The Cardinals completed the sweep of the four-game series and handed the Astros their sixth straight loss as Bob Gibson hurled a six-hitter and coasted to a 7-3 victory. Gibby's batterymate, Ted Simmons, gave the righthander all the runs he needed with a single, double and sacrifice fly, driving in four tallies. The Astros spoiled Gibson's bid for his first shutout with three runs in the eighth. Joe Morgan's sacrifice fly drove in one tally and Cesar Cedeno followed with a two-run homer. [The Sporting News] |
St. Louis Cardinals 7, Houston Astros 3
Game Played on Sunday, July 11, 1971 (Day game) at Busch Stadium II
Astros 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 - 3 6 0 Cardinals 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 2 x - 7 9 0 Astros AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Cardinals AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Alou lf,rf 4 1 1 0 0 0 .312 Brock lf 4 3 3 0 1 0 .347 Morgan 2b 3 0 1 1 0 0 .261 Alou rf 4 2 2 1 1 0 .319 Cedeno cf 4 1 1 2 0 0 .246 Cardenal pr,rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .245 Culver p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Simmons c 4 1 3 4 0 0 .292 Watson 1b 4 0 0 0 0 2 .292 Torre 3b 3 0 0 0 2 0 .359 Rader 3b 3 0 0 0 0 3 .236 Hague 1b 2 0 0 1 1 0 .205 Menke 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 .247 Cruz cf 3 0 1 1 1 0 .200 Wynn rf,cf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .221 Javier 2b 3 0 0 0 1 1 .245 Edwards c 4 0 2 0 0 0 .238 Maxvill ss 4 0 0 0 0 0 .236 Metzger ss 4 0 0 0 0 1 .212 Gibson p 3 1 0 0 1 1 .244 Ray p 1 0 0 0 1 0 .222 Wilson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .160 Forsch p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .042 Chiles ph,lf 0 1 0 0 1 0 .360 Totals 32 3 6 3 2 7 Totals 30 7 9 7 8 2 Time of Game: 2:12 Attendance: 15,252 Left on Base: Astros 5, Cardinals 9 DP: Astros 1, Cardinals 0 Doubles: Morgan (15), Edwards (8), Simmons (14) Triples: Alou (4) Home Runs: Cedeno (6) Stolen Bases: Brock (23), Gibson (1) Sacrifice Flies: Morgan (6), Simmons (6), Hague (2) GIDP: Javier (7) Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Ray L(5-2) 4.1 6 5 5 4 0 0 22 2.87 Wilson 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 3.36 Forsch 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 8 2.27 Culver 1 1 2 2 3 1 0 7 2.12 Totals 8 9 7 7 8 2 0 40 Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Gibson W(6-8) 9 6 3 3 2 7 1 35 3.93 Totals 9 6 3 3 2 7 1 35 Passed Balls: Simmons (12) Umpires: HP - Bruce Froemming, 1B - Al Barlick, 2B - Ed Vargo, 3B - Harry Wendelstedt ASTROS 1ST: Alou popped to second; Morgan flied out to left; Cedeno flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Cardinals 0. CARDINALS 1ST: Brock flied out to left; Alou grounded out (second to first); Simmons singled to right; Torre flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Cardinals 0. ASTROS 2ND: Watson struck out; Rader struck out; Wynn singled to left; Edwards forced Wynn (shortstop unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Cardinals 0. CARDINALS 2ND: Hague popped to third in foul territory; Cruz flied out to center; Javier walked; Maxvill forced Javier (second to shortstop); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Cardinals 0. ASTROS 3RD: Metzger grounded out (shortstop to first); Ray walked; Alou popped to shortstop; Morgan grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Cardinals 0. CARDINALS 3RD: Gibson lined to left; Brock singled to left; Alou tripled to right [Brock scored]; Simmons hit a sacrifice fly to center [Alou scored]; Torre walked; Hague grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Cardinals 2. ASTROS 4TH: Cedeno lined to right; Watson flied out to right; Rader was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Cardinals 2. CARDINALS 4TH: Cruz walked; Javier grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Cruz out at second]; Maxvill popped to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Cardinals 2. ASTROS 5TH: Wynn struck out; Edwards singled to left; Metzger struck out; Ray grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Cardinals 2. CARDINALS 5TH: Gibson grounded out (third to first); Brock singled to right; Alou singled to right [Brock to second]; Simmons doubled to left [Brock scored, Alou to third]; Torre was walked intentionally; WILSON REPLACED RAY (PITCHING); Hague hit a sacrifice fly to right [Alou scored, Simmons to third]; Cruz singled to right [Simmons scored, Torre to third]; Javier flied out to left; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 0, Cardinals 5. ASTROS 6TH: Alou grounded out (third to first); Morgan doubled to right; Cedeno flied out to left; Watson struck out (catcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Cardinals 5. CARDINALS 6TH: FORSCH REPLACED WILSON (PITCHING); Maxvill flied out to center; Gibson struck out; Brock singled to center; Brock stole second; Alou popped to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Cardinals 5. ASTROS 7TH: Rader struck out; Wynn grounded out (third to first); Edwards doubled to left; Simmons allowed a passed ball [Edwards to third]; Metzger grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Cardinals 5. CARDINALS 7TH: MENKE REPLACED RADER (PLAYING 3B); Simmons flied out to left; Torre flied out to center; Hague walked; Cruz flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Cardinals 5. ASTROS 8TH: CHILES BATTED FOR FORSCH; Chiles walked; Alou singled to right [Chiles to third]; Morgan hit a sacrifice fly to left [Chiles scored]; Cedeno homered [Alou scored]; Watson grounded out (third to first); Menke flied out to center; 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Cardinals 5. CARDINALS 8TH: CHILES STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); CULVER REPLACED CEDENO (PITCHING); ALOU CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); WYNN CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING CF); Javier struck out; Maxvill flied out to right; Gibson walked; Gibson stole second; Brock walked; Alou walked [Gibson to third, Brock to second]; CARDENAL RAN FOR ALOU; Simmons singled to center [Gibson scored, Brock scored, Cardenal to third (on throw), Simmons to second]; Torre grounded out (third to first); 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 3, Cardinals 7. ASTROS 9TH: CARDENAL STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Wynn popped to catcher in foul territory; Edwards grounded out (shortstop to first); Metzger grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 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