A comeback by Reds reached its climax in ninth inning when Johnny Bench belted a two-run homer to beat the Cardinals, 5-3. Joe Torre homered with a man on base to help the Cards take a 3-0 lead, but the Reds battled back to tie the score with the aid of a circuit clout by Hal McRae. Lee May singled with one away in the ninth and, after Tony Perez flied out, Bench broke up the game with his boundary belt. [The Sporting News]



Cincinnati Reds 5, St. Louis Cardinals 3
Game Played on Tuesday, August    17, 1971 (Night game) at Riverfront Stadium
Cardinals    2  0  0    0  1  0    0  0  0  -   3  8  1
Reds         0  0  0    0  1  2    0  0  2  -   5 11  0


Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Brock lf              3   0   1   1     1   0   .321      Rose rf               4   0   1   1     0   0   .307
Cruz cf               4   0   0   0     0   2   .247      McRae lf              5   1   1   1     0   0   .255
Alou 1b               4   1   1   0     0   0   .318      May 1b                3   1   1   0     2   1   .273
Torre 3b              3   1   2   2     1   0   .358      Perez 3b              4   1   2   0     1   0   .270
Simmons c             4   0   0   0     0   0   .311      Bench c               4   1   2   2     1   1   .240
Hague rf              4   0   3   0     0   0   .231      Foster cf             4   0   1   0     0   0   .235
Sizemore 2b           4   0   0   0     0   1   .259      Helms 2b              4   1   2   1     0   1   .270
Maxvill ss            3   1   1   0     1   2   .218      Concepcion ss         3   0   1   0     0   0   .207
Reuss p               1   0   0   0     0   1   .080        Stewart ph          0   0   0   0     1   0   .222
  Zachary p           1   0   0   0     0   0   .258        Granger p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .250
  Shaw p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Nolan p               1   0   0   0     0   1   .119
  Burda ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .309        Ferrara ph          1   0   0   0     0   1   .170
  Taylor p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .182        Merritt p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .174
                                                            Cline ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .209
                                                            Gibbon p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Carbo ph            0   0   0   0     0   0   .214
                                                            Woodward ph,ss      0   0   0   0     1   0   .222

Totals               32   3   8   3     3   6             Totals               34   5  11   5     6   5

Time of Game: 2:22   Attendance: 14,578
Left on Base: Cardinals 6, Reds 10
DP: Cardinals 2, Reds 1
Errors: Maxvill
Doubles: Hague (6), Concepcion (4)
Home Runs: Torre (19), McRae (6), Bench (23)
Stolen Bases: Foster (5)
Caught Stealing: Brock (12)
Sacrifice Hits: Reuss (8)
Sacrifice Flies: Rose (2)


Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Reuss                   5.1   6   3   3   3   3   1  23   4.77
Zachary                 2.1   3   0   0   2   2   0  12   5.25
Shaw                    0.1   0   0   0   1   0   0   2   3.38
Taylor L(2-1)           0.2   2   2   2   0   0   1   4   4.30
Totals                  8.2  11   5   5   6   5   2  41

Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Nolan                   5     5   3   3   2   5   1  20   3.23
Merritt                 2     2   0   0   0   1   0   8   5.02
Gibbon                  1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   2.86
Granger W(4-4)          1     1   0   0   1   0   0   5   2.52
Totals                  9     8   3   3   3   6   1  36

Umpires: HP - Doug Harvey, 1B - Jerry Dale, 2B - Augie Donatelli, 3B - Ed Vargo


CARDINALS 1ST: Brock grounded out (pitcher to first); Cruz
struck out; Alou singled to center; Torre homered [Alou scored];
Simmons flied out to center; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 2,
Reds 0.

REDS 1ST: Rose grounded out (shortstop to first); McRae flied
out to right; May flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cardinals 2, Reds 0.

CARDINALS 2ND: Hague doubled to left; Sizemore struck out;
Maxvill struck out; Reuss struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Cardinals 2, Reds 0.

REDS 2ND: Perez singled to left; Bench singled to center [Perez
to second]; Foster lined into a double play (third to second)
[Perez out at second]; Helms forced Bench (shortstop to second);
0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 2, Reds 0.

CARDINALS 3RD: Brock walked; Brock was caught stealing second
(catcher to shortstop); Cruz was called out on strikes; Alou
flied out to left; Steve Carlton ejected by HP umpire Doug
Harvey; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 2, Reds 0.

REDS 3RD: Concepcion flied out to center; Nolan struck out; Rose
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cardinals 2, Reds 0.

CARDINALS 4TH: Torre walked; Simmons lined into a double play
(first unassisted) [Torre out at first]; Hague made an out to
shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 2, Reds 0.

REDS 4TH: McRae popped to shortstop in foul territory; May
walked; Perez walked [May to second]; Bench popped to third in
foul territory; Foster forced Perez (third to second); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 2, Reds 0.

CARDINALS 5TH: Sizemore flied out to left; Maxvill singled to
center; Reuss out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second)
[Maxvill to second]; Brock singled to center [Maxvill scored,
Brock to second (on throw)]; Cruz flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 3, Reds 0.

REDS 5TH: Helms singled to left; Concepcion doubled to right
[Helms to third]; FERRARA BATTED FOR NOLAN; Ferrara struck out;
Rose sacrifice flied into a double play to center [Helms scored,
Concepcion out at third (center to third)]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cardinals 3, Reds 1.

CARDINALS 6TH: MERRITT REPLACED FERRARA (PITCHING); Alou
grounded out (pitcher to first); Torre singled to center;
Simmons flied out to center; Hague singled to center [Torre to
second]; Sizemore flied out to right; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Cardinals 3, Reds 1.

REDS 6TH: McRae homered; May was called out on strikes; Perez
singled to left; Bench walked [Perez to second]; ZACHARY
REPLACED REUSS (PITCHING); Foster popped to first in foul
territory; Helms singled to center [Perez scored, Bench to
second]; Concepcion grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 3, Reds 3.

CARDINALS 7TH: Maxvill struck out (catcher to first); Zachary
popped to third in foul territory; Brock grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 3, Reds 3.

REDS 7TH: CLINE BATTED FOR MERRITT; Cline flied out to left;
Rose singled to right; McRae forced Rose (second to shortstop)
[McRae to second (error by Maxvill)]; May walked; Perez flied
out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 3, Reds 3.

CARDINALS 8TH: GIBBON REPLACED CLINE (PITCHING); Cruz flied out
to left; Alou grounded out (second to first); Torre grounded out
(third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 3, Reds 3.

REDS 8TH: Bench struck out; Foster singled to center; Foster
stole second; Helms struck out; STEWART BATTED FOR CONCEPCION;
Stewart was walked intentionally; CARBO BATTED FOR GIBBON; SHAW
REPLACED ZACHARY (PITCHING); WOODWARD BATTED FOR CARBO; Woodward
walked [Foster to third, Stewart to second]; Rose forced Stewart
(third unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Cardinals 3, Reds 3.

CARDINALS 9TH: WOODWARD STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); GRANGER
REPLACED STEWART (PITCHING); Simmons grounded out (first
unassisted); Hague singled to center; Sizemore forced Hague
(shortstop to second); Maxvill walked [Sizemore to second];
BURDA BATTED FOR SHAW; Burda forced Maxvill (second to
shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 3, Reds 3.

REDS 9TH: TAYLOR REPLACED BURDA (PITCHING); McRae flied out to
left; May singled to left; Perez flied out to right; Bench
homered [May scored]; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 3, Reds 5.