With a helping hand from Clay Carroll, who pitched the last two innings, Gary Nolan gained his first victory of the season when the Reds defeated the Padres, 6-1. The Reds' runs included a theft of home by Johnny Bench in a double steal with Tommy Helms. The Padres' run came on Don Mason's second major league homer. Mason hit his first while with the Giants June 24, 1966, and that also came in a loss to the Reds. [The Sporting News]



Cincinnati Reds 6, San Diego Padres 1
Game Played on Tuesday, April     27, 1971 (Night game) at Riverfront Stadium
Padres       1  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  6  3
Reds         2  0  2    0  1  0    0  1  x  -   6  8  0


Padres               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Hernandez ss          4   0   0   0     1   2   .355      Rose rf               3   1   1   1     2   0   .282
Mason 2b              4   1   1   1     0   1   .225      Cline cf,1b           5   0   0   0     0   1   .077
Gaston cf             3   0   0   0     1   2   .174      Bench c               3   2   2   0     1   0   .303
Colbert 1b            4   0   1   0     0   1   .311      May 1b                4   1   2   1     0   1   .333
Brown rf              4   0   1   0     0   0   .203        Carroll p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Campbell 3b           4   0   0   0     0   0   .232      Carbo lf              2   0   0   0     2   0   .170
Murrell lf            3   0   1   0     0   1   .217      Helms 2b              3   2   2   2     0   0   .241
Cannizzaro c          3   0   1   0     1   1   .190      Concepcion ss         3   0   0   0     0   0   .211
Arlin p               1   0   0   0     0   0   .200      Woodward 3b           4   0   0   0     0   0   .340
  Kendall ph          1   0   0   0     0   1   .000      Nolan p               3   0   1   0     0   0   .091
  Santorini p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Stewart cf          0   0   0   0     1   0   .273
  Webster ph          1   0   1   0     0   0  1.000
  Ross p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Kelley p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Stahl ph            0   0   0   0     1   0   .261

Totals               32   1   6   1     4   9             Totals               30   6   8   4     6   2

Time of Game: 2:17   Attendance:  6,130
Left on Base: Padres 9, Reds 8
DP: Padres 1, Reds 1
Errors: Hernandez 2, Campbell
Doubles: May (1)
Home Runs: Mason (1)
Stolen Bases: Bench (1), Helms (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Concepcion (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Helms (1)
GIDP: Arlin (1), May (2)
Hit by Pitch: Murrell (1,by Nolan)


Padres                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Arlin L(0-3)            4     3   4   3   3   1   0  20   9.72
Santorini               2     3   1   1   1   0   0   9   3.07
Ross                    1.2   2   1   1   2   0   0   8   2.65
Kelley                  0.1   0   0   0   0   1   0   1   9.95
Totals                  8     8   6   5   6   2   0  38

Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Nolan W(1-2)            7     5   1   1   3   5   1  29   3.51
Carroll SV(4)           2     1   0   0   1   4   0   8   1.10
Totals                  9     6   1   1   4   9   1  37

Hit by Pitch: Nolan (2)

Umpires: HP - Ken Burkhart, 1B - Ed Sudol, 2B - Lee Weyer, 3B - Nick Colosi


PADRES 1ST: Hernandez struck out; Mason homered; Gaston grounded
out (shortstop to first); Colbert singled to center; Brown
popped to first in foul territory; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres
1, Reds 0.

REDS 1ST: Rose walked; Cline flied out to center; Bench singled
to center [Rose to third]; May singled to right [Rose scored,
Bench to second]; Carbo walked [Bench to third, May to second];
Helms hit a sacrifice fly to right [Bench scored]; Concepcion
forced Carbo (shortstop to second); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Padres 1, Reds 2.

PADRES 2ND: Campbell grounded out (third to first); Murrell was
hit by a pitch; Cannizzaro singled to left [Murrell to second];
Arlin grounded into a double play (third to second to first)
[Cannizzaro out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 1,
Reds 2.

REDS 2ND: Woodward grounded out (pitcher to first); Nolan
grounded out (pitcher to first); Rose reached on an error by
Hernandez; Cline grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  Padres 1, Reds 2.

PADRES 3RD: Hernandez flied out to center; Mason struck out;
Gaston walked; Colbert forced Gaston (shortstop to second); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 1, Reds 2.

REDS 3RD: Bench singled; Bench stole second; May struck out;
Carbo walked; Helms forced Carbo (third to second) [Bench to
third]; Helms stole second; Concepcion reached on an error by
Hernandez [Bench scored (no RBI), Helms scored (error by
Campbell) (unearned), Concepcion to second]; Woodward flied out
to left; 2 R (1 ER), 1 H, 2 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 1, Reds 4.

PADRES 4TH: Brown made an out to second; Campbell flied out to
center; Murrell singled; Cannizzaro forced Murrell (shortstop to
second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 1, Reds 4.

REDS 4TH: Nolan grounded out (shortstop to first); Rose flied
out to center; Cline grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Padres 1, Reds 4.

PADRES 5TH: KENDALL BATTED FOR ARLIN; Kendall struck out;
Hernandez walked; Mason forced Hernandez (pitcher to shortstop);
Gaston struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 1, Reds 4.

REDS 5TH: SANTORINI REPLACED KENDALL (PITCHING); Bench out on an
unknown play; May doubled; Carbo flied out to left; Helms
singled to center [May scored, Helms out at second (center to
third to second)]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 1, Reds 5.

PADRES 6TH: Colbert flied out to right; Brown flied out to
right; Campbell flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Padres 1, Reds 5.

REDS 6TH: Concepcion grounded out (second to first); Woodward
flied out to left; Nolan singled; Rose walked [Nolan to second];
Cline flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Padres 1, Reds 5.

PADRES 7TH: Murrell struck out; Cannizzaro walked; WEBSTER
BATTED FOR SANTORINI; Webster singled to right [Cannizzaro to
second]; Hernandez popped to catcher in foul territory; Mason
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Padres 1,
Reds 5.

REDS 7TH: ROSS REPLACED WEBSTER (PITCHING); Bench walked; May
grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Bench
out at second]; Carbo grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 1, Reds 5.

PADRES 8TH: CARROLL REPLACED MAY (PITCHING); CLINE CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); STEWART REPLACED NOLAN (PLAYING CF);
Gaston struck out; Colbert struck out; Brown singled to center;
Campbell forced Brown (second unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Padres 1, Reds 5.

REDS 8TH: Helms singled; Concepcion out on a sacrifice bunt
(third to first) [Helms to second]; Woodward grounded out
(second to first) [Helms to third]; Stewart walked; Rose singled
to center [Helms scored, Stewart to second]; KELLEY REPLACED
ROSS (PITCHING); Cline struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Padres
1, Reds 6.

PADRES 9TH: Murrell flied out to left; Cannizzaro was called out
on strikes; STAHL BATTED FOR KELLEY; Stahl walked; Hernandez was
called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 1, Reds 6.