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.

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