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Standings
KCR
@BAL		4
5		 
(10)
OAK
@CLE		5
7
CAL
@DET		5
0
BOS
@MIN		5
4
ATL
@LAD		1
6
STL
@MON		10
4
HOU
@NYM		1
8
CHC
@PHI		6
2
PIT
@SDP		10
4
CIN
@SFG		1
6
Tuesday, May 11, 1971
, Candlestick Park
Attendance: 8,039, Time of Game: 1:58
Reds
1
11-19
⇐ Lost 3 ⇒
5th, 11½ GB
 at Giants
6
24-9
⇐ Won 2 ⇒
1st
W: Gaylord Perry (4-1)
L: Jim Merritt (0-4)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Reds            0  0  0   0  0  0   1  0  0    1  6  1
Giants          4  0  2   0  0  0   0  0  X    6  8  1

Cincinnati Reds

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Pete Rose RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 .277 .747 0.013 0.45 0.037 -0.024 -0.3 4 0
Buddy Bradford CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 .152 .489 0.061 0.54 0.072 -0.010 0.9 0 0
Johnny Bench C 4 0 0 0 0 2 .273 .902 -0.105 0.72 0.013 -0.118 -1.2 6 0 GDP
Tony Perez 3B 3 0 0 0 1 1 .208 .616 -0.009 0.56 0.012 -0.021 -0.6 0 4
Lee May 1B 4 0 0 0 0 2 .271 .815 -0.064 0.62 0.000 -0.064 -1.2 8 0
Hal McRae LF 4 1 2 0 0 0 .257 .617 -0.001 0.21 0.017 -0.018 0.3 3 0 2B
Tommy Helms 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 .252 .530 -0.032 0.30 0.000 -0.032 -1.1 3 3
Dave Concepcion SS 3 0 1 0 1 0 .286 .719 0.009 0.14 0.015 -0.006 0.3 0 2
Jim Merritt P 2 0 0 0 0 1 .222 .556 -0.036 0.55 0.000 -0.036 -0.9 0 0 GDP
   Bernie Carbo PH 1 0 1 1 0 0 .203 .690 0.012 0.24 0.012 0.000 1.1
   Joe Gibbon P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 33 1 6 1 2 8 .182 .441 -0.152 0.44 0.178 -0.329 -2.9 24 9
2B: H McRae (6, off G Perry).
TB: H McRae 3; B Bradford; D Concepcion; B Carbo; P Rose.
GIDP: J Bench (5); J Merritt (1).
RBI: B Carbo (4).
2-out RBI: B Carbo.
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 1 for 8.
Fielding
DP: 1. T Perez-T Helms-L May.
E: B Bradford (4).

San Francisco Giants

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Bobby Bonds RF 4 1 1 1 0 1 .308 .978 0.103 0.28 0.110 -0.006 0.6 1 0 HR
Chris Speier SS 2 1 1 0 0 0 .293 .691 0.027 0.42 0.030 -0.003 0.3 0 1
   Bob Heise SS 2 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 -0.002 0.04 0.000 -0.002 -0.3 2 3
Willie Mays CF 3 1 0 0 1 0 .375 1.162 -0.019 0.39 0.010 -0.029 -0.3 3 0
Willie McCovey 1B 4 2 3 2 0 1 .311 .961 0.105 0.36 0.105 0.000 2.3 10 0 HR
Ken Henderson LF 4 0 1 1 0 1 .248 .758 0.089 0.46 0.093 -0.004 0.5 2 0
Dick Dietz C 3 1 2 1 0 1 .297 .906 0.064 0.17 0.065 -0.001 1.0 8 0 HR
Tito Fuentes 2B 2 0 0 0 0 0 .262 .622 -0.002 0.12 0.004 -0.006 -0.5 1 6 HBP,GDP
Hal Lanier 3B 3 0 0 0 0 2 .189 .447 -0.010 0.12 0.000 -0.010 -0.5 0 1
Gaylord Perry P 3 0 0 0 0 0 .069 .138 -0.009 0.12 0.000 -0.009 -0.5 0 0
Team Totals 30 6 8 5 1 6 .267 .879 0.346 0.27 0.417 -0.070 2.6 27 11
HR: W McCovey (7, off J Merritt; 3rd inn, 1 on, 0 outs to RF); B Bonds (8, off J Merritt; 1st inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF); D Dietz (4, off J Merritt; 1st inn, 0 on, 2 outs to LF).
HBP: T Fuentes (1, by J Merritt).
TB: W McCovey 6; D Dietz 5; B Bonds 4; K Henderson; C Speier.
GIDP: T Fuentes (5).
RBI: W McCovey 2 (16); K Henderson (18); B Bonds (14); D Dietz (19).
2-out RBI: D Dietz.
Team LOB: 2.
With RISP: 1 for 1.
Fielding
DP: 2. T Fuentes-B Heise-W McCovey; T Fuentes-W McCovey.
PB: D Dietz 2 (5).
E: B Heise (1).

Cincinnati Reds

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Jim Merritt, L (0-4) 6 8 6 6 1 4 3 5.13 26 35 -0.350 0.32 -3.4
Joe Gibbon 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 3.63 6 0 0 0.003 0.02 0.9
Team Totals 8 8 6 6 1 6 3 6.75 32 35 0 0 -0.347 0.44 -2.6

San Francisco Giants

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Gaylord Perry, W (4-1) 9 6 1 1 2 8 0 2.78 35 77 0.153 0.44 2.9
Team Totals 9 6 1 1 2 8 0 1.00 35 77 0.153 0.27 2.9
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: J Merritt (2; T Fuentes).
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - John Kibler, 1B - Satch Davidson, 2B - Paul Pryor, 3B - Shag Crawford.
Time of Game: 1:58.
Attendance: 8,039.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

Cincinnati Reds         San Francisco Giants
1 Pete Rose RF 1 Bobby Bonds RF
2 Buddy Bradford CF 2 Chris Speier SS
3 Johnny Bench C 3 Willie Mays CF
4 Tony Perez 3B 4 Willie McCovey 1B
5 Lee May 1B 5 Ken Henderson LF
6 Hal McRae LF 6 Dick Dietz C
7 Tommy Helms 2B 7 Tito Fuentes 2B
8 Dave Concepcion SS 8 Hal Lanier 3B
9 Jim Merritt P 9 Gaylord Perry P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b1 0-0 0 --- R SFG B. Bonds J. Merritt 11% 65% Home Run
t1 0-0 0 12- OO CIN J. Bench G. Perry 10% 51% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-1B; Rose to 3B
b1 1-0 1 1-3 RRO SFG K. Henderson J. Merritt 9% 81% Single to CF; Speier Scores; McCovey Scores/Adv on E8 (throw); Henderson out at 2B/3B-2B
b1 3-0 2 --- R SFG D. Dietz J. Merritt 6% 87% Home Run
b1 1-0 1 1-- SFG W. McCovey J. Merritt 6% 72% Single to CF; Speier to 3B

Play By Play

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Giants' Gaylord Perry facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- CIN P. Rose G. Perry -4% 46% Single to LF
t1 0-0 0 1-- CIN B. Bradford G. Perry -6% 41% Single to LF; Rose to 2B
t1 0-0 0 12- OO CIN J. Bench G. Perry 10% 51% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-1B; Rose to 3B
t1 0-0 2 --3 CIN T. Perez G. Perry -1% 50% Walk
t1 0-0 2 1-3 O CIN L. May G. Perry 5% 55% Strikeout
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Reds 0, Giants 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Reds' Jim Merritt facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- R SFG B. Bonds J. Merritt 11% 65% Home Run
b1 1-0 0 --- SFG C. Speier J. Merritt 3% 69% Single to CF
b1 1-0 0 1-- O SFG W. Mays J. Merritt -3% 66% Flyball: RF
b1 1-0 1 1-- SFG W. McCovey J. Merritt 6% 72% Single to CF; Speier to 3B
b1 1-0 1 1-3 RRO SFG K. Henderson J. Merritt 9% 81% Single to CF; Speier Scores; McCovey Scores/Adv on E8 (throw); Henderson out at 2B/3B-2B
b1 3-0 2 --- R SFG D. Dietz J. Merritt 6% 87% Home Run
b1 4-0 2 --- SFG T. Fuentes J. Merritt 0% 87% Hit By Pitch
b1 4-0 2 1-- O SFG H. Lanier J. Merritt -1% 87% Strikeout Looking
4 runs, 5 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Giants 4.
Top of the 2nd, Reds Batting, Behind 0-4, Giants' Gaylord Perry facing 6-7-8
t2 0-4 0 --- O CIN H. McRae G. Perry 1% 88% Groundout: 2B-1B
t2 0-4 1 --- O CIN T. Helms G. Perry 1% 89% Groundout: SS-1B
t2 0-4 2 --- O CIN D. Concepcion G. Perry 1% 90% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Giants 4.
Bottom of the 2nd, Giants Batting, Ahead 4-0, Reds' Jim Merritt facing 9-1-2
b2 4-0 0 --- O SFG G. Perry J. Merritt -1% 89% Groundout: 3B-1B
b2 4-0 1 --- O SFG B. Bonds J. Merritt -0% 89% Flyball: LF
b2 4-0 2 --- O SFG C. Speier J. Merritt -0% 88% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Giants 4.
Top of the 3rd, Reds Batting, Behind 0-4, Giants' Gaylord Perry facing 9-1-2
Bob Heise replaces Chris Speier playing SS batting 2nd
t3 0-4 0 --- O CIN J. Merritt G. Perry 1% 90% Strikeout Looking
t3 0-4 1 --- O CIN P. Rose G. Perry 1% 91% Groundout: 2B-1B
t3 0-4 2 --- O CIN B. Bradford G. Perry 1% 91% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Giants 4.
Bottom of the 3rd, Giants Batting, Ahead 4-0, Reds' Jim Merritt facing 3-4-5
b3 4-0 0 --- SFG W. Mays J. Merritt 1% 92% Walk
b3 4-0 0 1-- RR SFG W. McCovey J. Merritt 5% 97% Home Run; Mays Scores
b3 6-0 0 --- O SFG K. Henderson J. Merritt -0% 97% Strikeout Looking
b3 6-0 1 --- SFG D. Dietz J. Merritt 0% 97% Single to CF
b3 6-0 1 1-- OO SFG T. Fuentes J. Merritt -1% 96% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Giants 6.
Top of the 4th, Reds Batting, Behind 0-6, Giants' Gaylord Perry facing 3-4-5
t4 0-6 0 --- CIN J. Bench G. Perry -1% 95% Strikeout, Passed Ball; Bench to 1B
t4 0-6 0 1-- O CIN T. Perez G. Perry 1% 96% Flyball: CF
t4 0-6 1 1-- O CIN L. May G. Perry 1% 97% Flyball: LF
t4 0-6 2 1-- CIN H. McRae G. Perry -1% 96% Double (CF-RF); Bench to 3B
t4 0-6 2 -23 O CIN T. Helms G. Perry 2% 98% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Reds 0, Giants 6.
Bottom of the 4th, Giants Batting, Ahead 6-0, Reds' Jim Merritt facing 8-9-1
b4 6-0 0 --- O SFG H. Lanier J. Merritt -0% 98% Groundout: 1B unassisted
b4 6-0 1 --- O SFG G. Perry J. Merritt -0% 97% Groundout: 2B-1B
b4 6-0 2 --- O SFG B. Bonds J. Merritt -0% 97% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Giants 6.
Top of the 5th, Reds Batting, Behind 0-6, Giants' Gaylord Perry facing 8-9-1
t5 0-6 0 --- CIN D. Concepcion G. Perry -1% 96% Single to CF
t5 0-6 0 1-- OO CIN J. Merritt G. Perry 2% 98% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
t5 0-6 2 --- O CIN P. Rose G. Perry 0% 98% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Giants 6.
Bottom of the 5th, Giants Batting, Ahead 6-0, Reds' Jim Merritt facing 2-3-4
b5 6-0 0 --- O SFG B. Heise J. Merritt -0% 98% Flyball: LF
b5 6-0 1 --- O SFG W. Mays J. Merritt -0% 98% Groundout: SS-1B
b5 6-0 2 --- SFG W. McCovey J. Merritt 0% 98% Single
b5 6-0 2 1-- O SFG K. Henderson J. Merritt -0% 98% Flyball: 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Giants 6.
Top of the 6th, Reds Batting, Behind 0-6, Giants' Gaylord Perry facing 2-3-4
t6 0-6 0 --- O CIN B. Bradford G. Perry 0% 99% Strikeout
t6 0-6 1 --- O CIN J. Bench G. Perry 0% 99% Groundout: SS-1B
t6 0-6 2 --- O CIN T. Perez G. Perry 0% 99% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Giants 6.
Bottom of the 6th, Giants Batting, Ahead 6-0, Reds' Jim Merritt facing 6-7-8
b6 6-0 0 --- O SFG D. Dietz J. Merritt -0% 99% Strikeout
b6 6-0 1 --- O SFG T. Fuentes J. Merritt -0% 99% Flyball: LF
b6 6-0 2 --- O SFG H. Lanier J. Merritt -0% 99% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Giants 6.
Top of the 7th, Reds Batting, Behind 0-6, Giants' Gaylord Perry facing 5-6-7
t7 0-6 0 --- O CIN L. May G. Perry 0% 99% Foul Flyball: C
t7 0-6 1 --- CIN H. McRae G. Perry -0% 99% Single to LF
t7 0-6 1 1-- O CIN T. Helms G. Perry 0% 99% Flyball: SS
t7 0-6 2 1-- CIN D. Concepcion G. Perry -0% 99% Passed Ball; McRae to 2B
t7 0-6 2 -2- CIN D. Concepcion G. Perry -0% 99% Walk
Bernie Carbo pinch hits for Jim Merritt (P) batting 9th
t7 0-6 2 12- R CIN B. Carbo G. Perry -1% 98% Single to CF; Concepcion to 3B; McRae Scores
t7 1-6 2 1-3 O CIN P. Rose G. Perry 1% 99% Groundout: 2B-1B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Reds 1, Giants 6.
Bottom of the 7th, Giants Batting, Ahead 6-1, Reds' Joe Gibbon facing 9-1-2
Joe Gibbon replaces Bernie Carbo (PH) pitching and batting 9th
b7 6-1 0 --- O SFG G. Perry J. Gibbon -0% 99% Groundout: SS-1B
b7 6-1 1 --- O SFG B. Bonds J. Gibbon -0% 99% Strikeout Looking
b7 6-1 2 --- O SFG B. Heise J. Gibbon -0% 99% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 1, Giants 6.
Top of the 8th, Reds Batting, Behind 1-6, Giants' Gaylord Perry facing 2-3-4
t8 1-6 0 --- CIN B. Bradford G. Perry -1% 97% Reached on E6 (throw) (Ground Ball); Bradford to 2B
t8 1-6 0 -2- O CIN J. Bench G. Perry 1% 98% Strikeout Looking
t8 1-6 1 -2- O CIN T. Perez G. Perry 1% 99% Groundout: 2B-1B; Bradford to 3B
t8 1-6 2 --3 O CIN L. May G. Perry 0% 100% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Reds 1, Giants 6.
Bottom of the 8th, Giants Batting, Ahead 6-1, Reds' Joe Gibbon facing 3-4-5
b8 6-1 0 --- O SFG W. Mays J. Gibbon -0% 100% Flyball: RF
b8 6-1 1 --- O SFG W. McCovey J. Gibbon -0% 100% Strikeout Looking
b8 6-1 2 --- O SFG K. Henderson J. Gibbon -0% 100% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 1, Giants 6.
Top of the 9th, Reds Batting, Behind 1-6, Giants' Gaylord Perry facing 6-7-8
t9 1-6 0 --- O CIN H. McRae G. Perry 0% 100% Flyball: CF
t9 1-6 1 --- O CIN T. Helms G. Perry 0% 100% Groundout: 3B-1B
t9 1-6 2 --- O CIN D. Concepcion G. Perry 0% 100% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 1, Giants 6.

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