The Reds, who had lost six straight times to Clay Kirby in a string that started May 25, 1970, ended the righthander's mastery by defeating the Padres, 4-1. The Reds decided the outcome with three runs in the second inning.

Johnny Bench opened with a walk, but the next two batters went out before Woody Woodward also walked. Don Gullett, Pete Rose and Bernie Carbo then hit successive run-scoring singles. [The Sporting News]



Cincinnati Reds 4, San Diego Padres 1
Game Played on Wednesday, September 8, 1971 (Night game) at San Diego Stadium
Reds         0  3  0    0  0  0    0  0  1  -   4  9  0
Padres       0  0  0    0  1  0    0  0  0  -   1  9  1


Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Padres               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Rose rf               4   0   2   1     0   0   .299      Hernandez ss          5   0   1   1     0   0   .225
Carbo lf              4   0   2   1     0   1   .225      Mason 2b              4   0   1   0     0   1   .211
  Foster ph,cf        1   0   0   0     0   0   .246      Gaston cf             4   0   0   0     0   1   .231
May 1b                5   0   0   0     0   0   .282      Colbert 1b            3   0   1   0     1   1   .268
Perez 3b              5   0   1   0     0   1   .275      Brown rf              4   0   2   0     0   0   .266
Bench c               3   1   2   0     1   1   .242      Murrell lf            4   0   1   0     0   0   .234
McRae cf              4   0   0   0     0   1   .263      Jestadt 3b            3   0   1   0     0   0   .293
  Bradford cf,lf      0   0   0   0     0   0   .191        Stahl ph            0   0   0   0     0   0   .261
Helms 2b              4   0   0   0     0   1   .261        Kendall ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .167
Woodward ss           2   1   1   0     2   0   .238      Barton c              3   1   1   0     0   1   .239
  Concepcion pr,ss    0   1   0   0     0   0   .210        Franklin p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Gullett p             3   1   1   1     0   1   .116        Kelley p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .333
  Granger p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .143        Severinsen p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Gibbon p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Gaspar ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                          Kirby p               1   0   0   0     0   1   .113
                                                            Morales ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .200
                                                            Phoebus p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .167
                                                            Ivie ph,c           2   0   1   0     0   0   .500

Totals               35   4   9   3     3   6             Totals               36   1   9   1     1   5

Time of Game: 2:28   Attendance:  4,702
Left on Base: Reds 9, Padres 9
DP: Reds 0, Padres 0
Errors: Jestadt
Doubles: Carbo (20), Bench (17), Barton (17), Mason (8)
Stolen Bases: Rose (11)
Sacrifice Hits: Granger (1), Rose (1)


Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Gullett W(15-5)         7.2   7   1   1   1   5   0  31   2.46
Granger                 0.1   1   0   0   0   0   0   2   2.95
Gibbon SV(11)           1     1   0   0   0   0   0   4   3.03
Totals                  9     9   1   1   1   5   0  37

Padres                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Kirby L(13-12)          5     8   3   3   2   5   0  24   3.16
Phoebus                 2     1   0   0   0   0   0   7   4.48
Franklin                1.1   0   1   0   1   1   0   6   0.00
Kelley                  0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   3.30
Severinsen              0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   2   3.41
Totals                  9     9   4   3   3   6   0  40

Wild Pitches: Gullett (3)

Umpires: HP - Andy Olsen, 1B - Tom Gorman, 2B - Chris Pelekoudas, 3B - Harry Wendelstedt


REDS 1ST: Rose out on an unknown play; Carbo doubled; May
reached on a fielder's choice [Carbo out at second (third to
second)]; Perez struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 0,
Padres 0.

PADRES 1ST: Hernandez out on an unknown play; Mason struck out;
Gaston struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0, Padres 0.

REDS 2ND: Bench walked; McRae struck out; Helms struck out;
Woodward walked [Bench to second]; Gullett singled to right
[Bench scored, Woodward to second]; Rose singled to right
[Woodward scored, Gullett to second]; Carbo singled to left
[Gullett scored, Rose to second]; May out on an unknown play; 3
R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 3, Padres 0.

PADRES 2ND: Colbert out on an unknown play; Brown singled;
Murrell out on an unknown play; Jestadt singled [Brown to
second]; Barton struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 3,
Padres 0.

REDS 3RD: Perez singled; Bench singled [Perez to second]; McRae
out on an unknown play; Helms out on an unknown play; Woodward
singled [Perez out at home (left to catcher), Bench to second];
0 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 3, Padres 0.

PADRES 3RD: Kirby struck out; Hernandez out on an unknown play;
Mason out on an unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 3,
Padres 0.

REDS 4TH: Gullett struck out; Rose out on an unknown play; Carbo
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 3, Padres 0.

PADRES 4TH: Gaston out on an unknown play; Colbert singled;
Brown out on an unknown play; Murrell out on an unknown play; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 3, Padres 0.

REDS 5TH: May out on an unknown play; Perez out on an unknown
play; Bench doubled; McRae out on an unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Reds 3, Padres 0.

PADRES 5TH: Jestadt out on an unknown play; Barton doubled;
MORALES BATTED FOR KIRBY; Morales out on an unknown play [Barton
to third]; Hernandez singled [Barton scored]; Mason out on an
unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 3, Padres 1.

REDS 6TH: PHOEBUS REPLACED MORALES (PITCHING); Helms out on an
unknown play; Woodward out on an unknown play; Gullett out on an
unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 3, Padres 1.

PADRES 6TH: Gaston flied to left; Colbert struck out; Brown
singled; Murrell out on an unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Reds 3, Padres 1.

REDS 7TH: Rose singled; Carbo out on an unknown play; May out on
an unknown play; Rose stole second; Perez out on an unknown
play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 3, Padres 1.

PADRES 7TH: Jestadt out on an unknown play; Barton out on an
unknown play; IVIE BATTED FOR PHOEBUS; Ivie flied out on an
unknown play in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 3,
Padres 1.

REDS 8TH: FRANKLIN REPLACED BARTON (PITCHING); IVIE STAYED IN
GAME (PLAYING C ); Bench struck out; McRae out on an unknown
play; Helms out on an unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds
3, Padres 1.

PADRES 8TH: BRADFORD REPLACED MCRAE (PLAYING CF); Hernandez out
on an unknown play; Mason doubled; Gaston out on an unknown
play; Gullett threw a wild pitch [Mason to third]; Colbert
walked; GRANGER REPLACED GULLETT (PITCHING); Brown grounded out
(first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 3, Padres 1.

REDS 9TH: Woodward walked; Granger reached on a fielder's choice
on a sacrifice bunt [Woodward to second]; Rose out on a
sacrifice bunt [Woodward to third, Granger to second];
CONCEPCION RAN FOR WOODWARD; KELLEY REPLACED FRANKLIN
(PITCHING); FOSTER BATTED FOR CARBO; Foster flied out on an
unknown play in foul territory; Woody Woodward sprained ankle
sliding; SEVERINSEN REPLACED KELLEY (PITCHING); May reached
on an error by Jestadt [Concepcion scored (unearned) (no RBI),
Granger to third]; Perez out on an unknown play; 1 R (0 ER), 0
H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 4, Padres 1.

PADRES 9TH: CONCEPCION STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); FOSTER
STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); BRADFORD CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING
LF); Murrell singled; STAHL BATTED FOR JESTADT; GIBBON REPLACED
GRANGER (PITCHING); KENDALL BATTED FOR STAHL; Kendall flied out
on an unknown play; GASPAR BATTED FOR SEVERINSEN; Gaspar out on
an unknown play; Ivie singled to third [Murrell to second];
Hernandez out on an unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 4,
Padres 1.