Tom Seaver hurled a two-hitter and George Foster smashed his 49th homer to lead the Reds to a 4-0 victory over the Padres. The homer came with two out in the first inning and Ken Griffey aboard on a walk. [The Sporting News]



Cincinnati Reds 4, San Diego Padres 0
Game Played on Tuesday, September 20, 1977 (Night game) at San Diego Stadium
Reds         2  1  0    1  0  0    0  0  0  -   4  5  0
Padres       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  2  2


Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Padres               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Rose 3b               4   0   1   0     0   1   .309      Richards lf           4   0   0   0     0   0   .282
  Knight 3b           0   0   0   0     0   0   .253      Almon ss              4   0   1   0     0   0   .263
Griffey rf            2   1   0   0     2   0   .321      Roberts c             4   0   0   0     0   1   .230
Morgan 2b             3   0   1   0     1   0   .294      Hendrick cf           2   0   0   0     1   0   .308
Foster cf,lf          3   1   1   2     1   0   .319      Winfield rf           3   0   1   0     0   0   .280
Bench lf              3   0   0   0     1   3   .280      Tenace 1b             3   0   0   0     0   1   .226
  Geronimo cf         0   0   0   0     0   0   .263      Ashford 3b            3   0   0   0     0   1   .228
Concepcion ss         4   0   0   0     0   1   .273      Champion 2b           3   0   0   0     0   0   .233
Driessen 1b           3   1   0   0     1   1   .295      Owchinko p            1   0   0   0     0   1   .089
Werner c              4   1   1   1     0   2   .154        Rettenmund ph       1   0   0   0     0   0   .295
Seaver p              4   0   1   0     0   1   .203        Tomlin p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .286
                                                            Turner ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .244
                                                            Spillner p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .118

Totals               30   4   5   3     6   9             Totals               29   0   2   0     1   5

Time of Game: 2:06   Attendance: 11,302
Left on Base: Reds 5, Padres 3
DP: Reds 0, Padres 2
Errors: Almon 2
Doubles: Almon (16)
Triples: Morgan (5)
Home Runs: Foster (49), Werner (2)
Stolen Bases: Winfield (16)
GIDP: Werner (1), Concepcion (14)


Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Seaver W(19-6)          9     2   0   0   1   5   0  30   2.74
Totals                  9     2   0   0   1   5   0  30

Padres                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Owchinko L(8-11)        6     5   4   4   4   8   2  26   4.36
Tomlin                  2     0   0   0   2   0   0   7   3.04
Spillner                1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3   3.59
Totals                  9     5   4   4   6   9   2  36

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


REDS 1ST: Rose was called out on strikes; Griffey walked; Morgan
grounded out (third to first) [Griffey to second]; Foster
homered [Griffey scored]; Bench struck out; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Reds 2, Padres 0.

PADRES 1ST: Richards grounded out (second to first); Almon
grounded out (shortstop to first); Roberts flied out to center;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 2, Padres 0.

REDS 2ND: Concepcion struck out; Driessen walked; Werner struck
out; Seaver singled to left [Driessen scored (error by Almon),
Seaver to second]; Rose singled to right [Seaver out at home
(right to catcher)]; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 3, Padres 0.

PADRES 2ND: Hendrick flied out to right; Winfield singled to
left; Winfield stole second; Tenace popped to first in foul
territory; Ashford struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 3,
Padres 0.

REDS 3RD: Griffey flied out to left; Morgan tripled to right;
Foster popped to first; Bench struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Reds 3, Padres 0.

PADRES 3RD: Champion grounded out (shortstop to first); Owchinko
was called out on strikes; Richards grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 3, Padres 0.

REDS 4TH: Concepcion flied out to center; Driessen flied out to
right; Werner homered; Seaver was called out on strikes; 1 R, 1
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 4, Padres 0.

PADRES 4TH: Almon flied out to left; Roberts struck out;
Hendrick lined to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 4, Padres 0.

REDS 5TH: Rose grounded out (shortstop to first); Griffey
grounded out (shortstop to first); Morgan walked; Foster walked
[Morgan to second]; Bench was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Reds 4, Padres 0.

PADRES 5TH: Winfield lined to second; Tenace was called out on
strikes; Ashford grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Reds 4, Padres 0.

REDS 6TH: Concepcion reached on an error by Almon [Concepcion to
first]; Driessen struck out; Werner grounded into a double play
(third to second to first) [Concepcion out at second]; 0 R, 0 H,
1 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 4, Padres 0.

PADRES 6TH: Champion popped to first in foul territory;
RETTENMUND BATTED FOR OWCHINKO; Rettenmund popped to second;
Richards grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Reds 4, Padres 0.

REDS 7TH: TOMLIN REPLACED RETTENMUND (PITCHING); Seaver grounded
out (third to first); Rose grounded out (shortstop to first);
Griffey walked; Morgan lined to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Reds 4, Padres 0.

PADRES 7TH: Almon doubled to left; Roberts grounded out (third
to first); Hendrick walked; Winfield flied out to center [Almon
to third]; Tenace popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 4, Padres 0.

REDS 8TH: Foster popped to second; Bench walked; Concepcion
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Bench out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 4, Padres 0.

PADRES 8TH: GERONIMO REPLACED BENCH (PLAYING CF); FOSTER CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); Ashford grounded out (shortstop to
first); Champion grounded out (pitcher to first); TURNER BATTED
FOR TOMLIN; Turner struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 4,
Padres 0.

REDS 9TH: SPILLNER REPLACED TURNER (PITCHING); Driessen popped
to catcher in foul territory; Werner struck out; Seaver flied
out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 4, Padres 0.

PADRES 9TH: KNIGHT REPLACED ROSE (PLAYING 3B); Richards flied
out to left; Almon flied out to center; Roberts popped to
shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 4, Padres 0.