Successive homers by Tony Perez and Lee May in the seventh inning powered the Reds to an 8-4 victory over the Dodgers. With the score tied, 3-3, Jimmy Stewart doubled and Ty Cline walked ahead of the poke by Perez. May's homer then kayoed Bill Singer.

Two of the Dodgers' runs came off Wayne Simpson, who did not allow a hit but walked seven and uncorked three wild pitches before being lifted in the third inning. [The Sporting News]
Cincinnati Reds 8, Los Angeles Dodgers 4

Game Played on Wednesday, May 5, 1971 (Night game) at Dodger Stadium

Reds         0  0  3    0  0  0    4  0  1  -   8 11  0
Dodgers      0  2  0    1  0  0    0  0  1  -   4  9  1


Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Rose rf               4   1   0   0     1   1   .286      Wills ss              2   0   1   0     2   0   .279
Cline cf              2   3   1   0     3   0   .226      Grabarkewitz 2b       3   1   1   2     2   0   .192
Bench c               5   1   2   1     0   2   .295      Davis cf              5   0   3   0     0   0   .343
Perez 3b,1b           5   1   2   4     0   0   .204      Allen lf              4   0   0   0     1   2   .210
May 1b                4   1   2   2     0   1   .314      Parker 1b             3   1   2   1     1   0   .266
  Gibbon p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Sims c                3   0   0   0     0   1   .261
  Granger p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Sudakis ph,c        2   0   0   0     0   0   .190
Carbo lf              3   0   0   0     2   0   .210      Garvey 3b             4   0   1   0     0   1   .253
Helms 2b              5   0   1   0     0   1   .265      Buckner rf            2   2   1   0     1   0   .275
Concepcion ss         4   0   1   0     0   1   .234        Russell ph,rf       1   0   0   0     0   0   .239
Simpson p             1   0   0   0     0   0   .200      Singer p              1   0   0   0     1   1   .063
  Wilcox p            1   0   0   0     0   1   .000        Moeller p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Stewart ph          1   1   1   0     0   0   .267        Mota ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .327
  Woodward 3b         1   0   1   0     0   0   .333        Hough p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               36   8  11   7     6   7             Totals               31   4   9   3     8   5

Time of Game: 2:53   Attendance: 22,739
Left on Base: Reds 8, Dodgers 11
DP: Reds 3, Dodgers 0
Errors: Garvey
Doubles: Bench (4), Perez (2), Stewart (1)
Home Runs: Perez (3), May (2)
Stolen Bases: Concepcion (3), Parker (2)
Caught Stealing: Carbo (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Gibbon (1), Singer (4), Wills (2)
GIDP: Allen (7), Russell (1)
Hit by Pitch: Parker (1,by Simpson)


Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Simpson                 2     0   2   2   7   2   0  14   4.41
Wilcox W(1-1)           4     3   1   1   0   3   0  15   5.40
Gibbon                  2.2   6   1   1   1   0   0  12   4.41
Granger SV(3)           0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   1.72
Totals                  9     9   4   4   8   5   0  42

Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Singer L(2-6)           6.2   9   7   7   4   5   2  32   4.99
Moeller                 1.1   1   0   0   0   1   0   5   1.98
Hough                   1     1   1   0   2   1   0   6   4.15
Totals                  9    11   8   7   6   7   2  43

Passed Balls: Sudakis (2)
Hit by Pitch: Simpson (1)
Wild Pitches: Simpson 3 (5), Wilcox (1)

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


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

DODGERS 1ST: Wills grounded out (second to first); Grabarkewitz
walked; Simpson threw a wild pitch [Grabarkewitz to second];
Davis flied out to right; Allen struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Reds 0, Dodgers 0.

REDS 2ND: May struck out; Carbo walked; Carbo was caught
stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Helms singled to center;
Concepcion grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Reds 0, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 2ND: Parker was hit by a pitch; Parker stole second;
Sims struck out; Garvey grounded out (third to first) [Parker to
third]; Buckner was walked intentionally; Singer walked [Buckner
to second]; Simpson threw a wild pitch [Singer to second,
Buckner to third, Parker scored]; Wills walked; Grabarkewitz
walked [Buckner scored, Singer to third, Wills to second]; Davis
grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 0 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Reds 0,
Dodgers 2.

REDS 3RD: Simpson grounded out (third to first); Rose walked;
Cline singled to center [Rose to second]; Bench doubled to right
[Cline to third, Rose scored]; Perez doubled to right [Bench to
third, Cline scored]; May grounded out (second to first) [Perez
to third, Bench scored]; Carbo flied out to left; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Reds 3, Dodgers 2.

DODGERS 3RD: Allen walked; Simpson threw a wild pitch [Allen to
second]; Parker walked; WILCOX REPLACED SIMPSON (PITCHING); Sims
lined into a double play (second to shortstop) [Allen out at
second]; Garvey struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 3,
Dodgers 2.

REDS 4TH: Helms made an out to shortstop; Concepcion singled to
pitcher; Concepcion stole second; Wilcox struck out; Rose struck
out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 3, Dodgers 2.

DODGERS 4TH: Buckner singled to center; Singer reached on a
fielder's choice on a sacrifice bunt [Buckner to second]; Wills
out on a sacrifice bunt (third to second) [Singer to second,
Buckner to third]; Grabarkewitz reached on a fielder's choice
[Singer out at third (shortstop to third), Buckner scored];
Davis singled to right [Grabarkewitz to third]; Allen struck
out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 3, Dodgers 3.

REDS 5TH: Cline grounded out (pitcher to first); Bench struck
out; Perez grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Reds 3, Dodgers 3.

DODGERS 5TH: Parker grounded out (second to first); Sims flied
out to center; Garvey grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Reds 3, Dodgers 3.

REDS 6TH: May singled to left; Carbo forced May (shortstop to
second); Helms flied out to center; Concepcion forced Carbo
(shortstop unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 3, Dodgers 3.

DODGERS 6TH: Buckner grounded out (second to first); Singer
struck out; Wills singled to center; Wilcox threw a wild pitch
[Wills to second]; Grabarkewitz popped to third in foul
territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 3, Dodgers 3.

REDS 7TH: STEWART BATTED FOR WILCOX; Stewart doubled to center;
Rose grounded out (shortstop to first); Cline walked; Bench
struck out; Perez homered [Stewart scored, Cline scored]; May
homered; MOELLER REPLACED SINGER (PITCHING); Carbo flied out to
left; 4 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 7, Dodgers 3.

DODGERS 7TH: WOODWARD REPLACED STEWART (PLAYING 3B); PEREZ
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); GIBBON REPLACED MAY (PITCHING);
Davis singled to center; Allen grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Davis out at second]; Parker
singled to center; SUDAKIS BATTED FOR SIMS; Sudakis flied out to
center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 7, Dodgers 3.

REDS 8TH: SUDAKIS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); Helms grounded
out (pitcher to first); Concepcion struck out; Woodward singled
to center; Rose flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds
7, Dodgers 3.

DODGERS 8TH: Garvey singled to right; RUSSELL BATTED FOR
BUCKNER; Russell grounded into a double play (shortstop to
second to first) [Garvey out at second]; MOTA BATTED FOR
MOELLER; Mota grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Reds 7, Dodgers 3.

REDS 9TH: RUSSELL STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); HOUGH REPLACED
MOTA (PITCHING); Cline walked; Bench singled to left [Cline to
second]; Perez made an out to second; Gibbon out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to first) [Bench to second, Cline to third];
Sudakis allowed a passed ball [Bench to third, Cline scored
(unearned)]; Carbo walked; Garvey dropped a foul fly hit by
Helms for an error; Helms struck out; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 2
LOB.  Reds 8, Dodgers 3.

DODGERS 9TH: Wills walked; Grabarkewitz singled to left [Wills
to second]; Davis singled to left [Grabarkewitz to second, Wills
out at home (left to catcher)]; Allen lined to left; Parker
singled to center [Davis to third, Grabarkewitz scored]; GRANGER
REPLACED GIBBON (PITCHING); Sudakis grounded out (second to
first); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 8, Dodgers 4.
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