Cincinnati Reds vs Philadelphia Phillies
May 23, 1971 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 23, 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 4, Philadelphia Phillies 3

Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Rose rf 3 0 2 0
Concepcion ss 4 1 0 0
Bench c 4 0 0 0
Perez 3b,1b 4 1 1 2
May 1b 3 1 0 0
  Woodward 3b 0 0 0 0
Ferrara lf 3 1 1 0
  Stewart lf 1 0 1 0
Helms 2b 3 0 2 1
Bradford cf 3 0 0 0
Gullett p 3 0 0 0
  Carroll p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 4 7 3
Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Bowa ss 5 0 1 0
Taylor 3b 5 1 2 0
Montanez cf,1b 5 1 2 1
Johnson 1b 4 1 2 2
  Selma pr 0 0 0 0
  Browne cf 0 0 0 0
Freed rf 4 0 1 0
  Lersch pr 0 0 0 0
  Pfeil rf 0 0 0 0
Lis lf 3 0 1 0
Harmon 2b 2 0 0 0
  McCarver ph 1 0 1 0
  Doyle 2b 0 0 0 0
Ryan c 4 0 0 0
Short p 2 0 1 0
  Hisle ph 1 0 0 0
  Fryman p 0 0 0 0
  Stone ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 37 3 11 3
Cincinnati 400 000 000470
Philadelphia 200 000 0103111
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Gullett  W (5-2) 7.1 6 3 3 2 3
  Carroll  SV (6) 1.2 5 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
11
3
3
2
4
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Short  L (3-6) 7.0 5 4 2 2 5
  Fryman   2.0 2 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
7
4
2
2
6

  E–Lis (1).  DP–Philadelphia 2.  2B–Cincinnati Helms 2 (7,off Short 2).  HR–Cincinnati Perez (6,1st inning off Short 1 on, 2 out), Philadelphia Montanez (9,1st inning off Gullett 0 on, 2 out); Johnson (3,1st inning off Gullett 0 on, 2 out).  CS–Rose (2,2nd base by Short/Ryan); Stewart (1,2nd base by Fryman/Ryan).  WP–Gullett (1).  U-HP–Shag Crawford, 1B–John Kibler, 2B–Satch Davidson, 3B–Paul Pryor.  T–2:10.  A–40,455.
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