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Atlanta Braves @ Cincinnati Reds

1975-06-18 · Day game · Cinergy Field · Att: 30333 · 2:28

Cincinnati Reds defeated Atlanta Braves 6–1. Cincinnati Reds put up 3 in the 3rd. Jack Billingham earned the win and Will McEnaney picked up the save.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
ATL	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	7
CIN	0	0	3	1	0	2	0	0		6	8

W: Jack Billingham L: Blue Moon Odom SV: Will McEnaney

Umpires — HP: Satch Davidson · 1B: Tom Gorman · 2B: (none) · 3B: Lee Weyer · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Atlanta Braves — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Ralph Garr	3	0	0	0	1	0
Mike Lum	4	0	0	0	0	0
Dusty Baker	3	0	0	0	1	1
Dave May	4	0	2	0	0	1
Darrell Evans	4	0	2	0	0	0
Marty Perez	4	0	1	0	0	0
Larvell Blanks	4	1	1	0	0	0
Biff Pocoroba	3	0	0	0	1	0
Blue Moon Odom	1	0	1	1	0	0
Bob Beall	1	0	0	0	0	1
Earl Williams	1	0	0	0	0	0
Cito Gaston	1	0	0	0	0	1

Cincinnati Reds — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Pete Rose	4	0	2	1	1	0
Ken Griffey	4	1	1	0	0	0
Joe Morgan	3	1	0	0	1	0
Johnny Bench	3	0	1	2	1	2
Tony Perez	3	0	0	0	1	0
Dan Driessen	0	1	0	0	2	0
Dave Concepcion	3	1	0	0	0	0
Cesar Geronimo	3	2	2	1	1	0
Jack Billingham	2	0	1	1	0	0
Merv Rettenmund	1	0	0	0	1	0
Doug Flynn	1	0	1	0	0	0
Will McEnaney	1	0	0	0	0	0

Atlanta Braves — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Blue Moon Odom	3.0	4	3	1
Mike Beard	2.1	3	3	0
Ray Sadecki	0.2	0	0	0
Max Leon	2.0	1	2	1

Cincinnati Reds — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Jack Billingham	6.0	6	2	2
Will McEnaney	3.0	1	1	2

Play-by-play

Top 1

Ralph Garr: 63
Mike Lum: 43
Dusty Baker: 8

Bot 1

Pete Rose: W
Ken Griffey: 13/SH.1-2
Joe Morgan: 6/P
Johnny Bench: K

Top 2

Dave May: 3/G
Darrell Evans: S9
Marty Perez: CS2(26)
Marty Perez: 8

Bot 2

Tony Perez: 7/7DW
Dan Driessen: W
Dave Concepcion: 64(1)3/GDP

Top 3

Larvell Blanks: S7
Biff Pocoroba: 43.1-2
Blue Moon Odom: D9.2-H
Ralph Garr: W
Mike Lum: 9.2-3
Dusty Baker: K

Bot 3

Cesar Geronimo: T/89XDW
Jack Billingham: S4.3-H
Pete Rose: 64(1)3/GDP
Ken Griffey: S9
Joe Morgan: W.1-2
Johnny Bench: D7/G5L.2-H;1-H
Tony Perez: WP.2-3
Tony Perez: 53

Top 4

Dave May: S4
Darrell Evans: S9.1-2
Marty Perez: 8
Larvell Blanks: 63.2-3;1-2
Biff Pocoroba: IW
Bob Beall: K/C

Bot 4

Dan Driessen: W
Dave Concepcion: BK.1-2
Dave Concepcion: 63
Cesar Geronimo: 8
Jack Billingham: E1.2-H(NR)(UR);B-2#
Pete Rose: S4.2XH(452)

Top 5

Ralph Garr: 3/G
Mike Lum: 43
Dusty Baker: 9

Bot 5

Ken Griffey: 7
Joe Morgan: 63
Johnny Bench: W
Tony Perez: W.1-2
Merv Rettenmund: 54(1)/FO

Top 6

Dave May: S8#
Darrell Evans: 46(1)/FO
Marty Perez: SB2#
Marty Perez: 3/L
Larvell Blanks: 9

Bot 6

Dave Concepcion: E5.B-2
Cesar Geronimo: S9/OBS.2-H(UR);B-2(THH)
Doug Flynn: 14/SH.2-3
Pete Rose: D/89.3-H
Ken Griffey: 9
Joe Morgan: 3/G

Top 7

Biff Pocoroba: 63
Earl Williams: 8
Ralph Garr: 2/FL

Bot 7

Johnny Bench: K/C
Tony Perez: 8
Merv Rettenmund: W
Will McEnaney: 6/P

Top 8

Mike Lum: 43
Dusty Baker: W
Dave May: K
Darrell Evans: 53

Bot 8

Cesar Geronimo: W
Doug Flynn: S7.1-2
Pete Rose: 9
Ken Griffey: 43/DP.2X3(326)#

Top 9

Marty Perez: S8#
Larvell Blanks: 164(1)/FO
Biff Pocoroba: 54(1)/FO
Cito Gaston: K

Notes & reviews

the ball struck 3B umpire Lee Weyer on the right knee and caromed into left-center; Bench later autographed the ball and gave it to Weyer
Mike Beard called for obstruction at HP

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