Johnny Bench and Tony Perez hit successive two-run doubles in the first inning to start the Reds off to an 8-2 victory over the Padres. Darrel Chaney provided the bulk of the hitting thereafter, driving in a run with a single in the fifth and cracking his first homer of the season with a man on base in the seventh. [The Sporting News]



Cincinnati Reds 8, San Diego Padres 2
Game Played on Thursday, July      27, 1972 (Night game) at Riverfront Stadium
Padres       0  0  1    0  0  1    0  0  0  -   2  6  0
Reds         4  0  0    0  1  0    2  1  x  -   8 13  1


Padres               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Hernandez ss          3   0   0   0     0   1   .198      Rose lf               4   2   1   0     1   0   .287
  Blefary ph          1   0   1   0     0   0   .224      Morgan 2b             4   1   2   0     1   0   .296
  Schaeffer p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Tolan cf              4   1   1   0     1   0   .295
  Acosta p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Bench c               5   1   1   3     0   1   .281
Roberts 3b            4   0   0   1     0   1   .251      Perez 1b              4   0   2   2     1   0   .280
Stahl lf              4   0   1   0     0   0   .219      Menke 3b              4   1   2   0     0   0   .232
Colbert 1b            4   1   1   1     0   1   .233      Geronimo rf           4   1   2   0     0   1   .297
Gaston rf             4   0   0   0     0   1   .248      Chaney ss             3   1   2   3     1   0   .300
Morales cf            4   0   1   0     0   1   .250      Billingham p          4   0   0   0     0   1   .049
Stanley 2b,ss         4   0   1   0     0   1   .206
Corrales c            3   1   0   0     0   0   .181
Arlin p               2   0   1   0     0   0   .125
  Jestadt ph,2b       1   0   0   0     0   0   .235

Totals               34   2   6   2     0   6             Totals               36   8  13   8     5   3

Time of Game: 2:21   Attendance: 21,852
Left on Base: Padres 5, Reds 9
DP: Padres 1, Reds 0
Errors: Billingham
Doubles: Stanley (2), Blefary (1), Bench (11), Perez (17)
Home Runs: Colbert (23), Chaney (1)
Stolen Bases: Morgan (37)
GIDP: Menke (3)


Padres                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Arlin L(8-12)           7    12   7   7   4   3   1  36   3.05
Schaeffer               0.1   1   1   1   1   0   0   3   5.19
Acosta                  0.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   2   4.83
Totals                  8    13   8   8   5   3   1  41

Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Billingham W(7-9)       9     6   2   1   0   6   1  34   3.35
Totals                  9     6   2   1   0   6   1  34

Umpires: HP - Ed Vargo, 1B - Paul Pryor, 2B - Harry Wendelstedt, 3B - Jerry Dale


PADRES 1ST: Hernandez grounded out (third to first); Roberts
struck out; Stahl singled to shortstop; Colbert struck out; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 0, Reds 0.

REDS 1ST: Rose singled to center; Morgan walked [Rose to
second]; Tolan walked [Rose to third, Morgan to second]; Bench
doubled to left [Rose scored, Morgan scored, Tolan to third];
Perez doubled [Tolan scored, Bench scored]; Menke lined to
center; Geronimo struck out; Chaney was walked intentionally;
Billingham grounded out (second to first); 4 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
 Padres 0, Reds 4.

PADRES 2ND: Gaston grounded out (shortstop to first); Morales
struck out; Stanley was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Padres 0, Reds 4.

REDS 2ND: Rose grounded out (shortstop to first); Morgan popped
to shortstop; Tolan grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Padres 0, Reds 4.

PADRES 3RD: Corrales reached on an error by Billingham [Corrales
to second]; Arlin singled to center [Corrales to third];
Hernandez struck out; Roberts grounded out (pitcher to first)
[Corrales scored (unearned), Arlin to second]; Stahl grounded
out (first unassisted); 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 1,
Reds 4.

REDS 3RD: Bench flied out to center; Perez singled to shortstop;
Menke singled to center [Perez to second]; Geronimo forced Menke
(shortstop to second) [Perez to third]; Chaney flied out to
left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Padres 1, Reds 4.

PADRES 4TH: Colbert grounded out (shortstop to first); Gaston
grounded out (second to first); Morales grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 1, Reds 4.

REDS 4TH: Billingham grounded out (third to first); Rose flied
out to left; Morgan singled to center; Morgan stole second;
Tolan popped to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 1, Reds 4.

PADRES 5TH: Stanley doubled to right; Corrales popped to
pitcher; Arlin grounded out (shortstop to first) [Stanley to
third]; Hernandez grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Padres 1, Reds 4.

REDS 5TH: Bench struck out; Perez flied out to center; Menke
singled to center; Geronimo singled to center [Menke to third];
Chaney singled to right [Menke scored, Geronimo to third];
Billingham grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Padres 1, Reds 5.

PADRES 6TH: Roberts grounded out (shortstop to first); Stahl
grounded out (shortstop to first); Colbert homered; Gaston
struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 2, Reds 5.

REDS 6TH: Rose grounded out (second to first); Morgan popped to
shortstop; On a bunt Tolan singled to first; Bench grounded out
(third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 2, Reds 5.

PADRES 7TH: Morales grounded out (third to first); Stanley
grounded out (pitcher to first); Fred Stanley's ball
riccocheted off Jack Billingham's shin to 1B; Corrales
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres
2, Reds 5.

REDS 7TH: Perez walked; Menke grounded into a double play
(second to shortstop to first) [Perez out at second]; Geronimo
singled to right; Chaney homered [Geronimo scored]; Billingham
struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 2, Reds 7.

PADRES 8TH: JESTADT BATTED FOR ARLIN; Jestadt popped to
shortstop; BLEFARY BATTED FOR HERNANDEZ; Blefary doubled to
right; Roberts popped to first in foul territory; Stahl flied
out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 2, Reds 7.

REDS 8TH: JESTADT STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); SCHAEFFER
REPLACED BLEFARY (PITCHING); STANLEY CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING
SS); Rose walked; Morgan singled to right [Rose to third]; Tolan
popped to pitcher; ACOSTA REPLACED SCHAEFFER (PITCHING); Bench
forced Morgan (shortstop to second) [Rose scored]; Perez flied
out to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 2, Reds 8.

PADRES 9TH: Colbert grounded out (third to first); Gaston
grounded out (shortstop to first); Morales singled to center;
Stanley lined to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 2, Reds 8.