San Diego Padres vs Cincinnati Reds
August 31, 1971 Box Score

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

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San Diego Padres 1, Cincinnati Reds 2

San Diego Padres ab   r   h rbi
Hernandez ss 3 0 0 0
Mason 2b 4 0 0 0
Gaston cf 4 0 1 0
Colbert 1b 3 0 1 0
Lee lf 4 1 1 0
Brown rf 4 0 0 0
Barton c 2 0 0 0
  Stahl ph 1 0 1 1
  Severinsen p 0 0 0 0
Jestadt 3b 4 0 2 0
Norman p 3 0 0 0
  Kendall c 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 1 6 1
Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Rose rf 5 0 2 1
McRae lf 3 0 1 0
May 1b 4 0 0 0
  Concepcion pr,ss 0 0 0 0
Perez 3b,1b 4 0 0 0
Bench c 3 1 1 0
Foster cf 4 0 2 0
Helms 2b 2 1 1 0
Woodward ss,3b 2 0 0 1
Simpson p 2 0 0 0
  Bradford ph 1 0 0 0
  Granger p 0 0 0 0
  Stewart ph 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 2 7 2
San Diego 000 000 001160
Cincinnati 010 000 001270
  San Diego Padres IP H R ER BB SO
Norman   8.0 5 1 1 4 8
  Severinsen  L (2-5) 0.1 2 1 1 1 0
Totals
8.1
7
2
2
5
8
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Simpson   7.0 4 0 0 3 3
  Granger  W (6-6) 2.0 2 1 1 0 2
Totals
9.0
6
1
1
3
5

  E–None.  DP–Cincinnati 1.  2B–San Diego Colbert (22,off Simpson); Lee (18,off Granger), Cincinnati Foster (20,off Norman).  3B–San Diego Gaston (8,off Simpson).  SH–Helms (5,off Norman).  SF–Woodward (1,off Norman).  IBB–Helms (5,by Norman).  IBB–Norman (3,Helms).  U-HP–Lee Weyer, 1B–Bob Engel, 2B–John McSherry, 3B–Ken Burkhart.  T–2:10.  A–12,859.
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