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Monday June 28, 1971
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Two big scoring innings -- five runs in the first and six in the fourth -- marked the Pirates' 11-5 victory over the Cardinals. The big blow in the first inning was a bases-loaded triple by Manny Sanguillen. Roberto Clemente and Bob Robertson each drove in two runs with singles in the fourth. [The Sporting News]


Pittsburgh Pirates 11, St. Louis Cardinals 5

Game Played on Monday, June 28, 1971 (Night game) at Busch Stadium II

Pirates      5  0  0    6  0  0    0  0  0  -  11 15  0
Cardinals    0  1  2    0  0  0    0  0  2  -   5 13  0


Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Mazeroski 2b          5   2   2   1     1   0   .324      Brock lf              4   1   2   1     1   1   .340
Oliver cf             6   2   2   0     0   3   .286      Alou rf               4   0   0   0     0   0   .311
Clemente rf           4   2   1   2     1   0   .327        Patterson p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Stargell lf           3   1   0   0     1   2   .318        Burda ph            1   0   1   1     0   0   .344
Sanguillen c          5   1   1   3     0   0   .313      Cruz cf               5   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Robertson 1b          4   2   2   2     1   0   .263      Torre 3b              5   2   3   2     0   0   .373
Pagan 3b              5   0   3   2     0   1   .269      Hague 1b              5   0   1   0     0   1   .215
Alley ss              5   0   2   1     0   0   .180      Sizemore 2b           4   0   3   0     0   0   .276
Moose p               4   1   2   0     0   1   .154      McNertney c           4   0   0   0     0   0   .270
  Grant p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .286      Maxvill ss            4   1   2   1     0   0   .211
                                                          Reuss p               1   0   0   0     0   0   .121
                                                            Reynolds p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Taylor p            1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Cardenal ph,rf      2   1   1   0     0   0   .238

Totals               41  11  15  11     4   7             Totals               40   5  13   5     1   2

Time of Game: 2:44   Attendance: 15,024
Left on Base: Pirates 9, Cardinals 9
DP: Pirates 0, Cardinals 0
Doubles: Alley (3), Robertson (10), Cardenal (11)
Triples: Sanguillen (1)
Home Runs: Torre (11)
Sacrifice Hits: Moose (4)
Hit by Pitch: Stargell (3,by Reuss)


Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Moose W(6-4)            8    12   5   5   1   2   1  37   3.95
Grant SV(7)             1     1   0   0   0   0   0   4   2.77
Totals                  9    13   5   5   1   2   1  41

Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Reuss L(6-8)            3    10  10  10   2   4   0  22   5.33
Reynolds                0.2   3   1   1   1   0   0   6  10.29
Taylor                  3.1   2   0   0   1   2   0  13   4.78
Patterson               2     0   0   0   0   1   0   6   6.35
Totals                  9    15  11  11   4   7   0  47

Hit by Pitch: Reuss (4)
Wild Pitches: Moose (4)

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


PIRATES 1ST: Mazeroski singled to second; Oliver singled to
right [Mazeroski to second]; Clemente walked [Mazeroski to
third, Oliver to second]; Stargell struck out; Sanguillen
tripled to right [Mazeroski scored, Oliver scored, Clemente
scored]; Robertson was walked intentionally; Pagan singled to
left [Sanguillen scored, Robertson to second]; Alley doubled to
left [Robertson scored, Pagan to third]; Moose grounded out
(third to first); Mazeroski flied out to right; 5 R, 5 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Pirates 5, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 1ST: Brock was called out on strikes; Alou grounded
out (second to first); Cruz grounded out (second to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 5, Cardinals 0.

PIRATES 2ND: Oliver struck out; Clemente grounded out (second to
first); Stargell was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Pirates 5, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 2ND: Torre singled to center; Hague popped to first in
foul territory; Sizemore singled to left [Torre to second];
McNertney forced Sizemore (shortstop to second) [Torre to
third]; Maxvill singled to left [Torre scored, McNertney to
second]; Reuss grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Pirates 5, Cardinals 1.

PIRATES 3RD: Sanguillen grounded out (shortstop to first);
Robertson doubled to right; Pagan struck out; Alley grounded out
(pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 5, Cardinals
1.

CARDINALS 3RD: Brock walked; Alou grounded out (second to first)
[Brock to second]; Cruz flied out to center; Torre homered
[Brock scored]; Hague was called out on strikes; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Pirates 5, Cardinals 3.

PIRATES 4TH: Moose singled to right; Mazeroski singled to
pitcher [Moose to second]; Oliver singled to left [Moose to
third, Mazeroski to second]; Clemente singled to center [Moose
scored, Mazeroski scored, Oliver to second]; Stargell was hit by
a pitch [Oliver to third, Clemente to second]; REYNOLDS REPLACED
REUSS (PITCHING); Sanguillen popped to second; Robertson singled
to left [Oliver scored, Clemente scored, Stargell to second];
Pagan singled to left [Stargell scored, Robertson to second];
Alley flied out to right; Moose singled to third [Robertson to
third, Pagan to second]; Mazeroski walked [Robertson scored,
Pagan to third, Moose to second]; TAYLOR REPLACED REYNOLDS
(PITCHING); Oliver struck out; 6 R, 7 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Pirates
11, Cardinals 3.

CARDINALS 4TH: Sizemore grounded out (shortstop to first);
McNertney flied out to center; Maxvill flied out to center; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 11, Cardinals 3.

PIRATES 5TH: Clemente grounded out (pitcher to first); Stargell
walked; Sanguillen flied out to center; Robertson flied out to
center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 11, Cardinals 3.

CARDINALS 5TH: Taylor grounded out (second to first); Brock
flied out to center; Alou flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Pirates 11, Cardinals 3.

PIRATES 6TH: Pagan singled to right; Alley singled to right
[Pagan to second]; Moose out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to
second) [Pagan to third, Alley to second]; Mazeroski flied out
to right; Oliver struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 11,
Cardinals 3.

CARDINALS 6TH: Cruz grounded out (first to pitcher); Torre
singled to left; Hague forced Torre (second to shortstop);
Sizemore singled to third [Hague to second]; McNertney forced
Sizemore (second unassisted); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 11,
Cardinals 3.

PIRATES 7TH: Clemente grounded out (shortstop to first);
Stargell grounded out (first unassisted); Sanguillen grounded
out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 11,
Cardinals 3.

CARDINALS 7TH: Maxvill flied out to right; CARDENAL BATTED FOR
TAYLOR; Cardenal grounded out (shortstop to first); Brock
singled to center; Moose threw a wild pitch [Brock to second];
Alou grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Pirates 11, Cardinals 3.

PIRATES 8TH: CARDENAL STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); PATTERSON
REPLACED ALOU (PITCHING); Robertson flied out to left; Pagan
grounded out (third to first); Alley popped to first in foul
territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 11, Cardinals 3.

CARDINALS 8TH: Cruz grounded out (second to first); Torre flied
out to right; Hague singled to right; Sizemore singled to left
[Hague to second]; McNertney forced Sizemore (third to second);
0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 11, Cardinals 3.

PIRATES 9TH: Moose was called out on strikes; Mazeroski grounded
out (third to first); Oliver flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Pirates 11, Cardinals 3.

CARDINALS 9TH: Maxvill singled to right; Cardenal doubled to
right [Maxvill to third]; On a bunt Brock singled [Maxvill
scored, Cardenal to third]; BURDA BATTED FOR PATTERSON; GRANT
REPLACED MOOSE (PITCHING); Burda singled to right [Cardenal
scored, Brock to second]; Cruz flied out to center; Torre flied
out to center; Hague grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 4 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 11, Cardinals 5.



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