August 17, 1971 · 7:05 PM EDT
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 STL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 1 |
 CIN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 0 |
3B2-3H-ABHR · 2 RBI · 1 RTop hitterJBJohnny BenchC2-4H-ABHR · 2 RBI · 1 RP1.0IP0 ER · 0 K · WP0.2IP2 ER · 0 K · LLosing pitcherBiggest lead STL by 3 · CIN by 2 · 1 lead change
| W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1PI Pirates | 97 | 65 | .599 | — |
2SF Giants | 90 | 72 | .556 | 7.0 |
| 3STCardinals | 90 | 72 | .555 | 7.0 |
4LA Dodgers | 89 | 73 | .549 | 8.0 |
5CH Cubs | 83 | 79 | .512 | 14.0 |
6NY Mets | 83 | 79 | .512 | 14.0 |
7AT Braves | 82 | 80 | .506 | 15.0 |
| 8CIReds | 79 | 83 | .488 | 18.0 |
9HO Astros | 79 | 83 | .488 | 18.0 |
10WS Nationals | 71 | 90 | .441 | 25.5 |
11PH Phillies | 67 | 95 | .414 | 30.0 |
12SD Padres | 61 | 100 | .379 | 35.5 |
| LBLou BrockLF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| JCJose CruzCF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| MAMatty Alou1B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| JTJoe Torre3B | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| TSTed SimmonsC | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| JHJoe HagueRF | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TSTed Sizemore2B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| DMDal MaxvillSS | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
JR Jerry ReussP | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| CZChris ZacharyP | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DSDon ShawP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| BBBob BurdaPH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| CTChuck TaylorP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 32 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
2B: Hague
HR: Torre
RBI: Brock, Torre 2
CS: Brock
LOB: 11
| JRJerry Reuss | 5.1 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 38 |
| CZChris Zachary | 2.1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 22 |
| DSDon Shaw | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| CTChuck TaylorL | 0.2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Totals | 8.2 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 69 |
2B: Concepcion
HR: McRae, Bench
RBI: Rose, McRae, Bench 2, Helms
SB: Foster
LOB: 21
Top 1 · STL batting
Bottom 1 · CIN batting
The Reds beat the Cardinals 5-3 at Cinergy Field.
Wayne Granger got the win and Chuck Taylor took the loss. Johnny Bench went 2-for-4 for the Reds, while Joe Torre went 2-for-3 for the Cardinals.
Written by StatPro from the box score and play-by-play.
