Ken Holtzman, who had lost twice to the Cardinals previously this season, turned around with a six-hitter and pitched the Cubs to a 5-1 victory. Don Kessinger led the Cubs' support of Holtzman with four hits, driving in one run, and Ron Santo mashed a homer with two on base. [The Sporting News]



Chicago Cubs 5, St. Louis Cardinals 1
Game Played on Saturday, June      26, 1971 (Night game) at Busch Stadium II
Cubs         0  0  0    2  0  0    3  0  0  -   5  9  0
Cardinals    0  0  0    0  0  1    0  0  0  -   1  6  1


Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Kessinger ss          5   1   4   1     0   0   .294      Melendez rf           3   0   0   0     1   0   .211
Beckert 2b            4   0   0   0     0   0   .342      Alou cf               4   0   0   0     0   1   .316
Williams lf           3   1   0   0     2   0   .291      Brock lf              4   0   0   0     0   0   .339
Pepitone 1b           5   1   1   0     0   1   .330      Torre 3b              4   1   2   0     0   1   .364
Santo 3b              4   2   2   3     1   1   .298      Beauchamp 1b          4   0   2   1     0   1   .278
Hickman rf            4   0   0   0     0   0   .216      Sizemore 2b,ss        4   0   1   0     0   0   .273
Davis cf              4   0   2   1     0   0   .321      McNertney c           3   0   0   0     1   1   .286
Martin c              3   0   0   0     1   1   .300      Maxvill ss            2   0   0   0     0   0   .194
Holtzman p            4   0   0   0     0   1   .125        Javier ph,2b        2   0   0   0     0   0   .234
                                                          Gibson p              3   0   1   0     0   1   .250

Totals               36   5   9   5     4   4             Totals               33   1   6   1     2   5

Time of Game: 2:07   Attendance: 43,300
Left on Base: Cubs 9, Cardinals 7
DP: Cubs 0, Cardinals 0
Errors: Gibson
Doubles: Santo (12)
Triples: Beauchamp (2)
Home Runs: Santo (15)
Stolen Bases: Kessinger (9)
Sacrifice Hits: Beckert (8)


Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Holtzman W(7-8)         9     6   1   1   2   5   0  35   3.80
Totals                  9     6   1   1   2   5   0  35

Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Gibson L(4-7)           9     9   5   5   4   4   1  41   4.31
Totals                  9     9   5   5   4   4   1  41

Umpires: HP - Augie Donatelli, 1B - Bill Williams, 2B - Dick Stello, 3B - Andy Olsen


CUBS 1ST: Kessinger grounded out (first to pitcher); Beckert
grounded out (second to first); Williams popped to shortstop; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 1ST: Melendez grounded out (shortstop to first); Alou
flied out to center; Brock grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Cardinals 0.

CUBS 2ND: Pepitone popped to third in foul territory; Santo
walked; Hickman reached on an error by Gibson [Santo to third];
Davis popped to shortstop; Martin struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2
LOB.  Cubs 0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 2ND: Torre singled to left; Beauchamp forced Torre
(third to second); Sizemore grounded out (third to first)
[Beauchamp to third]; McNertney walked; Maxvill lined to second;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 0, Cardinals 0.

CUBS 3RD: Holtzman grounded out (second to first); Kessinger
singled to right; Kessinger stole second; Beckert flied out to
center; Williams grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Cubs 0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 3RD: Gibson grounded out (third to first); Melendez
flied out to center; Alou struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cubs 0, Cardinals 0.

CUBS 4TH: Pepitone singled to right; Santo doubled to right
[Pepitone to third]; Hickman flied out to center; Davis singled
to left [Pepitone scored, Santo to third, Davis to second (on
throw)]; Martin was walked intentionally; Holtzman struck out;
Kessinger singled to pitcher [Martin to second, Davis to third,
Santo scored]; Beckert grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 4 H,
0 E, 3 LOB.  Cubs 2, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 4TH: Brock grounded out (second to first); Torre was
called out on strikes; Beauchamp singled to left; Sizemore
singled to left [Beauchamp to third]; McNertney was called out
on strikes; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 2, Cardinals 0.

CUBS 5TH: Williams grounded out (second to first); Pepitone
grounded out (first unassisted); Santo struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 2, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 5TH: Maxvill grounded out (shortstop to first); Gibson
struck out; Melendez flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cubs 2, Cardinals 0.

CUBS 6TH: Hickman flied out to left; On a bunt Davis singled to
shortstop; Martin popped to second; Holtzman grounded out (third
to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 2, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 6TH: Alou grounded out (first unassisted); Brock
grounded out (first unassisted); Torre singled to right;
Beauchamp tripled to right [Torre scored]; Sizemore popped to
first; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 2, Cardinals 1.

CUBS 7TH: Kessinger singled to center; Beckert grounded out
(second to first) [Kessinger to second]; Williams was walked
intentionally; Pepitone was called out on strikes; Santo homered
[Kessinger scored, Williams scored]; Hickman lined to first; 3
R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 5, Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 7TH: McNertney flied out to center; JAVIER BATTED FOR
MAXVILL; Javier flied out to right; Gibson singled to left;
Melendez walked [Gibson to second]; Alou flied out to center; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 5, Cardinals 1.

CUBS 8TH: JAVIER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); SIZEMORE CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING SS); Davis flied out to right; Martin popped
to shortstop; Holtzman flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cubs 5, Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 8TH: Brock grounded out (first unassisted); Torre
flied to left in foul territory; Beauchamp struck out; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 5, Cardinals 1.

CUBS 9TH: Kessinger singled to right; Beckert out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to second) [Kessinger to second]; Williams was
walked intentionally; Pepitone forced Williams (first to
shortstop) [Kessinger to third]; Santo forced Pepitone (third to
second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 5, Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 9TH: Sizemore flied out to center; McNertney popped to
first; Javier grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cubs 5, Cardinals 1.