Don Gullett pitched his first major league shutout and beat the Dodgers, 2-0, to give the Reds a split of a doubleheader. The Dodgers, who bunched four of their seven hits for all their runs in the fourth inning, won the opening game, 4-2, behind the five-hit hurling of Bill Singer.

In the nightcap, Tommy Helms singled with the bases loaded in the second inning for the Reds' first run and Tony Perez added other tally with a homer in the sixth. The Reds ended a four-game losing streak while the Dodgers were stopped on their string of six victories. [The Sporting News]



Los Angeles Dodgers 4, Cincinnati Reds 2 (Game 1)
Game Played on Sunday, April     25, 1971 (Day game) at Riverfront Stadium
Dodgers      0  0  0    4  0  0    0  0  0  -   4  7  1
Reds         0  1  0    0  0  1    0  0  0  -   2  5  0


Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Russell 2b            4   0   0   0     0   1   .254      Rose rf               4   0   0   0     0   0   .292
Buckner rf            3   0   1   0     0   0   .212      Cline cf              2   0   0   0     2   0   .143
  Mota rf             0   0   0   0     0   0   .294        Gibbon p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Davis cf              4   1   1   0     0   0   .387      Perez 3b              4   0   0   0     0   1   .177
Parker 1b             4   1   2   1     0   0   .260      Bench c               3   2   1   0     1   0   .288
Haller c              2   1   0   0     2   0   .308      Carbo lf              3   0   1   0     1   0   .178
Garvey 3b             4   1   1   1     0   0   .241      Smith 1b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .243
Crawford lf           2   0   1   1     1   0   .300      Helms 2b              4   0   2   1     0   0   .188
Valentine ss          3   0   1   1     0   1   .091      Concepcion ss         4   0   1   1     0   0   .267
  Wills ss            1   0   0   0     0   1   .263      Wilcox p              1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Singer p              3   0   0   0     0   2   .000        Granger p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            McRae ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .245
                                                            Cloninger p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .400
                                                            Stewart ph,cf       1   0   0   0     0   0   .273

Totals               30   4   7   4     3   5             Totals               31   2   5   2     4   1

Time of Game: 2:06
Left on Base: Dodgers 5, Reds 6
DP: Dodgers 2, Reds 1
Errors: Valentine
Doubles: Garvey (5)
Triples: Davis (3)
Stolen Bases: Parker (1), Cline (2)
Caught Stealing: Crawford (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Singer (2)
Sacrifice Flies: Crawford (1)
GIDP: Davis (2), Smith (3)
Hit by Pitch: Buckner (1,by Cloninger)


Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Singer W(2-4)           9     5   2   2   4   1   0  35   3.92
Totals                  9     5   2   2   4   1   0  35

Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Wilcox L(0-1)           3.1   6   4   4   2   1   0  17   7.50
Granger                 0.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   2   1.80
Cloninger               3     0   0   0   1   2   0  11   2.87
Gibbon                  2     1   0   0   0   2   0   6   5.06
Totals                  9     7   4   4   3   5   0  36

Hit by Pitch: Cloninger (1)
Balks: Wilcox (1)

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


DODGERS 1ST: Russell struck out; Buckner singled to left; Davis
grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first)
[Buckner out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Reds
0.

REDS 1ST: Rose grounded out (second to first); Cline flied out
to center; Perez made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Dodgers 0, Reds 0.

DODGERS 2ND: Parker singled to left; Parker stole second; Haller
grounded out (third to first); Garvey made an out to second;
Crawford was walked intentionally; Valentine forced Crawford
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Reds 0.

REDS 2ND: Bench singled to left; Carbo singled to center [Bench
to second]; Smith flied out to right; Helms flied out to left;
Concepcion singled to center [Carbo to second, Bench scored];
Wilcox grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Dodgers 0, Reds 1.

DODGERS 3RD: Singer grounded out (pitcher to first); Russell
made an out to third; Buckner grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Reds 1.

REDS 3RD: Rose flied out to left; Cline walked; Cline stole
second; Perez struck out; Bench grounded out (first to pitcher);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Reds 1.

DODGERS 4TH: Davis tripled to left; Parker singled to center
[Davis scored]; Wilcox balked [Parker to second]; Haller walked;
Garvey doubled to left [Haller to third, Parker scored];
Crawford hit a sacrifice fly to left [Garvey to third, Haller
scored]; Valentine singled to center [Garvey scored]; GRANGER
REPLACED WILCOX (PITCHING); Singer out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to second) [Valentine to second]; Russell grounded out
(first unassisted); 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 4, Reds 1.

REDS 4TH: Carbo grounded out (first to pitcher); Smith grounded
out (shortstop to first); Helms singled to center; Concepcion
reached on an error by Valentine [Helms to second]; MCRAE BATTED
FOR GRANGER; McRae forced Concepcion (shortstop to second); 0 R,
1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 4, Reds 1.

DODGERS 5TH: CLONINGER REPLACED MCRAE (PITCHING); Buckner popped
to catcher in foul territory; Davis grounded out (second to
first); Parker grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Dodgers 4, Reds 1.

REDS 5TH: Rose grounded out (third to first); Cline walked;
Perez lined into a double play (first unassisted) [Cline out at
first]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 4, Reds 1.

DODGERS 6TH: Haller walked; Garvey flied out to right; Crawford
lined to right; Valentine struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Dodgers 4, Reds 1.

REDS 6TH: Bench walked; Carbo walked [Bench to second]; Smith
grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first)
[Bench to third, Carbo out at second]; Helms singled to center
[Bench scored]; Concepcion flied out to right; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Dodgers 4, Reds 2.

DODGERS 7TH: Singer struck out; Russell grounded out (first
unassisted); Buckner was hit by a pitch; Davis grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 4, Reds 2.

REDS 7TH: MOTA REPLACED BUCKNER (PLAYING RF); STEWART BATTED FOR
CLONINGER; Stewart flied out to center; Rose grounded out
(second to first); Cline grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 4, Reds 2.

DODGERS 8TH: STEWART STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); GIBBON
REPLACED CLINE (PITCHING); Parker lined to right; Haller flied
out to right; Garvey grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 4, Reds 2.

REDS 8TH: WILLS REPLACED VALENTINE (PLAYING SS); Perez flied out
to left; Bench made an out to shortstop; Carbo grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 4, Reds 2.

DODGERS 9TH: Crawford singled to right; Crawford was caught
stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Wills was called out on
strikes; Singer struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 4,
Reds 2.

REDS 9TH: Smith lined to right; Helms grounded out (shortstop to
first); Concepcion grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 4, Reds 2.