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Thursday June 28, 1973
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Cito Gaston and Nate Colbert smashed homers to support the six-hit pitching of Clay Kirby as the Padres defeated the Reds, 6-1. Gaston rapped his round-tripper in the second inning. The Padres added three runs in the fourth before capping their scoring with Colbert's homer after a single by Dave Roberts in the seventh. [The Sporting News]


San Diego Padres 6, Cincinnati Reds 1

Game Played on Thursday, June 28, 1973 (Night game) at Riverfront Stadium

Padres       0  1  0    3  0  0    2  0  0  -   6 12  0
Reds         0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  1  -   1  6  1


Padres               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Anderson ss           5   0   1   0     0   0   .143      Rose lf               4   1   3   0     0   0   .303
J. Morales cf         5   0   1   0     0   0   .262      Morgan 2b             4   0   1   1     0   1   .299
Roberts 3b            5   2   2   0     0   0   .222      Driessen 3b           4   0   0   0     0   1   .324
Colbert 1b            5   2   3   3     0   0   .250      Perez 1b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .276
Gaston rf             5   1   1   1     0   0   .303      Tolan cf              3   0   1   0     0   0   .201
Winfield lf           4   1   1   1     0   2   .364      Stahl rf              3   0   1   0     0   0   .320
Corrales c            4   0   1   0     0   1   .304      King c                3   0   0   0     0   1   .111
R. Morales 2b         2   0   0   0     2   0   .145      Concepcion ss         3   0   0   0     0   1   .272
Kirby p               4   0   2   1     0   1   .182      Gullett p             1   0   0   0     0   0   .185
                                                            Borbon p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .167
                                                            Gagliano ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .190
                                                            McGlothlin p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .091
                                                            Kosco ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .200

Totals               39   6  12   6     2   4             Totals               31   1   6   1     0   4

Time of Game: 2:28   Attendance: 15,756
Left on Base: Padres 8, Reds 3
DP: Padres 2, Reds 1
Errors: Perez
Doubles: Roberts (7), Morgan (16)
Home Runs: Gaston (6), Colbert (7)
GIDP: Morgan (6), Concepcion (7)


Padres                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Kirby W(4-8)            9     6   1   1   0   4   0  31   4.88
Totals                  9     6   1   1   0   4   0  31

Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Gullett L(7-7)          3.2   5   4   3   1   3   1  18   4.32
Borbon                  2.1   3   0   0   1   0   0  10   2.97
McGlothlin              3     4   2   2   0   1   1  13   5.96
Totals                  9    12   6   5   2   4   2  41

Passed Balls: King (1)
Wild Pitches: Kirby (5)

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


PADRES 1ST: Anderson singled to right; J. Morales popped to
first in foul territory; Roberts grounded out (pitcher to first)
[Anderson to second]; Colbert grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 0, Reds 0.

REDS 1ST: Rose singled to right; Morgan struck out; Driessen
forced Rose (second to shortstop); Kirby threw a wild pitch
[Driessen to second]; Perez grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 0, Reds 0.

PADRES 2ND: Gaston homered; Winfield struck out; Corrales struck
out; R. Morales popped to shortstop; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Padres 1, Reds 0.

REDS 2ND: Tolan singled to right; Stahl flied out to left; King
flied out to right; Concepcion flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Padres 1, Reds 0.

PADRES 3RD: Kirby struck out; Anderson flied out to right; J.
Morales flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 1,
Reds 0.

REDS 3RD: Gullett grounded out (second to first); Rose grounded
out (second to first); Morgan flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Padres 1, Reds 0.

PADRES 4TH: Roberts doubled to center; Colbert singled to left
[Roberts scored, Colbert to second (on throw)]; Gaston flied out
to center [Colbert to third]; Winfield reached on an error by
Perez [Colbert scored (RBI), Winfield to second]; Corrales
grounded out (pitcher to first) [Winfield to third]; R. Morales
was walked intentionally; Kirby singled [Winfield scored
(unearned), R. Morales to second]; BORBON REPLACED GULLETT
(PITCHING); Anderson grounded out (pitcher unassisted); 3 R (2
ER), 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Padres 4, Reds 0.

REDS 4TH: Driessen made an out to shortstop; Perez flied out to
right; Tolan grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Padres 4, Reds 0.

PADRES 5TH: J. Morales singled to center; Roberts flied out to
right; Colbert made an out to shortstop; Gaston flied out to
right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 4, Reds 0.

REDS 5TH: Stahl grounded out (first to pitcher); King grounded
out (pitcher to first); Concepcion struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Padres 4, Reds 0.

PADRES 6TH: Winfield singled to second; King allowed a passed
ball [Winfield to second]; Corrales grounded out (shortstop to
first); R. Morales walked; On a bunt Kirby singled [Winfield to
third, R. Morales to second]; Anderson hit into a double play
(third to catcher) [R. Morales to third, Kirby out at third
(catcher to shortstop), Anderson to first, Winfield out at
home]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Padres 4, Reds 0.

REDS 6TH: GAGLIANO BATTED FOR BORBON; Gagliano grounded out
(pitcher to first); Rose singled to right; Morgan grounded into
a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Rose out at
second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 4, Reds 0.

PADRES 7TH: MCGLOTHLIN REPLACED GAGLIANO (PITCHING); J. Morales
popped to third in foul territory; Roberts singled to left;
Colbert homered [Roberts scored]; Gaston flied out to left;
Winfield struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 6, Reds 0.

REDS 7TH: Driessen grounded out (second to first); Perez
grounded out (pitcher to first); Tolan grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 6, Reds 0.

PADRES 8TH: Corrales singled to third; R. Morales grounded out
(second to first) [Corrales to second]; Kirby flied out to left;
Anderson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Padres 6, Reds 0.

REDS 8TH: Stahl singled to right; King struck out; Concepcion
grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to first)
[Stahl out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 6, Reds 0.

PADRES 9TH: J. Morales flied out to center; Roberts popped to
second; Colbert singled to third; Gaston grounded out (pitcher
to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 6, Reds 0.

REDS 9TH: KOSCO BATTED FOR MCGLOTHLIN; Kosco grounded out
(second to first); Rose singled to shortstop; Morgan doubled to
left [Rose scored]; Driessen struck out; Perez flied out to
center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 6, Reds 1.



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