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Saturday April 24, 1971
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Pete Mikkelsen, relieving to face Johnny Bench with two men on base and two out in the ninth inning, struck out the slugger to save the Dodgers' 5-4 victory over the Reds. Bench had previously smashed a homer and two singles. The Dodgers, who had a three-run homer by Tom Haller, broke a 4-4 tie in the ninth. Haller walked and gave way to pinch-runner Bobby Valentine, who stole second and scored on a single by Manny Mota. [The Sporting News]


Los Angeles Dodgers 5, Cincinnati Reds 4

Game Played on Saturday, April 24, 1971 (Day game) at Riverfront Stadium

Dodgers      0  0  0    1  0  3    0  0  1  -   5 10  0
Reds         1  0  0    0  1  1    0  1  0  -   4 10  1


Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Wills ss              5   0   2   0     0   0   .267      Rose rf               5   0   0   0     0   3   .311
Buckner rf            4   0   1   0     0   0   .200      Cline cf              2   1   1   0     2   1   .200
Davis cf              4   2   3   0     0   0   .394        Helms ph            0   0   0   0     1   0   .159
Allen lf              4   0   1   0     0   1   .250        Gullett pr          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Brewer p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Perez 3b,1b           4   0   0   0     1   2   .190
  Mikkelsen p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Bench c               5   2   3   2     0   1   .286
Parker 1b             3   1   1   1     0   1   .246      Carbo lf              4   0   1   0     0   2   .167
Haller c              3   1   1   3     1   1   .364        Duffy ss            0   0   0   0     0   0   .214
  Valentine pr        0   1   0   0     0   0   .000      Smith 1b              3   0   0   0     0   0   .273
  Sims c              0   0   0   0     0   0   .267        McRae ph,lf         1   0   1   1     0   0   .250
Garvey 3b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .241      Concepcion 2b         4   1   3   0     0   0   .273
Russell 2b            4   0   0   0     0   2   .271      Woodward ss,3b        4   0   1   1     0   1   .395
Sutton p              3   0   0   0     0   1   .167      Simpson p             1   0   0   0     0   1   .000
  Mota lf             1   0   1   1     0   0   .294        Granger p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Stewart ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .300
                                                            Carroll p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            May ph              1   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               35   5  10   5     1   6             Totals               35   4  10   4     4  11

Time of Game: 2:53   Attendance: 13,787
Left on Base: Dodgers 5, Reds 9
DP: Dodgers 0, Reds 2
Errors: Perez
Doubles: Cline (1), Woodward (3)
Triples: Concepcion (1)
Home Runs: Haller (1), Bench (6)
Stolen Bases: Davis (2), Valentine (1), Cline (1), Concepcion (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Simpson (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Parker (1)
GIDP: Buckner (1), Parker (1)


Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Sutton                  7.1   8   4   4   2   8   1  32   4.44
Brewer W(1-0)           1.1   2   0   0   2   2   0   7   1.93
Mikkelsen SV(1)         0.1   0   0   0   0   1   0   1   0.00
Totals                  9    10   4   4   4  11   1  40

Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Simpson                 5.1   8   4   4   0   4   1  24   5.40
Granger                 1.2   1   0   0   0   1   0   5   1.93
Carroll L(0-1)          2     1   1   1   1   1   0   8   1.26
Totals                  9    10   5   5   1   6   1  37

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


DODGERS 1ST: Wills grounded out (pitcher to first); Buckner
singled to left; Davis singled to right [Buckner to third];
Allen flied out to right; Parker struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Dodgers 0, Reds 0.

REDS 1ST: Rose lined to third; Cline doubled to left; Perez
grounded out (third to first); Bench singled to center [Cline
scored]; Carbo flied out to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers
0, Reds 1.

DODGERS 2ND: Haller flied out to center; Garvey flied out to
left; Russell flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Dodgers 0, Reds 1.

REDS 2ND: Smith flied out to left; Concepcion grounded out
(third to first); Woodward grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Reds 1.

DODGERS 3RD: Sutton struck out; Wills made an out to third;
Buckner popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Dodgers 0, Reds 1.

REDS 3RD: Simpson struck out; Rose struck out; Cline walked;
Cline stole second; Perez struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Dodgers 0, Reds 1.

DODGERS 4TH: Davis singled to first; Davis stole second; Allen
singled to left [Davis to third]; Parker hit a sacrifice fly to
left [Allen to second, Davis scored]; Haller struck out; Garvey
made an out to pitcher; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Reds 1.

REDS 4TH: Bench grounded out (third to first); Carbo struck out;
Smith grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Dodgers 1, Reds 1.

DODGERS 5TH: Russell grounded out (first unassisted); Sutton
flied out to center; Wills singled to center; Buckner popped to
second in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Reds
1.

REDS 5TH: Concepcion singled to catcher; Woodward doubled to
left [Concepcion scored]; Simpson out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to second) [Woodward to third]; Rose struck out; Cline
walked; Perez forced Cline (third to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Dodgers 1, Reds 2.

DODGERS 6TH: Davis singled to center; Allen struck out; Parker
singled to right [Davis to third]; Haller homered [Davis scored,
Parker scored]; GRANGER REPLACED SIMPSON (PITCHING); Garvey
lined to third; Russell struck out; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Dodgers 4, Reds 2.

REDS 6TH: Bench homered; Carbo was called out on strikes; Smith
flied out to center; Concepcion tripled to center; Woodward
flied out to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 4, Reds 3.

DODGERS 7TH: Sutton grounded out (pitcher to first); Wills
singled to right; Buckner grounded into a double play (first to
shortstop to first) [Wills out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Dodgers 4, Reds 3.

REDS 7TH: STEWART BATTED FOR GRANGER; Stewart popped to catcher
in foul territory; Rose grounded out (first to pitcher); Cline
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 4, Reds 3.

DODGERS 8TH: CARROLL REPLACED STEWART (PITCHING); Davis grounded
out (shortstop to first); Allen reached on an error by Perez;
Parker grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to
first) [Allen out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 4,
Reds 3.

REDS 8TH: Perez struck out; Bench singled to left; Carbo singled
to third [Bench to second]; BREWER REPLACED ALLEN (PITCHING);
MOTA REPLACED SUTTON (PLAYING LF); MCRAE BATTED FOR SMITH; McRae
singled to right [Bench scored, Carbo out at third (right to
second to catcher to third), McRae to second (on throw)];
Concepcion singled to shortstop [McRae to third]; Concepcion
stole second; Woodward struck out; 1 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Dodgers 4, Reds 4.

DODGERS 9TH: MCRAE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); DUFFY REPLACED
CARBO (PLAYING SS); WOODWARD CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B);
PEREZ CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); Haller walked; VALENTINE
RAN FOR HALLER; Valentine stole second; Garvey made an out to
pitcher; Russell was called out on strikes; Mota singled to
right [Valentine scored, Mota to second (on throw)]; Wills
grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Dodgers 5, Reds 4.

REDS 9TH: SIMS REPLACED VALENTINE (PLAYING C ); MAY BATTED FOR
CARROLL; May lined to left; Rose struck out; HELMS BATTED FOR
CLINE; Helms walked; GULLETT RAN FOR HELMS; Perez walked
[Gullett to second]; MIKKELSEN REPLACED BREWER (PITCHING); Bench
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 5, Reds 4.



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