A single by Jose Cardenal with the bases loaded in the ninth inning scored Lou Brock and gave the Cardinals a 6-5 victory over the Dodgers. Brock led off with a double and Matty Alou was passed intentionally. After a sacrifice by Ted Simmons, Joe Torre also was handed a free ticket to fill the sacks for Cardenal. [The Sporting News]



St. Louis Cardinals 6, Los Angeles Dodgers 5
Game Played on Tuesday, May       18, 1971 (Night game) at Busch Stadium II
Dodgers      0  0  3    1  0  0    1  0  0  -   5 11  1
Cardinals    4  0  0    0  1  0    0  0  1  -   6 11  1


Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Wills ss,3b           4   1   2   1     0   1   .317      Brock lf              4   2   2   0     1   0   .362
Buckner rf            2   1   1   0     0   0   .268      Alou cf               4   2   2   0     1   0   .324
  Mota ph,rf          2   0   1   1     0   0   .318      Simmons c             4   1   2   3     0   1   .341
Davis cf              5   1   2   1     0   0   .386      Torre 3b              2   1   0   0     2   0   .341
Allen lf              4   0   1   1     0   0   .233      Cardenal rf           4   0   2   1     1   0   .206
Parker 1b             2   0   1   1     1   0   .262      Hague 1b              4   0   2   1     0   2   .235
Haller c              3   0   0   0     1   0   .286      Javier 2b             2   0   0   1     1   1   .279
Lefebvre 2b           3   1   1   0     1   0   .290      Sizemore ss           4   0   1   0     0   1   .234
Valentine 3b,ss       4   0   1   0     0   0   .150      Cleveland p           1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Sutton p              1   0   0   0     0   0   .067        Taylor p            2   0   0   0     0   2   .000
  Crawford ph         1   1   1   0     0   0   .360        Shaw p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Brewer p            1   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Linzy p             0   0   0   0     0   0  1.000
                                                            Beauchamp ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .261
                                                            Drabowsky p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               32   5  11   5     3   1             Totals               32   6  11   6     6   7

Time of Game: 2:57   Attendance: 14,753
Left on Base: Dodgers 7, Cardinals 10
DP: Dodgers 0, Cardinals 3
Errors: Allen, Taylor
Doubles: Simmons (12), Brock (9)
Triples: Simmons (3)
Stolen Bases: Javier 2 (2), Cardenal 2 (7)
Caught Stealing: Beauchamp (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Sutton (1), Simmons (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Parker (2), Wills (3), Javier (2)
GIDP: Allen (9), Buckner (3), Valentine (2)
Hit by Pitch: Buckner (2,by Cleveland), Torre (1,by Sutton)


Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Sutton                  6     7   5   5   2   5   0  27   4.19
Brewer L(2-1)           2.1   4   1   1   4   2   0  14   2.87
Totals                  8.1  11   6   6   6   7   0  41

Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Cleveland               2.1   5   3   3   1   0   0  12   3.83
Taylor                  3.2   5   2   2   1   0   0  16   4.15
Shaw                    0.1   1   0   0   0   0   0   2   0.00
Linzy                   1.2   0   0   0   1   0   0   6   1.40
Drabowsky W(1-0)        1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3   4.73
Totals                  9    11   5   5   3   1   0  39

Hit by Pitch: Sutton (1), Cleveland (3)
Wild Pitches: Sutton (1)

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


DODGERS 1ST: On a bunt Wills made an out to first; Buckner was
hit by a pitch; Davis singled to shortstop [Buckner to second];
Allen grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Davis out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 0,
Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 1ST: Brock walked; Alou singled to right [Brock to
second]; Sutton threw a wild pitch [Alou to second, Brock to
third]; Simmons tripled to left [Alou scored, Brock scored];
Torre was hit by a pitch; Cardenal popped to catcher in foul
territory; Hague singled to second [Torre to third, Simmons
scored]; Javier hit a sacrifice fly to right [Torre scored];
Sizemore forced Hague (third to second); 4 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Dodgers 0, Cardinals 4.

DODGERS 2ND: Parker singled to left; Haller walked [Parker to
second]; Haller was picked off first (catcher to first);
Lefebvre flied out to center; Valentine flied out to center; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Cardinals 4.

CARDINALS 2ND: Cleveland flied out to right; Brock flied out to
left; Alou flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers
0, Cardinals 4.

DODGERS 3RD: Sutton grounded out (right to first); Wills singled
to center; Buckner singled to right [Wills to third]; Davis
singled to left [Buckner to second, Wills scored]; TAYLOR
REPLACED CLEVELAND (PITCHING); Allen singled to center [Davis to
third, Buckner scored]; Parker hit a sacrifice fly to left
[Davis scored]; Haller flied out to center; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Dodgers 3, Cardinals 4.

CARDINALS 3RD: Simmons was called out on strikes; Torre flied
out to center; Cardenal flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Dodgers 3, Cardinals 4.

DODGERS 4TH: Lefebvre walked; Valentine singled to right
[Lefebvre to second]; Sutton reached on an error by Taylor on a
sacrifice bunt [Valentine to second, Lefebvre to third]; Wills
hit a sacrifice fly to center [Lefebvre scored]; Buckner
grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first)
[Sutton out at second]; 1 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 4,
Cardinals 4.

CARDINALS 4TH: Hague singled to center; Javier forced Hague
(third to second); Javier stole second; Sizemore was called out
on strikes; Taylor was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Dodgers 4, Cardinals 4.

DODGERS 5TH: Davis grounded out (shortstop to first); Allen
grounded out (second to first); Parker grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 4, Cardinals 4.

CARDINALS 5TH: Brock grounded out (first to pitcher); Alou
singled to center; Simmons doubled to left [Alou scored, Simmons
out at home (left to shortstop to catcher) (error by Allen)];
Torre grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.
Dodgers 4, Cardinals 5.

DODGERS 6TH: Haller grounded out (second to first); Lefebvre
singled to center; Valentine grounded into a double play (third
to second to first) [Lefebvre out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Dodgers 4, Cardinals 5.

CARDINALS 6TH: Cardenal singled to right; Cardenal stole second;
Hague struck out; Javier was walked intentionally; Cardenal
stole third and Javier stole second; Sizemore popped to
shortstop; Taylor struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 4,
Cardinals 5.

DODGERS 7TH: CRAWFORD BATTED FOR SUTTON; Crawford singled to
right; Wills singled to right [Crawford to third]; SHAW REPLACED
TAYLOR (PITCHING); MOTA BATTED FOR BUCKNER; Mota singled to
center [Wills to second, Crawford scored]; Davis flied out to
center; LINZY REPLACED SHAW (PITCHING); Allen flied out to right
[Wills to third]; Parker walked [Mota to second]; Haller
grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Dodgers
5, Cardinals 5.

CARDINALS 7TH: MOTA STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); BREWER REPLACED
CRAWFORD (PITCHING); Brock singled to left; On a bunt Alou
forced Brock (first to shortstop); Simmons grounded out (pitcher
to first) [Alou to second]; Torre was walked intentionally;
Cardenal walked [Alou to third, Torre to second]; Hague was
called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Dodgers 5,
Cardinals 5.

DODGERS 8TH: Lefebvre flied out to left; Valentine lined to
second; Brewer grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Dodgers 5, Cardinals 5.

CARDINALS 8TH: Javier struck out; Sizemore singled to left;
BEAUCHAMP BATTED FOR LINZY; Beauchamp forced Sizemore (third to
second); Beauchamp was caught stealing second (catcher to
shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 5, Cardinals 5.

DODGERS 9TH: DRABOWSKY REPLACED BEAUCHAMP (PITCHING); Wills
struck out; Mota grounded out (third to first); Davis flied out
to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 5, Cardinals 5.

CARDINALS 9TH: Brock doubled to left; Alou was walked
intentionally; Simmons out on a sacrifice bunt (third to first)
[Alou to second, Brock to third]; WILLS CHANGED POSITIONS
(PLAYING 3B); VALENTINE CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING SS); Torre
was walked intentionally; Cardenal singled to third [Torre to
second, Alou to third, Brock scored]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.
Dodgers 5, Cardinals 6.