Breaking a close game apart with five runs on only one hit in the fifth inning, the Reds trounced the Padres, 14-1. The Reds had a homer by Joe Morgan in fashioning a 3-1 lead after four frames, with the Padres' run coming on singles by Dave Hilton, Willie McCovey and Cito Gaston. In the fifth, a single by Cesar Geronimo was the Reds' only hit as they scored five times with the aid of four walks, a wild pitch and two-base error by Nate Colbert. The Reds added four runs in the sixth and two more in the eighth. [The Sporting News]



Cincinnati Reds 14, San Diego Padres 1
Game Played on Sunday, July      28, 1974 (Day game) at Riverfront Stadium
Padres       0  0  0    1  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  5  4
Reds         1  0  1    1  5  4    0  2  x  -  14 13  0


Padres               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Hernandez ss          4   0   1   0     0   0   .233      Geronimo cf           5   0   2   2     1   0   .316
Hilton 3b             4   1   2   0     0   0   .125        Hall p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Grubb cf              4   0   0   0     0   0   .295      Rose lf               3   1   0   1     1   0   .283
McCovey 1b            2   0   1   0     1   1   .267        Baney p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Johnson p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Rettenmund ph,cf    1   0   0   0     0   0   .216
  Clarke ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .204      Morgan 2b             3   2   1   1     1   0   .296
Gaston rf             4   0   1   1     0   0   .249        Plummer ph,c        2   0   0   0     0   1   .247
Colbert lf,1b         3   0   0   0     0   2   .199      Bench c,3b            5   2   4   2     1   0   .278
Kendall c             2   0   0   0     1   0   .246      Perez 1b              3   2   2   1     1   0   .272
  Barton c            0   0   0   0     0   0   .237        Foster lf           2   0   0   0     0   0   .247
Morales 2b            3   0   0   0     0   0   .196      Driessen 3b           1   0   0   0     1   0   .278
Spillner p            2   0   0   0     0   1   .000        Kosco ph            0   0   0   1     1   0   .189
  Laxton p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Chaney pr,3b,ss     1   2   1   1     1   0   .207
  Hardy p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Concepcion ss         3   0   0   0     1   2   .278
  Palmer p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .125        Gagliano 2b         1   0   0   0     0   1   .118
  Roberts lf          1   0   0   0     0   0   .177      Griffey rf            4   4   2   0     1   0   .198
                                                          Billingham p          3   0   0   0     0   1   .045
                                                            Crowley ph,1b       2   1   1   1     0   0   .257

Totals               30   1   5   1     2   5             Totals               39  14  13  10    10   5

Time of Game: 2:35   Attendance: 30,975
Left on Base: Padres 4, Reds 12
DP: Padres 1, Reds 1
Errors: Hernandez, Colbert 2, Morales
Doubles: Perez (17), Chaney (4)
Home Runs: Morgan (14)
Stolen Bases: Morgan (41)
Caught Stealing: Hernandez (4), Geronimo (3)
Sacrifice Flies: Rose (4)
GIDP: Morales (2), Foster (4)


Padres                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Spillner L(5-6)         4.1   5   6   3   6   1   1  23   3.15
Laxton                  0     0   1   0   1   0   0   1   4.91
Hardy                   0.2   1   1   0   0   2   0   6   4.66
Palmer                  1     4   4   4   1   0   0   9   6.45
Johnson                 2     3   2   2   2   2   0  11  10.13
Totals                  8    13  14   9  10   5   1  50

Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Billingham W(12-7)      6     5   1   1   2   3   0  23   3.38
Baney                   2     0   0   0   0   1   0   6   4.12
Hall                    1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3   4.20
Totals                  9     5   1   1   2   5   0  32

Wild Pitches: Hardy (2), Palmer (6)

Umpires: HP - Ed Vargo, 1B - Andy Olsen, 2B - Bruce Froemming, 3B - Paul Runge


PADRES 1ST: Hernandez singled to left; Hernandez was caught
stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Hilton flied out to
right; Grubb grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Padres 0, Reds 0.

REDS 1ST: Geronimo popped to shortstop; Rose walked; Morgan
flied out to right; Bench singled to right [Rose to second];
Perez doubled [Rose scored, Bench to third]; Driessen was walked
intentionally; Concepcion was called out on strikes; 1 R, 2 H, 0
E, 3 LOB.  Padres 0, Reds 1.

PADRES 2ND: McCovey was called out on strikes; Gaston grounded
out (third to first); Colbert grounded out (shortstop to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 0, Reds 1.

REDS 2ND: Griffey grounded out (second to first); Billingham
flied out to right; Geronimo singled to center; Rose flied out
to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 0, Reds 1.

PADRES 3RD: Kendall walked; Morales grounded into a double play
(second to shortstop to first) [Kendall out at second]; Spillner
popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres
0, Reds 1.

REDS 3RD: Morgan homered; Bench grounded out (third to first);
Perez grounded out (shortstop to first); Driessen flied out to
left; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 0, Reds 2.

PADRES 4TH: Hernandez popped to first in foul territory; Hilton
singled to left; Grubb flied out to center; McCovey singled to
right [Hilton to third]; Gaston singled to left [Hilton scored,
McCovey to second]; Colbert struck out; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Padres 1, Reds 2.

REDS 4TH: Concepcion walked; Griffey singled to center
[Concepcion to second]; On a bunt Billingham forced Concepcion
(third to shortstop) [Griffey to third (error by Hernandez),
Billingham to first]; Geronimo forced Billingham (center to
second) [Griffey scored (unearned), Geronimo to first]; Geronimo
was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 1 R (0 ER), 1
H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 1, Reds 3.

PADRES 5TH: Kendall grounded out (second to first); Morales
grounded out (first unassisted); Spillner struck out; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 1, Reds 3.

REDS 5TH: Rose lined to center; Morgan walked; Morgan stole
second; Bench walked; Perez walked [Morgan to third, Bench to
second]; LAXTON REPLACED SPILLNER (PITCHING); KOSCO BATTED FOR
DRIESSEN; Kosco walked [Morgan scored, Bench to third, Perez to
second]; CHANEY RAN FOR KOSCO; HARDY REPLACED LAXTON (PITCHING);
Concepcion struck out; Griffey reached on an error by Colbert
[Bench scored (unearned) (no RBI), Perez scored (unearned) (no
RBI), Chaney to third, Griffey to second]; Billingham struck out
but Chaney advanced to home and Griffey advanced to third and
Billingham advanced to first on a wild pitch; Geronimo singled
to right [Griffey scored (unearned), Billingham to second]; Rose
reached on an error by Morales [Billingham to third, Geronimo to
second]; Morgan flied out to right; 5 R (1 ER), 1 H, 2 E, 3 LOB.
 Padres 1, Reds 8.

PADRES 6TH: CHANEY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); Hernandez flied
out to right; Hilton singled to right; Grubb grounded out
(second to first) [Hilton to second]; McCovey walked; Gaston
flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Padres 1, Reds 8.

REDS 6TH: PALMER REPLACED HARDY (PITCHING); Bench singled to
center; Perez singled to left [Bench to second]; Chaney doubled
to left [Bench scored, Perez to third]; Concepcion flied out to
left; Griffey was walked intentionally; CROWLEY BATTED FOR
BILLINGHAM; Crowley singled to left [Perez scored, Chaney to
third, Griffey to second]; Palmer threw a wild pitch [Chaney
scored, Griffey to third, Crowley to second]; Geronimo reached
on a fielder's choice; Rose hit a sacrifice fly to left [Griffey
scored]; PLUMMER BATTED FOR MORGAN; Plummer flied out to right;
4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Padres 1, Reds 12.

PADRES 7TH: BANEY REPLACED ROSE (PITCHING); PLUMMER STAYED IN
GAME (PLAYING C ); BENCH CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B); FOSTER
REPLACED PEREZ (PLAYING LF); CHANEY CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING
SS); GAGLIANO REPLACED CONCEPCION (PLAYING 2B); CROWLEY STAYED
IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); Colbert struck out; Kendall popped to
catcher in foul territory; Morales grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 1, Reds 12.

REDS 7TH: JOHNSON REPLACED MCCOVEY (PITCHING); COLBERT CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); ROBERTS REPLACED PALMER (PLAYING LF);
Bench singled to center; Foster grounded into a double play
(third to second to first) [Bench out at second]; Chaney walked;
Gagliano struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 1, Reds 12.

PADRES 8TH: Roberts grounded out (third to first); Hernandez
grounded out (shortstop to first); Hilton grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 1, Reds 12.

REDS 8TH: BARTON REPLACED KENDALL (PLAYING C ); Griffey singled
to first; Crowley reached on a fielder's choice [Griffey to
third (error by Colbert)]; Geronimo walked [Crowley to second];
RETTENMUND BATTED FOR BANEY; Rettenmund popped to shortstop;
Plummer struck out; Bench singled to right [Griffey scored,
Crowley scored, Geronimo to third]; Foster forced Bench
(shortstop to second); 2 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Padres 1, Reds 14.

PADRES 9TH: HALL REPLACED GERONIMO (PITCHING); RETTENMUND STAYED
IN GAME (PLAYING CF); Grubb grounded out (first to pitcher);
CLARKE BATTED FOR JOHNSON; Clarke struck out; Gaston popped to
second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 1, Reds 14.