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.

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