Jimmy Stewart, subbing for the injured Tommy Helms at second base, tripled with the bases loaded in the first inning to start the Reds off to a 4-2 victory over the Mets. Wayne Simpson, who was the winner with ninth-inning help from Clay Carroll, got off to a shaky start, giving up two runs in the first, but the Reds came back to load the bases when Pete Rose and Tony Perez singled and Bernie Carbo walked to set the stage for Stewart's triple. [The Sporting News]



Cincinnati Reds 4, New York Mets 2
Game Played on Saturday, July      10, 1971 (Night game) at Riverfront Stadium
Mets         2  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   2  4  0
Reds         3  0  0    0  1  0    0  0  x  -   4  6  0


Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Harrelson ss          4   1   2   0     0   1   .269      Rose rf               3   2   1   0     1   0   .313
Boswell 2b            3   1   0   0     1   0   .240      Foster cf             4   0   0   0     0   2   .253
Agee cf               4   0   0   0     0   0   .286      May 1b                4   0   1   1     0   1   .298
Kranepool 1b          4   0   1   2     0   0   .288      Perez 3b              4   1   1   0     0   0   .248
Jones lf              2   0   0   0     2   1   .305      Carbo lf              2   1   1   0     2   0   .225
Singleton rf          2   0   1   0     2   0   .248        Bradford pr,lf      0   0   0   0     0   0   .202
Grote c               3   0   0   0     1   1   .300      Stewart 2b            4   0   2   3     0   1   .196
Martinez 3b           4   0   0   0     0   1   .286      Corrales c            4   0   0   0     0   2   .158
Gentry p              2   0   0   0     0   2   .079      Woodward ss           3   0   0   0     0   1   .252
  Marshall ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .240      Simpson p             2   0   0   0     1   2   .059
  Taylor p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Carroll p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .200
  Clendenon ph        1   0   0   0     0   1   .234

Totals               30   2   4   2     6   7             Totals               30   4   6   4     4   9

Time of Game: 2:23   Attendance: 23,318
Left on Base: Mets 7, Reds 6
DP: Mets 0, Reds 1
Doubles: May (9)
Triples: Stewart (1)
Stolen Bases: Stewart (3)


Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Gentry L(7-7)           6     4   4   4   4   7   0  26   3.13
Taylor                  2     2   0   0   0   2   0   8   3.29
Totals                  8     6   4   4   4   9   0  34

Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Simpson W(2-2)          8     4   2   2   6   5   0  33   4.55
Carroll SV(9)           1     0   0   0   0   2   0   3   2.30
Totals                  9     4   2   2   6   7   0  36

Passed Balls: Grote (6)
Wild Pitches: Simpson (7)

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


METS 1ST: Harrelson singled to left; Simpson threw a wild pitch
[Harrelson to second]; Boswell walked; Agee grounded out (second
to first) [Boswell to second, Harrelson to third]; Kranepool
singled to center [Boswell scored, Harrelson scored]; Jones
struck out; Singleton walked [Kranepool to second]; Grote forced
Singleton (shortstop to second); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 2,
Reds 0.

REDS 1ST: Rose singled to left; Foster was called out on
strikes; May was called out on strikes; Perez singled to center
[Rose to third]; Carbo walked [Perez to second]; Stewart tripled
to center [Carbo scored, Perez scored, Rose scored]; Corrales
struck out; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 2, Reds 3.

METS 2ND: Martinez popped to first in foul territory; Gentry
struck out; Harrelson popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 2, Reds 3.

REDS 2ND: Woodward was called out on strikes; Simpson walked;
Rose flied to left; Foster forced Simpson (shortstop to second);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 2, Reds 3.

METS 3RD: Boswell lined to shortstop; Agee flied to center;
Kranepool grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Mets 2, Reds 3.

REDS 3RD: May grounded out (pitcher to first); Perez grounded
out (shortstop to first); Carbo flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Mets 2, Reds 3.

METS 4TH: Jones walked; Singleton walked [Jones to second];
Grote flied to center; Martinez lined into a double play (second
to shortstop) [Jones out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets
2, Reds 3.

REDS 4TH: Stewart was called out on strikes; Corrales struck
out; Woodward grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Mets 2, Reds 3.

METS 5TH: Gentry struck out; Harrelson was called out on
strikes; Boswell flied to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 2,
Reds 3.

REDS 5TH: Simpson was called out on strikes; Rose walked; Foster
popped to second; May doubled to left [Rose scored]; Perez
popped to third; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 2, Reds 4.

METS 6TH: Agee flied to right; Kranepool lined to center; Jones
walked; Singleton grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Mets 2, Reds 4.

REDS 6TH: Carbo walked; Stewart popped to third in foul
territory; Corrales flied to right; Woodward forced Carbo
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 2, Reds 4.

METS 7TH: Grote walked; Martinez struck out; MARSHALL BATTED FOR
GENTRY; Marshall flied to left; Harrelson singled to right
[Grote to second]; Boswell grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 2, Reds 4.

REDS 7TH: TAYLOR REPLACED MARSHALL (PITCHING); Simpson was
called out on strikes; Rose grounded out (third to first);
Foster was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 2,
Reds 4.

METS 8TH: Agee grounded out (pitcher to first); Kranepool
grounded out (second to first); Jones grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 2, Reds 4.

REDS 8TH: May flied to right; Perez flied to center; Carbo
singled to left; BRADFORD RAN FOR CARBO; Grote allowed a passed
ball [Bradford to second]; Stewart singled to center [Bradford
to third]; Stewart stole second; Corrales grounded out (pitcher
to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 2, Reds 4.

METS 9TH: BRADFORD STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Singleton
singled to right; CARROLL REPLACED SIMPSON (PITCHING); Grote
struck out; Martinez forced Singleton (pitcher to shortstop);
CLENDENON BATTED FOR TAYLOR; Clendenon was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 2, Reds 4.