Johnny Bench's 29th homer, with Tony Perez aboard in the eighth, lifted the Reds over the Padres, 3-2. Willie McCovey had given San Diego an early lead with a homer in the first after a single by Hector Torres. Singles by Ken Griffey, Perez and George Foster produced Cincinnati's first run in the sixth. [The Sporting News]



Cincinnati Reds 3, San Diego Padres 2
Game Played on Monday, September 8, 1975 (Night game) at San Diego Stadium
Reds         0  0  0    0  0  1    0  2  0  -   3 11  1
Padres       2  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   2  5  1


Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Padres               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Rose 3b               5   0   2   0     0   0   .315      Grubb cf              4   0   0   0     0   0   .277
  Flynn 3b            0   0   0   0     0   0   .255      Torres ss             3   1   1   0     1   1   .277
Griffey rf            4   1   1   0     1   1   .314      Tolan lf              3   0   0   0     0   0   .247
Morgan 2b             4   0   1   0     0   0   .326        Sharon ph,lf        1   0   0   0     0   0   .223
Perez 1b              4   1   1   0     0   0   .285      McCovey 1b            4   1   1   2     0   1   .251
Bench c               4   1   2   2     0   2   .284      Winfield rf           4   0   0   0     0   0   .269
Foster lf             4   0   2   1     0   0   .316      Roberts 2b,3b         4   0   1   0     0   1   .294
Geronimo cf           3   0   0   0     0   0   .262      Ivie 3b               2   0   0   0     0   0   .249
Concepcion ss         3   0   0   0     1   0   .252        Kubiak 2b           2   0   0   0     0   0   .220
Nolan p               2   0   1   0     0   1   .164      Davis c               3   0   1   0     0   0   .232
  Driessen ph         1   0   1   0     0   0   .275      McIntosh p            2   0   0   0     0   0   .196
  C. Carroll p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Tomlin p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .200
  McEnaney p          1   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Greif p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Eastwick p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .067        Locklear ph         1   0   1   0     0   0   .311
                                                            Frisella p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .200

Totals               35   3  11   3     2   4             Totals               33   2   5   2     1   3

Time of Game: 2:08   Attendance: 27,267
Left on Base: Reds 8, Padres 5
DP: Reds 0, Padres 2
Errors: Rose, Roberts
Doubles: Foster (24)
Home Runs: Bench (26), McCovey (18)
Stolen Bases: Griffey (13)
Sacrifice Hits: Geronimo (3)
GIDP: Griffey (10)


Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Nolan                   6     3   2   2   0   1   1  21   3.04
C. Carroll W(7-5)       1.2   1   0   0   1   2   0   8   2.66
McEnaney                0.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   2   1.78
Eastwick SV(18)         0.2   1   0   0   0   0   0   3   2.69
Totals                  9     5   2   2   1   3   1  34

Padres                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
McIntosh                6.2   9   1   1   2   3   0  29   3.53
Tomlin                  0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   3.60
Greif L(4-6)            1     2   2   1   0   0   1   5   3.56
Frisella                1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3   3.21
Totals                  9    11   3   2   2   4   1  38

Umpires: HP - Jerry Dale, 1B - Shag Crawford, 2B - John Kibler, 3B - Dick Stello


REDS 1ST: Rose singled; Griffey grounded into a double play
(shortstop to first) [Rose out at second]; Morgan singled; Perez
flied out to right; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 0, Padres 0.

PADRES 1ST: Grubb flied out to left; Torres singled; Tolan made
an out to shortstop; McCovey homered [Torres scored]; Winfield
flied out to center; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0, Padres 2.

REDS 2ND: Bench struck out; Foster grounded out (shortstop to
first); Geronimo flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds
0, Padres 2.

PADRES 2ND: Roberts flied out to center; Ivie made an out to
second; Davis grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Reds 0, Padres 2.

REDS 3RD: Concepcion grounded out (shortstop to first); Nolan
struck out; Rose singled; Griffey made an out to second; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 0, Padres 2.

PADRES 3RD: McIntosh made an out to shortstop; Grubb flied out
to left; Torres made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Reds 0, Padres 2.

REDS 4TH: Morgan grounded out (pitcher to first); Perez made an
out to first; Bench singled; Foster flied out to center; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 0, Padres 2.

PADRES 4TH: Tolan flied out to center; McCovey grounded out
(shortstop to first); Winfield grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0, Padres 2.

REDS 5TH: Geronimo popped to third in foul territory; Concepcion
grounded out (shortstop to first); Nolan singled; Rose flied out
to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 0, Padres 2.

PADRES 5TH: Roberts grounded out (third to first); Ivie flied
out to left; Davis singled; McIntosh grounded out (pitcher to
shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 0, Padres 2.

REDS 6TH: Griffey singled; Griffey stole second; Morgan popped
to first in foul territory; Perez singled [Griffey to third];
Bench struck out; Foster singled to right [Griffey scored, Perez
out at third (right to third)]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 1,
Padres 2.

PADRES 6TH: Grubb made an out to second; Torres struck out;
Tolan grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds
1, Padres 2.

REDS 7TH: ROBERTS CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B); KUBIAK
REPLACED IVIE (PLAYING 2B); Geronimo grounded out (first
unassisted); Concepcion walked; DRIESSEN BATTED FOR NOLAN;
Driessen singled [Concepcion to second]; Rose flied out to
center [Concepcion to third]; Griffey walked [Driessen to
second]; TOMLIN REPLACED MCINTOSH (PITCHING); Morgan flied out
to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Reds 1, Padres 2.

PADRES 7TH: C. CARROLL REPLACED DRIESSEN (PITCHING); McCovey
struck out; Winfield grounded out (pitcher to first); Roberts
was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 1, Padres
2.

REDS 8TH: GREIF REPLACED TOMLIN (PITCHING); Perez reached on an
error by Roberts [Perez to first]; Bench homered [Perez scored
(unearned)]; Foster doubled to left; Geronimo out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to first) [Foster to third]; Concepcion hit into a
double play to right [Foster out at home (right to catcher)]; 2
R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 3, Padres 2.

PADRES 8TH: Kubiak grounded out (second to first); Davis
grounded out (shortstop to first); LOCKLEAR BATTED FOR GREIF;
Locklear singled; Grubb reached on an error by Rose [Locklear to
third]; Torres walked [Grubb to second]; MCENANEY REPLACED C.
CARROLL (PITCHING); SHARON BATTED FOR TOLAN; Sharon flied out to
left; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Reds 3, Padres 2.

REDS 9TH: SHARON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); FRISELLA REPLACED
LOCKLEAR (PITCHING); McEnaney grounded out (shortstop to first);
Rose grounded out (first to pitcher); Griffey struck out; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 3, Padres 2.

PADRES 9TH: FLYNN REPLACED ROSE (PLAYING 3B); McCovey flied out
to left; EASTWICK REPLACED MCENANEY (PITCHING); Winfield flied
to left in foul territory; Roberts singled; Kubiak flied out to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 3, Padres 2.