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Tuesday May 4, 1971
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Jose Cardenal, who had slumped to an average of .181, broke out with a double and homer, driving in three runs, to lead the Cardinals to a 7-3 victory over the Phillies. Joe Torre batted in two runs. [The Sporting News]


St. Louis Cardinals 7, Philadelphia Phillies 3

Game Played on Tuesday, May 4, 1971 (Night game) at Veterans Stadium

Cardinals    0  0  0    2  1  2    1  0  1  -   7 13  0
Phillies     0  0  0    0  2  0    0  0  1  -   3  6  1


Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Phillies             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Brock lf              5   0   3   0     0   0   .365      Bowa ss               4   0   1   1     0   1   .250
Alou cf               4   0   1   0     0   0   .283      Taylor 2b             3   0   0   0     1   0   .219
  Melendez pr,cf      1   2   0   0     0   0   .269      Montanez cf           4   0   1   0     0   1   .329
Simmons c             4   1   2   1     1   0   .341      Johnson 1b            4   0   1   0     0   1   .244
Torre 3b              4   2   2   2     1   0   .346      Freed rf              4   0   1   0     0   1   .244
Cardenal rf           5   1   2   3     0   1   .192      Money 3b              3   0   0   0     1   1   .191
Beauchamp 1b          4   0   1   0     0   1   .270      Hisle lf              3   1   0   0     1   1   .240
Javier 2b             4   1   2   1     0   0   .235      Ryan c                4   2   2   2     0   2   .167
Maxvill ss            4   0   0   0     0   1   .152      Short p               2   0   0   0     0   1   .000
Reuss p               4   0   0   0     0   2   .063        Champion p          0   0   0   0     0   0  1.000
                                                            Lis ph              0   0   0   0     1   0   .259
                                                            Wise pr             0   0   0   0     0   0   .300
                                                            Reynolds p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Browne ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .083

Totals               39   7  13   7     2   5             Totals               32   3   6   3     4  10

Time of Game: 2:14   Attendance:  9,339
Left on Base: Cardinals 7, Phillies 6
DP: Cardinals 1, Phillies 1
Errors: Reynolds
Doubles: Simmons (8), Torre (5), Cardenal (6), Johnson (6)
Triples: Simmons (2), Ryan (1)
Home Runs: Javier (1), Cardenal (2), Ryan (1)
Caught Stealing: Brock (6)
GIDP: Alou (1), Taylor (3)


Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Reuss W(3-3)            9     6   3   3   4  10   1  36   3.58
Totals                  9     6   3   3   4  10   1  36

Phillies               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Short L(2-3)            5.1   9   5   5   1   2   2  24   2.49
Champion                1.2   2   1   1   1   0   0   8   8.10
Reynolds                2     2   1   0   0   3   0   9   1.23
Totals                  9    13   7   6   2   5   2  41

Wild Pitches: Reuss (1)

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


CARDINALS 1ST: Brock singled to center; Alou grounded into a
double play (third to second to first) [Brock out at second];
Simmons grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cardinals 0, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 1ST: Bowa flied to right in foul territory; Taylor
walked; Montanez lined to shortstop; Johnson struck out; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Phillies 0.

CARDINALS 2ND: Torre grounded out (third to first); Cardenal
flied out to left; Beauchamp grounded out (third to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 2ND: Freed singled to left; Reuss threw a wild pitch
[Freed to second]; Money walked; Hisle struck out; Ryan struck
out; Short was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Cardinals 0, Phillies 0.

CARDINALS 3RD: Javier flied out to center; Maxvill was called
out on strikes; Reuss struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cardinals 0, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 3RD: Bowa flied out to left; Taylor grounded out
(pitcher to first); Montanez struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cardinals 0, Phillies 0.

CARDINALS 4TH: Brock singled to center; Brock was picked off and
caught stealing second (pitcher to first to shortstop); Alou
popped to pitcher; Simmons doubled; Torre doubled to left
[Simmons scored]; Cardenal doubled to left [Torre scored];
Beauchamp flied out to center; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals
2, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 4TH: Johnson grounded out (third to first); Freed
grounded out (pitcher to first); Money was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 2, Phillies 0.

CARDINALS 5TH: Javier homered; Maxvill grounded out (shortstop
to first); Reuss grounded out (second to pitcher); Brock singled
to left; Alou forced Brock (second to shortstop); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Cardinals 3, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 5TH: Hisle walked; Ryan tripled to center [Hisle
scored]; Short grounded out (second to first); Bowa singled to
left [Ryan scored]; Taylor grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Bowa out at second]; 2 R, 2 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 3, Phillies 2.

CARDINALS 6TH: Simmons popped to catcher in foul territory;
Torre walked; Cardenal homered [Torre scored]; Beauchamp singled
to right; CHAMPION REPLACED SHORT (PITCHING); Javier forced
Beauchamp (shortstop to second); Maxvill flied out to right; 2
R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 5, Phillies 2.

PHILLIES 6TH: Montanez singled to left; Johnson grounded out
(third to first) [Montanez to second]; Freed struck out; Money
flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 5, Phillies
2.

CARDINALS 7TH: Reuss grounded out (pitcher to first); Brock
grounded out (pitcher to first); Alou singled to left; MELENDEZ
RAN FOR ALOU; Simmons walked [Melendez to second]; Torre singled
to center [Simmons to third, Melendez scored]; Cardenal forced
Torre (shortstop to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 6,
Phillies 2.

PHILLIES 7TH: MELENDEZ STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); Hisle popped
to first in foul territory; Ryan was called out on strikes; LIS
BATTED FOR CHAMPION; Lis walked; WISE RAN FOR LIS; Bowa struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 6, Phillies 2.

CARDINALS 8TH: REYNOLDS REPLACED WISE (PITCHING); Beauchamp
struck out; Javier singled to left; Maxvill forced Javier (third
to second); Reuss was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Cardinals 6, Phillies 2.

PHILLIES 8TH: Taylor grounded out (shortstop to first); Montanez
flied out to center; Johnson doubled to left; Freed popped to
third; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 6, Phillies 2.

CARDINALS 9TH: Brock flied out to left; Melendez reached on an
error by Reynolds [Melendez to third]; Simmons tripled to right
[Melendez scored (unearned)]; Torre popped to shortstop;
Cardenal struck out; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 7,
Phillies 2.

PHILLIES 9TH: Money popped to first in foul territory; Hisle
grounded out (third to first); Ryan homered; BROWNE BATTED FOR
REYNOLDS; Browne was called out on strikes; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cardinals 7, Phillies 3.



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