Wayne Simpson received credit for his first victory of the season when the Reds defeated the Padres, 4-2. Simpson, who was a 14-game winner last year before developing shoulder trouble, was lifted after walking the leadoff man in the seventh inning and Wayne Granger finished. Pete Rose, Ty Cline and Lee May rapped three hits apiece for the Reds. [The Sporting News]



Cincinnati Reds 4, San Diego Padres 2
Game Played on Thursday, April     29, 1971 (Day game) at Riverfront Stadium
Padres       0  0  1    0  0  0    0  1  0  -   2  5  1
Reds         2  0  2    0  0  0    0  0  x  -   4 14  0


Padres               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Hernandez ss          4   1   0   0     1   1   .325      Rose rf               5   1   3   0     0   0   .300
Mason 2b              3   0   1   0     0   0   .213      Cline cf              5   2   3   0     0   0   .222
Stahl lf              3   1   2   1     1   0   .280      Perez 3b,1b           5   1   1   1     0   0   .211
Colbert 1b            3   0   0   1     1   2   .279      Bench c               4   0   1   1     0   0   .301
Brown rf              3   0   1   0     1   2   .239      May 1b                4   0   3   1     0   0   .412
Gaston cf             4   0   0   0     0   1   .169        Woodward pr,3b      0   0   0   0     0   0   .321
Campbell 3b           4   0   1   0     0   0   .224      Carbo lf              3   0   1   0     1   0   .180
Cannizzaro c          2   0   0   0     2   1   .182      Helms 2b              4   0   1   1     0   0   .274
Phoebus p             2   0   0   0     0   2   .200      Concepcion ss         4   0   0   0     0   1   .179
  Severinsen p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Simpson p             3   0   1   0     0   0   .250
  Webster ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .333        Granger p           0   0   0   0     1   0   .000
  Santorini p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Ferrara ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .071

Totals               30   2   5   2     6   9             Totals               37   4  14   4     2   1

Time of Game: 2:18   Attendance:  7,019
Left on Base: Padres 8, Reds 11
DP: Padres 1, Reds 1
Errors: Colbert
Doubles: Mason (1), Rose (5), May (2)
Triples: Stahl (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Mason (1)
GIDP: Cannizzaro (6), Rose (3)


Padres                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Phoebus L(2-3)          5.1  12   4   4   1   1   0  28   4.75
Severinsen              0.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   2   1.84
Santorini               2     2   0   0   1   0   0   9   2.70
Totals                  8    14   4   4   2   1   0  39

Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Simpson W(1-0)          6     4   1   1   5   7   0  26   3.77
Granger SV(1)           3     1   1   1   1   2   0  11   2.08
Totals                  9     5   2   2   6   9   0  37

Wild Pitches: Simpson 2 (2)

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


PADRES 1ST: Hernandez made an out to shortstop; Mason grounded
out (pitcher to first); Stahl walked; Simpson threw a wild pitch
[Stahl to second]; Colbert struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Padres 0, Reds 0.

REDS 1ST: Rose doubled to left; Cline singled [Rose to third,
Cline to second (on throw)]; Perez grounded out (second to
first) [Rose scored, Cline to third]; Bench grounded out
(shortstop to first) [Cline scored]; May singled; Carbo flied
out to right; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 0, Reds 2.

PADRES 2ND: Brown singled to center; Gaston struck out; Campbell
forced Brown (third to second); Cannizzaro walked [Campbell to
second]; Simpson threw a wild pitch [Campbell to third,
Cannizzaro to second]; Phoebus struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
 Padres 0, Reds 2.

REDS 2ND: Helms flied out to left; Concepcion made an out to
second; Simpson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Padres 0, Reds 2.

PADRES 3RD: Hernandez walked; Mason out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to first) [Hernandez to second]; Stahl singled to right
[Hernandez scored]; Colbert walked [Stahl to second]; Brown
struck out; Gaston grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Padres 1, Reds 2.

REDS 3RD: Rose flied out to center; Cline singled to center;
Perez singled [Cline to second]; Bench flied out to left; May
doubled to left [Cline scored, Perez to third]; Carbo was walked
intentionally; Helms singled to left [Perez scored, May out at
home (left to catcher), Carbo to second]; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Padres 1, Reds 4.

PADRES 4TH: Campbell singled to left; Cannizzaro grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Campbell out at
second]; Phoebus was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Padres 1, Reds 4.

REDS 4TH: Concepcion was called out on strikes; Simpson popped
to first in foul territory; Rose singled to center; Cline
singled [Rose to third]; Perez flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Padres 1, Reds 4.

PADRES 5TH: Hernandez grounded out (shortstop to first); Mason
doubled to right; Stahl made an out to second; Colbert struck
out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 1, Reds 4.

REDS 5TH: Bench made an out to shortstop; May flied out to
center; Carbo singled to right; Helms flied out to left; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 1, Reds 4.

PADRES 6TH: Brown struck out; Gaston grounded out (shortstop to
first); Campbell grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Padres 1, Reds 4.

REDS 6TH: Concepcion grounded out (third to first); Simpson
singled; Rose singled to center [Simpson to second]; SEVERINSEN
REPLACED PHOEBUS (PITCHING); Cline flied out to center; Perez
grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Padres
1, Reds 4.

PADRES 7TH: Cannizzaro walked; WEBSTER BATTED FOR SEVERINSEN;
GRANGER REPLACED SIMPSON (PITCHING); Webster flied out to left;
Hernandez made an out to shortstop; Mason grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 1, Reds 4.

REDS 7TH: SANTORINI REPLACED WEBSTER (PITCHING); Bench singled
to left; May singled to left [Bench to second]; WOODWARD RAN FOR
MAY; Carbo flied out to left; Helms flied out to right;
Concepcion flied out to right; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Padres 1,
Reds 4.

PADRES 8TH: WOODWARD STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); PEREZ CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); Stahl tripled to center; Colbert
grounded out (second to first) [Stahl scored]; Brown walked;
Gaston flied out to right; Campbell forced Brown (shortstop to
second); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 2, Reds 4.

REDS 8TH: Granger walked; Rose grounded into a double play
(shortstop to first) [Granger out at second]; Cline reached on
an error by Colbert; Perez forced Cline (third to second); 0 R,
0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 2, Reds 4.

PADRES 9TH: Cannizzaro was called out on strikes; FERRARA BATTED
FOR SANTORINI; Ferrara made an out to shortstop; Hernandez
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 2, Reds 4.