Saturday July 28, 1973
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A homer by Tony Perez in the 10th inning carried the Reds to a 2-1 victory over the Padres. Despite the low scoring game, the Reds were forced to call on four pitchers, with the decision going to Don Gullett. The Padres scored their run in the sixth on a single by Enzo Hernandez, sacrifice by Ivan Murrell and double by Dave Roberts. The Reds caught up against Randy Jones in the eighth with singles by Johnny Bench, Perez and Andy Kosco. Vicente Romo served up Perez' homer in the 10th and was the loser in relief. [The Sporting News]

Cincinnati Reds 2, San Diego Padres 1

Game Played on Saturday, July 28, 1973 (Night game) at San Diego Stadium

Reds 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 - 2 9 0 Padres 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 - 1 7 2 Reds AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Padres AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Rose lf 5 0 1 0 0 0 .333 Hernandez ss 5 1 1 0 0 0 .239 Morgan 2b 5 0 0 0 0 1 .289 Murrell cf,lf,rf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .180 Driessen 3b 4 0 1 0 0 1 .309 Roberts 3b,2b 4 0 1 1 1 1 .274 Bench c 5 1 2 0 0 2 .249 Colbert 1b 4 0 0 0 1 2 .265 Perez 1b 5 1 4 1 0 1 .298 Gaston rf 4 0 2 0 0 0 .266 Kosco rf 3 0 1 1 2 1 .229 Anderson pr,3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .135 Geronimo cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .161 Kendall c 3 0 2 0 0 0 .260 Tolan cf,rf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .194 Winfield lf 2 0 0 0 0 0 .294 Chaney ss 2 0 0 0 0 0 .179 Grubb ph,cf 1 0 0 0 1 0 .308 Gagliano ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .220 R. Morales 2b 3 0 1 0 0 1 .177 Borbon p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 Locklear ph,lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 .213 Stahl ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .244 Jones p 3 0 0 0 0 3 .176 Carroll p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .182 Corrales ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .241 Gullett p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .194 Romo p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222 Hall p 2 0 0 0 0 1 .045 Menke ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 .174 Crosby pr,ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 .125 Totals 38 2 9 2 3 9 Totals 35 1 7 1 3 9 Time of Game: 2:37 Attendance: 8,860 Left on Base: Reds 11, Padres 9 DP: Reds 0, Padres 0 Errors: Hernandez, Jones Doubles: Perez 2 (22), Gaston (13), Roberts (11) Home Runs: Perez (18) Sacrifice Hits: Tolan (7), Murrell (3), Kendall (8) Hit by Pitch: Driessen (2,by Jones) Reds IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Hall 6 4 1 1 1 4 0 23 3.87 Borbon 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 5 2.84 Carroll 1.1 1 0 0 1 2 0 6 4.13 Gullett W(11-8) 1.2 0 0 0 1 2 0 6 4.08 Totals 10 7 1 1 3 9 0 40 Padres IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Jones 9 8 1 1 3 8 0 39 3.00 Romo L(2-2) 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 4 4.07 Totals 10 9 2 2 3 9 1 43 Hit by Pitch: Jones (1) Wild Pitches: Jones (2) Umpires: HP - Satch Davidson, 1B - Augie Donatelli, 2B - Bob Engel, 3B - Harry Wendelstedt REDS 1ST: Rose singled; Morgan forced Rose (second to shortstop) [Morgan to second (error by Hernandez)]; Driessen was hit by a pitch; Jones threw a wild pitch [Morgan to third, Driessen to second]; Bench struck out; Perez struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Reds 0, Padres 0. PADRES 1ST: Hernandez made an out to first; Murrell made an out to second; Roberts flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Padres 0. REDS 2ND: Kosco struck out; Tolan grounded out (shortstop to first); Chaney grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Padres 0. PADRES 2ND: Colbert walked; Gaston popped to shortstop; Kendall forced Colbert (shortstop to second); Winfield popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Padres 0. REDS 3RD: Hall grounded out (catcher to first); Rose grounded out (first unassisted); Morgan grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Padres 0. PADRES 3RD: R. Morales was called out on strikes; Jones struck out; Hernandez flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Padres 0. REDS 4TH: Driessen singled; Bench popped to catcher in foul territory; Perez doubled to left [Driessen out at home (left to shortstop to catcher)]; Dan Driessen fell between 3B and HP; Kosco was walked intentionally; Tolan forced Kosco (second to shortstop); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Reds 0, Padres 0. PADRES 4TH: Murrell flied out to left; Roberts grounded out (shortstop to first); Colbert struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Padres 0. REDS 5TH: Chaney grounded out (first unassisted); Hall struck out; Rose grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Padres 0. PADRES 5TH: Gaston doubled; Kendall singled to left [Gaston to third]; Winfield flied out to center; R. Morales popped to catcher in foul territory; Jones struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Reds 0, Padres 0. REDS 6TH: Morgan flied out to center; Driessen grounded out (second to first); Bench singled to right; Perez doubled to left [Bench to third]; Kosco was walked intentionally; Tolan grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Reds 0, Padres 0. PADRES 6TH: Hernandez singled to left; Murrell out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Hernandez to second]; Roberts doubled to left [Hernandez scored]; Colbert popped to catcher in foul territory; Gaston popped to first in foul territory; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Padres 1. REDS 7TH: GAGLIANO BATTED FOR CHANEY; Gagliano struck out; MENKE BATTED FOR HALL; Menke walked; CROSBY RAN FOR MENKE; Rose reached on an error by Jones [Crosby to third, Rose to first]; Morgan struck out; Driessen grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Reds 0, Padres 1. PADRES 7TH: CROSBY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); BORBON REPLACED GAGLIANO (PITCHING); Kendall singled to right; GRUBB BATTED FOR WINFIELD; Grubb flied out to left; R. Morales singled to second [Kendall to second]; Jones struck out; Hernandez grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Reds 0, Padres 1. REDS 8TH: GRUBB STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); MURRELL CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); Bench singled to third; Perez singled to shortstop [Bench to second]; Kosco singled to left [Bench scored, Perez to second]; Tolan out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Perez to third, Kosco to second]; STAHL BATTED FOR BORBON; Stahl was called out on strikes; Crosby grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Reds 1, Padres 1. PADRES 8TH: CARROLL REPLACED STAHL (PITCHING); Murrell grounded out (third to first); Roberts struck out; Colbert struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 1, Padres 1. REDS 9TH: Rose grounded out (shortstop to first); Morgan grounded out (second to first); Driessen struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 1, Padres 1. PADRES 9TH: Gaston singled to center; ANDERSON RAN FOR GASTON; Kendall out on a sacrifice bunt (third to second) [Anderson to second]; Grubb was walked intentionally; LOCKLEAR BATTED FOR R. MORALES; GULLETT REPLACED CARROLL (PITCHING); Locklear struck out; CORRALES BATTED FOR JONES; Corrales lined to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Reds 1, Padres 1. REDS 10TH: ROMO REPLACED CORRALES (PITCHING); LOCKLEAR STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); ANDERSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); ROBERTS CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 2B); MURRELL CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); Bench struck out; Perez homered; Kosco grounded out (second to first); Tolan flied out to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 2, Padres 1. PADRES 10TH: GERONIMO REPLACED KOSCO (PLAYING CF); TOLAN CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); Hernandez flied out to center; Murrell struck out; Roberts walked; Colbert forced Roberts (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 2, Padres 1.

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