Rookie Tom Carroll pitched four-hit ball for eight innings as the Reds easily disposed of the Padres, 5-1, and moved within 4½ games of the lead in the N. L. West. Carroll was provided with all the runs he needed in the first inning. Cesar Geronimo led off the game with a single, Pete Rose walked and Joe Morgan reached first on Rich Morales' error. One out later, Tony Perez doubled home two runs and a third crossed the plate on Dave Hilton's throwing error. Dan Driessen's single then plated Perez. A walk to Willie McCovey and Cito Gaston's double in the fourth gave the home team its lone tally. [The Sporting News]



Cincinnati Reds 5, San Diego Padres 1
Game Played on Saturday, July      27, 1974 (Night game) at Riverfront Stadium
Padres       0  0  0    1  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  4  2
Reds         4  0  0    0  0  0    0  1  x  -   5  9  1


Padres               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Hernandez ss          4   0   1   0     0   0   .233      Geronimo cf           4   1   3   0     1   0   .314
Morales 2b            3   0   0   0     0   0   .208      Rose lf               3   1   0   0     2   0   .285
  Beckert ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .326      Morgan 2b             4   1   0   0     0   1   .296
  Gerhardt p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Bench c               4   0   0   0     0   1   .271
Locklear lf           3   0   1   0     1   0   .333      Perez 1b              4   1   1   2     0   0   .269
McCovey 1b            2   1   0   0     2   1   .265        Chaney 3b           0   0   0   0     0   0   .193
Grubb cf              4   0   1   0     0   1   .299      Driessen 3b,1b        4   1   3   1     0   0   .279
Gaston rf             3   0   1   1     1   1   .249      Concepcion ss         4   0   1   1     0   1   .280
Kendall c             4   0   0   0     0   0   .247      Griffey rf            3   0   1   0     1   1   .188
Hilton 3b             3   0   0   0     0   1   .083      T. Carroll p          4   0   0   0     0   2   .182
Freisleben p          2   0   0   0     0   1   .189        McEnaney p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Clarke ph,2b        1   0   0   0     0   0   .206

Totals               30   1   4   1     4   5             Totals               34   5   9   4     4   6

Time of Game: 2:08   Attendance: 42,350
Left on Base: Padres 6, Reds 9
DP: Padres 0, Reds 2
Errors: Morales, Hilton, Driessen
Doubles: Gaston (10), Driessen (13), Griffey (4), Concepcion (19), Geronimo (12)


Padres                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Freisleben L(7-5)       7     6   4   3   4   6   0  32   3.55
Gerhardt                1     3   1   1   0   0   0   6   9.00
Totals                  8     9   5   4   4   6   0  38

Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
T. Carroll W(3-0)       8     4   1   1   4   4   0  31   1.93
McEnaney                1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3   5.23
Totals                  9     4   1   1   4   5   0  34

Wild Pitches: Freisleben (11), McEnaney (1)

Umpires: HP - Paul Runge, 1B - Ed Vargo, 2B - Andy Olsen, 3B - Bruce Froemming


PADRES 1ST: Hernandez flied out to center; Morales popped to
second; Locklear grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Padres 0, Reds 0.

REDS 1ST: Geronimo singled to center; Rose walked [Geronimo to
second]; Morgan reached on an error by Morales [Geronimo to
third, Rose to second]; Bench popped to catcher in foul
territory; Perez singled to left [Geronimo scored, Rose scored,
Morgan scored (error by Hilton) (unearned) (no RBI), Perez to
third]; Driessen singled to center [Perez scored]; Concepcion
popped to catcher in foul territory; Griffey struck out; 4 R (3
ER), 3 H, 2 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 0, Reds 4.

PADRES 2ND: McCovey struck out; Grubb flied out to center;
Gaston walked; Kendall flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Padres 0, Reds 4.

REDS 2ND: T. Carroll struck out; Geronimo grounded out (first to
pitcher); Rose walked; Morgan struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Padres 0, Reds 4.

PADRES 3RD: Hilton grounded out (shortstop to first); Freisleben
was called out on strikes; Hernandez singled to second; Morales
reached on an error by Driessen [Hernandez to second, Morales to
first]; Locklear grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1
E, 2 LOB.  Padres 0, Reds 4.

REDS 3RD: Bench flied out to center; Perez flied out to right;
Driessen doubled; Concepcion grounded out (third to first); 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 0, Reds 4.

PADRES 4TH: McCovey walked; Grubb singled [McCovey to second];
Gaston doubled to left [McCovey scored, Grubb to third]; Kendall
popped to shortstop; Hilton hit into a double play to right
[Grubb out at home (right to catcher)]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Padres 1, Reds 4.

REDS 4TH: Griffey doubled to left; T. Carroll was called out on
strikes; Geronimo walked; Freisleben threw a wild pitch [Griffey
to third, Geronimo to second]; Rose flied out to center; Morgan
grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Padres
1, Reds 4.

PADRES 5TH: Freisleben grounded out (second to first); Hernandez
grounded out (shortstop to first); Morales lined to second; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 1, Reds 4.

REDS 5TH: Bench struck out; Perez grounded out (third to first);
Driessen grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Padres 1, Reds 4.

PADRES 6TH: Locklear walked; McCovey lined into a double play
(second to first) [Locklear out at first]; Grubb struck out; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 1, Reds 4.

REDS 6TH: Concepcion struck out (catcher to first); Griffey
walked; T. Carroll forced Griffey (first to shortstop) [T.
Carroll to first]; Geronimo singled to center [T. Carroll to
second]; Rose grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Padres 1, Reds 4.

PADRES 7TH: Gaston flied out to center; Kendall popped to
second; Hilton struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 1, Reds
4.

REDS 7TH: Morgan lined to first; Bench grounded out (shortstop
to first); Perez grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Padres 1, Reds 4.

PADRES 8TH: CHANEY REPLACED PEREZ (PLAYING 3B); DRIESSEN CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); CLARKE BATTED FOR FREISLEBEN; Clarke
grounded out (second to first); Hernandez grounded out (catcher
unassisted); BECKERT BATTED FOR MORALES; Beckert grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 1, Reds 4.

REDS 8TH: GERHARDT REPLACED BECKERT (PITCHING); CLARKE STAYED IN
GAME (PLAYING 2B); Driessen singled to second; Debut game for
Rusty Gerhardt; Concepcion doubled to right [Driessen
scored]; On a bunt Griffey grounded out (pitcher to first)
[Concepcion to third]; T. Carroll reached on a fielder's choice
[Concepcion out at home (shortstop to catcher to third)];
Geronimo doubled to left [T. Carroll to third]; Rose grounded
out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Padres 1, Reds
5.

PADRES 9TH: Locklear singled to first; McCovey walked [Locklear
to second]; MCENANEY REPLACED T. CARROLL (PITCHING); Grubb
forced McCovey (second to shortstop) [Locklear to third, Grubb
to first]; Gaston struck out; McEnaney threw a wild pitch [Grubb
to second]; Kendall grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Padres 1, Reds 5.