Doug Rader's pop fly single, scoring Mike Champion and Mike Ivie, capped a three-run rally in the eighth inning that gave the Padres a 5-3 victory over the Reds. Tom Griffin allowed seven hits and went the route, a feat accomplished only 19 times against the Reds this season. [The Sporting News]



San Diego Padres 5, Cincinnati Reds 3
Game Played on Monday, September 27, 1976 (Night game) at San Diego Stadium
Reds         0  0  2    0  1  0    0  0  0  -   3  7  0
Padres       0  0  0    2  0  0    0  3  x  -   5  8  1


Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Padres               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Rose 3b               5   0   1   0     0   0   .324      Almon ss              4   0   1   0     0   0   .245
Griffey rf            5   2   2   0     0   0   .339      Grubb cf              3   0   2   0     0   0   .287
Morgan 2b             2   1   1   0     3   0   .325        Melendez pr,rf      0   1   0   0     0   0   .224
Perez 1b              5   0   1   2     0   0   .257      Rettenmund rf,lf      2   1   1   0     1   0   .235
Driessen lf           3   0   0   1     0   0   .248      Valentine lf          2   1   0   0     2   0   .424
  Armbrister lf       0   0   0   0     0   0   .284        Champion pr,2b      0   1   0   0     0   0   .278
Geronimo cf           4   0   0   0     0   3   .309      Ivie 1b               3   1   2   2     1   0   .290
Plummer c             3   0   1   0     1   0   .260      Fuentes 2b            2   0   1   0     0   0   .263
Flynn ss              3   0   0   0     1   0   .278        Turner ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .259
Gullett p             3   0   1   0     0   1   .186        W. Davis cf         0   0   0   0     0   0   .268
  Alcala p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .140      Rader 3b              3   0   1   2     1   0   .251
  Lum ph              0   0   0   0     1   0   .226      Kendall c             4   0   0   1     0   0   .246
                                                          Griffin p             3   0   0   0     0   2   .071

Totals               33   3   7   3     6   4             Totals               27   5   8   5     5   3

Time of Game: 2:19   Attendance:  8,230
Left on Base: Reds 10, Padres 6
DP: Reds 2, Padres 0
Errors: Fuentes
Doubles: Perez (31), Fuentes (18), Rettenmund (7), Rader (21)
Stolen Bases: Morgan (59), Geronimo (19), Griffey (34)
Sacrifice Hits: Grubb (6), Fuentes (16), Rettenmund (3)
Sacrifice Flies: Driessen (6)
GIDP: Valentine (1)


Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Gullett                 7     5   2   2   4   2   0  28   3.12
Alcala L(11-4)          1     3   3   3   1   1   0   7   4.70
Totals                  8     8   5   5   5   3   0  35

Padres                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Griffin W(8-6)          9     7   3   3   6   4   0  40   4.34
Totals                  9     7   3   3   6   4   0  40

Wild Pitches: Gullett (7)

Umpires: HP - John Kibler, 1B - Jim Quick, 2B - Ed Montague, 3B - Art Williams


REDS 1ST: Rose grounded out (shortstop to first); Griffey
grounded out (second to first); Morgan singled to left; Morgan
stole second; Perez grounded out (pitcher to second to first); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 0, Padres 0.

PADRES 1ST: Almon singled to right; Grubb out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to second) [Almon to second]; Rettenmund walked;
Valentine grounded into a double play (third to second to first)
[Rettenmund out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 0,
Padres 0.

REDS 2ND: Driessen popped to third in foul territory; Geronimo
reached on an error by Fuentes [Geronimo to first]; Geronimo
stole second; Plummer grounded out (shortstop to first); Flynn
popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Reds
0, Padres 0.

PADRES 2ND: Ivie grounded out (shortstop to first); Fuentes
doubled to left; Rader lined to center; Kendall flied out to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 0, Padres 0.

REDS 3RD: Gullett flied out to left; Rose singled to center;
Griffey singled to left [Rose out at third (left to third),
Griffey to second (on throw to 3b)]; Morgan was walked
intentionally; Perez doubled to left [Griffey scored, Morgan
scored]; Driessen popped to catcher in foul territory; 2 R, 3 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 2, Padres 0.

PADRES 3RD: Griffin struck out; On a bunt Almon popped to
catcher in foul territory; Grubb grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 2, Padres 0.

REDS 4TH: Geronimo struck out; Plummer walked; Flynn popped to
first in foul territory; Gullett singled [Plummer to second];
Rose grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Reds 2, Padres 0.

PADRES 4TH: Rettenmund doubled to left; Valentine walked; Ivie
singled to center [Rettenmund scored, Valentine to second];
Fuentes out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Valentine to
third, Ivie to second]; Rader was walked intentionally; Kendall
hit into a double play (shortstop to second) [Valentine scored,
Ivie out at home (second to third), Rader out at second]; 2 R, 2
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 2, Padres 2.

REDS 5TH: Griffey singled to left; Griffey stole second; Morgan
walked; Perez forced Morgan (shortstop to second) [Griffey to
third, Perez to first]; Driessen hit a sacrifice fly to right
[Griffey scored]; Geronimo struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Reds 3, Padres 2.

PADRES 5TH: Griffin struck out; Almon grounded out (second to
first); Grubb singled to center; Rettenmund lined to center; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 3, Padres 2.

REDS 6TH: Plummer singled to left; Flynn walked [Plummer to
second]; On a bunt Gullett struck out; Rose flied out to center;
Griffey forced Flynn (second to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Reds 3, Padres 2.

PADRES 6TH: Valentine lined to center; Ivie walked; Fuentes
forced Ivie (first to shortstop) [Fuentes to first]; Gullett
threw a wild pitch [Fuentes to second]; Rader grounded out
(third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 3, Padres 2.

REDS 7TH: Morgan grounded out (first unassisted); Perez grounded
out (third to first); Driessen grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 3, Padres 2.

PADRES 7TH: ARMBRISTER REPLACED DRIESSEN (PLAYING LF); Kendall
grounded out (shortstop to first); Griffin flied out to right;
Almon flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 3, Padres
2.

REDS 8TH: Geronimo struck out; Plummer popped to shortstop in
foul territory; Flynn lined to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Reds 3, Padres 2.

PADRES 8TH: ALCALA REPLACED GULLETT (PITCHING); Grubb singled to
right; MELENDEZ RAN FOR GRUBB; Rettenmund out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to second) [Melendez to second]; Valentine walked;
Ivie singled to left [Melendez scored, Valentine to second];
CHAMPION RAN FOR VALENTINE; TURNER BATTED FOR FUENTES; Turner
was called out on strikes; Rader doubled to right [Champion
scored, Ivie scored]; Kendall flied out to left; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Reds 3, Padres 5.

REDS 9TH: MELENDEZ STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); RETTENMUND
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); CHAMPION STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING
2B); W. DAVIS REPLACED TURNER (PLAYING CF); LUM BATTED FOR
ALCALA; Lum walked; Rose made an out to shortstop; Griffey lined
to center; Morgan walked [Lum to second]; Perez lined to center;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 3, Padres 5.