Top 1

• Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Rose vs. Bonham
  
  Rose takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Griffey vs. Bonham
  
  There's a wild pitch. Rose moves to second. View Play 
• Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Griffey vs. Bonham
  
  Griffey strikes out. View Play 
• Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Morgan vs. Bonham
  
  Morgan strikes out. View Play 
• Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Perez vs. Bonham
  
  Perez hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Rose scores. View Play 
• Reds, 1 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Foster vs. Bonham
  
  Foster hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Perez moves to second. View Play 
• Reds, 1 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Geronimo vs. Bonham
  
  Geronimo takes first base on ball four. Perez moves to third. Foster moves to second. View Play 
• Reds, 1 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
  Chaney vs. Bonham
  
  Chaney strikes out. View Play 

Bottom 1

• Reds, 1 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Kessinger vs. Darcy
  
  Kessinger takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Reds, 1 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Monday vs. Darcy
  
  Monday hits a fly ball into right field. Griffey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Reds, 1 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Madlock vs. Darcy
  
  Madlock hits a popup into right field for a base hit. Kessinger moves to second. View Play 
• Reds, 1 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Cardenal vs. Darcy
  
  There's a wild pitch. Kessinger moves to third. Madlock moves to second. View Play 
• Reds, 1 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
  Cardenal vs. Darcy
  
  Cardenal hits a popup towards first. Perez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Reds, 1 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
  Morales vs. Darcy
  
  Morales hits a ball on the ground towards short. Chaney scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 2

• Reds, 1 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Plummer vs. Bonham
  
  Plummer takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Reds, 1 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Darcy vs. Bonham
  
  Darcy strikes out. View Play 
• Reds, 1 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Rose vs. Bonham
  
  Rose hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Bonham fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Plummer moves to second. View Play 
• Reds, 1 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Griffey vs. Bonham
  
  Griffey hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Plummer scores. Rose moves to third. View Play 
• Reds, 2 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Morgan vs. Bonham
  
  Morgan hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Rose scores. Griffey moves to second. View Play 
• Reds, 3 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Perez vs. Bonham
  
  Perez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play 

Bottom 2

• Reds, 3 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Thornton vs. Darcy
  
  Thornton takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Reds, 3 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Mitterwald vs. Darcy
  
  Mitterwald hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rose fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play 
• Reds, 3 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Sperring vs. Darcy
  
  Sperring takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Reds, 3 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Bonham vs. Darcy
  
  Bonham takes first base on ball four. Sperring moves to second. View Play 
• Reds, 3 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Kessinger vs. Darcy
  
  Kessinger takes first base on ball four. Sperring moves to third. Bonham moves to second. View Play 
• Reds, 3 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
  Monday vs. Darcy
  
  Monday hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Sperring scores. Bonham scores. Kessinger moves to second. View Play 
• Reds, 3 - Cubs, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Madlock vs. Darcy
  
  Madlock hits a fly ball into center field. Geronimo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 3

• Reds, 3 - Cubs, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Foster vs. Bonham
  
  Foster takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Reds, 3 - Cubs, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Geronimo vs. Bonham
  
  Geronimo hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Foster moves to third. View Play 
• Reds, 3 - Cubs, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Chaney vs. Bonham
  
  Chaney hits a ball on the ground towards third. Madlock fields it and throws to first for the out. Geronimo moves to second. View Play 
• Reds, 3 - Cubs, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
  Plummer vs. Bonham
  
  Plummer hits a popup towards short. Kessinger settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Reds, 3 - Cubs, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
  Darcy vs. Bonham
  
  Darcy hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 3

• Reds, 3 - Cubs, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Cardenal vs. Darcy
  
  Cardenal hits a ball on the ground towards short. Chaney scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Reds, 3 - Cubs, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Morales vs. Darcy
  
  Morales takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Reds, 3 - Cubs, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Thornton vs. Darcy
  
  Thornton hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Morales moves to second. View Play 
• Reds, 3 - Cubs, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Mitterwald vs. Darcy
  
  Mitterwald strikes out. View Play 
• Reds, 3 - Cubs, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  LaCock vs. Darcy
  
  Pete LaCock pinch hits for Rob Sperring.
  
  LaCock hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Geronimo. LaCock reaches second base with a double. Morales scores. Thornton goes all the way around to score. View Play 
• Reds, 3 - Cubs, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Bonham vs. Darcy
  
  Bonham hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Morgan reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 4

• Reds, 3 - Cubs, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Rose vs. Bonham
  
  Vic Harris now playing second base.
  
  Rose takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Reds, 3 - Cubs, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Griffey vs. Bonham
  
  Griffey hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Rose moves to third. View Play 
• Reds, 3 - Cubs, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Morgan vs. Bonham
  
  There goes Griffey. The throw from Mitterwald and he is safe. Griffey steals second. View Play 
• Reds, 3 - Cubs, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
  Morgan vs. Bonham
  
  Morgan hits a popup into center field. Monday settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Reds, 3 - Cubs, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
  Perez vs. Bonham
  
  Perez hits a fly ball into right field. Morales settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Rose tags and scores. View Play 
• Reds, 4 - Cubs, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Foster vs. Bonham
  
  Foster hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Griffey scores. View Play 
• Reds, 5 - Cubs, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Geronimo vs. Bonham
  
  There goes Foster. The throw from Mitterwald and he is safe. Foster steals second. View Play 
• Reds, 5 - Cubs, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Geronimo vs. Bonham
  
  Geronimo hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Harris fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Foster moves to third. View Play 
• Reds, 5 - Cubs, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Chaney vs. Bonham
  
  Chaney hits a fly ball into center field. Monday settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 4

• Reds, 5 - Cubs, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Kessinger vs. Borbon
  
  Pedro Borbon now pitching.
  
  Kessinger hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Griffey. Kessinger reaches second base with a double. View Play 
• Reds, 5 - Cubs, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Monday vs. Borbon
  
  Monday hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morgan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Reds, 5 - Cubs, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Madlock vs. Borbon
  
  Madlock hits a ball on the ground towards short. Chaney scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Reds, 5 - Cubs, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Cardenal vs. Borbon
  
  Cardenal hits a ball on the ground towards short. Chaney scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 5

• Reds, 5 - Cubs, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Plummer vs. Bonham
  
  Plummer hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Reds, 5 - Cubs, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Borbon vs. Bonham
  
  Borbon bunts towards the mound. Bonham throws towards the plate. Mitterwald fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Mitterwald. Plummer moves to third. Borbon moves to second. View Play 
• Reds, 5 - Cubs, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
  Rose vs. Bonham
  
  Rose hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Harris scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Reds, 5 - Cubs, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
  Griffey vs. Bonham
  
  Griffey hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Morales throws the ball in to Harris who tags Griffey trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Plummer scores. Borbon moves to third. View Play 
• Reds, 6 - Cubs, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Morgan vs. Bonham
  
  Morgan hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Harris settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 5

• Reds, 6 - Cubs, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Morales vs. Borbon
  
  Morales hits a ball on the ground towards short. Chaney scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Reds, 6 - Cubs, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Thornton vs. Borbon
  
  Thornton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Chaney scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Reds, 6 - Cubs, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Mitterwald vs. Borbon
  
  Mitterwald hits a ball on the ground towards short. Chaney scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 6

• Reds, 6 - Cubs, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Perez vs. Bonham
  
  Perez strikes out. View Play 
• Reds, 6 - Cubs, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Foster vs. Bonham
  
  Foster hits a ball on the ground towards first. Thornton scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Foster for the out. View Play 
• Reds, 6 - Cubs, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Geronimo vs. Bonham
  
  Geronimo hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Harris fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play 
• Reds, 6 - Cubs, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Chaney vs. Bonham
  
  There goes Geronimo. The throw from Mitterwald and he is safe. Geronimo steals second. View Play 
• Reds, 6 - Cubs, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Chaney vs. Bonham
  
  Chaney hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Harris scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 6

• Reds, 6 - Cubs, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Harris vs. Borbon
  
  Harris hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morgan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Reds, 6 - Cubs, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Hiser vs. Borbon
  
  Gene Hiser pinch hits for Bill Bonham.
  
  Hiser hits a fly ball into center field. Geronimo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Reds, 6 - Cubs, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Kessinger vs. Borbon
  
  Kessinger hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Reds, 6 - Cubs, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Monday vs. Borbon
  
  Monday hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morgan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 7

• Reds, 6 - Cubs, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Plummer vs. Dettore
  
  Tom Dettore now pitching.
  
  Plummer strikes out. View Play 
• Reds, 6 - Cubs, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Borbon vs. Dettore
  
  Borbon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Harris scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Reds, 6 - Cubs, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Rose vs. Dettore
  
  Rose takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Reds, 6 - Cubs, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Griffey vs. Dettore
  
  Griffey hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Rose moves to second. View Play 
• Reds, 6 - Cubs, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Morgan vs. Dettore
  
  Morgan hits a fly ball into right field. Morales settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 7

• Reds, 6 - Cubs, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Madlock vs. Borbon
  
  Madlock hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Reds, 6 - Cubs, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Cardenal vs. Borbon
  
  Cardenal hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Madlock moves to third. View Play 
• Reds, 6 - Cubs, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Morales vs. Borbon
  
  Morales hits a ball on the ground towards short. Chaney fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Madlock scores. View Play 
• Reds, 6 - Cubs, 5
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Thornton vs. Borbon
  
  Thornton hits a fly ball into left field. Foster settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 8

• Reds, 6 - Cubs, 5
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Perez vs. Dettore
  
  Perez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Reds, 6 - Cubs, 5
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Foster vs. Dettore
  
  Foster is hit by the pitch. Perez moves to second. View Play 
• Reds, 6 - Cubs, 5
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Geronimo vs. Dettore
  
  Geronimo hits a fly ball into center field. Monday settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Reds, 6 - Cubs, 5
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Chaney vs. Dettore
  
  Chaney hits a ball on the ground towards first. Thornton scoops it up and throws to first, with Dettore covering, for the out. Perez moves to third. Foster moves to second. View Play 
• Reds, 6 - Cubs, 5
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
  Plummer vs. Dettore
  
  Plummer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Madlock fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 8

• Reds, 6 - Cubs, 5
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Mitterwald vs. Borbon
  
  Mitterwald hits a fly ball into left field. Foster settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Reds, 6 - Cubs, 5
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Harris vs. Borbon
  
  Harris hits a fly ball into left field. Foster settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Reds, 6 - Cubs, 5
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Summers vs. Borbon
  
  Champ Summers pinch hits for Tom Dettore.
  
  Summers hits a ball on the ground towards short. Chaney scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 9

• Reds, 6 - Cubs, 5
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Crowley vs. Reuschel
  
  Paul Reuschel now pitching. Terry Crowley pinch hits for Pedro Borbon.
  
  Crowley hits a popup towards short. Kessinger settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Reds, 6 - Cubs, 5
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Rose vs. Reuschel
  
  Rose hits a ball on the ground towards first. Thornton scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Rose for the out. View Play 
• Reds, 6 - Cubs, 5
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Griffey vs. Reuschel
  
  Griffey hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Harris scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 9

• Reds, 6 - Cubs, 5
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Kessinger vs. McEnaney
  
  Will McEnaney now pitching.
  
  Kessinger hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Morgan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Reds, 6 - Cubs, 5
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Monday vs. McEnaney
  
  Monday strikes out. View Play 
• Reds, 6 - Cubs, 5
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Madlock vs. Eastwick
  
  Rawly Eastwick now pitching.
  
  Madlock hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rose fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

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         Game of 8/27/1975 -- Cincinnati at Chicago (D)

  Cincinnati         AB  R  H RBI    Chicago            AB  R  H RBI
Rose P, 3b            3  3  1  0   Kessinger D, ss       3  0  2  0   
Griffey K, rf         6  1  4  2   Monday R, cf          5  0  1  2   
Morgan J, 2b          5  0  1  1   Madlock B, 3b         5  1  2  0   
Perez T, 1b           4  0  2  2   Cardenal J, lf        4  0  1  0   
Foster G, lf          3  0  2  1   Morales J, rf         3  1  0  0   
Geronimo C, cf        4  0  3  0   Thornton A, 1b        3  1  1  0   
Chaney D, ss          5  0  0  0   Mitterwald G, c       4  0  0  0   
Plummer B, c          4  2  1  0   Sperring R, 2b        0  1  0  0   
Darcy P, p            2  0  0  0   LaCock P, ph          1  0  1  2   
Borbon P, p           2  0  1  0   Harris V, 2b          2  0  0  0   
Crowley T, ph         1  0  0  0   Bonham B, p           1  1  0  0   
McEnaney W, p         0  0  0  0   Hiser G, ph           1  0  0  0   
Eastwick R, p         0  0  0  0   Dettore T, p          0  0  0  0   
                                   Summers C, ph         1  0  0  0   
                                   Reuschel P, p         0  0  0  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     39  6 15  6                        33  5  8  4

Cincinnati       120 210 000 --  6
Chicago          022 000 100 --  5

  Cincinnati           IP  H  R ER BB SO
Darcy P               3.0  4  4  4  6  1
Borbon P (W)          5.0  4  1  1  0  0
McEnaney W            0.2  0  0  0  0  1
Eastwick R (S)        0.1  0  0  0  0  0

  Chicago              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Bonham B (L)          6.0 13  6  6  5  5
Dettore T             2.0  2  0  0  1  1
Reuschel P            1.0  0  0  0  0  0

E -- Mitterwald G
DP -- Cincinnati 2, Chicago 1
LOB -- Cincinnati 14, Chicago 7
2B -- LaCock P, Kessinger D
SB -- Griffey K, Foster G, Geronimo C
SF -- Perez T
HBP -- by Dettore T (Foster G)
WP -- Bonham B, Darcy P
T -- 2:39
A -- 17744

    

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