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Cincinnati Reds @ San Diego Padres

1969-09-18 · Night game · Qualcomm Stadium · Att: 3129 · night · 2:43

San Diego Padres defeated Cincinnati Reds 7–1. San Diego Padres put up 6 in the 5th. Clay Kirby earned the win.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
CIN	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	9
SDN	0	0	0	1	6	0	0	0		7	12

W: Clay Kirby L: Jim Maloney SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Frank Dezelan · 1B: Shag Crawford · 2B: Chris Pelekoudas · 3B: Doug Harvey · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Cincinnati Reds — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Pete Rose	4	0	3	0	1	0
Bobby Tolan	5	0	0	0	0	2
Alex Johnson	5	0	0	0	0	2
Tony Perez	2	0	0	0	1	1
Johnny Bench	3	0	1	0	1	1
Lee May	4	1	1	0	0	1
Tommy Helms	4	0	1	0	0	0
Woody Woodward	3	0	1	0	0	0
Jim Maloney	2	0	1	1	0	0
Bernie Carbo	1	0	0	0	0	0
Jim Beauchamp	1	0	0	0	0	0
Jimmy Stewart	1	0	1	0	0	0

San Diego Padres — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Jose Arcia	5	2	4	1	0	1
Roberto Pena	4	1	1	2	0	0
Ollie Brown	4	1	3	1	0	0
Nate Colbert	3	1	1	1	1	0
Van Kelly	2	0	0	0	0	0
Jerry Morales	2	0	0	1	2	1
Cito Gaston	4	0	0	0	0	2
Chris Cannizzaro	4	1	2	0	0	0
Clay Kirby	3	1	0	0	1	2
Ed Spiezio	2	0	1	0	0	1
Tommy Dean	1	0	0	0	0	0

Cincinnati Reds — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Jim Maloney	4.2	7	2	4
Al Jackson	0.0	1	0	0
Dennis Ribant	0.1	0	1	1
George Culver	3.0	4	1	2

San Diego Padres — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Clay Kirby	9.0	9	3	7

Play-by-play

Top 1

Pete Rose: T8
Bobby Tolan: 5/FL
Alex Johnson: K
Tony Perez: HP
Johnny Bench: W.1-2
Lee May: K/C

Bot 1

Jose Arcia: K/C
Roberto Pena: 3/G
Ollie Brown: 53/G

Top 2

Tommy Helms: S7
Woody Woodward: 8/F
Jim Maloney: 3/G.1-2
Pete Rose: IW
Bobby Tolan: 63/G

Bot 2

Nate Colbert: 3/FL
Van Kelly: 9/F
Jerry Morales: K

Top 3

Alex Johnson: K
Tony Perez: 63/G
Johnny Bench: 63/G

Bot 3

Cito Gaston: 6/P
Chris Cannizzaro: 43/G
Clay Kirby: K/C

Top 4

Lee May: S7
Tommy Helms: 8/F
Woody Woodward: S7.1-2
Jim Maloney: S9.2-H;1-2
Pete Rose: S9.2-3;1-2
Bobby Tolan: K
Alex Johnson: 64(1)/FO/G

Bot 4

Jose Arcia: D7
Roberto Pena: 3/G.2-3
Ollie Brown: D7.3-H
Nate Colbert: 53/G
Van Kelly: WP.2-3
Van Kelly: 7/F

Top 5

Tony Perez: K
Johnny Bench: K
Lee May: 63/G

Bot 5

Jerry Morales: W
Cito Gaston: CS2(26)
Cito Gaston: K
Chris Cannizzaro: S9
Clay Kirby: W.1-2
Jose Arcia: D7.2-H;1-3
Roberto Pena: S8.3-H;2-H
Ollie Brown: S8.1-3
Nate Colbert: S7.3-H;1-2
Ed Spiezio: S6.2-3;1-2
Jerry Morales: W.3-H;2-3;1-2
Cito Gaston: PB.3-H(UR)
Cito Gaston: K/C

Top 6

Tommy Helms: 6/P
Woody Woodward: 53/G
Bernie Carbo: 43/G

Bot 6

Chris Cannizzaro: 53/G
Clay Kirby: 8/F
Jose Arcia: D9
Roberto Pena: 43/G

Top 7

Pete Rose: 43/G
Bobby Tolan: 9/F
Alex Johnson: 43/G

Bot 7

Ollie Brown: S6
Nate Colbert: W.1-2
Ed Spiezio: CS3(265)
Ed Spiezio: K
Jerry Morales: 63/G

Top 8

Tony Perez: W
Johnny Bench: S7.1-2
Lee May: 8/F.2-3
Tommy Helms: 54(1)3/GDP/G

Bot 8

Cito Gaston: 31/G
Chris Cannizzaro: S8
Clay Kirby: K
Jose Arcia: S6.1-2
Tommy Dean: 3/FL

Top 9

Jim Beauchamp: 63/G
Jimmy Stewart: S7
Pete Rose: S9.1-2
Bobby Tolan: K
Alex Johnson: 31/G