Out of the lineup for rest, Pete Rose made one of his rare pinch-hitting appearances and singled a run home in the eighth inning to help beat the Padres, 5-4, and give the Reds their 100th victory of the season. Tony Perez walked and moved to second when Doug Rader erred on a grounder by Johnny Bench before Rose batted for Bob Bailey and broke a 3-3 tie. Randy Jones, who started on the mound for the Padres, was forced to quit in the second inning after pulling a muscle just above his elbow. [The Sporting News]



Cincinnati Reds 5, San Diego Padres 4
Game Played on Tuesday, September 28, 1976 (Night game) at San Diego Stadium
Reds         1  2  0    0  0  0    0  1  1  -   5 11  1
Padres       3  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  1  -   4  8  2


Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Padres               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Flynn 2b              5   1   3   2     0   0   .286      Grubb rf              3   0   0   0     2   0   .285
Concepcion ss         5   0   3   0     0   0   .285      Almon ss              4   1   1   0     0   1   .245
Foster rf             4   0   0   1     0   2   .307      W. Davis cf           4   1   1   0     0   0   .268
Perez 1b              4   2   1   0     1   1   .257      Ivie 1b               1   1   1   2     0   0   .292
Bench lf              4   0   0   0     0   0   .235        Valentine 1b        3   0   1   0     0   0   .417
  Armbrister pr,lf    1   0   1   1     0   0   .293      Turner lf             4   1   2   1     0   0   .263
Bailey 3b             1   1   1   0     2   0   .300      Rader 3b              4   0   1   0     0   1   .251
  Rose ph,3b          2   0   1   1     0   1   .325      Kendall c             3   0   0   0     0   0   .244
Plummer c             3   0   0   0     0   1   .255        Hernandez ph        1   0   1   0     0   0   .256
Geronimo cf           3   1   0   0     1   0   .308        B. Davis pr         0   0   0   0     0   0   .210
Billingham p          3   0   1   0     0   1   .237      Champion 2b           3   0   0   0     0   1   .238
  Morgan ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .324        Rettenmund ph       1   0   0   1     0   0   .234
  McEnaney p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .167      Jones p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .058
  Eastwick p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Sawyer p            2   0   0   0     1   1   .200
                                                            Tomlin p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Kubiak ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .236

Totals               36   5  11   5     4   7             Totals               34   4   8   4     3   4

Time of Game: 2:33   Attendance: 13,209
Left on Base: Reds 10, Padres 7
DP: Reds 1, Padres 1
Errors: Bailey, Rader, Champion
Triples: Armbrister (1), Ivie (5)
Stolen Bases: Concepcion (21), Geronimo (20), Almon (3)
Sacrifice Hits: Plummer (1), Almon (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Foster (9)
GIDP: Flynn (3), Grubb (5)


Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Billingham W(12-10)     7     5   3   2   1   4   0  27   4.35
McEnaney                1     1   1   1   1   0   0   5   4.85
Eastwick SV(26)         1     2   0   0   1   0   0   6   2.09
Totals                  9     8   4   3   3   4   0  38

Padres                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Jones                   1.1   2   3   1   1   0   0   8   2.74
Sawyer L(4-3)           6     7   1   0   3   4   0  27   2.60
Tomlin                  1.2   2   1   1   0   3   0   7   2.93
Totals                  9    11   5   2   4   7   0  42

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


REDS 1ST: Flynn singled to right; Concepcion singled to right
[Flynn to third]; Concepcion stole second; Foster hit a
sacrifice fly to right [Flynn scored]; Perez reached on a
fielder's choice [Concepcion out at third (shortstop to third to
second)]; Bench flied out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds
1, Padres 0.

PADRES 1ST: Grubb grounded out (first unassisted); Almon reached
on an error by Bailey [Almon to first]; Almon stole second; W.
Davis singled [Almon to third]; Ivie tripled to right [Almon
scored (unearned), W. Davis scored]; Turner singled to left
[Ivie scored]; Rader struck out; Kendall grounded out (shortstop
to first); 3 R (2 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 1, Padres 3.

REDS 2ND: Bailey walked; Plummer reached on a fielder's choice
[Bailey to second (error by Champion; assist by Jones)];
Geronimo forced Plummer (shortstop to second) [Bailey to
third]; Mike Ivie ejected by 1B umpire Ed Montague Randy
Jones left with muscle pull in left forearm; VALENTINE
REPLACED IVIE (PLAYING 1B); SAWYER REPLACED JONES (PITCHING); On
a bunt Billingham struck out; Geronimo stole second; Flynn
singled to right [Bailey scored (unearned), Geronimo scored
(unearned)]; Concepcion singled to right [Flynn to third];
Foster struck out; 2 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 3, Padres
3.

PADRES 2ND: Champion struck out; Sawyer walked; Grubb grounded
into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Sawyer out at
second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 3, Padres 3.

REDS 3RD: Perez flied out to center; Bench flied out to center;
Bailey singled to center; Plummer flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 3, Padres 3.

PADRES 3RD: Almon singled; W. Davis flied out to center;
Valentine grounded out (shortstop to first) [Almon to second];
Turner grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Reds 3, Padres 3.

REDS 4TH: Geronimo grounded out (pitcher to first); Billingham
grounded out (second to first); Flynn singled to left [Flynn out
at second (left to second)]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 3,
Padres 3.

PADRES 4TH: Rader grounded out (shortstop to first); Kendall
grounded out (third to first); Champion flied out to center; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 3, Padres 3.

REDS 5TH: Concepcion grounded out (pitcher to first); Foster
flied out to right; Perez struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Reds 3, Padres 3.

PADRES 5TH: Sawyer struck out; Grubb grounded out (shortstop to
first); Almon struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 3, Padres
3.

REDS 6TH: Bench grounded out (third to first); Bailey walked;
Plummer struck out; Geronimo grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 3, Padres 3.

PADRES 6TH: W. Davis grounded out (second to first); Valentine
singled to center; Turner popped to third in foul territory;
Rader flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 3, Padres 3.

REDS 7TH: Billingham singled to left; Flynn grounded into a
double play (shortstop to first) [Billingham out at second];
Concepcion singled; Foster lined to shortstop; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Reds 3, Padres 3.

PADRES 7TH: Kendall grounded out (third to first); Champion
grounded out (second to first); Sawyer grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 3, Padres 3.

REDS 8TH: Perez walked; Bench reached on an error by Rader
[Perez to second, Bench to first]; ARMBRISTER RAN FOR BENCH;
ROSE BATTED FOR BAILEY; Rose singled to center [Perez scored
(unearned), Armbrister to second]; Plummer out on a sacrifice
bunt (third to second) [Armbrister to third, Rose to second];
Geronimo was walked intentionally; MORGAN BATTED FOR BILLINGHAM;
TOMLIN REPLACED SAWYER (PITCHING); Morgan struck out; Flynn
grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.
Reds 4, Padres 3.

PADRES 8TH: ARMBRISTER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); ROSE STAYED
IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); MCENANEY REPLACED MORGAN (PITCHING); Grubb
walked; Almon out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Grubb
to second]; W. Davis made an out to second; Valentine flied out
to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 4, Padres 3.

REDS 9TH: Concepcion grounded out (first unassisted); Foster
struck out; Perez singled to right; Armbrister tripled to right
[Perez scored]; Rose struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 5,
Padres 3.

PADRES 9TH: Turner singled to center; EASTWICK REPLACED MCENANEY
(PITCHING); Rader singled [Turner to second]; HERNANDEZ BATTED
FOR KENDALL; Hernandez singled to right [Turner to third, Rader
to second]; B. DAVIS RAN FOR HERNANDEZ; RETTENMUND BATTED FOR
CHAMPION; Rettenmund grounded out (third to first) [Turner
scored, Rader to third, B. Davis to second]; KUBIAK BATTED FOR
TOMLIN; Kubiak made an out to shortstop; Grubb was walked
intentionally; Almon flied out to right; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.
Reds 5, Padres 4.