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After failing to hold a 4-0 lead, the Cardinals came back to beat the Astros, 6-5, when Bob Burda knocked in two runs with a pinch-single in the sixth inning. Jim Beauchamp was safe on an error and Julian Javier doubled before Burda delivered his hit as a sub swinger for Steve Carlton. [The Sporting News] St. Louis Cardinals 6, Houston Astros 5Game Played on Saturday, May 15, 1971 (Night game) at AstrodomeCardinals 0 0 0 4 0 2 0 0 0 - 6 12 1
Astros 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 - 5 12 1
Cardinals AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Astros AB R H RBI BB SO AVG
Brock lf 4 0 1 0 1 0 .356 Metzger ss 4 1 2 1 0 0 .244
Alou cf 4 0 2 0 0 0 .313 Wynn ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .203
Melendez cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .276 Morgan 2b 4 1 3 2 0 0 .262
Simmons c 5 1 1 0 0 0 .333 Cedeno cf 4 1 1 1 0 0 .191
Torre 3b 4 1 3 0 1 0 .341 Watson lf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .286
Cardenal rf 5 1 1 2 0 0 .195 Menke 1b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .240
Beauchamp 1b 3 2 0 0 0 0 .267 Rader 3b 4 1 2 0 0 1 .164
Hague 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .213 Alou rf 4 1 3 0 0 0 .379
Javier 2b 3 1 1 1 0 0 .255 Howard c 2 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Sizemore ss 4 0 2 1 0 0 .233 Edwards ph,c 2 0 1 0 0 0 .209
Maxvill ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 .138 Geronimo pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273
Carlton p 2 0 0 0 0 0 .182 Blasingame p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .250
Burda ph 1 0 1 2 0 0 .438 Ray p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Taylor p 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Martinez ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .167
Griffin p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143
Lemaster p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Chiles ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .364
Culver p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Miller ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .231
Totals 36 6 12 6 2 1 Totals 37 5 12 4 0 2
Time of Game: 2:10 Attendance: 19,285
Left on Base: Cardinals 8, Astros 5
DP: Cardinals 1, Astros 1
Errors: Sizemore, Rader
Doubles: Sizemore (1), Javier (1), Morgan 2 (10), Alou (4)
Triples: Cardenal (2), Cedeno (3), Edwards (1)
Stolen Bases: Beauchamp (2), Brock (14)
Caught Stealing: Metzger (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Alou (2)
Sacrifice Flies: Javier (1)
GIDP: Simmons (2), Howard (1)
Hit by Pitch: Beauchamp (1,by Blasingame)
Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA
Carlton W(6-2) 5 9 5 4 0 1 0 22 3.02
Taylor SV(1) 4 3 0 0 0 1 0 15 3.95
Totals 9 12 5 4 0 2 0 37
Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA
Blasingame 3.2 6 4 4 0 0 0 17 3.63
Ray 1.1 3 0 0 0 0 0 6 2.03
Griffin L(0-4) 0.1 2 2 1 0 0 0 4 4.55
Lemaster 1.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 0.00
Culver 2 0 0 0 2 1 0 8 2.60
Totals 9 12 6 5 2 1 0 41
Hit by Pitch: Blasingame (4)
Umpires: HP - Nick Colosi, 1B - Ken Burkhart, 2B - Ed Sudol, 3B - Lee Weyer
CARDINALS 1ST: Brock grounded out (pitcher to first); Alou
singled to left; Simmons grounded into a double play (second to
shortstop to first) [Alou out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cardinals 0, Astros 0.
ASTROS 1ST: Metzger singled to shortstop; Metzger was picked off
and caught stealing second (pitcher to first to shortstop to
pitcher); Morgan singled to left; Cedeno flied out to right;
Watson forced Morgan (second to shortstop); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 0.
CARDINALS 2ND: Torre grounded out (shortstop to first); Cardenal
flied out to left; Beauchamp flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 0.
ASTROS 2ND: Menke grounded out (second to first); Rader singled
to center; Alou singled to left [Rader to second]; Howard
grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Alou out
at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 0.
CARDINALS 3RD: Javier flied out to center; Sizemore doubled to
left; Carlton popped to shortstop; Brock grounded out (pitcher
to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 0.
ASTROS 3RD: Blasingame popped to third in foul territory;
Metzger grounded out (shortstop to first); Morgan popped to
shortstop in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0,
Astros 0.
CARDINALS 4TH: Alou grounded out (pitcher to first); Simmons
singled to center; Torre singled to left [Simmons to second];
Cardenal tripled to right [Torre scored, Simmons scored];
Beauchamp was hit by a pitch; Beauchamp stole second; Javier hit
a sacrifice fly to right [Cardenal scored]; Sizemore singled to
left [Beauchamp scored, Sizemore to second (on throw)]; RAY
REPLACED BLASINGAME (PITCHING); Carlton lined to third; 4 R, 4
H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 4, Astros 0.
ASTROS 4TH: Cedeno flied out to center; Watson grounded out
(second to first); Menke struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cardinals 4, Astros 0.
CARDINALS 5TH: Brock singled to left; Brock stole second; Alou
singled to shortstop [Brock out at third (shortstop
unassisted)]; Lou Brock was called for interference;
Simmons popped to shortstop; Torre singled to left [Alou to
second]; Cardenal flied out to center; 0 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Cardinals 4, Astros 0.
ASTROS 5TH: Rader singled to center; Alou singled to left [Rader
to second]; Howard popped to second; MARTINEZ BATTED FOR RAY;
Martinez flied to right in foul territory; Metzger singled to
right [Alou to third, Rader scored]; Morgan doubled to left
[Metzger scored, Alou scored]; Cedeno tripled to left [Morgan
scored, Cedeno scored (error by Sizemore) (unearned) (no RBI)];
Watson popped to second; 5 R (4 ER), 5 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals
4, Astros 5.
CARDINALS 6TH: GRIFFIN REPLACED MARTINEZ (PITCHING); Beauchamp
reached on an error by Rader; Javier doubled to left [Beauchamp
to third]; Sizemore grounded out (shortstop to first); BURDA
BATTED FOR CARLTON; Burda singled to right [Javier scored,
Beauchamp scored (unearned)]; LEMASTER REPLACED GRIFFIN
(PITCHING); Brock flied to left in foul territory; Alou forced
Burda (shortstop to second); 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Cardinals 6, Astros 5.
ASTROS 6TH: TAYLOR REPLACED BURDA (PITCHING); Menke grounded out
(second to first); Rader grounded out (shortstop to first); Alou
doubled to right; EDWARDS BATTED FOR HOWARD; Edwards flied out
to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 6, Astros 5.
CARDINALS 7TH: EDWARDS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); Simmons
lined to right; Torre singled to left; Cardenal flied out to
left; Beauchamp forced Torre (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB. Cardinals 6, Astros 5.
ASTROS 7TH: CHILES BATTED FOR LEMASTER; On a bunt Chiles
grounded out (third to first); Metzger grounded out (second to
first); Morgan doubled to left; Cedeno grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 6, Astros 5.
CARDINALS 8TH: CULVER REPLACED CHILES (PITCHING); Javier flied
out to center; Sizemore grounded out (second to first); Taylor
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 6, Astros 5.
ASTROS 8TH: MAXVILL REPLACED SIZEMORE (PLAYING SS); Watson
grounded out (third to first); Menke flied out to right; Rader
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 6, Astros 5.
CARDINALS 9TH: Brock walked; Alou out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to first) [Brock to second]; Simmons flied out to left;
Torre was walked intentionally; Cardenal forced Torre (second
unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cardinals 6, Astros 5.
ASTROS 9TH: MELENDEZ REPLACED ALOU (PLAYING CF); HAGUE REPLACED
BEAUCHAMP (PLAYING 1B); Alou grounded out (shortstop to first);
Edwards tripled to left; GERONIMO RAN FOR EDWARDS; MILLER BATTED
FOR CULVER; Miller grounded out (first unassisted); WYNN BATTED
FOR METZGER; Wynn grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 6, Astros 5.
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