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.