The Reds smashed four homers and defeated the Expos, 9-1, behind the four-hit hurling of Don Gullett. George Foster connected for the circuit with two men on base, while Lee May, Johnny Bench and Tony Perez contributed solo swats to the attack. [The Sporting News]



Cincinnati Reds 9, Montreal Expos 1
Game Played on Friday, August    6, 1971 (Night game) at Riverfront Stadium
Expos        0  0  0    1  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  4  0
Reds         0  0  0    5  2  1    1  0  x  -   9 14  0


Expos                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Hunt 2b               3   1   1   0     1   1   .280      Rose rf               3   1   1   0     2   0   .299
Woods cf              4   0   0   0     0   0   .278      Carbo lf              5   1   2   1     0   0   .225
Staub rf              4   0   1   1     0   0   .293      May 1b                4   1   1   1     0   1   .276
Bailey lf             3   0   0   0     1   0   .253      Perez 3b              4   2   2   2     0   1   .263
Laboy 3b              4   0   2   0     0   0   .257        Concepcion 3b       0   0   0   0     0   0   .213
Bateman c             3   0   0   0     0   1   .237      Bench c               3   2   1   1     1   2   .237
Boccabella 1b         2   0   0   0     1   1   .228      Foster cf             4   1   3   3     0   0   .239
Wine ss               2   0   0   0     0   1   .196      Helms 2b              4   0   2   0     0   1   .263
  Reed p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Woodward ss           4   1   1   0     0   0   .219
  Britton p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Gullett p             4   0   1   0     0   3   .115
  Sutherland ph       1   0   0   0     0   0   .272
  Raymond p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Renko p               1   0   0   0     0   0   .179
  Brand ss            2   0   0   0     0   0   .200

Totals               29   1   4   1     3   4             Totals               35   9  14   8     3   8

Time of Game: 2:07   Attendance: 18,061
Left on Base: Expos 4, Reds 5
DP: Expos 2, Reds 2
Doubles: Hunt (12), Perez (11), Carbo (18), Foster (17)
Home Runs: Foster (9), May (30), Bench (21), Perez (21)
GIDP: Bailey (16), May (8), Carbo (6)


Expos                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Renko L(10-12)          4.1   7   6   6   2   5   2  21   3.88
Reed                    0.2   3   1   1   0   0   1   4   3.81
Britton                 2     4   2   2   0   2   1  10   5.72
Raymond                 1     0   0   0   1   1   0   3   4.84
Totals                  8    14   9   9   3   8   4  38

Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Gullett W(12-4)         9     4   1   1   3   4   0  32   2.65
Totals                  9     4   1   1   3   4   0  32

Wild Pitches: Renko (6), Britton (2)

Umpires: HP - Tom Gorman, 1B - Chris Pelekoudas, 2B - Harry Wendelstedt, 3B - Andy Olsen


EXPOS 1ST: Hunt made an out to second; Woods popped to catcher
in foul territory; Staub made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Expos 0, Reds 0.

REDS 1ST: Rose walked; Carbo flied out to center; May grounded
into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Rose out at
second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 0, Reds 0.

EXPOS 2ND: Bailey flied out to left; Laboy singled to first;
Bateman lined into a double play (shortstop to first) [Laboy out
at first]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 0, Reds 0.

REDS 2ND: Perez was called out on strikes; Bench struck out;
Foster made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 0,
Reds 0.

EXPOS 3RD: Boccabella struck out; Wine struck out; Renko flied
out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 0, Reds 0.

REDS 3RD: Helms was called out on strikes; Woodward flied out to
right; Gullett struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 0, Reds
0.

EXPOS 4TH: Hunt doubled; Woods grounded out (second to first)
[Hunt to third]; Staub singled [Hunt scored]; Bailey grounded
into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Staub out at
second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 1, Reds 0.

REDS 4TH: Rose singled; Carbo singled [Rose to third]; Renko
threw a wild pitch [Rose scored, Carbo to second]; May struck
out; Perez doubled [Carbo scored]; Bench was walked
intentionally; Foster homered [Perez scored, Bench scored];
Helms singled; Woodward grounded out (second to first) [Helms to
second]; Gullett singled [Helms to third]; Rose flied out to
center; 5 R, 6 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Expos 1, Reds 5.

EXPOS 5TH: Laboy singled; Bateman struck out; Boccabella flied
out to left; Wine flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Expos 1, Reds 5.

REDS 5TH: Carbo flied out to center; May homered; BRAND REPLACED
RENKO (PLAYING SS); REED REPLACED WINE (PITCHING); Perez made an
out to first; Bench homered; Foster singled; Helms singled to
right [Foster out at third (right to third)]; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Expos 1, Reds 7.

EXPOS 6TH: Brand grounded out (shortstop to first); Hunt walked;
Woods flied out to right; Staub out on an unknown play; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 1, Reds 7.

REDS 6TH: BRITTON REPLACED REED (PITCHING); Woodward singled;
Britton threw a wild pitch [Woodward to second]; Gullett struck
out; Rose lined to third; Carbo doubled [Woodward scored]; May
flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 1, Reds 8.

EXPOS 7TH: Bailey flied out to center; Laboy flied out to right;
Bateman grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Expos 1, Reds 8.

REDS 7TH: Perez homered; Bench struck out; Foster doubled; Helms
popped to catcher in foul territory; Woodward grounded out
(shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 1, Reds 9.

EXPOS 8TH: CONCEPCION REPLACED PEREZ (PLAYING 3B); Boccabella
walked; SUTHERLAND BATTED FOR BRITTON; Sutherland made an out to
first; Brand flied out to left; Hunt was called out on strikes;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 1, Reds 9.

REDS 8TH: RAYMOND REPLACED SUTHERLAND (PITCHING); Gullett struck
out; Rose walked; Carbo grounded into a double play (second to
shortstop to first) [Rose out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Expos 1, Reds 9.

EXPOS 9TH: Woods flied out to right; Staub flied out to center;
Bailey walked; Laboy flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Expos 1, Reds 9.