Fred Norman evened his record at 11-11 despite giving up homers to Rich Morales and Johnny Grubb in the third. He was knocked out of the game in the sixth when a ball off the bat of Randy Elliott struck him on the knee, as the Reds turned back the Padres, 8-3.

Reliever Pedro Borbon stopped San Diego cold after taking over with two out in the sixth, but the Padres' Bill Laxton, who relieved starter Dave Freisleben in the fourth, was tagged for homers by Tony Perez and Dave Concepcion during the four-run Reds' outburst in the fifth, which completed the scoring in the game. [The Sporting News]



Cincinnati Reds 8, San Diego Padres 3
Game Played on Monday, September 9, 1974 (Night game) at Riverfront Stadium
Padres       0  0  3    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   3  4  1
Reds         1  1  0    2  4  0    0  0  x  -   8 13  0


Padres               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Hernandez ss          4   1   2   0     0   0   .243      Rose lf               5   1   3   2     0   1   .284
Morales 2b            2   1   1   2     1   1   .193      Geronimo cf           5   0   1   1     0   1   .302
Grubb cf              4   1   1   1     0   0   .291      Bench c               3   0   2   0     1   0   .279
McCovey 1b            4   0   0   0     0   1   .255        Plummer c           0   0   0   0     0   0   .237
Winfield rf           3   0   0   0     1   2   .270      Perez 1b              3   1   1   1     1   0   .270
Elliott lf            4   0   0   0     0   1   .300      Driessen 3b           4   1   1   0     0   0   .288
Hilton 3b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .240        Kennedy 2b          0   0   0   0     0   0   .143
Kendall c             2   0   0   0     1   0   .234      Concepcion ss         4   2   2   2     0   0   .278
Freisleben p          2   0   0   0     0   1   .145      Griffey rf            2   1   0   0     2   1   .201
  Laxton p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .200      Chaney 2b,3b          4   1   1   0     0   0   .188
  Palmer p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .087      Norman p              2   1   2   1     0   0   .122
  Turner ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .158        Borbon p            1   0   0   0     0   0   .182
  Gerhardt p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Romo p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               30   3   4   3     3   6             Totals               33   8  13   7     4   3

Time of Game: 2:30   Attendance: 11,023
Left on Base: Padres 4, Reds 6
DP: Padres 3, Reds 0
Errors: Kendall
Doubles: Rose 2 (36)
Home Runs: Morales (1), Grubb (8), Perez (24), Concepcion (11)
Stolen Bases: Winfield (9), Concepcion (33), Griffey (8), Driessen (9)
Sacrifice Hits: Morales (4), Norman (7)
GIDP: Driessen (7), Bench (11), Perez (14)


Padres                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Freisleben L(9-11)      3.1   7   4   4   3   1   0  19   3.59
Laxton                  0.2   4   3   3   0   0   2   5   3.76
Palmer                  2     2   1   1   1   1   0   8   5.70
Gerhardt                1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3   9.00
Romo                    1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   4.56
Totals                  8    13   8   8   4   3   2  38

Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Norman W(11-11)         5.2   4   3   3   3   3   2  24   3.02
Borbon SV(14)           3.1   0   0   0   0   3   0  10   2.91
Totals                  9     4   3   3   3   6   2  34

Wild Pitches: Freisleben (12), Palmer (10)
Balks: Freisleben (2)

Umpires: HP - Harry Wendelstedt, 1B - Doug Harvey, 2B - Jerry Dale, 3B - Art Williams


PADRES 1ST: Hernandez singled to center; Morales out on a
sacrifice bunt (first unassisted) [Hernandez to second]; Grubb
grounded out (first unassisted) [Hernandez to third]; McCovey
lined to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 0, Reds 0.

REDS 1ST: Rose doubled to right; Geronimo grounded out (first
unassisted) [Rose to third]; Bench singled to first [Rose stayed
at third]; Freisleben threw a wild pitch [Rose scored, Bench to
second]; Perez walked; Driessen grounded into a double play
(second to shortstop to first) [Perez out at second]; 1 R, 2 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 0, Reds 1.

PADRES 2ND: Winfield struck out; Elliott flied out to center;
Hilton flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 0, Reds
1.

REDS 2ND: Concepcion singled to center; Concepcion stole second
[Concepcion to third (error by Kendall)]; Griffey walked;
Griffey stole second; Chaney flied out to center; Norman singled
to left [Concepcion scored, Griffey to third]; Rose struck out;
Geronimo forced Norman (shortstop to second); 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2
LOB.  Padres 0, Reds 2.

PADRES 3RD: Kendall lined to center; Freisleben grounded out
(pitcher to first); Hernandez singled to center; Morales homered
[Hernandez scored]; Grubb homered; McCovey struck out; 3 R, 3 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 3, Reds 2.

REDS 3RD: Bench singled to left; Freisleben balked [Bench to
second]; Perez grounded out (shortstop to first) [Bench to
third]; Driessen grounded out (first unassisted); Concepcion
grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres
3, Reds 2.

PADRES 4TH: Winfield walked; Winfield stole second; Elliott
flied out to left; Hilton flied out to center; Kendall was
walked intentionally; Freisleben struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Padres 3, Reds 2.

REDS 4TH: Griffey walked; Chaney grounded out (first unassisted)
[Griffey to second]; Norman singled to center [Griffey to
third]; Rose doubled to left [Griffey scored, Norman to third];
LAXTON REPLACED FREISLEBEN (PITCHING); Geronimo singled to right
[Norman scored, Rose to third]; Bench grounded into a double
play (shortstop to second to first) [Geronimo out at second]; 2
R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 3, Reds 4.

PADRES 5TH: Hernandez popped to second; Morales walked; Grubb
lined to second; McCovey flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Padres 3, Reds 4.

REDS 5TH: Perez homered; Driessen singled to first; Driessen
stole second; Concepcion homered [Driessen scored]; PALMER
REPLACED LAXTON (PITCHING); Griffey flied out to left; Chaney
singled to center; Norman out on a sacrifice bunt (third to
second) [Chaney to second]; Rose singled to left [Chaney
scored]; Palmer threw a wild pitch [Rose to second]; Geronimo
struck out; 4 R, 5 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 3, Reds 8.

PADRES 6TH: Winfield flied out to center; Elliott grounded out
(pitcher to first); Fred Norman struck by line drive hit
above left knee; BORBON REPLACED NORMAN (PITCHING); Hilton
flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 3, Reds 8.

REDS 6TH: Bench walked; Perez grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Bench out at second]; Driessen
flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 3, Reds 8.

PADRES 7TH: Kendall grounded out (third to first); TURNER BATTED
FOR PALMER; Turner lined to center; Hernandez grounded out
(pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 3, Reds 8.

REDS 7TH: GERHARDT REPLACED TURNER (PITCHING); Concepcion flied
out to center; Griffey was called out on strikes; Chaney flied
out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 3, Reds 8.

PADRES 8TH: Morales struck out; Grubb grounded out (second to
first); McCovey grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Padres 3, Reds 8.

REDS 8TH: ROMO REPLACED GERHARDT (PITCHING); Borbon grounded out
(pitcher to first); Rose grounded out (first unassisted);
Geronimo flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 3,
Reds 8.

PADRES 9TH: PLUMMER REPLACED BENCH (PLAYING C ); KENNEDY
REPLACED DRIESSEN (PLAYING 2B); CHANEY CHANGED POSITIONS
(PLAYING 3B); Winfield was called out on strikes; Elliott struck
out; Hilton flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 3,
Reds 8.