The Dodgers, who had lost four straight times to Don Gullett over two seasons, caught up with the young lefthander after being shut out for seven innings and defeated the Reds, 4-1. In the eighth, Joe Ferguson walked and Maury Wills singled after failing to sacrifice. Bobby Valentine bunted into a forceout of Ferguson, but Manny Mota singled, sending Wills home with the tying run. Valentine took third and scored on a sacrifice fly by Willie Crawford. After a single by Dick Allen and pass to Jim Lefebvre, Steve Garvey doubled to drive in the Dodgers' last two tallies. [The Sporting News] |
Los Angeles Dodgers 4, Cincinnati Reds 1
Game Played on Saturday, July 31, 1971 (Night game) at Dodger Stadium
Reds 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 - 1 3 0 Dodgers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 x - 4 9 3 Reds AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Dodgers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Rose rf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .302 Valentine ss 3 1 0 0 0 0 .238 McRae cf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .249 Parker 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .281 May 1b 4 1 1 0 0 1 .275 Mota lf 4 1 2 1 0 0 .304 Perez 3b 3 0 1 1 1 1 .261 Crawford cf 3 0 0 1 0 0 .316 Bench c 4 0 0 0 0 1 .240 Allen 1b 4 1 2 0 0 1 .291 Foster lf 4 0 0 0 0 2 .235 Brewer p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .400 Helms 2b 3 0 1 0 0 0 .263 Lefebvre 2b 3 0 0 0 1 1 .259 Concepcion ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 .211 Garvey 3b 4 0 3 2 0 1 .245 Gullett p 3 0 0 0 0 1 .104 Buckner rf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .281 Carroll p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 Ferguson c 2 0 0 0 1 0 .185 Grabarkewitz pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 .206 Sims c 0 0 0 0 0 0 .260 Downing p 2 0 1 0 0 0 .210 Wills ph,ss 1 1 1 0 0 0 .287 Totals 32 1 3 1 1 8 Totals 30 4 9 4 2 3 Time of Game: 2:12 Attendance: 26,087 Left on Base: Reds 5, Dodgers 6 DP: Reds 1, Dodgers 0 Errors: Garvey 3 Doubles: May (12), Perez (10), Garvey (9) Triples: Allen (1) Sacrifice Hits: Valentine (1) Sacrifice Flies: Crawford (3) GIDP: Buckner (4) Reds IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Gullett L(11-4) 7.2 8 4 4 1 3 0 31 2.76 Carroll 0.1 1 0 0 1 0 0 3 2.04 Totals 8 9 4 4 2 3 0 34 Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Downing W(13-6) 8 3 1 1 1 7 0 29 2.60 Brewer SV(12) 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 2.09 Totals 9 3 1 1 1 8 0 33 Umpires: HP - Chris Pelekoudas, 1B - Harry Wendelstedt, 2B - Andy Olsen, 3B - Tom Gorman REDS 1ST: Rose flied out to center; McRae grounded out (third to first); May struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Dodgers 0. DODGERS 1ST: Valentine flied out to right; Mota singled to left; Crawford flied out to left; Allen struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Dodgers 0. REDS 2ND: Perez struck out; Bench grounded out (third to first); Foster flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Dodgers 0. DODGERS 2ND: Lefebvre flied out to center; Garvey singled to center; Buckner grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Garvey out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Dodgers 0. REDS 3RD: Helms singled to left; Concepcion flied out to center; Gullett struck out; Rose forced Helms (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Dodgers 0. DODGERS 3RD: Ferguson grounded out (first unassisted); Downing grounded out (second to first); Valentine flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Dodgers 0. REDS 4TH: McRae struck out; May reached on an error by Garvey [May to second (error by Garvey)]; Perez walked; Bench popped to third in foul territory; Foster struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 2 E, 2 LOB. Reds 0, Dodgers 0. DODGERS 4TH: Mota flied out to center; Crawford flied out to center; Allen tripled to center; Lefebvre struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Dodgers 0. REDS 5TH: Helms flied out to left; Concepcion grounded out (third to first); Gullett grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Dodgers 0. DODGERS 5TH: Garvey struck out; Buckner flied out to left; Ferguson made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Dodgers 0. REDS 6TH: Rose struck out; McRae grounded out (shortstop to first); May doubled to left; Perez doubled to left [May scored]; Bench struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 1, Dodgers 0. DODGERS 6TH: Downing singled to center; Valentine out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Downing to second]; Mota made an out to second; Crawford flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 1, Dodgers 0. REDS 7TH: Foster flied out to center; Helms flied out to center; Concepcion flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 1, Dodgers 0. DODGERS 7TH: Allen flied out to left; Lefebvre flied to left in foul territory; Garvey singled to left; Buckner lined to first; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 1, Dodgers 0. REDS 8TH: Gullett popped to first in foul territory; Rose flied out to right; McRae grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 1, Dodgers 0. DODGERS 8TH: Ferguson walked; GRABARKEWITZ RAN FOR FERGUSON; WILLS BATTED FOR DOWNING; Wills singled to center [Grabarkewitz to second]; Valentine forced Grabarkewitz (pitcher to third) [Wills to second]; Mota singled to right [Wills scored, Valentine to third]; Crawford hit a sacrifice fly to center [Valentine scored]; Allen singled to left [Mota to third]; CARROLL REPLACED GULLETT (PITCHING); Lefebvre was walked intentionally [Allen to second]; Garvey doubled to left [Mota scored, Allen scored, Lefebvre to third]; Buckner grounded out (second to first); 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Reds 1, Dodgers 4. REDS 9TH: WILLS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); SIMS REPLACED GRABARKEWITZ (PLAYING C ); PARKER REPLACED VALENTINE (PLAYING 1B); BREWER REPLACED ALLEN (PITCHING); May reached on an error by Garvey [May to first]; Perez flied out to center; Bench flied out to right; Foster struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Reds 1, Dodgers 4.The information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by Retrosheet.
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