With Claude Osteen pitching a five-hitter, the Dodgers defeated the Reds, 3-0. Singles by Manny Mota, Willie Davis and Dick Allen produced the initial run in the fifth inning. Two walks and a double by Steve Garvey added the other tallies in the ninth. [The Sporting News]



Los Angeles Dodgers 3, Cincinnati Reds 0
Game Played on Friday, April     23, 1971 (Night game) at Riverfront Stadium
Dodgers      0  0  0    0  1  0    0  0  2  -   3  7  0
Reds         0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  5  2


Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Wills ss              5   0   0   0     0   0   .257      Rose rf               4   0   2   0     0   0   .339
Mota rf,lf            4   1   2   0     1   0   .273      Concepcion cf,2b      4   0   0   0     0   1   .000
Davis cf              5   1   1   0     0   0   .373      Perez 1b              4   0   0   0     0   2   .204
Allen lf              3   1   1   1     2   1   .250      Bench c               4   0   0   0     0   2   .255
  Crawford rf         0   0   0   0     0   0   .250      McRae lf              3   0   0   0     0   0   .234
Parker 1b             4   0   0   0     1   1   .242      Helms 2b              3   0   0   0     0   0   .159
Garvey 3b             4   0   2   2     1   0   .260        Gibbon p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Sims c                5   0   0   0     0   0   .267      Woodward 3b           3   0   1   0     0   0   .410
Russell 2b            2   0   0   0     2   0   .291      Duffy ss              3   0   1   0     0   0   .214
Osteen p              4   0   1   0     0   1   .091      Merritt p             2   0   1   0     0   1   .333
                                                            Stewart cf          0   0   0   0     0   0   .333
                                                            May ph              1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Cline cf            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               36   3   7   3     7   3             Totals               31   0   5   0     0   6

Time of Game: 2:24   Attendance: 31,589
Left on Base: Dodgers 13, Reds 4
DP: Dodgers 1, Reds 1
Errors: Perez, Duffy
Doubles: Garvey 2 (4), Merritt (1), Rose (4)
GIDP: Allen (5), May (1)


Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Osteen W(3-2)           9     5   0   0   0   6   0  31   2.35
Totals                  9     5   0   0   0   6   0  31

Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Merritt L(0-1)          7     6   1   1   5   1   0  33   0.82
Gibbon                  2     1   2   2   2   2   0  10   6.23
Totals                  9     7   3   3   7   3   0  43

Wild Pitches: Merritt (1), Gibbon (1)

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


DODGERS 1ST: Wills grounded out (shortstop to first); Mota
grounded out (second to first); Davis reached on an error by
Perez; Merritt threw a wild pitch [Davis to second]; Allen was
walked intentionally; Parker grounded out (third to first); 0 R,
0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Reds 0.

REDS 1ST: Rose singled to center; Concepcion struck out; Perez
struck out; Bench flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Dodgers 0, Reds 0.

DODGERS 2ND: Garvey walked; Sims grounded out (second to first)
[Garvey to second]; Russell walked; Osteen flied out to center;
Wills grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Dodgers 0, Reds 0.

REDS 2ND: McRae grounded out (third to first); Helms grounded
out (third to first); Woodward flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Reds 0.

DODGERS 3RD: Mota reached on an error by Duffy; Davis forced
Mota (second to shortstop); Allen grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Davis out at second]; 0 R, 0 H,
1 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Reds 0.

REDS 3RD: Duffy grounded out (pitcher to first); Merritt doubled
to left; Rose grounded out (third to first); Concepcion grounded
out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Reds 0.

DODGERS 4TH: Parker grounded out (shortstop to first); Garvey
doubled to center; Sims flied out to right [Garvey to third];
Russell was walked intentionally; Osteen forced Russell
(shortstop unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Reds 0.

REDS 4TH: Perez struck out; Bench struck out; McRae grounded out
(third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Reds 0.

DODGERS 5TH: Wills flied out to left; Mota singled to right;
Davis singled to right [Mota to second]; Allen singled to center
[Davis to second, Mota scored]; Parker flied out to right;
Garvey lined to third; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Reds 0.

REDS 5TH: Helms popped to first in foul territory; Woodward
singled to right; Duffy flied out to left; Merritt struck out; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Reds 0.

DODGERS 6TH: Sims flied out to left; Russell flied out to
center; Osteen singled to center; Wills forced Osteen (third to
second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Reds 0.

REDS 6TH: Rose grounded out (pitcher to first); On a bunt
Concepcion grounded out (catcher to first); Perez grounded out
(third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Reds 0.

DODGERS 7TH: Mota singled to center; Davis grounded out (second
to first) [Mota to second]; Allen struck out; Parker walked;
Garvey lined to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 1,
Reds 0.

REDS 7TH: Bench flied out to center; McRae grounded out
(shortstop to first); Helms flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Dodgers 1, Reds 0.

DODGERS 8TH: GIBBON REPLACED HELMS (PITCHING); STEWART REPLACED
MERRITT (PLAYING CF); CONCEPCION CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 2B);
Sims made an out to first; Russell grounded out (second to
first); Osteen struck out but advanced to first on a wild pitch;
Wills flied to right in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Dodgers 1, Reds 0.

REDS 8TH: Woodward grounded out (shortstop to first); Duffy
singled to pitcher; MAY BATTED FOR STEWART; May grounded into a
double play (third to second to first) [Duffy out at second]; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Reds 0.

DODGERS 9TH: CLINE REPLACED MAY (PLAYING CF); Mota walked; Davis
forced Mota (first to shortstop); Allen walked [Davis to
second]; Parker struck out; Garvey doubled to left [Allen
scored, Davis scored]; Sims made an out to first; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Dodgers 3, Reds 0.

REDS 9TH: CRAWFORD REPLACED ALLEN (PLAYING RF); MOTA CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); Rose doubled to right; Concepcion popped
to first in foul territory; Perez flied out to right; Bench
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 3, Reds 0.