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May 31, 1971

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Astros 4 10 0
Reds 1 6 0
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Astros 4 10 0
Reds 1 6 0

Johnny Bench Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .236
OBP .333 .295
At Bats 3 191
Hits 1 45
• Singles 1 25
• Doubles 0 6
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 14
Walks 0 16
RBI’s 0 25

Larry Dierker Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
8 1 0
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Riverfront Stadium - May 31, 1971
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Out
Larry Dierker
Johnny Edwards
Denis Menke
Joe Morgan
Doug Rader
Roger Metzger
Cesar Geronimo
Cesar Cedeno
Jesus Alou
Johnny Bench
Count:  - , 0 Outs
Count:  - , 1 Out

Bench hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Dierker fields it and throws to first for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Metzger hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Helms scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Dierker hits a fly ball into right field. Rose settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Woody Woodward now playing shortstop. Edwards hits a ball on the ground towards first. May scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Edwards for the out.
Bottom 8 May hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Ty Cline pinch hits for Dave Concepcion. Cline strikes out.
Bottom 8 Denis Menke now playing first base. Cesar Geronimo now playing left field. Rose hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Rader hits a fly ball into left field. Carbo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Alou strikes out.
Top 8 Wayne Granger now pitching. Mayberry hits a fly ball into right field. Rose settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Al Ferrara pinch hits for Jim McGlothlin. Ferrara strikes out.
Bottom 7 McRae hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Helms moves to third.
Bottom 7 Helms hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Carbo hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mayberry scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Carbo for the out.
Bottom 7 Perez strikes out.
Top 7 Watson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Perez fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Cedeno hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Carbo. Cedeno reaches second base with a double. Metzger scores. There goes Morgan trying to get to home. Carbo throws the ball in to Concepcion who relays the ball to Bench, who tags Morgan, who came all the way from first, for the out. Cedeno moves to third.
Top 7 Morgan hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Metzger moves to third.
Top 7 Metzger hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Helms fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 7 Jim McGlothlin now pitching. Dierker takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Bench hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 May hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Rose scores.
Bottom 6 Concepcion hits a fly ball into right field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Rose moves to third.
Bottom 6 Rose hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Watson. Rose reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 6 Jimmy Stewart pinch hits for Tony Cloninger. Stewart hits a popup, foul, towards first. Mayberry settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Edwards hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Helms scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Rader hits a fly ball into right field. Rose settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Alou hits a line drive towards short. Concepcion reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 McRae hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Helms hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Edwards settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Carbo hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Perez strikes out.
Top 5 Mayberry hits a fly ball into center field. McRae settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Watson hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Rose. Watson reaches second base with a double.
Top 5 Cedeno hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Morgan hits a fly ball into left field. Carbo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Bench hits a line drive towards third. Rader reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 May hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Concepcion hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mayberry scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Concepcion for the out. Rose moves to second.
Bottom 4 Rose takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Metzger hits a popup towards short. Concepcion settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Dierker hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Edwards scores.
Top 4 Edwards hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of McRae. Edwards reaches second base with a double.
Top 4 Rader strikes out.
Top 4 Alou hits a line drive towards third. Perez reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Cloninger hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 McRae hits a fly ball into left field. Watson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Helms hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Mayberry hits a line drive towards first. May reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Watson hits a popup towards short. Concepcion settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Cedeno hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 3 There goes Morgan. The throw from Bench and he is safe. Morgan steals second.
Top 3 Morgan hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 3 Metzger hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Carbo hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mayberry scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Carbo for the out.
Bottom 2 Perez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 2 Bench hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 2 Dierker hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 2 Edwards takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Rader hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Rose. Rader reaches second base with a double.
Top 2 Alou hits a fly ball into right field. Rose settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 May is called out on strikes.
Bottom 1 Concepcion hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Rose hits a fly ball into left field. Watson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Mayberry hits a fly ball into center field. McRae settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Watson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Cedeno moves to second.
Top 1 Cedeno hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 1 Morgan hits a popup towards short. Concepcion settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Metzger hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Cloninger fields it and throws to first for the out.