The Reds score four runs in the 8th inning to defeat Tom Seaver and the Mets, 5 – 3. The Reds have won 41 of their last 50 games.
In a 10 – 4 loss to Texas, Luis Tiant hits and flies out. He is the first Boston pitcher to hit since the designated hitter was put into effect in 1973.
The Royals jump on Milwaukee starter Bill Travers for five runs in a third of an inning and flatten the Brewers, 9 – 1. The Brewers’ lone run is George Scott’s 16th homer of the year. Mike Hegan pinch hits for Hank Aaron, the 6th time in his career that’s occurred. All the pinch hitters have been lefties.
For the second time this season against the Braves, a team uses three sacs (no flies) in an inning. Houston does it in the 9th in a 6 – 2 win behind J.R. Richard.
On July 3, 1975 Fred Lynn’s second error of the game allows the Brewers to score in the 10th. The 3 – 2 win lifts the Brewers into a tie with Boston in the American League East. But Milwaukee will fall flat in August and slide to a 5th-place finish. Source Baseball Reference July 3
At Riverfront Stadium, George Foster hits a 2-out 2-run homer in the 10th inning to give the Reds a 6 – 4 win over the Padres.
On June 25, 1975 Rick Reuschel is the hard-luck loser to Dennis Blair in the Cubs’ 12 – 2 loss to the Expos. Montreal scores 10 unearned runs. Source Baseball Reference June 25
On June 25, 1975 George Scott booms two solo home runs to lead the Brewers to a 7 – 6 win over the Tigers. Pete Broberg wins his 8th of the year. Source Baseball Reference June 25
On June 25, 1975 Boston C Carlton Fisk, injured last June 23rd, returns to action for the first time in a year in an 8 – 5 loss to Cleveland. Source Baseball Reference June 25
On June 12 1975, Oakland Athletics outfielder Billy Williams hits his 400th career home run.
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