In a dramatic rally before a Bat Night crowd of 47,598, Joe Torre tripled with the bases loaded in the ninth inning as the Cardinals came from behind for the second time to defeat the Braves, 8-7. The Braves scored five runs off Bob Gibson in the third inning, two counting on a triple by Felix Millan and two on a homer by Darrell Evans, the first of his major league career. St. Louis Cardinals 8, Atlanta Braves 7Game Played on Saturday, May 29, 1971 (Night game) at Busch Stadium IIBraves 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 2 - 7 10 1 Cardinals 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 3 - 8 14 1 Braves AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Cardinals AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Jackson cf 5 0 0 0 0 0 .277 Brock lf 4 2 2 0 1 0 .379 Garr lf 5 1 3 1 0 0 .360 Alou cf 5 2 2 2 0 0 .328 H. Aaron rf 2 1 1 0 3 0 .284 Simmons c 4 1 0 1 0 0 .318 Upshaw p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Torre 3b 5 0 3 4 0 2 .352 Williams 1b 4 1 2 1 1 0 .232 Cardenal rf 3 0 1 0 1 0 .246 Millan 2b 4 1 1 2 0 1 .314 Hague 1b 3 1 3 0 0 0 .252 Evans 3b 4 2 3 2 0 0 .227 Beauchamp ph,1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 .267 Didier c 3 0 0 0 0 0 .209 Javier 2b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .314 Perez ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 .200 Schofield ss 3 1 1 1 1 0 .216 Lum ph,rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 .167 Maxvill ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 .136 Nash p 3 0 0 0 0 2 .182 Gibson p 1 0 1 0 0 0 .259 Priddy p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Zachary pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 .308 Barber p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Taylor p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Garrido ph,ss 0 1 0 0 1 0 .158 Lee ph 1 1 1 0 0 0 .238 Linzy p 1 0 0 0 0 1 .500 Shaw p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Drabowsky p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 34 7 10 6 5 3 Totals 36 8 14 8 3 4 Time of Game: 2:24 Attendance: 47,598 Left on Base: Braves 6, Cardinals 8 DP: Braves 1, Cardinals 2 Errors: Upshaw, Shaw Doubles: Hague (3) Triples: Millan (3), Torre (2) Home Runs: Evans (1) Caught Stealing: Garr (8) Sacrifice Hits: Didier (6), Simmons (2) GIDP: Didier (1), Williams (2), Cardenal (3) Braves IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Nash 6.1 9 4 4 2 3 0 28 4.96 Priddy 0.1 2 1 1 1 0 0 4 3.70 Barber 1.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 4.41 Upshaw L(5-4) 0 3 3 2 0 0 0 4 4.50 Totals 8 14 8 7 3 4 0 40 Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Gibson 3 6 5 5 2 1 1 16 4.27 Taylor 4 1 0 0 1 1 0 13 3.76 Linzy 1.1 2 1 0 0 1 0 5 1.25 Shaw 0.1 1 1 0 1 0 0 4 0.00 Drabowsky W(2-0) 0.1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 3.38 Totals 9 10 7 5 5 3 1 40 Umpires: HP - John Kibler, 1B - Satch Davidson, 2B - Paul Pryor, 3B - Shag Crawford BRAVES 1ST: Jackson flied out to center; Garr grounded out (shortstop to first); H. Aaron walked; Williams singled to right [H. Aaron to second]; Millan lined to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Braves 0, Cardinals 0. CARDINALS 1ST: Brock lined to left; Alou grounded out (second to first); Simmons flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Cardinals 0. BRAVES 2ND: Evans singled to center; Didier grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Evans out at second]; Perez flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Cardinals 0. CARDINALS 2ND: Torre struck out; Cardenal singled to left; Hague singled to right [Cardenal to third, Hague out at second (right to shortstop)]; Javier popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Cardinals 0. BRAVES 3RD: Nash was called out on strikes; Jackson grounded out (second to first); Garr singled to shortstop; H. Aaron walked [Garr to second]; Williams singled to left [H. Aaron to second, Garr scored]; Millan tripled to right [Williams scored, H. Aaron scored]; Evans homered [Millan scored]; Didier flied out to left; 5 R, 4 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 5, Cardinals 0. CARDINALS 3RD: Schofield walked; Gibson singled to left [Schofield to second]; ZACHARY RAN FOR GIBSON; Brock walked [Schofield to third, Zachary to second]; Alou grounded out (first unassisted) [Brock to second, Zachary to third, Schofield scored]; Simmons popped to third in foul territory; Torre struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Braves 5, Cardinals 1. BRAVES 4TH: TAYLOR REPLACED ZACHARY (PITCHING); Perez grounded out (shortstop to first); Nash grounded out (shortstop to first); Jackson flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 5, Cardinals 1. CARDINALS 4TH: Cardenal grounded out (third to first); Hague doubled to right; Javier grounded out (second to first) [Hague to third]; Schofield singled to center [Hague scored]; Taylor forced Schofield (third to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 5, Cardinals 2. BRAVES 5TH: Garr singled to left; Garr was caught stealing second (catcher to second); H. Aaron flied to right in foul territory; Williams walked; Millan grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 5, Cardinals 2. CARDINALS 5TH: Brock flied to left in foul territory; Alou flied out to right; Simmons grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 5, Cardinals 2. BRAVES 6TH: Evans popped to shortstop; Didier grounded out (second to pitcher); Perez grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 5, Cardinals 2. CARDINALS 6TH: Torre singled to left; Cardenal grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Torre out at second]; Hague singled to right; Javier struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 5, Cardinals 2. BRAVES 7TH: Nash struck out; Jackson flied out to center; Garr flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 5, Cardinals 2. CARDINALS 7TH: Schofield flied out to right; LEE BATTED FOR TAYLOR; Lee singled to third; Brock singled to center [Lee to second]; PRIDDY REPLACED NASH (PITCHING); Alou singled to right [Brock to third, Lee scored]; Simmons grounded out (second to first) [Alou to second, Brock scored]; Torre singled to left [Alou scored]; Cardenal walked [Torre to second]; BARBER REPLACED PRIDDY (PITCHING); BEAUCHAMP BATTED FOR HAGUE; Beauchamp flied out to right; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Braves 5, Cardinals 5. BRAVES 8TH: BEAUCHAMP STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); LINZY REPLACED LEE (PITCHING); H. Aaron singled to right; Williams grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [H. Aaron out at second]; Millan struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 5, Cardinals 5. CARDINALS 8TH: Javier popped to second; Schofield popped to second; Linzy was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 5, Cardinals 5. BRAVES 9TH: MAXVILL REPLACED SCHOFIELD (PLAYING SS); Evans singled to right; Didier out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Evans to second]; LUM BATTED FOR PEREZ; SHAW REPLACED LINZY (PITCHING); Lum flied out to center; GARRIDO BATTED FOR BARBER; Garrido walked; Jackson reached on an error by Shaw [Garrido to third, Evans scored (unearned) (no RBI)]; Garr singled to shortstop [Jackson to second, Garrido scored (unearned)]; DRABOWSKY REPLACED SHAW (PITCHING); H. Aaron walked [Jackson to third, Garr to second]; Williams flied to left in foul territory; 2 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 3 LOB. Braves 7, Cardinals 5. CARDINALS 9TH: LUM STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); GARRIDO STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); UPSHAW REPLACED H. AARON (PITCHING); Brock singled to center; Alou singled to right [Brock to second]; Simmons reached on an error by Upshaw on a sacrifice bunt [Alou to second, Brock to third]; Torre tripled to right [Simmons scored (unearned), Alou scored, Brock scored]; 3 R (2 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Braves 7, Cardinals 8. |
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