Dave Concepcion hit his first homer of the season and his first double to lead the Reds to a 7-3 victory over the Phillies. Concepcion also hit a sacrifice fly and drove in four runs.

Tony Cloninger, who started for the Reds when Jim McGlothlin developed a tender elbow while warming up, pitched seven scoreless innings, yielding only three hits. The Phillies rapped Wayne Granger for their runs in the ninth. [The Sporting News]
Cincinnati Reds 7, Philadelphia Phillies 3

Game Played on Friday, May 21, 1971 (Night game) at Veterans Stadium

Reds         1  0  1    3  2  0    0  0  0  -   7  6  1
Phillies     0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  3  -   3  7  2


Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Phillies             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Rose rf               2   2   0   0     2   0   .257      Bowa ss               4   1   1   0     1   1   .226
Concepcion ss         3   1   2   4     0   1   .263      Taylor 3b             3   0   1   0     1   0   .239
Bench c,1b            2   0   1   1     3   0   .268        Pfeil pr,3b         1   0   1   1     0   0   .250
Perez 3b              4   0   0   1     1   0   .239      Montanez cf           3   0   0   1     1   2   .303
  Granger p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Johnson 1b            4   0   1   1     1   0   .215
May 1b                4   0   1   0     0   1   .337      McCarver c            5   0   0   0     0   1   .239
  Corrales c          1   0   0   0     0   0   .182      Freed rf              4   0   0   0     1   1   .246
Cline lf              3   0   0   0     0   0   .229      Doyle 2b              4   0   1   0     0   0   .236
  Ferrara ph          0   0   0   0     1   0   .118      Lis lf                3   1   1   0     1   2   .232
  Stewart pr,lf       0   0   0   0     0   0   .174      Bunning p             1   0   0   0     0   1   .154
Helms 2b              5   1   2   0     0   0   .280        Champion p          1   0   0   0     0   0   .500
Bradford cf           3   2   0   0     1   1   .167        Hisle ph            1   0   1   0     0   0   .250
Cloninger p           2   1   0   0     0   1   .500        Reynolds p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Woodward 3b         0   0   0   0     0   0   .310        Stone ph            0   1   0   0     1   0   .225

Totals               29   7   6   6     8   4             Totals               34   3   7   3     7   8

Time of Game: 2:47   Attendance: 26,159
Left on Base: Reds 10, Phillies 12
DP: Reds 0, Phillies 1
Errors: Concepcion, Doyle 2
Doubles: Helms (4), Concepcion (1), Lis (5)
Home Runs: Concepcion (1)
Stolen Bases: Bench (2), Perez (1), Bradford (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Concepcion (4), Cloninger 2 (2)
Sacrifice Flies: Concepcion (1), Montanez (1)
GIDP: Perez (4)
Hit by Pitch: Cline (1,by Bunning), Bradford (1,by Bunning), Rose (1,by Bunning)


Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Cloninger W(2-1)        7     3   0   0   6   8   0  31   2.57
Granger SV(5)           2     4   3   3   1   0   0  11   3.90
Totals                  9     7   3   3   7   8   0  42

Phillies               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Bunning L(2-7)          3     3   5   4   3   2   1  19   6.56
Champion                4     3   2   2   3   0   0  18   5.57
Reynolds                2     0   0   0   2   2   0   7   2.70
Totals                  9     6   7   6   8   4   1  44

Passed Balls: Corrales (1)
Hit by Pitch: Bunning 3 (5)

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


REDS 1ST: Rose walked; Concepcion out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to second) [Rose to second]; Bench singled to left
[Rose scored]; Perez walked [Bench to second]; May was called
out on strikes; Bench stole third and Perez stole second; Cline
flied out to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 1, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 1ST: Bowa walked; Taylor grounded out (second to first)
[Bowa to second]; Montanez struck out; Johnson walked; McCarver
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 1, Phillies 0.

REDS 2ND: Helms grounded out (third to first); Bradford flied
out to left; Cloninger struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds
1, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 2ND: Freed walked; Doyle grounded out (first
unassisted) [Freed to second]; Lis struck out; Bunning struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 1, Phillies 0.

REDS 3RD: Rose lined to left; Concepcion homered; Bench walked;
Perez forced Bench (shortstop to second); May singled to right
[Perez to third]; Cline was hit by a pitch [May to second];
Helms grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Reds
2, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 3RD: Bowa popped to second; Taylor grounded out (second
to first); Montanez walked; Johnson reached on an error by
Concepcion [Montanez to third, Johnson to second]; McCarver
grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 2,
Phillies 0.

REDS 4TH: Bradford was hit by a pitch; Bradford stole second;
Cloninger reached on a fielder's choice on a sacrifice bunt
[Bradford to third]; Rose was hit by a pitch [Cloninger to
second]; CHAMPION REPLACED BUNNING (PITCHING); Concepcion hit a
sacrifice fly to right [Bradford scored]; Bench walked
[Cloninger to third, Rose to second]; Perez reached on an error
by Doyle [Bench to second, Rose scored (error by Doyle)
(unearned), Cloninger scored]; May forced Perez (third to
second) [Bench to third]; Cline grounded out (pitcher to first);
3 R (2 ER), 0 H, 2 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 5, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 4TH: Freed struck out; Doyle grounded out (second to
first); Lis walked; Champion grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 5, Phillies 0.

REDS 5TH: Helms doubled to left; Bradford walked; Cloninger out
on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Bradford to second,
Helms to third]; Rose was walked intentionally; Concepcion
doubled to left [Helms scored, Bradford scored, Rose out at home
(left to shortstop to catcher), Concepcion to third (on throw)];
Bench grounded out (first to pitcher); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Reds 7, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 5TH: Bowa was called out on strikes; Taylor singled to
right; Montanez popped to third in foul territory; Johnson
forced Taylor (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds
7, Phillies 0.

REDS 6TH: Perez popped to second; May flied out to center; Cline
lined to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 7, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 6TH: CORRALES REPLACED MAY (PLAYING C ); BENCH CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); McCarver flied out to right; Freed
grounded out (third to first); Doyle singled to center; Lis
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 7, Phillies 0.

REDS 7TH: Helms singled to left; Bradford flied out to center;
On a bunt Cloninger forced Helms (pitcher to shortstop); Rose
flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 7, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 7TH: HISLE BATTED FOR CHAMPION; Hisle singled to
center; Bowa flied out to right; Corrales allowed a passed ball
[Hisle to second]; Taylor walked; PFEIL RAN FOR TAYLOR; Montanez
struck out; Johnson forced Hisle (third unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Reds 7, Phillies 0.

REDS 8TH: PFEIL STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); REYNOLDS REPLACED
HISLE (PITCHING); Concepcion was called out on strikes; Bench
walked; Perez grounded into a double play (third to second to
first) [Bench out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 7,
Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 8TH: WOODWARD REPLACED CLONINGER (PLAYING 3B); GRANGER
REPLACED PEREZ (PITCHING); McCarver flied out to center; Freed
flied out to center; Doyle grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 7, Phillies 0.

REDS 9TH: Corrales lined to first; FERRARA BATTED FOR CLINE;
Ferrara walked; STEWART RAN FOR FERRARA; Helms flied out to
right; Bradford struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 7,
Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 9TH: STEWART STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Lis doubled
to left; STONE BATTED FOR REYNOLDS; Stone walked; Bowa singled
to second [Stone to second, Lis to third]; Pfeil singled to
center [Bowa to second, Stone to third, Lis scored]; Montanez
hit a sacrifice fly to left [Stone scored]; Johnson singled to
center [Pfeil to second, Bowa scored]; McCarver lined to center;
Freed forced Johnson (third to second); 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Reds 7, Phillies 3.
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