Ross Grimsley pitched a three-hitter and George Foster came back to haunt his former teammates with a grand-slam homer as the Reds defeated the Giants, 8-1. Despite the loss, the Giants retained their one-game lead in the West division when the Dodgers also were beaten by the Padres. Cincinnati Reds 8, San Francisco Giants 1Game Played on Thursday, September 16, 1971 (Day game) at Candlestick ParkReds 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 1 - 8 11 0 Giants 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 - 1 3 1 Reds AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Giants AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Rose rf 5 3 3 1 0 0 .303 Bonds cf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .291 Helms 2b 5 1 1 0 0 0 .263 Fuentes 2b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .270 May 1b 5 1 4 2 0 0 .279 Kingman rf 3 0 0 0 0 1 .263 Chaney pr,3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273 McCovey 1b 3 0 0 0 0 1 .263 Perez 3b,1b 4 0 0 0 1 0 .266 Dietz c 3 1 1 1 0 0 .249 Bench c 3 1 0 0 1 0 .237 Henderson lf 2 0 0 0 1 0 .259 Corrales c 0 0 0 0 0 0 .187 Gallagher 3b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .287 McRae lf 3 1 0 0 0 0 .259 Speier ss 3 0 2 0 0 0 .238 Bradford lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .191 Cumberland p 2 0 0 0 0 0 .132 Foster cf 4 1 2 4 0 1 .248 McMahon p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Concepcion ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 .208 Stone p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Grimsley p 3 0 0 0 1 1 .102 Hart ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .250 Totals 36 8 11 7 3 2 Totals 27 1 3 1 1 4 Time of Game: 2:00 Attendance: 5,340 Left on Base: Reds 5, Giants 0 DP: Reds 2, Giants 3 Errors: Speier Doubles: Foster (22), May (15), Speier (14) Home Runs: Foster (11), Rose (12), Dietz (17) Stolen Bases: Rose (13) GIDP: Perez (13), Rose (9), Gallagher (13), Bonds (9) Hit by Pitch: McRae (2,by McMahon) Reds IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Grimsley W(10-6) 9 3 1 1 1 4 1 28 3.38 Totals 9 3 1 1 1 4 1 28 Giants IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Cumberland L(9-5) 7.1 7 4 2 2 1 0 30 2.83 McMahon 0.2 2 3 3 1 1 1 6 3.83 Stone 1 2 1 1 0 0 1 4 4.15 Totals 9 11 8 3* 3 2 2 40 Hit by Pitch: McMahon (7) Umpires: HP - Satch Davidson, 1B - Shag Crawford, 2B - Stan Landes, 3B - Mel Steiner REDS 1ST: Rose singled to center; Helms singled to left [Rose to second]; May singled [Helms to third, Rose scored]; Perez grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Helms scored (no RBI), May out at second]; Bench popped to catcher in foul territory; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 2, Giants 0. GIANTS 1ST: Bonds grounded out (shortstop to first); Fuentes flied out to center; Kingman made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 2, Giants 0. REDS 2ND: McRae popped to first in foul territory; Foster struck out; Concepcion grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 2, Giants 0. GIANTS 2ND: McCovey grounded out (first to pitcher); Dietz grounded out (shortstop to first); Henderson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 2, Giants 0. REDS 3RD: Grimsley walked; Rose grounded into a double play (second to first) [Grimsley out at second]; Helms flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 2, Giants 0. GIANTS 3RD: Gallagher grounded out (second to first); Speier grounded out (shortstop to first); Cumberland grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 2, Giants 0. REDS 4TH: May flied out to left; Perez made an out to second; Bench flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 2, Giants 0. GIANTS 4TH: Bonds struck out; Fuentes grounded out (second to first); Kingman flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 2, Giants 0. REDS 5TH: McRae flied out to right; Foster doubled to left; Concepcion grounded out (shortstop to first); Grimsley grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 2, Giants 0. GIANTS 5TH: McCovey struck out; Dietz homered; Henderson made an out to shortstop; Gallagher grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 2, Giants 1. REDS 6TH: Rose singled; Helms popped to catcher in foul territory; May doubled to left [Rose to third]; Perez was walked intentionally; Bench flied out to left; McRae flied out to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Reds 2, Giants 1. GIANTS 6TH: Speier doubled to left; Speier was picked off second (catcher to shortstop to third to shortstop to pitcher); Cumberland flied out to right; Bonds grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 2, Giants 1. REDS 7TH: Foster grounded out (third to first); Concepcion grounded out (third to first); Grimsley flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 2, Giants 1. GIANTS 7TH: Fuentes grounded out (second to first); Kingman struck out; McCovey grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 2, Giants 1. REDS 8TH: Rose reached on an error by Speier; Helms flied out to center; Rose stole second; May singled to center [Rose scored (unearned), May to second (on throw)]; MCMAHON REPLACED CUMBERLAND (PITCHING); Perez made an out to second; Bench was walked intentionally; McRae was hit by a pitch [May to third, Bench to second]; Foster homered (unearned, but earned for the pitcher) [May scored (unearned), Bench scored (unearned, but earned for the pitcher), McRae scored (unearned, but earned for the pitcher)]; Concepcion singled; Grimsley struck out; 5 R (3 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Reds 7, Giants 1. GIANTS 8TH: BRADFORD REPLACED MCRAE (PLAYING LF); CORRALES REPLACED BENCH (PLAYING C ); Dietz grounded out (third to first); Henderson walked; Gallagher grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Henderson out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 7, Giants 1. REDS 9TH: STONE REPLACED MCMAHON (PITCHING); Rose homered; Helms grounded out (third to first); May singled to left; CHANEY RAN FOR MAY; Perez lined into a double play (second to first) [Chaney out at first]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 8, Giants 1. GIANTS 9TH: CHANEY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); PEREZ CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); Speier singled to left; HART BATTED FOR STONE; Hart was called out on strikes; Bonds grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Speier out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 8, Giants 1. |
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