Home runs by Ken Griffey, Johnny Bench and Pete Rose powered the Reds to a 6-2 victory over the Padres. Griffey's clout came in the third inning and followed a single by Paul Moskau and walk to Rose. One out later, Bench hit a bases-empty round-tripper.

Rose's homer was an inside-the-park affair in the fourth inning with Cesar Geronimo on base via a single. Rose's blow carried only about 200 feet in the air but took a high bounce over the head of left fielder Gene Richards and rolled to the wall. [The Sporting News]



Cincinnati Reds 6, San Diego Padres 2
Game Played on Thursday, September 7, 1978 (Night game) at Riverfront Stadium
Padres       0  0  0    0  1  1    0  0  0  -   2  9  1
Reds         0  0  4    2  0  0    0  0  x  -   6  7  1


Padres               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Richards lf           3   0   1   0     0   0   .296      Rose 3b               1   2   1   2     3   0   .301
  Eichelberger p      0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Concepcion ss         4   0   0   0     0   2   .292
  Gamble ph           0   0   0   0     1   0   .278      Griffey rf            4   1   1   3     0   1   .285
  Lolich p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Foster lf             2   0   0   0     2   0   .282
  Champion ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .243      Bench c               3   1   1   1     1   0   .248
Smith ss              5   0   1   0     0   0   .261      DeFreites 1b          4   0   0   0     0   2   .000
Evans 3b              4   0   2   0     1   1   .389        Driessen 1b         0   0   0   0     0   0   .262
Winfield rf           3   0   1   0     1   0   .297      Kennedy 2b            4   0   2   0     0   0   .233
Turner cf             4   0   0   0     0   1   .283      Geronimo cf           4   1   1   0     0   2   .226
Gonzalez 2b           4   1   1   0     0   0   .244      Moskau p              1   1   1   0     0   0   .179
Perkins 1b            4   0   1   0     0   1   .234        Norman p            1   0   0   0     0   0   .143
Sweet c               3   0   0   0     0   0   .222
  Roberts c           1   0   0   0     0   1   .229
Owchinko p            1   0   1   0     0   0   .186
  Lee p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Reynolds ph,lf      2   1   1   1     1   0   .250

Totals               35   2   9   1     4   4             Totals               28   6   7   6     6   7

Time of Game: 2:23   Attendance: 20,611
Left on Base: Padres 10, Reds 6
DP: Padres 0, Reds 2
Errors: Sweet, Geronimo
Doubles: Gonzalez (11), Reynolds (2)
Home Runs: Griffey (10), Bench (21), Rose (6)
Stolen Bases: Smith (35)
Caught Stealing: Rose (6)
Sacrifice Hits: Moskau (2), Norman (7)
GIDP: Smith (10)


Padres                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Owchinko L(8-12)        2.2   4   4   4   3   3   2  14   3.45
Lee                     1.1   2   2   2   0   0   1   6   3.12
Eichelberger            1     0   0   0   1   1   0   4   0.00
Lolich                  3     1   0   0   2   3   0  12   1.47
Totals                  8     7   6   6   6   7   3  36

Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Moskau W(5-4)           5.2   9   2   2   2   1   0  27   4.10
Norman SV(1)            3.1   0   0   0   2   3   0  12   3.68
Totals                  9     9   2   2   4   4   0  39

Passed Balls: Sweet (8)
Wild Pitches: Lolich (2)

Umpires: HP - Terry Tata, 1B - Satch Davidson, 2B - Ed Vargo, 3B - Paul Pryor


PADRES 1ST: Richards flied out to left; Smith grounded out
(shortstop to first); Evans singled to left; Winfield forced
Evans (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 0,
Reds 0.

REDS 1ST: Rose walked; Rose was caught stealing second (catcher
to shortstop); Concepcion struck out; Griffey struck out; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 0, Reds 0.

PADRES 2ND: Turner popped to shortstop; Gonzalez flied out to
left; Perkins singled to right; Sweet grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 0, Reds 0.

REDS 2ND: Foster walked; Bench grounded out (third to first)
[Foster to second]; DeFreites popped to shortstop in foul
territory; Debut game for Arturo DeFreitas; Kennedy
singled to center [Foster to third, Kennedy to second (error by
Sweet)]; Geronimo struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Padres 0,
Reds 0.

PADRES 3RD: Owchinko singled; Richards lined into a double play
(third to first) [Owchinko out at first]; Smith singled to left;
Smith stole second; Evans walked; Winfield forced Evans
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Padres 0, Reds 0.

REDS 3RD: Moskau singled to left; Rose walked [Moskau to
second]; Concepcion flied out to right; Griffey homered [Moskau
scored, Rose scored]; Foster grounded out (third to first);
Bench homered; LEE REPLACED OWCHINKO (PITCHING); DeFreites flied
out to center; 4 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 0, Reds 4.

PADRES 4TH: Turner grounded out (first unassisted); Gonzalez
flied out to right; Perkins reached on an error by Geronimo
[Perkins to second]; Sweet flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  Padres 0, Reds 4.

REDS 4TH: Kennedy flied out to right; Geronimo singled to
center; Moskau out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to second)
[Geronimo to second]; Rose hit an inside the park homer to left
[Geronimo scored]; Concepcion grounded out (first unassisted); 2
R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 0, Reds 6.

PADRES 5TH: REYNOLDS BATTED FOR LEE; Reynolds walked; Richards
singled to right [Reynolds to third]; Smith grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to first) [Reynolds scored (no
RBI), Richards out at second]; Evans singled to center; Winfield
singled to left [Evans to second]; Turner struck out; 1 R, 3 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Padres 1, Reds 6.

REDS 5TH: EICHELBERGER REPLACED RICHARDS (PITCHING); REYNOLDS
STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Griffey flied out to left; Debut
game for Juan Eichelberger; Foster walked; Bench popped to
catcher in foul territory; DeFreites struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Padres 1, Reds 6.

PADRES 6TH: Gonzalez doubled to left; Perkins flied out to
center; Sweet grounded out (second to first) [Gonzalez to
third]; Reynolds doubled to left [Gonzalez scored]; GAMBLE
BATTED FOR EICHELBERGER; NORMAN REPLACED MOSKAU (PITCHING);
Gamble walked; Smith flied out to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Padres 2, Reds 6.

REDS 6TH: LOLICH REPLACED GAMBLE (PITCHING); Kennedy singled to
center; Geronimo popped to catcher in foul territory; Norman out
on a sacrifice bunt (third to second) [Kennedy to second]; Rose
walked; Sweet allowed a passed ball [Kennedy to third, Rose to
second]; Concepcion struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Padres 2,
Reds 6.

PADRES 7TH: Evans struck out; Winfield walked; Turner lined to
second; Gonzalez flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Padres 2, Reds 6.

REDS 7TH: ROBERTS REPLACED SWEET (PLAYING C ); Griffey grounded
out (second to first); Foster grounded out (shortstop to first);
Bench walked; Lolich threw a wild pitch [Bench to second];
DeFreites struck out (catcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Padres 2, Reds 6.

PADRES 8TH: DRIESSEN REPLACED DEFREITES (PLAYING 1B); Perkins
struck out; Roberts struck out; Reynolds grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 2, Reds 6.

REDS 8TH: Kennedy grounded out (shortstop to first); Geronimo
struck out; Norman flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Padres 2, Reds 6.

PADRES 9TH: CHAMPION BATTED FOR LOLICH; Champion grounded out
(shortstop to first); Smith lined to shortstop; Evans grounded
out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 2, Reds 6.