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.

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