Cincinnati Reds vs Philadelphia Phillies
May 21, 1971 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 21, 1971 at Veteran's Stadium. The Cincinnati Reds defeated the Philadelphia Phillies and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Cincinnati Reds 7, Philadelphia Phillies 3

Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Rose rf 2 2 0 0
Concepcion ss 3 1 2 4
Bench c,1b 2 0 1 1
Perez 3b 4 0 0 1
  Granger p 0 0 0 0
May 1b 4 0 1 0
  Corrales c 1 0 0 0
Cline lf 3 0 0 0
  Ferrara ph 0 0 0 0
  Stewart pr,lf 0 0 0 0
Helms 2b 5 1 2 0
Bradford cf 3 2 0 0
Cloninger p 2 1 0 0
  Woodward 3b 0 0 0 0
Totals 29 7 6 6
Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Bowa ss 4 1 1 0
Taylor 3b 3 0 1 0
  Pfeil pr,3b 1 0 1 1
Montanez cf 3 0 0 1
Johnson 1b 4 0 1 1
McCarver c 5 0 0 0
Freed rf 4 0 0 0
Doyle 2b 4 0 1 0
Lis lf 3 1 1 0
Bunning p 1 0 0 0
  Champion p 1 0 0 0
  Hisle ph 1 0 1 0
  Reynolds p 0 0 0 0
  Stone ph 0 1 0 0
Totals 34 3 7 3
Cincinnati 101 320 000761
Philadelphia 000 000 003372
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Cloninger  W (2-1) 7.0 3 0 0 6 8
  Granger  SV (5) 2.0 4 3 3 1 0
Totals
9.0
7
3
3
7
8
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Bunning  L (2-7) 3.0 3 5 4 3 2
  Champion   4.0 3 2 2 3 0
  Reynolds   2.0 0 0 0 2 2
Totals
9.0
6
7
6
8
4

  E–Concepcion (2), Doyle 2 (8).  DP–Philadelphia 1.  PB–Corrales (1).  2B–Cincinnati Helms (4,off Champion); Concepcion (1,off Champion), Philadelphia Lis (5,off Granger).  HR–Cincinnati Concepcion (1,3rd inning off Bunning 0 on, 1 out).  SH–Concepcion (4,off Bunning); Cloninger 2 (2,off Bunning,off Champion).  SF–Concepcion (1,off Champion); Montanez (1,off Granger).  HBP–Cline (1,by Bunning); Bradford (1,by Bunning); Rose (1,by Bunning).  IBB–Rose (4,by Champion).  SB–Bench (3,3rd base off Bunning/McCarver); Perez (1,2nd base off Bunning/McCarver); Bradford (1,2nd base off Bunning/McCarver).  HBP–Bunning 3 (5,Cline,Bradford,Rose).  IBB–Champion (1,Rose).  U-HP–Satch Davidson, 1B–Paul Pryor, 2B–Shag Crawford, 3B–John Kibler.  T–2:47.  A–26,159.
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