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Sunday August 8, 1971
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Lee May smashed two homers, driving in five runs, to power the Reds to a 6-3 victory over the Expos. May's first homer followed a single by Pete Rose in the first inning.

The Expos came back with circuit clouts by John Bateman and Ron Hunt in the fifth. After the Expos tied the score again at 3-3 in the ninth, Rose and Jimmy Stewart singled in the Reds' half and May won the game with his second homer. [The Sporting News]


Cincinnati Reds 6, Montreal Expos 3

Game Played on Sunday, August 8, 1971 (Day game) at Riverfront Stadium

Expos        0  0  0    0  2  0    0  0  1  -   3  7  0
Reds         2  0  0    0  1  0    0  0  3  -   6 12  0


Expos                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Hunt 2b               3   1   1   1     1   0   .280      Rose rf               5   2   2   0     0   0   .298
Woods cf,lf           4   0   0   0     0   0   .272      Carbo lf              3   0   0   0     0   0   .219
Staub rf              4   1   1   0     0   1   .292        Carroll p           1   0   0   0     0   0   .125
Bailey lf,3b          4   0   2   0     0   0   .258        Stewart ph          1   1   1   0     0   0   .229
Laboy 3b              2   0   0   0     0   0   .254      May 1b                4   2   3   5     1   0   .281
  Fairly ph,1b        2   0   0   0     0   1   .265      Perez 3b              4   0   1   1     0   0   .263
Boccabella 1b         2   0   0   0     0   0   .224        Concepcion 3b       0   0   0   0     0   0   .213
  Day cf              2   0   1   1     0   0   .280      Bench c               4   0   0   0     0   0   .235
Bateman c             4   1   1   1     0   1   .237      Foster cf             3   0   1   0     1   0   .241
Wine ss               2   0   1   0     0   0   .196      Helms 2b              4   0   2   0     0   0   .265
  Fairey ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .225      Woodward ss           3   0   0   0     1   2   .218
  Strohmayer p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .258      Grimsley p            1   0   0   0     0   1   .097
Morton p              2   0   0   0     0   2   .190        Cline ph,lf         3   1   2   0     0   0   .217
  Brand ss            1   0   0   0     0   0   .196

Totals               33   3   7   3     1   5             Totals               36   6  12   6     3   3

Time of Game: 2:15   Attendance: 28,158
Left on Base: Expos 4, Reds 8
DP: Expos 0, Reds 1
Doubles: Helms (23), Foster (18)
Home Runs: Bateman (8), Hunt (4), May 2 (32)
Caught Stealing: Helms (4)
GIDP: Fairly (6)


Expos                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Morton                  6     8   3   3   3   3   1  28   4.49
Strohmayer L(4-5)       2.1   4   3   3   0   0   1  11   4.56
Totals                  8.1  12   6   6   3   3   2  39

Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Grimsley                5     4   2   2   1   2   2  20   3.77
Carroll W(7-2)          4     3   1   1   0   3   0  14   2.02
Totals                  9     7   3   3   1   5   2  34

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


EXPOS 1ST: Hunt flied out to left; Woods popped to second; Staub
flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 0, Reds 0.

REDS 1ST: Rose singled; Carbo popped to shortstop; May homered
[Rose scored]; Perez flied out to left; Bench flied out to
right; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 0, Reds 2.

EXPOS 2ND: Bailey flied out to left; Laboy flied out to left;
Boccabella grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Expos 0, Reds 2.

REDS 2ND: Foster flied out to right; Helms doubled to right;
Woodward was called out on strikes; Grimsley struck out; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 0, Reds 2.

EXPOS 3RD: Bateman flied out to center; Wine singled to left;
Morton was called out on strikes; Hunt walked [Wine to second];
Woods flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Expos 0, Reds 2.

REDS 3RD: Rose flied out to center; Carbo popped to third in
foul territory; May singled to third; Perez popped to second in
foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 0, Reds 2.

EXPOS 4TH: Staub grounded out (second to first); Bailey singled
to center; Laboy popped to shortstop; Boccabella popped to
second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 0, Reds 2.

REDS 4TH: Bench flied out to left; Foster grounded out (third to
first); Helms singled to left; Woodward struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Expos 0, Reds 2.

EXPOS 5TH: Bateman homered; Wine popped to shortstop; Morton
struck out; Hunt homered; Woods lined to left; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Expos 2, Reds 2.

REDS 5TH: CLINE BATTED FOR GRIMSLEY; Cline singled to center;
Rose flied out to left; Carbo flied out to center; May walked
[Cline to second]; Perez singled to center [Cline scored, May to
second]; Bench flied out to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Expos
2, Reds 3.

EXPOS 6TH: CLINE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); CARROLL REPLACED
CARBO (PITCHING); Staub was called out on strikes; Bailey
singled to left; FAIRLY BATTED FOR LABOY; Fairly grounded into a
double play (second to first to shortstop) [Bailey out at
second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 2, Reds 3.

REDS 6TH: WOODS CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); BAILEY CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B); FAIRLY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); DAY
REPLACED BOCCABELLA (PLAYING CF); Foster walked; Helms forced
Foster (first to shortstop); Helms was caught stealing second
(catcher to shortstop); Woodward walked; Cline singled to center
[Woodward to second]; Rose flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Expos 2, Reds 3.

EXPOS 7TH: Day grounded out (first unassisted); Bateman struck
out; FAIREY BATTED FOR WINE; Fairey grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 2, Reds 3.

REDS 7TH: STROHMAYER REPLACED FAIREY (PITCHING); BRAND REPLACED
MORTON (PLAYING SS); Carroll grounded out (second to first); May
flied out to center; Perez flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Expos 2, Reds 3.

EXPOS 8TH: On a bunt Brand grounded out (pitcher to first); Hunt
grounded out (pitcher to first); Woods grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 2, Reds 3.

REDS 8TH: Bench grounded out (shortstop to first); Foster
doubled; Helms grounded out (pitcher to first); Woodward
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 2,
Reds 3.

EXPOS 9TH: CONCEPCION REPLACED PEREZ (PLAYING 3B); Staub singled
to pitcher; Bailey grounded out (third to first) [Staub to
second]; Fairly was called out on strikes; Day singled to center
[Staub scored, Day to second (on throw)]; Bateman grounded out
(third to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 3, Reds 3.

REDS 9TH: Cline flied out to left; Rose singled to center;
STEWART BATTED FOR CARROLL; Stewart singled to right [Rose to
second]; May homered [Rose scored, Stewart scored]; 3 R, 3 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Expos 3, Reds 6.



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