Led by Bobby Bonds, who batted in three runs with a homer and single, the Giants defeated the Reds, 7-5. The Giants were losing, 3-2, going into the eighth inning when they erupted for four runs, two scoring on Bonds' single with the bases loaded. Johnny Bench belted two homers for the Reds. [The Sporting News]



San Francisco Giants 7, Cincinnati Reds 5
Game Played on Friday, April     30, 1971 (Night game) at Riverfront Stadium
Giants       0  0  0    0  1  1    0  4  1  -   7 12  1
Reds         0  2  0    0  1  0    0  2  0  -   5  9  1


Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Bonds rf              5   1   3   3     0   0   .363      Rose rf               3   0   1   0     2   0   .301
Speier ss             5   0   0   0     0   2   .319      Cline cf              4   0   0   0     0   2   .182
Mays cf               3   3   2   0     2   0   .361        Woodward ph         1   0   0   0     0   1   .315
McCovey 1b            4   0   2   0     0   0   .264      Perez 3b              5   0   2   0     0   1   .222
  Reberger pr         0   0   0   0     0   0   .400      Bench c               4   3   2   2     1   0   .312
  Gallagher 3b        1   0   0   0     0   0   .231      May 1b                4   2   1   0     1   3   .381
Dietz c               4   1   2   1     1   0   .333      Carbo lf              3   0   0   0     0   2   .170
Henderson lf          4   0   1   1     0   0   .279        McRae ph,lf         1   0   0   0     0   0   .250
Fuentes 2b            4   1   0   0     1   0   .257      Helms 2b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .258
Lanier 3b             3   0   1   0     0   0   .195        Duffy pr,ss         0   0   0   0     0   0   .214
  F. Johnson ph,1b    1   1   0   0     0   0   .100      Concepcion ss,2b      3   0   2   1     1   0   .226
Marichal p            2   0   0   0     0   0   .118      Merritt p             3   0   1   2     0   1   .333
  Foster ph           1   0   1   0     0   0   .321        Carroll p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  J. Johnson p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Plummer ph          1   0   0   0     0   1   .000
  Rosario ph          0   0   0   1     1   0   .200        Gibbon p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  McMahon p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Hamilton p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Robertson p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .143

Totals               37   7  12   6     5   2             Totals               36   5   9   5     5  11

Time of Game: 3:04   Attendance: 21,689
Left on Base: Giants 9, Reds 9
DP: Giants 1, Reds 2
Errors: Speier, Concepcion
Doubles: Bonds (7), Mays (6)
Triples: Henderson (2)
Home Runs: Bonds (7), Bench 2 (9)
Sacrifice Hits: Henderson (1)
GIDP: Fuentes (2), Dietz (3)


Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Marichal                6     5   3   3   5   6   1  27   1.96
J. Johnson W(2-0)       1     0   0   0   0   2   0   3   0.53
McMahon                 0     2   2   1   0   0   1   2   4.82
Hamilton                1.1   2   0   0   0   2   0   7   0.00
Robertson SV(1)         0.2   0   0   0   0   1   0   2   2.51
Totals                  9     9   5   4   5  11   2  41

Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Merritt L(0-2)          7     9   4   4   2   2   1  31   2.50
Carroll                 1     2   2   2   2   0   0   7   2.04
Gibbon                  1     1   1   1   1   0   0   5   5.40
Totals                  9    12   7   7   5   2   1  43

Wild Pitches: Merritt (2)
Balks: Marichal (1)

Umpires: HP - Nick Colosi, 1B - Ken Burkhart, 2B - Ed Sudol, 3B - Lee Weyer


GIANTS 1ST: Bonds doubled to left; Speier struck out; Mays flied
out to center [Bonds to third]; McCovey grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 0, Reds 0.

REDS 1ST: Rose singled to center; Cline lined into a double play
(first unassisted) [Rose out at first]; Perez grounded out
(pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 0, Reds 0.

GIANTS 2ND: Dietz walked; Henderson flied out to left; Fuentes
flied out to center; Lanier singled to left [Dietz to second];
Marichal flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 0,
Reds 0.

REDS 2ND: Bench walked; May walked [Bench to second]; Carbo
struck out; Helms flied out to right; Concepcion walked [Bench
to third, May to second]; Merritt singled to center [Concepcion
to second, May scored, Bench scored]; Rose walked [Concepcion to
third, Merritt to second]; Cline was called out on strikes; 2 R,
1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Giants 0, Reds 2.

GIANTS 3RD: Bonds flied out to right; Speier grounded out (third
to first); Mays doubled to center; McCovey flied out to center;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 0, Reds 2.

REDS 3RD: Perez singled to right; Bench flied out to left; May
struck out; Carbo struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 0,
Reds 2.

GIANTS 4TH: Dietz singled to left; Henderson flied out to left;
Fuentes grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to
first) [Dietz out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 0,
Reds 2.

REDS 4TH: Helms flied out to right; Concepcion singled to
center; Marichal balked [Concepcion to second]; Merritt struck
out; Rose walked; Cline grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 0, Reds 2.

GIANTS 5TH: Lanier grounded out (third to first); Marichal flied
out to left; Bonds homered; Speier was called out on strikes; 1
R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 1, Reds 2.

REDS 5TH: Perez flied out to center; Bench homered; May struck
out; Carbo grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Giants 1, Reds 3.

GIANTS 6TH: Mays singled; McCovey singled to right [Mays to
third]; Dietz grounded into a double play (third to second to
first) [Mays scored (no RBI), McCovey out at second]; Henderson
reached on an error by Concepcion; Fuentes flied out to left; 1
R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 2, Reds 3.

REDS 6TH: Helms made an out to second; Concepcion lined to
pitcher; Merritt grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Giants 2, Reds 3.

GIANTS 7TH: Lanier made an out to third; FOSTER BATTED FOR
MARICHAL; Foster singled to center; Merritt threw a wild pitch
[Foster to second]; Bonds grounded out (third to first); Speier
flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 2, Reds 3.

REDS 7TH: J. JOHNSON REPLACED FOSTER (PITCHING); Rose grounded
out (shortstop to first); Cline struck out; Perez struck out; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 2, Reds 3.

GIANTS 8TH: Mays walked; McCovey singled to right [Mays to
third]; REBERGER RAN FOR MCCOVEY; CARROLL REPLACED MERRITT
(PITCHING); Dietz singled to right [Reberger to second, Mays
scored]; Henderson out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second)
[Dietz to second, Reberger to third]; Fuentes was walked
intentionally; F. JOHNSON BATTED FOR LANIER; F. Johnson forced
Reberger (shortstop to catcher) [Fuentes to second, Dietz to
third]; ROSARIO BATTED FOR J. JOHNSON; Rosario walked [Dietz
scored, Fuentes to third, F. Johnson to second]; Bonds singled
[Rosario to third, F. Johnson scored, Fuentes scored]; Speier
grounded out (second to first); 4 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 6,
Reds 3.

REDS 8TH: GALLAGHER REPLACED REBERGER (PLAYING 3B); MCMAHON
REPLACED ROSARIO (PITCHING); F. JOHNSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING
1B); Bench homered; May singled to center; HAMILTON REPLACED
MCMAHON (PITCHING); MCRAE BATTED FOR CARBO; McRae made an out to
second; Helms reached on an error by Speier [May to second];
DUFFY RAN FOR HELMS; Concepcion singled to left [Duffy to
second, May scored (unearned)]; PLUMMER BATTED FOR CARROLL;
Plummer struck out; Rose forced Concepcion (shortstop to
second); 2 R (1 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 6, Reds 5.

GIANTS 9TH: MCRAE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); DUFFY STAYED IN
GAME (PLAYING SS); CONCEPCION CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 2B);
GIBBON REPLACED PLUMMER (PITCHING); Mays walked; Gallagher
popped to first in foul territory; Dietz flied out to center;
Henderson tripled to right [Mays scored]; Fuentes flied out to
center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 7, Reds 5.

REDS 9TH: WOODWARD BATTED FOR CLINE; Woodward was called out on
strikes; Perez singled to left; ROBERTSON REPLACED HAMILTON
(PITCHING); Bench made an out to second; May struck out; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 7, Reds 5.