Don Gullett got off to a shaky start and then needed relief in the ninth, but in between the Reds' lefthander pitched brilliantly to gain a 6-3 victory over the Padres. At one stretch Gullett retired 20 straight batters. The Padres scored twice in the first inning, one run being unearned on an error by Joe Morgan, but the Reds came back with three runs in the second.

Walks to Dan Driessen and Cesar Geronimo around a single by Terry Crowley loaded the bases. Driessen scored on a wild pitch by Bill Greif. Gullett singled to drive in another run and the third scored on a sacrifice fly by Pete Rose. The Reds then held their scant lead until the eighth when they pulled away with two runs on a triple by Tony Perez, singles by Driessen and Crowley and a double by Darrel Chaney. After Gullett weakened in the ninth, Pedro Borbon finished the game at the expense of only one run. [The Sporting News]



Cincinnati Reds 6, San Diego Padres 3
Game Played on Friday, May       24, 1974 (Night game) at San Diego Stadium
Reds         0  3  0    0  0  0    0  2  1  -   6 10  1
Padres       2  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  1  -   3  8  0


Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Padres               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Rose lf               4   0   0   1     0   0   .262      Thomas 2b             5   1   1   0     0   0   .293
Morgan 2b             4   1   2   0     1   2   .333      Hernandez ss          3   0   0   0     0   1   .222
Bench c               5   0   0   0     0   2   .296        Beckert ph          0   0   0   0     1   0   .394
Perez 1b              3   0   1   0     0   0   .281        Morales pr,ss       0   0   0   0     0   0   .368
  Concepcion pr,ss    0   1   0   1     0   0   .245      McCovey 1b            3   1   2   0     1   0   .245
Driessen 3b,1b        4   2   2   1     1   0   .298        Gaspar pr,lf        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Crowley rf            4   1   2   0     0   0   .231      Colbert lf,1b         3   0   0   0     1   2   .212
  Foster pr,rf        0   0   0   0     0   0   .241      Gaston rf             4   1   1   1     0   0   .220
Geronimo cf           3   1   0   0     1   1   .306      Grubb cf              4   0   1   0     0   1   .301
Chaney ss,3b          4   0   2   1     0   0   .214      Roberts 3b            4   0   2   0     0   1   .183
Gullett p             4   0   1   1     0   2   .263      Barton c              3   0   0   0     0   0   .250
  Borbon p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .250        Romo p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Alou ph             0   0   0   1     0   0   .226
                                                          Greif p               2   0   0   0     0   0   .056
                                                            Kendall c           2   0   1   0     0   0   .235

Totals               35   6  10   5     3   7             Totals               33   3   8   2     3   5

Time of Game: 2:38   Attendance: 15,987
Left on Base: Reds 8, Padres 7
DP: Reds 1, Padres 0
Errors: Morgan
Doubles: Chaney (1), McCovey (10)
Triples: Driessen (3), Perez (2), Morgan (2)
Sacrifice Flies: Rose (2), Concepcion (1), Alou (1)
GIDP: Thomas (5)
Hit by Pitch: Perez (2,by Greif)


Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Gullett W(5-3)          8     6   3   2   3   5   0  33   2.58
Borbon                  1     2   0   0   0   0   0   4   1.86
Totals                  9     8   3   2   3   5   0  37

Padres                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Greif L(2-8)            7     8   5   5   3   6   0  33   5.69
Romo                    2     2   1   1   0   1   0   8   2.45
Totals                  9    10   6   6   3   7   0  41

Hit by Pitch: Greif (6)
Wild Pitches: Greif (5)

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


REDS 1ST: Rose lined to left; Morgan walked; Bench popped to
catcher in foul territory [Morgan to second]; Perez grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 0, Padres 0.

PADRES 1ST: Thomas singled to center; Hernandez struck out;
McCovey doubled to left [Thomas to third]; Colbert was walked
intentionally; Gaston forced Colbert (shortstop to second)
[Thomas scored, McCovey scored (error by Morgan) (unearned),
Gaston to second]; Grubb grounded out (second to first); 2 R (1
ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 0, Padres 2.

REDS 2ND: Driessen walked; Crowley singled to right [Driessen to
third]; Geronimo walked [Crowley to second]; Greif threw a wild
pitch [Driessen scored, Crowley to third, Geronimo to second];
Chaney lined to third; Gullett singled to center [Crowley
scored, Geronimo to third]; Rose hit a sacrifice fly to left
[Geronimo scored]; Morgan singled to right [Gullett to third];
Bench was called out on strikes; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 3,
Padres 2.

PADRES 2ND: Roberts singled to left; Barton flied out to center;
On a bunt Greif made an out to pitcher; Thomas flied out to
right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 3, Padres 2.

REDS 3RD: Perez flied out to right; Driessen tripled to center;
Crowley popped to right; Geronimo struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Reds 3, Padres 2.

PADRES 3RD: Hernandez flied out to center; McCovey walked;
Colbert was called out on strikes; Gaston flied to right in foul
territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 3, Padres 2.

REDS 4TH: Chaney popped to left; Gullett grounded out (shortstop
to first); Rose lined to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds
3, Padres 2.

PADRES 4TH: Grubb was called out on strikes; Roberts grounded
out (shortstop to first); Barton flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 3, Padres 2.

REDS 5TH: Morgan struck out; Bench struck out; Perez was hit by
a pitch; Driessen lined to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds
3, Padres 2.

PADRES 5TH: Greif flied out to center; Thomas flied out to
center; Hernandez flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Reds 3, Padres 2.

REDS 6TH: Crowley flied out to left; Geronimo grounded out
(shortstop to first); Chaney singled to center; Gullett struck
out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 3, Padres 2.

PADRES 6TH: McCovey grounded out (second to first); Colbert
struck out; Gaston grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Reds 3, Padres 2.

REDS 7TH: Rose popped to shortstop; Morgan was called out on
strikes; Bench grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Reds 3, Padres 2.

PADRES 7TH: Grubb lined to left; Roberts struck out; Barton
popped to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 3, Padres 2.

REDS 8TH: Perez tripled to right; CONCEPCION RAN FOR PEREZ;
Driessen singled [Concepcion scored]; Crowley singled to right
[Driessen to second]; FOSTER RAN FOR CROWLEY; ROMO REPLACED
BARTON (PITCHING); KENDALL REPLACED GREIF (PLAYING C ); Geronimo
forced Foster (shortstop to second) [Driessen to third]; Chaney
doubled to center [Driessen scored, Geronimo to third]; Gullett
struck out; Rose flied to left in foul territory; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Reds 5, Padres 2.

PADRES 8TH: CONCEPCION STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); DRIESSEN
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); FOSTER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING
RF); CHANEY CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B); Kendall grounded out
(third to first); Thomas popped to second; BECKERT BATTED FOR
HERNANDEZ; Beckert walked; MORALES RAN FOR BECKERT; McCovey
singled to right [Morales to second]; GASPAR RAN FOR MCCOVEY;
Colbert flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 5,
Padres 2.

REDS 9TH: MORALES STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); GASPAR STAYED IN
GAME (PLAYING LF); COLBERT CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B);
Morgan tripled to right; Bench grounded out (third to first);
Concepcion hit a sacrifice fly to left [Morgan scored]; Driessen
grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds
6, Padres 2.

PADRES 9TH: Gaston singled to left; Grubb singled to third
[Gaston to second]; BORBON REPLACED GULLETT (PITCHING); On a
bunt Roberts singled [Gaston to third, Grubb to second]; ALOU
BATTED FOR ROMO; Alou out on a sacrifice fly to left [Gaston
scored]; Kendall singled to pitcher [Grubb to third, Roberts to
second]; Thomas grounded into a double play (first to shortstop
to first) [Kendall out at second]; 1 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds
6, Padres 3.