A. L. castoff Al Downing continued his brilliant pitching for the Dodgers with his first N. L. shutout, beating the Reds, 2-0. A walk to Steve Garvey, single by Bill Buckner, sacrifice by Downing and infield hit by Maury Wills produced the Dodgers' first run in the second inning. Wes Parker homered in the eighth. [The Sporting News]



Los Angeles Dodgers 2, Cincinnati Reds 0
Game Played on Tuesday, May       4, 1971 (Night game) at Dodger Stadium
Reds         0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  3  0
Dodgers      0  1  0    0  0  0    0  1  x  -   2  7  0


Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Rose rf               3   0   0   0     1   0   .298      Wills ss              4   0   2   1     0   1   .275
Concepcion cf         4   0   1   0     0   0   .233      Grabarkewitz 2b       3   0   1   0     1   1   .174
Perez 3b              3   0   0   0     1   2   .194      Davis cf              4   0   0   0     0   0   .330
Bench c               3   0   0   0     1   1   .289      Allen lf              3   0   0   0     1   1   .221
May 1b                4   0   0   0     0   1   .290        Russell lf          0   0   0   0     0   0   .241
McRae lf              3   0   2   0     0   0   .258      Parker 1b             4   1   1   1     0   0   .255
Helms 2b              3   0   0   0     0   0   .269      Haller c              4   0   0   0     0   1   .280
Woodward ss           3   0   0   0     0   1   .322      Garvey 3b             3   1   0   0     1   1   .253
McGlothlin p          2   0   0   0     0   0   .222      Buckner rf            3   0   2   0     0   0   .263
  Duffy ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .200      Downing p             2   0   1   0     0   1   .250
  Carroll p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               29   0   3   0     3   5             Totals               30   2   7   2     3   6

Time of Game: 1:52   Attendance: 17,283
Left on Base: Reds 5, Dodgers 8
DP: Reds 0, Dodgers 1
Home Runs: Parker (2)
Stolen Bases: McRae (1), Rose (3)
Sacrifice Hits: Downing (3)
GIDP: Perez (2)


Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
McGlothlin L(1-2)       7     6   1   1   3   5   0  30   3.56
Carroll                 1     1   1   1   0   1   1   4   2.41
Totals                  8     7   2   2   3   6   1  34

Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Downing W(3-1)          9     3   0   0   3   5   0  32   1.15
Totals                  9     3   0   0   3   5   0  32

Umpires: HP - Satch Davidson, 1B - Paul Pryor, 2B - Shag Crawford, 3B - John Kibler


REDS 1ST: Rose flied out to right; Concepcion grounded out
(shortstop to first); Perez struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Reds 0, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 1ST: Wills made an out to shortstop; Grabarkewitz
walked; Davis lined to left; Allen walked [Grabarkewitz to
second]; Parker grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Reds 0, Dodgers 0.

REDS 2ND: Bench struck out; May flied to left in foul territory;
McRae singled to center; McRae stole second; Helms grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 0, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 2ND: Haller lined to right; Garvey walked; Buckner
singled to right [Garvey to second]; Downing out on a sacrifice
bunt (third to second) [Buckner to second, Garvey to third];
Wills singled to second [Buckner to third, Garvey scored];
Grabarkewitz was called out on strikes; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Reds 0, Dodgers 1.

REDS 3RD: Woodward grounded out (third to first); McGlothlin
grounded out (shortstop to first); Rose walked; Rose stole
second; Concepcion grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 0, Dodgers 1.

DODGERS 3RD: Davis flied out to center; Allen flied out to
center; Parker flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds
0, Dodgers 1.

REDS 4TH: Perez walked; Bench flied out to center; May popped to
first in foul territory; McRae singled to left [Perez to
second]; Helms forced Perez (third unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Reds 0, Dodgers 1.

DODGERS 4TH: Haller grounded out (first to pitcher); Garvey was
called out on strikes; Buckner singled to right; Downing was
called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 0, Dodgers 1.

REDS 5TH: Woodward was called out on strikes; McGlothlin lined
to shortstop; Rose grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0, Dodgers 1.

DODGERS 5TH: Wills was called out on strikes; Grabarkewitz
grounded out (third to first); Davis flied out to left; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0, Dodgers 1.

REDS 6TH: Concepcion grounded out (first unassisted); Perez
struck out; Bench made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Reds 0, Dodgers 1.

DODGERS 6TH: Allen was called out on strikes; Parker lined to
shortstop; Haller grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Reds 0, Dodgers 1.

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

DODGERS 7TH: Garvey grounded out (third to first); Buckner flied
out to center; Downing singled to right; Wills singled to
shortstop [Downing to second]; Grabarkewitz singled to left
[Wills to second, Downing to third]; Davis grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Reds 0, Dodgers 1.

REDS 8TH: Woodward grounded out (shortstop to first); DUFFY
BATTED FOR MCGLOTHLIN; Duffy flied out to left; Rose flied out
to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0, Dodgers 1.

DODGERS 8TH: CARROLL REPLACED DUFFY (PITCHING); Allen grounded
out (second to first); Parker homered; Haller struck out; Garvey
grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds
0, Dodgers 2.

REDS 9TH: RUSSELL REPLACED ALLEN (PLAYING LF); Concepcion
singled to left; Perez grounded into a double play (second to
first) [Concepcion out at second]; Bench walked; May was called
out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 0, Dodgers 2.