Cincinnati Reds vs San Diego Padres
April 16, 1973 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 16, 1973 at San Diego Stadium. The Cincinnati Reds defeated the San Diego Padres and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Cincinnati Reds 7, San Diego Padres 6

Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Rose lf 5 0 2 0
Morgan 2b 4 1 2 1
Tolan rf 5 0 1 0
Bench c 3 1 1 1
Perez 1b 5 1 2 2
Geronimo cf 3 1 0 0
Gagliano 3b 3 1 1 0
Concepcion ss 4 2 3 3
Billingham p 4 0 0 0
  Carroll p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 7 12 7
San Diego Padres ab   r   h rbi
Hernandez ss 3 1 0 1
  Roberts ph 1 0 0 0
Thomas 2b 4 1 2 0
Lee lf 5 2 1 1
Colbert 1b 4 1 3 3
Marshall rf 5 0 2 1
Grubb cf 3 0 0 0
Hilton 3b 4 1 0 0
Kendall c 4 0 1 0
Kirby p 0 0 0 0
  Romo p 0 0 0 0
  Miller p 1 0 0 0
  Murrell ph 1 0 0 0
  Troedson p 0 0 0 0
  Morales ph 1 0 0 0
  Ross p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 6 9 6
Cincinnati 014 100 1007122
San Diego 001 030 002691
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Billingham  W (2-0) 8.1 8 5 4 4 3
  Carroll  SV (3) 0.2 1 1 1 0 0
Totals
9.0
9
6
5
4
3
  San Diego Padres IP H R ER BB SO
Kirby  L (1-2) 2.2 8 5 5 2 1
  Romo   0.2 0 1 1 1 1
  Miller   2.2 1 0 0 1 2
  Troedson   2.0 2 1 1 1 0
  Ross   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
12
7
7
5
4

  E–Perez (6), Gagliano (1), Hernandez (5).  DP–Cincinnati 1, San Diego 1.  2B–San Diego Marshall 2 (3,off Billingham 2); Kendall (1,off Billingham).  HR–Cincinnati Perez (3,3rd inning off Kirby 0 on, 2 out); Concepcion (1,3rd inning off Kirby 2 on, 2 out); Bench (3,7th inning off Troedson 0 on, 0 out), San Diego Colbert (1,9th inning off Carroll 1 on, 2 out).  IBB–Bench (2,by Kirby).  SH–Romo (1,off Billingham).  CS–Morgan (1,2nd base by Kirby/Kendall); Tolan (2,2nd base by Ross/Kendall).  IBB–Kirby (1,Bench).  U-HP–Nick Colosi, 1B–John McSherry, 2B–Ed Sudol, 3B–Chris Pelekoudas.  T–2:41.  A–9,189.
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