For the second straight night, the Reds blew a chance to close in on the Dodgers in the West Division race. The Dodgers lost to the Astros, 3-2, but the Reds also bowed to the Padres, 6-5. Nate Colbert hit a homer and Enzo Hernandez drove in two runs with a single to give the Padres a 3-1 lead before the Reds erupted for four runs in the sixth. Roger Freed, pinch-hitting, capped the outburst by smashing a homer with a man on base.

The Padres came back to win with a three-run rally in the seventh. Fred Kendall walked and when Cito Gaston grounded to Darrel Chaney, Junior Kennedy dropped the throw to second. Hernandez doubled, driving in pinch-runner Dave Roberts and John Scott to tie the score. Hernandez took third on an infield out by Glenn Beckert and counted the deciding run on a sacrifice fly by Johnny Grubb. The crowd of 33,237 raised the Padres' attendance to 1,004,573, the first time over a million in their six-year history in the league. [The Sporting News]



San Diego Padres 6, Cincinnati Reds 5
Game Played on Wednesday, September 18, 1974 (Night game) at San Diego Stadium
Reds         0  0  0    0  1  4    0  0  0  -   5 11  1
Padres       0  1  0    0  2  0    3  0  x  -   6  4  0


Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Padres               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Rose lf               3   0   1   0     2   0   .285      Hernandez ss          4   1   2   4     0   1   .240
Rettenmund rf         3   0   1   0     0   0   .216      Beckert 2b            4   0   0   0     0   0   .253
  Geronimo cf         1   0   0   0     0   0   .296        Tomlin p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Concepcion ss         5   1   1   0     0   0   .274        Hardy p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Bench c               3   1   1   0     1   1   .274      Grubb cf              3   0   0   1     0   1   .294
Perez 1b              4   1   1   1     0   1   .268      Colbert 1b            3   1   1   1     1   1   .206
Foster cf,rf          4   0   2   0     0   0   .267      Winfield rf           3   0   0   0     1   0   .267
Knight 3b             2   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Elliott lf            2   1   0   0     2   0   .190
  Freed ph            1   1   1   3     0   0   .500      Thomas 3b,2b          4   1   1   0     0   0   .246
  Kennedy 2b          1   0   0   0     0   0   .133      Kendall c             2   0   0   0     1   0   .233
Chaney 2b,3b          2   1   0   0     1   1   .197        Roberts pr,3b       0   1   0   0     0   0   .167
  Gagliano ph,3b      1   0   0   0     0   0   .069      Jones p               2   0   0   0     0   2   .154
Gullett p             3   0   2   0     0   0   .238        Gaston ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .215
  C. Carroll p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .176        Scott pr            0   1   0   0     0   0   .000
  Morgan ph           1   0   1   0     0   0   .297        Cannizzaro c        0   0   0   0     0   0   .174
  Griffey pr          0   0   0   0     0   0   .214

Totals               34   5  11   4     4   3             Totals               28   6   4   6     5   5

Time of Game: 2:23   Attendance: 33,237
Left on Base: Reds 7, Padres 4
DP: Reds 0, Padres 2
Errors: Kennedy
Doubles: Foster (17), Perez (25), Hernandez (17)
Home Runs: Freed (1), Colbert (14)
Sacrifice Hits: Rettenmund (3)
Sacrifice Flies: Grubb (4)
GIDP: Rose (8), Concepcion (20)


Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Gullett                 6     3   4   3   5   5   1  26   2.95
C. Carroll L(11-5)      2     1   2   0   0   0   0   8   2.22
Totals                  8     4   6   3   5   5   1  34

Padres                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Jones W(8-21)           7    10   5   5   3   3   1  32   4.40
Tomlin                  1.1   1   0   0   1   0   0   6   4.53
Hardy SV(2)             0.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   4.72
Totals                  9    11   5   5   4   3   1  39

Umpires: HP - Satch Davidson, 1B - Tom Gorman, 2B - Nick Colosi, 3B - Bill Williams


REDS 1ST: Rose walked; Rettenmund forced Rose (third to second);
Concepcion grounded out (pitcher to first) [Rettenmund to
second]; Bench was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Reds 0, Padres 0.

PADRES 1ST: Hernandez grounded out (pitcher to first); Beckert
popped to third; Grubb struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds
0, Padres 0.

REDS 2ND: Perez grounded out (shortstop to first); Foster
singled; Knight lined to second; Chaney struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Reds 0, Padres 0.

PADRES 2ND: Colbert homered; Winfield popped to third in foul
territory; Elliott grounded out (pitcher to second to first);
Thomas popped to first in foul territory; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Reds 0, Padres 1.

REDS 3RD: Gullett singled to right; Rose forced Gullett (third
to second); Rettenmund singled to center [Rose out at third
(center to third), Rettenmund to second (on throw to 3b)];
Concepcion popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Reds 0, Padres 1.

PADRES 3RD: Kendall flied out to right; Jones struck out;
Hernandez struck out (catcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Reds 0, Padres 1.

REDS 4TH: Bench grounded out (third to first); Perez struck out;
Foster doubled; Knight grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 0, Padres 1.

PADRES 4TH: Beckert grounded out (second to first); Grubb
grounded out (third to first); Colbert walked; Winfield forced
Colbert (third to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 0, Padres
1.

REDS 5TH: Chaney walked; Gullett singled to left [Chaney to
third]; Rose grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to
first) [Chaney scored (no RBI), Gullett out at second];
Rettenmund grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Reds 1, Padres 1.

PADRES 5TH: Elliott walked; Thomas singled to right [Elliott to
second]; Kendall grounded out (third to first) [Elliott to
third, Thomas to second]; Jones was called out on strikes;
Hernandez singled to center [Elliott scored, Thomas scored];
Beckert flied out to right; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 1,
Padres 3.

REDS 6TH: Concepcion singled to left; Bench singled to left
[Concepcion to second]; Perez doubled to right [Concepcion
scored, Bench to third]; Foster popped to catcher; FREED BATTED
FOR KNIGHT; Freed homered [Bench scored, Perez scored]; Chaney
grounded out (pitcher to first); Gullett grounded out (shortstop
to first); 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 5, Padres 3.

PADRES 6TH: KENNEDY REPLACED FREED (PLAYING 2B); CHANEY CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B); Grubb grounded out (shortstop to first);
Colbert struck out; Winfield walked; Elliott walked [Winfield to
second]; Thomas flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds
5, Padres 3.

REDS 7TH: Rose singled to third; Rettenmund out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to second) [Rose to second]; Concepcion grounded
out (pitcher to first); Bench was walked intentionally; Perez
flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 5, Padres 3.

PADRES 7TH: GERONIMO REPLACED RETTENMUND (PLAYING CF); FOSTER
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); Kendall walked; ROBERTS RAN FOR
KENDALL; GASTON BATTED FOR JONES; C. CARROLL REPLACED GULLETT
(PITCHING); Gaston reached on a fielder's choice [Roberts to
third (error by Kennedy), Gaston to second]; SCOTT RAN FOR
GASTON; Hernandez doubled to right [Roberts scored (unearned),
Scott scored (unearned)]; Beckert grounded out (shortstop to
first) [Hernandez to third]; Grubb hit a sacrifice fly to center
[Hernandez scored (unearned)]; Colbert grounded out (third to
first); 3 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 5, Padres 6.

REDS 8TH: THOMAS CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 2B); ROBERTS STAYED
IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); CANNIZZARO REPLACED SCOTT (PLAYING C );
TOMLIN REPLACED BECKERT (PITCHING); Foster grounded out
(shortstop to first); Kennedy grounded out (pitcher to first);
GAGLIANO BATTED FOR CHANEY; Gagliano lined to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Reds 5, Padres 6.

PADRES 8TH: GAGLIANO STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); Winfield
grounded out (shortstop to first); Elliott grounded out (second
to first); Thomas grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Reds 5, Padres 6.

REDS 9TH: MORGAN BATTED FOR C. CARROLL; Morgan singled to right;
GRIFFEY RAN FOR MORGAN; Rose walked [Griffey to second];
Geronimo flied out to right; HARDY REPLACED TOMLIN (PITCHING);
Concepcion grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to
first) [Rose out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 5,
Padres 6.