Houston Astros vs Cincinnati Reds
May 31, 1971 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 31, 1971 at Riverfront Stadium. The Houston Astros defeated the Cincinnati Reds and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Houston Astros 4, Cincinnati Reds 1

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Metzger ss 5 1 0 0
Morgan 2b 4 1 2 0
Cedeno cf 4 1 3 3
Watson lf 4 0 2 0
  Menke 1b 0 0 0 0
Mayberry 1b 4 0 0 0
  Geronimo lf 0 0 0 0
Alou rf 4 0 0 0
Rader 3b 4 0 1 0
Edwards c 3 1 1 0
Dierker p 3 0 1 1
Totals 35 4 10 4
Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Rose rf 3 1 1 0
Concepcion ss 3 0 0 0
  Cline ph 1 0 0 0
  Woodward ss 0 0 0 0
May 1b 4 0 1 1
Bench c 4 0 1 0
Perez 3b 4 0 0 0
Carbo lf 3 0 1 0
Helms 2b 4 0 2 0
McRae cf 4 0 1 0
Cloninger p 1 0 0 0
  Stewart ph 1 0 0 0
  McGlothlin p 0 0 0 0
  Ferrara ph 1 0 0 0
  Granger p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 1 7 1
Houston 002 100 1004100
Cincinnati 000 001 000170
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Dierker  W (9-1) 9.0 7 1 1 2 6
Totals
9.0
7
1
1
2
6
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Cloninger  L (2-3) 6.0 8 3 3 1 1
  McGlothlin   1.0 2 1 1 1 0
  Granger   2.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
10
4
4
2
2

  E–None.  DP–Houston 1, Cincinnati 1.  2B–Houston Rader (7,off Cloninger); Edwards (4,off Cloninger); Watson (6,off Cloninger); Cedeno (7,off McGlothlin), Cincinnati Rose (10,off Dierker).  HR–Houston Cedeno (2,3rd inning off Cloninger 1 on, 1 out).  SB–Morgan (10,2nd base off Cloninger/Bench).  U-HP–Ed Vargo, 1B–Harry Wendelstedt, 2B–Bruce Froemming, 3B–Al Barlick.  T–2:19.  A–12,186.
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