A throwing error by shortstop Ozzie Smith opened the door for three runs as the Reds downed the Padres, 3-1. The Reds trailed, 1-0, going into the bottom of the seventh when Vic Correll stroked a one-out single. Pinch-hitter Dave Concepcion then hit a routine grounder to Smith, who threw the ball into right field, allowing Correll to score. Concepcion went to third on the play and scored on a sacrifice fly by pinch-hitter JOhnny Bench. A double by Pete Rose and single by Junior Kennedy gave the Reds their final run. [The Sporting News]



Cincinnati Reds 3, San Diego Padres 1
Game Played on Sunday, August    6, 1978 (Day game) at Riverfront Stadium
Padres       0  0  1    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  7  1
Reds         0  0  0    0  0  0    3  0  x  -   3 11  0


Padres               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Richards lf           3   0   0   1     0   2   .297      Rose 3b               4   1   1   0     0   0   .317
Smith ss              4   0   1   0     0   0   .269      Kennedy 2b            4   0   3   1     0   0   .227
Thomas cf             4   0   0   0     0   1   .240      Griffey rf            4   0   0   0     0   0   .286
Gamble rf             4   0   1   0     0   1   .289      Foster lf             4   0   3   0     0   0   .299
Tenace 1b             3   0   0   0     1   1   .241      Henderson cf          4   0   0   0     0   0   .206
Sweet c               4   0   1   0     0   1   .220        Geronimo cf         0   0   0   0     0   0   .238
Gonzalez 2b           4   0   3   0     0   0   .246      Driessen 1b           4   0   1   0     0   0   .277
Almon 3b              2   1   1   0     1   1   .253      Correll c             2   1   2   0     1   0   .226
  Turner ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .258      Auerbach ss           2   0   1   0     0   0   .231
Jones p               2   0   0   0     0   1   .183        Concepcion ph,ss    1   1   0   0     0   0   .307
                                                          Bonham p              1   0   0   0     0   0   .129
                                                            Collins ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .237
                                                            Norman p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .167
                                                            Bench ph            0   0   0   1     0   0   .256
                                                            Bair p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .100

Totals               31   1   7   1     2   8             Totals               31   3  11   2     1   0

Time of Game: 1:58   Attendance: 39,263
Left on Base: Padres 7, Reds 6
DP: Padres 3, Reds 1
Errors: Smith
Doubles: Almon (18), Smith (12), Auerbach (3), Foster (18), Rose (34)
Caught Stealing: Driessen (6)
Sacrifice Hits: Jones (5)
Sacrifice Flies: Richards (4), Bench (4)
GIDP: Auerbach (1), Henderson 2 (4)


Padres                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Jones L(9-10)           8    11   3   0   1   0   0  33   2.85
Totals                  8    11   3   0   1   0   0  33

Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Bonham                  5     4   1   1   2   1   0  20   3.12
Norman W(10-6)          2     1   0   0   0   5   0   7   3.56
Bair SV(21)             2     2   0   0   0   2   0   8   1.43
Totals                  9     7   1   1   2   8   0  35

Umpires: HP - Nick Colosi, 1B - Satch Davidson, 2B - Joe West, 3B - John Kibler


PADRES 1ST: Richards struck out; Smith flied out to right;
Thomas popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 0,
Reds 0.

REDS 1ST: Rose grounded out (second to first); Kennedy singled
to left; Griffey grounded out (first unassisted) [Kennedy to
second]; Foster grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Padres 0, Reds 0.

PADRES 2ND: Gamble grounded out (shortstop to first); Tenace
walked; Sweet singled to right [Tenace to third]; Gonzalez hit
into a double play (right to first) [Sweet out at second];
Rick Sweet doubled up before Gene Tenace scored; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Padres 0, Reds 0.

REDS 2ND: Henderson grounded out (shortstop to first); Driessen
grounded out (second to first); Correll walked; Auerbach doubled
to right [Correll to third]; Bonham grounded out (first to
pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Padres 0, Reds 0.

PADRES 3RD: Almon doubled to left; Jones out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to second) [Almon to third]; Richards hit a sacrifice
fly to center [Almon scored]; Smith grounded out (shortstop to
first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 1, Reds 0.

REDS 3RD: Rose grounded out (shortstop to first); Kennedy
singled to shortstop; Griffey forced Kennedy (shortstop to
second); Foster doubled to left [Griffey to third]; Henderson
grounded out (catcher unassisted); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Padres
1, Reds 0.

PADRES 4TH: Thomas grounded out (first to pitcher); Gamble
singled to right; Tenace popped to third; Sweet grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 1, Reds 0.

REDS 4TH: Driessen singled to second; Driessen was picked off
and caught stealing second (pitcher to first to second); Correll
singled to third; Auerbach grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Correll out at second]; 0 R, 2
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 1, Reds 0.

PADRES 5TH: Gonzalez singled to left; Almon walked [Gonzalez to
second]; Jones forced Gonzalez (first to third) [Almon to
second]; Richards forced Jones (first to shortstop) [Almon to
third]; Smith forced Richards (second to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Padres 1, Reds 0.

REDS 5TH: COLLINS BATTED FOR BONHAM; Collins lined to second;
Rose grounded out (shortstop to first); Kennedy flied out to
center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 1, Reds 0.

PADRES 6TH: NORMAN REPLACED COLLINS (PITCHING); Thomas struck
out; Gamble grounded out (pitcher to first); Tenace struck out;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 1, Reds 0.

REDS 6TH: Griffey grounded out (first unassisted); Foster
singled to shortstop; Henderson grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Foster out at second]; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 1, Reds 0.

PADRES 7TH: Sweet struck out; Gonzalez singled to right; Almon
was called out on strikes; Jones was called out on strikes; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 1, Reds 0.

REDS 7TH: Driessen grounded out (shortstop to first); Correll
singled to left; CONCEPCION BATTED FOR AUERBACH; Concepcion
reached on an error by Smith [Correll scored (unearned) (no
RBI), Concepcion to third]; BENCH BATTED FOR NORMAN; Bench hit a
sacrifice fly to center [Concepcion scored (unearned)]; Rose
doubled to center; Kennedy singled to right [Rose scored
(unearned)]; Griffey popped to shortstop; 3 R (0 ER), 3 H, 1 E,
1 LOB.  Padres 1, Reds 3.

PADRES 8TH: BAIR REPLACED BENCH (PITCHING); CONCEPCION STAYED IN
GAME (PLAYING SS); Richards was called out on strikes; Smith
doubled to left; Thomas grounded out (first to pitcher) [Smith
to third]; Gamble struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 1,
Reds 3.

REDS 8TH: Foster singled to left; Henderson grounded into a
double play (third to second to first) [Foster out at second];
Driessen grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Padres 1, Reds 3.

PADRES 9TH: GERONIMO REPLACED HENDERSON (PLAYING CF); Tenace
flied out to right; Sweet flied to left in foul territory;
Gonzalez singled to center; TURNER BATTED FOR ALMON; Turner
flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 1, Reds 3.