Lee May batted in five runs with a homer and double to lead the Reds to a 9-3 victory over the Dodgers. Johnny Bench started the Reds' scoring with a round-tripper in the second inning. May homered with two men on base when the Reds scored four times in the fifth and knocked in two more with a double when the Reds added their four other runs in the sixth. [The Sporting News]



Cincinnati Reds 9, Los Angeles Dodgers 3
Game Played on Tuesday, September 21, 1971 (Night game) at Riverfront Stadium
Dodgers      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  2  1  -   3  6  2
Reds         0  1  0    0  4  4    0  0  x  -   9 14  1


Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Wills ss              4   0   2   2     0   0   .280      Rose rf               4   2   4   1     1   0   .303
  Russell ss          0   0   0   0     0   0   .227      Helms 2b              4   1   1   1     1   0   .264
Valentine 2b          4   0   0   0     0   0   .255      May 1b                5   1   2   5     0   1   .277
Davis cf              4   1   1   1     0   0   .315      Perez 3b              3   0   1   0     1   1   .267
Allen 1b              4   0   1   0     0   1   .297        Concepcion pr,ss    1   0   0   0     0   1   .204
Mota lf               3   0   0   0     0   0   .321      Bench c               4   1   2   1     0   0   .239
  Buckner ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .281      McRae lf              4   1   2   0     0   1   .264
Parker rf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .276      Foster cf             3   0   0   0     1   0   .245
Lefebvre 3b           3   0   0   0     1   0   .246      Woodward ss,3b        4   2   2   1     0   0   .253
Haller c              2   0   0   0     0   1   .272      Gullett p             3   1   0   0     0   1   .110
  Alexander p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .281        Granger p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .143
  Strahler p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Grabarkewitz ph     1   1   1   0     0   0   .225
  Mikkelsen p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .200
Osteen p              1   0   0   0     0   1   .181
  Ferguson c          2   1   1   0     0   1   .216

Totals               33   3   6   3     1   4             Totals               35   9  14   9     4   5

Time of Game: 2:28   Attendance: 10,131
Left on Base: Dodgers 4, Reds 7
DP: Dodgers 3, Reds 0
Errors: Allen, Alexander, Bench
Doubles: Wills 2 (14), May (16)
Home Runs: Davis (9), Bench (26), May (38)
Stolen Bases: Buckner (4)
Sacrifice Hits: Gullett (5)
GIDP: May (13), McRae (8), Bench (20)


Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Osteen L(13-11)         4.2   7   5   5   2   2   2  21   3.56
Alexander               0.2   6   4   3   0   0   0   9   3.55
Strahler                1.2   1   0   0   1   1   0   6   3.38
Mikkelsen               1     0   0   0   1   2   0   4   3.65
Totals                  8    14   9   8   4   5   2  40

Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Gullett W(16-6)         8     4   2   2   1   4   0  29   2.63
Granger SV(11)          1     2   1   1   0   0   1   5   3.02
Totals                  9     6   3   3   1   4   1  34

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


DODGERS 1ST: Wills doubled to left; Valentine popped to first in
foul territory; Davis flied out to center; Allen flied out to
right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Reds 0.

REDS 1ST: Rose singled to right; Helms forced Rose (pitcher to
shortstop); May grounded into a double play (shortstop to second
to first) [Helms out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers
0, Reds 0.

DODGERS 2ND: Mota grounded out (pitcher to first); Parker popped
to first in foul territory; Lefebvre popped to first in foul
territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Reds 0.

REDS 2ND: Perez popped to first in foul territory; Bench
homered; McRae struck out; Foster walked; Woodward flied out to
right; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Reds 1.

DODGERS 3RD: Haller struck out; Osteen struck out; Wills made an
out to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Reds 1.

REDS 3RD: Gullett grounded out (pitcher to first); Rose singled
to center; Helms lined to third; May grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Reds 1.

DODGERS 4TH: Valentine grounded out (third to first); Davis made
an out to shortstop; Allen flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Dodgers 0, Reds 1.

REDS 4TH: Perez struck out; Bench singled to center; McRae
grounded into a double play (pitcher to second to first) [Bench
out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Reds 1.

DODGERS 5TH: Mota grounded out (third to first); Parker grounded
out (shortstop to first); Lefebvre walked; Haller made an out to
second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Reds 1.

REDS 5TH: Foster grounded out (first unassisted); Woodward
singled to shortstop; Gullett out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher
to second) [Woodward to second]; Rose singled to center
[Woodward scored]; Helms walked [Rose to second]; May homered
[Rose scored, Helms scored]; ALEXANDER REPLACED HALLER
(PITCHING); FERGUSON REPLACED OSTEEN (PLAYING C ); Perez singled
to right; Bench made an out to second; 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Dodgers 0, Reds 5.

DODGERS 6TH: Ferguson struck out; Wills made an out to second;
Valentine flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 0,
Reds 5.

REDS 6TH: McRae singled to left; Foster reached on an error by
Allen (assist by Wills) [McRae to second, Foster to first];
Foster was picked off first but was safe on an error by
Alexander [McRae to third, Foster to second]; Woodward singled
to right [McRae scored, Foster to third]; Gullett reached on a
fielder's choice [Foster out at home (pitcher to third),
Woodward to second]; Rose singled to second [Woodward to third,
Gullett to second]; Helms singled to center [Woodward scored
(unearned), Gullett to third, Rose to second]; May doubled to
right [Gullett scored, Rose scored, Helms to third]; STRAHLER
REPLACED ALEXANDER (PITCHING); Perez walked; CONCEPCION RAN FOR
PEREZ; Bench grounded into a double play (third to second to
first) [Concepcion out at second]; 4 R (3 ER), 5 H, 2 E, 2 LOB.
Dodgers 0, Reds 9.

DODGERS 7TH: CONCEPCION STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); WOODWARD
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B); Davis flied out to left; Allen
struck out; Mota grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Reds 9.

REDS 7TH: McRae singled to third; Foster forced McRae (shortstop
to second); Woodward grounded out (second to first) [Foster to
second]; Gullett struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 0,
Reds 9.

DODGERS 8TH: Parker grounded out (shortstop to first); Lefebvre
grounded out (third to first); GRABARKEWITZ BATTED FOR STRAHLER;
Grabarkewitz singled to left; Ferguson singled to left
[Grabarkewitz to second]; Wills doubled to center [Grabarkewitz
scored, Ferguson scored]; Valentine grounded out (third to
first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 2, Reds 9.

REDS 8TH: MIKKELSEN REPLACED GRABARKEWITZ (PITCHING); RUSSELL
REPLACED WILLS (PLAYING SS); Rose walked; Helms flied out to
center; May struck out; Concepcion struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Dodgers 2, Reds 9.

DODGERS 9TH: GRANGER REPLACED GULLETT (PITCHING); Davis homered;
Allen singled to right; BUCKNER BATTED FOR MOTA; Buckner forced
Allen (shortstop to second); Buckner stole second [Buckner to
third (error by Bench)]; Parker flied out to left; Lefebvre made
an out to second; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 3, Reds 9.