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Friday July 16, 1971
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Reggie Cleveland, who posted the Cardinals' last previous shutout May 28, pitched a five-hitter and defeated the Expos, 6-0. The Cardinals scored five of their runs off Steve Renko, but only one was earned on a homer by Ted Sizemore in the sixth inning. [The Sporting News]


St. Louis Cardinals 6, Montreal Expos 0

Game Played on Friday, July 16, 1971 (Night game) at Busch Stadium II

Expos        0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  5  2
Cardinals    0  0  0    0  3  2    1  0  x  -   6  9  0


Expos                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Hunt 2b               4   0   2   0     0   0   .282      Brock lf              4   0   1   0     1   0   .342
Fairly 1b             3   0   0   0     1   0   .261      Alou rf               5   1   1   0     0   0   .324
Staub rf              3   0   1   0     1   0   .298        Melendez pr,rf      0   0   0   0     0   0   .203
Bailey 3b             3   0   0   0     1   0   .258      Simmons c             4   1   1   2     0   1   .301
Day cf                4   0   0   0     0   2   .269      Torre 3b              3   0   1   1     2   1   .358
Fairey lf             4   0   0   0     0   1   .247      Hague 1b              4   0   2   1     1   1   .213
Bateman c             4   0   0   0     0   1   .241      Cruz cf               2   1   1   0     2   0   .240
Wine ss               3   0   2   0     0   0   .163      Sizemore 2b           3   1   1   1     1   0   .262
Renko p               2   0   0   0     0   0   .193      Maxvill ss            2   0   1   0     2   1   .237
  McDonald ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .083      Cleveland p           4   2   0   0     0   0   .122
  Marshall p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .167
  Raymond p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               31   0   5   0     3   4             Totals               31   6   9   5     9   4

Time of Game: 2:14   Attendance: 23,765
Left on Base: Expos 7, Cardinals 11
DP: Expos 2, Cardinals 1
Errors: Bailey, Wine
Doubles: Alou (19)
Home Runs: Sizemore (3)
Stolen Bases: Maxvill (1), Cruz (2)
Sacrifice Flies: Simmons (7)
GIDP: Renko (1), Sizemore (11), Alou (3)


Expos                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Renko L(8-10)           6     6   5   1   7   1   1  31   3.62
Marshall                1     1   1   1   1   2   0   5   6.45
Raymond                 1     2   0   0   1   1   0   5   5.19
Totals                  8     9   6   2   9   4   1  41

Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Cleveland W(8-8)        9     5   0   0   3   4   0  34   3.98
Totals                  9     5   0   0   3   4   0  34

Wild Pitches: Marshall 2 (6)

Umpires: HP - Mel Steiner, 1B - Satch Davidson, 2B - Shag Crawford, 3B - Stan Landes


EXPOS 1ST: Hunt singled to right; Fairly walked [Hunt to
second]; Staub walked [Hunt to third, Fairly to second]; Bailey
forced Hunt (catcher unassisted) [Fairly to third, Staub to
second]; Day struck out; Fairey grounded out (first unassisted);
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Expos 0, Cardinals 0.

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

EXPOS 2ND: Bateman grounded out (second to first); Wine grounded
out (shortstop to first); Renko grounded out (pitcher to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 2ND: Torre walked; Hague flied out to left; Cruz
walked [Torre to second]; Sizemore grounded into a double play
(shortstop to first) [Cruz out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Expos 0, Cardinals 0.

EXPOS 3RD: Hunt grounded out (third to first); Fairly popped to
first; Staub flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 0,
Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 3RD: Maxvill singled to center; On a bunt Cleveland
forced Maxvill (first to shortstop); Brock singled to left
[Cleveland to second]; Alou grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Brock out at second]; 0 R, 2 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 0, Cardinals 0.

EXPOS 4TH: Bailey popped to first in foul territory; Day flied
out to left; Fairey struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 0,
Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 4TH: Simmons flied out to left; Torre lined to first;
Hague walked; Cruz walked [Hague to second]; Sizemore grounded
out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Expos 0, Cardinals
0.

EXPOS 5TH: Bateman popped to shortstop; Wine singled to left;
Renko grounded into a double play (pitcher to second to first)
[Wine out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 0, Cardinals
0.

CARDINALS 5TH: Maxvill walked; Maxvill stole second; Cleveland
reached on a fielder's choice [Maxvill out at third (pitcher to
third)]; Brock reached on an error by Bailey [Cleveland to
second, Brock to first]; Alou forced Brock (pitcher to second)
[Cleveland to third]; Simmons singled to left [Cleveland scored
(unearned), Alou to second]; Torre singled to right [Alou scored
(unearned), Simmons to third]; Hague singled to right [Simmons
scored (unearned), Torre to second]; Cruz grounded out (pitcher
to first); 3 R (0 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Expos 0, Cardinals 3.

EXPOS 6TH: Hunt flied out to left; Fairly flied out to left;
Staub singled to pitcher; Bailey walked [Staub to second]; Day
was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Expos 0,
Cardinals 3.

CARDINALS 6TH: Sizemore homered; Maxvill walked; On a bunt
Cleveland forced Maxvill (first to shortstop); Brock walked
[Cleveland to second]; Alou reached on an error by Wine
[Cleveland to third, Brock to second, Alou to first]; Simmons
hit a sacrifice fly to right [Cleveland scored (unearned), Brock
to third]; Torre struck out; 2 R (1 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Expos
0, Cardinals 5.

EXPOS 7TH: Fairey grounded out (second to first); Bateman flied
out to center; Wine singled to center; MCDONALD BATTED FOR
RENKO; McDonald flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Expos 0, Cardinals 5.

CARDINALS 7TH: MARSHALL REPLACED MCDONALD (PITCHING); Hague was
called out on strikes; Cruz singled to first; Cruz stole second;
Marshall threw a wild pitch [Cruz to third]; Sizemore was walked
intentionally; Marshall threw a wild pitch [Cruz scored,
Sizemore to second]; Maxvill struck out; Cleveland grounded out
(shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 0, Cardinals
6.

EXPOS 8TH: Hunt singled to center; Fairly flied out to right;
Staub popped to shortstop; Bailey lined to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Expos 0, Cardinals 6.

CARDINALS 8TH: RAYMOND REPLACED MARSHALL (PITCHING); Brock
grounded out (first unassisted); Alou doubled to right; MELENDEZ
RAN FOR ALOU; Simmons struck out; Torre walked; Hague singled to
right [Melendez out at home (right to catcher), Torre to
second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Expos 0, Cardinals 6.

EXPOS 9TH: MELENDEZ STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Day flied out
to right; Fairey flied to left in foul territory; Bateman struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 0, Cardinals 6.



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