San Diego Padres vs Cincinnati Reds
July 28, 1974 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 28, 1974 at Riverfront 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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San Diego Padres 1, Cincinnati Reds 14

San Diego Padres ab   r   h rbi
Hernandez ss 4 0 1 0
Hilton 3b 4 1 2 0
Grubb cf 4 0 0 0
McCovey 1b 2 0 1 0
  Johnson p 0 0 0 0
  Clarke ph 1 0 0 0
Gaston rf 4 0 1 1
Colbert lf,1b 3 0 0 0
Kendall c 2 0 0 0
  Barton c 0 0 0 0
Morales 2b 3 0 0 0
Spillner p 2 0 0 0
  Laxton p 0 0 0 0
  Hardy p 0 0 0 0
  Palmer p 0 0 0 0
  Roberts lf 1 0 0 0
Totals 30 1 5 1
Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Geronimo cf 5 0 2 2
  Hall p 0 0 0 0
Rose lf 3 1 0 1
  Baney p 0 0 0 0
  Rettenmund ph,cf 1 0 0 0
Morgan 2b 3 2 1 1
  Plummer ph,c 2 0 0 0
Bench c,3b 5 2 4 2
Perez 1b 3 2 2 1
  Foster lf 2 0 0 0
Driessen 3b 1 0 0 0
  Kosco ph 0 0 0 1
  Chaney pr,3b,ss 1 2 1 1
Concepcion ss 3 0 0 0
  Gagliano 2b 1 0 0 0
Griffey rf 4 4 2 0
Billingham p 3 0 0 0
  Crowley ph,1b 2 1 1 1
Totals 39 14 13 10
San Diego 000 100 000154
Cincinnati 101 154 02x14130
  San Diego Padres IP H R ER BB SO
Spillner  L (5-6) 4.1 5 6 3 6 1
  Laxton   0.0 0 1 0 1 0
  Hardy   0.2 1 1 0 0 2
  Palmer   1.0 4 4 4 1 0
  Johnson   2.0 3 2 2 2 2
Totals
8.0
13
14
9
10
5
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Billingham  W (12-7) 6.0 5 1 1 2 3
  Baney   2.0 0 0 0 0 1
  Hall   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
5
1
1
2
5

  E–Hernandez (19), Colbert 2 (5), Morales (6).  DP–San Diego 1, Cincinnati 1.  2B–Cincinnati Perez (17,off Spillner); Chaney (4,off Palmer).  HR–Cincinnati Morgan (14,3rd inning off Spillner 0 on, 0 out).  SF–Rose (4,off Palmer).  IBB–Driessen (5,by Spillner); Griffey (2,by Palmer).  CS–Hernandez (4,2nd base by Billingham/Bench); Geronimo (3,2nd base by Spillner/Kendall).  SB–Morgan (41,2nd base off Spillner/Kendall).  WP–Hardy (2), Palmer (6).  IBB–Spillner (2,Driessen); Palmer (3,Griffey).  U-HP–Ed Vargo, 1B–Andy Olsen, 2B–Bruce Froemming, 3B–Paul Runge.  T–2:35.  A–30,975.
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