The Reds used a two-run homer by Tony Perez and two unearned runs in the first inning to defeat the Phillies, 4-3. Pete Rose singled ahead of Perez' homer. After Lee May walked, Joe Lis misplayed a two-out fly by Al Ferrara, May scoring. Tommy Helms followed with a double to drive in Ferrara. [The Sporting News]



Cincinnati Reds 4, Philadelphia Phillies 3
Game Played on Sunday, May       23, 1971 (Day game) at Veterans Stadium
Reds         4  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   4  7  0
Phillies     2  0  0    0  0  0    0  1  0  -   3 11  1


Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Phillies             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Rose rf               3   0   2   0     1   0   .264      Bowa ss               5   0   1   0     0   0   .219
Concepcion ss         4   1   0   0     0   1   .252      Taylor 3b             5   1   2   0     0   1   .240
Bench c               4   0   0   0     0   2   .255      Montanez cf,1b        5   1   2   1     0   0   .305
Perez 3b,1b           4   1   1   2     0   0   .233      Johnson 1b            4   1   2   2     0   0   .219
May 1b                3   1   0   0     1   1   .333        Selma pr            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Woodward 3b         0   0   0   0     0   0   .310        Browne cf           0   0   0   0     0   0   .118
Ferrara lf            3   1   1   0     0   0   .150      Freed rf              4   0   1   0     0   0   .246
  Stewart lf          1   0   1   0     0   0   .208        Lersch pr           0   0   0   0     0   0   .118
Helms 2b              3   0   2   1     0   0   .287        Pfeil rf            0   0   0   0     0   0   .250
Bradford cf           3   0   0   0     0   1   .179      Lis lf                3   0   1   0     1   1   .258
Gullett p             3   0   0   0     0   1   .000      Harmon 2b             2   0   0   0     1   0   .227
  Carroll p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        McCarver ph         1   0   1   0     0   0   .246
                                                            Doyle 2b            0   0   0   0     0   0   .236
                                                          Ryan c                4   0   0   0     0   1   .152
                                                          Short p               2   0   1   0     0   1   .105
                                                            Hisle ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .244
                                                            Fryman p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Stone ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .220

Totals               31   4   7   3     2   6             Totals               37   3  11   3     2   4

Time of Game: 2:10   Attendance: 40,455
Left on Base: Reds 2, Phillies 9
DP: Reds 0, Phillies 2
Errors: Lis
Doubles: Helms 2 (7)
Home Runs: Perez (6), Montanez (9), Johnson (3)
Caught Stealing: Rose (2), Stewart (1)
GIDP: Bradford (1), Concepcion (3)


Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Gullett W(5-2)          7.1   6   3   3   2   3   2  30   4.75
Carroll SV(6)           1.2   5   0   0   0   1   0   9   1.85
Totals                  9    11   3   3   2   4   2  39

Phillies               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Short L(3-6)            7     5   4   2   2   5   1  27   2.76
Fryman                  2     2   0   0   0   1   0   6   2.37
Totals                  9     7   4   2   2   6   1  33

Wild Pitches: Gullett (1)

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


REDS 1ST: Rose singled to left; Concepcion forced Rose (second
to shortstop); Bench popped to first in foul territory; Perez
homered [Concepcion scored]; May walked; Ferrara reached on an
error by Lis [May scored (unearned) (no RBI), Ferrara to
second]; Helms doubled to left [Ferrara scored (unearned)];
Bradford struck out; 4 R (2 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 4,
Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 1ST: Bowa popped to second; Taylor grounded out (second
to first); Montanez homered; Johnson homered; Freed flied out to
center; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 4, Phillies 2.

REDS 2ND: Gullett struck out; Rose flied out to right; On a bunt
Concepcion grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Reds 4, Phillies 2.

PHILLIES 2ND: Lis singled to center; Harmon flied out to right;
Ryan was called out on strikes; Short singled to center [Lis to
second]; Bowa forced Short (third to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Reds 4, Phillies 2.

REDS 3RD: Bench struck out; Perez grounded out (third to first);
May flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 4, Phillies
2.

PHILLIES 3RD: Taylor was called out on strikes; Montanez singled
to right; Johnson popped to second; Freed forced Montanez
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 4, Phillies 2.

REDS 4TH: Ferrara singled to right; Helms popped to second in
foul territory; Bradford grounded into a double play (third to
second to first) [Ferrara out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Reds 4, Phillies 2.

PHILLIES 4TH: Lis walked; Harmon lined to left; Ryan flied out
to center; Short struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 4,
Phillies 2.

REDS 5TH: Gullett popped to catcher in foul territory; Rose
walked; Concepcion struck out; Rose was caught stealing second
(catcher to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 4, Phillies 2.

PHILLIES 5TH: Bowa grounded out (shortstop to first); Taylor
grounded out (pitcher to first); Montanez grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 4, Phillies 2.

REDS 6TH: Bench popped to catcher in foul territory; Perez flied
out to left; May struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 4,
Phillies 2.

PHILLIES 6TH: Johnson flied out to center; Freed flied out to
right; Lis flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 4,
Phillies 2.

REDS 7TH: Ferrara popped to first; Helms doubled to left;
Bradford flied out to right; Gullett grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 4, Phillies 2.

PHILLIES 7TH: STEWART REPLACED FERRARA (PLAYING LF); Harmon
walked; Ryan lined to center; HISLE BATTED FOR SHORT; Hisle
popped to second; Bowa popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Reds 4, Phillies 2.

REDS 8TH: FRYMAN REPLACED HISLE (PITCHING); Rose singled to
center; Concepcion grounded into a double play (shortstop to
second to first) [Rose out at second]; Bench struck out (catcher
to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 4, Phillies 2.

PHILLIES 8TH: Taylor singled to right; Gullett threw a wild
pitch [Taylor to second]; Montanez grounded out (first
unassisted) [Taylor to third]; CARROLL REPLACED GULLETT
(PITCHING); Johnson singled to shortstop [Taylor scored]; SELMA
RAN FOR JOHNSON; Freed singled to center [Selma to second];
LERSCH RAN FOR FREED; Lis struck out; MCCARVER BATTED FOR
HARMON; McCarver singled to right [Lersch to second, Selma out
at home (right to catcher)]; 1 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 4,
Phillies 3.

REDS 9TH: BROWNE REPLACED SELMA (PLAYING CF); MONTANEZ CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); PFEIL REPLACED LERSCH (PLAYING RF);
DOYLE REPLACED MCCARVER (PLAYING 2B); Perez grounded out (second
to first); May popped to third in foul territory; Stewart
singled to center; Stewart was caught stealing second (catcher
to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 4, Phillies 3.

PHILLIES 9TH: WOODWARD REPLACED MAY (PLAYING 3B); PEREZ CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); Ryan lined to second; STONE BATTED FOR
FRYMAN; Stone grounded out (first unassisted); Bowa singled to
left; Taylor singled to left [Bowa to second]; Montanez grounded
out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 4, Phillies
3.