Los Angeles Dodgers vs Cincinnati Reds
September 21, 1971 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 21, 1971 at Riverfront Stadium. The Cincinnati Reds defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Los Angeles Dodgers 3, Cincinnati Reds 9

Los Angeles Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Wills ss 4 0 2 2
  Russell ss 0 0 0 0
Valentine 2b 4 0 0 0
Davis cf 4 1 1 1
Allen 1b 4 0 1 0
Mota lf 3 0 0 0
  Buckner ph 1 0 0 0
Parker rf 4 0 0 0
Lefebvre 3b 3 0 0 0
Haller c 2 0 0 0
  Alexander p 0 0 0 0
  Strahler p 0 0 0 0
  Grabarkewitz ph 1 1 1 0
  Mikkelsen p 0 0 0 0
Osteen p 1 0 0 0
  Ferguson c 2 1 1 0
Totals 33 3 6 3
Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Rose rf 4 2 4 1
Helms 2b 4 1 1 1
May 1b 5 1 2 5
Perez 3b 3 0 1 0
  Concepcion pr,ss 1 0 0 0
Bench c 4 1 2 1
McRae lf 4 1 2 0
Foster cf 3 0 0 0
Woodward ss,3b 4 2 2 1
Gullett p 3 1 0 0
  Granger p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 9 14 9
Los Angeles 000 000 021362
Cincinnati 010 044 00x9141
  Los Angeles Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Osteen  L (13-11) 4.2 7 5 5 2 2
  Alexander   0.2 6 4 3 0 0
  Strahler   1.2 1 0 0 1 1
  Mikkelsen   1.0 0 0 0 1 2
Totals
8.0
14
9
8
4
5
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Gullett  W (16-6) 8.0 4 2 2 1 4
  Granger  SV (10) 1.0 2 1 1 0 0
Totals
9.0
6
3
3
1
4

  E–Allen (21), Alexander (1), Bench (9).  DP–Los Angeles 3.  2B–Los Angeles Wills 2 (14,off Gullett 2), Cincinnati May (16,off Alexander).  HR–Los Angeles Davis (9,9th inning off Granger 0 on, 0 out), Cincinnati Bench (26,2nd inning off Osteen 0 on, 1 out); May (38,5th inning off Osteen 2 on, 2 out).  SH–Gullett (5,off Osteen).  SB–Buckner (4,2nd base off Granger/Bench).  U-HP–Shag Crawford, 1B–Stan Landes, 2B–Mel Steiner, 3B–Satch Davidson.  T–2:28.  A–10,131.
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