Reggie Cleveland allowed only five hits and struck out 10, a major league career high for the the rookie righthander, as the Cardinals defeated the Phillies, 6-1. Cleveland helped himself at bat with a single and sacrifice fly, driving in two runs. Matty Alou accounted for three RBIs with two singles and a double. Oscar Gamble homered for the Phillies' tally. [The Sporting News]



St. Louis Cardinals 6, Philadelphia Phillies 1
Game Played on Wednesday, July      21, 1971 (Night game) at Busch Stadium II
Phillies     0  0  0    1  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  5  0
Cardinals    0  0  1    0  1  2    0  2  x  -   6 15  0


Phillies             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Doyle 2b              4   0   1   0     0   0   .226      Brock lf              5   1   4   0     0   0   .336
Bowa ss               4   0   1   0     0   0   .241      Alou 1b               5   1   3   3     0   0   .324
Montanez cf           4   0   1   0     0   0   .270      Simmons c             4   0   0   0     0   0   .299
Johnson 1b            4   0   0   0     0   3   .265      Torre 3b              4   0   1   1     0   0   .353
Gamble rf             4   1   1   1     0   0   .238      Cruz cf               4   0   1   0     0   1   .206
Money lf              3   0   0   0     0   1   .218      Sizemore 2b           4   0   1   0     0   1   .259
Vukovich 3b           3   0   0   0     0   1   .150      Melendez rf           4   1   1   0     0   0   .209
Ryan c                3   0   1   0     0   2   .188      Maxvill ss            3   2   2   0     1   0   .235
Lersch p              2   0   0   0     0   2   .158      Cleveland p           3   1   2   2     0   0   .154
  Champion p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .091
  Lis ph              1   0   0   0     0   1   .214
  Bunning p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .125

Totals               32   1   5   1     0  10             Totals               36   6  15   6     1   2

Time of Game: 2:04   Attendance: 16,200
Left on Base: Phillies 4, Cardinals 9
DP: Phillies 2, Cardinals 0
Doubles: Maxvill (7), Melendez (2), Alou (20)
Triples: Torre (3)
Home Runs: Gamble (4)
Sacrifice Flies: Cleveland (1)
GIDP: Simmons (10), Melendez (4)
Hit by Pitch: Simmons (2,by Lersch)


Phillies               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Lersch L(4-9)           5.2  12   4   4   1   1   0  29   4.17
Champion                1.1   0   0   0   0   1   0   4   4.77
Bunning                 1     3   2   2   0   0   0   6   5.60
Totals                  8    15   6   6   1   2   0  39

Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Cleveland W(9-8)        9     5   1   1   0  10   1  32   3.78
Totals                  9     5   1   1   0  10   1  32

Hit by Pitch: Lersch (2)

Umpires: HP - Andy Olsen, 1B - Tom Gorman, 2B - Chris Pelekoudas, 3B - Harry Wendelstedt


PHILLIES 1ST: Doyle singled to left; Bowa singled to left [Doyle
to second]; Montanez grounded out (first unassisted) [Doyle to
third, Bowa to second]; Johnson struck out; Gamble popped to
second; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Phillies 0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 1ST: Brock singled to second; Alou lined to right;
Simmons grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to
first) [Brock out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 0,
Cardinals 0.

PHILLIES 2ND: Money struck out; Vukovich popped to shortstop;
Ryan struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 2ND: Torre flied out to center; Cruz grounded out
(first to pitcher); Sizemore grounded out (shortstop to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 0, Cardinals 0.

PHILLIES 3RD: Lersch struck out; Doyle flied out to left; Bowa
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies
0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 3RD: Melendez grounded out (pitcher to first); Maxvill
doubled to right; Cleveland singled to right [Maxvill scored];
Brock singled to left [Cleveland to second]; Alou forced Brock
(second to shortstop) [Cleveland to third]; Simmons was hit by a
pitch [Alou to second]; Torre forced Simmons (shortstop to
second); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Phillies 0, Cardinals 1.

PHILLIES 4TH: Montanez lined to left; Johnson popped to second;
Gamble homered; Money grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 1, Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 4TH: Cruz singled to right; Sizemore singled to left
[Cruz to second]; Melendez grounded into a double play
(shortstop to first) [Cruz to third, Sizemore out at second];
Maxvill walked; Cleveland grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R,
2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Phillies 1, Cardinals 1.

PHILLIES 5TH: Vukovich struck out; Ryan struck out; Lersch was
called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 1,
Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 5TH: Brock grounded out (shortstop to first); Alou
singled to left; Simmons lined to center; Torre tripled to left
[Alou scored]; Cruz struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies
1, Cardinals 2.

PHILLIES 6TH: Doyle grounded out (pitcher to first); Bowa flied
out to right; Montanez lined to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Phillies 1, Cardinals 2.

CARDINALS 6TH: Sizemore lined to right; Melendez grounded out
(third to first); Maxvill singled to center; Cleveland singled
to center [Maxvill to second]; Brock singled to second [Maxvill
to third, Cleveland to second]; Alou singled to right [Maxvill
scored, Cleveland scored, Brock to third]; CHAMPION REPLACED
LERSCH (PITCHING); Simmons flied out to left; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Phillies 1, Cardinals 4.

PHILLIES 7TH: Johnson struck out; Gamble popped to catcher in
foul territory; Money grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 1, Cardinals 4.

CARDINALS 7TH: Torre flied out to right; Cruz grounded out
(pitcher to first); Sizemore struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Phillies 1, Cardinals 4.

PHILLIES 8TH: Vukovich flied out to center; Ryan singled to
left; LIS BATTED FOR CHAMPION; Lis struck out; Doyle grounded
out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 1,
Cardinals 4.

CARDINALS 8TH: BUNNING REPLACED LIS (PITCHING); Melendez doubled
to left; Maxvill grounded out (shortstop to first) [Melendez to
third]; Cleveland lined out on a sacrifice fly to left [Melendez
scored]; Brock singled to second; Alou doubled to left [Brock
scored]; Simmons grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Phillies 1, Cardinals 6.

PHILLIES 9TH: Bowa flied out to left; Montanez singled to left;
Johnson was called out on strikes; Gamble popped to first in
foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 1, Cardinals 6.