After allowing six hits in the first three innings, Steve Carlton clamped down the rest of the way and pitched the Cardinals to a 4-2 victory over the Cubs. Joe Hague homered for the Cards in the second inning and singled and scored their last run in the fourth. [The Sporting News]



St. Louis Cardinals 4, Chicago Cubs 2
Game Played on Tuesday, May       25, 1971 (Night game) at Busch Stadium II
Cubs         0  0  2    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   2  6  1
Cardinals    0  1  2    1  0  0    0  0  x  -   4  7  1


Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Kessinger ss          4   1   1   0     0   0   .234      Brock lf              4   1   1   1     0   0   .366
Beckert 2b            3   1   1   0     1   0   .359      Alou cf               4   0   0   0     0   0   .323
Williams lf           4   0   0   0     0   1   .294      Simmons c             4   0   2   1     0   0   .329
Hickman 1b            4   0   1   1     0   0   .236      Torre 3b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .337
Santo 3b              3   0   2   0     1   0   .308      Cardenal rf           4   0   0   0     0   2   .239
Callison rf           4   0   0   0     0   2   .219      Hague 1b              4   2   2   1     0   1   .241
Cannizzaro c          3   0   1   0     1   0   .200      Javier 2b             2   0   0   0     1   0   .310
Ortiz cf              3   0   0   0     0   1   .286      Sizemore ss           3   1   2   1     0   0   .258
  H. Breeden ph       1   0   0   0     0   0   .095        Maxvill ss          0   0   0   0     0   0   .129
Hands p               2   0   0   0     0   1   .087      Carlton p             2   0   0   0     0   1   .160

Totals               31   2   6   1     3   5             Totals               31   4   7   4     1   4

Time of Game: 1:56   Attendance: 12,667
Left on Base: Cubs 6, Cardinals 5
DP: Cubs 0, Cardinals 0
Errors: Cannizzaro, Simmons
Doubles: Cannizzaro (2), Kessinger (4), Beckert (7), Brock (13)
Home Runs: Hague (6)
Stolen Bases: Kessinger (5), Brock (18)
Sacrifice Hits: Hands (1), Carlton (4)


Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hands L(4-6)            8     7   4   2   1   4   1  33   3.71
Totals                  8     7   4   2   1   4   1  33

Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Carlton W(8-2)          9     6   2   2   3   5   0  35   2.53
Totals                  9     6   2   2   3   5   0  35

Umpires: HP - Jerry Dale, 1B - Tom Gorman, 2B - Chris Pelekoudas, 3B - Doug Harvey


CUBS 1ST: Kessinger grounded out (shortstop to first); Beckert
walked; Williams flied out to center; Hickman forced Beckert
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0, Cardinals
0.

CARDINALS 1ST: Brock grounded out (second to first); Alou
grounded out (shortstop to first); Simmons popped to second; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Cardinals 0.

CUBS 2ND: Santo singled to left; Callison struck out; Cannizzaro
doubled to left [Santo to third]; Ortiz struck out; Hands flied
out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 2ND: Torre grounded out (shortstop to first); Cardenal
struck out; Hague homered; Javier popped to shortstop; 1 R, 1 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Cardinals 1.

CUBS 3RD: Kessinger doubled to left; Kessinger stole third
[Kessinger scored (error by Simmons)]; Beckert doubled to left;
Williams was called out on strikes; Hickman singled to left
[Beckert scored, Hickman out at second (left to third to
second)]; Santo singled to center; Callison flied out to left; 2
R, 4 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 2, Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 3RD: Sizemore singled to second; Carlton reached on an
error by Cannizzaro on a sacrifice bunt [Sizemore to third];
Brock forced Carlton (shortstop unassisted) [Sizemore scored
(unearned)]; Brock stole second; Alou popped to shortstop;
Simmons singled to left [Brock scored (unearned)]; Torre
grounded out (second to first); 2 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Cubs 2, Cardinals 3.

CUBS 4TH: Cannizzaro walked; Ortiz forced Cannizzaro (shortstop
to second); Hands out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second)
[Ortiz to second]; Kessinger flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Cubs 2, Cardinals 3.

CARDINALS 4TH: Cardenal grounded out (shortstop to first); Hague
singled to second; Javier walked [Hague to second]; Sizemore
singled to second [Javier to third, Hague scored]; Carlton was
called out on strikes; Brock grounded out (second to first); 1
R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 2, Cardinals 4.

CUBS 5TH: Beckert grounded out (shortstop to first); Williams
popped to shortstop; Hickman flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Cubs 2, Cardinals 4.

CARDINALS 5TH: Alou grounded out (shortstop to first); Simmons
singled to second; Torre popped to first in foul territory;
Cardenal grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Cubs 2, Cardinals 4.

CUBS 6TH: Santo flied out to right; Callison flied out to right;
Cannizzaro flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 2,
Cardinals 4.

CARDINALS 6TH: Hague grounded out (second to first); Javier
grounded out (shortstop to first); Sizemore grounded out
(pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 2, Cardinals 4.

CUBS 7TH: Ortiz popped to shortstop; Hands struck out; Kessinger
flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 2, Cardinals 4.

CARDINALS 7TH: Carlton grounded out (second to first); Brock
doubled to left; Alou popped to second; Simmons grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 2, Cardinals 4.

CUBS 8TH: MAXVILL REPLACED SIZEMORE (PLAYING SS); Beckert
grounded out (pitcher to first); Williams grounded out (second
to first); Hickman flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cubs 2, Cardinals 4.

CARDINALS 8TH: Torre lined to second; Cardenal struck out; Hague
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 2, Cardinals 4.

CUBS 9TH: Santo walked; Callison struck out; Cannizzaro flied
out to right; H. BREEDEN BATTED FOR ORTIZ; H. Breeden popped to
second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 2, Cardinals 4.