Lee May knocked in two runs with a homer in the first inning and then batted in two more with a double in the ninth to clinch the Reds' 7-2 victory over the Cardinals. Hal McRae accounted for two RBIs with a double in the sixth. [The Sporting News]



Cincinnati Reds 7, St. Louis Cardinals 2
Game Played on Monday, June      14, 1971 (Night game) at Busch Stadium II
Reds         2  0  0    0  0  2    0  0  3  -   7  9  0
Cardinals    0  0  0    1  0  0    0  1  0  -   2 10  2


Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Rose rf               4   2   2   0     1   0   .288      Brock lf              5   0   0   0     0   1   .345
Helms 2b              4   2   0   0     1   0   .251      Alou cf               3   0   1   0     1   0   .316
May 1b                5   2   3   4     0   1   .314      Simmons c             4   0   1   0     0   0   .284
Perez 3b              3   0   1   0     1   0   .241      Torre 3b              3   1   1   0     1   0   .351
  Woodward 3b         1   0   0   0     0   0   .258      Cardenal rf           3   1   1   1     1   0   .235
McRae lf              4   0   2   2     0   1   .267      Sizemore 2b           4   0   1   0     0   1   .304
Bradford cf           2   0   0   0     2   0   .190      Beauchamp 1b          4   0   2   1     0   1   .247
Corrales c            4   1   1   0     0   1   .150      Maxvill ss            3   0   2   0     0   0   .190
Concepcion ss         3   0   0   0     0   0   .204        Burda ph            1   0   1   0     0   0   .375
Grimsley p            2   0   0   0     1   1   .071      Reuss p               1   0   0   0     1   1   .129
  Carroll p           1   0   0   0     0   1   .000        Parker p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Javier ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .266
                                                            Taylor p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Hague ph            1   0   0   0     0   1   .234

Totals               33   7   9   6     6   5             Totals               33   2  10   2     4   5

Time of Game: 2:31   Attendance: 18,613
Left on Base: Reds 6, Cardinals 8
DP: Reds 4, Cardinals 2
Errors: Sizemore, Maxvill
Doubles: McRae (7), May (5), Maxvill (2), Sizemore (7)
Triples: Cardenal (4)
Home Runs: May (13)
Caught Stealing: Rose (3), Bradford (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Concepcion (6)
GIDP: Simmons 2 (8), Javier (6)


Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Grimsley W(4-1)         7.2   8   2   2   4   2   0  31   2.47
Carroll SV(7)           1.1   2   0   0   0   3   0   6   2.18
Totals                  9    10   2   2   4   5   0  37

Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Reuss L(6-6)            6     5   4   4   5   3   1  27   4.50
Parker                  1     1   0   0   0   1   0   3   3.00
Taylor                  2     3   3   0   1   1   0  10   4.23
Totals                  9     9   7   4   6   5   1  40

Passed Balls: Simmons (10)
Wild Pitches: Reuss (2)

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


REDS 1ST: Rose grounded out (second to first); Helms walked; May
homered [Helms scored]; Perez flied out to right; McRae lined to
shortstop; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 2, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 1ST: Brock struck out; Alou grounded out (second to
first); Simmons singled to left; Torre walked [Simmons to
second]; Cardenal grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Reds 2, Cardinals 0.

REDS 2ND: Bradford walked; Bradford was picked off first
(pitcher to first); Corrales flied out to left; Concepcion
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds
2, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 2ND: Sizemore grounded out (pitcher to first);
Beauchamp singled to center; Maxvill doubled to left [Beauchamp
to third]; Reuss walked; Brock flied into a double play (left to
catcher) [Beauchamp out at home]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 2,
Cardinals 0.

REDS 3RD: Grimsley struck out; Rose reached on an error by
Maxvill; Helms lined into a double play (first unassisted) [Rose
out at first]; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 2, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 3RD: Alou singled to center; Simmons grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Alou out at second];
Torre popped to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 2, Cardinals
0.

REDS 4TH: May grounded out (third to first); Perez singled to
left; McRae struck out; Bradford flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 2, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 4TH: Cardenal walked; Sizemore doubled to left
[Cardenal to third]; Beauchamp grounded out (shortstop to first)
[Sizemore to third, Cardenal scored]; Maxvill flied out to
right; Reuss struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 2,
Cardinals 1.

REDS 5TH: Corrales grounded out (shortstop to first); Concepcion
grounded out (second to first); Grimsley grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 2, Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 5TH: Brock grounded out (shortstop to first); Alou
flied out to center; Simmons grounded out (shortstop to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 2, Cardinals 1.

REDS 6TH: Rose singled to shortstop; Helms flied out to right;
May singled to right [Rose to second]; Reuss threw a wild pitch
[May to second, Rose to third]; Perez was walked intentionally;
McRae doubled to left [Perez to third, May scored, Rose scored];
Bradford was walked intentionally; Corrales struck out;
Concepcion flied out to center; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Reds 4,
Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 6TH: Torre flied out to right; Cardenal grounded out
(third to first); Sizemore flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Reds 4, Cardinals 1.

REDS 7TH: Grimsley walked; PARKER REPLACED REUSS (PITCHING);
Rose singled to right [Grimsley to third]; Helms reached on a
fielder's choice [Grimsley out at home (shortstop to catcher),
Rose to second]; May struck out while Rose was caught stealing
third (catcher to third); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 4,
Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 7TH: Beauchamp singled to left; On a bunt Maxvill
singled [Beauchamp to second]; JAVIER BATTED FOR PARKER; Javier
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Beauchamp to third, Maxvill out at second]; Brock grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 4, Cardinals 1.

REDS 8TH: TAYLOR REPLACED JAVIER (PITCHING); Perez popped to
first in foul territory; McRae singled to center; Bradford
forced McRae (pitcher to second); Bradford was caught stealing
second (catcher to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 4,
Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 8TH: WOODWARD REPLACED PEREZ (PLAYING 3B); Alou
walked; Simmons grounded into a double play (second to first)
[Alou out at second]; Torre singled to left; CARROLL REPLACED
GRIMSLEY (PITCHING); Cardenal tripled to right [Torre scored];
Sizemore was called out on strikes; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds
4, Cardinals 2.

REDS 9TH: Corrales singled to right; Concepcion out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Corrales to second]; Carroll
was called out on strikes; Rose was walked intentionally; Helms
reached on an error by Sizemore [Rose to third, Corrales scored
(unearned) (no RBI)]; May doubled to left [Helms scored
(unearned), Rose scored (unearned)]; Simmons allowed a passed
ball [May to third]; Woodward grounded out (second to first); 3
R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 7, Cardinals 2.

CARDINALS 9TH: Beauchamp struck out; BURDA BATTED FOR MAXVILL;
Burda singled to right; HAGUE BATTED FOR TAYLOR; Hague struck
out; On a bunt Brock grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 7, Cardinals 2.