Dave Concepcion hit his eighth homer of the season to tie the score in the top of the fifth inning, but the shortstop's error opened the door for two unearned runs in the last of the fifth that enabled the Padres to beat the Reds, 3-1. Gene Richards stole second in the third inning for his 39th stolen base of the season, equaling the major league rookie record set by Rollie Zeider of the White Sox in 1910 and tied by Sonny Jackson of the Astros in 1966. [The Sporting News]



San Diego Padres 3, Cincinnati Reds 1
Game Played on Thursday, September 22, 1977 (Day game) at San Diego Stadium
Reds         0  0  0    0  1  0    0  0  0  -   1  8  1
Padres       1  0  0    0  2  0    0  0  x  -   3  8  0


Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Padres               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Rose 3b               4   0   0   0     1   0   .305      Richards lf           4   0   1   0     0   0   .278
Armbrister rf         3   0   1   0     0   0   .250      Almon ss              4   1   2   0     0   0   .266
  Summers ph,rf       1   0   0   0     0   1   .164      Ivie 1b               3   1   0   0     1   0   .280
  Auerbach ph         1   0   0   0     0   1   .143      Hendrick cf           2   1   1   1     2   0   .309
  Moskau ph           0   0   0   0     0   0   .219      Winfield rf           4   0   1   0     0   1   .278
Concepcion ss         5   1   2   1     0   0   .274      Tenace c              4   0   2   1     0   1   .226
Foster cf             4   0   4   0     0   0   .321      Champion 2b           4   0   0   0     0   0   .234
Bench lf              2   0   0   0     2   0   .278      Ashford 3b            4   0   1   0     0   1   .231
Knight 2b             3   0   0   0     0   0   .244      Shirley p             2   0   0   0     0   1   .104
  Morgan ph,2b        1   0   0   0     0   0   .295        Rettenmund ph       1   0   0   0     0   0   .293
Driessen 1b           4   0   1   0     0   0   .294        Spillner p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .118
Werner c              2   0   0   0     2   0   .133        Tomlin p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .286
Capilla p             2   0   0   0     0   1   .059        Fingers p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .050
  Lum ph              1   0   0   0     0   1   .161
  Sarmiento p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Griffey ph          0   0   0   0     1   0   .321

Totals               33   1   8   1     6   4             Totals               32   3   8   2     3   4

Time of Game: 2:17   Attendance:  6,370
Left on Base: Reds 11, Padres 8
DP: Reds 0, Padres 2
Errors: Concepcion
Doubles: Foster (31)
Home Runs: Concepcion (8)
Stolen Bases: Richards (49)
GIDP: Concepcion (15)


Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Capilla L(7-8)          5     7   3   3   3   3   0  25   4.64
Sarmiento               3     1   0   0   0   1   0  10   2.62
Totals                  8     8   3   3   3   4   0  35

Padres                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Shirley W(10-18)        6     6   1   1   4   2   1  28   3.93
Spillner                2     2   0   0   2   1   0   9   3.53
Tomlin                  0.1   0   0   0   0   1   0   1   3.03
Fingers SV(34)          0.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   3.02
Totals                  9     8   1   1   6   4   1  39

Wild Pitches: Capilla 2 (8)

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


REDS 1ST: Rose flied out to center; Armbrister flied out to
center; Concepcion lined to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds
0, Padres 0.

PADRES 1ST: Richards grounded out (first unassisted); Almon
grounded out (shortstop to first); Ivie walked; Capilla threw a
wild pitch [Ivie to second]; Hendrick singled to left [Ivie
scored]; Winfield flied out to left; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds
0, Padres 1.

REDS 2ND: Foster singled to center; Bench walked [Foster to
second]; Knight forced Foster (pitcher to third) [Bench to
second]; Driessen grounded out (second to first) [Bench to
third, Knight to second]; Werner was walked intentionally;
Capilla struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Reds 0, Padres 1.

PADRES 2ND: Tenace struck out (catcher to first); Champion lined
to left; Ashford struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0,
Padres 1.

REDS 3RD: Rose grounded out (shortstop to first); Armbrister
singled to center; Concepcion flied out to center; Foster
singled to left [Armbrister to third]; Bench flied out to left;
0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 0, Padres 1.

PADRES 3RD: Shirley struck out; Richards singled to first;
Richards stole second; Almon singled to shortstop [Richards
stayed at second]; Capilla threw a wild pitch [Richards to
third, Almon to second]; Ivie grounded out (pitcher to first);
Hendrick walked; Winfield lined to third; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.
Reds 0, Padres 1.

REDS 4TH: Knight popped to second; Driessen grounded out (second
to first); Werner walked; Capilla flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Reds 0, Padres 1.

PADRES 4TH: Tenace grounded out (third to first); Champion
grounded out (third to first); Ashford singled to center;
Shirley flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 0,
Padres 1.

REDS 5TH: Rose grounded out (second to first); Armbrister
grounded out (shortstop to first); Concepcion homered; Foster
doubled to left; Bench was walked intentionally; Knight forced
Bench (second to shortstop); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 1,
Padres 1.

PADRES 5TH: Richards grounded out (second to first); Almon
singled to right; Ivie grounded out (third to first) [Almon to
third]; Hendrick walked; Winfield singled to shortstop [Almon
scored (error by Concepcion), Hendrick to second]; Tenace
singled to right [Hendrick scored, Winfield to third]; Champion
grounded out (pitcher to first); 2 R, 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 1,
Padres 3.

REDS 6TH: Driessen singled to second; Werner flied out to
center; LUM BATTED FOR CAPILLA; Lum struck out; Rose flied out
to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 1, Padres 3.

PADRES 6TH: SARMIENTO REPLACED LUM (PITCHING); Ashford popped to
second; RETTENMUND BATTED FOR SHIRLEY; Rettenmund flied out to
center; Richards popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Reds 1, Padres 3.

REDS 7TH: SPILLNER REPLACED RETTENMUND (PITCHING); SUMMERS
BATTED FOR ARMBRISTER; Summers was called out on strikes;
Concepcion singled to center; Foster singled to right
[Concepcion to second]; Bench lined into a double play (third to
first) [Foster out at first]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 1,
Padres 3.

PADRES 7TH: SUMMERS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Almon flied out
to center; Ivie popped to catcher in foul territory; Hendrick
flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 1, Padres 3.

REDS 8TH: MORGAN BATTED FOR KNIGHT; Morgan grounded out (first
to pitcher); Driessen flied out to center; Werner popped to
second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 1, Padres 3.

PADRES 8TH: MORGAN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); Winfield struck
out; Tenace singled to left; Champion flied out to center;
Ashford flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 1,
Padres 3.

REDS 9TH: GRIFFEY BATTED FOR SARMIENTO; Griffey walked; Rose
walked [Griffey to second]; TOMLIN REPLACED SPILLNER (PITCHING);
AUERBACH BATTED FOR SUMMERS; MOSKAU BATTED FOR AUERBACH; Moskau
struck out (strikeout was charged to Auerbach); FINGERS REPLACED
TOMLIN (PITCHING); Concepcion grounded into a double play (third
to second to first) [Rose out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Reds 1, Padres 3.