A freak storm dumped two inches of snow on Riverfront Stadium, but the hard-working grounds crew cleared the way for the world champion Reds to open their season with a 5-3 victory over the Padres. A near-capacity crowd of 51,937 turned out for the inaugural, despite temperatures of 38 degrees. Cincinnati Reds 5, San Diego Padres 3Game Played on Wednesday, April 6, 1977 (Day game) at Riverfront StadiumPadres 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 - 3 9 2 Reds 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 x - 5 10 0 Padres AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Reds AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Richards lf 3 0 1 0 2 0 .333 Rose 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Champion 2b 5 1 3 0 0 0 .600 Griffey rf 4 2 3 0 0 0 .750 Winfield rf 3 1 0 0 2 0 .000 Morgan 2b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .250 Hendrick cf 3 0 1 0 2 0 .333 Foster lf 2 0 1 2 1 0 .500 Tenace c 5 0 1 2 0 0 .200 Concepcion ss 4 1 2 0 0 1 .500 Ivie 1b 5 1 3 1 0 0 .600 Driessen 1b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Rader 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Plummer c 4 1 2 1 0 1 .500 Almon ss 4 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Geronimo cf 4 1 1 2 0 2 .250 Jones p 1 0 0 0 1 1 .000 Fryman p 2 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Valentine ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Borbon p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Tomlin p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Armbrister ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Bernal p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Eastwick p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Turner ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Fingers p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 35 3 9 3 7 2 Totals 33 5 10 5 1 5 Time of Game: 2:27 Attendance: 51,937 Left on Base: Padres 12, Reds 6 DP: Padres 0, Reds 1 Errors: Richards, Ivie Doubles: Ivie (1), Champion (1), Concepcion (1), Griffey (1), Morgan (1) Triples: Foster (1) Home Runs: Ivie (1), Geronimo (1) Stolen Bases: Richards (1), Concepcion 2 (2) Caught Stealing: Plummer (1) Sacrifice Flies: Foster (1) GIDP: Almon (1) Padres IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Jones L(0-1) 5 9 5 4 0 2 1 24 7.20 Tomlin 1.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 6 0.00 Bernal 0.1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0.00 Fingers 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 0.00 Totals 8 10 5 4 1 5 1 35 Reds IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Fryman W(1-0) 5.1 7 3 3 6 2 1 29 5.06 Borbon 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0.00 Eastwick SV(1) 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 10 0.00 Totals 9 9 3 3 7 2 1 42 Balks: Jones (1) Umpires: HP - Ed Vargo, 1B - Harry Wendelstedt, 2B - Satch Davidson, 3B - Jim Quick PADRES 1ST: Richards singled to second; Debut game for Gene Richards; Richards stole second; Champion popped to second; Winfield popped to second; Hendrick walked; Tenace flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Padres 0, Reds 0. REDS 1ST: Rose grounded out (shortstop to first); Griffey singled to shortstop; Jones balked [Griffey to second]; Morgan popped to first in foul territory; Foster flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Padres 0, Reds 0. PADRES 2ND: Ivie doubled to right; On a bunt Rader reached on a fielder's choice [Ivie out at third (pitcher to third)]; Almon struck out; Jones was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Padres 0, Reds 0. REDS 2ND: Concepcion doubled to left; Concepcion stole third; Driessen struck out; Plummer singled to center [Concepcion scored]; Geronimo reached on an error by Richards [Plummer to second, Geronimo to first]; Plummer was caught stealing third (catcher to third); Fryman grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Padres 0, Reds 1. PADRES 3RD: Richards grounded out (pitcher unassisted); Champion doubled to left; Winfield walked; Hendrick walked [Champion to third, Winfield to second]; Tenace singled to left [Champion scored, Winfield scored, Hendrick to second]; Ivie popped to second in foul territory; Rader flied out to center; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Padres 2, Reds 1. REDS 3RD: Rose grounded out (second to first); Griffey doubled to right; Morgan flied out to center; Foster tripled [Griffey scored]; Concepcion struck out (catcher to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Padres 2, Reds 2. PADRES 4TH: Almon grounded out (third to first); Jones walked; Richards forced Jones (third to second); Champion singled to shortstop [Richards to second]; Winfield walked [Richards to third, Champion to second]; Hendrick forced Winfield (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Padres 2, Reds 2. REDS 4TH: Driessen popped to second; Plummer singled to right; Geronimo homered [Plummer scored]; Fryman grounded out (shortstop to first); Rose grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 2, Reds 4. PADRES 5TH: Tenace flied out to right; Ivie homered; Rader grounded out (third to first); Almon made an out to shortstop; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 3, Reds 4. REDS 5TH: Griffey singled to right; Griffey was picked off first but was safe on an error by Ivie [Griffey to second]; Morgan grounded out (second to pitcher) [Griffey to third]; Foster hit a sacrifice fly to center [Griffey scored (unearned)]; Concepcion singled to center; Concepcion stole second; Driessen grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Padres 3, Reds 5. PADRES 6TH: VALENTINE BATTED FOR JONES; Valentine flied out to left; Richards walked; Champion singled to pitcher [Richards to second]; BORBON REPLACED FRYMAN (PITCHING); Winfield forced Richards (shortstop to third) [Champion to second]; Hendrick singled to first [Champion to third, Winfield to second]; Tenace lined to shortstop; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Padres 3, Reds 5. REDS 6TH: TOMLIN REPLACED VALENTINE (PITCHING); Plummer grounded out (third to first); Geronimo struck out; ARMBRISTER BATTED FOR BORBON; Armbrister grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 3, Reds 5. PADRES 7TH: EASTWICK REPLACED ARMBRISTER (PITCHING); Ivie singled to left; Rader popped to second; Almon grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Ivie out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 3, Reds 5. REDS 7TH: Rose grounded out (second to first); Griffey grounded out (third to first); Morgan doubled to left; BERNAL REPLACED TOMLIN (PITCHING); Foster was walked intentionally; Debut game for Victor Bernal; Concepcion lined to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Padres 3, Reds 5. PADRES 8TH: TURNER BATTED FOR BERNAL; Turner flied out to center; Richards walked; Champion grounded out (second to first) [Richards to second]; Winfield grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Padres 3, Reds 5. REDS 8TH: FINGERS REPLACED TURNER (PITCHING); Driessen flied out to left; Plummer struck out; Geronimo struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 3, Reds 5. PADRES 9TH: Hendrick popped to first; Tenace popped to first; Ivie flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 3, Reds 5. |
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