The first Reds' pitcher to last the route this season, Pat Zachry scattered seven hits and defeated the Padres, 4-1. The victory was Zachry's fifth of his career without a loss in meetings with the Padres. A single by Pete Rose, two errors and a single by George Foster resulted in three runs for the Reds in the first inning and sewed up the decision for Zachry. [The Sporting News]



Cincinnati Reds 4, San Diego Padres 1
Game Played on Sunday, April     17, 1977 (Day game) at San Diego Stadium
Reds         3  0  0    0  0  0    1  0  0  -   4 10  1
Padres       1  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  7  3


Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Padres               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Rose 3b               3   1   1   1     0   0   .306      Richards 1b           4   0   0   0     0   0   .143
  Flynn 3b            0   0   0   0     0   0  1.000      Almon ss              3   1   2   0     0   0   .286
Griffey rf            4   1   0   0     0   0   .326        Rettenmund ph       1   0   0   0     0   0   .400
Morgan 2b             4   1   2   0     0   1   .294      Turner lf             4   0   1   1     0   0   .273
Foster cf,lf          4   0   2   2     0   1   .257      Winfield rf           4   0   1   0     0   0   .317
Bench 1b              3   0   1   0     1   0   .207      Hendrick cf           4   0   1   0     0   1   .368
Concepcion ss         4   0   0   0     0   1   .297      Tenace c              4   0   0   0     0   1   .263
Armbrister lf         3   0   1   0     0   1   .250      Rader 3b              2   0   0   0     1   2   .300
  Geronimo cf         1   0   0   0     0   0   .242      Champion 2b           2   0   1   0     0   1   .194
Plummer c             4   1   1   0     0   1   .231        Roberts ph,2b       1   0   0   0     0   0   .143
Zachry p              4   0   2   0     0   0   .400      Shirley p             2   0   1   0     0   1   .167
                                                            Valentine ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Tomlin p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               34   4  10   3     1   5             Totals               32   1   7   1     1   6

Time of Game: 1:57   Attendance: 42,142
Left on Base: Reds 5, Padres 5
DP: Reds 2, Padres 3
Errors: Morgan, Richards, Tenace, Rader
Doubles: Foster (1), Plummer (1)
Triples: Almon (2)
Caught Stealing: Armbrister (2), Morgan (1), Richards (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Rose (1)
GIDP: Concepcion (1), Griffey (1), Foster (2), Winfield 2 (3)


Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Zachry W(1-1)           9     7   1   1   1   6   0  33   3.00
Totals                  9     7   1   1   1   6   0  33

Padres                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Shirley L(1-1)          8    10   4   1   1   5   0  33   0.54
Tomlin                  1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   0.00
Totals                  9    10   4   1   1   5   0  36

Umpires: HP - Harry Wendelstedt, 1B - Satch Davidson, 2B - Jim Quick, 3B - Ed Vargo


REDS 1ST: Rose singled to center; Griffey reached on an error by
Rader [Rose to second, Griffey to first]; Morgan reached on an
error by Richards [Rose scored (unearned) (no RBI), Griffey to
third, Morgan to second]; Foster singled to center [Griffey
scored (unearned), Morgan scored (unearned)]; Bench walked
[Foster to second]; Concepcion grounded into a double play
(third to second to first) [Foster to third, Bench out at
second]; Armbrister flied out to right; 3 R (0 ER), 2 H, 2 E, 1
LOB.  Reds 3, Padres 0.

PADRES 1ST: Richards grounded out (second to first); Almon
tripled to center; Turner singled to right [Almon scored];
Winfield grounded into a double play (shortstop to first)
[Turner out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 3, Padres 1.

REDS 2ND: Plummer struck out; Zachry reached on an error by
Tenace [Zachry to first]; Rose flied out to center; Griffey
flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 3, Padres 1.

PADRES 2ND: Hendrick struck out; Tenace flied out to center;
Rader struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 3, Padres 1.

REDS 3RD: Morgan struck out; Foster doubled to center; Bench
popped to second; Concepcion struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Reds 3, Padres 1.

PADRES 3RD: Champion singled to pitcher; On a bunt Shirley
struck out; Richards forced Champion (second to shortstop);
Richards was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 3, Padres 1.

REDS 4TH: On a bunt Armbrister singled to pitcher; Armbrister
was picked off and caught stealing second (pitcher to first to
shortstop to first); Plummer flied out to center; Zachry singled
to center; Rose flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds
3, Padres 1.

PADRES 4TH: Almon singled to first; Turner forced Almon (second
to shortstop); Winfield grounded into a double play (pitcher to
shortstop to first) [Turner out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Reds 3, Padres 1.

REDS 5TH: Griffey popped to third in foul territory; Morgan
singled to shortstop; Morgan was picked off and caught stealing
second (pitcher to first to shortstop to pitcher); Foster struck
out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 3, Padres 1.

PADRES 5TH: Hendrick grounded out (third to first); Tenace
struck out; Rader struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 3,
Padres 1.

REDS 6TH: Bench flied out to right; Concepcion flied out to
center; Armbrister struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 3,
Padres 1.

PADRES 6TH: GERONIMO REPLACED ARMBRISTER (PLAYING CF); FOSTER
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); Champion struck out; Shirley
singled to left; Richards forced Shirley (third to second);
Almon forced Richards (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Reds 3, Padres 1.

REDS 7TH: Plummer doubled to left; On a bunt Zachry singled to
third [Plummer to third]; Rose hit a sacrifice fly to right
[Plummer scored]; Griffey grounded into a double play (pitcher
to shortstop to first) [Zachry out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Reds 4, Padres 1.

PADRES 7TH: FLYNN REPLACED ROSE (PLAYING 3B); Turner flied out
to center; Winfield singled to pitcher; Hendrick flied out to
center; Tenace flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds
4, Padres 1.

REDS 8TH: Morgan singled to right; Foster grounded into a double
play (third to second to first) [Morgan out at second]; Bench
singled to left; Concepcion flied out to right; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Reds 4, Padres 1.

PADRES 8TH: Rader walked; ROBERTS BATTED FOR CHAMPION; Roberts
popped to catcher in foul territory; VALENTINE BATTED FOR
SHIRLEY; Valentine lined to second; Richards flied out to
center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 4, Padres 1.

REDS 9TH: ROBERTS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); TOMLIN REPLACED
VALENTINE (PITCHING); Geronimo flied out to center; Plummer
flied out to right; Zachry grounded out (second to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 4, Padres 1.

PADRES 9TH: RETTENMUND BATTED FOR ALMON; Rettenmund grounded out
(pitcher to first); Turner popped to second; Winfield reached on
an error by Morgan [Winfield to first]; Hendrick singled to
center [Winfield to third]; Tenace flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H,
1 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 4, Padres 1.