The Cardinals scored four runs in the fourth inning, helped along by three errors, and defeated the Expos, 6-2. The Redbirds put together a walk to Luis Melendez, double by Joe Torre and singles by Ted Sizemore, Dal Maxvill and Chuck Taylor, plus a wild throw by Dan McGinn and two boots by Jim Fairey on hits to left field. [The Sporting News]



St. Louis Cardinals 6, Montreal Expos 2
Game Played on Friday, July      23, 1971 (Night game) at Parc Jarry
Cardinals    0  0  0    4  0  0    1  1  0  -   6 13  1
Expos        0  0  1    1  0  0    0  0  0  -   2 14  4


Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Expos                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Brock lf              3   1   0   0     2   2   .335      Hunt 2b               4   0   3   1     0   0   .282
Alou 1b               4   0   0   0     0   0   .322      Day cf                4   0   1   0     0   1   .266
Melendez rf           4   1   2   1     1   0   .234      Staub rf              4   0   2   0     0   0   .301
Torre 3b              4   1   3   0     0   0   .358      Fairly 1b             3   1   1   1     1   1   .269
Simmons c             4   0   0   0     0   3   .293      Bailey 3b             4   0   2   0     0   0   .255
Sizemore 2b           4   1   2   0     0   0   .264      Fairey lf             4   0   1   0     0   0   .236
Cruz cf               4   1   2   0     0   0   .229      Boccabella c          4   0   2   0     0   1   .218
Maxvill ss            4   1   3   1     0   0   .242      Wine ss               3   0   1   0     0   0   .177
Taylor p              2   0   1   1     0   0   .182        Woods ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .269
  Shaw p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      McGinn p              2   1   1   0     0   0   .286
  Zachary p           2   0   0   0     0   0   .238        Reed p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            McDonald ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .071
                                                            Raymond p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Laboy ph            1   0   0   0     0   1   .252

Totals               35   6  13   3     3   5             Totals               35   2  14   2     1   4

Time of Game: 2:25   Attendance: 20,480
Left on Base: Cardinals 6, Expos 7
DP: Cardinals 4, Expos 1
Errors: Sizemore, Day, Fairey 2, McGinn
Doubles: Torre (19), Cruz (4), Bailey (12)
Triples: Hunt (3)
Home Runs: Fairly (8)
Stolen Bases: Torre (2)
Caught Stealing: Alou (7), Bailey (3)
Sacrifice Hits: Alou (4)
GIDP: Cruz (1), Fairly (5), Wine (9), Day (3), Woods (1)


Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Taylor                  4.2   9   2   1   0   2   1  20   3.72
Shaw                    0     1   0   0   1   0   0   2   4.78
Zachary W(3-6)          4.1   4   0   0   0   2   0  14   5.40
Totals                  9    14   2   1   1   4   1  36

Expos                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
McGinn L(1-4)           6.1   9   5   4   3   4   0  29   6.09
Reed                    0.2   1   0   0   0   0   0   2   4.12
Raymond                 2     3   1   0   0   1   0   8   5.23
Totals                  9    13   6   4   3   5   0  39

Wild Pitches: Taylor (3)
Balks: Taylor (1)

Umpires: HP - Ken Burkhart, 1B - Lee Weyer, 2B - Bob Engel, 3B - John McSherry


CARDINALS 1ST: Brock struck out; Alou grounded out (first to
pitcher); Melendez grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Expos 0.

EXPOS 1ST: Hunt grounded out (pitcher to first); Day singled to
left; Staub singled to left [Day to second]; Fairly grounded
into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Staub out at
second]; 37 minute delay due to power failure; Bob Gibson
ejected by HP umpire Ken Burkhart for leaving the bench and
shouting at the umpires; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 0,
Expos 0.

CARDINALS 2ND: Torre singled to right; Simmons struck out;
Sizemore flied out to right; Cruz singled to center [Torre to
second]; Maxvill grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Expos 0.

EXPOS 2ND: Bailey doubled to right; Bailey was picked off and
caught stealing third (pitcher to third); Fairey grounded out
(shortstop to first); Boccabella struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cardinals 0, Expos 0.

CARDINALS 3RD: Taylor grounded out (first unassisted); Brock
walked; Alou forced Brock (shortstop to second); Alou was picked
off and caught stealing second (pitcher to first to shortstop);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Expos 0.

EXPOS 3RD: Wine grounded out (first to pitcher); McGinn singled
to center [McGinn to second (error by Sizemore)]; Taylor threw a
wild pitch [McGinn to third]; Hunt singled to left [McGinn
scored (unearned)]; Day struck out; Staub popped to first in
foul territory; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Expos
1.

CARDINALS 4TH: Melendez walked; Torre doubled to left [Melendez
scored (error by Fairey) (no RBI)]; Torre stole third; Torre was
picked off third but was safe on an error by McGinn [Torre
scored]; Simmons struck out; Sizemore singled to left; Cruz
flied out to right; Maxvill singled to left [Sizemore scored
(error by Fairey) (no RBI), Maxvill to second]; Taylor singled
to center [Maxvill scored (unearned)]; Brock struck out; 4 R (3
ER), 4 H, 3 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 4, Expos 1.

EXPOS 4TH: Fairly homered; Bailey flied out to center; Fairey
singled to center; Taylor balked [Fairey to second]; Boccabella
flied out to right; Wine was credited with a single when a
runner was hit by the batted ball [Fairey out at third (third
unassisted)]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 4, Expos 2.

CARDINALS 5TH: Alou grounded out (shortstop to first); Melendez
grounded out (third to first); Torre singled to center; Simmons
forced Torre (second to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Cardinals 4, Expos 2.

EXPOS 5TH: McGinn flied out to center; Hunt tripled to right;
Day reached on a fielder's choice [Hunt out at home (second to
catcher)]; SHAW REPLACED TAYLOR (PITCHING); Staub singled to
right [Day to third]; Fairly walked [Staub to second]; ZACHARY
REPLACED SHAW (PITCHING); Bailey forced Fairly (shortstop to
second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Cardinals 4, Expos 2.

CARDINALS 6TH: Sizemore singled to left; Cruz grounded into a
double play (first to shortstop to first) [Sizemore out at
second]; Maxvill singled to center; Zachary flied out to left; 0
R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 4, Expos 2.

EXPOS 6TH: Fairey made an out to pitcher; Boccabella singled to
right; Wine grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to
first) [Boccabella out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cardinals 4, Expos 2.

CARDINALS 7TH: Brock walked; Alou out on a sacrifice bunt (first
to second) [Brock to second]; REED REPLACED MCGINN (PITCHING);
Melendez singled to left [Brock scored, Melendez out at second
(left to third to second)]; Torre flied out to center; 1 R, 1 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 5, Expos 2.

EXPOS 7TH: MCDONALD BATTED FOR REED; McDonald grounded out
(second to first); Hunt singled to center; Day grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to first) [Hunt out at second];
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 5, Expos 2.

CARDINALS 8TH: RAYMOND REPLACED MCDONALD (PITCHING); Simmons
struck out; Sizemore grounded out (shortstop to first); Cruz
doubled to center [Cruz to third (error by Day)]; Maxvill
singled to center [Cruz scored (unearned)]; Zachary flied out to
center; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 6, Expos 2.

EXPOS 8TH: Staub grounded out (first unassisted); Fairly struck
out; Bailey singled to right; Fairey flied out to left; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 6, Expos 2.

CARDINALS 9TH: Brock grounded out (second to first); Alou
grounded out (first unassisted); Melendez singled to shortstop
[Melendez out at second (shortstop to second)]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cardinals 6, Expos 2.

EXPOS 9TH: Boccabella singled to left; WOODS BATTED FOR WINE;
Woods grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Boccabella out at second]; LABOY BATTED FOR RAYMOND; Laboy was
called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 6, Expos
2.