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. Los Angeles Dodgers 4, Cincinnati Reds 2 (Game 1)Game Played on Sunday, April 25, 1971 (Day game) at Riverfront StadiumDodgers 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. |
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