Two homers, one by Pete Rose in the first inning and the other by Johnny Bench with a man on base in the seventh, powered the Reds to a 3-2 victory over the Mets. Wayne Granger, who had lost three straight relief appearances, gained the decision with help from Clay Carroll, who snuffed out a Mets' threat with two men on base and none out in the ninth inning. [The Sporting News]
Cincinnati Reds 3, New York Mets 2

Game Played on Tuesday, April 20, 1971 (Night game) at Riverfront Stadium

Mets         0  0  0    0  0  0    2  0  0  -   2  8  1
Reds         1  0  0    0  0  0    0  2  x  -   3  7  2


Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Harrelson ss          3   0   1   0     1   0   .290      Rose rf               4   1   2   1     0   0   .333
Boswell 2b            4   0   1   0     0   0   .219      Concepcion cf,ss      3   1   0   0     1   1   .000
Agee cf               4   0   0   0     0   0   .231      Perez 1b              3   0   1   0     1   0   .239
Jones lf              4   0   0   0     0   4   .231      Bench c               4   1   1   2     0   0   .289
Marshall rf           4   1   3   0     0   0   .500      McRae lf              4   0   1   0     0   1   .275
Kranepool 1b          3   1   2   0     1   0   .444      Plummer 3b            3   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Hahn pr             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Cline cf            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Aspromonte 3b         3   0   0   0     0   1   .188      Helms 2b              3   0   1   0     0   0   .184
  Weis pr             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Woodward ss,3b        2   0   1   0     1   0   .364
Grote c               2   0   0   0     0   1   .280      Cloninger p           2   0   0   0     0   0   .400
  Shamsky ph          0   0   0   0     0   0   .071        Gullett p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Dyer ph,c           2   0   1   2     0   0   .200        Stewart ph          1   0   0   0     0   1   .333
Sadecki p             3   0   0   0     0   1   .000        Gibbon p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Frisella p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Granger p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Singleton ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .250        Carroll p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               33   2   8   2     2   7             Totals               29   3   7   3     3   3

Time of Game: 2:24   Attendance: 10,420
Left on Base: Mets 7, Reds 5
DP: Mets 2, Reds 1
Errors: Agee, McRae, Helms
Doubles: Marshall (1), Boswell (4), McRae (4), Woodward (2), Rose (3)
Home Runs: Rose (2), Bench (5)
Stolen Bases: Harrelson (4)
Caught Stealing: Kranepool (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Aspromonte (2)
GIDP: Bench (2)


Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Sadecki                 6.2   5   1   1   3   2   1  26   1.35
Frisella L(1-1)         1.1   2   2   2   0   1   1   6   5.40
Totals                  8     7   3   3   3   3   2  32

Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Cloninger               6.1   4   2   2   2   5   0  25   3.55
Gullett                 0.2   1   0   0   0   1   0   2   6.00
Gibbon                  0.1   1   0   0   0   0   0   2   4.50
Granger W(1-3)          0.2   2   0   0   0   1   0   4   2.45
Carroll SV(3)           1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   0.79
Totals                  9     8   2   2   2   7   0  36

Umpires: HP - Harry Wendelstedt, 1B - Bruce Froemming, 2B - Al Barlick, 3B - Ed Vargo


METS 1ST: Harrelson flied out to left; Boswell reached on an
error by Helms; Agee flied out to center; Jones struck out; 0 R,
0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0, Reds 0.

REDS 1ST: Rose homered; Concepcion grounded out (pitcher to
first); Perez grounded out (shortstop to first); Bench flied out
to left; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Reds 1.

METS 2ND: Marshall grounded out (first to pitcher); Kranepool
singled to right; Aspromonte struck out while Kranepool was
caught stealing second (catcher to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Mets 0, Reds 1.

REDS 2ND: McRae struck out; Plummer flied out to right; Helms
singled to left; Woodward walked [Helms to second]; Cloninger
flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 0, Reds 1.

METS 3RD: Grote grounded out (third to first); Sadecki grounded
out (pitcher to first); Harrelson walked; Boswell grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0, Reds 1.

REDS 3RD: Rose grounded out (third to first); Concepcion struck
out; Perez walked; Bench popped to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Mets 0, Reds 1.

METS 4TH: Agee flied out to center; Jones struck out; Marshall
singled to right; Kranepool flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Mets 0, Reds 1.

REDS 4TH: McRae doubled to left; Plummer grounded out (third to
first); Helms lined into a double play (shortstop to second)
[McRae out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Reds 1.

METS 5TH: Aspromonte grounded out (shortstop to first); Grote
was called out on strikes; Sadecki grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Reds 1.

REDS 5TH: Woodward flied out to center; Cloninger flied out to
center; Rose reached on an error by Agee [Rose out at second
(center to second)]; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Reds 1.

METS 6TH: Harrelson singled to left; Harrelson stole second;
Boswell lined to shortstop; Agee flied out to center; Jones
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0, Reds 1.

REDS 6TH: Concepcion walked; Perez singled to left [Concepcion
to second]; Bench grounded into a double play (third to second
to first) [Concepcion to third, Perez out at second]; McRae
popped to pitcher; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0, Reds 1.

METS 7TH: Marshall doubled to right; Kranepool walked;
Aspromonte out on a sacrifice bunt (third to second) [Kranepool
to second, Marshall to third]; SHAMSKY BATTED FOR GROTE; GULLETT
REPLACED CLONINGER (PITCHING); DYER BATTED FOR SHAMSKY; Dyer
singled to right [Marshall scored, Kranepool scored, Dyer out at
second (right to shortstop)]; Sadecki was called out on strikes;
2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 2, Reds 1.

REDS 7TH: DYER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); Plummer grounded out
(third to first); Helms grounded out (third to first); Woodward
doubled to left; STEWART BATTED FOR GULLETT; FRISELLA REPLACED
SADECKI (PITCHING); Stewart struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Mets 2, Reds 1.

METS 8TH: GIBBON REPLACED STEWART (PITCHING); Harrelson grounded
out (third to first); Boswell doubled to left [Boswell to third
(error by McRae)]; GRANGER REPLACED GIBBON (PITCHING); Agee
grounded out (second to first); Jones was called out on strikes;
0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 2, Reds 1.

REDS 8TH: Rose doubled to right; Concepcion reached on a
fielder's choice [Rose out at third (pitcher to third)]; Perez
grounded out (third to first) [Concepcion to second]; Bench
homered [Concepcion scored]; McRae popped to first; 2 R, 2 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Mets 2, Reds 3.

METS 9TH: CONCEPCION CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING SS); CLINE
REPLACED PLUMMER (PLAYING CF); WOODWARD CHANGED POSITIONS
(PLAYING 3B); Marshall singled to left; Kranepool singled to
center [Marshall to second]; HAHN RAN FOR KRANEPOOL; CARROLL
REPLACED GRANGER (PITCHING); Aspromonte forced Marshall (catcher
to third) [Hahn to second]; WEIS RAN FOR ASPROMONTE; Dyer flied
out to center; SINGLETON BATTED FOR FRISELLA; Singleton grounded
out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 2, Reds 3.
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