Julian Javier and Jerry McNertney collected seven hits between them and accounted for six runs batted in to lead the Cardinals to a 9-4 victory over the Cubs. In the seventh inning, with the Cubs leading, 4-3, Javier put the Cardinals ahead with a two-run single for his fourth hit of the game and McNertney followed with a homer.

McNertney, who caught because Ted Simmons was attending his father's funeral in Dresden, Tenn., drove in two earlier runs with a pair of singles. The victory moved the Cards into first place in the N. L. East. [The Sporting News]



St. Louis Cardinals 9, Chicago Cubs 4
Game Played on Wednesday, May       26, 1971 (Night game) at Busch Stadium II
Cubs         0  0  1    2  1  0    0  0  0  -   4 12  0
Cardinals    0  0  0    1  1  1    4  2  x  -   9 14  1


Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Kessinger ss          4   1   3   2     1   0   .246      Brock lf              5   2   2   0     0   3   .367
Beckert 2b            5   0   2   1     0   1   .360      Alou cf               5   0   1   0     0   1   .320
Williams lf           4   0   1   0     1   0   .293      Beauchamp 1b          2   2   0   0     3   0   .271
Hickman rf            5   1   1   1     0   2   .234        Hague 1b            0   0   0   0     0   0   .241
Santo 3b              4   0   1   0     1   2   .307      Torre 3b              3   1   2   2     1   0   .343
H. Breeden 1b         4   0   1   0     1   1   .120      Cardenal rf           5   1   1   1     0   1   .238
Cannizzaro c          4   1   1   0     1   0   .202      Javier 2b             5   2   4   2     0   0   .337
Ortiz cf              4   1   1   0     0   0   .284      McNertney c           4   1   3   4     0   0   .360
  Callison ph         1   0   0   0     0   1   .217      Sizemore ss           4   0   1   0     0   0   .258
Holtzman p            3   0   0   0     0   1   .138        Maxvill ss          0   0   0   0     0   0   .129
  Regan p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Reuss p               1   0   0   0     0   1   .125
  Davis ph            1   0   1   0     0   0   .417        Schofield ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .212
  Stephenson p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Drabowsky p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Tompkins p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Melendez ph         1   0   0   0     0   1   .222
                                                            Taylor p            1   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               39   4  12   4     5   8             Totals               37   9  14   9     4   7

Time of Game: 2:48   Attendance: 12,690
Left on Base: Cubs 13, Cardinals 9
DP: Cubs 0, Cardinals 0
Errors: Alou
Doubles: Davis (2)
Triples: Javier (2)
Home Runs: Hickman (6), McNertney (2)
Stolen Bases: Kessinger (6), Beauchamp (3), Brock (19)
Sacrifice Flies: Torre (2)


Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Holtzman L(3-5)         6.1   9   5   5   3   7   0  31   4.68
Regan                   0.2   3   2   2   0   0   1   5   4.30
Stephenson              0.2   2   2   2   1   0   0   5   4.70
Tompkins                0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   3.86
Totals                  8    14   9   9   4   7   1  42

Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Reuss                   5     8   4   4   3   6   1  26   5.14
Drabowsky               1     1   0   0   1   0   0   5   3.44
Taylor W(1-0)           3     3   0   0   1   2   0  13   4.43
Totals                  9    12   4   4   5   8   1  44

Wild Pitches: Stephenson (1)
Balks: Reuss (2)

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


CUBS 1ST: Kessinger singled to left; Kessinger stole second;
Beckert struck out; Williams walked; Hickman was called out on
strikes; Santo struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 0,
Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 1ST: Brock struck out; Alou lined to left; Beauchamp
walked; Beauchamp stole second; Torre lined to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0, Cardinals 0.

CUBS 2ND: H. Breeden was called out on strikes; Cannizzaro
walked; Ortiz flied out to left; Holtzman struck out; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 2ND: Cardenal struck out; Javier singled to left;
McNertney popped to first in foul territory; Sizemore forced
Javier (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0,
Cardinals 0.

CUBS 3RD: Kessinger singled to right; Reuss balked [Kessinger to
second]; Beckert singled to right [Kessinger scored]; Williams
flied out to left; Hickman forced Beckert (third to second);
Santo was called out on strikes; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 1,
Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 3RD: Reuss struck out; Brock struck out; Alou struck
out (catcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 1, Cardinals
0.

CUBS 4TH: H. Breeden singled to left; On a bunt Cannizzaro
forced H. Breeden (pitcher to shortstop); Ortiz singled to left
[Cannizzaro to second]; Holtzman grounded out (third to first)
[Ortiz to second, Cannizzaro to third]; Kessinger singled to
right [Ortiz scored, Cannizzaro scored]; Beckert singled to
center [Kessinger to second]; Williams forced Kessinger (third
unassisted); 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 3, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 4TH: Beauchamp grounded out (shortstop to first);
Torre walked; Cardenal forced Torre (third to second); Javier
singled to left [Cardenal to second]; McNertney singled to right
[Javier to second, Cardenal scored]; Sizemore grounded out
(shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 3, Cardinals 1.

CUBS 5TH: Hickman homered; Santo walked; H. Breeden flied out to
center; Cannizzaro forced Santo (right to shortstop); Ortiz
popped to third; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 4, Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 5TH: SCHOFIELD BATTED FOR REUSS; Schofield flied out
to center; Brock singled to left; Alou singled to pitcher [Brock
to second]; Beauchamp flied out to center; Torre singled to
center [Alou to third, Brock scored]; Cardenal grounded out
(pitcher to first); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 4, Cardinals 2.

CUBS 6TH: DRABOWSKY REPLACED SCHOFIELD (PITCHING); Holtzman
grounded out (second to first); Kessinger walked; Beckert popped
to catcher in foul territory; Williams singled to second
[Kessinger to second]; Hickman forced Williams (shortstop to
second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 4, Cardinals 2.

CARDINALS 6TH: Javier tripled to right; McNertney singled to
right [Javier scored]; Sizemore flied out to center; MELENDEZ
BATTED FOR DRABOWSKY; Melendez was called out on strikes; Brock
struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 4, Cardinals 3.

CUBS 7TH: TAYLOR REPLACED MELENDEZ (PITCHING); Santo flied out
to right; H. Breeden grounded out (shortstop to first);
Cannizzaro singled to right; Ortiz popped to third in foul
territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 4, Cardinals 3.

CARDINALS 7TH: Alou flied out to left; Beauchamp walked; Torre
singled to right [Beauchamp to second]; REGAN REPLACED HOLTZMAN
(PITCHING); Cardenal grounded out (first unassisted) [Torre to
second, Beauchamp to third]; Javier singled to left [Torre
scored, Beauchamp scored]; McNertney homered [Javier scored];
Sizemore singled to right; Taylor flied out to center; 4 R, 4 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 4, Cardinals 7.

CUBS 8TH: MAXVILL REPLACED SIZEMORE (PLAYING SS); DAVIS BATTED
FOR REGAN; Davis doubled [Davis to third (error by Alou)];
Kessinger grounded out (first unassisted); Beckert flied out to
right; Williams grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1
E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 4, Cardinals 7.

CARDINALS 8TH: STEPHENSON REPLACED DAVIS (PITCHING); Brock
singled to center; Brock stole second; On a bunt Alou made an
out to third; Stephenson threw a wild pitch [Brock to third];
Beauchamp walked; Torre hit a sacrifice fly to center [Beauchamp
to second, Brock scored]; Cardenal singled to left [Beauchamp
scored, Cardenal to second (on throw)]; TOMPKINS REPLACED
STEPHENSON (PITCHING); Javier lined to third; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Cubs 4, Cardinals 9.

CUBS 9TH: HAGUE REPLACED BEAUCHAMP (PLAYING 1B); Hickman struck
out; Santo singled to right; H. Breeden walked [Santo to
second]; Cannizzaro forced H. Breeden (third to second);
CALLISON BATTED FOR ORTIZ; Callison was called out on strikes; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 4, Cardinals 9.