Cito Gaston hammered six straight hits, including two triples and a homer, as the Padres shocked the Reds in a doubleheader, 8-1 and 4-1. Nate Colbert smashed two homers in the first game, each following a triple by Gaston. Ollie Brown also homered to account for the Padres' last three runs. San Diego Padres 8, Cincinnati Reds 1 (Game 1)Game Played on Tuesday, May 26, 1970 (Night game) at San Diego StadiumReds 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 - 1 6 0 Padres 3 0 0 0 2 0 3 0 x - 8 12 1 Reds AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Padres AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Rose rf 4 0 0 0 1 1 .271 Campbell 2b 5 1 1 0 0 0 .250 Tolan cf 4 0 3 0 0 1 .311 Huntz ss,3b 3 1 0 0 1 0 .189 Perez 3b 3 0 0 0 1 1 .371 Gaston cf 4 3 4 1 0 0 .337 Bench c 4 0 0 0 0 1 .280 Colbert 1b 4 2 2 4 0 1 .254 May 1b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .301 Brown rf 4 1 3 3 0 1 .289 Carbo lf 2 0 0 0 2 1 .316 Murrell lf 4 0 0 0 0 2 .258 Stewart 2b 3 0 0 0 0 1 .156 Spiezio 3b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .295 Washburn p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Arcia ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 .088 Bravo ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .250 Cannizzaro c 4 0 1 0 0 1 .294 Cloninger p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 Corkins p 0 0 0 0 1 0 .227 Chaney ss 4 1 1 0 0 0 .200 Dukes p 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Merritt p 2 0 1 0 0 1 .147 Concepcion 2b 2 0 1 1 0 1 .266 Totals 33 1 6 1 4 9 Totals 33 8 12 8 2 6 Time of Game: 2:22 Left on Base: Reds 9, Padres 5 DP: Reds 1, Padres 0 Errors: Brown Doubles: Tolan (15), Cannizzaro (4) Triples: Gaston 2 (6) Home Runs: Colbert 2 (16), Brown (6) Stolen Bases: Tolan (14) Sacrifice Hits: Corkins 2 (4) GIDP: Campbell (1) Reds IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Merritt L(9-3) 5 9 5 5 1 4 2 24 2.95 Washburn 2 3 3 3 1 1 1 10 7.02 Cloninger 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 8.79 Totals 8 12 8 8 2 6 3 37 Padres IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Corkins W(4-4) 6.1 6 1 1 4 5 0 29 4.16 Dukes SV(3) 2.2 0 0 0 0 4 0 8 1.48 Totals 9 6 1 1 4 9 0 37 Umpires: HP - Harry Wendelstedt, 1B - Tony Venzon, 2B - Frank Secory, 3B - Bob Engel REDS 1ST: Rose grounded out (first unassisted); Tolan singled to right; Tolan stole second; Perez grounded out (third to first); Bench flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Padres 0. PADRES 1ST: Campbell singled to center; Huntz grounded out (first unassisted) [Campbell to second]; Gaston tripled to left [Campbell scored]; Colbert homered [Gaston scored]; Brown singled to left; Murrell struck out; Spiezio forced Brown (shortstop to second); 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Padres 3. REDS 2ND: May grounded out (shortstop to first); Carbo walked; Stewart was called out on strikes; Chaney flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Padres 3. PADRES 2ND: Cannizzaro doubled to left; Corkins out on a sacrifice bunt (first unassisted) [Cannizzaro to third]; Campbell popped to shortstop; Huntz grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Padres 3. REDS 3RD: Merritt was called out on strikes; Rose walked; Tolan struck out; Perez walked [Rose to second]; Bench forced Rose (third unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Reds 0, Padres 3. PADRES 3RD: Gaston singled to center; Colbert flied out to left; Brown singled to second [Gaston to second]; Murrell struck out; Spiezio flied to left in foul territory; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Reds 0, Padres 3. REDS 4TH: May grounded out (shortstop to first); Carbo lined to left; Stewart grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Padres 3. PADRES 4TH: Cannizzaro was called out on strikes; Corkins walked; Campbell grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Corkins out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Padres 3. REDS 5TH: Chaney grounded out (pitcher to first); Merritt singled to center; Rose struck out; Tolan doubled to center [Merritt to third]; Perez popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Reds 0, Padres 3. PADRES 5TH: Huntz grounded out (third to first); Gaston tripled to center; Colbert homered [Gaston scored]; Brown struck out; Murrell grounded out (third to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Padres 5. REDS 6TH: Bench struck out; May flied out to center; Carbo walked; Stewart grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Padres 5. PADRES 6TH: WASHBURN REPLACED STEWART (PITCHING); CONCEPCION REPLACED MERRITT (PLAYING 2B); Spiezio singled to center; Cannizzaro popped to third; Corkins out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Spiezio to second]; Campbell popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Padres 5. REDS 7TH: Chaney singled to right [Chaney to third (error by Brown)]; Concepcion singled to third [Chaney scored]; Rose forced Concepcion (second to shortstop); On a bunt Tolan singled to third [Rose to second]; DUKES REPLACED CORKINS (PITCHING); Perez struck out; Bench popped to third; 1 R, 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Reds 1, Padres 5. PADRES 7TH: Huntz walked; Gaston singled to left [Huntz to second]; Colbert struck out; Brown homered [Huntz scored, Gaston scored]; Murrell grounded out (second to first); Spiezio grounded out (shortstop to first); 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 1, Padres 8. REDS 8TH: ARCIA REPLACED SPIEZIO (PLAYING SS); HUNTZ CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B); May was called out on strikes; Carbo was called out on strikes; BRAVO BATTED FOR WASHBURN; Bravo flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 1, Padres 8. PADRES 8TH: CLONINGER REPLACED BRAVO (PITCHING); Cannizzaro flied out to center; Dukes struck out; Campbell flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 1, Padres 8. REDS 9TH: Chaney grounded out (shortstop to first); Concepcion struck out; Rose grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 1, Padres 8. |
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