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Wednesday April 21, 1971
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A triple by Joe Torre with the bases loaded sparked a five-run outburst by the Cardinals in the sixth inning and led to a 5-3 victory over the Giants. After Torre's triple, the Cardinals counted their other runs, providing the winning margin, on a double by Jose Cardenal and single by Joe Hague. [The Sporting News]


St. Louis Cardinals 5, San Francisco Giants 3

Game Played on Wednesday, April 21, 1971 (Day game) at Candlestick Park

Cardinals    0  0  0    0  0  5    0  0  0  -   5  9  0
Giants       0  0  0    2  0  0    0  1  0  -   3  5  2


Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Brock lf              5   1   1   0     0   0   .346      Rosario cf            4   0   0   0     0   0   .226
Alou cf               5   1   0   0     0   0   .279      Speier ss             4   0   0   0     0   3   .300
Simmons c             4   1   2   0     0   0   .391      Henderson lf          3   2   1   1     1   0   .353
Torre 3b              4   1   1   3     0   1   .367      McCovey 1b            4   1   2   2     0   0   .192
Cardenal rf           2   1   2   1     2   0   .269      Dietz c               3   0   2   0     0   0   .298
Hague 1b              4   0   1   1     0   1   .211      Foster rf             4   0   0   0     0   2   .206
Sizemore 2b           4   0   1   0     0   1   .192      Fuentes 2b            4   0   0   0     0   0   .270
Schofield ss          2   0   0   0     1   1   .143      Gallagher 3b          3   0   0   0     0   1   .238
  Maxvill ss          0   0   0   0     1   0   .111      Perry p               2   0   0   0     0   2   .000
Gibson p              3   0   1   0     0   0   .333        Cumberland p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            F. Johnson ph       1   0   0   0     0   1   .125
                                                            J. Johnson p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Hamilton p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               33   5   9   5     4   4             Totals               32   3   5   3     1   9

Time of Game: 2:08   Attendance:  6,178
Left on Base: Cardinals 6, Giants 4
DP: Cardinals 0, Giants 3
Errors: Gallagher, Cumberland
Doubles: Cardenal (4)
Triples: Torre (1)
Home Runs: McCovey (1), Henderson (2)
Stolen Bases: Brock (3), Cardenal (3)
Caught Stealing: Simmons (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Gibson (1)
GIDP: Gibson (1), Sizemore (6)
Hit by Pitch: Dietz (2,by Gibson)


Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Gibson W(3-1)           9     5   3   3   1   9   2  34   1.98
Totals                  9     5   3   3   1   9   2  34

Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Perry L(3-1)            5     8   5   4   2   3   0  23   2.81
Cumberland              2     1   0   0   0   0   0   7   0.00
J. Johnson              1.1   0   0   0   2   1   0   6   0.00
Hamilton                0.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   2   0.00
Totals                  9     9   5   4   4   4   0  38

Hit by Pitch: Gibson (2)

Umpires: HP - Bill Williams, 1B - Dick Stello, 2B - Andy Olsen, 3B - Augie Donatelli


CARDINALS 1ST: Brock flied out to right; Alou flied out to
right; Simmons grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cardinals 0, Giants 0.

GIANTS 1ST: Rosario flied out to left; Speier struck out;
Henderson popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cardinals 0, Giants 0.

CARDINALS 2ND: Torre popped to catcher in foul territory;
Cardenal singled to left; Hague struck out; Sizemore singled to
center [Cardenal to second]; Schofield struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Giants 0.

GIANTS 2ND: McCovey singled to right; Dietz singled to left
[McCovey to second]; Foster grounded out (pitcher to first)
[Dietz to second, McCovey to third]; Fuentes popped to third in
foul territory; Gallagher struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Cardinals 0, Giants 0.

CARDINALS 3RD: Gibson singled; Brock forced Gibson (first to
shortstop); Brock stole second; Alou lined into a double play
(second to shortstop) [Brock out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cardinals 0, Giants 0.

GIANTS 3RD: Perry struck out; Rosario grounded out (second to
first); Speier struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0,
Giants 0.

CARDINALS 4TH: Simmons singled to left; Simmons was caught
stealing second (catcher to second to first); Torre struck out;
Cardenal walked; Cardenal stole second; Hague flied out to
right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Giants 0.

GIANTS 4TH: Henderson walked; McCovey homered [Henderson
scored]; Dietz was hit by a pitch; Foster struck out; Fuentes
flied out to center; Gallagher flied out to right; 2 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Giants 2.

CARDINALS 5TH: Sizemore flied out to center; Schofield walked;
Gibson grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to
first) [Schofield out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cardinals 0, Giants 2.

GIANTS 5TH: Perry struck out; Rosario flied out to center;
Speier struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Giants 2.

CARDINALS 6TH: Brock singled; Alou reached on an error by
Gallagher [Brock to second]; Simmons singled to center [Alou to
second, Brock to third]; Torre tripled to right [Simmons scored,
Alou scored (unearned), Brock scored]; Cardenal doubled to right
[Torre scored]; CUMBERLAND REPLACED PERRY (PITCHING); Hague
singled to center [Cardenal scored]; Sizemore grounded into a
double play (shortstop to first) [Hague out at second];
Schofield flied out to right; 5 R (4 ER), 5 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.
Cardinals 5, Giants 2.

GIANTS 6TH: Henderson grounded out (first unassisted); McCovey
grounded out (second to first); Dietz singled to center; Foster
flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 5, Giants 2.

CARDINALS 7TH: Gibson made an out to second; Brock grounded out
(pitcher to first); Alou reached on an error by Cumberland;
Simmons flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 5,
Giants 2.

GIANTS 7TH: MAXVILL REPLACED SCHOFIELD (PLAYING SS); Fuentes
popped to third in foul territory; Gallagher flied out to right;
F. JOHNSON BATTED FOR CUMBERLAND; F. Johnson was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 5, Giants 2.

CARDINALS 8TH: J. JOHNSON REPLACED F. JOHNSON (PITCHING); Torre
grounded out (pitcher to first); Cardenal walked; Hague forced
Cardenal (pitcher to shortstop); Sizemore struck out; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 5, Giants 2.

GIANTS 8TH: Rosario grounded out (second to first); Speier
grounded out (pitcher to first); Henderson homered; McCovey made
an out to second; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 5, Giants 3.

CARDINALS 9TH: Maxvill walked; Gibson out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to second) [Maxvill to second]; HAMILTON REPLACED J.
JOHNSON (PITCHING); Brock grounded out (second to first)
[Maxvill to third]; Alou made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 5, Giants 3.

GIANTS 9TH: Dietz grounded out (shortstop to first); Foster was
called out on strikes; Fuentes grounded out (pitcher to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 5, Giants 3.



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