a division or a pennant was clinched. In the National League West, the Pirates had a comfortable five and a half game lead and it was only a matter of time between the two senior circuit powerhouses would square off in the playoffs.

September 6, 1975 Reds 3, Giants 2 (94-47)

Despite the fact that is was still early in September, the Reds were very close to clinching the National League East. They made progress today by topping the Giants behind a strong outing by Jack Billingham. Billingham went 6 2/3 and gave up only two runs on eight hits. Will McEnaney threw the final 2 1/3 to earn his fourteenth save of the season.

Cesar Geronimo had three hits and an RBI and Bill Plummer went two for three with a run and an RBI.

September 5, 1975 Reds 4, Giants 3 (93-47)

The Reds gave up a 3-0 lead only to walk away with a win over the Giants with some ninth inning heroics. Terry Crowley led off the ninth with a walk and was taken out for pinch runner Ed Armbrister, who stole second base. Ken Griffey walked but then Pete Rose grounded into a double play. Armbrister was at third, but their were two outs. Fortunately Cesar Geronimo came up big with a single to win the game.

Fred Norman had a three hit shutout through seven innings but was tagged for three runs in the eighth. Rawley Eastwick closed out the game with 1 1/3 perfect innings to improve to 5-2.

September 4, 1975 Dodgers 3, Reds 2 (92-47)

Starter Clay Kirby gave up three first inning runs as the Reds could only manage four hits in the entire game. Kirby dropped to 9-5 as he struck out three.

George Foster hit his 22nd homer of the season and Joe Morgan singled home Pete Rose in the sixth to account for all of the Reds offense.

September 3, 1975 Reds 13, Dodgers 2 (92-46)

In what could have been an important series had the Reds not run away with the division race, the Red scored ten runs in the fourth inning despite there being a 39 minute rain delay part way through the inning. In all, the Reds drew eleven walks and had nine hits.

Joe Morgan went one for two with two runs, two RBIs and two walks. Tony Perez and Merv Rettenmund both drove in a pair and Pete Rose and Dave Concepcion both scored twice.

Gary Nolan pitched seven strong innings as he improved to 13-8. He gave up only two runs on six hits. Will McEnaney and Clay Carroll both pitched shutout innings to close out the game.

September 2, 1975 Reds 10, Padres 4 (91-46)

The Reds turned the tables on the Padres and ran up the score with ten runs on twelve hits. The Reds scored three runs in the second, then really turned it on by scoring seven runs on seven hits in the fifth. Tony Perez drove in his 1,010 RBI as a Red, which was a team record previously held by Frank Robinson. Catcher Don Werner made his major league debut in the seventh inning.

Don Gullett helped out his own cause by driving in two runs and Johnny Bench went two for two with two runs and two walks. Doug Flynn went two for four with two RBIs and Cesar Geronimo drove in two runs.

Gullett threw seven solid innings as he improved to 12-3. He went seven innings and gave up four runs on five hits.

September 1, 1975 Padres 2, Reds 1 (90-46)

The Reds ran into a good arm as Randy Jones got the better of a Pat Darcy and Pedro Borbon combo in their pitching dual. Back up catcher Bill Plummer drove in the only run of the game for the Reds with a single in the second.

George Foster, Merv Rettenmund and Bill Plummer all had two hits in the loss. Pat Darcy left after four innings after he developed a blister and he was relieved by Pedro Borbon, who ended up taking the loss despite throwing five solid innings.

August 31, 1975 Cardinals 5, Reds 3 (90-45)

The Reds tried to come back from a 4-0 deficit but fell just short against the Cardinals. Jack Billingham was hit hard as he gave up three runs on six hits in only four innings of work. Clay Carroll had a hard time as well after relieving Billingham and the run he gave up ended up being the difference.

Ken Griffey went three for five with a run and Joe Morgan was two for five with a run. George Foster had the Reds only extra base hit when he doubled off of rookie starter Eric Rasmussen.

Despite ending the month on a losing note, the Reds went 21-8 through the month of August. It was the third straight month that they’d won 20 or more games.

August 30, 1975 Reds 3, Cardinals 2 (90-44)

The Reds won their sixth straight game and the 90th of the season in extra frames. Fred Norman went 8 1/3 and gave up only two runs on five hits while striking out five. Unfortunately he gave up the game tying run in the ninth that sent the game into extra frames.

In the tenth, Ken Griffey singled with one out. Then in an odd play, he was actually picked off of first base, but ended up being safe on a throwing error by Cards reliever Mike Garman and advanced all the way to third base. Joe Morgan and Tony Perez were walked intentionally to load up the bases but it was for naught because Johnny Bench drove home Griffey on a ground out.

With the month nearly over, the Reds had built up an insurmountable 19 1/2 lead over the Dodgers in the NL West. It was only a matter of when they’d clinch the division.

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