San Diego Padres vs Cincinnati Reds
May 21, 1978 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 21, 1978 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 7, Cincinnati Reds 2

San Diego Padres ab   r   h rbi
Richards cf,lf 4 1 2 0
Smith ss 5 0 0 2
Gamble lf 3 0 1 0
  Hendrick ph 1 0 1 2
  Baker pr,2b 2 1 0 0
Winfield rf 5 0 3 1
Tenace 1b 2 0 1 0
Thomas 2b,cf 5 1 1 0
Almon 3b 5 2 1 0
Sweet c 3 1 0 0
Shirley p 3 1 2 1
Totals 38 7 12 6
Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Rose 3b 5 0 1 0
Griffey rf 4 0 0 0
Morgan 2b 3 0 0 0
  Kennedy 2b 1 0 1 1
Foster lf 4 1 1 1
Bench 1b 4 0 0 0
Concepcion ss 4 0 2 0
Werner c 3 0 0 0
Collins cf 4 0 1 0
Sarmiento p 1 0 0 0
  Auerbach ph 0 0 0 0
  Tomlin p 0 0 0 0
  Knight ph 1 1 1 0
  Borbon p 0 0 0 0
  Henderson ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 35 2 7 2
San Diego 020 004 0017121
Cincinnati 000 001 100273
  San Diego Padres IP H R ER BB SO
Shirley  W (2-4) 9.0 7 2 2 3 4
Totals
9.0
7
2
2
3
4
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Sarmiento  L (3-2) 5.0 4 2 1 5 1
  Tomlin   2.0 5 4 0 1 0
  Borbon   2.0 3 1 1 0 0
Totals
9.0
12
7
2
6
1

  E–Almon (7), Rose (5), Bench (4), Concepcion (5).  DP–Cincinnati 1.  2B–San Diego Almon (9,off Sarmiento); Hendrick (3,off Tomlin); Richards (5,off Tomlin), Cincinnati Concepcion (9,off Shirley).  HR–Cincinnati Foster (7,6th inning off Shirley 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Shirley 2 (5,off Sarmiento 2); Smith (10,off Borbon).  HBP–Tenace (4,by Borbon).  IBB–Sweet (3,by Sarmiento); Richards 2 (4,by Sarmiento,by Tomlin).  SB–Tenace (3,2nd base off Sarmiento/Werner); Winfield (3,2nd base off Sarmiento/Werner).  HBP–Borbon (2,Tenace).  IBB–Sarmiento 2 (5,Sweet,Richards); Tomlin (1,Richards).  U-HP–Terry Tata, 1B–Paul Pryor, 2B–Ed Vargo, 3B–Charlie Williams.  T–2:40.
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