A combination of Helmet Night, 87-degree weather and an attractive visiting club helped bring out a crowd of 44,504, largest turnout in San Diego baseball history, but the Reds ruined the occasion by walloping the Padres, 12-4. Johnny Bench and Terry Crowley each batted in three runs. In the fourth inning, the Reds loaded the bases on walks to Pete Rose and Bench around a single by Joe Morgan. Tony Perez followed with a sacrifice fly. After Dan Driessen drew a pass to fill the sacks again, Crowley lifted a fly to left field. Matty Alou misjudged the ball and it fell behind him for a double, driving in three runs. Bench homered with a man on base in the fifth. [The Sporting News]



Cincinnati Reds 12, San Diego Padres 4
Game Played on Saturday, May       25, 1974 (Night game) at San Diego Stadium
Reds         0  1  2    4  2  0    3  0  0  -  12 13  1
Padres       1  0  0    0  0  0    3  0  0  -   4  5  2


Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Padres               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Rose lf               2   3   0   0     4   0   .259      Tolan rf              5   1   2   2     0   0   .264
Morgan 2b             2   3   2   0     2   0   .342      Hernandez ss          2   0   1   0     2   0   .226
  Chaney 2b           1   1   1   0     1   0   .267      Alou lf               3   0   0   0     0   0   .215
Bench c               3   3   1   3     2   0   .297        Gaston ph,lf        1   0   0   0     0   0   .217
  Kosco 3b            1   0   0   0     0   1   .200      McCovey 1b            3   0   0   0     0   0   .239
Perez 1b              4   0   0   2     0   0   .274        Gaspar 1b           0   0   0   0     1   0   .000
  Plummer c           1   0   0   0     0   0   .167      Grubb cf              4   0   0   0     0   0   .293
Driessen 3b,1b        4   1   1   1     2   0   .296      Thomas 2b             1   0   0   0     0   0   .291
Crowley rf            3   1   2   3     0   0   .276        Morales 2b          3   0   0   0     0   1   .318
  Foster pr,rf        3   0   2   2     0   0   .256      Roberts 3b            3   1   0   0     1   2   .178
Concepcion ss         3   0   1   0     2   0   .247      Barton c              3   1   2   0     1   0   .290
Geronimo cf           5   0   1   1     0   1   .299        Jones pr            0   0   0   0     0   0   .200
Billingham p          4   0   1   0     0   1   .045      Arlin p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .133
  McQueen p           1   0   1   0     0   0  1.000        Tomlin p            1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            McAndrew p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .143
                                                            Beckert ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .382
                                                            Hardy p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Colbert ph          0   1   0   0     1   0   .212
                                                            Romo p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Winfield ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .272

Totals               37  12  13  12    13   3             Totals               31   4   5   2     6   3

Time of Game: 3:09   Attendance: 44,504
Left on Base: Reds 12, Padres 6
DP: Reds 2, Padres 1
Errors: Kosco, Tolan, McCovey
Doubles: Crowley (2), Foster (4), Chaney (2)
Home Runs: Bench (9)
Caught Stealing: Concepcion (3)
Sacrifice Flies: Perez (2)
GIDP: Alou (2), Winfield (5)


Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Billingham W(6-3)       6.2   5   4   1   4   3   0  29   3.78
McQueen                 2.1   0   0   0   2   0   0   8   2.08
Totals                  9     5   4   1   6   3   0  37

Padres                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Arlin L(1-6)            2.2   5   3   2   4   0   0  15   6.15
Tomlin                  0.2   1   3   3   3   1   0   6   5.68
McAndrew                1.2   3   3   3   2   0   1  10   4.93
Hardy                   2     3   3   3   3   1   0  12   3.82
Romo                    2     1   0   0   1   1   0   8   2.31
Totals                  9    13  12  11  13   3   1  51

Wild Pitches: Billingham (3), Arlin (5), McAndrew (3)
Balks: Billingham (2)

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


REDS 1ST: Rose walked; Morgan walked [Rose to second]; Bench
forced Morgan (second to shortstop) [Rose to third]; Perez hit
into a double play (third to second) [Rose out at home (second
to catcher), Bench out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds
0, Padres 0.

PADRES 1ST: Tolan singled to left; Billingham balked [Tolan to
second]; Hernandez singled to shortstop [Tolan to third]; Alou
grounded into a double play (shortstop to first) [Tolan scored,
Hernandez out at second]; McCovey grounded out (first
unassisted); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0, Padres 1.

REDS 2ND: Driessen flied out to left; Crowley reached on an
error by McCovey [Crowley to first]; Concepcion singled to left
[Crowley to second]; Geronimo singled to right [Crowley scored
(unearned), Concepcion to third (error by Tolan)]; Concepcion
was caught stealing home (catcher to third) [Geronimo to
second]; Billingham singled to right [Geronimo out at home
(right to catcher)]; 1 R (0 ER), 3 H, 2 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 1,
Padres 1.

PADRES 2ND: Grubb grounded out (second to first); Thomas
grounded out (third to first); Derrel Thomas ejected by HP
umpire Harry Wendelstedt; Roberts was called out on strikes;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 1, Padres 1.

REDS 3RD: MORALES REPLACED THOMAS (PLAYING 2B); Rose walked;
Morgan walked [Rose to second]; Arlin threw a wild pitch [Rose
to third, Morgan to second]; Bench grounded out (shortstop to
first) [Rose scored, Morgan to third]; Perez grounded out
(shortstop to first) [Morgan scored]; Driessen singled to left;
Crowley singled to center [Driessen to second]; TOMLIN REPLACED
ARLIN (PITCHING); Concepcion was walked intentionally [Driessen
to third, Crowley to second]; Geronimo was called out on
strikes; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Reds 3, Padres 1.

PADRES 3RD: Barton singled to left; On a bunt Tomlin forced
Barton (catcher to shortstop); On a bunt Tolan grounded out
(catcher to first) [Tomlin to second]; Hernandez grounded out
(third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 3, Padres 1.

REDS 4TH: Billingham lined to center; Rose walked; Morgan
singled to right [Rose to third, Morgan to second (on throw to
3b)]; Bench was walked intentionally; MCANDREW REPLACED TOMLIN
(PITCHING); Perez hit a sacrifice fly to center [Rose scored];
McAndrew threw a wild pitch [Morgan to third, Bench to second];
Driessen was walked intentionally; Crowley doubled to left
[Morgan scored, Bench scored, Driessen scored]; FOSTER RAN FOR
CROWLEY; Concepcion walked; Geronimo flied out to center; 4 R, 2
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 7, Padres 1.

PADRES 4TH: FOSTER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Alou flied out
to left; McCovey grounded out (first unassisted); Grubb popped
to third in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 7,
Padres 1.

REDS 5TH: Billingham grounded out (second to first); Rose
grounded out (third to first); Morgan singled to right; Bench
homered [Morgan scored]; Perez lined to right; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Reds 9, Padres 1.

PADRES 5TH: Morales was called out on strikes; Roberts struck
out; Barton singled to right; BECKERT BATTED FOR MCANDREW;
Beckert forced Barton (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Reds 9, Padres 1.

REDS 6TH: HARDY REPLACED BECKERT (PITCHING); Driessen flied out
to center; Foster doubled; Concepcion grounded out (shortstop to
first) [Foster to third]; Geronimo grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 9, Padres 1.

PADRES 6TH: CHANEY REPLACED MORGAN (PLAYING 2B); Tolan grounded
out (first to pitcher); Hernandez walked; Alou flied out to
right; McCovey grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Reds 9, Padres 1.

REDS 7TH: Billingham struck out; Rose walked; Chaney doubled to
right [Rose to third]; Bench was walked intentionally; Perez
popped to first in foul territory; Driessen walked [Rose scored,
Chaney to third, Bench to second]; Foster singled to center
[Chaney scored, Bench scored, Driessen to third]; Concepcion
popped to first in foul territory; 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds
12, Padres 1.

PADRES 7TH: KOSCO REPLACED BENCH (PLAYING 3B); PLUMMER REPLACED
PEREZ (PLAYING C ); DRIESSEN CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B);
Grubb grounded out (first unassisted); Morales lined to center;
Roberts walked; Barton reached on an error by Kosco [Roberts to
third, Barton to first]; COLBERT BATTED FOR HARDY; Colbert
walked [Barton to second]; Tolan singled to center [Roberts
scored (unearned), Barton scored (unearned), Colbert to third,
Tolan to second (on throw)]; Billingham threw a wild pitch
[Colbert scored (unearned), Tolan to third]; Hernandez walked;
MCQUEEN REPLACED BILLINGHAM (PITCHING); GASTON BATTED FOR ALOU;
Gaston popped to first; 3 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 12,
Padres 4.

REDS 8TH: GASTON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); GASPAR REPLACED
MCCOVEY (PLAYING 1B); ROMO REPLACED COLBERT (PITCHING); Geronimo
popped to third; McQueen singled to shortstop; Rose grounded out
(first to pitcher) [McQueen to second]; Chaney walked; Kosco
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 12, Padres 4.

PADRES 8TH: Gaspar walked; Grubb lined to shortstop; Morales
forced Gaspar (third to second); Roberts forced Morales
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 12, Padres 4.

REDS 9TH: Plummer flied to left in foul territory; Driessen
flied out to right; Foster grounded out (pitcher to second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 12, Padres 4.

PADRES 9TH: Barton walked; JONES RAN FOR BARTON; WINFIELD BATTED
FOR ROMO; Winfield grounded into a double play (shortstop to
second to first) [Jones out at second]; Tolan flied out to
right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 12, Padres 4.