Lee May, who collected two homers and two singles, batted in five runs to supply the Reds' principal power in a 9-4 victory over the Cubs. Tony Perez and Tommy Helms also hit homers. Ross Grimsley shut out the Cubs until the eighth inning when they erupted for all their runs, two scoring on a circuit clout by Johnny Callison. [The Sporting News]



Cincinnati Reds 9, Chicago Cubs 4
Game Played on Wednesday, August    25, 1971 (Day game) at Wrigley Field
Reds         2  1  0    0  1  3    0  1  1  -   9 18  0
Cubs         0  0  0    0  0  0    0  4  0  -   4  9  1


Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Rose rf               4   2   2   1     1   1   .308      James cf              5   0   2   0     0   1   .282
  Corrales c          1   0   0   0     0   0   .176      Beckert 2b            5   1   1   0     0   1   .352
McRae lf              4   2   2   0     0   0   .258      Williams lf           5   1   2   0     0   0   .308
  Bradford lf         1   0   0   0     0   1   .195      Santo 3b              3   0   2   1     1   0   .265
May 1b                5   2   4   5     0   1   .286      Banks 1b              3   0   0   0     1   0   .152
  Stewart rf          0   0   0   0     0   0   .222      Cannizzaro c          4   1   1   1     0   0   .207
Perez 3b              4   1   3   2     1   1   .283      Callison rf           3   1   1   2     1   1   .205
Bench c,rf,1b         5   0   0   0     0   2   .240      Kessinger ss          4   0   0   0     0   0   .253
Foster cf             5   0   2   0     0   2   .246      Hands p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .065
Helms 2b              5   1   2   1     0   0   .265        Decker p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .667
Woodward ss           5   1   3   0     0   1   .239        Torres ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .259
Grimsley p            2   0   0   0     0   1   .100        Bonham p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .200
  Carroll p           1   0   0   0     0   0   .111        Popovich ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .203
                                                            Tompkins p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Davis ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .276

Totals               42   9  18   9     2  10             Totals               35   4   9   4     3   3

Time of Game: 2:49   Attendance: 33,111
Left on Base: Reds 10, Cubs 8
DP: Reds 0, Cubs 0
Errors: Williams
Doubles: Perez (16), Santo (19), Williams (23)
Home Runs: Perez (23), May 2 (36), Helms (3), Callison (6)
Sacrifice Hits: Grimsley 2 (5), Hands (9)


Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Grimsley W(9-5)         7.2   8   4   4   3   2   1  34   3.30
Carroll SV(14)          1.1   1   0   0   0   1   0   5   2.16
Totals                  9     9   4   4   3   3   1  39

Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hands L(10-16)          4.2  12   4   4   0   5   1  25   3.42
Decker                  0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   3.72
Bonham                  2     4   3   3   1   2   1  11   5.40
Tompkins                2     2   2   2   1   3   2   9   4.30
Totals                  9    18   9   9   2  10   4  46

Wild Pitches: Grimsley 2 (3), Bonham (5)

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


REDS 1ST: Rose singled to pitcher; McRae singled to right [Rose
to third]; May singled to shortstop [Rose scored, McRae to
second]; Perez doubled to center [McRae scored, May out at home
(center to second to catcher)]; Bench popped to shortstop;
Foster singled to shortstop [Perez to third]; Helms flied out to
center; 2 R, 5 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 2, Cubs 0.

CUBS 1ST: James grounded out (shortstop to first); Beckert
grounded out (shortstop to first); Williams singled to right;
Grimsley threw a wild pitch [Williams to second]; Grimsley threw
a wild pitch [Williams to third]; Santo walked; Banks walked
[Santo to second]; Cannizzaro forced Santo (third unassisted); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Reds 2, Cubs 0.

REDS 2ND: Woodward singled to center; Grimsley out on a
sacrifice bunt (third to second) [Woodward to second]; Rose
singled to center [Woodward scored]; McRae flied out to center;
May singled to left [Rose to second]; Perez struck out; 1 R, 3
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 3, Cubs 0.

CUBS 2ND: Callison walked; Kessinger flied out to right; Hands
out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to second) [Callison to
second]; James struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 3, Cubs 0.

REDS 3RD: Bench was called out on strikes; Foster struck out;
Helms grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds
3, Cubs 0.

CUBS 3RD: Beckert flied out to center; Williams popped to third
in foul territory; Santo singled to left; Banks flied out to
left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 3, Cubs 0.

REDS 4TH: Woodward singled to center; Grimsley grounded out
(second to first) [Woodward to second]; Rose lined to second;
McRae grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Reds 3, Cubs 0.

CUBS 4TH: Cannizzaro popped to shortstop; Callison struck out;
Kessinger grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Reds 3, Cubs 0.

REDS 5TH: May struck out; Perez homered; Bench struck out;
Foster singled to center; Helms singled to pitcher [Foster to
third]; DECKER REPLACED HANDS (PITCHING); Woodward grounded out
(pitcher to first); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 4, Cubs 0.

CUBS 5TH: TORRES BATTED FOR DECKER; Torres popped to second;
James singled to right; Beckert popped to first in foul
territory; Williams flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Reds 4, Cubs 0.

REDS 6TH: BONHAM REPLACED TORRES (PITCHING); Grimsley struck
out; Rose walked; McRae singled to right [Rose to second]; May
homered [Rose scored, McRae scored]; Perez singled to center;
Bench flied out to center; Foster forced Perez (shortstop to
second); 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 7, Cubs 0.

CUBS 6TH: BRADFORD REPLACED MCRAE (PLAYING LF); Santo doubled to
left; Banks grounded out (shortstop to first) [Santo to third];
Cannizzaro flied out to left; Callison grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 7, Cubs 0.

REDS 7TH: Helms grounded out (third to first); Woodward singled
to left; Grimsley out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second)
[Woodward to second]; Bonham threw a wild pitch [Woodward to
third]; Rose struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 7, Cubs 0.

CUBS 7TH: CORRALES REPLACED ROSE (PLAYING C ); BENCH CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); Kessinger flied out to center; POPOVICH
BATTED FOR BONHAM; Popovich flied out to left; James popped to
third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 7, Cubs 0.

REDS 8TH: TOMPKINS REPLACED POPOVICH (PITCHING); Bradford struck
out; May homered; Perez walked; Bench flied out to left [Perez
to third (error by Williams)]; Foster struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 1 E,
1 LOB.  Reds 8, Cubs 0.

CUBS 8TH: STEWART REPLACED MAY (PLAYING RF); BENCH CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); Beckert singled to right; Williams
doubled to center [Beckert to third]; Santo grounded out
(shortstop to first) [Beckert scored]; Banks grounded out (third
to first); Cannizzaro singled to left [Williams scored];
Callison homered [Cannizzaro scored]; CARROLL REPLACED GRIMSLEY
(PITCHING); Kessinger grounded out (second to first); 4 R, 4 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 8, Cubs 4.

REDS 9TH: Helms homered; Woodward struck out; Carroll grounded
out (third to first); Corrales grounded out (first unassisted);
1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 9, Cubs 4.

CUBS 9TH: DAVIS BATTED FOR TOMPKINS; Davis grounded out (first
unassisted); James singled to center; Beckert was called out on
strikes; Williams grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Reds 9, Cubs 4.