Lou Brock, who had been benched after going 0-for-20, came up as a pinch-hitter in the ninth inning and drove in a run with a single to enable the Cardinals to edge the Cubs, 5-4. Before Brock delivered, Joe Torre was the Cardinals' standout with four hits, including a homer. [The Sporting News]
St. Louis Cardinals 5, Chicago Cubs 4

Game Played on Sunday, June 20, 1971 (Day game) at Wrigley Field

Cardinals    0  1  1    0  0  0    0  2  1  -   5 10  0
Cubs         0  0  0    0  2  0    1  0  1  -   4  9  0


Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Alou cf               4   1   1   0     1   1   .317      Kessinger ss          4   0   1   0     1   0   .283
Sizemore lf,2b        4   0   0   0     1   0   .281      Beckert 2b            4   1   1   0     1   0   .342
Melendez rf,lf        3   0   0   0     1   1   .217      Williams lf           5   0   2   1     0   1   .288
  Brock ph,lf         1   0   1   1     0   0   .333      Pepitone 1b           2   1   1   1     2   0   .348
Torre 3b              5   2   4   2     0   0   .360      Santo 3b              5   0   1   0     0   2   .291
Beauchamp 1b          4   1   1   1     0   1   .274      Davis cf              2   0   0   0     3   0   .311
  Hague 1b            1   0   0   0     0   0   .228      Callison rf           4   1   1   0     0   1   .211
McNertney c           4   0   1   1     0   0   .288      Cannizzaro c          4   1   1   2     0   0   .214
Schofield 2b          3   0   1   0     0   0   .228      Holtzman p            3   0   1   0     0   1   .136
  Drabowsky p         1   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Webster ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .188
Maxvill ss            3   0   1   0     1   0   .193        Bonham p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Santorini p           2   0   0   0     0   0   .200        Regan p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Cardenal ph,rf      2   1   0   0     0   1   .238

Totals               37   5  10   5     4   4             Totals               34   4   9   4     7   5

Time of Game: 2:47   Attendance: 34,574
Left on Base: Cardinals 9, Cubs 11
DP: Cardinals 2, Cubs 0
Doubles: Alou (16), Kessinger (9), Williams (10)
Triples: Beauchamp (1), Callison (1)
Home Runs: Torre (9), Cannizzaro (3), Pepitone (10)
GIDP: Williams (7), Beckert (7)
Hit by Pitch: Pepitone (2,by Santorini)


Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Santorini               6     6   2   2   4   4   1  27   3.04
Drabowsky W(4-0)        3     3   2   2   3   1   1  15   3.52
Totals                  9     9   4   4   7   5   2  42

Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Holtzman L(6-8)         8     9   4   4   1   4   1  34   4.01
Bonham                  0.1   0   1   1   3   0   0   4   6.43
Regan                   0.2   1   0   0   0   0   0   3   4.17
Totals                  9    10   5   5   4   4   1  41

Hit by Pitch: Santorini (1)

Umpires: HP - Tom Gorman, 1B - Chris Pelekoudas, 2B - Doug Harvey, 3B - Jerry Dale


CARDINALS 1ST: On a bunt Alou grounded out (third to first);
Sizemore lined to shortstop; Melendez grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Cubs 0.

CUBS 1ST: Kessinger doubled to left; Beckert reached on a
fielder's choice [Kessinger out at third (pitcher to third)];
Williams grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to
first) [Beckert out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals
0, Cubs 0.

CARDINALS 2ND: Torre homered; Beauchamp grounded out (shortstop
to first); McNertney grounded out (third to first); Schofield
singled to center; Maxvill flied out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Cardinals 1, Cubs 0.

CUBS 2ND: Pepitone walked; Santo flied out to right; Davis
walked [Pepitone to second]; Callison struck out; Cannizzaro
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals
1, Cubs 0.

CARDINALS 3RD: Santorini popped to catcher in foul territory;
Alou doubled to center; Sizemore grounded out (shortstop to
first) [Alou to third]; Melendez walked; Torre singled to left
[Melendez to second, Alou scored]; Beauchamp flied out to left;
1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 2, Cubs 0.

CUBS 3RD: Holtzman singled to center; Kessinger walked [Holtzman
to second]; Beckert grounded into a double play (shortstop to
first) [Holtzman to third, Kessinger out at second]; Williams
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 2, Cubs 0.

CARDINALS 4TH: McNertney singled to left; Schofield flied out to
right; Maxvill singled to left [McNertney to second]; On a bunt
Santorini forced Maxvill (third to shortstop) [McNertney to
third]; Alou flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Cardinals 2, Cubs 0.

CUBS 4TH: Pepitone grounded out (second to first); Santo flied
out to right; Davis grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 2, Cubs 0.

CARDINALS 5TH: Sizemore grounded out (third to first); Melendez
grounded out (third to first); Torre singled to center;
Beauchamp struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 2, Cubs 0.

CUBS 5TH: Callison tripled to right; Cannizzaro homered
[Callison scored]; Holtzman grounded out (shortstop to first);
Kessinger grounded out (second to first); Beckert singled to
left; Williams singled to right [Beckert to third]; Pepitone was
hit by a pitch [Williams to second]; Santo struck out; 2 R, 4 H,
0 E, 3 LOB.  Cardinals 2, Cubs 2.

CARDINALS 6TH: McNertney grounded out (third to first);
Schofield flied out to center; Maxvill popped to shortstop; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 2, Cubs 2.

CUBS 6TH: Davis walked; Callison flied out to center; Cannizzaro
forced Davis (second to shortstop); Holtzman struck out; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 2, Cubs 2.

CARDINALS 7TH: CARDENAL BATTED FOR SANTORINI; Cardenal struck
out; Alou struck out; Sizemore lined to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cardinals 2, Cubs 2.

CUBS 7TH: CARDENAL STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); SIZEMORE CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING 2B); DRABOWSKY REPLACED SCHOFIELD (PITCHING);
MELENDEZ CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); Kessinger grounded out
(pitcher to first); Beckert walked; Williams doubled to right
[Beckert scored]; Pepitone was walked intentionally; Santo
struck out; Davis walked [Williams to third, Pepitone to
second]; Callison grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R, 1 H, 0
E, 3 LOB.  Cardinals 2, Cubs 3.

CARDINALS 8TH: Melendez struck out; Torre singled to shortstop;
Beauchamp tripled to center [Torre scored]; McNertney grounded
out (second to first) [Beauchamp scored]; Drabowsky grounded out
(shortstop to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 4, Cubs 3.

CUBS 8TH: HAGUE REPLACED BEAUCHAMP (PLAYING 1B); Cannizzaro
lined to left; WEBSTER BATTED FOR HOLTZMAN; Webster flied out to
right; Kessinger flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cardinals 4, Cubs 3.

CARDINALS 9TH: BONHAM REPLACED WEBSTER (PITCHING); Maxvill
walked; Cardenal forced Maxvill (second unassisted); Alou walked
[Cardenal to second]; Sizemore walked [Cardenal to third, Alou
to second]; REGAN REPLACED BONHAM (PITCHING); BROCK BATTED FOR
MELENDEZ; Brock singled to left [Sizemore to second, Alou to
third, Cardenal scored]; Torre forced Alou (pitcher to catcher)
[Brock to second, Sizemore to third]; Hague grounded out (second
to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Cardinals 5, Cubs 3.

CUBS 9TH: BROCK STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Beckert flied out
to left; Williams popped to shortstop; Pepitone homered; Santo
singled to center; Davis flied out to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Cardinals 5, Cubs 4.
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