The longest game in the N. L. this season ended in the 16th inning when Moe Drabowsky walked Bobby Pfeil with the bases loaded to hand the Phillies a 5-4 victory over the Cardinals. The Phillies had the game in their grasp in regulation distance on homers by Ron Stone and Deron Johnson, with Johnson's blow producing three runs. However, the Cardinals, who were trailing, 4-2, tied the score in the ninth when Ted Sizemore walked and Lou Brock hit for the circuit.

In the 16th, Johnson singled for the only hit off Drabowsky in 5 2/3 innings of relief work. Pinch-runner Terry Harmon took second on a balk and, after an intentional pass to Willie Montanez, Don Money sacrificed. The Cardinals also walked Stone purposely to load the bases. Drabowsky then struck out Byron Browne, but Pfeil drew the walk that ended the game. [The Sporting News]

Philadelphia Phillies 5, St. Louis Cardinals 4

Game Played on Saturday, July 31, 1971 (Night game) at Veterans Stadium

Cardinals 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 4 13 0 Phillies 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 5 10 0 Cardinals AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Phillies AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Brock lf 8 2 2 2 0 1 .332 Doyle 2b 7 1 2 0 0 0 .238 Javier 2b 5 1 2 1 0 1 .247 Bowa ss 5 1 0 0 1 0 .247 Linzy p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 McCarver c 6 0 2 0 1 1 .283 Hague ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .220 Johnson 1b 6 1 3 3 1 1 .263 Drabowsky p 2 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Harmon pr 0 1 0 0 0 0 .208 Alou 1b 8 0 1 0 0 0 .321 Montanez cf 5 0 0 0 2 0 .261 Torre 3b 5 0 0 1 2 1 .360 Money 3b 5 0 1 0 1 2 .219 Simmons c 7 0 2 0 0 2 .300 Stone rf 6 1 2 1 1 0 .243 Melendez rf 6 0 2 0 0 0 .256 Browne lf 7 0 0 0 0 3 .157 Cruz cf 4 0 2 0 3 0 .267 Reynolds p 3 0 0 0 0 0 .129 Maxvill ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 .229 Hoerner p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .111 Beauchamp ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .258 Gamble ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .212 Kubiak ss 3 0 1 0 0 0 .228 Lersch p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .175 Cleveland p 3 0 1 0 0 0 .158 Wilson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Shaw p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Lis ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .211 Sizemore ph,2b 3 1 0 0 1 0 .256 Brandon p 1 0 0 0 0 1 .125 Pfeil ph 0 0 0 1 1 0 .298 Totals 59 4 13 4 6 7 Totals 53 5 10 5 8 10 Time of Game: 4:30 Attendance: 19,269 Left on Base: Cardinals 14, Phillies 11 DP: Cardinals 2, Phillies 1 Doubles: Brock (24), Javier 2 (6), Simmons (20), Kubiak (1), McCarver (15) Triples: Stone (1), McCarver (4) Home Runs: Brock (6), Stone (1), Johnson (25) Sacrifice Hits: Melendez (3), Bowa (2), Money (4) GIDP: Maxvill (9), Montanez (13) Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Cleveland 7.1 7 4 4 2 4 2 30 3.98 Shaw 0.2 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 4.20 Linzy 2 2 0 0 2 2 0 10 2.09 Drabowsky L(5-1) 5.2 1 1 1 3 4 0 21 3.19 Totals 15.2 10 5 5 8 10 2 63 Phillies IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Reynolds 8 9 3 3 4 4 0 36 4.17 Hoerner 1 1 1 1 0 2 1 4 2.09 Lersch 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 4.07 Wilson 1.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 2.08 Brandon W(5-4) 5 2 0 0 2 1 0 19 3.42 Totals 16 13 4 4 6 7 1 66 Balks: Drabowsky (1) Umpires: HP - Shag Crawford, 1B - Stan Landes, 2B - Mel Steiner, 3B - Satch Davidson CARDINALS 1ST: Brock grounded out (shortstop to first); Javier popped to catcher in foul territory; Alou singled to second; Torre forced Alou (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Phillies 0. PHILLIES 1ST: Doyle grounded out (second to first); Bowa popped to third in foul territory; McCarver doubled to center; Johnson struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Phillies 0. CARDINALS 2ND: Simmons grounded out (third to first); Melendez singled to right; Cruz singled to catcher [Melendez to second]; Maxvill grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Cruz out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Phillies 0. PHILLIES 2ND: Montanez flied out to center; Money flied out to left; Stone homered; Browne lined to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Phillies 1. CARDINALS 3RD: Cleveland flied out to center; Brock doubled to left; Javier doubled to left [Brock scored]; Alou popped to catcher in foul territory; Torre walked; Simmons struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cardinals 1, Phillies 1. PHILLIES 3RD: Reynolds flied out to left; Doyle singled to center; Bowa walked [Doyle to second]; McCarver flied out to left; Johnson homered [Doyle scored, Bowa scored]; Montanez grounded out (first to pitcher); 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Phillies 4. CARDINALS 4TH: Melendez popped to first; Cruz singled to center; Maxvill popped to first; Cleveland singled to center [Cruz to third]; Brock was called out on strikes; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cardinals 1, Phillies 4. PHILLIES 4TH: Money struck out; Stone tripled; Browne was called out on strikes; Reynolds lined to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Phillies 4. CARDINALS 5TH: Javier doubled; On a bunt Alou grounded out (pitcher to first) [Javier to third]; Torre grounded out (shortstop to first) [Javier scored]; Simmons grounded out (pitcher to shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Phillies 4. PHILLIES 5TH: Doyle popped to shortstop; Bowa grounded out (first unassisted); McCarver struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Phillies 4. CARDINALS 6TH: Melendez grounded out (shortstop to first); Cruz walked; Maxvill grounded out (pitcher to first) [Cruz to second]; Cleveland grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 2, Phillies 4. PHILLIES 6TH: Johnson singled to right; Montanez grounded into a double play (first to shortstop) [Johnson out at second]; Money walked; Stone flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 2, Phillies 4. CARDINALS 7TH: Brock lined to second; Javier popped to catcher in foul territory; Alou flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Phillies 4. PHILLIES 7TH: Browne grounded out (second to first); Reynolds grounded out (second to first); Doyle flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Phillies 4. CARDINALS 8TH: Torre lined to center; Simmons struck out; Melendez singled to center; Cruz walked [Melendez to second]; BEAUCHAMP BATTED FOR MAXVILL; Beauchamp struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cardinals 2, Phillies 4. PHILLIES 8TH: KUBIAK REPLACED BEAUCHAMP (PLAYING SS); Bowa popped to shortstop; McCarver tripled to right; SHAW REPLACED CLEVELAND (PITCHING); Johnson was walked intentionally; Montanez lined into a double play (first unassisted) [Johnson out at first]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 2, Phillies 4. CARDINALS 9TH: SIZEMORE BATTED FOR SHAW; Sizemore walked; HOERNER REPLACED REYNOLDS (PITCHING); Brock homered [Sizemore scored]; Javier struck out; Alou popped to first in foul territory; Torre struck out; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 4, Phillies 4. PHILLIES 9TH: SIZEMORE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); LINZY REPLACED JAVIER (PITCHING); Money singled to center; Stone flied out to left; Browne grounded out (pitcher to first) [Money to second]; GAMBLE BATTED FOR HOERNER; Gamble was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 4, Phillies 4. CARDINALS 10TH: LERSCH REPLACED GAMBLE (PITCHING); Simmons doubled to center; Melendez out on a sacrifice bunt (third to second) [Simmons to third]; WILSON REPLACED LERSCH (PITCHING); Cruz popped to third; Kubiak grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 4, Phillies 4. PHILLIES 10TH: Doyle singled to first; Bowa out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to second) [Doyle to second]; McCarver was walked intentionally; Johnson forced McCarver (second to shortstop) [Doyle to third]; Montanez was walked intentionally [Johnson to second]; Money was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Cardinals 4, Phillies 4. CARDINALS 11TH: Sizemore grounded out (second to first); Brock grounded out (first to pitcher); HAGUE BATTED FOR LINZY; Hague grounded out (pitcher unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 4, Phillies 4. PHILLIES 11TH: DRABOWSKY REPLACED HAGUE (PITCHING); Stone popped to shortstop; Browne struck out; LIS BATTED FOR WILSON; Lis struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 4, Phillies 4. CARDINALS 12TH: BRANDON REPLACED LIS (PITCHING); Alou popped to catcher in foul territory; Torre walked; Simmons singled to center [Torre to third]; Melendez reached on a fielder's choice [Torre out at home (shortstop to catcher), Simmons to second]; Cruz walked [Simmons to third, Melendez to second]; Kubiak popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Cardinals 4, Phillies 4. PHILLIES 12TH: Doyle grounded out (second to first); Bowa flied out to left; McCarver flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 4, Phillies 4. CARDINALS 13TH: Sizemore flied out to right; Brock grounded out (shortstop to first); Drabowsky lined to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 4, Phillies 4. PHILLIES 13TH: Johnson flied out to right; Montanez flied out to left; Money lined to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 4, Phillies 4. CARDINALS 14TH: Alou grounded out (third to first); Torre grounded out (pitcher to first); Simmons lined to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 4, Phillies 4. PHILLIES 14TH: Stone popped to second; Browne grounded out (shortstop to first); Brandon was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 4, Phillies 4. CARDINALS 15TH: Melendez grounded out (shortstop to first); Cruz flied out to center; Kubiak doubled to center; Sizemore grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 4, Phillies 4. PHILLIES 15TH: Doyle flied out to left; Bowa flied out to right; McCarver lined to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 4, Phillies 4. CARDINALS 16TH: Brock grounded out (second to first); Drabowsky struck out; Alou lined to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 4, Phillies 4. PHILLIES 16TH: Johnson singled to center; HARMON RAN FOR JOHNSON; Drabowsky balked [Harmon to second]; Montanez was walked intentionally; Money out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Harmon to third, Montanez to second]; Stone was walked intentionally; Browne struck out; PFEIL BATTED FOR BRANDON; Pfeil walked [Harmon scored, Montanez to third, Stone to second]; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Cardinals 4, Phillies 5.

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