The Cardinals' Jerry battery of Reuss and McNertney combined to beat the Phillies, 5-0. Reuss pitched a six-hitter. McNertney, catching because Ted Simmons was away on military duty, smashed his first N. L. homer in the second inning, connecting with a man on base, and scored again after hitting a single in the fourth. [The Sporting News]



St. Louis Cardinals 5, Philadelphia Phillies 0
Game Played on Saturday, April     24, 1971 (Night game) at Busch Stadium II
Phillies     0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  6  1
Cardinals    0  2  0    2  0  0    1  0  x  -   5  6  0


Phillies             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Bowa ss               4   0   0   0     0   0   .246      Brock lf              3   1   1   1     1   0   .349
Taylor 2b             4   0   1   0     0   0   .190      Alou cf               2   0   1   1     0   0   .282
Money 3b              4   0   1   0     0   0   .224      Hague 1b              3   0   0   0     1   2   .170
Freed rf              3   0   0   0     1   1   .250      Torre 3b              3   0   1   1     1   0   .380
Johnson 1b            4   0   2   0     0   0   .250      Cardenal rf           4   0   0   0     0   0   .234
Lis lf                4   0   1   0     0   1   .304      Sizemore 2b           2   1   0   0     2   0   .210
Hisle cf              3   0   0   0     1   1   .231      McNertney c           4   2   2   2     0   1   .375
Ryan c                3   0   0   0     0   1   .000      Maxvill ss            3   1   0   0     1   1   .129
Champion p            1   0   1   0     0   0  1.000      Reuss p               4   0   1   0     0   1   .100
  Reynolds p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Browne ph           0   0   0   0     1   0   .000
  Fryman p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Pfeil ph            0   0   0   0     1   0   .000
  Lersch p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               30   0   6   0     4   4             Totals               28   5   6   5     6   5

Time of Game: 2:02   Attendance: 17,733
Left on Base: Phillies 7, Cardinals 7
DP: Phillies 0, Cardinals 3
Errors: Bowa
Home Runs: McNertney (1)
Stolen Bases: Alou (2), Brock (7)
Caught Stealing: Brock (3)
Sacrifice Hits: Alou (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Alou (2)
GIDP: Freed (2), Bowa (1), Hisle (1)


Phillies               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Champion L(0-1)         3.1   5   4   4   4   1   1  18   8.53
Reynolds                0.2   0   0   0   1   1   0   3   2.45
Fryman                  3     1   1   0   0   2   0  11   3.26
Lersch                  1     0   0   0   1   1   0   4   6.27
Totals                  8     6   5   4   6   5   1  36

Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Reuss W(2-2)            9     6   0   0   4   4   0  34   3.18
Totals                  9     6   0   0   4   4   0  34

Passed Balls: McNertney (1)
Wild Pitches: Champion (1)

Umpires: HP - Lee Weyer, 1B - Nick Colosi, 2B - Ken Burkhart, 3B - Ed Sudol


PHILLIES 1ST: Bowa popped to first; On a bunt Taylor made an out
to pitcher; Money grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 1ST: Brock singled to center; Brock was caught
stealing second (catcher to second); Alou lined to center; Hague
walked; Torre walked [Hague to second]; Champion threw a wild
pitch [Hague to third]; Cardenal forced Torre (shortstop to
second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Phillies 0, Cardinals 0.

PHILLIES 2ND: Freed was called out on strikes; Johnson popped to
first in foul territory; Lis grounded out (third to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 2ND: Sizemore walked; McNertney homered [Sizemore
scored]; Maxvill struck out; Reuss grounded out (shortstop to
first); Brock grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Phillies 0, Cardinals 2.

PHILLIES 3RD: Hisle grounded out (shortstop to first); Ryan
grounded out (shortstop to first); Champion singled to center;
Bowa forced Champion (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Phillies 0, Cardinals 2.

CARDINALS 3RD: Alou singled to left; Alou stole second; Hague
flied out to right; Torre flied out to right; Cardenal flied out
to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 0, Cardinals 2.

PHILLIES 4TH: Taylor grounded out (shortstop to first); Money
singled to left; Freed grounded into a double play (third to
second to first) [Money out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Phillies 0, Cardinals 2.

CARDINALS 4TH: Sizemore walked; McNertney singled to center
[Sizemore to third]; Maxvill reached on a fielder's choice
[Sizemore out at home (shortstop to catcher), McNertney to
second]; Reuss singled to left [Maxvill to second, McNertney to
third]; REYNOLDS REPLACED CHAMPION (PITCHING); Brock walked
[McNertney scored, Maxvill to third, Reuss to second]; Alou hit
a sacrifice fly to center [Maxvill scored]; Hague was called out
on strikes; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Phillies 0, Cardinals 4.

PHILLIES 5TH: Johnson singled to third; Lis singled to center
[Johnson to second]; McNertney allowed a passed ball [Lis to
second, Johnson to third]; Hisle struck out; Ryan struck out;
BROWNE BATTED FOR REYNOLDS; Browne walked; Bowa forced Lis
(third unassisted); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Phillies 0, Cardinals
4.

CARDINALS 5TH: FRYMAN REPLACED BROWNE (PITCHING); Torre lined to
center; Cardenal popped to second; Sizemore flied out to center;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 0, Cardinals 4.

PHILLIES 6TH: Taylor grounded out (second to first); Money
grounded out (shortstop to first); Freed grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 0, Cardinals 4.

CARDINALS 6TH: McNertney flied out to right; Maxvill flied out
to center; Reuss struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 0,
Cardinals 4.

PHILLIES 7TH: Johnson lined to left; Lis flied out to left;
Hisle walked; Ryan flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Phillies 0, Cardinals 4.

CARDINALS 7TH: Brock reached on an error by Bowa; Alou out on a
sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Brock to second]; Brock stole
third; Hague struck out; Torre singled to left [Brock scored
(unearned)]; Cardenal grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R (0
ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 0, Cardinals 5.

PHILLIES 8TH: PFEIL BATTED FOR FRYMAN; Pfeil walked; Bowa
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Pfeil out at second]; Taylor singled to left; Money forced
Taylor (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 0,
Cardinals 5.

CARDINALS 8TH: LERSCH REPLACED PFEIL (PITCHING); Sizemore flied
out to right; McNertney struck out; Maxvill walked; Reuss forced
Maxvill (shortstop unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies
0, Cardinals 5.

PHILLIES 9TH: Freed walked; Johnson singled to left [Freed to
second]; Lis struck out; Hisle grounded into a double play
(second to shortstop to first) [Johnson out at second]; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 0, Cardinals 5.