Cincinnati Reds vs New York Mets
August 2, 1971 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 2, 1971 at Shea Stadium. The Cincinnati Reds defeated the New York Mets and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Cincinnati Reds 4, New York Mets 2

Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Rose rf 4 1 1 0
Foster cf 3 1 0 0
May 1b 4 1 1 1
Perez 3b 4 0 1 0
  Gullett pr 0 1 0 0
  Helms 2b 0 0 0 0
Bench c 4 0 2 3
Bradford lf 3 0 1 0
Concepcion ss,3b 4 0 1 0
Woodward 2b,ss 3 0 1 0
Grimsley p 1 0 0 0
  Granger p 0 0 0 0
  Ferrara ph 1 0 0 0
  Carroll p 1 0 0 0
Totals 32 4 8 4
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Hahn cf 3 1 0 0
Garrett 2b 4 0 0 0
Agee rf 2 1 1 1
Jones lf 4 0 3 1
Clendenon 1b 3 0 1 0
  Kranepool ph,1b 1 0 0 0
Aspromonte 3b 4 0 0 0
Grote c 3 0 0 0
  Marshall ph 1 0 0 0
Harrelson ss 4 0 1 0
Matlack p 3 0 1 0
  Taylor p 0 0 0 0
  Shamsky ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 33 2 7 2
Cincinnati 200 000 002480
New York 000 002 000271
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Grimsley   5.1 4 2 2 2 4
  Granger   1.2 1 0 0 0 1
  Carroll  W (5-2) 2.0 2 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
7
2
2
3
5
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Matlack  L (0-3) 8.0 7 4 4 1 5
  Taylor   1.0 1 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
8
4
4
2
5

  E–Clendenon (6).  DP–New York 2.  PB–Grote (9).  2B–Cincinnati Bench (14,off Matlack), New York Agee (16,off Grimsley); Jones (18,off Grimsley).  3B–Cincinnati Perez (3,off Matlack).  HR–Cincinnati May (28,9th inning off Matlack 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Grimsley (3,off Matlack); Bradford (1,off Taylor).  IBB–Woodward (2,by Taylor).  IBB–Taylor (6,Woodward).  U-HP–Mel Steiner, 1B–Satch Davidson, 2B–Shag Crawford, 3B–Stan Landes.  T–2:33.  A–30,622.
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