Rewarding the fine pitching of Reggie Cleveland, the Cardinals erupted for four runs in the seventh inning and defeated the Braves, 4-0. The victory was the fifth straight for Cleveland, who pitched a four-hitter.

In the Cards' outburst, after Dick Schofield walked and scored on singles by Lou Brock and Matty Alou, Ted Simmons smashed a three-run homer. Brock hit safely in his 24th straight game. [The Sporting News]



St. Louis Cardinals 4, Atlanta Braves 0
Game Played on Friday, May       28, 1971 (Night game) at Busch Stadium II
Braves       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  4  1
Cardinals    0  0  0    0  0  0    4  0  x  -   4  8  2


Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Jackson cf            4   0   1   0     0   1   .284      Brock lf              4   1   2   0     0   0   .376
Garr lf               4   0   1   0     0   0   .354      Alou cf               4   1   2   1     0   0   .326
Millan 2b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .315      Simmons c             4   1   1   3     0   0   .326
Williams 1b           4   0   1   0     0   1   .220      Torre 3b              4   0   1   0     0   0   .345
Evans 3b              3   0   0   0     1   1   .111      Cardenal rf           4   0   2   0     0   1   .244
Lum rf                3   0   0   0     1   1   .170      Hague 1b              2   0   0   0     2   1   .233
Didier c              4   0   1   0     0   0   .217      Javier 2b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .327
Garrido ss            2   0   0   0     0   0   .158      Schofield ss          1   1   0   0     2   1   .206
  Cepeda ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .307        Maxvill ss          1   0   0   0     0   0   .136
  Perez ss            0   0   0   0     0   0   .206      Cleveland p           3   0   0   0     0   1   .077
Reed p                3   0   0   0     0   1   .095
  Jarvis p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .059

Totals               32   0   4   0     2   5             Totals               31   4   8   4     4   4

Time of Game: 1:58   Attendance: 14,537
Left on Base: Braves 7, Cardinals 8
DP: Braves 1, Cardinals 0
Errors: Garrido, Simmons, Schofield
Doubles: Garr (8), Jackson (12), Brock (14)
Triples: Cardenal (3)
Home Runs: Simmons (1)
Stolen Bases: Torre (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Cleveland (2)
GIDP: Javier (4)


Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Reed L(5-3)             6.1   7   4   4   4   4   1  30   3.52
Jarvis                  1.2   1   0   0   0   0   0   6   5.49
Totals                  8     8   4   4   4   4   1  36

Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Cleveland W(5-2)        9     4   0   0   2   5   0  34   2.94
Totals                  9     4   0   0   2   5   0  34

Umpires: HP - Shag Crawford, 1B - John Kibler, 2B - Satch Davidson, 3B - Paul Pryor


BRAVES 1ST: Simmons dropped a foul fly hit by Jackson for an
error; Jackson struck out; Garr doubled to left; Millan popped
to second in foul territory; Williams grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 1ST: Brock flied out to left; Alou singled to
shortstop; Simmons lined to shortstop; Torre reached on an error
by Garrido [Alou to second]; Cardenal popped to shortstop in
foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 0, Cardinals 0.

BRAVES 2ND: Evans flied out to center; Lum struck out; Didier
popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0, Cardinals
0.

CARDINALS 2ND: Hague struck out; Javier flied out to center;
Schofield walked; Cleveland struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Braves 0, Cardinals 0.

BRAVES 3RD: Garrido grounded out (shortstop to first); Reed
struck out; Jackson flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Braves 0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 3RD: Brock grounded out (third to first); Alou
grounded out (shortstop to first); Simmons flied out to center;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0, Cardinals 0.

BRAVES 4TH: Garr grounded out (pitcher to first); Millan flied
out to center; Williams singled to left; Evans was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 4TH: Torre singled to left; Cardenal struck out; Torre
stole second; Hague walked; Javier grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Hague out at second]; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0, Cardinals 0.

BRAVES 5TH: Lum walked; Didier lined to right; Garrido popped to
catcher in foul territory; Reed forced Lum (second to
shortstop); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 5TH: Schofield struck out; Cleveland flied out to
center; Brock doubled to left; Alou popped to second; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0, Cardinals 0.

BRAVES 6TH: Jackson grounded out (first to pitcher); Garr
grounded out (second to first); Millan reached on an error by
Schofield; Williams struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0,
Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 6TH: Simmons grounded out (second to first); Torre
grounded out (third to first); Cardenal tripled to left; Hague
walked; Javier flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Braves 0, Cardinals 0.

BRAVES 7TH: Evans walked; Lum flied out to center; Didier
singled to left [Evans to second]; CEPEDA BATTED FOR GARRIDO;
Cepeda popped to catcher in foul territory; Reed forced Didier
(shortstop unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 0,
Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 7TH: PEREZ REPLACED CEPEDA (PLAYING SS); Schofield
walked; Cleveland out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second)
[Schofield to second]; Brock singled to third [Schofield to
third]; Alou singled to right [Brock to second, Schofield
scored]; Simmons homered [Brock scored, Alou scored]; JARVIS
REPLACED REED (PITCHING); Torre flied out to center; Cardenal
singled to left; Hague popped to catcher in foul territory; 4 R,
4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0, Cardinals 4.

BRAVES 8TH: MAXVILL REPLACED SCHOFIELD (PLAYING SS); Jackson
doubled to right; Garr popped to third in foul territory; Millan
grounded out (shortstop to first); Williams flied out to center;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0, Cardinals 4.

CARDINALS 8TH: Javier grounded out (shortstop to first); Maxvill
grounded out (third to first); Cleveland grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0, Cardinals 4.

BRAVES 9TH: Evans popped to third in foul territory; Lum flied
out to center; Didier flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Braves 0, Cardinals 4.