Mike Corkins smashed a grand slam for his first major league homer and allowed only five hits in seven innings of pitching as the Padres pounded the Reds, 15-2. Corkins' clout in the fourth inning kayoed Jim Merritt, the Reds' 20-game winner. Cito Gaston and Nate Colbert also homered in the 18-hit attack.

Jim Maloney, making his first appearance for the Reds since rupturing his Achilles tendon April 16 and pitching 1 1/3 innings of relief, was racked for five runs, two coming on Gaston's round-tripper. Corkins gave up the Reds' runs on a homer by Bobby Tolan in the fifth. Paul Doyle pitched the last two innings for the Padres and was credited with a cheap save. [The Sporting News]



San Diego Padres 15, Cincinnati Reds 2
Game Played on Friday, September 4, 1970 (Night game) at Riverfront Stadium
Padres       0  2  0    5  2  2    3  1  0  -  15 18  1
Reds         0  0  0    0  2  0    0  0  0  -   2  5  2


Padres               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Arcia 2b              6   2   3   2     0   0   .226      Tolan cf              4   1   2   2     0   0   .320
Robles ss             4   0   1   0     1   0   .250        Behney p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Gaston cf             6   1   4   3     0   0   .320        McRae ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .248
Ferrara lf            3   2   1   0     1   0   .279      Rose rf               3   0   0   0     2   0   .319
  Murrell pr,lf       2   0   0   0     0   0   .241      Bench lf,1b           3   0   1   0     2   0   .297
Brown rf              4   3   2   0     1   2   .296      Perez 3b              3   0   0   0     1   0   .319
  Williams rf         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Woodward 3b         1   0   0   0     0   0   .234
Colbert 1b            4   2   3   3     1   0   .248      May 1b                3   0   0   0     0   1   .250
  Doyle p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Maloney p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Spiezio 3b            5   2   2   1     0   0   .297        Cline cf            1   0   0   0     0   0   .280
Slocum c              3   2   1   2     2   1   .149      Concepcion ss         2   0   0   0     0   0   .268
Corkins p             3   1   1   4     0   2   .226        Duffy ss            2   0   0   0     0   1   .000
  Kendall 1b          1   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Corrales c            3   0   0   0     0   2   .258
                                                            Plummer c           1   0   0   0     0   1   .000
                                                          Chaney 2b             3   0   0   0     1   2   .244
                                                          Merritt p             1   0   0   0     0   1   .171
                                                            Washburn p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Bravo ph,lf         2   1   2   0     1   0   .300

Totals               41  15  18  15     6   5             Totals               33   2   5   2     7   8

Time of Game: 3:05   Attendance: 23,584
Left on Base: Padres 7, Reds 11
DP: Padres 0, Reds 2
Errors: Robles, Perez, Bravo
Doubles: Colbert (12), Gaston (23), Bench (34)
Triples: Slocum (2)
Home Runs: Corkins (1), Gaston (22), Colbert (29), Tolan (13)
Stolen Bases: Rose (10)
Sacrifice Hits: Robles (1), Corkins (5)
GIDP: Robles (1), Slocum (2)


Padres                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Corkins W(5-6)          7     5   2   2   5   6   1  32   4.76
Doyle SV(1)             2     0   0   0   2   2   0   8   5.00
Totals                  9     5   2   2   7   8   1  40

Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Merritt L(20-12)        3.1   7   7   6   2   1   1  18   4.06
Washburn                1.2   2   2   2   2   2   0   9   7.13
Maloney                 1.1   5   5   4   1   1   1  10  12.15
Behney                  2.2   4   1   1   1   1   1  12   5.19
Totals                  9    18  15  13   6   5   3  49

Umpires: HP - Nick Colosi, 1B - Tom Gorman, 2B - Chris Pelekoudas, 3B - Mel Steiner


PADRES 1ST: Arcia grounded out (third to first); Robles flied
out to right; Gaston singled to right; Ferrara grounded out
(pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 0, Reds 0.

REDS 1ST: Tolan popped to second; Rose walked; Rose stole
second; Bench lined to shortstop; Perez walked; May struck out;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Padres 0, Reds 0.

PADRES 2ND: Brown singled to left; Colbert walked [Brown to
second]; Spiezio forced Colbert (shortstop to second) [Brown to
third]; Slocum tripled to left [Brown scored, Spiezio scored];
Slocum was out trying to advance to home (catcher to third);
Corkins struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 2, Reds 0.

REDS 2ND: Concepcion flied out to left; Corrales struck out;
Chaney flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 2,
Reds 0.

PADRES 3RD: Arcia singled to left; Robles grounded into a double
play (pitcher to second to first) [Arcia out at second]; Gaston
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres
2, Reds 0.

REDS 3RD: Merritt struck out; Tolan singled to left; Rose
grounded out (shortstop to first) [Tolan to second]; Bench
walked; Perez flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Padres
2, Reds 0.

PADRES 4TH: Ferrara reached on an error by Perez [Ferrara to
first]; Brown singled to left [Ferrara to second]; Colbert
singled to center [Ferrara scored (unearned), Brown to second];
Spiezio popped to catcher in foul territory; Slocum walked
[Brown to third, Colbert to second]; Corkins homered [Brown
scored, Colbert scored, Slocum scored]; WASHBURN REPLACED
MERRITT (PITCHING); Arcia flied out to right; Robles singled to
center; Gaston grounded out (second to first); 5 R (4 ER), 4 H,
1 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 7, Reds 0.

REDS 4TH: May grounded out (shortstop to first); Concepcion
grounded out (third to first); Corrales flied out to center; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 7, Reds 0.

PADRES 5TH: Ferrara walked; Brown walked [Ferrara to second];
Colbert doubled to left [Ferrara scored, Brown to third];
Spiezio grounded out (third to first) [Brown scored]; Slocum
struck out; Corkins struck out; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 9,
Reds 0.

REDS 5TH: Chaney struck out; BRAVO BATTED FOR WASHBURN; Bravo
singled to left; Tolan homered [Bravo scored]; Rose walked;
Bench reached on an error by Robles [Rose to second, Bench to
first]; Perez popped to second; May flied out to right; 2 R, 2
H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Padres 9, Reds 2.

PADRES 6TH: DUFFY REPLACED CONCEPCION (PLAYING SS); BRAVO STAYED
IN GAME (PLAYING LF); MALONEY REPLACED MAY (PITCHING); BENCH
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); Arcia singled to shortstop;
Debut game for Frank Duffy; Robles out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to first) [Arcia to second]; Gaston homered [Arcia
scored]; Ferrara singled to center; MURRELL RAN FOR FERRARA;
Brown struck out; Colbert flied out to right; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Padres 11, Reds 2.

REDS 6TH: MURRELL STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Duffy struck out;
Corrales struck out; Chaney walked; Bravo singled to center
[Chaney to second]; Tolan grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Padres 11, Reds 2.

PADRES 7TH: Spiezio singled to left; Slocum walked [Spiezio to
second]; Corkins out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second)
[Spiezio to third, Slocum to second]; Arcia singled to left
[Spiezio scored, Slocum scored, Arcia to second (error by
Bravo)]; BEHNEY REPLACED TOLAN (PITCHING); CLINE REPLACED
MALONEY (PLAYING CF); Robles lined to first; Gaston singled to
right [Arcia scored (unearned)]; Murrell grounded out (second to
first); 3 R (2 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 14, Reds 2.

REDS 7TH: Rose flied out to center; Bench doubled to left; Perez
grounded out (third to first); Cline grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 14, Reds 2.

PADRES 8TH: WOODWARD REPLACED PEREZ (PLAYING 3B); PLUMMER
REPLACED CORRALES (PLAYING C ); Brown struck out; Colbert
homered; Spiezio singled to left; Slocum grounded into a double
play (third to second to first) [Spiezio out at second]; 1 R, 2
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 15, Reds 2.

REDS 8TH: WILLIAMS REPLACED BROWN (PLAYING RF); DOYLE REPLACED
COLBERT (PITCHING); KENDALL REPLACED CORKINS (PLAYING 1B); Duffy
popped to second; Plummer struck out; Chaney struck out; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 15, Reds 2.

PADRES 9TH: Kendall popped to third; Arcia flied out to center;
Robles walked; Gaston doubled to center [Robles to third];
Murrell grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Padres 15, Reds 2.

REDS 9TH: Bravo walked; MCRAE BATTED FOR BEHNEY; McRae flied out
to center; Rose forced Bravo (third to second); Bench walked
[Rose to second]; Woodward grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Padres 15, Reds 2.