Homers by Tony Perez and Lee May paced the Reds to a 5-2 victory in the second game of a doubleheader after the Giants won the first game, 7-3. Bobby Bonds and Willie McCovey batted in two runs apiece for the Giants in the lidlifter.

The Reds took the lead in the nightcap when Perez hit his homer with a man on base in the third inning. Ken Henderson then batted in two runs for the Giants with a homer and double before May broke the tie with his circuit clout in the eighth. [The Sporting News]



San Francisco Giants 7, Cincinnati Reds 3 (Game 1)
Game Played on Sunday, July      25, 1971 (Day game) at Candlestick Park
Reds         0  1  0    0  0  2    0  0  0  -   3  9  2
Giants       2  0  2    1  0  0    2  0  x  -   7  9  1


Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Rose rf               4   0   2   0     1   0   .306      Speier ss             2   2   0   0     2   0   .253
Carbo lf              4   0   0   0     0   0   .222      Fuentes 2b            4   3   2   0     0   0   .272
May 1b                4   1   1   0     0   1   .276      Bonds rf              4   1   3   2     0   0   .318
Perez 3b              4   0   1   0     0   2   .261      McCovey 1b            3   0   1   2     1   1   .280
Bench c               4   0   0   0     0   0   .245      Dietz c               4   0   0   0     0   2   .277
Foster cf             3   1   0   0     1   2   .241      Henderson lf          4   0   1   1     0   1   .266
Helms 2b              4   1   2   2     0   0   .265      Rosario cf            3   0   0   0     1   1   .255
Woodward ss           4   0   1   0     0   0   .222      Gallagher 3b          3   1   1   0     1   1   .258
Nolan p               1   0   1   1     0   0   .100      Perry p               4   0   1   0     0   0   .115
  Cloninger p         1   0   0   0     0   0   .240
  Cline ph            1   0   0   0     0   1   .200
  Gibbon p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Stewart ph          1   0   1   0     0   0   .234

Totals               35   3   9   3     2   6             Totals               31   7   9   5     5   6

Time of Game: 2:25
Left on Base: Reds 7, Giants 5
DP: Reds 2, Giants 2
Errors: Perez, Gibbon, Perry
Doubles: Helms 2 (21), Gallagher (10)
GIDP: Carbo (5), Bench (12), Speier (11), Perry (3)


Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Nolan L(8-11)           3     7   5   5   2   4   0  18   3.31
Cloninger               3     0   0   0   1   1   0   9   3.57
Gibbon                  2     2   2   0   2   1   0   9   2.74
Totals                  8     9   7   5   5   6   0  36

Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Perry W(9-8)            9     9   3   3   2   6   0  37   3.43
Totals                  9     9   3   3   2   6   0  37

Umpires: HP - Dick Stello, 1B - Ed Sudol, 2B - Bill Williams, 3B - Nick Colosi


REDS 1ST: Rose walked; Carbo reached on an error by Perry [Rose
to third]; May struck out; Perez struck out; Bench forced Carbo
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 0, Giants 0.

GIANTS 1ST: Speier walked; Fuentes singled to left [Speier to
second]; Bonds singled [Fuentes to third, Speier scored];
McCovey grounded out (shortstop to first) [Bonds to second,
Fuentes scored]; Dietz grounded out (third to first) [Bonds to
third]; Henderson struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 0,
Giants 2.

REDS 2ND: Foster struck out; Helms doubled to center; Woodward
grounded out (second to first); Nolan singled to center [Helms
scored]; Rose singled to left [Nolan to second]; Carbo forced
Nolan (third unassisted); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 1, Giants
2.

GIANTS 2ND: Rosario struck out; Gallagher struck out; Perry
flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 1, Giants 2.

REDS 3RD: May grounded out (second to first); Perez struck out;
Bench grounded out (second to shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Reds 1, Giants 2.

GIANTS 3RD: Speier walked; Fuentes forced Speier (pitcher to
second); On a bunt Bonds singled [Fuentes to second]; McCovey
singled [Bonds to third, Fuentes scored]; Dietz struck out;
Henderson singled to left [McCovey to second, Bonds scored];
Rosario grounded out (pitcher to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Reds 1, Giants 4.

REDS 4TH: Foster grounded out (third to first); Helms grounded
out (shortstop to first); Woodward grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 1, Giants 4.

GIANTS 4TH: Gallagher doubled to right; On a bunt Perry singled
[Gallagher to third]; CLONINGER REPLACED NOLAN (PITCHING);
Speier grounded into a double play (pitcher to second to first)
[Gallagher scored (no RBI), Perry out at second]; Fuentes
grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 1,
Giants 5.

REDS 5TH: Cloninger grounded out (shortstop to first); Rose
singled to left; Carbo grounded into a double play (second to
shortstop to first) [Rose out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Reds 1, Giants 5.

GIANTS 5TH: Bonds grounded out (shortstop to first); McCovey
walked; Dietz struck out; Henderson popped to third in foul
territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 1, Giants 5.

REDS 6TH: May singled to left; Perez singled to left [May to
second]; Bench grounded into a double play (shortstop to second
to first) [May to third, Perez out at second]; Foster walked;
Helms doubled [Foster scored, May scored]; Woodward flied out to
right; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 3, Giants 5.

GIANTS 6TH: Rosario flied out to left; Gallagher grounded out
(second to first); Perry grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 3, Giants 5.

REDS 7TH: CLINE BATTED FOR CLONINGER; Cline struck out; Rose
grounded out (shortstop to first); Carbo flied out to left; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 3, Giants 5.

GIANTS 7TH: GIBBON REPLACED CLINE (PITCHING); Speier reached on
an error by Perez; Fuentes singled to pitcher [Speier scored
(error by Gibbon) (unearned), Fuentes to second]; Bonds singled
to left [Fuentes scored (unearned), Bonds out at second (left to
third to second to first to third)]; McCovey struck out; Dietz
grounded out (third to first); 2 R (0 ER), 2 H, 2 E, 0 LOB.
Reds 3, Giants 7.

REDS 8TH: May grounded out (shortstop to first); Perez made an
out to first; Bench grounded out (catcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Reds 3, Giants 7.

GIANTS 8TH: Henderson made an out to second; Rosario walked;
Gallagher walked [Rosario to second]; On a bunt Perry grounded
into a double play (pitcher to third to second) [Rosario out at
third]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 3, Giants 7.

REDS 9TH: Foster was called out on strikes; Helms grounded out
(second to first); Woodward singled; STEWART BATTED FOR GIBBON;
Stewart singled [Woodward to second]; Rose forced Stewart
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 3, Giants 7.