The tenth homer of the season by Nate Colbert in the fourth inning stood up as the deciding blow as the Padres edged the Reds, 3-2. The round-tripper gave San Diego and winner Bill Greif a 3-0 lead, which shrank to one run in the sixth when the Reds scored a pair on singles by Pete Rose, Johnny Bench, Dan Driessen and Dave Concepcion. Johnny Grubb provided the Padres' initial run with a homer in the first off loser Clay Kirby, and San Diego scored once in the second on Cito Gaston's infield single, throwing error by Bench, sacrifice by Colbert and single by Enzo Hernandez. [The Sporting News]



San Diego Padres 3, Cincinnati Reds 2
Game Played on Monday, July      29, 1974 (Night game) at Riverfront Stadium
Padres       1  1  0    1  0  0    0  0  0  -   3  9  1
Reds         0  0  0    0  0  2    0  0  0  -   2 10  1


Padres               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Hernandez ss          4   0   2   1     0   0   .236      Geronimo cf           5   0   3   0     0   0   .321
Hilton 2b             4   0   1   0     0   0   .136      Rose lf               3   1   1   0     0   0   .283
Grubb cf              4   1   2   1     0   1   .298      Morgan 2b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .293
McCovey 1b            3   0   0   0     1   1   .264      Bench c               4   1   1   0     0   1   .278
  Winfield pr,lf      0   0   0   0     0   0   .267      Perez 1b              4   0   1   0     0   3   .272
Gaston rf             4   1   1   0     0   1   .249      Driessen 3b           3   0   2   1     1   0   .282
Colbert lf,1b         3   1   1   1     0   0   .201      Concepcion ss         4   0   1   1     0   2   .278
Roberts 3b            4   0   1   0     0   0   .178      Griffey rf            3   0   1   0     1   0   .202
Barton c              3   0   1   0     1   1   .241      Kirby p               1   0   0   0     0   0   .083
Greif p               3   0   0   0     1   0   .057        McEnaney p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Gagliano ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .111
                                                            Borbon p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .235
                                                            Foster ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .245
                                                            Hall p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Crowley ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .255

Totals               32   3   9   3     3   4             Totals               34   2  10   2     2   7

Time of Game: 2:27   Attendance: 20,082
Left on Base: Padres 6, Reds 8
DP: Padres 2, Reds 1
Errors: Hilton, Bench
Doubles: Griffey (5)
Home Runs: Grubb (6), Colbert (10)
Stolen Bases: Concepcion (18)
Caught Stealing: Hernandez (5), Geronimo (4)
Sacrifice Hits: Colbert (1)
GIDP: McCovey (7), Morgan (2), Geronimo (5)
Hit by Pitch: Rose (4,by Greif)


Padres                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Greif W(6-11)           9    10   2   2   2   7   0  37   4.70
Totals                  9    10   2   2   2   7   0  37

Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Kirby L(7-6)            4.1   8   3   3   2   2   2  21   3.26
McEnaney                0.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   4.91
Borbon                  2     0   0   0   0   0   0   6   2.97
Hall                    2     1   0   0   1   2   0   8   4.01
Totals                  9     9   3   3   3   4   2  36

Hit by Pitch: Greif (11)

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


PADRES 1ST: Hernandez flied out to left; Hilton flied out to
center; Grubb homered; McCovey struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Padres 1, Reds 0.

REDS 1ST: Geronimo singled to left; Geronimo was caught stealing
second (catcher to shortstop); Rose was hit by a pitch; Morgan
grounded into a double play (first to shortstop to first) [Rose
out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 1, Reds 0.

PADRES 2ND: Gaston singled to catcher [Gaston to second (error
by Bench)]; Colbert out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first)
[Gaston to third]; Roberts singled to first [Gaston stayed at
third]; Barton struck out; Greif walked [Roberts to second];
Hernandez singled to left [Gaston scored, Roberts out at home
(left to catcher), Greif to second]; 1 R, 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.
Padres 2, Reds 0.

REDS 2ND: Bench grounded out (third to first); Perez singled to
second [Perez to second (error by Hilton)]; Driessen walked;
Concepcion struck out; Griffey lined to center; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2
LOB.  Padres 2, Reds 0.

PADRES 3RD: Hilton flied out to center; Grubb flied out to left;
McCovey grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Padres 2, Reds 0.

REDS 3RD: Kirby popped to first; Geronimo singled to left; Rose
flied out to left; Morgan flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Padres 2, Reds 0.

PADRES 4TH: Gaston grounded out (shortstop to first); Colbert
homered; Roberts grounded out (shortstop to first); Barton
walked; Greif grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Padres 3, Reds 0.

REDS 4TH: Bench struck out; Perez struck out; Driessen singled
to right; Concepcion struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres
3, Reds 0.

PADRES 5TH: Hernandez singled to center; Hernandez was picked
off and caught stealing second (pitcher to first); Hilton
singled to right; Grubb singled to center [Hilton to second];
MCENANEY REPLACED KIRBY (PITCHING); McCovey grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to first) [Grubb out at
second]; 0 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 3, Reds 0.

REDS 5TH: Griffey walked; GAGLIANO BATTED FOR MCENANEY; Gagliano
flied out to right; Geronimo grounded into a double play (second
to shortstop to first) [Griffey out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Padres 3, Reds 0.

PADRES 6TH: BORBON REPLACED GAGLIANO (PITCHING); Gaston grounded
out (shortstop to first); Colbert lined to left; Roberts
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 3,
Reds 0.

REDS 6TH: On a bunt Rose singled; Morgan flied out to right;
Bench singled to left [Rose to second]; Perez struck out;
Driessen singled to right [Rose scored, Bench to second];
Concepcion singled to right [Bench scored, Driessen to third];
Concepcion stole second; Griffey flied out to center; 2 R, 4 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Padres 3, Reds 2.

PADRES 7TH: Barton flied out to right; Greif grounded out
(second to first); Hernandez grounded out (shortstop to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 3, Reds 2.

REDS 7TH: FOSTER BATTED FOR BORBON; Foster struck out; Geronimo
singled to center; Rose flied out to center; Morgan flied out to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 3, Reds 2.

PADRES 8TH: HALL REPLACED FOSTER (PITCHING); Hilton lined to
right; Grubb struck out; McCovey walked; WINFIELD RAN FOR
MCCOVEY; Gaston struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 3,
Reds 2.

REDS 8TH: WINFIELD STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); COLBERT CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); Bench grounded out (second to first);
Perez struck out; Driessen flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Padres 3, Reds 2.

PADRES 9TH: Colbert flied out to left; Roberts grounded out
(pitcher to shortstop to first); Barton singled to left; Greif
popped to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 3, Reds 2.

REDS 9TH: Concepcion grounded out (third to first); Griffey
doubled to right; CROWLEY BATTED FOR HALL; Crowley popped to
third in foul territory; Geronimo popped to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Padres 3, Reds 2.