The four-hit pitching of Ross Grimsley and homers by Hal McRae and Johnny Bench featured the Reds' 5-1 victory over the Cubs. McRae rapped his round-tripper in the first inning.

After the Reds picked up unearned runs in the third and fourth, Bench hit his homer in the sixth. Singles by Grimsley and Pete Rose around a passed ball wrapped up the scoring against Juan Pizarro in the seventh. [The Sporting News]
Cincinnati Reds 5, Chicago Cubs 1

Game Played on Sunday, August 15, 1971 (Day game) at Riverfront Stadium

Cubs         0  0  0    1  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  4  3
Reds         1  0  1    1  0  1    1  0  x  -   5 10  2


Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Kessinger ss          4   0   2   0     0   1   .267      Rose rf               4   1   2   1     0   0   .305
Beckert 2b            4   0   0   0     0   0   .351      McRae lf              4   1   3   1     0   0   .262
Williams lf           4   1   1   0     0   0   .304        Bradford lf         0   0   0   0     0   0   .198
Santo 3b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .261      May 1b                3   0   0   0     1   3   .274
Banks 1b              4   0   0   0     0   1   .150        Woodward 3b         0   0   0   0     0   0   .218
James cf              3   0   0   0     1   0   .205      Perez 3b,1b           4   0   0   0     0   0   .265
Cannizzaro c          3   0   0   0     0   0   .209      Bench c               4   2   1   1     0   1   .236
Callison rf           3   0   1   0     0   0   .203      Foster cf             4   0   1   0     0   1   .234
Pizarro p             2   0   0   0     0   1   .071      Helms 2b              3   0   2   1     0   0   .265
  Decker p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .667      Concepcion ss         4   0   0   0     0   0   .208
  Popovich ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .209      Grimsley p            3   1   1   0     0   0   .118
  Regan p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               32   1   4   0     1   3             Totals               33   5  10   4     1   5

Time of Game: 2:07   Attendance: 28,383
Left on Base: Cubs 5, Reds 6
DP: Cubs 0, Reds 0
Errors: Santo 3, Perez, Bench
Doubles: Williams (22)
Home Runs: McRae (5), Bench (22)
Stolen Bases: Williams (4)
Sacrifice Flies: Helms (5)


Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Pizarro L(4-2)          6     8   5   3   1   4   2  28   2.66
Decker                  1     1   0   0   0   1   0   3   3.81
Regan                   1     1   0   0   0   0   0   4   3.86
Totals                  8    10   5   3   1   5   2  35

Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Grimsley W(7-5)         9     4   1   0   1   3   0  33   3.47
Totals                  9     4   1   0   1   3   0  33

Passed Balls: Cannizzaro (7)

Umpires: HP - Dick Stello, 1B - Ed Sudol, 2B - Bill Williams, 3B - Nick Colosi


CUBS 1ST: Kessinger struck out; Beckert popped to second;
Williams flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0,
Reds 0.

REDS 1ST: Rose grounded out (second to first); McRae homered;
May struck out; Perez popped to shortstop; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Cubs 0, Reds 1.

CUBS 2ND: Santo grounded out (shortstop to first); Banks struck
out; James walked; Cannizzaro flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0, Reds 1.

REDS 2ND: Bench was called out on strikes; Foster struck out;
Helms singled to center; Concepcion grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0, Reds 1.

CUBS 3RD: Callison popped to catcher in foul territory; Pizarro
grounded out (third to first); Kessinger singled to left;
Beckert popped to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0, Reds 1.

REDS 3RD: Grimsley popped to catcher in foul territory; Rose
singled to center; McRae singled to left [Rose scored (error by
Santo) (unearned) (no RBI), McRae to third]; May struck out;
Perez grounded out (third to first); 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  Cubs 0, Reds 2.

CUBS 4TH: Williams doubled to left; Williams stole third
[Williams scored (error by Bench) (unearned)]; Santo flied out
to right; Banks grounded out (third to first); James grounded
out (shortstop to first); 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 1,
Reds 2.

REDS 4TH: Bench reached on an error by Santo [Bench to first];
Foster singled to third [Bench to third (error by Santo), Foster
to second]; Helms hit a sacrifice fly to right [Bench scored
(unearned)]; Concepcion grounded out (third to first); Grimsley
grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 2 E, 1 LOB.
Cubs 1, Reds 3.

CUBS 5TH: Cannizzaro grounded out (third to first); Callison
singled to right; Pizarro struck out; Kessinger grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 1, Reds 3.

REDS 5TH: Rose flied out to right; McRae flied out to center;
May walked; Perez flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs
1, Reds 3.

CUBS 6TH: Beckert flied out to center; Williams popped to
catcher in foul territory; Santo grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 1, Reds 3.

REDS 6TH: Bench homered; Foster flied out to center; Helms
popped to catcher in foul territory; Concepcion grounded out
(shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 1, Reds 4.

CUBS 7TH: Banks flied out to left; James grounded out (shortstop
to first); Cannizzaro grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 1, Reds 4.

REDS 7TH: Grimsley singled to left; Cannizzaro allowed a passed
ball [Grimsley to second]; Rose singled to right [Grimsley
scored]; DECKER REPLACED PIZARRO (PITCHING); McRae singled to
pitcher [Rose out at third (third unassisted)]; Pete Rose
called for interference during rundown; May was called out
on strikes; Lee May and Reds Manager Sparky Anderson ejected
by HP umpire Dick Stello; Perez popped to first in foul
territory; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 1, Reds 5.

CUBS 8TH: WOODWARD REPLACED MAY (PLAYING 3B); PEREZ CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); Callison grounded out (shortstop to
first); POPOVICH BATTED FOR DECKER; Popovich flied out to left;
Kessinger singled to left; Beckert forced Kessinger (shortstop
to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 1, Reds 5.

REDS 8TH: REGAN REPLACED POPOVICH (PITCHING); Bench popped to
third; Foster grounded out (third to first); Helms singled to
center; Concepcion forced Helms (shortstop unassisted); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 1, Reds 5.

CUBS 9TH: BRADFORD REPLACED MCRAE (PLAYING LF); Williams popped
to second; Santo reached on an error by Perez [Santo to first];
Banks popped to catcher in foul territory; James flied out to
right; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 1, Reds 5.
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