The Cardinals rallied for six runs in the seventh inning and gained an 8-5 victory to snap their string of six straight losses to the Mets this season. Two were out when Jon Matlack lost control and walked both Jose Cruz and Dal Maxvill. Jim Beauchamp followed with a pinch-double, driving in Cruz.

Danny Frisella relieved and passed Lou Brock intentionally to load the bases. Matty Alou grounded to Ken Boswell, but his throw to second was too late on the attemped forceout of Brock as Maxvill scored. Ted Simmons beat out an infield hit to plate Beauchamp. Joe Torre followed with the winning blow, driving in three runs with a double. [The Sporting News]



St. Louis Cardinals 8, New York Mets 5
Game Played on Sunday, July      18, 1971 (Day game) at Busch Stadium II
Mets         0  2  2    0  0  0    0  1  0  -   5  9  0
Cardinals    0  0  2    0  0  0    6  0  x  -   8  7  0


Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Harrelson ss          5   0   1   0     0   0   .264      Brock lf              3   1   0   0     1   1   .337
Boswell 2b            5   1   2   0     0   0   .242        Melendez lf         0   0   0   0     0   0   .203
Marshall rf           5   0   1   1     0   1   .241      Sizemore 2b           3   0   0   0     0   0   .260
Jones lf              5   1   1   0     0   1   .307        Alou ph             1   1   1   0     0   0   .325
Clendenon 1b          4   2   1   1     0   2   .234        Drabowsky p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Jorgensen cf          2   0   1   0     2   0   .236        Linzy p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .500
Aspromonte 3b         2   1   1   1     2   0   .248      Simmons c             3   1   2   1     1   0   .307
Dyer c                3   0   1   1     0   2   .283      Torre 3b              4   0   1   3     0   0   .358
  Kranepool ph        1   0   0   1     0   0   .275      Cardenal rf           4   0   0   0     0   1   .244
  Grote c             0   0   0   0     0   0   .288      Hague 1b              4   0   0   0     0   2   .215
Matlack p             2   0   0   0     1   2   .000      Cruz cf               3   1   0   0     1   1   .214
  Frisella p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .167      Maxvill ss            3   2   1   0     1   0   .235
  Singleton ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .242      Santorini p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .308
  Williams p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .067        Taylor p            2   1   1   1     0   1   .111
                                                            Beauchamp ph        1   1   1   2     0   0   .275
                                                            Javier 2b           0   0   0   0     0   0   .245

Totals               35   5   9   5     5   8             Totals               31   8   7   7     4   6

Time of Game: 2:37   Attendance: 27,497
Left on Base: Mets 8, Cardinals 3
DP: Mets 0, Cardinals 0
Doubles: Dyer (6), Boswell (15), Jones (13), Beauchamp (8), Torre (18)
Triples: Taylor (1)
Home Runs: Clendenon (7)
Stolen Bases: Marshall (3), Clendenon (1)
Caught Stealing: Jorgensen (2)


Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Matlack L(0-1)          6.2   4   5   5   3   6   0  27   4.61
Frisella                0.1   3   3   3   1   0   0   5   2.28
Williams                1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   4.50
Totals                  8     7   8   8   4   6   0  35

Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Santorini               2.2   5   4   4   3   1   1  16   4.21
Taylor W(2-0)           4.1   2   0   0   0   6   0  14   3.88
Drabowsky               0.1   1   1   1   2   1   0   4   3.23
Linzy SV(6)             1.2   1   0   0   0   0   0   6   2.56
Totals                  9     9   5   5   5   8   1  40

Wild Pitches: Matlack (1), Santorini (3)

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


METS 1ST: Harrelson grounded out (first unassisted); Boswell
grounded out (third to first); Marshall grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 1ST: Brock struck out; Sizemore grounded out
(shortstop to first); Simmons walked; Torre forced Simmons
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0, Cardinals
0.

METS 2ND: Jones grounded out (second to first); Clendenon
homered; Jorgensen grounded out (first unassisted); Aspromonte
walked; Santorini threw a wild pitch [Aspromonte to second];
Dyer doubled to right [Aspromonte scored]; Matlack walked;
Harrelson popped to shortstop; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 2,
Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 2ND: Cardenal flied to left; Hague grounded out
(second to first); Cruz struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets
2, Cardinals 0.

METS 3RD: Boswell doubled to left; Marshall singled to right
[Boswell scored]; Marshall stole second; Jones struck out;
Clendenon reached on a fielder's choice [Marshall out at third
(shortstop to third)]; Clendenon stole second; Jorgensen walked;
Aspromonte singled to center [Jorgensen to second, Clendenon
scored]; TAYLOR REPLACED SANTORINI (PITCHING); Dyer struck out;
2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 4, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 3RD: Maxvill singled to third; Taylor tripled to right
[Maxvill scored]; Matlack threw a wild pitch [Taylor scored];
Brock grounded out (shortstop to first); Sizemore flied to
right; Simmons singled to center; Torre forced Simmons
(shortstop to second); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 4, Cardinals
2.

METS 4TH: Matlack was called out on strikes; Harrelson flied to
center; Boswell singled to center; Marshall grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 4, Cardinals 2.

CARDINALS 4TH: Cardenal was called out on strikes; Hague was
called out on strikes; Cruz flied to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Mets 4, Cardinals 2.

METS 5TH: Jones flied to right in foul territory; Clendenon
struck out; Jorgensen singled to center; Jorgensen was caught
stealing second (catcher to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets
4, Cardinals 2.

CARDINALS 5TH: Maxvill flied to center; Taylor was called out on
strikes; Brock flied to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 4,
Cardinals 2.

METS 6TH: Aspromonte flied to right; Dyer struck out; Matlack
was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 4,
Cardinals 2.

CARDINALS 6TH: Sizemore flied to left; Simmons grounded out
(third to first); Torre grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 4, Cardinals 2.

METS 7TH: Harrelson flied to center; Boswell popped to second;
Marshall was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets
4, Cardinals 2.

CARDINALS 7TH: Cardenal grounded out (shortstop to first); Hague
struck out; Cruz walked; Maxvill walked [Cruz to second];
BEAUCHAMP BATTED FOR TAYLOR; Beauchamp doubled to left [Maxvill
scored, Cruz scored]; FRISELLA REPLACED MATLACK (PITCHING);
Brock was walked intentionally; ALOU BATTED FOR SIZEMORE; Alou
singled to second [Brock to second, Beauchamp to third]; Simmons
singled to pitcher [Alou to second, Brock to third, Beauchamp
scored]; Torre doubled to right [Simmons scored, Alou scored,
Brock scored]; Cardenal flied to center; 6 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Mets 4, Cardinals 8.

METS 8TH: DRABOWSKY REPLACED ALOU (PITCHING); JAVIER REPLACED
BEAUCHAMP (PLAYING 2B); Jones doubled to left; Clendenon was
called out on strikes; Jorgensen walked; Aspromonte walked
[Jones to third, Jorgensen to second]; LINZY REPLACED DRABOWSKY
(PITCHING); KRANEPOOL BATTED FOR DYER; Kranepool forced
Aspromonte (third to second) [Jorgensen to third, Jones scored];
SINGLETON BATTED FOR FRISELLA; Singleton grounded out (shortstop
to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 5, Cardinals 8.

CARDINALS 8TH: GROTE REPLACED KRANEPOOL (PLAYING C ); WILLIAMS
REPLACED SINGLETON (PITCHING); Hague grounded out (second to
first); Cruz grounded out (pitcher to first); Maxvill grounded
out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 5,
Cardinals 8.

METS 9TH: MELENDEZ REPLACED BROCK (PLAYING LF); Harrelson
singled to third; Boswell forced Harrelson (shortstop to
second); Marshall forced Boswell (shortstop to second); Jones
lined to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 5, Cardinals 8.