A three-run homer by Tony Perez in the sixth inning paced the Reds to a 5-2 victory in the first game of a twi-night doubleheader, but the Mets came back to win the second game, 9-4. The Reds, held to one hit by Nolan Ryan for the first five innings of the opener, erupted in the sixth and scored a run on a single by Pete Rose, pass to Bernie Carbo and single by Lee May before Perez pounded his homer. May added a homer in the eighth.

The Mets pinned winless Jim Merritt with his 11th loss in the nightcap. Tim Foli drove in three runs with a pair of doubles. [The Sporting News]



Cincinnati Reds 5, New York Mets 2 (Game 1)
Game Played on Tuesday, August    3, 1971 (Night game) at Shea Stadium
Reds         0  0  0    0  0  4    0  1  0  -   5  5  0
Mets         0  1  0    1  0  0    0  0  0  -   2  5  0


Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Rose cf,rf            4   1   1   0     0   0   .300      Harrelson ss          3   0   1   0     1   0   .274
Carbo lf              3   1   0   0     1   1   .221      Garrett 2b            4   0   0   0     0   0   .273
  Bradford cf         0   0   0   0     0   0   .200      Agee cf               3   1   1   0     1   1   .285
May 1b                4   2   2   2     0   0   .277      Jones lf              4   1   1   0     0   1   .319
  Concepcion 3b       0   0   0   0     0   0   .212      Kranepool 1b          4   0   1   1     0   0   .277
Perez 3b,1b           3   1   1   3     1   1   .262      Singleton rf          3   0   1   1     1   1   .246
Bench rf,lf           4   0   0   0     0   1   .238      Aspromonte 3b         4   0   0   0     0   0   .233
Helms 2b              4   0   1   0     0   0   .263      Grote c               3   0   0   0     0   0   .279
Corrales c            3   0   0   0     1   1   .169      Ryan p                2   0   0   0     0   1   .083
Woodward ss           3   0   0   0     0   0   .218        Shamsky ph          1   0   0   0     0   1   .198
Simpson p             1   0   0   0     1   1   .045        Frisella p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .286
  Granger p           1   0   0   0     0   0   .250

Totals               30   5   5   5     4   5             Totals               31   2   5   2     3   5

Time of Game: 2:06   Attendance: 47,271
Left on Base: Reds 3, Mets 5
DP: Reds 0, Mets 0
Doubles: Agee (17), Harrelson (13)
Triples: Helms (1), Jones (2)
Home Runs: Perez (20), May (29)
Stolen Bases: Harrelson (17)
Caught Stealing: Perez (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Woodward (6)


Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Simpson W(3-4)          5.1   4   2   2   2   2   0  21   5.08
Granger SV(8)           3.2   1   0   0   1   3   0  13   2.66
Totals                  9     5   2   2   3   5   0  34

Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Ryan L(8-9)             7     4   4   4   4   3   1  28   2.74
Frisella                2     1   1   1   0   2   1   7   2.53
Totals                  9     5   5   5   4   5   2  35

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


REDS 1ST: Rose flied out to left; Carbo lined to left; May made
an out to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0, Mets 0.

METS 1ST: Harrelson flied out to center; Garrett made an out to
second; Agee flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0,
Mets 0.

REDS 2ND: Perez struck out; Bench flied out to left; Helms
tripled to left; Corrales grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 0, Mets 0.

METS 2ND: Jones tripled to right; Kranepool lined to second;
Singleton grounded out (shortstop to first) [Jones scored];
Aspromonte grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Reds 0, Mets 1.

REDS 3RD: Woodward made an out to second; Simpson walked; Rose
forced Simpson (second to shortstop); Carbo flied out to left; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 0, Mets 1.

METS 3RD: Grote made an out to third; Ryan grounded out (second
to first); Harrelson walked; Harrelson stole second; Garrett
flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 0, Mets 1.

REDS 4TH: May flied out to left; Perez walked; Perez was caught
stealing second (catcher to second); Bench grounded out (third
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0, Mets 1.

METS 4TH: Agee doubled to right; Jones grounded out (shortstop
to first); Kranepool singled to left [Agee scored, Kranepool out
at second (left to third to second)]; Singleton struck out; 1 R,
2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0, Mets 2.

REDS 5TH: Helms grounded out (shortstop to first); Corrales
struck out; Woodward flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Reds 0, Mets 2.

METS 5TH: Aspromonte grounded out (shortstop to first); Grote
grounded out (shortstop to first); Ryan struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0, Mets 2.

REDS 6TH: Simpson struck out; Rose singled to third; Carbo
walked [Rose to second]; May singled to left [Carbo to second,
Rose scored]; Perez homered [Carbo scored, May scored]; Bench
made an out to shortstop; Helms flied out to center; 4 R, 3 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Reds 4, Mets 2.

METS 6TH: Harrelson doubled to right; Garrett flied out to left;
Agee walked; GRANGER REPLACED SIMPSON (PITCHING); Jones was
called out on strikes; Kranepool grounded out (second to first);
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 4, Mets 2.

REDS 7TH: Corrales walked; Woodward out on a sacrifice bunt
(third to first) [Corrales to second]; Granger flied out to
center; Rose grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Reds 4, Mets 2.

METS 7TH: Singleton walked; Aspromonte flied out to left; Grote
forced Singleton (third to second); SHAMSKY BATTED FOR RYAN;
Shamsky struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 4, Mets 2.

REDS 8TH: FRISELLA REPLACED SHAMSKY (PITCHING); Carbo struck
out; May homered; Perez grounded out (shortstop to first); Bench
struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 5, Mets 2.

METS 8TH: ROSE CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); BRADFORD REPLACED
CARBO (PLAYING CF); CONCEPCION REPLACED MAY (PLAYING 3B); PEREZ
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); BENCH CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING
LF); Harrelson grounded out (third to first); Garrett grounded
out (first unassisted); Agee struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Reds 5, Mets 2.

REDS 9TH: Helms flied out to center; Corrales grounded out
(shortstop to first); Woodward flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Reds 5, Mets 2.

METS 9TH: Jones grounded out (shortstop to first); Kranepool
grounded out (shortstop to first); Singleton singled to right;
Aspromonte grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Reds 5, Mets 2.