Bob Gibson returned to the winning column for the first time since May 14 by pitching the Cardinals to a 7-2 victory over the Giants. The ace righthander, who recently came off the disabled list, beat the Giants for the ninth straight time in a string that started on May 6, 1969. Matty Alou and Jose Cruz each hit a homer and a sacrifice fly for the Cardinals. [The Sporting News]



St. Louis Cardinals 7, San Francisco Giants 2
Game Played on Friday, July      2, 1971 (Night game) at Candlestick Park
Cardinals    0  0  0    2  3  0    2  0  0  -   7 12  2
Giants       0  1  1    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   2  4  2


Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Brock lf              5   1   2   0     0   0   .345      Duffy ss              4   0   0   0     0   2   .115
Alou 1b               3   2   2   2     1   0   .314      Fuentes 2b            4   1   2   0     0   0   .285
Cruz cf               3   1   1   2     1   0   .188      Henderson rf          4   0   1   1     0   1   .252
Torre 3b              5   0   1   1     0   0   .367      Bonds cf              4   0   0   0     0   1   .306
Cardenal rf           4   0   0   0     0   0   .243      Healy c               3   1   0   0     1   1   .392
Sizemore 2b           4   0   0   0     0   0   .270      Goodson 1b            4   0   1   0     0   1   .250
McNertney c           4   1   2   0     0   0   .310      Wicker lf             2   0   0   0     1   0   .148
Maxvill ss            4   1   2   1     0   1   .218      Lanier 3b             2   0   0   1     0   0   .209
Gibson p              4   1   2   0     0   0   .278      Stone p               2   0   0   0     0   1   .000
                                                            Carrithers p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Hart ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Robertson p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .067

Totals               36   7  12   6     2   1             Totals               30   2   4   2     2   7

Time of Game: 1:59   Attendance: 11,268
Left on Base: Cardinals 6, Giants 4
DP: Cardinals 2, Giants 1
Errors: Brock, Gibson, Healy, Stone
Doubles: McNertney (4), Maxvill (3), Brock (21), Henderson (7)
Home Runs: Alou (2), Cruz (1)
Stolen Bases: Alou (9), Brock (22)
Sacrifice Flies: Alou (5), Cruz (1), Lanier (2)
GIDP: Brock (5), Fuentes (10), Henderson (6)


Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Gibson W(5-7)           9     4   2   2   2   7   0  33   4.11
Totals                  9     4   2   2   2   7   0  33

Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Stone L(5-7)            4     6   4   4   0   0   2  18   3.51
Carrithers              3     3   3   3   2   1   0  13   4.50
Robertson               2     3   0   0   0   0   0   9   3.91
Totals                  9    12   7   7   2   1   2  40

Wild Pitches: Gibson (7)

Umpires: HP - Lee Weyer, 1B - Nick Colosi, 2B - John McSherry, 3B - Ken Burkhart


CARDINALS 1ST: Brock made an out to second; Alou singled to
right; Alou was picked off first but was safe on an error by
Stone [Alou to second]; Cruz popped to first in foul territory;
Torre flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 0,
Giants 0.

GIANTS 1ST: Duffy was called out on strikes; Fuentes flied out
to left; Henderson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals
0, Giants 0.

CARDINALS 2ND: Cardenal flied out to right; Sizemore made an out
to second; McNertney grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Giants 0.

GIANTS 2ND: Bonds flied out to right; Healy walked; Goodson
singled [Healy to second]; Gibson threw a wild pitch [Goodson to
second, Healy to third]; Wicker walked; Lanier reached on an
error by Brock on a sacrifice fly [Wicker to second, Goodson to
third, Healy scored (RBI)]; Stone was called out on strikes;
Duffy popped to catcher in foul territory; 1 R, 1 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.
 Cardinals 0, Giants 1.

CARDINALS 3RD: Maxvill grounded out (shortstop to first); Gibson
grounded out (shortstop to first); Brock flied out to left; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Giants 1.

GIANTS 3RD: Fuentes singled to second; Henderson doubled to left
[Fuentes scored]; Bonds grounded out (third to first); Healy
grounded out (third to first); Goodson flied out to center; 1 R,
2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Giants 2.

CARDINALS 4TH: Alou homered; Cruz homered; Torre made an out to
shortstop; Cardenal grounded out (first unassisted); Sizemore
grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals
2, Giants 2.

GIANTS 4TH: Wicker grounded out (second to first); Lanier
grounded out (shortstop to first); Stone grounded out (pitcher
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 2, Giants 2.

CARDINALS 5TH: McNertney doubled to left; Maxvill doubled to
center [McNertney scored]; Gibson singled to right [Maxvill to
third]; CARRITHERS REPLACED STONE (PITCHING); Brock grounded
into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Maxvill
scored (no RBI), Gibson out at second]; Alou walked; Alou stole
second [Alou to third (error by Healy)]; Cruz walked; Torre
singled to center [Cruz to third, Alou scored]; Cardenal forced
Torre (shortstop to second); 3 R, 4 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 5,
Giants 2.

GIANTS 5TH: Duffy reached on an error by Gibson; Fuentes
grounded into a double play (first to shortstop to first) [Duffy
out at second]; Henderson flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0
LOB.  Cardinals 5, Giants 2.

CARDINALS 6TH: Sizemore grounded out (second to first);
McNertney made an out to shortstop; Maxvill was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 5, Giants 2.

GIANTS 6TH: Bonds struck out; Healy flied out to right; Goodson
popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cardinals 5, Giants 2.

CARDINALS 7TH: Gibson singled to left; Brock doubled [Gibson to
third]; Alou hit a sacrifice fly to left [Gibson scored]; Brock
stole third; Cruz hit a sacrifice fly to center [Brock scored];
Torre grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cardinals 7, Giants 2.

GIANTS 7TH: Wicker grounded out (shortstop to first); Lanier
grounded out (pitcher to first); HART BATTED FOR CARRITHERS;
Hart flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 7,
Giants 2.

CARDINALS 8TH: ROBERTSON REPLACED HART (PITCHING); Cardenal
flied out to center; Sizemore made an out to shortstop;
McNertney singled to left; Maxvill singled to right [McNertney
to third]; Gibson flied to left in foul territory; 0 R, 2 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 7, Giants 2.

GIANTS 8TH: Duffy struck out; Fuentes singled to second;
Henderson grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to
first) [Fuentes out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals
7, Giants 2.

CARDINALS 9TH: Brock singled to center; Alou flied out to right;
Cruz flied out to center; Torre made an out to second; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 7, Giants 2.

GIANTS 9TH: Bonds grounded out (shortstop to first); Healy
struck out; Goodson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals
7, Giants 2.