Enjoying a 15-hit spree including homers by Joe Morgan, Johnny Bench and Tony Perez, the Reds walloped the Padres, 11-0. Pete Rose had four hits, two of them doubles. Morgan, who also had two doubles in addition to his homer, drove in five runs. Don Gullett pitched the first eight innings for the Reds, allowing three hits, before Clay Carroll hurled the final frame. [The Sporting News]
Cincinnati Reds 11, San Diego Padres 0

Game Played on Saturday, April 20, 1974 (Day game) at Riverfront Stadium

Padres       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  4  0
Reds         3  2  1    0  0  0    2  3  x  -  11 15  3


Padres               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Williams cf           4   0   0   0     0   1   .200      Rose lf               5   3   4   1     0   0   .407
Thomas 2b             4   0   0   0     0   2   .365      Morgan 2b             5   2   3   5     0   1   .333
Winfield lf           4   0   3   0     0   0   .385        C. Carroll p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Colbert 1b            4   0   0   0     0   2   .079      Driessen 3b,1b        4   2   2   1     0   1   .300
Gaston rf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .176        Kosco ph,3b         1   0   0   0     0   1   .167
Roberts 3b            3   0   0   0     0   1   .139      Perez 1b              4   1   2   2     0   1   .295
  Troedson p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Plummer c           0   0   0   0     1   0   .000
  McCovey ph          1   0   1   0     0   0   .257      Bench c,3b,1b         3   1   1   1     2   0   .195
  Morales pr          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Rettenmund rf         4   0   1   0     0   0   .262
Kendall c             4   0   0   0     0   1   .291      Concepcion ss         4   0   0   0     0   1   .275
Hernandez ss          3   0   0   0     0   0   .100      Geronimo cf           4   1   1   0     0   1   .188
  Alou ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .194      Gullett p             2   0   1   0     0   0   .333
Arlin p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Gagliano ph         0   1   0   0     1   0  1.000
  Corkins p           2   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Chaney 2b           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Hilton 3b           0   0   0   0     1   0   .000

Totals               34   0   4   0     1   7             Totals               36  11  15  10     4   6

Time of Game: 2:40   Attendance: 12,471
Left on Base: Padres 8, Reds 6
DP: Padres 2, Reds 0
Errors: C. Carroll, Concepcion 2
Doubles: McCovey (4), Rose 2 (7), Morgan 2 (2)
Home Runs: Bench (3), Perez (5), Morgan (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Gullett (1)
GIDP: Rettenmund 2 (4)


Padres                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Arlin L(1-3)            1.1   7   5   5   1   0   0  11   8.27
Corkins                 4.2   4   1   1   1   5   1  18   2.75
Troedson                2     4   5   5   2   1   2  12   8.18
Totals                  8    15  11  11   4   6   3  41

Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Gullett W(1-1)          8     3   0   0   1   7   0  30   2.41
C. Carroll              1     1   0   0   0   0   0   5   5.19
Totals                  9     4   0   0   1   7   0  35

Wild Pitches: Arlin (2)

Umpires: HP - Doug Harvey, 1B - Harry Wendelstedt, 2B - Nick Colosi, 3B - Art Williams


PADRES 1ST: Williams reached on an error by Concepcion [Williams
to first]; Thomas struck out; Winfield singled to left [Williams
to second]; Colbert struck out; Gaston grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Padres 0, Reds 0.

REDS 1ST: Rose doubled to left; Morgan doubled to right [Rose
scored]; Driessen singled to center [Morgan scored]; Perez
singled to left [Driessen to second]; Arlin threw a wild pitch
[Driessen to third, Perez to second]; Bench walked; Rettenmund
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Driessen scored (no RBI), Perez to third, Bench out at second];
Concepcion grounded out (third to first); 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Padres 0, Reds 3.

PADRES 2ND: Roberts grounded out (third to first); Kendall
struck out; Hernandez grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 0, Reds 3.

REDS 2ND: Geronimo singled to left; Gullett out on a sacrifice
bunt (catcher unassisted) [Geronimo to second]; Rose doubled to
left [Geronimo scored]; Morgan doubled to right [Rose scored];
CORKINS REPLACED ARLIN (PITCHING); Driessen reached on a
fielder's choice [Morgan out at third (shortstop to third)];
Perez flied out to left; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 0, Reds 5.

PADRES 3RD: Corkins flied out to left; Williams struck out;
Thomas flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 0,
Reds 5.

REDS 3RD: Bench homered; Rettenmund singled to first; Concepcion
popped to second; Geronimo popped to shortstop; Gullett grounded
out (third to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 0, Reds 6.

PADRES 4TH: Winfield singled; Colbert forced Winfield (third to
second); Gaston popped to second in foul territory; Roberts
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 0, Reds 6.

REDS 4TH: Rose grounded out (first unassisted); Morgan struck
out; Driessen was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Padres 0, Reds 6.

PADRES 5TH: Kendall popped to catcher in foul territory;
Hernandez grounded out (shortstop to first); Corkins grounded
out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 0, Reds
6.

REDS 5TH: Perez struck out; Bench walked; Rettenmund grounded
into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Bench out at
second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 0, Reds 6.

PADRES 6TH: Williams popped to second in foul territory; Thomas
struck out; Winfield singled to shortstop; Colbert struck out; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 0, Reds 6.

REDS 6TH: Concepcion was called out on strikes; Geronimo struck
out; Gullett singled to center; Rose singled to right [Gullett
to second]; Morgan popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 2 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Padres 0, Reds 6.

PADRES 7TH: Gaston reached on an error by Concepcion [Gaston to
first]; Roberts flied out to center; Kendall popped to first in
foul territory; Hernandez popped to first in foul territory; 0
R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 0, Reds 6.

REDS 7TH: TROEDSON REPLACED ROBERTS (PITCHING); HILTON REPLACED
CORKINS (PLAYING 3B); Driessen singled to left; Perez homered
[Driessen scored]; Bench grounded out (shortstop to first);
Rettenmund popped to second; Concepcion flied out to left; 2 R,
2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 0, Reds 8.

PADRES 8TH: DRIESSEN CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); PLUMMER
REPLACED PEREZ (PLAYING C ); BENCH CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING
3B); Hilton walked; Williams flied out to center; Thomas flied
out to right; Winfield popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 0, Reds 8.

REDS 8TH: Geronimo popped to shortstop; GAGLIANO BATTED FOR
GULLETT; Gagliano walked; Rose singled to center [Gagliano to
second]; Morgan homered [Gagliano scored, Rose scored]; KOSCO
BATTED FOR DRIESSEN; Kosco was called out on strikes; Plummer
walked; Bench flied out to right; 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres
0, Reds 11.

PADRES 9TH: C. CARROLL REPLACED MORGAN (PITCHING); KOSCO STAYED
IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); BENCH CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B);
CHANEY REPLACED GAGLIANO (PLAYING 2B); Colbert grounded out
(third to first); Gaston reached on an error by C. Carroll
[Gaston to first]; MCCOVEY BATTED FOR TROEDSON; McCovey doubled
to left [Gaston to third]; MORALES RAN FOR MCCOVEY; Kendall
lined to second; ALOU BATTED FOR HERNANDEZ; Alou grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Padres 0, Reds 11.
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