Dave Concepcion hit the first grand-slam homer of his major league career to feature a 10-1 victory in the opener of a doubleheader, but the Reds were less potent at bat in the second game and lost to the Padres, 7-2. In the opener, the Reds scored seven of their runs in the first inning. Jim McAndrew, who started for the Padres, yielded a one-out double by Joe Morgan and a walk to Dan Driessen before leaving the game with a pulled muscle in his thigh. Tony Perez greeted Ralph Garcia with a double, driving in one run. After two passes forced in another run, Concepcion hit his grand slam. The Reds added an unearned run for their seventh tally before the inning ended.

Bob Barton and Bobby Tolan each drove in three runs for the Padres in the second game to support the pitching of Bill Greif, who held the Reds to five hits. [The Sporting News]



Cincinnati Reds 10, San Diego Padres 1 (Game 1)
Game Played on Sunday, April     21, 1974 (Day game) at Riverfront Stadium
Padres       0  0  1    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  4  1
Reds         7  0  0    0  2  0    1  0  x  -  10 10  0


Padres               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Thomas 2b             4   0   0   0     1   2   .339      Rose lf               4   0   1   0     1   0   .397
Hernandez ss          4   0   2   1     0   1   .136      Morgan 2b             4   1   1   0     0   0   .327
Colbert lf            3   0   0   0     1   1   .073        Chaney 2b           1   0   0   0     0   1   .000
McCovey 1b            3   0   0   0     1   1   .237      Driessen 3b           2   1   0   0     1   1   .288
Winfield cf           4   0   0   0     0   1   .333        Plummer c           1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Gaston rf             4   0   0   0     0   1   .143      Perez 1b              4   3   3   2     0   1   .333
Kendall c             4   0   1   0     0   1   .288        Crowley 1b          0   0   0   0     0   0   .143
Hilton 3b             3   1   0   0     1   0   .000      Bench c,3b            3   2   1   1     1   1   .205
McAndrew p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .200      Griffey rf            2   1   1   1     1   0   .160
  Garcia p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Foster rf,cf        1   0   0   0     0   1   .333
  Tolan ph            0   0   0   0     1   0   .259      Concepcion ss         4   1   1   4     0   1   .273
  Ross p              1   0   0   0     0   1   .000      Geronimo cf           3   1   2   1     0   1   .263
  Williams ph         1   0   0   0     0   1   .182        Kosco rf            1   0   0   0     0   0   .143
  Troedson p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Norman p              2   0   0   0     0   1   .000
  Alou ph             1   0   1   0     0   0   .219        Gagliano ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .500
                                                            Hall p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               32   1   4   1     5  10             Totals               33  10  10   9     4   8

Time of Game: 2:28
Left on Base: Padres 9, Reds 4
DP: Padres 0, Reds 0
Errors: Thomas
Doubles: Hernandez (2), Kendall (2), Morgan (3), Perez 2 (4), Geronimo (1)
Home Runs: Concepcion (3), Perez (6)
Stolen Bases: Hernandez (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Norman (1)


Padres                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
McAndrew L(1-3)         0.1   1   2   2   1   0   0   3   4.76
Garcia                  1.2   4   5   4   2   2   1  11   6.10
Ross                    4     4   2   2   0   4   0  16   5.00
Troedson                2     1   1   1   1   2   1   8   7.62
Totals                  8    10  10   9   4   8   2  38

Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Norman W(1-1)           8     3   1   1   5   9   0  33   2.45
Hall                    1     1   0   0   0   1   0   4   1.69
Totals                  9     4   1   1   5  10   0  37

Wild Pitches: McAndrew (1), Norman (1)

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


PADRES 1ST: Thomas lined to first; Hernandez doubled to left;
Hernandez stole third; Colbert struck out; McCovey flied out to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 0, Reds 0.

REDS 1ST: Rose flied out to center; Morgan doubled to right;
McAndrew threw a wild pitch [Morgan to third]; GARCIA REPLACED
MCANDREW (PITCHING); Driessen walked (walk was charged to
McAndrew); Perez doubled to left [Morgan scored, Driessen to
third]; Bench walked; Griffey walked [Driessen scored, Perez to
third, Bench to second]; Concepcion homered [Perez scored, Bench
scored, Griffey scored]; Geronimo singled to second; Norman out
on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to first) [Geronimo to second];
Rose singled to second [Geronimo scored (error by Thomas)
(unearned)]; Morgan grounded out (first unassisted); 7 R (6 ER),
5 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 0, Reds 7.

PADRES 2ND: Winfield was called out on strikes; Gaston grounded
out (shortstop to first); Kendall grounded out (third to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 0, Reds 7.

REDS 2ND: Driessen flied out to center; Perez was called out on
strikes; Bench was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Padres 0, Reds 7.

PADRES 3RD: Hilton walked; TOLAN BATTED FOR GARCIA; Tolan walked
[Hilton to second]; Thomas walked [Hilton to third, Tolan to
second]; Hernandez grounded out (first unassisted) [Hilton
scored, Tolan to third, Thomas to second]; Colbert popped to
center; McCovey struck out; 1 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Padres 1,
Reds 7.

REDS 3RD: ROSS REPLACED TOLAN (PITCHING); Griffey singled to
right; Concepcion grounded out (second to first) [Griffey to
second]; Geronimo struck out; Norman was called out on strikes;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 1, Reds 7.

PADRES 4TH: Winfield grounded out (pitcher to first); Gaston
struck out; Kendall doubled to left; Hilton flied out to center;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 1, Reds 7.

REDS 4TH: Rose grounded out (second to first); Morgan popped to
third; Driessen struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 1,
Reds 7.

PADRES 5TH: Ross struck out; Thomas struck out; Hernandez
singled to left; Colbert walked [Hernandez to second]; McCovey
grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Padres
1, Reds 7.

REDS 5TH: Perez doubled to right; Bench singled to center [Perez
scored, Bench to second (on throw to home)]; Griffey grounded
out (second to first) [Bench to third]; Concepcion struck out;
Geronimo doubled to left [Bench scored]; Norman grounded out
(third to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 1, Reds 9.

PADRES 6TH: PLUMMER REPLACED DRIESSEN (PLAYING C ); BENCH
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B); FOSTER REPLACED GRIFFEY (PLAYING
RF); Winfield flied out to left; Gaston popped to first in foul
territory; Kendall flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Padres 1, Reds 9.

REDS 6TH: Rose grounded out (second to first); Morgan flied out
to center; Plummer lined to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Padres 1, Reds 9.

PADRES 7TH: CHANEY REPLACED MORGAN (PLAYING 2B); FOSTER CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING CF); KOSCO REPLACED GERONIMO (PLAYING RF);
Hilton grounded out (shortstop to first); WILLIAMS BATTED FOR
ROSS; Williams was called out on strikes; Thomas struck out; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 1, Reds 9.

REDS 7TH: TROEDSON REPLACED WILLIAMS (PITCHING); Perez homered;
Bench flied out to left; Foster struck out; Concepcion grounded
out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 1, Reds 10.

PADRES 8TH: CROWLEY REPLACED PEREZ (PLAYING 1B); Hernandez
struck out but advanced to first on a wild pitch; Colbert forced
Hernandez (third to second); McCovey walked [Colbert to second];
Winfield forced Colbert (third unassisted) [McCovey to second];
Gaston forced Winfield (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Padres 1, Reds 10.

REDS 8TH: Kosco popped to catcher in foul territory; GAGLIANO
BATTED FOR NORMAN; Gagliano grounded out (pitcher to first);
Rose walked; Chaney was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Padres 1, Reds 10.

PADRES 9TH: HALL REPLACED GAGLIANO (PITCHING); Kendall struck
out; Hilton grounded out (shortstop to first); ALOU BATTED FOR
TROEDSON; Alou singled to left; Thomas flied out to center; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 1, Reds 10.