Los Angeles Dodgers vs Cincinnati Reds
April 23, 1971 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 23, 1971 at Riverfront Stadium. The Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the Cincinnati Reds and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Los Angeles Dodgers 3, Cincinnati Reds 0

Los Angeles Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Wills ss 5 0 0 0
Mota rf,lf 4 1 2 0
Davis cf 5 1 1 0
Allen lf 3 1 1 1
  Crawford rf 0 0 0 0
Parker 1b 4 0 0 0
Garvey 3b 4 0 2 2
Sims c 5 0 0 0
Russell 2b 2 0 0 0
Osteen p 4 0 1 0
Totals 36 3 7 3
Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Rose rf 4 0 2 0
Concepcion cf,2b 4 0 0 0
Perez 1b 4 0 0 0
Bench c 4 0 0 0
McRae lf 3 0 0 0
Helms 2b 3 0 0 0
  Gibbon p 0 0 0 0
Woodward 3b 3 0 1 0
Duffy ss 3 0 1 0
Merritt p 2 0 1 0
  Stewart cf 0 0 0 0
  May ph 1 0 0 0
  Cline cf 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 0 5 0
Los Angeles 000 010 002370
Cincinnati 000 000 000052
  Los Angeles Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Osteen  W (3-2) 9.0 5 0 0 0 6
Totals
9.0
5
0
0
0
6
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Merritt  L (0-1) 7.0 6 1 1 5 1
  Gibbon   2.0 1 2 2 2 2
Totals
9.0
7
3
3
7
3

  E–Perez (1), Duffy (2).  DP–Los Angeles 1, Cincinnati 1.  2B–Los Angeles Garvey 2 (4,off Merritt,off Gibbon), Cincinnati Merritt (1,off Osteen); Rose (4,off Osteen).  IBB–Allen (1,by Merritt); Russell (2,by Merritt).  WP–Merritt (1), Gibbon (1).  IBB–Merritt 2 (2,Allen,Russell).  U-HP–Al Barlick, 1B–Ed Vargo, 2B–Harry Wendelstedt, 3B–Bruce Froemming.  T–2:24.  A–31,589.
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