The Padres piled up 15 hits, including a three-run homer by Cito Gaston, to win the first game of a twi-night doubleheader, 10-0, but the Reds came back with two round-trippers by Lee May and one by Johnny Bench to take the second game, 7-4. Steve Arlin pitched a shutout for the Padres to record his first victory of the season after four defeats. His complete game was the first of the year by San Diego's staff.

In the nightcap, the Padres were ahead, 3-1, going into the sixth inning when the Reds exploded for four runs, one scoring on Johnny Bench's homer and two on a drive by May, who connected for the circuit again in the seventh inning. [The Sporting News]



San Diego Padres 10, Cincinnati Reds 0 (Game 1)
Game Played on Saturday, May       8, 1971 (Night game) at San Diego Stadium
Reds         0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  7  0
Padres       4  5  0    1  0  0    0  0  x  -  10 15  0


Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Padres               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Rose cf               3   0   0   0     1   0   .267      Hernandez ss          4   1   3   0     1   1   .314
Carbo lf              3   0   0   0     0   3   .200      Campbell 2b           3   1   0   0     1   1   .190
Bench rf              4   0   1   0     0   1   .301      Gaston cf             4   2   3   3     1   1   .228
Perez 3b              4   0   1   0     0   1   .200      Colbert 1b            3   2   1   1     1   1   .312
May 1b                4   0   1   0     0   0   .326      Brown rf              4   1   2   0     1   0   .255
Helms 2b              4   0   1   0     0   0   .275      Murrell lf            5   2   3   3     0   0   .300
Corrales c            4   0   1   0     0   1   .200      Spiezio 3b            2   0   1   3     1   0   .200
Woodward ss           4   0   0   0     0   1   .309      Barton c              4   0   0   0     1   1   .319
Gullett p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Arlin p               5   1   2   0     0   1   .231
  Wilcox p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Cloninger p         2   0   2   0     0   0   .625
  Stewart ph          1   0   0   0     0   1   .250
  Gibbon p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               33   0   7   0     1   8             Totals               34  10  15  10     7   6

Time of Game: 2:44
Left on Base: Reds 8, Padres 11
DP: Reds 2, Padres 1
Doubles: Cloninger (1), Colbert (3), Murrell (3), Brown 2 (5)
Triples: Murrell (1)
Home Runs: Gaston (5)
Sacrifice Hits: Campbell (3)
Sacrifice Flies: Spiezio 2 (2)
GIDP: Bench (4), Colbert (2), Campbell (2)
Hit by Pitch: Carbo (1,by Arlin), Colbert (1,by Wilcox)


Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Gullett L(3-1)          0.2   4   4   4   1   1   0   7   3.95
Wilcox                  0.2   3   5   5   1   0   1   7   9.28
Cloninger               4.2   6   1   1   3   5   0  22   2.88
Gibbon                  2     2   0   0   2   0   0   9   3.93
Totals                  8    15  10  10   7   6   1  45

Padres                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Arlin W(1-4)            9     7   0   0   1   8   0  35   5.91
Totals                  9     7   0   0   1   8   0  35

Hit by Pitch: Wilcox (1), Arlin (2)

Umpires: HP - Al Barlick, 1B - Ed Vargo, 2B - Harry Wendelstedt, 3B - Bruce Froemming


REDS 1ST: Rose flied out to center; Carbo was hit by a pitch;
Bench grounded into a double play (second to first) [Carbo out
at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0, Padres 0.

PADRES 1ST: Hernandez struck out; Campbell walked; Gaston
singled to right [Campbell to third]; Colbert doubled to center
[Gaston to third, Campbell scored]; Brown grounded out (third to
first); Murrell doubled to left [Colbert scored, Gaston scored];
Spiezio singled to center [Murrell scored]; WILCOX REPLACED
GULLETT (PITCHING); Barton flied out to left; 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Reds 0, Padres 4.

REDS 2ND: Perez was called out on strikes; May singled to left;
Helms flied out to center; Corrales struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Reds 0, Padres 4.

PADRES 2ND: Arlin singled to center; Hernandez walked [Arlin to
second]; Campbell out on a sacrifice bunt (third to second)
[Hernandez to second, Arlin to third]; Gaston homered [Arlin
scored, Hernandez scored]; Colbert was hit by a pitch; Brown
doubled to center [Colbert to third]; CLONINGER REPLACED WILCOX
(PITCHING); Murrell singled to left [Brown to third, Colbert
scored]; Spiezio hit a sacrifice fly to center [Brown scored];
Barton walked [Murrell to second]; Arlin grounded out (second to
first); 5 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 0, Padres 9.

REDS 3RD: Woodward grounded out (third to first); Cloninger
doubled to center; Rose walked; Carbo struck out; Bench popped
to first in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 0,
Padres 9.

PADRES 3RD: Hernandez singled to center; Campbell flied out to
center; Gaston struck out; Colbert struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Reds 0, Padres 9.

REDS 4TH: Perez flied out to right; May grounded out (third to
first); Helms singled to left; Corrales grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 0, Padres 9.

PADRES 4TH: Brown grounded out (shortstop to first); Murrell
tripled to center; Spiezio hit a sacrifice fly to left [Murrell
scored]; Barton grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0, Padres 10.

REDS 5TH: Woodward flied out to right; Cloninger singled to
center; Rose forced Cloninger (second to shortstop); Carbo
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 0, Padres 10.

PADRES 5TH: Arlin singled to left; Hernandez singled to right
[Arlin to second]; Campbell struck out; Gaston walked [Arlin to
third, Hernandez to second]; Colbert grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Gaston out at second]; 0 R, 2 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 0, Padres 10.

REDS 6TH: Bench struck out; Perez singled to left; May forced
Perez (third to second); Helms forced May (shortstop to second);
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 0, Padres 10.

PADRES 6TH: Brown doubled to left; Murrell grounded out
(shortstop to first); Spiezio walked; Barton struck out; Arlin
was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 0, Padres
10.

REDS 7TH: Corrales grounded out (second to first); Woodward
struck out; STEWART BATTED FOR CLONINGER; Stewart was called out
on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0, Padres 10.

PADRES 7TH: GIBBON REPLACED STEWART (PITCHING); Hernandez
singled to center; Campbell grounded into a double play (second
to shortstop to first) [Hernandez out at second]; Gaston singled
to third; Colbert walked [Gaston to second]; Brown walked
[Gaston to third, Colbert to second]; Murrell grounded out
(third to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Reds 0, Padres 10.

REDS 8TH: Rose flied out to center; Carbo struck out; Bench
singled to left; Perez forced Bench (shortstop to second); 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 0, Padres 10.

PADRES 8TH: Spiezio lined to second; Barton flied out to right;
Arlin grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Reds 0, Padres 10.

REDS 9TH: May grounded out (third to first); Helms grounded out
(pitcher to first); Corrales singled to center; Woodward flied
out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 0, Padres 10.