Gaylord Perry gained his 17th victory and Rollie Fingers received credit for his 32nd save as the Padres defeated the Reds, 3-2. Jerry Turner drove in the Padres' first two runs with a sacrifice fly and a homer. With the score tied, 2-2, Gene Tenace drew a walk in the seventh inning, took third on a throwing error by Dan Driessen and scored the Padres' winning run on a single by Ozzie Smith. [The Sporting News]



San Diego Padres 3, Cincinnati Reds 2
Game Played on Friday, September 8, 1978 (Night game) at Riverfront Stadium
Padres       1  0  0    1  0  0    1  0  0  -   3  8  0
Reds         0  1  0    0  0  1    0  0  0  -   2  9  2


Padres               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Smith ss              5   1   2   1     0   0   .263      Rose 3b               4   0   1   0     0   0   .300
Thomas cf             5   0   1   0     0   0   .230      Morgan 2b             4   1   0   0     0   0   .246
Evans 3b              3   0   1   0     1   0   .381      Driessen 1b           4   0   1   1     0   2   .262
Winfield rf           4   0   1   0     0   2   .297      Foster lf             4   0   0   0     0   3   .280
Turner lf             3   1   2   2     0   0   .290      Bench c               3   1   2   0     1   0   .252
Perkins 1b            4   0   0   0     0   0   .228      Summers rf            4   0   2   0     0   0   .500
Tenace c              3   1   0   0     1   0   .223        Collins pr          0   0   0   0     0   0   .220
Champion 2b           4   0   1   0     0   1   .244      Concepcion ss         4   0   1   1     0   1   .292
  Almon pr            0   0   0   0     0   0   .255      Geronimo cf           2   0   1   0     0   0   .228
  Gonzalez 2b         0   0   0   0     0   0   .244        Griffey ph          1   0   1   0     0   0   .286
Perry p               2   0   0   0     0   1   .110      LaCoss p              2   0   0   0     0   2   .091
  Richards ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .295        Hume p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .051
  Shirley p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .135        DeFreites ph        1   0   0   0     0   1   .000
  Fingers p           1   0   0   0     0   0   .182        Bair p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .182
                                                            Lum ph              1   0   0   0     0   0   .290

Totals               35   3   8   3     2   4             Totals               34   2   9   2     1   9

Time of Game: 2:37   Attendance: 27,205
Left on Base: Padres 8, Reds 7
DP: Padres 1, Reds 1
Errors: Morgan, Driessen
Doubles: Thomas (10), Griffey (31)
Home Runs: Turner (7)
Stolen Bases: Geronimo (8), Morgan (19)
Caught Stealing: Driessen (9)
Sacrifice Hits: Geronimo (8)
Sacrifice Flies: Turner (1)
GIDP: Winfield (13), Summers (1)


Padres                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Perry W(17-6)           6     6   2   2   1   6   0  24   3.10
Shirley                 1.2   1   0   0   0   2   0   6   3.94
Fingers SV(32)          1.1   2   0   0   0   1   0   6   2.61
Totals                  9     9   2   2   1   9   0  36

Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
LaCoss L(3-7)           6.1   7   3   2   2   3   1  28   4.75
Hume                    0.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   2   4.68
Bair                    2     1   0   0   0   1   0   8   1.94
Totals                  9     8   3   2   2   4   1  38

Passed Balls: Tenace (3)

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


PADRES 1ST: Smith singled to left; Thomas lined to left; Evans
walked [Smith to second]; Winfield singled to pitcher [Smith to
third, Evans to second]; Turner hit a sacrifice fly to center
[Smith scored, Evans to third, Winfield to second]; Perkins
grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Padres
1, Reds 0.

REDS 1ST: Rose flied out to center; Morgan flied out to center;
Driessen struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 1, Reds 0.

PADRES 2ND: Tenace lined to shortstop; Champion grounded out
(pitcher to shortstop to first); Perry struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Padres 1, Reds 0.

REDS 2ND: Foster struck out; Bench walked; Summers singled to
right [Bench to third]; Concepcion forced Summers (second to
shortstop) [Bench scored]; Geronimo singled to center
[Concepcion to third]; Geronimo stole second; LaCoss struck out;
1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Padres 1, Reds 1.

PADRES 3RD: Smith grounded out (shortstop to first); Thomas
doubled to right; Evans singled to right [Thomas to third];
Winfield grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to
first) [Evans out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 1,
Reds 1.

REDS 3RD: Rose grounded out (shortstop to first); Morgan
grounded out (second to first); Driessen popped to catcher in
foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 1, Reds 1.

PADRES 4TH: Turner homered; Perkins flied out to left; Tenace
flied out to left; Champion struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Padres 2, Reds 1.

REDS 4TH: Foster popped to shortstop; Bench singled to center;
Summers grounded into a double play (first to shortstop to
pitcher) [Bench out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 2,
Reds 1.

PADRES 5TH: Perry grounded out (pitcher to first); Smith
grounded out (shortstop to first); Thomas grounded out (first to
pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 2, Reds 1.

REDS 5TH: Concepcion struck out; Geronimo lined to left; LaCoss
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 2, Reds 1.

PADRES 6TH: Evans grounded out (shortstop to first); Winfield
struck out; Turner singled to right; Perkins grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 2, Reds 1.

REDS 6TH: Rose singled to right; Morgan forced Rose (first to
shortstop); Morgan stole second; Driessen singled to left
[Morgan scored]; Driessen was caught stealing second (catcher to
second); Foster struck out but advanced to first on a passed
ball; Bench singled to right [Foster to second]; Summers flied
out to left; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Padres 2, Reds 2.

PADRES 7TH: Tenace walked; Champion reached on an error by
Driessen [Tenace to second, Champion to first]; RICHARDS BATTED
FOR PERRY; Richards forced Champion (third to second) [Tenace to
third]; Smith singled to center [Tenace scored (unearned),
Richards to second]; HUME REPLACED LACOSS (PITCHING); Thomas
flied out to right; Evans grounded out (second to first); 1 R (0
ER), 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Padres 3, Reds 2.

REDS 7TH: SHIRLEY REPLACED RICHARDS (PITCHING); Concepcion
singled to left; Geronimo out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to
second) [Concepcion to second]; DEFREITES BATTED FOR HUME;
DeFreites struck out; Rose grounded out (second to first); 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 3, Reds 2.

PADRES 8TH: BAIR REPLACED DEFREITES (PITCHING); Winfield struck
out; Turner flied out to center; Perkins grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 3, Reds 2.

REDS 8TH: Morgan popped to first in foul territory; Driessen
struck out; FINGERS REPLACED SHIRLEY (PITCHING); Foster struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 3, Reds 2.

PADRES 9TH: Tenace lined to third; Champion singled to right;
ALMON RAN FOR CHAMPION; Fingers reached on an error by Morgan
[Almon to second, Fingers to first]; Smith popped to shortstop;
Thomas forced Fingers (shortstop unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2
LOB.  Padres 3, Reds 2.

REDS 9TH: GONZALEZ REPLACED ALMON (PLAYING 2B); Bench flied out
to right; Summers singled to center; COLLINS RAN FOR SUMMERS;
Concepcion flied out to center; GRIFFEY BATTED FOR GERONIMO;
Griffey doubled to right [Collins to third]; LUM BATTED FOR
BAIR; Lum flied out to right; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Padres 3,
Reds 2.