The Reds became the first club in N. L. history to have seven winners of 10 or more games in one season when Don Gullett entered the ranks with credit for a 4-3 victory over the Padres. Rawly Eastwick relieved in the ninth inning and picked up his 25th save. The other six Reds with 10 or more victories were Fred Norman, Pat Zachry, Gary Nolan, Jack Billingham, Santo Alcala and Eastwick.

The Reds jumped on Brent Strom for two runs in the first inning, but the Padres came back to take a 3-2 lead with homers by Doug Rader and Mike Ivie. The Reds pulled even in the fifth and scored the deciding run in the sixth when Johnny Bench doubled and George Foster tripled. [The Sporting News]



Cincinnati Reds 4, San Diego Padres 3
Game Played on Wednesday, September 22, 1976 (Night game) at Riverfront Stadium
Padres       0  1  2    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   3 13  1
Reds         2  0  0    0  1  1    0  0  x  -   4 10  1


Padres               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Almon ss              5   0   1   0     0   0   .233      Rose 3b               4   1   1   0     0   0   .329
Grubb cf              5   0   2   0     0   0   .280        Flynn 3b            0   0   0   0     0   0   .283
Rettenmund rf         5   1   1   0     0   1   .240      Concepcion ss         4   1   2   0     0   0   .285
Ivie 1b               4   1   1   2     0   0   .288      Morgan 2b             3   0   1   1     0   0   .327
Valentine lf          4   0   1   0     0   0   .316      Bench c               4   1   1   0     0   0   .240
Rader 3b              4   1   3   1     0   0   .250        Eastwick p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Kendall c             4   0   1   0     0   0   .244      Foster rf             4   0   2   1     0   0   .314
Champion 2b           4   0   3   0     0   0   .286      Perez 1b              4   0   1   0     0   0   .260
Strom p               2   0   0   0     0   0   .068      Bailey lf             2   1   1   0     0   0   .300
  Freisleben p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .189        Lum ph,lf           1   0   0   0     0   0   .221
  Turner ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .247      Geronimo cf           3   0   1   0     0   0   .310
                                                          Gullett p             2   0   0   0     0   0   .175
                                                            Werner c            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               38   3  13   3     0   2             Totals               31   4  10   2     0   0

Time of Game: 2:06   Attendance: 17,669
Left on Base: Padres 9, Reds 5
DP: Padres 1, Reds 1
Errors: Strom, Perez
Doubles: Almon (2), Concepcion (27), Perez (30), Bench (23), Geronimo (23)
Triples: Foster (9)
Home Runs: Rader (8), Ivie (6)
Caught Stealing: Morgan (8)
Sacrifice Hits: Strom (10), Gullett (5)
Sacrifice Flies: Morgan (12)
GIDP: Kendall (19)


Padres                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Strom L(11-16)          5.1   7   4   3   0   0   0  23   3.41
Freisleben              2.2   3   0   0   0   0   0  10   3.51
Totals                  8    10   4   3   0   0   0  33

Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Gullett W(10-3)         8    12   3   3   0   0   2  35   3.16
Eastwick SV(25)         1     1   0   0   0   2   0   4   2.11
Totals                  9    13   3   3   0   2   2  39

Wild Pitches: Strom 2 (13)

Umpires: HP - Paul Pryor, 1B - Andy Olsen, 2B - Eric Gregg, 3B - Satch Davidson


PADRES 1ST: Almon popped to catcher in foul territory; Grubb
singled to right; Rettenmund popped to shortstop; Ivie popped to
second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 0, Reds 0.

REDS 1ST: Rose singled to center; Concepcion doubled to right
[Rose to third]; Morgan hit a sacrifice fly to right [Rose
scored, Concepcion to third]; Strom threw a wild pitch
[Concepcion scored]; Bench popped to first; Foster flied out to
left; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 0, Reds 2.

PADRES 2ND: Valentine flied out to right; Rader homered; Kendall
singled to left; Champion singled to center [Kendall to second];
Strom forced Kendall (pitcher to third) [Champion to second,
Strom to first]; Almon grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 3 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Padres 1, Reds 2.

REDS 2ND: Perez doubled to left; Bailey flied out to center
[Perez to third]; Geronimo hit into a double play to left [Perez
out at home (left to catcher)]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 1,
Reds 2.

PADRES 3RD: Grubb lined to pitcher; Rettenmund singled to
center; Ivie homered [Rettenmund scored]; Valentine singled to
left; Rader flied out to center; Kendall forced Valentine
(shortstop to second); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 3, Reds 2.

REDS 3RD: Gullett flied out to center; Rose grounded out
(shortstop to first); Concepcion singled to left; Morgan lined
to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 3, Reds 2.

PADRES 4TH: Champion singled to left; Strom forced Champion
(pitcher to shortstop) [Strom to first]; Almon flied out to
right; Grubb singled to first [Strom to third (error by Perez)];
Rettenmund forced Grubb (second unassisted); 0 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2
LOB.  Padres 3, Reds 2.

REDS 4TH: Bench flied out to center; Foster grounded out
(shortstop to first); Perez flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Padres 3, Reds 2.

PADRES 5TH: Ivie flied out to right; Valentine grounded out
(third to first); Rader singled; Kendall forced Rader (shortstop
to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 3, Reds 2.

REDS 5TH: Bailey singled to right; Geronimo lined to center;
Gullett reached on an error by Strom on a sacrifice bunt [Bailey
to second, Gullett to first]; Rose flied out to right [Bailey to
third]; Strom threw a wild pitch [Bailey scored (unearned),
Gullett to second]; Concepcion grounded out (shortstop to
first); 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 3, Reds 3.

PADRES 6TH: Champion singled to center; Strom out on a sacrifice
bunt (first to second) [Champion to second]; Almon flied out to
center; Grubb grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Padres 3, Reds 3.

REDS 6TH: Morgan grounded out (second to first); Bench doubled
to left; Foster tripled [Bench scored]; FREISLEBEN REPLACED
STROM (PITCHING); Perez popped to second; LUM BATTED FOR BAILEY;
Lum popped to catcher in foul territory; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Padres 3, Reds 4.

PADRES 7TH: LUM STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Rettenmund grounded
out (third to first); Ivie popped to catcher in foul territory;
Valentine grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Padres 3, Reds 4.

REDS 7TH: Geronimo doubled to right; Gullett reached on a
fielder's choice [Geronimo out at third (pitcher to third)];
Rose flied out to center; Concepcion forced Gullett (shortstop
to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 3, Reds 4.

PADRES 8TH: FLYNN REPLACED ROSE (PLAYING 3B); Rader singled to
left; Kendall grounded into a double play (pitcher to second to
first) [Rader out at second]; Champion grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 3, Reds 4.

REDS 8TH: Morgan singled to center; Morgan was picked off and
caught stealing second (catcher to first to second); Bench flied
out to center; Foster singled to center; Perez flied out to
center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 3, Reds 4.

PADRES 9TH: EASTWICK REPLACED BENCH (PITCHING); WERNER REPLACED
GULLETT (PLAYING C ); TURNER BATTED FOR FREISLEBEN; Turner
struck out; Almon doubled to center; Grubb flied out to center;
Rettenmund was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Padres 3, Reds 4.