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.

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