Steve Blass survived a bases-loaded, none-out threat in the sixth inning and pitched the Pirates to a 3-1 victory over the Cardinals. Bob Robertson homered for the Pirates in the fifth and their two other runs counted in the sixth on a single by Roberto Clemente, pass to Willie Stargell, single by Manny Sanguillen and an error by Lou Brock, who let Sanguillen's hit get away from him in left field.

In the sixth, after the Cardinals loaded the bases on singles by Jerry Reuss, Brock and Matty Alou, Ted Simmons hit a sacrifice fly, but Blass retired Joe Torre and Jose Cardenal on popups. [The Sporting News]



Pittsburgh Pirates 3, St. Louis Cardinals 1
Game Played on Thursday, June      10, 1971 (Night game) at Busch Stadium II
Pirates      0  0  0    0  1  2    0  0  0  -   3  7  0
Cardinals    0  0  0    0  0  1    0  0  0  -   1  7  1


Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Cash 2b               5   0   0   0     0   0   .332      Brock lf              4   0   2   0     0   0   .363
Clines cf             5   0   2   0     0   1   .268      Alou cf               3   0   1   0     0   0   .316
Clemente rf           5   1   1   0     0   1   .313      Simmons c             3   0   1   1     0   0   .293
Stargell lf           2   1   1   0     2   1   .316      Torre 3b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .354
Sanguillen c          4   0   1   1     0   0   .317      Cardenal rf           4   0   0   0     0   0   .234
Robertson 1b          2   1   1   1     2   1   .257      Hague 1b              4   0   0   0     0   1   .240
Pagan 3b              2   0   0   0     1   0   .204      Sizemore ss           4   0   2   0     0   0   .281
  Hebner ph,3b        0   0   0   0     1   0   .295      Schofield 2b          2   0   0   0     1   1   .196
Alley ss              4   0   0   0     0   1   .176        Lee ph              1   0   0   0     0   0   .172
Blass p               4   0   1   0     0   1   .133      Reuss p               2   1   1   0     0   1   .133
                                                            Burda ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .318
                                                            Drabowsky p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Arroyo p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               33   3   7   2     6   6             Totals               32   1   7   1     1   3

Time of Game: 2:20   Attendance: 18,950
Left on Base: Pirates 9, Cardinals 7
DP: Pirates 0, Cardinals 1
Errors: Brock
Doubles: Stargell (8)
Home Runs: Robertson (12)
Sacrifice Hits: Alou (3)
Sacrifice Flies: Simmons (4)


Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Blass W(6-3)            9     7   1   1   1   3   0  35   3.39
Totals                  9     7   1   1   1   3   0  35

Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Reuss L(6-5)            7     5   3   2   4   4   1  29   4.39
Drabowsky               0.2   1   0   0   1   1   0   4   3.20
Arroyo                  1.1   1   0   0   1   1   0   6   3.86
Totals                  9     7   3   2   6   6   1  39

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


PIRATES 1ST: Cash grounded out (first unassisted); Clines
singled to third; Clemente hit into a double play (second to
first to shortstop) [Clines out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Pirates 0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 1ST: Brock singled to center; Alou out on a sacrifice
bunt (third to first) [Brock to second]; Simmons grounded out
(second to first) [Brock to third]; Torre grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 0,
Cardinals 0.

PIRATES 2ND: Stargell walked; Sanguillen flied out to right;
Robertson was called out on strikes; Pagan forced Stargell
(third to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 2ND: Cardenal grounded out (shortstop to first); Hague
flied out to right; Sizemore grounded out (third to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0, Cardinals 0.

PIRATES 3RD: Alley grounded out (first unassisted); Blass struck
out; Cash grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Pirates 0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 3RD: Schofield grounded out (second to first); Reuss
struck out; Brock flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Pirates 0, Cardinals 0.

PIRATES 4TH: Clines grounded out (shortstop to first); Clemente
grounded out (second to first); Stargell struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 4TH: Alou grounded out (pitcher unassisted); Simmons
popped to shortstop; Torre popped to catcher in foul territory;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0, Cardinals 0.

PIRATES 5TH: Sanguillen grounded out (shortstop to first);
Robertson homered; Pagan walked; Alley flied out to center;
Blass singled to left [Pagan to second]; Cash forced Blass
(shortstop to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 1,
Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 5TH: Cardenal grounded out (shortstop to first); Hague
flied out to center; Sizemore singled to right; Schofield was
called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 1,
Cardinals 0.

PIRATES 6TH: Clines was called out on strikes; Clemente singled
to right; Stargell walked [Clemente to second]; Sanguillen
singled to left [Clemente scored, Stargell scored (error by
Brock) (unearned) (no RBI), Sanguillen to third]; Robertson was
walked intentionally; Pagan lined to third; Alley forced
Robertson (first to shortstop); 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.
Pirates 3, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 6TH: Reuss singled to left; Brock singled to right
[Reuss to second]; Alou singled to center [Brock to second,
Reuss to third]; Simmons hit a sacrifice fly to right [Brock to
third, Reuss scored]; Torre popped to shortstop; Cardenal popped
to first in foul territory; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 3,
Cardinals 1.

PIRATES 7TH: Blass grounded out (shortstop to first); Cash
grounded out (shortstop to first); Clines flied out to right; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 3, Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 7TH: Hague struck out; Sizemore grounded out
(shortstop to first); Schofield walked; BURDA BATTED FOR REUSS;
Burda flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 3,
Cardinals 1.

PIRATES 8TH: DRABOWSKY REPLACED BURDA (PITCHING); Clemente
struck out; Stargell doubled to left; Sanguillen grounded out
(shortstop to first) [Stargell to third]; Robertson was walked
intentionally; HEBNER BATTED FOR PAGAN; ARROYO REPLACED
DRABOWSKY (PITCHING); Hebner walked [Robertson to second]; Alley
was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Pirates 3,
Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 8TH: HEBNER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); Brock
grounded out (shortstop to first); Alou grounded out (third to
first); Simmons singled to center; Torre grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 3, Cardinals 1.

PIRATES 9TH: Blass grounded out (shortstop to first); Cash flied
out to right; Clines singled; Clemente grounded out (catcher to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 3, Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 9TH: Cardenal flied out to right; Hague flied out to
right; Sizemore singled to left; LEE BATTED FOR SCHOFIELD; Lee
flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 3, Cardinals
1.