Johnny Bench and Lee May combined to bat the Reds to a 4-2 victory over the Mets. Bench drove in the first two runs with a double in the first inning. After the Mets pulled even, May broke the tie with a homer in the ninth. Tony Perez followed with a triple and Bench singled for his third RBI of the game. [The Sporting News]



Cincinnati Reds 4, New York Mets 2
Game Played on Monday, August    2, 1971 (Night game) at Shea Stadium
Reds         2  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  2  -   4  8  0
Mets         0  0  0    0  0  2    0  0  0  -   2  7  1


Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Rose rf               4   1   1   0     0   0   .300      Hahn cf               3   1   0   0     1   1   .246
Foster cf             3   1   0   0     1   1   .232      Garrett 2b            4   0   0   0     0   0   .310
May 1b                4   1   1   1     0   1   .274      Agee rf               2   1   1   1     2   0   .285
Perez 3b              4   0   1   0     0   0   .261      Jones lf              4   0   3   1     0   1   .320
  Gullett pr          0   1   0   0     0   0   .104      Clendenon 1b          3   0   1   0     0   1   .241
  Helms 2b            0   0   0   0     0   0   .263        Kranepool ph,1b     1   0   0   0     0   0   .277
Bench c               4   0   2   3     0   0   .240      Aspromonte 3b         4   0   0   0     0   0   .237
Bradford lf           3   0   1   0     0   1   .200      Grote c               3   0   0   0     0   0   .282
Concepcion 2b,3b      4   0   1   0     0   1   .212        Marshall ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .241
Woodward ss           3   0   1   0     1   1   .222      Harrelson ss          4   0   1   0     0   1   .273
Grimsley p            1   0   0   0     0   0   .100      Matlack p             3   0   1   0     0   1   .333
  Granger p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .333        Taylor p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .333
  Ferrara ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .136        Shamsky ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .200
  Carroll p           1   0   0   0     0   0   .143

Totals               32   4   8   4     2   5             Totals               33   2   7   2     3   5

Time of Game: 2:33   Attendance: 30,622
Left on Base: Reds 5, Mets 7
DP: Reds 0, Mets 2
Errors: Clendenon
Doubles: Bench (14), Agee (16), Jones (18)
Triples: Perez (3)
Home Runs: May (28)
Sacrifice Hits: Grimsley (3), Bradford (1)
GIDP: Perez (9), Grimsley (2)


Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Grimsley                5.1   4   2   2   2   4   0  22   3.78
Granger                 1.2   1   0   0   0   1   0   6   2.81
Carroll W(6-2)          2     2   0   0   1   0   0   8   2.02
Totals                  9     7   2   2   3   5   0  36

Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Matlack L(0-3)          8     7   4   4   1   5   1  31   5.14
Taylor                  1     1   0   0   1   0   0   5   3.14
Totals                  9     8   4   4   2   5   1  36

Passed Balls: Grote (9)

Umpires: HP - Mel Steiner, 1B - Satch Davidson, 2B - Shag Crawford, 3B - Stan Landes


REDS 1ST: Rose singled to center; Foster walked [Rose to
second]; May struck out; Perez popped to second; Bench doubled
to center [Foster scored, Rose scored]; Bradford struck out; 2
R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 2, Mets 0.

METS 1ST: Hahn grounded out (pitcher to first); Garrett grounded
out (first unassisted); Agee walked; Jones struck out; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 2, Mets 0.

REDS 2ND: Concepcion singled to left; Woodward flied to right;
Grimsley out on a sacrifice bunt (third to second) [Concepcion
to second]; Rose grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Reds 2, Mets 0.

METS 2ND: Clendenon singled to left; Aspromonte lined to
shortstop; Grote flied to right; Harrelson struck out; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 2, Mets 0.

REDS 3RD: Foster reached on an error by Clendenon; May flied to
left; Perez grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to
first) [Foster out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 2,
Mets 0.

METS 3RD: Matlack grounded out (second to first); Hahn flied to
left; Garrett popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds
2, Mets 0.

REDS 4TH: Bench grounded out (second to first); Bradford flied
to center; Concepcion struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 2,
Mets 0.

METS 4TH: Agee grounded out (shortstop to first); Jones singled
to right; Clendenon struck out; Aspromonte flied to left; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 2, Mets 0.

REDS 5TH: Woodward singled to left; Grimsley grounded into a
double play (third to shortstop to first) [Woodward out at
second]; Rose flied to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 2,
Mets 0.

METS 5TH: Grote grounded out (shortstop to first); Harrelson
grounded out (second to first); Matlack was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 2, Mets 0.

REDS 6TH: Foster struck out (catcher to first); May popped to
second; Perez flied to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 2,
Mets 0.

METS 6TH: Hahn walked; Garrett flied to right; Agee doubled to
left [Hahn scored]; Jones doubled to right [Agee scored];
GRANGER REPLACED GRIMSLEY (PITCHING); Clendenon flied to right
[Jones to third]; Aspromonte lined to pitcher; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Reds 2, Mets 2.

REDS 7TH: Bench flied to left; Bradford singled; Grote allowed a
passed ball [Bradford to second]; Concepcion flied to center
[Bradford to third]; Woodward was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 2, Mets 2.

METS 7TH: Grote flied to left; Harrelson grounded out (catcher
to first); Matlack singled to center; Hahn struck out; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 2, Mets 2.

REDS 8TH: FERRARA BATTED FOR GRANGER; Ferrara flied to right;
Rose popped to catcher in foul territory; Foster grounded out
(third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 2, Mets 2.

METS 8TH: CARROLL REPLACED FERRARA (PITCHING); Garrett grounded
out (first to pitcher); Agee walked; Jones singled to right
[Agee to second]; KRANEPOOL BATTED FOR CLENDENON; Agee was out
trying to advance to third (catcher to third); Kranepool forced
Jones (shortstop unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 2,
Mets 2.

REDS 9TH: KRANEPOOL STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); May homered;
Perez tripled to right; GULLETT RAN FOR PEREZ; TAYLOR REPLACED
MATLACK (PITCHING); Bench singled to left [Gullett scored];
Bradford out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to second) [Bench to
second]; Concepcion grounded out (second to first); Woodward was
walked intentionally; Carroll forced Woodward (shortstop to
second); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 4, Mets 2.

METS 9TH: HELMS REPLACED GULLETT (PLAYING 2B); CONCEPCION
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B); Aspromonte flied to right;
MARSHALL BATTED FOR GROTE; Marshall grounded out (first to
pitcher); Harrelson singled to left; SHAMSKY BATTED FOR TAYLOR;
Shamsky flied to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 4, Mets 2.