Sunday April 10, 1977
. . . where the 1970s live forever!
Bob Shirley, a 22-year-old lefthander with only one season of pro experience, struck out 11, allowed four hits in 8 2/3 innings and gained his first major league victory as the Padres defeated the Reds, 12-4. The Reds' four runs in the ninth were unearned. [The Sporting News]

San Diego Padres 12, Cincinnati Reds 4

Game Played on Sunday, April 10, 1977 (Day game) at Riverfront Stadium

Padres 1 0 3 2 0 2 0 4 0 - 12 15 1 Reds 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 - 4 5 1 Padres AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Reds AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Richards lf,cf 5 4 2 0 1 0 .250 Rose 3b 4 0 1 3 1 0 .143 Champion 2b 5 1 0 0 1 1 .250 Griffey rf 5 0 0 0 0 4 .375 Winfield rf 5 1 3 4 0 1 .471 Morgan 2b 3 0 0 0 0 1 .167 Rettenmund rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Flynn 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Hendrick cf 4 2 3 2 1 0 .500 Bench c 3 0 0 0 0 2 .000 Turner lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Plummer c 1 0 0 0 0 0 .222 Tenace c 4 2 2 2 0 2 .412 Foster lf 4 1 1 0 0 1 .154 Roberts c 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Concepcion ss 3 0 2 0 1 0 .357 Ivie 1b 4 1 2 2 1 0 .444 Driessen 1b 4 1 0 0 0 3 .000 Rader 3b 3 0 1 2 2 1 .267 Geronimo cf 4 1 0 0 0 1 .385 Almon ss 5 0 2 0 0 0 .222 Alcala p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Shirley p 4 1 0 0 1 2 .000 Borbon p 1 0 1 0 0 0 1.000 Tomlin p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Armbrister ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 Caldwell p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Knight ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Murray p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Bailey ph 0 1 0 0 1 0 .000 Totals 40 12 15 12 7 8 Totals 33 4 5 3 4 12 Time of Game: 2:48 Attendance: 37,504 Left on Base: Padres 9, Reds 7 DP: Padres 0, Reds 1 Errors: Champion, Borbon Doubles: Hendrick 2 (2), Ivie (2), Winfield 2 (2), Rader (3), Borbon (1), Rose (2) Triples: Tenace (1) Stolen Bases: Richards (2), Armbrister (1) Caught Stealing: Winfield (1) GIDP: Ivie (1) Hit by Pitch: Tenace (1,by Borbon), Morgan (1,by Shirley) Padres IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Shirley W(1-0) 8.2 4 4 0 4 11 0 36 0.00 Tomlin 0.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0.00 Totals 9 5 4 0 4 12 0 38 Reds IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Alcala L(0-1) 2.2 7 4 4 2 3 0 16 13.50 Borbon 2.1 1 2 1 1 2 0 9 2.25 Caldwell 2 2 2 2 4 2 0 12 9.00 Murray 2 5 4 4 0 1 0 11 10.80 Totals 9 15 12 11 7 8 0 48 Passed Balls: Tenace (1), Plummer (1) Hit by Pitch: Shirley (1), Borbon (1) Wild Pitches: Alcala (1), Murray 2 (2) Balks: Shirley (1), Alcala (1) Umpires: HP - Jim Quick, 1B - Ed Vargo, 2B - Harry Wendelstedt, 3B - Satch Davidson PADRES 1ST: Richards singled to left; Debut game for Bob Shirley; Richards stole second; Alcala threw a wild pitch [Richards to third]; Champion flied out to right; Winfield struck out; Hendrick doubled to left [Richards scored]; Tenace struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Padres 1, Reds 0. REDS 1ST: Rose lined to second; Griffey flied out to left; Morgan flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 1, Reds 0. PADRES 2ND: Ivie walked; Rader grounded out (third to first) [Ivie to second]; Almon singled to right [Ivie out at home (right to catcher), Almon to second (on throw to home)]; Shirley struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Padres 1, Reds 0. REDS 2ND: Bench flied out to right; Foster struck out; Concepcion singled to center; Shirley balked [Concepcion to second]; Driessen struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Padres 1, Reds 0. PADRES 3RD: Richards singled to center; Alcala balked [Richards to second]; Champion flied out to right; Winfield flied out to right; Hendrick doubled to right [Richards scored]; Tenace tripled [Hendrick scored]; Ivie doubled to right [Tenace scored]; Rader walked; BORBON REPLACED ALCALA (PITCHING); Almon forced Ivie (third unassisted); 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Padres 4, Reds 0. REDS 3RD: Geronimo struck out; Borbon doubled to left; Rose walked; Griffey struck out; Morgan was hit by a pitch [Borbon to third, Rose to second]; Bench struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Padres 4, Reds 0. PADRES 4TH: Shirley walked; Richards reached on an error by Borbon [Shirley to second, Richards to first]; Champion struck out; Winfield doubled [Shirley scored, Richards scored (unearned)]; Hendrick grounded out (shortstop to first); Winfield was caught stealing third (catcher to third); 2 R (1 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Padres 6, Reds 0. REDS 4TH: Foster flied out to center; Concepcion singled to center; Tenace allowed a passed ball [Concepcion to second]; Driessen struck out; Geronimo flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Padres 6, Reds 0. PADRES 5TH: Tenace was hit by a pitch; Ivie grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Tenace out at second]; Rader struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 6, Reds 0. REDS 5TH: ARMBRISTER BATTED FOR BORBON; Armbrister walked; Armbrister stole second; Rose popped to catcher in foul territory; Griffey was called out on strikes; Morgan struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Padres 6, Reds 0. PADRES 6TH: CALDWELL REPLACED ARMBRISTER (PITCHING); Almon lined to left; Shirley grounded out (second to first); Richards walked; Champion walked [Richards to second]; Winfield doubled to left [Richards scored, Champion scored]; Hendrick walked; Tenace was called out on strikes; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Padres 8, Reds 0. REDS 6TH: Bench struck out; Foster grounded out (third to first); Concepcion flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 8, Reds 0. PADRES 7TH: PLUMMER REPLACED BENCH (PLAYING C ); Ivie flied out to center; Rader walked; Almon singled to left [Rader to second]; Shirley was called out on strikes; Richards forced Almon (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Padres 8, Reds 0. REDS 7TH: Driessen struck out; Geronimo popped to catcher in foul territory; KNIGHT BATTED FOR CALDWELL; Knight grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 8, Reds 0. PADRES 8TH: MURRAY REPLACED KNIGHT (PITCHING); Champion grounded out (second to first); Winfield singled to right; Murray threw a wild pitch [Winfield to second]; Murray threw a wild pitch [Winfield to third]; Hendrick singled to first [Winfield stayed at third]; Tenace singled to third [Winfield scored, Hendrick to second]; Plummer allowed a passed ball [Hendrick to third, Tenace to second]; Ivie singled to third [Hendrick scored, Tenace stayed at second]; Rader doubled to right [Tenace scored, Ivie scored]; Almon flied out to center; Shirley grounded out (second to first); 4 R, 5 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Padres 12, Reds 0. REDS 8TH: RETTENMUND REPLACED WINFIELD (PLAYING RF); TURNER REPLACED HENDRICK (PLAYING LF); ROBERTS REPLACED TENACE (PLAYING C ); RICHARDS CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING CF); Rose flied out to right; Griffey struck out; Morgan flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 12, Reds 0. PADRES 9TH: FLYNN REPLACED MORGAN (PLAYING 2B); Richards grounded out (shortstop to first); Champion flied out to center; Rettenmund struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 12, Reds 0. REDS 9TH: Plummer flied out to center; Foster singled to left; Concepcion walked [Foster to second]; Driessen forced Concepcion (first to shortstop) [Foster to third]; Geronimo reached on an error by Champion [Foster scored (unearned) (no RBI), Driessen to second, Geronimo to first]; BAILEY BATTED FOR MURRAY; Bailey walked [Driessen to third, Geronimo to second]; TOMLIN REPLACED SHIRLEY (PITCHING); Rose doubled [Driessen scored (unearned), Geronimo scored (unearned), Bailey scored (unearned)]; Griffey struck out; 4 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Padres 12, Reds 4.

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