San Diego Padres vs Cincinnati Reds
May 20, 1973 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 20, 1973 at Riverfront Stadium. The San Diego Padres defeated the Cincinnati Reds and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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San Diego Padres 2, Cincinnati Reds 1

San Diego Padres ab   r   h rbi
Hernandez ss 5 0 2 0
Murrell rf 4 0 1 0
Lee lf 4 0 2 1
Colbert 1b 4 0 0 0
Kendall c 4 0 2 0
Morales cf 4 0 3 0
Thomas 2b 4 0 1 0
Hilton 3b 4 1 1 0
Norman p 3 1 0 0
Totals 36 2 12 1
Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Rose lf 4 0 1 0
Morgan 2b 4 0 1 0
Tolan cf 4 1 1 0
Bench c 4 0 1 1
Perez 1b 3 0 0 0
Scheinblum rf 3 0 1 0
  Geronimo rf 0 0 0 0
  Gagliano ph 1 0 0 0
Concepcion ss 4 0 1 0
Menke 3b 2 0 0 0
Grimsley p 2 0 0 0
  Locklear ph 1 0 0 0
  Borbon p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 1 6 1
San Diego 000 000 2002120
Cincinnati 100 000 000161
  San Diego Padres IP H R ER BB SO
Norman  W (1-5) 9.0 6 1 1 2 4
Totals
9.0
6
1
1
2
4
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Grimsley  L (4-3) 7.0 11 2 0 0 4
  Borbon   2.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
12
2
0
0
5

  E–Bench (2).  DP–San Diego 1, Cincinnati 2.  2B–San Diego Thomas (4,off Grimsley); Murrell (1,off Grimsley), Cincinnati Rose (9,off Norman).  3B–San Diego J Morales (1,off Grimsley), Cincinnati Bench (1,off Norman).  SH–Norman (1,off Grimsley).  CS–Hernandez (1,2nd base by Grimsley/Bench).  SB–Morgan (17,2nd base off Norman/Kendall).  U-HP–Paul Pryor, 1B–Bruce Froemming, 2B–Terry Tata, 3B–Ed Vargo.  T–2:08.
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