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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 2Game Played on Monday, August 2, 1971 (Night game) at Shea StadiumReds 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. |
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