The Reds exploded for eight runs in the eighth inning and overpowered the Padres, 12-2. The Reds sent 13 men to bat in their big inning and collected eight hits, including a homer by Tony Perez with two men on base.

Johnny Bench drove in a run with a sacrifice fly after hitting a homer earlier in the game. Cesar Geronimo had a big day at bat for the Reds with a single, triple and inside-the-park homer. [The Sporting News]



Cincinnati Reds 12, San Diego Padres 2
Game Played on Sunday, July      2, 1972 (Day game) at San Diego Stadium
Reds         1  0  0    0  1  0    2  8  0  -  12 13  0
Padres       0  0  0    0  1  0    0  1  0  -   2  9  2


Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Padres               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Morgan 2b             3   2   0   0     2   1   .272      Morales cf            4   0   1   0     1   0   .279
Rose lf               5   1   1   0     0   0   .282      Roberts 3b            3   0   0   1     0   0   .261
Tolan cf              4   1   1   1     0   0   .292      Lee lf                4   0   1   0     0   1   .311
  Foster ph,rf        1   0   1   1     0   0   .241      Colbert 1b            4   1   2   1     0   0   .223
Bench c,1b            4   1   2   2     0   1   .283      Gaston rf             4   0   0   0     0   2   .245
Perez 1b              4   1   1   3     0   2   .283      Jestadt 2b            4   0   1   0     0   0   .250
  Plummer c           1   0   0   0     0   0   .071      Corrales c            4   0   2   0     0   0   .172
Menke 3b              4   1   2   0     0   1   .239      Hernandez ss          2   1   1   0     0   0   .189
  Chaney 3b           1   0   0   0     0   0   .242        Blefary ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .234
Concepcion ss         5   2   1   0     0   3   .206        Stanley ss          1   0   0   0     0   1   .188
Geronimo rf,cf        4   2   3   3     0   1   .232      Corkins p             1   0   0   0     0   1   .091
Nolan p               3   0   0   0     0   1   .087        Fiore ph            1   0   0   0     0   1   .063
  Carroll p           1   1   1   1     0   0   .500        Norman p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .194
                                                            Greif p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Acosta p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Jeter ph            1   0   1   0     0   0   .231

Totals               40  12  13  11     2  10             Totals               34   2   9   2     1   6

Time of Game: 2:39   Attendance: 12,754
Left on Base: Reds 4, Padres 8
DP: Reds 0, Padres 0
Errors: Colbert, Corrales
Triples: Geronimo (4)
Home Runs: Geronimo (2), Bench (21), Perez (13), Colbert (15)
Sacrifice Hits: Corkins (2)
Sacrifice Flies: Bench (7), Roberts (1)


Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Nolan W(11-2)           6.2   7   1   1   0   3   0  27   1.90
Carroll SV(16)          2.1   2   1   1   1   3   1  10   1.54
Totals                  9     9   2   2   1   6   1  37

Padres                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Corkins L(0-4)          7     5   4   3   0   9   2  27   2.96
Norman                  0     2   3   3   1   0   0   3   3.38
Greif                   0.1   3   3   3   0   0   1   4   5.70
Acosta                  1.2   3   2   2   1   1   0   9   5.01
Totals                  9    13  12  11   2  10   3  43

Wild Pitches: Acosta (3)

Umpires: HP - Paul Pryor, 1B - Harry Wendelstedt, 2B - Bruce Froemming, 3B - Ed Vargo


REDS 1ST: Morgan reached on an error by Colbert [Morgan to
second]; Rose grounded out (second to first) [Morgan to third];
Tolan grounded out (second to first) [Morgan scored (unearned)];
Bench was called out on strikes; 1 R (0 ER), 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.
Reds 1, Padres 0.

PADRES 1ST: Morales grounded out (third to first); Roberts
popped to catcher in foul territory; Lee popped to left; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 1, Padres 0.

REDS 2ND: Perez grounded out (third to first); Menke flied out
to right; Concepcion was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Reds 1, Padres 0.

PADRES 2ND: Colbert singled to center; Gaston forced Colbert
(third to second); Jestadt forced Gaston (second unassisted);
Corrales singled to left [Jestadt to second]; Hernandez popped
to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 1,
Padres 0.

REDS 3RD: Geronimo struck out; Nolan grounded out (second to
first); Morgan was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Reds 1, Padres 0.

PADRES 3RD: Corkins struck out; Morales grounded out (shortstop
to first); Roberts flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Reds 1, Padres 0.

REDS 4TH: Rose flied out to center; Tolan grounded out (second
to first); Bench singled to center; Perez struck out; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 1, Padres 0.

PADRES 4TH: Lee singled to third; Colbert flied out to right;
Gaston struck out; Jestadt singled to left [Lee to second];
Corrales grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Reds 1, Padres 0.

REDS 5TH: Menke struck out; Concepcion struck out (catcher to
first); Geronimo hit an inside the park homer to left; Nolan
struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 2, Padres 0.

PADRES 5TH: Hernandez singled to third; Corkins out on a
sacrifice bunt (third to second) [Hernandez to second]; Morales
singled to left [Hernandez to third]; Roberts hit a sacrifice
fly to center [Hernandez scored]; Lee flied out to left; 1 R, 2
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 2, Padres 1.

REDS 6TH: Morgan flied out to center; Rose grounded out (first
to pitcher); Tolan grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Reds 2, Padres 1.

PADRES 6TH: Colbert grounded out (shortstop to first); Gaston
popped to shortstop in foul territory; Jestadt grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 2, Padres 1.

REDS 7TH: Bench homered; Perez was called out on strikes; Menke
singled to center; Concepcion forced Menke (shortstop to
second); Geronimo tripled to center [Concepcion scored]; Nolan
grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 4,
Padres 1.

PADRES 7TH: Corrales singled to center; BLEFARY BATTED FOR
HERNANDEZ; Blefary lined to right; FIORE BATTED FOR CORKINS;
Fiore struck out; CARROLL REPLACED NOLAN (PITCHING); Morales
walked [Corrales to second]; Roberts popped to shortstop; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 4, Padres 1.

REDS 8TH: STANLEY REPLACED BLEFARY (PLAYING SS); NORMAN REPLACED
FIORE (PITCHING); Morgan walked; On a bunt Rose singled to third
[Morgan to second]; On a bunt Tolan singled to third [Morgan to
third, Rose to second]; GREIF REPLACED NORMAN (PITCHING); Bench
hit a sacrifice fly to center [Morgan scored]; Perez homered
[Rose scored, Tolan scored]; Menke singled to center; Concepcion
singled to left [Menke to second]; ACOSTA REPLACED GREIF
(PITCHING); Geronimo singled to center [Menke scored, Concepcion
scored (error by Corrales) (no RBI), Geronimo to second];
Carroll singled to left [Geronimo scored]; Acosta threw a wild
pitch [Carroll to second]; Morgan walked; Rose grounded out
(second to first) [Carroll to third, Morgan to second]; FOSTER
BATTED FOR TOLAN; Foster singled to third [Carroll scored,
Morgan to third]; Bench forced Foster (shortstop to second); 8
R, 8 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 12, Padres 1.

PADRES 8TH: FOSTER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); PLUMMER REPLACED
PEREZ (PLAYING C ); BENCH CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); CHANEY
REPLACED MENKE (PLAYING 3B); GERONIMO CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING
CF); Lee struck out; Colbert homered; Gaston struck out; Jestadt
grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 12,
Padres 2.

REDS 9TH: Plummer flied out to right; Chaney flied out to left;
Concepcion struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 12, Padres 2.

PADRES 9TH: Corrales grounded out (shortstop to first); Stanley
struck out; JETER BATTED FOR ACOSTA; Jeter singled to center;
Morales forced Jeter (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Reds 12, Padres 2.