The Reds nailed reliever Rollie Fingers for two runs in the eighth to overcome the Padres, 3-2. Ken Griffey walked and scored on Joe Morgan's triple to tie the game. Johnny Bench then singled to score Morgan with the winning run. [The Sporting News]



Cincinnati Reds 3, San Diego Padres 2
Game Played on Wednesday, September 21, 1977 (Night game) at San Diego Stadium
Reds         0  0  0    0  0  0    1  2  0  -   3  7  3
Padres       0  0  0    1  0  1    0  0  0  -   2  7  1


Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Padres               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Rose 3b               4   0   0   0     0   0   .307      Richards lf           5   0   0   0     0   0   .279
Griffey rf            3   1   1   0     1   0   .321      Almon ss              4   0   2   0     1   1   .265
Morgan 2b             4   1   2   1     0   0   .296      Roberts c             5   0   0   0     0   0   .224
Foster lf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .317      Hendrick cf           3   1   1   1     1   0   .308
Bench 1b,c            4   0   1   1     0   0   .280      Winfield rf           4   0   0   0     0   1   .278
Concepcion ss         4   1   1   0     0   1   .273      Tenace 1b             4   0   0   0     0   2   .224
Plummer c             3   0   0   0     0   0   .137      Champion 2b           3   1   2   0     1   1   .236
  Driessen 1b         1   0   0   0     0   0   .294      Ashford 3b            2   0   1   0     1   0   .230
Geronimo cf           4   0   2   1     0   0   .265        Ivie ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .282
Norman p              2   0   0   0     0   0   .113        Sutherland 3b       0   0   0   0     0   0   .238
  Armbrister ph       1   0   0   0     0   0   .247      Jones p               3   0   0   0     0   2   .116
  Murray p            1   0   0   0     0   0   .167        Fingers p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .050
                                                            Turner ph           1   0   1   0     0   0   .247

Totals               35   3   7   3     1   1             Totals               35   2   7   1     4   7

Time of Game: 2:11   Attendance: 11,669
Left on Base: Reds 6, Padres 10
DP: Reds 1, Padres 0
Errors: Rose 2, Bench, Almon
Doubles: Concepcion (25), Almon (17)
Triples: Morgan (6), Champion (6)
Home Runs: Hendrick (20)
GIDP: Richards (9)


Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Norman                  6     5   2   1   3   6   1  27   3.31
Murray W(7-2)           3     2   0   0   1   1   0  12   4.75
Totals                  9     7   2   1   4   7   1  39

Padres                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Jones                   7     5   1   1   0   0   0  27   4.58
Fingers L(8-8)          2     2   2   2   1   1   0   9   3.03
Totals                  9     7   3   3   1   1   0  36

Wild Pitches: Norman (9)

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


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

PADRES 1ST: Richards grounded out (first unassisted); Almon
walked; Roberts flied out to left; Hendrick forced Almon
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 0, Padres 0.

REDS 2ND: Bench grounded out (shortstop to first); Concepcion
grounded out (shortstop to first); Plummer grounded out (third
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0, Padres 0.

PADRES 2ND: Winfield was called out on strikes; Tenace struck
out; Champion walked; Ashford singled to center [Champion to
second]; Jones struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 0, Padres
0.

REDS 3RD: Geronimo grounded out (shortstop to first); Norman
grounded out (pitcher to first); Rose lined to right; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0, Padres 0.

PADRES 3RD: Richards grounded out (second to first); Almon
doubled to right; Roberts popped to third in foul territory;
Hendrick grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Reds 0, Padres 0.

REDS 4TH: Griffey grounded out (second to first); Morgan flied
out to center; Foster reached on an error by Almon [Foster to
first]; Bench grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  Reds 0, Padres 0.

PADRES 4TH: Winfield popped to second; Bench dropped a foul fly
hit by Tenace for an error; Tenace struck out; Champion tripled
to right; Ashford reached on an error by Rose [Champion scored
(unearned) (no RBI), Ashford to first]; Jones struck out; 1 R (0
ER), 1 H, 2 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 0, Padres 1.

REDS 5TH: Concepcion flied out to center; Plummer flied out to
right; Geronimo singled to center; Norman flied out to center; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 0, Padres 1.

PADRES 5TH: Richards flied out to right; Almon struck out;
Roberts grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Reds 0, Padres 1.

REDS 6TH: Rose grounded out (shortstop to first); Griffey
grounded out (second to first); Morgan singled; Foster grounded
out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 0, Padres
1.

PADRES 6TH: Hendrick homered; Winfield grounded out (second to
first); Tenace made an out to first; Champion singled to center;
Norman threw a wild pitch [Champion to second]; Ashford was
walked intentionally; Jones grounded out (third to first); 1 R,
2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 0, Padres 2.

REDS 7TH: Bench grounded out (third to first); Concepcion
doubled to center; Plummer grounded out (third to first)
[Concepcion to third]; Geronimo singled to right [Concepcion
scored]; ARMBRISTER BATTED FOR NORMAN; Armbrister grounded out
(pitcher to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 1, Padres 2.

PADRES 7TH: MURRAY REPLACED ARMBRISTER (PITCHING); Richards
grounded out (third to first); Almon singled to right; Roberts
forced Almon (pitcher to shortstop); Hendrick walked [Roberts to
second]; Winfield grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Reds 1, Padres 2.

REDS 8TH: FINGERS REPLACED JONES (PITCHING); Rose made an out to
first; Griffey walked; Morgan tripled to right [Griffey scored];
Foster made an out to shortstop; Bench singled to right [Morgan
scored]; Concepcion struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 3,
Padres 2.

PADRES 8TH: DRIESSEN REPLACED PLUMMER (PLAYING 1B); BENCH
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING C ); Tenace grounded out (shortstop
to first); Champion struck out; IVIE BATTED FOR ASHFORD; Ivie
flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 3, Padres 2.

REDS 9TH: SUTHERLAND REPLACED IVIE (PLAYING 3B); Driessen flied
out to center; Geronimo popped to third in foul territory;
Murray flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 3, Padres
2.

PADRES 9TH: TURNER BATTED FOR FINGERS; Turner singled; Richards
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Turner out at second]; Almon reached on an error by Rose [Almon
to first]; Roberts flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Reds 3, Padres 2.