The Reds ended their seven-game losing streak by defeating the Mets, 6-4. George Foster homered off Tom Seaver and Wayne Granger connected for the circuit off Ray Sadecki in the Reds' attack. The Reds were forced to call on three pitchers to stave off a Mets' rally in the ninth.

After one run scored on a double by Donn Clendenon and singles by Ken Singleton and Jerry Grote, Granger gave way to Clay Carroll, who turned a bunt by Tim Foli into a forceout at third base. Joe Gibbon then stepped into the hot spot and retired the last two batters. [The Sporting News]



Cincinnati Reds 6, New York Mets 4
Game Played on Friday, July      9, 1971 (Night game) at Riverfront Stadium
Mets         2  0  0    0  1  0    0  0  1  -   4  7  0
Reds         0  2  2    0  0  1    0  1  x  -   6 10  1


Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Harrelson ss          4   1   0   0     1   0   .266      Rose rf               5   0   2   1     0   0   .313
Martinez 2b           4   0   1   1     0   2   .353      Foster cf             4   1   1   1     0   0   .257
Agee cf               3   1   0   0     1   0   .291      May 1b                4   0   0   0     0   3   .299
Jones lf              3   0   0   0     1   0   .307      Perez 3b              3   1   1   0     1   1   .248
Clendenon 1b          3   1   1   1     0   0   .236      Carbo lf              1   2   1   0     1   0   .222
Singleton rf          4   0   3   1     0   1   .244        McRae ph,lf         2   0   0   0     0   0   .243
Grote c               3   0   2   1     1   0   .304      Concepcion ss         1   0   1   0     0   0   .208
Foli 3b               4   0   0   0     0   0   .234        Stewart ph,2b       3   0   0   0     0   0   .170
Seaver p              1   0   0   0     0   0   .229      Corrales c            4   1   1   1     0   0   .170
  McGraw p            1   1   0   0     0   0   .286      Woodward 2b,ss        4   0   2   2     0   1   .258
  Aspromonte ph       0   0   0   0     0   0   .243      Grimsley p            2   0   0   0     1   0   .130
  Marshall ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .242        Granger p           1   1   1   1     0   0   .333
  Sadecki p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .278        Carroll p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .200
  Kranepool ph        0   0   0   0     0   0   .288        Gibbon p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Dyer ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .288

Totals               32   4   7   4     4   3             Totals               34   6  10   6     3   5

Time of Game: 2:50   Attendance: 25,806
Left on Base: Mets 6, Reds 7
DP: Mets 0, Reds 0
Errors: Woodward
Doubles: Grote (18), Martinez (1), Clendenon (8), Woodward (4), Perez (9)
Home Runs: Foster (6), Granger (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Clendenon (2)


Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Seaver L(10-5)          3     8   4   4   2   2   0  19   2.28
McGraw                  3     1   1   1   1   1   1  11   1.95
Sadecki                 2     1   1   1   0   2   1   7   2.83
Totals                  8    10   6   6   3   5   2  37

Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Grimsley W(5-4)         6.1   4   3   2   4   3   0  26   3.93
Granger                 1.2   3   1   1   0   0   0   8   3.29
Carroll                 0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   2.34
Gibbon SV(9)            0.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   2   3.00
Totals                  9     7   4   3   4   3   0  37

Umpires: HP - Nick Colosi, 1B - John McSherry, 2B - Ken Burkhart, 3B - Lee Weyer


METS 1ST: Harrelson walked; Martinez struck out; Agee walked
[Harrelson to second]; Jones walked [Harrelson to third, Agee to
second]; Clendenon hit a sacrifice fly to left [Harrelson
scored]; Singleton singled to right [Jones to third, Agee
scored, Singleton out at second (right to catcher to shortstop
to first)]; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 2, Reds 0.

REDS 1ST: Rose flied to center; Foster grounded out (pitcher to
first); May struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 2, Reds 0.

METS 2ND: Grote grounded out (third to first); Foli flied to
right; Seaver popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Mets 2, Reds 0.

REDS 2ND: Perez lined to shortstop; Carbo singled to right;
Concepcion singled to right [Carbo to second]; Corrales forced
Concepcion (pitcher to shortstop) [Carbo to third]; Woodward
doubled to right [Corrales to third, Carbo scored]; Grimsley
walked; Rose singled to left [Grimsley to second, Woodward to
third, Corrales scored]; Foster grounded out (second to first);
2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Mets 2, Reds 2.

METS 3RD: Harrelson flied to center; Martinez struck out; Agee
flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 2, Reds 2.

REDS 3RD: May struck out; Perez doubled to center; Carbo walked;
STEWART BATTED FOR CONCEPCION; Stewart popped to catcher in foul
territory; Corrales singled to center [Carbo to second, Perez
scored]; Woodward singled to left [Corrales to second, Carbo
scored]; Grimsley grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Mets 2, Reds 4.

METS 4TH: STEWART STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); WOODWARD CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING SS); Jones popped to second; Clendenon flied
to right; Singleton singled to center; Grote doubled to center
[Singleton out at home (center to shortstop to catcher)]; 0 R, 2
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 2, Reds 4.

REDS 4TH: Rose singled to right; MCGRAW REPLACED SEAVER
(PITCHING); Foster flied to center [Rose to second]; May struck
out; Perez walked; MCRAE BATTED FOR CARBO; McRae popped to
second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 2, Reds 4.

METS 5TH: MCRAE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Foli popped to
second; McGraw reached on an error by Woodward; Harrelson
grounded out (pitcher to first) [McGraw to second]; Martinez
doubled to right [McGraw scored (unearned)]; Agee grounded out
(second to first); 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 3, Reds 4.

REDS 5TH: Stewart popped to catcher in foul territory; Corrales
grounded out (shortstop to first); Woodward grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 3, Reds 4.

METS 6TH: Jones grounded out (pitcher to first); Clendenon
grounded out (shortstop to first); Singleton struck out; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 3, Reds 4.

REDS 6TH: Grimsley grounded out (pitcher to first); Rose flied
to right; Foster homered; May popped to first in foul territory;
1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 3, Reds 5.

METS 7TH: Grote walked; Foli flied to center; ASPROMONTE BATTED
FOR MCGRAW; GRANGER REPLACED GRIMSLEY (PITCHING); MARSHALL
BATTED FOR ASPROMONTE; Marshall grounded out (first to pitcher)
[Grote to second]; Harrelson flied to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Mets 3, Reds 5.

REDS 7TH: SADECKI REPLACED MARSHALL (PITCHING); Perez struck
out; McRae popped to first; Stewart grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 3, Reds 5.

METS 8TH: Martinez grounded out (pitcher to first); Agee
grounded out (pitcher to third to first); Jones flied to center;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 3, Reds 5.

REDS 8TH: Corrales grounded out (second to first); Woodward
struck out; Granger homered; Rose flied to right; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Mets 3, Reds 6.

METS 9TH: Clendenon doubled to left; Singleton singled to left
[Clendenon to third]; Grote singled to left [Singleton to
second, Clendenon scored]; CARROLL REPLACED GRANGER (PITCHING);
Foli forced Singleton (pitcher to third) [Grote to second];
KRANEPOOL BATTED FOR SADECKI; GIBBON REPLACED CARROLL
(PITCHING); DYER BATTED FOR KRANEPOOL; Dyer forced Foli (right
to second) [Grote to third]; Pete Rose intentionally let ball
drop; Harrelson lined to right; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets
4, Reds 6.