Randy Jones pitched a perfect game for seven innings before giving up a run on an error and a double by Bill Plummer for the Reds' only hit, but the Padres then scored on a dropped fly ball in the ninth to gain a 2-1 victory. The one-hitter was the second of the season for Jones, who also had a similar performance against the Cardinals May 19. Gary Nolan, pitching for the Reds, almost matched Jones, allowing two hits in eight innings before going out for a pinch-batter. However, the Padres scored in the third on a double by Ted Kubiak, an infield out and balk by Nolan while pitching to Bobby Tolan.

Jones' string of retiring 21 straight batters came to an end in the eighth when Rusty Torres threw wildly to first on a grounder by Tony Perez, allowing the batter to reach second. After George Foster grounded out, Plummer rapped his double to break up the no-hitter and tie the score. Will McEnaney replaced Nolan in the ninth and drew the defeat when Tolan singled, Tito Fuentes doubled and Ed Armbrister dropped a fly by Gene Locklear to right field. [The Sporting News]



San Diego Padres 2, Cincinnati Reds 1
Game Played on Thursday, July      3, 1975 (Night game) at San Diego Stadium
Reds         0  0  0    0  0  0    0  1  0  -   1  1  1
Padres       0  0  1    0  0  0    0  0  1  -   2  4  1


Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Padres               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Rose 3b               4   0   0   0     0   0   .309      Tolan rf              4   1   1   0     0   0   .248
Concepcion ss         4   0   0   0     0   0   .272      Fuentes 2b            4   0   1   0     0   2   .271
Bench rf,c            3   0   0   0     0   0   .291      Locklear lf           4   0   0   0     0   0   .368
Perez 1b              3   1   0   0     0   0   .247      McCovey 1b            3   0   0   0     0   1   .218
Foster lf             3   0   0   0     0   0   .277      Sharon cf             3   0   0   0     0   0   .190
Plummer c             3   0   1   1     0   0   .188      Kendall c             3   0   0   0     0   0   .192
  Armbrister pr,rf    0   0   0   0     0   0   .194      Torres ss             3   0   1   0     0   0   .277
Geronimo cf           3   0   0   0     0   1   .287      Kubiak 3b             2   1   1   0     1   0   .217
Flynn 2b              3   0   0   0     0   0   .222      Jones p               3   0   0   0     0   0   .128
Nolan p               2   0   0   0     0   0   .162
  Rettenmund ph       1   0   0   0     0   0   .224
  McEnaney p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               29   1   1   1     0   1             Totals               29   2   4   0     1   3

Time of Game: 1:42   Attendance: 15,145
Left on Base: Reds 1, Padres 4
DP: Reds 0, Padres 0
Errors: Armbrister, Torres
Doubles: Plummer (3), Kubiak (1), Fuentes (10)


Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Nolan                   8     2   1   1   1   3   0  27   2.90
McEnaney L(3-1)         0     2   1   0   0   0   0   3   1.43
Totals                  8     4   2   1   1   3   0  30

Padres                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Jones W(11-5)           9     1   1   0   0   1   0  29   1.77
Totals                  9     1   1   0   0   1   0  29

Balks: Nolan (2)

Umpires: HP - Paul Runge, 1B - Ed Vargo, 2B - Bruce Froemming, 3B - Art Williams


REDS 1ST: Rose grounded out (third to first); Concepcion lined
to second; Bench grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Reds 0, Padres 0.

PADRES 1ST: Tolan grounded out (pitcher to first); Fuentes
struck out; Locklear flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Reds 0, Padres 0.

REDS 2ND: Perez flied out to center; Foster grounded out
(shortstop to first); Plummer flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Reds 0, Padres 0.

PADRES 2ND: McCovey struck out; Sharon grounded out (third to
first); Kendall flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds
0, Padres 0.

REDS 3RD: Geronimo was called out on strikes; Flynn grounded out
(shortstop to first); Nolan lined to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Reds 0, Padres 0.

PADRES 3RD: Torres popped to catcher in foul territory; Kubiak
doubled to right; Jones grounded out (shortstop to first)
[Kubiak to third]; Nolan balked [Kubiak scored]; Tolan popped to
shortstop; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0, Padres 1.

REDS 4TH: Rose grounded out (third to first); Concepcion flied
out to right; Bench grounded out (catcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0, Padres 1.

PADRES 4TH: Fuentes struck out; Locklear flied out to left;
McCovey lined to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0, Padres 1.

REDS 5TH: Perez grounded out (shortstop to first); Foster
grounded out (third to first); Plummer flied out to center; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0, Padres 1.

PADRES 5TH: Sharon grounded out (third to first); Kendall
grounded out (shortstop to first); Torres singled to center;
Kubiak grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Reds 0, Padres 1.

REDS 6TH: Geronimo grounded out (pitcher to first); Flynn
grounded out (shortstop to first); Nolan grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0, Padres 1.

PADRES 6TH: Jones grounded out (shortstop to first); Tolan
grounded out (pitcher to first); Fuentes grounded out (second to
first); there was a dispute regarding whether a bunt hit Pete
Rose on the penultimate pitch; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds
0, Padres 1.

REDS 7TH: Rose grounded out (shortstop to first); Concepcion
grounded out (shortstop to first); Bench grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0, Padres 1.

PADRES 7TH: Locklear grounded out (second to first); McCovey
flied out to center; Sharon popped to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Reds 0, Padres 1.

REDS 8TH: Perez reached on an error by Torres [Perez to second];
Foster grounded out (shortstop to first) [Perez to third];
Plummer doubled [Perez scored (unearned)]; ARMBRISTER RAN FOR
PLUMMER; Geronimo grounded out (second to first); Flynn grounded
out (third to first); 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 1,
Padres 1.

PADRES 8TH: BENCH CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING C ); ARMBRISTER
STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Kendall grounded out (shortstop to
first); Torres grounded out (second to first); Kubiak walked;
Jones grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds
1, Padres 1.

REDS 9TH: RETTENMUND BATTED FOR NOLAN; Rettenmund grounded out
(third to first); Rose grounded out (second to first);
Concepcion flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 1,
Padres 1.

PADRES 9TH: MCENANEY REPLACED RETTENMUND (PITCHING); Tolan
singled to right; Fuentes doubled to left [Tolan to third];
Locklear reached on an error by Armbrister [Tolan scored
(unearned) (no RBI)]; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 1,
Padres 2.