Bill Almon hit a single, double and his first homer of the season, driving in five runs, to lead the Padres to a 7-4 victory over the Reds. Almon's homer, following a walk to Jerry Turner and single by Pat Scanlon, accounted for three of the Padres' four runs in the fourth inning. The Padres added their other runs in the fifth, two scoring on Almon's single. George Foster hit his 39th homer for the Reds with two aboard in the seventh. [The Sporting News]



San Diego Padres 7, Cincinnati Reds 4
Game Played on Wednesday, August    17, 1977 (Night game) at Riverfront Stadium
Padres       0  0  0    4  3  0    0  0  0  -   7  9  1
Reds         0  0  0    0  1  0    3  0  0  -   4  7  5


Padres               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Richards 1b,lf        4   1   2   0     1   0   .276      Rose 3b               5   2   2   0     0   0   .302
Tenace c              2   0   1   2     2   1   .229      Morgan 2b             3   1   0   0     2   1   .301
Ivie 3b,1b            5   0   1   0     0   0   .279      Griffey rf            3   0   1   0     2   2   .317
Winfield rf           5   0   0   0     0   0   .288      Foster cf,lf          5   1   1   3     0   1   .311
Hendrick cf           4   1   1   0     1   0   .302      Bench c               4   0   0   0     0   0   .265
Turner lf             2   2   0   0     2   0   .239      Concepcion ss         3   0   1   0     1   0   .268
  Ashford 3b          1   0   0   0     0   0   .224      Driessen 1b           2   0   0   0     0   1   .292
Scanlon 2b            4   2   1   0     1   0   .204        Murray p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .182
Almon ss              5   1   3   5     0   0   .252        Knight ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .293
Shirley p             4   0   0   0     0   2   .094        Sarmiento p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Fingers p           1   0   0   0     0   1   .000        Summers ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .204
                                                            Borbon p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .200
                                                          Armbrister lf         3   0   0   0     0   1   .254
                                                            Geronimo ph,cf      1   0   0   0     0   0   .263
                                                          Soto p                1   0   1   0     0   0   .100
                                                            Bailey 1b           3   0   1   0     0   0   .274

Totals               37   7   9   7     7   4             Totals               35   4   7   3     5   7

Time of Game: 2:32   Attendance: 29,795
Left on Base: Padres 11, Reds 9
DP: Padres 0, Reds 2
Errors: Almon, Griffey, Bench, Concepcion, Driessen, Armbrister
Doubles: Hendrick (18), Almon (12)
Home Runs: Almon (1), Foster (39)
Stolen Bases: Richards 2 (39)
Hit by Pitch: Tenace (10,by Soto)


Padres                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Shirley W(7-15)         6.1   6   4   3   5   5   1  31   4.12
Fingers SV(27)          2.2   1   0   0   0   2   0   9   2.83
Totals                  9     7   4   3   5   7   1  40

Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Soto L(2-3)             4     8   7   6   3   3   1  26   4.31
Murray                  2     0   0   0   2   0   0   7   4.90
Sarmiento               2     1   0   0   2   0   0   9   3.52
Borbon                  1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3   2.66
Totals                  9     9   7   6   7   4   1  45

Hit by Pitch: Soto (2)

Umpires: HP - Art Williams, 1B - Paul Runge, 2B - Lee Weyer, 3B - John McSherry


PADRES 1ST: Richards singled to center; Richards stole second;
Tenace struck out; Ivie popped to catcher in foul territory;
Winfield flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 0,
Reds 0.

REDS 1ST: Rose grounded out (second to first); Morgan flied out
to center; Griffey walked; Foster forced Griffey (third to
second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 0, Reds 0.

PADRES 2ND: Hendrick reached on an error by Concepcion [Hendrick
to first]; Turner walked [Hendrick to second]; Scanlon reached
on an error by Driessen [Hendrick to third, Turner to second,
Scanlon to first]; Almon lined into a double play (second
unassisted) [Turner out at second]; Shirley struck out; 0 R, 0
H, 2 E, 2 LOB.  Padres 0, Reds 0.

REDS 2ND: Bench grounded out (shortstop to first); Concepcion
flied out to center; Driessen grounded out (second to pitcher);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 0, Reds 0.

PADRES 3RD: Richards grounded out (first unassisted); Tenace was
hit by a pitch; Ivie singled to left [Tenace to second];
Winfield flied out to right; Hendrick forced Ivie (shortstop to
second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Padres 0, Reds 0.

REDS 3RD: Armbrister flied out to right; Soto singled to right;
Rose singled to center [Soto to second]; Morgan forced Rose
(second to shortstop) [Soto to third]; Griffey struck out; 0 R,
2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Padres 0, Reds 0.

PADRES 4TH: Turner walked; Scanlon singled to center [Turner to
second]; Almon homered [Turner scored, Scanlon scored]; Shirley
struck out; Richards singled to first; Richards stole second
[Richards to third (error by Bench)]; Tenace singled to left
[Richards scored]; Ivie popped to third in foul territory;
Winfield forced Tenace (shortstop to second); 4 R, 4 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  Padres 4, Reds 0.

REDS 4TH: Foster grounded out (second to first); Bench flied out
to left; Concepcion walked; Driessen struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Padres 4, Reds 0.

PADRES 5TH: Hendrick doubled; Turner reached on an error by
Griffey [Hendrick to third, Turner to second]; Scanlon was
walked intentionally; Almon singled to left [Hendrick scored,
Turner scored (unearned), Scanlon to third (error by
Armbrister), Almon to second]; BAILEY REPLACED SOTO (PLAYING
1B); MURRAY REPLACED DRIESSEN (PITCHING); Shirley grounded out
(shortstop to first); Richards was walked intentionally; Tenace
walked [Scanlon scored, Almon to third, Richards to second];
Ivie lined into a double play (second to first) [Tenace out at
first]; 3 R (2 ER), 2 H, 2 E, 2 LOB.  Padres 7, Reds 0.

REDS 5TH: Armbrister grounded out (pitcher to first); Bailey
singled to left; Rose forced Bailey (second to shortstop);
Morgan walked [Rose to second]; Griffey walked [Rose to third,
Morgan to second]; Foster reached on an error by Almon [Rose
scored (unearned) (no RBI), Morgan to third, Griffey to second,
Foster to first]; Bench popped to catcher in foul territory; 1 R
(0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Padres 7, Reds 1.

PADRES 6TH: Winfield grounded out (shortstop to first); Hendrick
lined to shortstop; Turner grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 7, Reds 1.

REDS 6TH: ASHFORD REPLACED TURNER (PLAYING 3B); RICHARDS CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); IVIE CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B);
Concepcion singled to shortstop; KNIGHT BATTED FOR MURRAY;
Knight struck out; Armbrister struck out; Bailey flied out to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 7, Reds 1.

PADRES 7TH: SARMIENTO REPLACED KNIGHT (PITCHING); Scanlon popped
to catcher in foul territory; Almon doubled to right; On a bunt
Shirley reached on a fielder's choice [Almon out at third
(catcher to third)]; Richards flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Padres 7, Reds 1.

REDS 7TH: Rose singled to center; Morgan walked [Rose to
second]; Griffey struck out; Foster homered [Rose scored, Morgan
scored]; FINGERS REPLACED SHIRLEY (PITCHING); Bench flied out to
center; Concepcion flied out to center; 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Padres 7, Reds 4.

PADRES 8TH: Tenace walked; Ivie popped to first in foul
territory; Winfield grounded out (catcher to first) [Tenace to
second]; Hendrick was walked intentionally; Ashford grounded out
(pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Padres 7, Reds 4.

REDS 8TH: SUMMERS BATTED FOR SARMIENTO; Summers flied out to
right; GERONIMO BATTED FOR ARMBRISTER; Geronimo flied out to
right; Bailey popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres
7, Reds 4.

PADRES 9TH: BORBON REPLACED SUMMERS (PITCHING); GERONIMO STAYED
IN GAME (PLAYING CF); FOSTER CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF);
Scanlon flied out to left; Almon flied out to left; Fingers
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 7, Reds 4.

REDS 9TH: Rose grounded out (shortstop to first); Morgan struck
out; Griffey singled to left; Foster struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Padres 7, Reds 4.