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August 29, 1975 Reds 6, Cardinals 2 (89-44)

Gary Nolan improved to 12-8 as he helped the Red win their fifth straight game. He went 6 1/3 innings and gave up nine hits and two runs. Will McEnaney pitched the final 2 2/3 to earn his thirteenth save of the season.

Cesar Geronimo hit a big three run blast in the fourth inning to break a 1-1 tie. Joe Morgan went one for three, stole two bases, had two walks and scored twice.

August 28, 1975 Reds 4, Cardinals 0 (88-44)

Don Gullett got back on track as the Red won their fourth game in a row. He went the distance and gave up only five hits and three walks while striking out four.

The Reds scored three of their four runs in the bottom of the seventh. Darrel Chaney struck out and Don Gullett flew out to center. Pete Rose singled and was driven in on a Ken Griffey triple. Griffey then scored on Al Hrabosky’s wild pitch. Still unable to find his command, the Mad Hungarian walked Joe Morgan and Tony Perez before Johnny Bench singled home Morgan for another insurance run.

August 27, 1975 Reds 6, Cubs 5 (87-44)

The Reds pulled out a close 6-5 win over the Cubs despite stranding fourteen men. They had fifteen hits (all singles) and six walks, yet they scored just six runs, which turned out to be just enough to pull of the win.

Ken Griffey was four for six with two RBIs and a run and Pete Rose was one for three with three walks and three runs. Starter Pat Darcy only made it through three innings before Sparky had to resort to the pen. Pedro Borbon effectively got a spot start as he pitched five innings and gave up only four hits and one run to improve to 8-4. Rawly Eastwick earned his seventeenth save by getting the final batter out in the ninth.

August 26, 1975 Reds 6, Cubs 5 (86-44)

The Reds came back from 4-0 and 5-2 deficits to pull out a nice come from behind win. Johnny Bench’s two run homer in the sixth shaved the Cubs lead to a single run. In the ninth inning, the Reds had nobody on and two outs before Terry Crowley singled and stole second base. Pete Rose walked and Ken Griffey singled to load up the bases. Then Joe Morgan singled to drive in two runs to put the Reds up 6-5.

Jack Billingham was shelled early, but the pen did a nice job to allow the Reds to stage their comeback. Rawly Eastwick struck out three in two perfect innings to improve to 3-2 and Will McEnaney shut the Cubs down in the ninth to earn his twelth save of the season.

August 25, 1975 Reds 11, Cubs 4 (85-44)

Darrel Chaney drove in four runs and hit his first homer of the season as the Reds put eleven runs and 19 hits on the board. Eight different Reds had multihit games and George Foster had three hits and three runs.

Fred Norman had a respectable outing as he improved to 9-4. He went 5 1/3 and gave up four runs on seven hits and he struck out five. Clay Carroll finished the game and earned his seventh save of the season.

August 24, 1975 Pirates 5, Reds 1 (84-44)

The Reds outhit the Pirates nine to five but they stranded seven men in their loss to the Pirates. Jerry Reuss held the Reds to eight singles and a double as he walked away with the win. Starter Gary Nolan got hit hard early in the game and by the end of the three innings, the Reds were down 4-1.

Pete Rose, Joe Morgan, Tony Perez and Merv Rettenmund all had two hits in the game, but none of them scored. The Pirates in the meantime improved their lead over the Phillies to three games in the NL East.

August 23, 1975 Reds 12, Pirates 7 (84-43)

The Reds erased a four run deficit and exploded for eight runs in the fifth inning to snap their four game skid. Johnny Bench drove in three of those runs with his 24th homer of the season and the Reds capitalized on two Pirates errors in the inning. They added four more in the eighth to finish up the blowout. The Reds had nine of their ten hits in those two innings.

Starter Don Gullett got roughed up in his second start back from his injury. He walked six and gave up five hits in 3 2/3 innings of work. Rawly Eastwick pitched the final 1 2/3 to earn his 15th save of the season.

August 22, 1975 Pirates 7, Reds 2 (83-42)

The difference in this game was the five runs Jack Billingham gave up in the sixth inning as he dropped to 14-6. Pedro Borbon did a nice job pitching the final 2 2/3, but the Reds couldn’t get their bats going to stage a comeback.

Joe Morgan was two for four with a triple and an RBI. George Foster had two hits and a run.

August 22, 1975 Pirates 4, Reds 2 (83-43)

Neither team scored until the eighth inning when the Reds scored two in the top of the eighth on a Tony Perez two run homer. The Pirates unfortunately answered in the bottom half of the inning with four runs, with the go ahead runs being scored on a two run shot by Dave Parker.

In all, the Reds only managed four hits off of rookie phenom John Candelaria. The future 20 game winner would be pivotal in the Pirates run down the stretch as they were looked to be the likely playoff opponent for the Reds.

August 20, 1975 Cardinals 4, Reds 0 (83-41)

For the second straight game, the Reds could only manage four hits. Even worse then yesterday, they were shutout. Four different Reds scattered singles in four different innings.

A solid start by Fred Norman went to waste. He pitched seven innings and have up three runs on eight hits.

August 19, 1975 Cardinals 2, Reds 1 (83-40)

Pete Rose scored on Joe Morgan’s sac. fly in the first inning. The Cardinals answered with two runs in the bottom half of the inning. Neither team would score the rest of the game.

In all, the Reds only managed four hits and one walk. Three of their hits came in the first two innings so they were completely shut down in the final seven frames.

Starter Gary Nolan got out of several jams as he gave up twelve hits but only two runs in seven innings of work. He dropped to 11-7 on the season.

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