The Reds bunched five singles for three runs in the sixth inning and defeated the Expos, 5-2, behind Gary Nolan, who pitched his first complete game of the season. Johnny Bench, Tony Perez and Lee May singled for the first run in the sixth and, after Hal McRae grounded into a forceout, Tommy Helms and Dave Concepcion followed with run-producing singles. May added a homer in the eighth. [The Sporting News]



Cincinnati Reds 5, Montreal Expos 2
Game Played on Friday, May       14, 1971 (Night game) at Riverfront Stadium
Expos        0  0  1    0  0  0    0  0  1  -   2  9  0
Reds         0  1  0    0  0  3    0  1  x  -   5 10  0


Expos                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Day cf                4   1   1   0     0   0   .230      Rose rf               4   0   1   0     0   0   .276
Hunt 2b               4   0   0   0     0   1   .299      Bradford cf           3   0   1   0     1   0   .170
Staub rf              4   0   4   1     0   0   .348      Bench c               4   1   1   0     0   0   .273
Fairly 1b             4   0   1   0     0   0   .306      Perez 3b,1b           3   1   1   0     1   0   .214
Jones lf              4   1   1   0     0   1   .185      May 1b                4   1   2   2     0   2   .299
Bateman c             4   0   0   0     0   1   .261        Woodward 3b         0   0   0   0     0   0   .300
Laboy 3b              4   0   0   0     0   1   .278      McRae lf              3   2   0   0     1   0   .247
Wine ss               2   0   1   0     0   1   .228      Helms 2b              4   0   3   1     0   1   .270
  Swoboda ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .263      Concepcion ss         4   0   1   2     0   0   .271
  Reed p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Nolan p               4   0   0   0     0   1   .053
  Fairey ph           1   0   1   1     0   0   .206
Stoneman p            2   0   0   0     0   1   .125
  Gosger ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .000
  Brand ss            1   0   0   0     0   0   .286

Totals               36   2   9   2     0   7             Totals               33   5  10   5     3   4

Time of Game: 2:21   Attendance: 24,751
Left on Base: Expos 7, Reds 7
DP: Expos 0, Reds 0
Doubles: Staub (7), Jones (2), Fairey (2), Rose (6), Helms (2)
Home Runs: May (5)
Stolen Bases: Staub (2)


Expos                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Stoneman L(4-2)         6     7   4   4   3   4   0  27   2.89
Reed                    2     3   1   1   0   0   1   9   1.50
Totals                  8    10   5   5   3   4   1  36

Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Nolan W(3-2)            9     9   2   2   0   7   0  36   3.32
Totals                  9     9   2   2   0   7   0  36

Umpires: HP - Chris Pelekoudas, 1B - Doug Harvey, 2B - Jerry Dale, 3B - Tom Gorman


EXPOS 1ST: Day popped to catcher in foul territory; Hunt flied
out to left; Staub singled; Fairly singled [Staub to third];
Jones was called out on strikes; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Expos 0,
Reds 0.

REDS 1ST: Rose doubled; Bradford flied out to left; Bench popped
to first in foul territory; Perez grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 0, Reds 0.

EXPOS 2ND: Bateman grounded out (shortstop to first); Laboy
flied out to right; Wine singled; Stoneman was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 0, Reds 0.

REDS 2ND: May struck out; McRae walked; Helms doubled [McRae to
third]; Concepcion grounded out (shortstop to first) [McRae
scored, Helms to third]; Nolan struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Expos 0, Reds 1.

EXPOS 3RD: Day singled; Hunt grounded out (third to first) [Day
to second]; Staub singled [Day scored]; Staub stole second;
Fairly flied out to right; Jones grounded out (third to first);
1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 1, Reds 1.

REDS 3RD: Rose grounded out (second to pitcher); Bradford popped
to first in foul territory; Bench grounded out (third to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 1, Reds 1.

EXPOS 4TH: Bateman grounded out (shortstop to first); Laboy
struck out; Wine was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Expos 1, Reds 1.

REDS 4TH: Perez walked; May struck out; McRae flied out to left;
Helms struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 1, Reds 1.

EXPOS 5TH: Stoneman grounded out (catcher to first); Day flied
out to center; Hunt flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Expos 1, Reds 1.

REDS 5TH: Concepcion flied out to center; Nolan flied out to
left; Rose grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Expos 1, Reds 1.

EXPOS 6TH: Staub doubled; Fairly flied out to right; Jones
grounded out (pitcher to first) [Staub to third]; Bateman struck
out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 1, Reds 1.

REDS 6TH: Bradford walked; Bench singled [Bradford out at third
(third to first to shortstop)]; Perez singled [Bench to second];
May singled [Bench scored, Perez to second]; McRae forced May
(third to second) [Perez to third]; Helms singled [Perez scored,
McRae to second]; Concepcion singled [McRae scored, Helms to
third]; Nolan flied out to left; 3 R, 5 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Expos 1,
Reds 4.

EXPOS 7TH: Laboy flied out to left; SWOBODA BATTED FOR WINE;
Swoboda grounded out (third to first); GOSGER BATTED FOR
STONEMAN; Gosger struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 1,
Reds 4.

REDS 7TH: REED REPLACED SWOBODA (PITCHING); BRAND REPLACED
GOSGER (PLAYING SS); Rose flied out to left; Bradford singled;
Bench flied out to right; Perez flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Expos 1, Reds 4.

EXPOS 8TH: Day grounded out (shortstop to first); Hunt struck
out; Staub singled; Fairly grounded out (catcher to first); 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 1, Reds 4.

REDS 8TH: May homered; McRae flied out to center; Helms singled;
Concepcion forced Helms (shortstop to second); Nolan grounded
out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 1, Reds 5.

EXPOS 9TH: WOODWARD REPLACED MAY (PLAYING 3B); PEREZ CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); Jones doubled; Bateman made an out to
first; Laboy flied out to right; FAIREY BATTED FOR REED; Fairey
doubled [Jones scored]; Brand grounded out (third to first); 1
R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 2, Reds 5.