Los Angeles Dodgers vs Cincinnati Reds
July 22, 1971 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 22, 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 8, Cincinnati Reds 4

Los Angeles Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Wills ss 5 1 1 0
Buckner rf 4 1 2 1
Davis cf 5 1 1 1
Allen 3b 4 1 1 1
Crawford lf 4 2 3 1
Parker 1b 4 2 2 1
Haller c 4 0 0 1
Russell 2b 4 0 1 1
Downing p 4 0 1 1
Totals 38 8 12 8
Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Rose rf 4 0 0 0
McRae lf 4 1 1 1
  Granger p 0 0 0 0
May 1b 4 1 2 0
Perez 3b 4 0 3 1
Bench c 4 0 0 0
Helms 2b 3 1 0 0
Foster cf 4 1 1 2
Woodward ss 4 0 0 0
McGlothlin p 0 0 0 0
  Merritt p 2 0 0 0
  Ferrara ph,lf 1 0 0 0
Totals 34 4 7 4
Los Angeles 512 000 0008121
Cincinnati 000 020 020471
  Los Angeles Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Downing  W (12-6) 9.0 7 4 3 1 5
Totals
9.0
7
4
3
1
5
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
McGlothlin  L (5-7) 0.1 4 5 4 0 0
  Merritt   7.2 6 3 3 0 3
  Granger   1.0 2 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
12
8
7
0
3

  E–Crawford (3), McGlothlin (2).  2B–Los Angeles Allen (15,off McGlothlin); Parker (16,off Merritt); Crawford (8,off Merritt); Davis (26,off Granger).  HR–Los Angeles Buckner (4,2nd inning off Merritt 0 on, 1 out), Cincinnati Foster (8,5th inning off Downing 1 on, 0 out); McRae (2,8th inning off Downing 0 on, 2 out).  SH–Buckner (5,off McGlothlin).  U-HP–Shag Crawford, 1B–Stan Landes, 2B–Mel Steiner, 3B–Satch Davidson.  T–1:59.  A–26,744.
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