Rich Folkers pitched a three-hitter and Willie McCovey batted in four runs as the the Padres romped to an 11-2 victory over the Reds. Two of McCovey's RBIs came on a homer in the fifth inning. Johnny Bench saved the Reds from being shutout, hitting for the circuit after a pass to Tony Perez in the seventh. [The Sporting News]

San Diego Padres 11, Cincinnati Reds 2

Game Played on Tuesday, September 9, 1975 (Night game) at San Diego Stadium

Reds 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 - 2 3 1 Padres 0 2 1 0 2 6 0 0 x - 11 15 2 Reds AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Padres AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Rose 3b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .313 Grubb cf 5 3 3 1 0 0 .280 T. Carroll p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Torres ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 .277 C. Carroll p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Tolan lf,1b 4 1 2 2 1 0 .249 Rettenmund ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .248 McCovey 1b 4 1 3 4 0 0 .257 Concepcion ss 4 0 2 0 0 1 .255 Hahn pr,lf 1 1 0 0 0 0 .147 Morgan 2b 4 0 0 0 0 2 .323 Winfield rf 3 1 1 1 1 0 .269 Perez 1b 3 1 0 0 1 0 .283 Roberts 3b 4 2 2 0 0 1 .306 Bench rf 3 1 1 2 0 1 .284 Kubiak 2b 3 1 2 1 1 0 .227 Foster lf 3 0 0 0 0 0 .314 Davis c 3 0 1 0 1 0 .235 Plummer c 3 0 0 0 0 1 .194 Folkers p 3 1 0 1 1 1 .182 Geronimo cf 3 0 0 0 0 0 .260 Kirby p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .222 Armbrister ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .204 Flynn 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 .252 Totals 30 2 3 2 1 5 Totals 34 11 15 10 5 2 Time of Game: 2:04 Attendance: 12,444 Left on Base: Reds 2, Padres 5 DP: Reds 2, Padres 1 Errors: Concepcion, Torres, Folkers Doubles: Concepcion (22), Tolan (16), Winfield (19), Torres (12) Home Runs: Bench (27), McCovey (19) Sacrifice Hits: Torres (6) GIDP: Kirby (1), Davis (3), Hahn (2) Reds IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Kirby L(9-6) 5 7 5 4 2 1 1 23 4.64 T. Carroll 2 6 6 6 3 1 0 13 5.20 C. Carroll 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 2.63 Totals 8 15 11 10 5 2 1 40 Padres IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Folkers W(6-9) 9 3 2 2 1 5 1 31 4.21 Totals 9 3 2 2 1 5 1 31 Umpires: HP - Shag Crawford, 1B - John Kibler, 2B - Dick Stello, 3B - Jerry Dale REDS 1ST: Rose grounded out (shortstop to first); Concepcion singled; Concepcion was picked off first but was safe on an error by Folkers [Concepcion to second]; Morgan struck out; Perez flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Padres 0. PADRES 1ST: Grubb flied out to center; Torres grounded out (shortstop to first); Tolan walked; McCovey popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Padres 0. REDS 2ND: Bench grounded out (third to first); Foster grounded out (second to first); Plummer struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Padres 0. PADRES 2ND: Winfield walked; Roberts singled to center [Winfield scored (error by Concepcion), Roberts to third (on throw)]; Kubiak singled [Roberts scored (unearned)]; Davis grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Kubiak out at second]; Folkers popped to second; 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Padres 2. REDS 3RD: Geronimo reached on an error by Torres [Geronimo to first]; On a bunt Kirby grounded into a double play (catcher to shortstop to first) [Geronimo out at second]; Rose flied to right in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Padres 2. PADRES 3RD: Grubb singled; Torres out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Grubb to second]; Tolan made an out to shortstop; McCovey singled [Grubb scored]; Winfield popped to catcher in foul territory; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Padres 3. REDS 4TH: Concepcion grounded out (third to first); Morgan grounded out (second to pitcher); Perez grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Padres 3. PADRES 4TH: Roberts struck out; Kubiak lined to right; Davis singled; Folkers forced Davis (second to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Padres 3. REDS 5TH: Bench was called out on strikes; Foster flied to right in foul territory; Plummer flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Padres 3. PADRES 5TH: Grubb singled; Torres made an out to shortstop; Tolan made an out to second; McCovey homered [Grubb scored]; Winfield grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Padres 5. REDS 6TH: Geronimo popped to third in foul territory; ARMBRISTER BATTED FOR KIRBY; Armbrister popped to first in foul territory; Rose grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Padres 5. PADRES 6TH: T. CARROLL REPLACED ROSE (PITCHING); FLYNN REPLACED ARMBRISTER (PLAYING 3B); Roberts singled; Kubiak walked [Roberts to second]; Davis walked [Roberts to third, Kubiak to second]; Folkers walked [Roberts scored, Kubiak to third, Davis to second]; Grubb singled [Kubiak scored, Davis out at home (center to catcher), Folkers to second]; Torres flied out to center; Tolan doubled to right [Folkers scored, Grubb scored]; McCovey singled to right [Tolan scored]; HAHN RAN FOR MCCOVEY; Winfield doubled to right [Hahn scored, Winfield out at third (right to shortstop to third)]; 6 R, 5 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Padres 11. REDS 7TH: TOLAN CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); HAHN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Concepcion struck out; Morgan was called out on strikes; Perez walked; Bench homered [Perez scored]; Foster flied out to right; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 2, Padres 11. PADRES 7TH: Roberts flied out to right; Kubiak singled to center; Davis flied out to right; Folkers was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 2, Padres 11. REDS 8TH: Plummer grounded out (third to first); Geronimo lined to center; Flynn made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 2, Padres 11. PADRES 8TH: C. CARROLL REPLACED T. CARROLL (PITCHING); Grubb grounded out (second to first); Torres doubled to left; Tolan singled [Torres to third]; Hahn grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Tolan out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 2, Padres 11. REDS 9TH: RETTENMUND BATTED FOR C. CARROLL; Rettenmund grounded out (shortstop to first); Concepcion doubled; Morgan grounded out (first to pitcher) [Concepcion to third]; Perez flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 2, Padres 11.

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