While Brent Strom pitched a three-hitter, the Padres exploded with a grand slam by Doug Rader and two-run homer by Mike Champion to defeat the Reds, 6-1. Rader rapped his jackpot wallop off Fred Norman in the first inning after the Padres had loaded the bases with singles by Bill Almon and Johnny Grubb and a pass to Merv Rettenmund. Champion's homer in the fourth was the first of his major league career. Strom held the Reds hitless until the eighth inning when George Foster doubled and scored on a single by Tony Perez. [The Sporting News]



San Diego Padres 6, Cincinnati Reds 1
Game Played on Wednesday, September 29, 1976 (Night game) at San Diego Stadium
Reds         0  0  0    0  0  0    0  1  0  -   1  3  1
Padres       4  0  0    2  0  0    0  0  x  -   6  9  0


Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Padres               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Rose 3b               4   0   0   0     0   1   .323      Almon ss              4   1   1   0     0   1   .246
Concepcion ss         4   0   0   0     0   1   .283      Grubb cf,lf           3   1   2   0     1   0   .288
Morgan 2b             3   0   0   0     0   0   .322      Rettenmund rf         2   1   0   0     2   0   .230
Foster cf             3   1   1   0     0   1   .308        W. Davis cf         0   0   0   0     0   0   .268
Perez 1b              3   0   1   1     0   2   .258      Valentine lf          4   0   0   0     0   1   .375
Bailey lf             3   0   0   0     0   0   .293        Melendez rf         0   0   0   0     0   0   .224
Youngblood rf         3   0   0   0     0   1   .193      Ivie 1b               4   0   0   0     0   1   .289
Plummer c             3   0   0   0     0   2   .250      Rader 3b              4   1   3   4     0   0   .255
Norman p              1   0   0   0     0   0   .140      Kendall c             3   1   1   0     1   0   .245
  Armbrister ph       0   0   0   0     1   0   .293      Champion 2b           4   1   2   2     0   0   .280
  Henderson p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Strom p               4   0   0   0     0   2   .063
  Bench ph            1   0   1   0     0   0   .237

Totals               28   1   3   1     1   8             Totals               32   6   9   6     4   5

Time of Game: 1:46   Attendance: 25,637
Left on Base: Reds 1, Padres 6
DP: Reds 2, Padres 1
Errors: Concepcion
Doubles: Foster (21), Bench (24), Rader (22)
Home Runs: Rader (9), Champion (1)
GIDP: Bailey (7), Valentine (2), Rettenmund (3)


Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Norman L(12-7)          5     5   6   5   3   4   2  22   3.09
Henderson               3     4   0   0   1   1   0  14   0.00
Totals                  8     9   6   5   4   5   2  36

Padres                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Strom W(12-16)          9     3   1   1   1   8   0  29   3.29
Totals                  9     3   1   1   1   8   0  29

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


REDS 1ST: Rose lined to right; Concepcion was called out on
strikes; Morgan popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0, Padres 0.

PADRES 1ST: Almon singled; Grubb singled to center [Almon to
second]; Rettenmund walked [Almon to third, Grubb to second];
Valentine struck out; Ivie was called out on strikes; Rader
homered [Almon scored, Grubb scored, Rettenmund scored]; Kendall
singled to left; Champion made an out to second; 4 R, 4 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Reds 0, Padres 4.

REDS 2ND: Foster struck out; Perez struck out; Bailey grounded
out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0, Padres 4.

PADRES 2ND: Strom popped to first in foul territory; Almon made
an out to shortstop; Grubb lined to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Reds 0, Padres 4.

REDS 3RD: On a bunt Youngblood grounded out (pitcher to first);
Plummer grounded out (third to first); Norman grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0, Padres 4.

PADRES 3RD: Rettenmund walked; Valentine grounded into a double
play (second to first) [Rettenmund out at second]; Ivie grounded
out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0, Padres 4.

REDS 4TH: Rose grounded out (pitcher to first); Concepcion
grounded out (third to first); Morgan grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0, Padres 4.

PADRES 4TH: Rader grounded out (third to first); Kendall reached
on an error by Concepcion [Kendall to first]; Champion homered
[Kendall scored (unearned)]; Strom struck out; Almon struck out;
2 R (1 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0, Padres 6.

REDS 5TH: Foster grounded out (third to first); Perez struck
out; Bailey grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Reds 0, Padres 6.

PADRES 5TH: Grubb walked; Rettenmund grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Grubb out at second]; Valentine
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0,
Padres 6.

REDS 6TH: Youngblood flied out to center; Plummer struck out;
ARMBRISTER BATTED FOR NORMAN; Armbrister walked; Armbrister was
picked off first (catcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds
0, Padres 6.

PADRES 6TH: HENDERSON REPLACED ARMBRISTER (PITCHING); Ivie lined
to left; Rader singled to right; Kendall walked [Rader to
second]; Champion singled [Rader to third, Kendall to second];
Strom was called out on strikes; Almon grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Reds 0, Padres 6.

REDS 7TH: Rose struck out; Concepcion grounded out (second to
first); Morgan made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Reds 0, Padres 6.

PADRES 7TH: Grubb singled to right; Rettenmund forced Grubb
(third to second) [Rettenmund to first]; Valentine grounded out
(third to first) [Rettenmund to second]; Ivie grounded out
(third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 0, Padres 6.

REDS 8TH: GRUBB CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); W. DAVIS
REPLACED RETTENMUND (PLAYING CF); MELENDEZ REPLACED VALENTINE
(PLAYING RF); Foster doubled to left; Perez singled to center
[Foster scored]; Bailey grounded into a double play (pitcher to
shortstop to first) [Perez out at second]; Youngblood struck
out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 1, Padres 6.

PADRES 8TH: Rader doubled; Kendall grounded out (third to
first); Champion flied out to center [Rader to third]; Strom
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds
1, Padres 6.

REDS 9TH: Plummer struck out; BENCH BATTED FOR HENDERSON; Bench
doubled to left; Rose grounded out (shortstop to first);
Concepcion flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 1,
Padres 6.