Lee May drove in a run with a single in the first inning and then homered in the eighth to give the Reds a 2-1 victory in the first game of a twi-night doubleheader, but the Padres came back to win the second game, 4-3, with the aid of a homer and double by Cito Gaston, who drove in three runs.

Gaston hit his round-tripper after a single by Enzo Hernandez in the first inning. The Reds went ahead with three runs in the third, but the Padres tied the score when Nate Colbert doubled and Ollie Brown singled in the fifth. Don Mason singled in the eighth and counted the winning run on Gaston's double, enabling Clay Kirby to defeat the Reds for the sixth straight time since May 25, 1970. [The Sporting News]



Cincinnati Reds 2, San Diego Padres 1 (Game 1)
Game Played on Monday, August    30, 1971 (Night game) at Riverfront Stadium
Padres       0  0  0    0  0  0    1  0  0  -   1  7  1
Reds         1  0  0    0  0  0    0  1  x  -   2  7  0


Padres               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Hernandez ss          4   0   0   0     0   0   .226      Rose rf               3   0   0   0     1   0   .300
Mason 2b              4   0   2   0     0   0   .220      McRae lf              4   1   1   0     0   0   .255
Stahl rf              3   0   1   0     0   1   .264        Gibbon p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Gaston ph,cf        1   0   0   0     0   0   .232        Granger p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .200
Colbert 1b            4   0   0   0     0   2   .263      May 1b                3   1   2   2     1   0   .286
Lee lf                2   0   0   0     2   0   .265      Perez 3b              3   0   0   0     1   2   .282
Murrell cf,rf         3   1   1   0     1   1   .228        Concepcion pr,ss    0   0   0   0     0   0   .207
Kendall c             3   0   1   0     1   0   .170      Bench c               4   0   1   0     0   0   .239
  Norman pr           0   0   0   0     0   0   .219      Foster cf             4   0   0   0     0   1   .246
Jestadt 3b            2   0   1   0     1   0   .242      Helms 2b              4   0   1   0     0   0   .265
  Bravo ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .161      Woodward ss,3b        3   0   2   0     0   0   .249
Acosta p              2   0   0   0     0   1   .000      McGlothlin p          2   0   0   0     0   0   .136
  Brown ph            1   0   1   1     0   0   .261        Stewart ph,lf       1   0   0   0     0   0   .230
  Severinsen p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Barton ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .244

Totals               31   1   7   1     5   5             Totals               31   2   7   2     3   3

Time of Game: 2:12
Left on Base: Padres 8, Reds 8
DP: Padres 0, Reds 1
Errors: Mason
Doubles: Bench (16)
Home Runs: May (37)
Stolen Bases: Murrell (4), Concepcion (9)
GIDP: Kendall (3)


Padres                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Acosta                  6     4   1   1   1   3   0  23   0.60
Severinsen L(2-4)       2     3   1   1   2   0   1  11   3.38
Totals                  8     7   2   2   3   3   1  34

Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
McGlothlin              7     6   1   1   4   4   0  28   3.42
Gibbon W(4-5)           1     0   0   0   1   0   0   4   2.80
Granger SV(10)          1     1   0   0   0   1   0   4   3.12
Totals                  9     7   1   1   5   5   0  36

Umpires: HP - John McSherry, 1B - Ken Burkhart, 2B - Lee Weyer, 3B - Bob Engel


PADRES 1ST: Hernandez flied out to left; Mason singled; Stahl
singled to right [Mason to third, Stahl out at second (right to
second)]; Colbert struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 0,
Reds 0.

REDS 1ST: Rose grounded out (first to pitcher); McRae singled to
second [McRae to second (error by Mason)]; May singled [McRae
scored]; Perez struck out; Bench doubled [May to third]; Foster
was called out on strikes; 1 R, 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Padres 0, Reds
1.

PADRES 2ND: Lee grounded out (second to first); Murrell walked;
Murrell stole second; Kendall walked; Jestadt walked [Murrell to
third, Kendall to second]; Acosta struck out; Hernandez flied
out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Padres 0, Reds 1.

REDS 2ND: Helms flied out to right; Woodward singled; McGlothlin
made an out to pitcher; Rose flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Padres 0, Reds 1.

PADRES 3RD: Mason singled; Mason was out trying to advance to
second (catcher to shortstop to pitcher); Stahl struck out;
Colbert struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 0, Reds 1.

REDS 3RD: McRae grounded out (first to pitcher); May walked;
Perez was called out on strikes; Bench flied out to left; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 0, Reds 1.

PADRES 4TH: Lee grounded out (pitcher to first); Murrell
singled; Kendall grounded into a double play (shortstop to
second to first) [Murrell out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Padres 0, Reds 1.

REDS 4TH: Foster made an out to shortstop; Helms popped to
catcher in foul territory; Woodward grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 0, Reds 1.

PADRES 5TH: Jestadt grounded out (third to first); Acosta
grounded out (second to first); Hernandez grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 0, Reds 1.

REDS 5TH: McGlothlin flied out to left; Rose grounded out
(second to first); McRae grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 0, Reds 1.

PADRES 6TH: Mason flied out to center; Stahl grounded out
(pitcher to first); Colbert flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Padres 0, Reds 1.

REDS 6TH: May made an out to second; Perez grounded out
(shortstop to first); Bench flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Padres 0, Reds 1.

PADRES 7TH: Lee walked; Murrell forced Lee (third to second);
Kendall flied out to center; Jestadt singled [Murrell to
second]; BROWN BATTED FOR ACOSTA; Brown singled [Murrell scored,
Jestadt to second]; Hernandez grounded out (second to first); 1
R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Padres 1, Reds 1.

REDS 7TH: SEVERINSEN REPLACED BROWN (PITCHING); Foster flied out
to right; Helms singled; Woodward singled [Helms to second];
STEWART BATTED FOR MCGLOTHLIN; Stewart grounded out (first
unassisted) [Helms to third, Woodward to second]; Rose was
walked intentionally; McRae flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E,
3 LOB.  Padres 1, Reds 1.

PADRES 8TH: GIBBON REPLACED MCRAE (PITCHING); STEWART STAYED IN
GAME (PLAYING LF); Mason grounded out (second to first); GASTON
BATTED FOR STAHL; Gaston grounded out (first to pitcher);
Colbert grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Padres 1, Reds 1.

REDS 8TH: GASTON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); MURRELL CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); May homered; Perez walked; CONCEPCION
RAN FOR PEREZ; Concepcion stole second; Bench flied out to
center; Foster grounded out (first unassisted) [Concepcion to
third]; Helms grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Padres 1, Reds 2.

PADRES 9TH: CONCEPCION STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); WOODWARD
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B); Lee walked; GRANGER REPLACED
GIBBON (PITCHING); Murrell struck out; Kendall singled [Lee to
third]; NORMAN RAN FOR KENDALL; BRAVO BATTED FOR JESTADT; Bravo
reached on a fielder's choice [Lee out at home (second to
catcher), Norman to second]; BARTON BATTED FOR SEVERINSEN;
Barton popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Padres 1, Reds 2.