After falling behind by three runs in first inning, the Padres never caught up and lost to the Reds, 4-2, before a San Diego home-opening crowd of 44,858. In the first, Ken Griffey doubled and scored on a single by Dave Concepcion. After George Foster flied out, Johnny Bench walked and Dan Driessen drove in two runs with a double. Concepcion, who had a 4-for-4 night, tripled in the sixth and added an extra tally on a sacrifice fly by Foster. [The Sporting News]



Cincinnati Reds 4, San Diego Padres 2
Game Played on Friday, April     13, 1979 (Night game) at San Diego Stadium
Reds         3  0  0    0  0  1    0  0  0  -   4  8  0
Padres       0  1  0    1  0  0    0  0  0  -   2  9  0


Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Padres               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Griffey rf            4   1   1   0     0   1   .361      Richards cf           4   0   0   0     0   2   .194
Kennedy 2b            4   0   1   0     0   0   .200      Smith ss              4   0   1   0     0   0   .029
Concepcion ss         4   2   4   1     0   0   .361      Hargrove 1b           4   0   0   0     0   0   .233
Foster lf             3   0   0   1     0   1   .400      Winfield rf           4   1   2   0     0   0   .517
Bench c               2   1   0   0     2   0   .185      Turner lf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .250
Driessen 1b           4   0   2   2     0   1   .344      Tenace c              3   1   2   1     1   0   .350
Knight 3b             3   0   0   0     0   0   .364      Gonzalez 2b           4   0   2   0     0   1   .250
Geronimo cf           4   0   0   0     0   1   .200      Evans 3b              4   0   2   1     0   0   .161
Bonham p              2   0   0   0     0   1   .000      Shirley p             2   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  DeFreites ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .250        Briggs ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Pastore p           1   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Lee p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Perkins ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .250

Totals               32   4   8   4     2   5             Totals               35   2   9   2     1   3

Time of Game: 2:30   Attendance: 44,858
Left on Base: Reds 5, Padres 7
DP: Reds 0, Padres 1
Doubles: Griffey (6), Driessen (3), Gonzalez (2), Winfield (3), Smith (1)
Triples: Concepcion (1)
Stolen Bases: Bench (1), Driessen (2)
Sacrifice Flies: Foster (1)
GIDP: Foster (2)
Hit by Pitch: Knight (1,by Lee)


Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Bonham W(1-0)           6     7   2   2   1   2   0  25   2.77
Pastore SV(2)           3     2   0   0   0   1   0  11   2.00
Totals                  9     9   2   2   1   3   0  36

Padres                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Shirley L(0-2)          7     6   4   4   2   4   0  27   4.50
Lee                     2     2   0   0   0   1   0   9   1.59
Totals                  9     8   4   4   2   5   0  36

Hit by Pitch: Lee (1)

Umpires: HP - Paul Pryor, 1B - Frank Campagna, 2B - Frank Fisher, 3B - Terry Bovey


REDS 1ST: Debut for umpires Terry Bovey, Frank Campagna and
Frank Fisher; Griffey doubled to right; Kennedy grounded out
(third to first); Concepcion singled to left [Griffey scored];
Foster flied out to center; Bench was walked intentionally
[Concepcion to second]; Driessen doubled to right [Concepcion
scored, Bench scored]; Knight grounded out (third to first); 3
R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 3, Padres 0.

PADRES 1ST: Richards grounded out (second to first); Smith
grounded out (shortstop to first); Hargrove grounded out (first
to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 3, Padres 0.

REDS 2ND: Geronimo was called out on strikes; Bonham flied out
to right; Griffey struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 3,
Padres 0.

PADRES 2ND: Winfield flied out to left; Turner grounded out
(shortstop to first); Tenace singled to right; Gonzalez doubled
to left [Tenace to third]; Evans singled to center [Tenace
scored, Gonzalez out at home (center to catcher)]; 1 R, 3 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Reds 3, Padres 1.

REDS 3RD: Kennedy singled to left; Kennedy was picked off first
(pitcher to first); Concepcion singled to left; Foster grounded
into a double play (third to second to first) [Concepcion out at
second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 3, Padres 1.

PADRES 3RD: Shirley grounded out (second to first); Richards
struck out; Smith grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Reds 3, Padres 1.

REDS 4TH: Bench grounded out (third to first); Driessen grounded
out (second to first); Knight grounded out (third to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 3, Padres 1.

PADRES 4TH: Hargrove flied out to right; Winfield doubled to
right; Turner made an out to first; Tenace singled to center
[Winfield scored]; Gonzalez singled to right [Tenace to second];
Evans flied out to right; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 3, Padres
2.

REDS 5TH: Geronimo grounded out (second to first); Bonham struck
out; Griffey flied to left in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Reds 3, Padres 2.

PADRES 5TH: Shirley grounded out (second to first); Richards
grounded out (shortstop to first); Smith doubled to left;
Hargrove grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Reds 3, Padres 2.

REDS 6TH: Kennedy grounded out (third to first); Concepcion
tripled to right; Foster hit a sacrifice fly to center
[Concepcion scored]; Bench walked; Bench stole second; Driessen
struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 4, Padres 2.

PADRES 6TH: Winfield grounded out (first unassisted); Turner
grounded out (shortstop to first); Tenace walked; Gonzalez
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 4, Padres 2.

REDS 7TH: Knight flied out to center; Geronimo flied out to
center; DEFREITES BATTED FOR BONHAM; DeFreites grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 4, Padres 2.

PADRES 7TH: PASTORE REPLACED DEFREITES (PITCHING); Evans
grounded out (second to first); BRIGGS BATTED FOR SHIRLEY;
Briggs flied out to left; Richards struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Reds 4, Padres 2.

REDS 8TH: LEE REPLACED BRIGGS (PITCHING); Griffey flied out to
right; Kennedy grounded out (second to first); Concepcion
singled to right; Foster struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds
4, Padres 2.

PADRES 8TH: Smith lined to third; Hargrove grounded out (third
to first); Winfield singled to right; Turner flied out to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 4, Padres 2.

REDS 9TH: Bench flied out to left; Driessen singled to right;
Driessen stole second; Knight was hit by a pitch; Geronimo
grounded out (first unassisted) [Driessen to third, Knight to
second]; Pastore grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Reds 4, Padres 2.

PADRES 9TH: Tenace grounded out (third to first); Gonzalez flied
out to center; Evans singled to third; PERKINS BATTED FOR LEE;
Perkins grounded out (pitcher to catcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Reds 4, Padres 2.