The Padres took advantage of an error by Johnny Bench to win the first game of a doubleheader, 2-1, but the hitting of Tony Perez, who drove in two runs with a double and homer, helped the Reds come back to take the second game, 3-2. Fred Norman, who gained his first victory of the season in the lidlifter, gave up the Reds' run in the first inning on a single by Bobby Tolan and triple by Bench. Dave Hilton singled as the Padres' leadoff batter in the seventh. Norman bunted and when Bench missed connections with the ball, both runners were safe. Enzo Hernandez also bunted for a hit to load the bases. Hilton scored as Ivan Murrell grounded into a double play, wiping out Hernandez. Norman reached third on the play and scored the deciding run on a single by Leron Lee.

The Padres took a 2-0 lead in the nightcap, but the Reds tied the score with a bunt single by Tolan and doubles by Bench and Perez in the fourth. Perez followed with his homer in the seventh for the winning run. [The Sporting News]



San Diego Padres 2, Cincinnati Reds 1 (Game 1)
Game Played on Sunday, May       20, 1973 (Day game) at Riverfront Stadium
Padres       0  0  0    0  0  0    2  0  0  -   2 12  0
Reds         1  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  6  1


Padres               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Hernandez ss          5   0   2   0     0   0   .261      Rose lf               4   0   1   0     0   0   .318
Murrell rf            4   0   1   0     0   1   .136      Morgan 2b             4   0   1   0     0   0   .336
Lee lf                4   0   2   1     0   0   .289      Tolan cf              4   1   1   0     0   1   .241
Colbert 1b            4   0   0   0     0   1   .275      Bench c               4   0   1   1     0   0   .246
Kendall c             4   0   2   0     0   0   .317      Perez 1b              3   0   0   0     1   0   .256
J. Morales cf         4   0   3   0     0   0   .291      Scheinblum rf         3   0   1   0     0   0   .220
Thomas 2b             4   0   1   0     0   1   .206        Geronimo rf         0   0   0   0     0   0   .177
Hilton 3b             4   1   1   0     0   2   .203        Gagliano ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .219
Norman p              3   1   0   0     0   0   .100      Concepcion ss         4   0   1   0     0   0   .290
                                                          Menke 3b              2   0   0   0     1   1   .210
                                                          Grimsley p            2   0   0   0     0   1   .043
                                                            Locklear ph         1   0   0   0     0   1   .273
                                                            Borbon p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .200

Totals               36   2  12   1     0   5             Totals               32   1   6   1     2   4

Time of Game: 2:08
Left on Base: Padres 8, Reds 6
DP: Padres 1, Reds 2
Errors: Bench
Doubles: Thomas (4), Murrell (1), Rose (9)
Triples: J. Morales (1), Bench (1)
Stolen Bases: Morgan (17)
Caught Stealing: Hernandez (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Norman (1)
GIDP: Murrell (1), Menke (3)


Padres                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Norman W(1-5)           9     6   1   1   2   4   0  34   3.67
Totals                  9     6   1   1   2   4   0  34

Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Grimsley L(4-3)         7    11   2   0   0   4   0  31   2.57
Borbon                  2     1   0   0   0   1   0   6   1.54
Totals                  9    12   2   0   0   5   0  37

Umpires: HP - Paul Pryor, 1B - Bruce Froemming, 2B - Terry Tata, 3B - Ed Vargo


PADRES 1ST: Hernandez grounded out (third to first); Murrell
flied out to center; Lee singled to shortstop; Colbert grounded
out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 0, Reds 0.

REDS 1ST: Rose grounded out (second to first); Morgan flied out
to center; Tolan singled to pitcher; Bench tripled to center
[Tolan scored]; Perez walked; Scheinblum popped to third in foul
territory; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Padres 0, Reds 1.

PADRES 2ND: Kendall singled to left; J. Morales forced Kendall
(third to second); Thomas doubled to left [J. Morales to third];
Hilton struck out; Norman grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 2
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Padres 0, Reds 1.

REDS 2ND: Concepcion singled to right; Menke grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Concepcion out at
second]; Grimsley was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Padres 0, Reds 1.

PADRES 3RD: Hernandez singled to center; Hernandez was picked
off and caught stealing second (pitcher to first); Murrell
doubled to left; Lee flied out to left; Colbert struck out; 0 R,
2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 0, Reds 1.

REDS 3RD: Rose doubled to right; Morgan grounded out (first
unassisted) [Rose to third]; Tolan grounded out (first
unassisted); Bench popped to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Padres 0, Reds 1.

PADRES 4TH: Kendall singled to center; J. Morales singled to
center [Kendall to second]; Thomas struck out; Hilton flied out
to right; Norman popped to first; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Padres
0, Reds 1.

REDS 4TH: Perez grounded out (third to first); Scheinblum
singled to left; Concepcion popped to first; Menke walked
[Scheinblum to second]; Grimsley grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Padres 0, Reds 1.

PADRES 5TH: Hernandez flied out to center; Murrell was called
out on strikes; Lee grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Padres 0, Reds 1.

REDS 5TH: Rose grounded out (shortstop to first); Morgan singled
to center; Morgan stole second; Tolan struck out; Bench flied
out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 0, Reds 1.

PADRES 6TH: Colbert grounded out (shortstop to first); Kendall
popped to second; J. Morales tripled to right; Thomas flied out
to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 0, Reds 1.

REDS 6TH: Perez popped to first; Scheinblum flied out to center;
Concepcion popped to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 0,
Reds 1.

PADRES 7TH: GERONIMO REPLACED SCHEINBLUM (PLAYING RF); Hilton
singled to left; Norman reached on an error by Bench on a
sacrifice bunt [Hilton to second, Norman to first]; On a bunt
Hernandez singled to third [Hilton to third, Norman to second];
Murrell grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to
first) [Hilton scored (unearned) (no RBI), Norman to third,
Hernandez out at second]; Lee singled to right [Norman scored
(unearned)]; Colbert grounded out (third to first); 2 R (0 ER),
3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 2, Reds 1.

REDS 7TH: Menke struck out; LOCKLEAR BATTED FOR GRIMSLEY;
Locklear was called out on strikes; Rose flied out to center; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 2, Reds 1.

PADRES 8TH: BORBON REPLACED LOCKLEAR (PITCHING); Kendall
grounded out (shortstop to first); J. Morales singled to right;
Thomas lined into a double play (shortstop to first) [J. Morales
out at first]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 2, Reds 1.

REDS 8TH: Morgan flied out to center; Tolan grounded out (first
unassisted); Bench flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Padres 2, Reds 1.

PADRES 9TH: Hilton was called out on strikes; Norman flied to
left in foul territory; Hernandez grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 2, Reds 1.

REDS 9TH: Perez lined to center; GAGLIANO BATTED FOR GERONIMO;
Gagliano flied out to left; Concepcion flied out to center; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 2, Reds 1.