Ross Grimsley pitched a four-hitter and the Reds backed their young southpaw with two-run homers by Lee May and Tony Perez to defeat the Pirates, 6-0. [The Sporting News]



Cincinnati Reds 6, Pittsburgh Pirates 0
Game Played on Friday, August    20, 1971 (Night game) at Riverfront Stadium
Pirates      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  4  3
Reds         2  0  1    0  0  0    3  0  x  -   6 11  0


Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Cash 2b,ss            4   0   1   0     0   0   .302      Rose rf               4   2   2   0     0   0   .309
Clines rf             4   0   1   0     0   0   .306      McRae lf              4   1   2   1     0   1   .255
Robertson 1b          3   0   0   0     1   0   .263        Bradford lf         0   0   0   0     0   0   .198
Stargell lf           4   0   0   0     0   1   .307      May 1b                4   2   3   2     0   0   .278
Sanguillen c          4   0   0   0     0   0   .327      Perez 3b              3   1   2   2     1   1   .274
Hebner 3b             4   0   1   0     0   1   .282        Woodward 3b         0   0   0   0     0   0   .222
Oliver cf             3   0   1   0     0   1   .269      Bench c               4   0   0   0     0   0   .242
Alley ss              0   0   0   0     0   0   .236      Foster cf             4   0   2   0     0   1   .238
  J. Hernandez ss     2   0   0   0     0   1   .199      Helms 2b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .266
  Mazeroski ph,2b     1   0   0   0     0   0   .259      Concepcion ss         4   0   0   0     0   1   .211
  Briles p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .217      Grimsley p            4   0   0   0     0   2   .105
Kison p               1   0   0   0     1   0   .043
  Stennett 2b         1   0   0   0     0   0   .286

Totals               31   0   4   0     2   4             Totals               35   6  11   5     1   6

Time of Game: 2:04   Attendance: 26,452
Left on Base: Pirates 6, Reds 6
DP: Pirates 2, Reds 0
Errors: Cash, Hebner, Oliver
Doubles: McRae (19)
Home Runs: Perez (22), May (34)
GIDP: Concepcion (10), Bench (15)


Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Kison L(3-4)            6.1  10   6   4   1   3   2  30   3.09
Briles                  1.2   1   0   0   0   3   0   6   3.70
Totals                  8    11   6   4   1   6   2  36

Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Grimsley W(8-5)         9     4   0   0   2   4   0  33   3.21
Totals                  9     4   0   0   2   4   0  33

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


PIRATES 1ST: Cash made an out to first; Clines flied out to
left; Robertson flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Pirates 0, Reds 0.

REDS 1ST: Rose grounded out (shortstop to first); McRae struck
out; May singled; Perez homered [May scored]; Bench grounded out
(third to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0, Reds 2.

PIRATES 2ND: Stargell made an out to first; Sanguillen lined to
right; Hebner struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0, Reds
2.

REDS 2ND: J. HERNANDEZ REPLACED ALLEY (PLAYING SS); Foster
singled; Helms forced Foster (pitcher to shortstop); Concepcion
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Helms out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0, Reds 2.

PIRATES 3RD: Oliver grounded out (first unassisted); J.
Hernandez grounded out (third to first); Kison walked; Cash
singled [Kison to third]; Clines lined to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Pirates 0, Reds 2.

REDS 3RD: Grimsley struck out; Rose singled; McRae singled [Rose
to second]; May reached on an error by Hebner [Rose scored
(unearned) (no RBI), McRae to third, May to second]; Perez was
walked intentionally; Bench grounded into a double play (pitcher
to catcher to first) [McRae out at home]; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E,
2 LOB.  Pirates 0, Reds 3.

PIRATES 4TH: Robertson walked; Stargell struck out; Sanguillen
flied out to center; Hebner grounded out (second to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 0, Reds 3.

REDS 4TH: Foster grounded out (shortstop to first); Helms
grounded out (third to first); Concepcion grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0, Reds 3.

PIRATES 5TH: Oliver struck out; J. Hernandez struck out; Kison
made an out to catcher; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0, Reds 3.

REDS 5TH: Grimsley grounded out (third to first); Rose singled;
McRae flied out to center; May singled to center [Rose to third
(error by Oliver), May to second]; Perez struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 1
E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 0, Reds 3.

PIRATES 6TH: Cash grounded out (shortstop to first); Clines
flied out to right; Robertson grounded out (pitcher to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0, Reds 3.

REDS 6TH: Bench flied out to left; Foster singled; Helms flied
out to left; Concepcion forced Foster (shortstop to second); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 0, Reds 3.

PIRATES 7TH: Stargell flied out to center; Sanguillen flied out
to right; Hebner singled; Oliver singled [Hebner to second];
MAZEROSKI BATTED FOR J. HERNANDEZ; Mazeroski flied out to right;
0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 0, Reds 3.

REDS 7TH: MAZEROSKI STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); CASH CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING SS); Grimsley reached on an error by Cash
[Grimsley to first]; Rose forced Grimsley (pitcher to second);
McRae doubled [Rose scored (unearned)]; May homered [McRae
scored]; BRILES REPLACED MAZEROSKI (PITCHING); STENNETT REPLACED
KISON (PLAYING 2B); Perez singled; Bench made an out to third;
Foster struck out; 3 R (2 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 0, Reds
6.

PIRATES 8TH: BRADFORD REPLACED MCRAE (PLAYING LF); WOODWARD
REPLACED PEREZ (PLAYING 3B); Stennett grounded out (third to
first); Cash flied out to center; Clines singled; Robertson
flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 0, Reds 6.

REDS 8TH: Helms grounded out (pitcher to first); Concepcion
struck out; Grimsley struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates
0, Reds 6.

PIRATES 9TH: Stargell made an out to shortstop; Sanguillen
grounded out (pitcher to shortstop to first); Hebner flied out
to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0, Reds 6.