Taking over in a ninth-inning jam, Jerry Johnson struck out both Jimmy Stewart and Hal McRae to save the Giants' 4-3 victory over the Reds. Willie Mays, who had left the previous night's game in the fourth inning, complaining he was tired and hurt, returned to the Giants' lineup and rapped two doubles and a single.

Gaylord Perry, who started for the Giants, gave up a homer by George Foster in the fourth but held a 4-1 lead going into the ninth when the Reds erupted for two runs on a walk, a triple by Tony Perez and single by Tommy Helms. Johnson, the loser in relief in the previous night's game, took over with one out and subdued the Reds' rally. [The Sporting News]



San Francisco Giants 4, Cincinnati Reds 3
Game Played on Friday, July      16, 1971 (Night game) at Riverfront Stadium
Giants       3  0  0    0  1  0    0  0  0  -   4  8  0
Reds         0  0  0    1  0  0    0  0  2  -   3  7  0


Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Speier ss             5   1   1   0     0   1   .260      Rose rf               4   0   2   0     0   0   .310
Fuentes 2b            5   0   0   0     0   3   .271      Foster cf             4   1   1   1     0   2   .247
Mays cf               4   2   3   1     0   0   .295      May 1b                3   1   0   0     1   1   .291
McCovey 1b            1   0   0   0     2   1   .284      Bench lf,c            4   0   0   0     0   0   .245
  Goodson 1b          1   0   0   0     0   0   .226      Perez 3b              4   1   1   1     0   0   .254
Henderson rf          4   1   1   1     0   0   .251      Helms 2b              4   0   2   1     0   0   .272
Dietz c               3   0   1   2     1   0   .282      Corrales c            2   0   0   0     0   2   .171
Rosario lf            4   0   1   0     0   1   .257        Stewart ph,lf       2   0   0   0     0   1   .213
Gallagher 3b          3   0   1   0     0   1   .253      Woodward ss           3   0   1   0     0   0   .252
  Lanier 3b           1   0   0   0     0   0   .218        McRae ph            1   0   0   0     0   1   .242
Perry p               3   0   0   0     0   1   .089      Nolan p               1   0   0   0     0   0   .065
  J. Johnson p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Cline ph            0   0   0   0     1   0   .203
                                                            Cloninger p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .286
                                                            Carbo ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .222
                                                            Granger p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .333

Totals               34   4   8   4     3   8             Totals               33   3   7   3     2   7

Time of Game: 2:39   Attendance: 45,053
Left on Base: Giants 7, Reds 5
DP: Giants 1, Reds 0
Doubles: Speier (9), Dietz (14), Gallagher (9), Mays 2 (15), Henderson (9), Helms (18)
Triples: Perez (2)
Home Runs: Foster (7)
Stolen Bases: Rosario (5)
Sacrifice Hits: Perry (6)
GIDP: Foster (11)


Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Perry W(8-8)            8.1   7   3   3   2   5   1  33   3.42
J. Johnson SV(12)       0.2   0   0   0   0   2   0   2   2.61
Totals                  9     7   3   3   2   7   1  35

Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Nolan L(7-10)           6     7   4   4   3   8   0  28   3.16
Cloninger               2     1   0   0   0   0   0   7   3.89
Granger                 1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   3.23
Totals                  9     8   4   4   3   8   0  38

Wild Pitches: Nolan (1)

Umpires: HP - Ed Vargo, 1B - Doug Harvey, 2B - Jerry Dale, 3B - Augie Donatelli


GIANTS 1ST: Speier doubled to center; Fuentes struck out; Mays
singled to center [Speier scored]; Nolan threw a wild pitch
[Mays to second]; McCovey was walked intentionally; Henderson
forced McCovey (first to shortstop) [Mays to third]; Dietz
doubled to right [Henderson scored, Mays scored]; Rosario struck
out; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 3, Reds 0.

REDS 1ST: Rose singled; Foster grounded into a double play
(third to second to first) [Rose out at second]; May grounded
out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 3, Reds 0.

GIANTS 2ND: Gallagher doubled to right; Perry out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to second) [Gallagher to third]; Speier was called
out on strikes; Fuentes struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Giants 3, Reds 0.

REDS 2ND: Bench grounded out (third to first); Perez flied out
to right; Helms grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Giants 3, Reds 0.

GIANTS 3RD: Mays flied out to center; McCovey was called out on
strikes; Henderson flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Giants 3, Reds 0.

REDS 3RD: Corrales struck out; Woodward grounded out (first
unassisted); Nolan flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Giants 3, Reds 0.

GIANTS 4TH: Dietz flied out to center; Rosario singled to
center; Rosario stole second; Gallagher struck out; Perry struck
out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 3, Reds 0.

REDS 4TH: Rose lined to second; Foster homered; May struck out;
Bench grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Giants 3, Reds 1.

GIANTS 5TH: Speier made an out to first; Fuentes was called out
on strikes; Mays doubled to left; McCovey was walked
intentionally; Henderson doubled to right [McCovey to third,
Mays scored]; Dietz was walked intentionally; Rosario grounded
out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Giants 4, Reds 1.

REDS 5TH: GOODSON REPLACED MCCOVEY (PLAYING 1B); Perez flied out
to right; Helms doubled to left; Corrales struck out; Woodward
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 4,
Reds 1.

GIANTS 6TH: Gallagher grounded out (shortstop to first); Perry
grounded out (second to first); Speier flied out to left; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 4, Reds 1.

REDS 6TH: LANIER REPLACED GALLAGHER (PLAYING 3B); CLINE BATTED
FOR NOLAN; Cline walked; Rose flied to left in foul territory;
Foster struck out; May grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 4, Reds 1.

GIANTS 7TH: CLONINGER REPLACED CLINE (PITCHING); Fuentes made an
out to shortstop; Mays doubled to left; Goodson grounded out
(pitcher to first) [Mays to third]; Henderson flied out to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 4, Reds 1.

REDS 7TH: Bench flied out to right; Perez made an out to
shortstop; Helms grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Giants 4, Reds 1.

GIANTS 8TH: Dietz flied out to center; Rosario grounded out
(first to pitcher); Lanier grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 4, Reds 1.

REDS 8TH: STEWART BATTED FOR CORRALES; Stewart flied out to
left; Woodward singled; CARBO BATTED FOR CLONINGER; Carbo forced
Woodward (first to shortstop); Rose singled to center [Carbo to
second]; Foster struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 4,
Reds 1.

GIANTS 9TH: STEWART STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); BENCH CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING C ); GRANGER REPLACED CARBO (PITCHING); Perry
grounded out (pitcher to first); Speier made an out to
shortstop; Fuentes flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Giants 4, Reds 1.

REDS 9TH: May walked; Bench grounded out (pitcher to first) [May
to second]; Perez tripled to right [May scored]; Helms singled
to center [Perez scored]; J. JOHNSON REPLACED PERRY (PITCHING);
Stewart struck out; MCRAE BATTED FOR WOODWARD; McRae struck out;
2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 4, Reds 3.