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Padres
@ Reds
Riverfront Stadium
September 8, 1978
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Cincinnati Reds and the San Diego Padres, played on September 8, 1978 at Riverfront Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | September 8, 1978 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
San Diego Padres
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| Home Team |
Cincinnati Reds
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 8, 1978 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | San Diego Padres |
| Home Team | Cincinnati Reds |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Gaylord Perry |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Mike LaCoss |
| Ballpark | Riverfront Stadium |
| City | Cincinnati |
| State | OH |
| Attendance | 27,205 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 37 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Satch Davidson 1B: Ed Vargo 2B: Paul Pryor 3B: Terry Tata |
San Diego Padres Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Ozzie Smith | Shortstop |
| Derrel Thomas | Center Fielder |
| Barry Evans | Third Baseman |
| Dave Winfield | Right Fielder |
| Jerry Turner | Left Fielder |
| Broderick Perkins | First Baseman |
| Gene Tenace | Catcher |
| Mike Champion | Second Baseman |
| Gaylord Perry | Pitcher |
| Roger Craig | Manager |
Cincinnati Reds Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Pete Rose | Third Baseman |
| Joe Morgan | Second Baseman |
| Dan Driessen | First Baseman |
| George Foster | Left Fielder |
| Johnny Bench | Catcher |
| Champ Summers | Right Fielder |
| Dave Concepcion | Shortstop |
| Cesar Geronimo | Center Fielder |
| Mike LaCoss | Pitcher |
| Sparky Anderson | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Padres
@ Reds
Riverfront Stadium
September 8, 1978
Top 1
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Padres, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. LaCoss
Smith hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thomas vs. LaCoss
Thomas hits a line drive into left field. Foster settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Evans vs. LaCoss
Evans takes first base on ball four. Smith moves to second. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Winfield vs. LaCoss
Winfield hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. LaCoss fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Smith moves to third. Evans moves to second. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Turner vs. LaCoss
Turner hits a fly ball into center field. Geronimo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Smith tags and scores. Evans tags and moves to third. Winfield tags and moves to second. View Play -
Padres, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Perkins vs. LaCoss
Perkins hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Padres, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rose vs. Perry
Rose hits a fly ball into center field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Padres, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morgan vs. Perry
Morgan hits a fly ball into center field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Padres, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Driessen vs. Perry
Driessen strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Padres, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tenace vs. LaCoss
Tenace hits a line drive towards short. Concepcion reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Padres, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Champion vs. LaCoss
Champion hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off LaCoss, and towards Concepcion, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Padres, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perry vs. LaCoss
Perry strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Padres, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foster vs. Perry
Foster strikes out. View Play -
Padres, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bench vs. Perry
Bench takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Padres, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Summers vs. Perry
Summers hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Bench moves to third. View Play -
Padres, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Concepcion vs. Perry
Concepcion hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Champion fields it and throws to second for the out. Bench scores. View Play -
Padres, 1 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Geronimo vs. Perry
Geronimo hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Concepcion moves to third. View Play -
Padres, 1 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
LaCoss vs. Perry
There goes Geronimo. The throw from Tenace and he is safe. Geronimo steals second. View Play -
Padres, 1 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
LaCoss vs. Perry
LaCoss strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Padres, 1 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. LaCoss
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Padres, 1 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. LaCoss
Thomas hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Summers. Thomas reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Padres, 1 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Evans vs. LaCoss
Evans hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Thomas moves to third. View Play -
Padres, 1 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Winfield vs. LaCoss
Winfield hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 3
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Padres, 1 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rose vs. Perry
Rose hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smith scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Padres, 1 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morgan vs. Perry
Morgan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Champion scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Padres, 1 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Driessen vs. Perry
Driessen hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Tenace settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Padres, 1 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Turner vs. LaCoss
Turner hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Padres, 2 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perkins vs. LaCoss
Perkins hits a fly ball into left field. Foster settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Padres, 2 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tenace vs. LaCoss
Tenace hits a fly ball into left field. Foster settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Padres, 2 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Champion vs. LaCoss
Champion strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Padres, 2 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foster vs. Perry
Foster hits a popup towards short. Smith settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Padres, 2 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bench vs. Perry
Bench hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Padres, 2 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Summers vs. Perry
Summers hits a ball on the ground towards first. Perkins fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first, with Perry covering. It's a double play. View Play
Top 5
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Padres, 2 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perry vs. LaCoss
Perry hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. LaCoss fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Padres, 2 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. LaCoss
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Padres, 2 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. LaCoss
Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards first. Driessen scoops it up and throws to first, with LaCoss covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Padres, 2 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Concepcion vs. Perry
Concepcion strikes out. View Play -
Padres, 2 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Geronimo vs. Perry
Geronimo hits a line drive into left field. Turner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Padres, 2 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
LaCoss vs. Perry
LaCoss strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Padres, 2 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. LaCoss
Evans hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Padres, 2 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Winfield vs. LaCoss
Winfield strikes out. View Play -
Padres, 2 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Turner vs. LaCoss
Turner hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Padres, 2 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Perkins vs. LaCoss
Perkins hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morgan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Padres, 2 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rose vs. Perry
Rose hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Padres, 2 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Morgan vs. Perry
Morgan hits a ball on the ground towards first. Perkins fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Padres, 2 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Driessen vs. Perry
There goes Morgan. The throw from Tenace and he is safe. Morgan steals second. View Play -
Padres, 2 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Driessen vs. Perry
Driessen hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Morgan scores. View Play -
Padres, 2 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Foster vs. Perry
There goes Driessen. The throw from Tenace and he is out, Champion applying the tag. View Play -
Padres, 2 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foster vs. Perry
Foster strikes out. View Play -
Padres, 2 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bench vs. Perry
Bench hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Foster moves to second. View Play -
Padres, 2 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Summers vs. Perry
Summers hits a fly ball into left field. Turner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Padres, 2 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tenace vs. LaCoss
Tenace takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Padres, 2 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Champion vs. LaCoss
Champion hits a ball on the ground towards first. Driessen fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Driessen. Tenace moves to second. View Play -
Padres, 2 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Richards vs. LaCoss
Gene Richards pinch hits for Gaylord Perry.
Richards hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rose fields it and throws to second for the out. Tenace moves to third. View Play -
Padres, 2 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Smith vs. LaCoss
Smith hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Tenace scores. Richards moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Padres, 3 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Thomas vs. Hume
Tom Hume now pitching.
Thomas hits a fly ball into right field. Summers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Padres, 3 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Evans vs. Hume
Evans hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morgan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Padres, 3 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Concepcion vs. Shirley
Bob Shirley now pitching.
Concepcion hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Padres, 3 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Geronimo vs. Shirley
Geronimo bunts towards the mound. Shirley fields it and throws to first for the out. Concepcion moves to second. View Play -
Padres, 3 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
DeFreites vs. Shirley
Arturo DeFreites pinch hits for Tom Hume.
DeFreites strikes out. View Play -
Padres, 3 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rose vs. Shirley
Rose hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Champion scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Padres, 3 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Winfield vs. Bair
Doug Bair now pitching.
Winfield strikes out. View Play -
Padres, 3 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Turner vs. Bair
Turner hits a fly ball into center field. Geronimo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Padres, 3 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perkins vs. Bair
Perkins hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Padres, 3 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morgan vs. Shirley
Morgan hits a popup, foul, towards first. Perkins settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Padres, 3 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Driessen vs. Shirley
Driessen strikes out. View Play -
Padres, 3 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foster vs. Fingers
Rollie Fingers now pitching.
Foster strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Padres, 3 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tenace vs. Bair
Tenace hits a line drive towards third. Rose reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Padres, 3 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Champion vs. Bair
Champion hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Padres, 3 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fingers vs. Bair
Bill Almon pinch runs for Mike Champion.
Fingers hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morgan fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Morgan. Almon moves to second. View Play -
Padres, 3 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Smith vs. Bair
Smith hits a popup towards short. Concepcion settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Padres, 3 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Thomas vs. Bair
Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Concepcion fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Padres, 3 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bench vs. Fingers
Fernando Gonzalez now playing second base.
Bench hits a fly ball into right field. Winfield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Padres, 3 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Summers vs. Fingers
Summers hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Padres, 3 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Concepcion vs. Fingers
Dave Collins pinch runs for Champ Summers.
Concepcion hits a fly ball into center field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Padres, 3 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Griffey vs. Fingers
Ken Griffey pinch hits for Cesar Geronimo.
Griffey hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Winfield. Griffey reaches second base with a double. Collins moves to third. View Play -
Padres, 3 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Lum vs. Fingers
Mike Lum pinch hits for Doug Bair.
Lum hits a fly ball into right field. Winfield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/8/1978 -- San Diego at Cincinnati (N)
San Diego AB R H RBI Cincinnati AB R H RBI
Smith O, ss 5 1 2 1 Rose P, 3b 4 0 1 0
Thomas D, cf 5 0 1 0 Morgan J, 2b 4 1 0 0
Evans B, 3b 3 0 1 0 Driessen D, 1b 4 0 1 1
Winfield D, rf 4 0 1 0 Foster G, lf 4 0 0 0
Turner J, lf 3 1 2 2 Bench J, c 3 1 2 0
Perkins B, 1b 4 0 0 0 Summers C, rf 4 0 2 0
Tenace G, c 3 1 0 0 Collins D, pr 0 0 0 0
Champion M, 2b 4 0 1 0 Concepcion D, ss 4 0 1 1
Almon B, pr 0 0 0 0 Geronimo C, cf 2 0 1 0
Gonzalez F, 2b 0 0 0 0 Griffey K, ph 1 0 1 0
Perry G, p 2 0 0 0 LaCoss M, p 2 0 0 0
Richards G, ph 1 0 0 0 Hume T, p 0 0 0 0
Shirley B, p 0 0 0 0 DeFreites A, ph 1 0 0 0
Fingers R, p 1 0 0 0 Bair D, p 0 0 0 0
Lum M, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
35 3 8 3 34 2 9 2
San Diego 100 100 100 -- 3
Cincinnati 010 001 000 -- 2
San Diego IP H R ER BB SO
Perry G (W) 6.0 6 2 2 1 6
Shirley B 1.2 1 0 0 0 2
Fingers R (S) 1.1 2 0 0 0 1
Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO
LaCoss M (L) 6.1 7 3 2 2 3
Hume T 0.2 0 0 0 0 0
Bair D 2.0 1 0 0 0 1
E -- Driessen D, Morgan J
DP -- San Diego 1, Cincinnati 1
LOB -- San Diego 8, Cincinnati 7
2B -- Thomas D, Griffey K
HR -- Turner J
SB -- Geronimo C, Morgan J
CS -- Driessen D
SH -- Geronimo C
SF -- Turner J
PB -- Tenace G
T -- 2:37
A -- 27205
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