The Cardinals' first three hits off Jim Merritt were homers and that was enough to assure a 6-1 victory over the Reds. Jose Cardenal and Ted Sizemore connected for solo swats in the second and third innings, respectively, and Jim Beauchamp homered after a walk to Cardenal in the fourth.

The defeat was the eighth straight for Merritt. Reggie Cleveland held the Reds to three hits, including a homer by Lee May, as the Cardinals snapped their seven-game losing streak. [The Sporting News]



St. Louis Cardinals 6, Cincinnati Reds 1
Game Played on Tuesday, June      15, 1971 (Night game) at Busch Stadium II
Reds         0  0  0    0  0  0    1  0  0  -   1  3  1
Cardinals    0  1  1    2  0  0    0  2  x  -   6  7  0


Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Rose rf               1   0   0   0     0   1   .286      Melendez rf           3   0   0   0     1   0   .245
  McRae cf            3   0   0   0     0   0   .260      Sizemore lf           4   1   1   1     0   0   .303
Helms 2b              4   0   0   0     0   1   .247      Javier 2b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .259
May 1b                4   1   1   1     0   3   .313      Torre 3b              4   1   1   0     0   1   .350
Perez 3b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .237      Cardenal cf           3   3   2   1     1   0   .241
Carbo lf              3   0   1   0     0   1   .225      Beauchamp 1b          2   1   1   2     0   1   .253
Foster cf,rf          2   0   1   0     0   1   .280        Hague ph,1b         1   0   1   1     1   0   .239
Plummer c             3   0   0   0     0   0   .000      McNertney c           4   0   0   0     0   0   .318
Concepcion ss         3   0   0   0     0   1   .200      Maxvill ss            3   0   1   0     0   1   .195
Merritt p             1   0   0   0     0   1   .143      Cleveland p           3   0   0   0     0   0   .094
  Stewart ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .222
  Cloninger p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .333
  Cline ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .217
  Granger p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               30   1   3   1     0   9             Totals               31   6   7   5     3   3

Time of Game: 1:59   Attendance: 19,514
Left on Base: Reds 3, Cardinals 4
DP: Reds 1, Cardinals 0
Errors: Perez
Doubles: Foster (8)
Home Runs: May (14), Cardenal (7), Sizemore (2), Beauchamp (2)
Hit by Pitch: Foster (2,by Cleveland)


Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Merritt L(0-8)          5     4   4   4   2   2   3  21   4.96
Cloninger               2     0   0   0   1   1   0   7   3.23
Granger                 1     3   2   2   0   0   0   6   3.32
Totals                  8     7   6   6   3   3   3  34

Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Cleveland W(6-5)        9     3   1   1   0   9   1  31   3.74
Totals                  9     3   1   1   0   9   1  31

Hit by Pitch: Cleveland (5)

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


REDS 1ST: Rose was called out on strikes; Pete Rose ejected
by HP umpire John Kibler; Helms was called out on strikes;
May struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 1ST: MCRAE REPLACED ROSE (PLAYING CF); FOSTER CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); Melendez walked; Sizemore reached on an
error by Perez [Melendez to second]; Javier hit into a double
play (shortstop to second) [Melendez out at third (second to
third), Sizemore out at second]; Torre flied out to center; 0 R,
0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 0, Cardinals 0.

REDS 2ND: Perez grounded out (first unassisted); Carbo singled
to right; Foster struck out; Plummer grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 2ND: Cardenal homered; Beauchamp struck out; McNertney
flied out to left; Maxvill grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 1
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0, Cardinals 1.

REDS 3RD: Concepcion flied out to right; Merritt struck out;
McRae flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0,
Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 3RD: Cleveland grounded out (third to first); Melendez
flied out to center; Sizemore homered; Javier popped to
shortstop; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0, Cardinals 2.

REDS 4TH: Helms flied out to center; May struck out; Perez flied
out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0, Cardinals 2.

CARDINALS 4TH: Torre was called out on strikes; Cardenal walked;
Beauchamp homered [Cardenal scored]; McNertney flied out to
left; Maxvill singled to right; Cleveland popped to first; 2 R,
2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 0, Cardinals 4.

REDS 5TH: Carbo was called out on strikes; Foster was hit by a
pitch; Plummer popped to second; Concepcion struck out; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 0, Cardinals 4.

CARDINALS 5TH: Melendez lined to second; Sizemore flied out to
center; Javier flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0,
Cardinals 4.

REDS 6TH: STEWART BATTED FOR MERRITT; Stewart grounded out
(third to first); McRae flied out to center; Helms lined to
second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0, Cardinals 4.

CARDINALS 6TH: CLONINGER REPLACED STEWART (PITCHING); Torre
grounded out (shortstop to first); Cardenal grounded out
(shortstop to first); HAGUE BATTED FOR BEAUCHAMP; Hague walked;
McNertney forced Hague (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Reds 0, Cardinals 4.

REDS 7TH: HAGUE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); May homered; Perez
grounded out (shortstop to first); Carbo grounded out (first to
pitcher); Foster doubled to left; Plummer flied to right in foul
territory; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 1, Cardinals 4.

CARDINALS 7TH: Maxvill was called out on strikes; Cleveland
flied out to right; Melendez flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Reds 1, Cardinals 4.

REDS 8TH: Concepcion grounded out (shortstop to first); CLINE
BATTED FOR CLONINGER; Cline popped to first in foul territory;
McRae grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Reds 1, Cardinals 4.

CARDINALS 8TH: GRANGER REPLACED CLINE (PITCHING); Sizemore
grounded out (shortstop to first); Javier grounded out (third to
first); Torre singled to left; Cardenal singled to left [Torre
to second]; Hague singled to right [Torre scored, Cardenal
scored (on throw) (no RBI), Hague to second]; McNertney grounded
out (shortstop to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 1,
Cardinals 6.

REDS 9TH: Helms grounded out (shortstop to first); May struck
out; Perez flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 1,
Cardinals 6.