The Braves exploded for six runs in the fifth inning and defeated the Cardinals, 8-3. Marv Staehle and Ralph Garr singled and Hank Aaron doubled to produce the initial run of the stanza, tying the score at 3-3.

After a walk to Orlando Cepeda, Earl Williams was hit by a pitch, forcing in Garr. Mike Lum singled for another run and two more scored on a single by Zoilo Versalles, who later crossed the plate himself on an error. [The Sporting News]



Atlanta Braves 8, St. Louis Cardinals 3
Game Played on Wednesday, June      9, 1971 (Night game) at Atlanta Stadium
Cardinals    0  0  2    1  0  0    0  0  0  -   3  9  1
Braves       0  2  0    0  6  0    0  0  x  -   8 11  3


Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Brock lf              4   0   2   1     0   0   .360      Staehle 2b            4   1   1   0     0   0   .080
Alou cf,1b            3   0   0   1     0   1   .316      Garr lf               3   1   1   0     1   1   .360
Simmons c             3   0   0   0     1   0   .293      H. Aaron rf           4   1   2   1     0   0   .317
Torre 3b              4   0   2   0     0   1   .360      Cepeda 1b             3   1   1   0     1   2   .286
Cardenal rf           4   0   0   0     0   0   .238        Garrido 3b          0   0   0   0     0   0   .169
Hague 1b              2   1   0   0     1   0   .246      Williams 3b,1b        3   2   1   1     0   0   .240
  Linzy p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .500      Lum cf                3   1   2   1     1   0   .197
  Taylor p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Versalles ss          3   1   1   3     0   1   .269
  Lee ph              1   0   0   0     0   0   .179      Didier c              3   0   1   0     0   0   .226
Sizemore ss           4   0   2   0     0   1   .276      Niekro p              4   0   1   1     0   1   .129
Schofield 2b          4   1   1   0     0   0   .204
Zachary p             2   1   1   0     0   0   .313
  Drabowsky p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Shaw p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Burda 1b            0   0   0   0     0   0   .333
  Melendez cf         1   0   1   0     0   0   .220

Totals               32   3   9   2     2   3             Totals               30   8  11   7     3   5

Time of Game: 2:27   Attendance:  7,506
Left on Base: Cardinals 5, Braves 5
DP: Cardinals 3, Braves 3
Errors: Torre, H. Aaron, Lum 2
Doubles: H. Aaron (11)
Sacrifice Hits: Didier (7)
Sacrifice Flies: Alou (3), Versalles (1)
GIDP: Cardenal 2 (6), Schofield (2), Versalles (2)
Hit by Pitch: Staehle (1,by Zachary), Williams (4,by Drabowsky)


Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Zachary L(2-4)          4     9   5   5   2   1   0  21   7.36
Drabowsky               0     0   2   2   1   0   0   2   3.28
Shaw                    1     2   1   0   0   0   0   5   1.47
Linzy                   0     0   0   0   0   0   0   0   2.10
Taylor                  3     0   0   0   0   4   0   9   4.19
Totals                  8    11   8   7   3   5   0  37

Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Niekro W(4-6)           9     9   3   1   2   3   0  35   3.34
Totals                  9     9   3   1   2   3   0  35

Hit by Pitch: Zachary (2), Drabowsky (2)
Wild Pitches: Zachary (1)

Umpires: HP - Stan Landes, 1B - Ed Sudol, 2B - Mel Steiner, 3B - Bob Engel


CARDINALS 1ST: Brock flied out to left; Alou grounded out
(second to first); Simmons grounded out (second to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Braves 0.

BRAVES 1ST: Staehle was hit by a pitch; Garr forced Staehle
(pitcher to shortstop); H. Aaron singled to left [Garr to
third]; Cepeda struck out while Garr was picked off third
(catcher to shortstop to third); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Cardinals 0, Braves 0.

CARDINALS 2ND: Torre grounded out (third to first); Cardenal
flied out to center; Hague popped to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cardinals 0, Braves 0.

BRAVES 2ND: Williams singled to left; Lum singled to first
[Williams to third]; Versalles hit a sacrifice fly to right
[Williams scored]; Didier grounded out (shortstop to first) [Lum
to second]; Niekro singled to center [Lum scored]; Staehle
grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals
0, Braves 2.

CARDINALS 3RD: On a bunt Sizemore singled; Schofield forced
Sizemore (shortstop to second); Zachary singled to right
[Schofield to third (error by H. Aaron)]; Brock singled
[Schofield scored, Zachary to third (error by Lum), Brock to
second]; Alou hit a sacrifice fly to right [Brock to third,
Zachary scored (unearned)]; Simmons walked; Torre struck out
(catcher to first); 2 R (1 ER), 3 H, 2 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 2,
Braves 2.

BRAVES 3RD: Garr walked; Zachary threw a wild pitch [Garr to
second]; H. Aaron reached on a fielder's choice [Garr out at
third (shortstop to third to shortstop)]; Cepeda singled to left
[H. Aaron to second]; Williams lined into a double play (third
to second) [H. Aaron out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Cardinals 2, Braves 2.

CARDINALS 4TH: Cardenal flied out to center; Hague walked;
Sizemore struck out; Schofield singled to center [Hague scored
(error by Lum) (unearned), Schofield to second]; Zachary lined
to second; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 3, Braves 2.

BRAVES 4TH: Lum walked; Versalles grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Lum out at second]; Didier
singled to center; Niekro forced Didier (shortstop to second); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 3, Braves 2.

CARDINALS 5TH: Brock grounded out (second to first); Alou lined
to right; Simmons grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 3, Braves 2.

BRAVES 5TH: Staehle singled to right; Garr singled to center
[Staehle to second]; H. Aaron doubled to left [Garr to third,
Staehle scored]; DRABOWSKY REPLACED ZACHARY (PITCHING); Cepeda
was walked intentionally; Williams was hit by a pitch [Garr
scored, H. Aaron to third, Cepeda to second]; SHAW REPLACED
DRABOWSKY (PITCHING); Lum singled to right [Williams to second,
Cepeda to third, H. Aaron scored]; Versalles singled to left
[Lum to second, Williams scored, Cepeda scored]; Didier out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Versalles to second, Lum to
third]; Lum was picked off third (catcher to third to catcher to
third) [Versalles to third]; Niekro reached on an error by Torre
[Versalles scored (unearned) (no RBI), Niekro to second];
Staehle grounded out (second to first); 6 R (5 ER), 5 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  Cardinals 3, Braves 8.

CARDINALS 6TH: Torre singled to shortstop; Cardenal grounded
into a double play (third to second to first) [Torre out at
second]; Hague grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cardinals 3, Braves 8.

BRAVES 6TH: BURDA REPLACED SHAW (PLAYING 1B); LINZY REPLACED
HAGUE (PITCHING); TAYLOR REPLACED LINZY (PITCHING); MELENDEZ
REPLACED BURDA (PLAYING CF); ALOU CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING
1B); Garr struck out; Frank Linzy and Bob Burda collided
chasing a foul grounder Ralph Garr; both left with injuries,
Linzy on a stretcher; H. Aaron flied out to left; Cepeda
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 3, Braves 8.

CARDINALS 7TH: Sizemore singled to center; Schofield grounded
into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Sizemore out
at second]; Melendez singled to left; Brock singled to center
[Melendez to third]; Alou was called out on strikes; 0 R, 3 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 3, Braves 8.

BRAVES 7TH: Williams grounded out (catcher to first); Lum lined
to second; Versalles struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cardinals 3, Braves 8.

CARDINALS 8TH: GARRIDO REPLACED CEPEDA (PLAYING 3B); WILLIAMS
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); Simmons flied out to center;
Torre singled to left; Cardenal grounded into a double play
(third to second to first) [Torre out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Cardinals 3, Braves 8.

BRAVES 8TH: Didier grounded out (second to first); Niekro struck
out; Staehle grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cardinals 3, Braves 8.

CARDINALS 9TH: LEE BATTED FOR TAYLOR; Lee grounded out (third to
first); Sizemore grounded out (third to first); Schofield flied
out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 3, Braves 8.