Gaylord Perry triumphed in a duel with Tom Seaver and pitched the Padres to a 3-2 victory over the Reds. Johnny Bench batted in the Reds' pair with a single in the first inning. The Padres tied the score in the sixth with one run scoring on a double by Ozzie Smith and another on a two-bagger by Dave Winfield.

In the ninth, Broderick Perkins singled and gave way on the paths to Bill Almon. Pinch-hitter Mike Hargrove walked and Dan Briggs ran for him. Barry Evans, attempting to bunt, forced Almon at third, but Fernando Gonzalez came through with a single, driving in Briggs with the Padres' winning run. [The Sporting News]



San Diego Padres 3, Cincinnati Reds 2
Game Played on Saturday, April     14, 1979 (Night game) at San Diego Stadium
Reds         2  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   2  5  0
Padres       0  0  0    0  0  2    0  0  1  -   3  8  1


Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Padres               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Griffey rf            4   0   0   0     0   1   .325      Richards cf           4   1   2   0     0   0   .225
Concepcion ss         4   1   1   0     0   0   .350      Smith ss              4   1   1   1     0   0   .053
Morgan 2b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .333      Turner lf             3   0   2   0     1   1   .286
Foster lf             4   1   1   0     0   0   .382      Winfield rf           4   0   1   1     0   1   .485
Driessen 1b           3   0   1   0     1   1   .343      Perkins 1b            3   0   1   0     1   0   .286
Bench c               4   0   2   2     0   1   .226        Almon pr            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Knight 3b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .308      Tenace c              3   0   0   0     0   1   .304
Geronimo cf           2   0   0   0     1   0   .188        Hargrove ph         0   0   0   0     1   0   .233
Seaver p              3   0   0   0     0   1   .167        Briggs pr           0   1   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                          Evans 3b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .143
                                                          Gonzalez 2b           4   0   1   1     0   1   .250
                                                          Perry p               3   0   0   0     0   0   .143

Totals               32   2   5   2     2   4             Totals               32   3   8   3     3   4

Time of Game: 2:31   Attendance: 24,644
Left on Base: Reds 5, Padres 7
DP: Reds 1, Padres 0
Errors: Smith
Doubles: Smith (2), Winfield (4)
Stolen Bases: Bench (2)
Caught Stealing: Driessen (1)
GIDP: Smith (1)


Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Seaver L(1-2)           8.1   8   3   3   3   4   0  35   5.50
Totals                  8.1   8   3   3   3   4   0  35

Padres                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Perry W(2-0)            9     5   2   2   2   4   0  34   2.52
Totals                  9     5   2   2   2   4   0  34

Wild Pitches: Seaver (2), Perry (1)

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


REDS 1ST: Griffey struck out; Concepcion singled to right; Perry
threw a wild pitch [Concepcion to second]; Morgan popped to
first; Foster singled to third [Concepcion to third]; Driessen
walked [Foster to second]; Bench singled to center [Concepcion
scored, Foster scored, Driessen to third]; Knight grounded out
(first unassisted); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 2, Padres 0.

PADRES 1ST: Richards grounded out (second to first); Smith
popped to shortstop; Turner struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Reds 2, Padres 0.

REDS 2ND: Geronimo grounded out (second to first); Seaver
grounded out (third to first); Griffey grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 2, Padres 0.

PADRES 2ND: Winfield popped to first; Perkins flied out to
center; Tenace flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 2,
Padres 0.

REDS 3RD: Concepcion grounded out (second to pitcher); Morgan
popped to shortstop; Foster flied to left in foul territory; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 2, Padres 0.

PADRES 3RD: Evans flied out to center; Gonzalez grounded out
(first to pitcher); Perry flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Reds 2, Padres 0.

REDS 4TH: Driessen singled to center; Driessen was caught
stealing second (catcher to second); Bench singled to center;
Bench stole second; Knight grounded out (third to first);
Geronimo was walked intentionally; Seaver flied out to right; 0
R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 2, Padres 0.

PADRES 4TH: Richards grounded out (second to first); Smith
grounded out (shortstop to first); Turner singled to center;
Seaver threw a wild pitch [Turner to second]; Winfield struck
out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 2, Padres 0.

REDS 5TH: Griffey flied out to left; Concepcion grounded out
(third to first); Morgan grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 2, Padres 0.

PADRES 5TH: Perkins grounded out (first unassisted); Tenace was
called out on strikes; Evans grounded out (shortstop to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 2, Padres 0.

REDS 6TH: Foster reached on an error by Smith; Driessen was
called out on strikes; Bench struck out; Knight grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 2, Padres 0.

PADRES 6TH: Gonzalez flied out to right; Perry grounded out
(third to first); Richards singled to left; Smith doubled to
right [Richards scored]; Turner walked; Winfield doubled to
center [Smith scored, Turner to third]; Perkins was walked
intentionally; Tenace lined to shortstop; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.
Reds 2, Padres 2.

REDS 7TH: Geronimo flied out to left; Seaver struck out; Griffey
grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 2,
Padres 2.

PADRES 7TH: Evans grounded out (third to first); Gonzalez struck
out; Perry grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Reds 2, Padres 2.

REDS 8TH: Concepcion flied to left in foul territory; Morgan
grounded out (catcher to first); Foster flied out to left; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 2, Padres 2.

PADRES 8TH: Richards singled to center; Smith grounded into a
double play (shortstop to first) [Richards out at second];
Turner singled to right; Winfield grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 2, Padres 2.

REDS 9TH: Driessen popped to catcher in foul territory; Bench
flied out to center; Knight grounded out (first unassisted); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 2, Padres 2.

PADRES 9TH: Perkins singled to left; ALMON RAN FOR PERKINS;
HARGROVE BATTED FOR TENACE; Hargrove walked [Almon to second];
BRIGGS RAN FOR HARGROVE; Evans forced Almon (pitcher to third)
[Briggs to second]; Gonzalez singled to right [Briggs scored,
Evans to second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 2, Padres 3.