The Dodgers, who collected only five hits off Gary Nolan, lost to the Reds, 4-1, and suffered a setback in their efforts to overtake the Giants in the West division race. The Reds jumped on Bill Singer for two runs in the first inning on a double by Pete Rose, triple by Lee May and single by Tony Perez. Their other pair followed in the sixth when Perez and Johnny Bench singled and George Foster sent them home with a double. [The Sporting News]



Cincinnati Reds 4, Los Angeles Dodgers 1
Game Played on Wednesday, September 22, 1971 (Night game) at Riverfront Stadium
Dodgers      1  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  5  1
Reds         2  0  0    0  0  2    0  0  x  -   4  7  0


Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Wills ss              4   0   0   0     0   1   .278      Rose rf               3   1   1   0     1   0   .303
Buckner rf            4   0   2   0     0   0   .283      Helms 2b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .262
Davis cf              4   1   0   0     0   0   .313      May 1b                4   1   1   1     0   2   .277
Allen 3b              4   0   2   1     0   0   .299      Perez 3b              4   1   2   1     0   0   .269
Crawford lf           4   0   0   0     0   0   .281        Concepcion ss       0   0   0   0     0   0   .204
Lefebvre 2b           3   0   0   0     0   0   .244      Bench c               4   1   1   0     0   1   .239
  Brewer p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .375      Carbo lf              3   0   0   0     0   1   .220
  Sims ph             1   0   0   0     0   1   .263        Bradford ph,lf      1   0   0   0     0   0   .190
Parker 1b             2   0   0   0     1   0   .275      Foster cf             3   0   1   2     0   1   .246
Haller c              3   0   0   0     0   1   .268      Woodward ss,3b        3   0   0   0     0   0   .250
Singer p              2   0   1   0     0   0   .107      Nolan p               2   0   1   0     1   1   .149
  Valentine 2b        1   0   0   0     0   0   .254

Totals               32   1   5   1     1   3             Totals               31   4   7   4     2   6

Time of Game: 1:57   Attendance: 10,013
Left on Base: Dodgers 5, Reds 5
DP: Dodgers 1, Reds 0
Errors: Valentine
Doubles: Buckner 2 (14), Rose (27), Foster (23)
Triples: May (3)
Stolen Bases: Davis (21)
GIDP: Helms (17)


Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Singer L(9-17)          5.1   7   4   4   2   4   0  25   4.31
Brewer                  2.2   0   0   0   0   2   0   8   1.97
Totals                  8     7   4   4   2   6   0  33

Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Nolan W(12-14)          9     5   1   1   1   3   0  33   3.03
Totals                  9     5   1   1   1   3   0  33

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


DODGERS 1ST: Wills grounded out (second to first); Buckner
doubled to right; Davis reached on a fielder's choice [Buckner
out at third (pitcher to third)]; Davis stole second; Allen
singled to right [Davis scored]; Crawford forced Allen (second
to shortstop); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Reds 0.

REDS 1ST: Rose doubled to left; Helms grounded out (second to
first) [Rose to third]; May tripled to center [Rose scored];
Perez singled to right [May scored]; Bench made an out to
second; Carbo grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Dodgers 1, Reds 2.

DODGERS 2ND: Lefebvre flied out to center; Parker walked; Haller
struck out; Singer made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Dodgers 1, Reds 2.

REDS 2ND: Foster grounded out (pitcher to first); Woodward
grounded out (second to first); Nolan walked; Rose grounded out
(pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Reds 2.

DODGERS 3RD: Wills struck out; Buckner grounded out (first
unassisted); Davis grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Reds 2.

REDS 3RD: Helms grounded out (shortstop to first); May struck
out; Perez made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Dodgers 1, Reds 2.

DODGERS 4TH: Allen lined to center; Crawford flied out to left;
Lefebvre flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 1,
Reds 2.

REDS 4TH: Bench struck out; Carbo grounded out (first to
pitcher); Foster struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 1,
Reds 2.

DODGERS 5TH: Parker grounded out (first unassisted); Haller
grounded out (first unassisted); Singer singled to left; Wills
flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Reds 2.

REDS 5TH: Woodward grounded out (shortstop to first); Nolan
singled to center; Rose walked [Nolan to second]; Helms flied
out to center; May grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Reds 2.

DODGERS 6TH: Buckner doubled to center; Davis made an out to
catcher; Allen singled to shortstop [Buckner stayed at second];
Crawford grounded out (pitcher to first) [Buckner to third,
Allen to second]; Lefebvre popped to third in foul territory; 0
R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Reds 2.

REDS 6TH: Perez singled to right; Bench singled to left [Perez
to second]; Carbo struck out; Foster doubled to center [Perez
scored, Bench scored]; BREWER REPLACED LEFEBVRE (PITCHING);
VALENTINE REPLACED SINGER (PLAYING 2B); Woodward flied out to
right; Nolan struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Reds
4.

DODGERS 7TH: Parker grounded out (shortstop to first); Haller
flied out to right; Valentine flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Reds 4.

REDS 7TH: Rose reached on an error by Valentine [Rose to first];
Helms grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to
first) [Rose out at second]; May struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0
LOB.  Dodgers 1, Reds 4.

DODGERS 8TH: Wills flied out to center; Buckner made an out to
first; Davis flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers
1, Reds 4.

REDS 8TH: Perez grounded out (shortstop to first); Bench popped
to third in foul territory; BRADFORD BATTED FOR CARBO; Bradford
grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers
1, Reds 4.

DODGERS 9TH: BRADFORD STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); CONCEPCION
REPLACED PEREZ (PLAYING SS); WOODWARD CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING
3B); Allen flied out to right; Crawford lined to right; SIMS
BATTED FOR BREWER; Sims struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Dodgers 1, Reds 4.