Climaxing the Dodgers' four-run rally in the ninth inning, Manny Mota tripled with the bases loaded to beat the Reds, 6-5. Walks to Jim Lefebvre and Bill Sudakis started the Dodgers' comeback before Joe Gibbon replaced Clay Carroll. Bobby Valentine singled to load the bases. Ron Cey struck out, but Maury Wills singled, driving in one run, before Mota's triple cleared the sacks. [The Sporting News]



Los Angeles Dodgers 6, Cincinnati Reds 5
Game Played on Friday, September 3, 1971 (Night game) at Dodger Stadium
Reds         0  0  0    3  0  1    0  0  1  -   5 11  0
Dodgers      0  0  0    1  0  0    0  1  4  -   6  9  1


Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Rose rf               4   0   1   0     1   2   .299      Wills ss              5   2   2   1     0   1   .281
Woodward 3b,2b        5   0   1   1     0   0   .241      Mota lf               5   1   3   3     0   0   .313
May 1b                4   1   2   0     1   1   .284      Davis cf              4   0   2   1     0   0   .315
Bench c               3   0   1   0     1   0   .237      Allen 1b              4   0   1   1     0   0   .290
McRae lf              4   2   2   2     0   1   .266      Parker rf             4   0   0   0     0   1   .280
Foster cf             4   1   1   0     0   1   .247      Lefebvre 2b           3   1   0   0     1   1   .246
Helms 2b              4   0   1   1     0   1   .264      Sudakis 3b            3   1   0   0     1   2   .171
  Stewart 3b          0   0   0   0     0   0   .227      Ferguson c            1   0   0   0     2   1   .204
Concepcion ss         3   1   2   1     1   1   .213        Buckner ph          0   0   0   0     0   0   .289
Gullett p             3   0   0   0     0   2   .106        Valentine ph        1   1   1   0     0   0   .261
  Carroll p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .111      Singer p              1   0   0   0     0   1   .102
  Gibbon p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Wilhelm p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Paciorek ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Pena p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .667
                                                            Cey ph              1   0   0   0     0   1   .000

Totals               34   5  11   5     4   9             Totals               33   6   9   6     4   8

Time of Game: 2:35   Attendance: 16,792
Left on Base: Reds 7, Dodgers 7
DP: Reds 1, Dodgers 1
Errors: Mota
Doubles: Foster (21)
Triples: Mota (3)
Home Runs: McRae (7)
Caught Stealing: Foster (5), Rose (9)
Sacrifice Hits: Carroll (2)
GIDP: Allen (21)
Hit by Pitch: Singer (2,by Gullett)


Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Gullett                 7     6   2   2   2   7   0  30   2.51
Carroll                 1     0   2   2   2   0   0   4   2.32
Gibbon L(4-6)           0.1   3   2   2   0   1   0   4   3.08
Totals                  8.1   9   6   6   4   8   0  38

Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Singer                  5     9   4   4   1   5   1  24   4.34
Wilhelm                 2     1   0   0   0   1   0   5   4.70
Pena W(2-0)             2     1   1   1   3   3   0  10   3.69
Totals                  9    11   5   5   4   9   1  39

Passed Balls: Ferguson (3)
Hit by Pitch: Gullett (2)

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


REDS 1ST: Rose struck out; Woodward flied out to left; May
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 1ST: Wills flied out to center; Mota grounded out
(second to first); Davis grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0, Dodgers 0.

REDS 2ND: Bench walked; McRae lined into a double play (third to
first) [Bench out at first]; Foster popped to first in foul
territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 2ND: Allen grounded out (third to first); Parker struck
out; Lefebvre made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds
0, Dodgers 0.

REDS 3RD: Helms grounded out (second to first); Concepcion
singled; Gullett struck out; Rose struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Reds 0, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 3RD: Sudakis grounded out (pitcher to first); Ferguson
walked; Singer struck out; Wills was called out on strikes; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 0, Dodgers 0.

REDS 4TH: Woodward grounded out (third to first); May singled to
left; Bench singled to left [May to second]; McRae singled to
left [May scored, Bench to third (error by Mota), McRae to
second]; Foster reached on a fielder's choice [Bench out at home
(third to catcher), McRae to third]; Helms singled to left
[McRae scored, Foster to second]; Concepcion singled to center
[Foster scored, Helms to second]; Gullett struck out; 3 R, 5 H,
1 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 3, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 4TH: Mota singled to third; Davis singled to right [Mota
to second]; Allen singled to right [Mota scored, Davis to
third]; Parker lined to shortstop; Lefebvre struck out; Sudakis
struck out; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 3, Dodgers 1.

REDS 5TH: Rose grounded out (second to first); Woodward flied
out to center; May singled to left; Bench flied out to center; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 3, Dodgers 1.

DODGERS 5TH: Ferguson walked; Singer was hit by a pitch
[Ferguson to second]; Wills made an out to third; Mota flied out
to right; Davis flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds
3, Dodgers 1.

REDS 6TH: McRae homered; Foster doubled to left; WILHELM
REPLACED SINGER (PITCHING); Ferguson allowed a passed ball
[Foster to third]; Foster was caught stealing home (catcher
unassisted); Helms grounded out (third to first); Concepcion
struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 4, Dodgers 1.

DODGERS 6TH: Allen grounded out (shortstop to first); Parker
popped to catcher in foul territory; Lefebvre flied out to left;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 4, Dodgers 1.

REDS 7TH: Gullett grounded out (shortstop to first); Rose
singled to right; Rose was caught stealing second (catcher to
second); Woodward made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Reds 4, Dodgers 1.

DODGERS 7TH: Sudakis struck out; Ferguson struck out; PACIOREK
BATTED FOR WILHELM; Paciorek flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Reds 4, Dodgers 1.

REDS 8TH: PENA REPLACED PACIOREK (PITCHING); May walked; Bench
made an out to shortstop; McRae struck out; Foster struck out; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 4, Dodgers 1.

DODGERS 8TH: Wills singled to right; Mota singled to left [Wills
to second]; Davis singled to right [Wills scored, Mota to
second]; CARROLL REPLACED GULLETT (PITCHING); Allen grounded
into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Mota to
third, Davis out at second]; Parker grounded out (second to
first); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 4, Dodgers 2.

REDS 9TH: Helms struck out; Concepcion walked; Carroll out on a
sacrifice bunt (catcher to second) [Concepcion to second]; Rose
walked; Woodward singled to center [Concepcion scored, Rose to
second]; May forced Rose (shortstop to third); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Reds 5, Dodgers 2.

DODGERS 9TH: STEWART REPLACED HELMS (PLAYING 3B); WOODWARD
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 2B); Lefebvre walked; Sudakis walked
[Lefebvre to second]; BUCKNER BATTED FOR FERGUSON; GIBBON
REPLACED CARROLL (PITCHING); VALENTINE BATTED FOR BUCKNER;
Valentine singled to center [Lefebvre to third, Sudakis to
second]; CEY BATTED FOR PENA; Cey struck out; Debut game for
Ron Cey; Wills singled to right [Lefebvre scored, Sudakis to
third, Valentine to second]; Mota tripled to center [Sudakis
scored, Valentine scored, Wills scored]; 4 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Reds 5, Dodgers 6.