Sunday May 23, 1971
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Celebrating his 23rd birthday, Reggie Cleveland pitched the Cardinals to a 6-1 victory over the Padres. Cleveland also marked the occasion with a run-scoring double for his first hit of the season in 23 times at bat. [The Sporting News]

St. Louis Cardinals 6, San Diego Padres 1

Game Played on Sunday, May 23, 1971 (Day game) at Busch Stadium II

Padres 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 - 1 7 1 Cardinals 1 0 2 0 0 2 0 1 x - 6 9 0 Padres AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Cardinals AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Hernandez ss 5 0 1 0 0 1 .263 Brock lf 4 1 1 1 0 1 .360 Mason 2b 4 1 2 0 0 0 .247 Alou cf 4 0 1 1 0 0 .329 Stahl 1b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .237 Melendez cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 .235 Gaston cf 3 0 1 0 1 0 .277 Hague 1b 2 1 0 0 2 0 .236 Brown rf 4 0 2 1 0 2 .272 Torre 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .338 Campbell 3b 4 0 1 0 0 2 .223 Cardenal rf 4 1 1 0 0 1 .239 Bravo lf 3 0 0 0 0 0 .185 Javier 2b 3 1 2 2 0 0 .325 Kelley p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Maxvill ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 .129 Colbert ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .310 McNertney c 2 0 0 0 1 0 .316 Severinsen p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Sizemore ss,2b 3 2 2 1 1 0 .240 Barton c 3 0 0 0 1 1 .314 Cleveland p 4 0 2 1 0 1 .087 Arlin p 1 0 0 0 0 1 .200 Spiezio lf 2 0 0 0 0 1 .189 Totals 34 1 7 1 2 9 Totals 32 6 9 6 4 3 Time of Game: 2:35 Attendance: 9,475 Left on Base: Padres 9, Cardinals 8 DP: Padres 0, Cardinals 0 Errors: Bravo Doubles: Hernandez (3), Alou (11), Cleveland (1) Triples: Sizemore (1), Javier (1) Stolen Bases: Brock (17) Sacrifice Hits: Arlin (1), McNertney (1) Hit by Pitch: Brock (1,by Arlin) Padres IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Arlin L(1-6) 5.1 7 5 4 3 2 0 27 5.15 Kelley 1.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 6.23 Severinsen 1 2 1 1 1 0 0 6 1.88 Totals 8 9 6 5 4 3 0 38 Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Cleveland W(4-2) 9 7 1 1 2 9 0 37 3.39 Totals 9 7 1 1 2 9 0 37 Hit by Pitch: Arlin (3) Wild Pitches: Severinsen (5) Balks: Cleveland (1) Umpires: HP - Ed Vargo, 1B - Harry Wendelstedt, 2B - Bruce Froemming, 3B - Al Barlick PADRES 1ST: Hernandez doubled to right; Mason grounded out (first to pitcher) [Hernandez to third]; Stahl grounded out (pitcher to first); Gaston walked; Brown was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Padres 0, Cardinals 0. CARDINALS 1ST: Brock was hit by a pitch; Brock stole second; Alou doubled to right [Brock scored]; Hague walked; Torre flied out to left; Cardenal struck out; Javier popped to first; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Padres 0, Cardinals 1. PADRES 2ND: Campbell popped to first in foul territory; Bravo lined to left; Barton struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 0, Cardinals 1. CARDINALS 2ND: McNertney popped to second; Sizemore tripled to left; Cleveland reached on a fielder's choice [Sizemore out at home (pitcher to third)]; Brock grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Padres 0, Cardinals 1. PADRES 3RD: Arlin struck out; Hernandez grounded out (shortstop to first); Mason grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 0, Cardinals 1. CARDINALS 3RD: Alou grounded out (second to first); Hague walked; Torre flied out to right; Cardenal singled to left [Hague to second]; Javier tripled to right [Cardenal scored, Hague scored]; McNertney walked; Sizemore flied out to right; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Padres 0, Cardinals 3. PADRES 4TH: Stahl struck out; Gaston flied out to center; Brown singled to left; Cleveland balked [Brown to second]; Campbell struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Padres 0, Cardinals 3. CARDINALS 4TH: Cleveland struck out; Brock grounded out (first unassisted); Alou lined to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 0, Cardinals 3. PADRES 5TH: Bravo grounded out (second to first); Barton walked; Arlin reached on a fielder's choice on a sacrifice bunt [Barton to second]; Hernandez was called out on strikes; Mason singled to shortstop [Arlin to second, Barton to third]; Stahl grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Padres 0, Cardinals 3. CARDINALS 5TH: Hague grounded out (shortstop to first); Torre flied to left in foul territory; Cardenal grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 0, Cardinals 3. PADRES 6TH: Gaston lined to center; Brown struck out; Campbell singled to center; Bravo popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Padres 0, Cardinals 3. CARDINALS 6TH: Javier singled to center; McNertney out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to second) [Javier to second]; Sizemore singled to left [Javier scored, Sizemore to second (error by Bravo)]; Cleveland doubled to left [Sizemore scored (unearned)]; KELLEY REPLACED BRAVO (PITCHING); SPIEZIO REPLACED ARLIN (PLAYING LF); Brock was called out on strikes; Alou grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R (1 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Padres 0, Cardinals 5. PADRES 7TH: MAXVILL REPLACED JAVIER (PLAYING SS); SIZEMORE CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 2B); Barton flied out to right; Spiezio was called out on strikes; Hernandez grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 0, Cardinals 5. CARDINALS 7TH: Hague popped to catcher in foul territory; Torre grounded out (shortstop to first); Cardenal grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 0, Cardinals 5. PADRES 8TH: MELENDEZ REPLACED ALOU (PLAYING CF); Mason singled to right; Stahl flied out to center; Gaston singled to left [Mason to third]; Brown singled to center [Gaston to second, Mason scored]; Campbell was called out on strikes; COLBERT BATTED FOR KELLEY; Colbert forced Gaston (third unassisted); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Padres 1, Cardinals 5. CARDINALS 8TH: SEVERINSEN REPLACED COLBERT (PITCHING); Maxvill flied out to right; McNertney flied out to right; Sizemore walked; Cleveland singled to right [Sizemore to second]; Severinsen threw a wild pitch [Cleveland to second, Sizemore to third]; Brock singled to second [Cleveland to third, Sizemore scored]; Melendez flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Padres 1, Cardinals 6. PADRES 9TH: Barton flied out to left; Spiezio grounded out (shortstop to first); Hernandez flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 1, Cardinals 6.

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