| 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.The information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by Retrosheet.
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