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.