The Cardinals' strategy in walking Dick Allen intentionally worked in the sixth inning, but the same move backfired in the eighth when Jim Lefebvre homered with two men on base to win the game for the Dodgers, 4-2. In the sixth, after Allen was passed to load the bases, Lefebvre struck out.

Maury Wills singled in the eighth and Manny Mota sacrificed. After Willie Davis grounded out, the Cards walked Allen again, but this time Lefebvre teed off for his homer. [The Sporting News]



Los Angeles Dodgers 4, St. Louis Cardinals 2
Game Played on Sunday, August    8, 1971 (Day game) at Busch Stadium II
Dodgers      0  0  0    0  0  1    0  3  0  -   4  8  1
Cardinals    0  0  0    1  0  0    0  0  1  -   2  4  0


Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Wills ss              5   2   1   0     0   0   .286      Brock lf              3   1   1   0     1   1   .328
Mota lf               3   0   1   0     0   0   .314      Cruz cf               2   1   0   0     2   0   .248
Davis cf              4   0   1   0     0   0   .321      Alou rf               3   0   0   0     0   0   .323
Allen 1b              2   1   0   0     2   1   .287      Torre 3b              4   0   1   1     0   0   .360
  Russell rf          0   0   0   0     0   0   .232      Simmons c             4   0   1   0     0   1   .301
Lefebvre 2b           4   1   1   3     0   2   .252        Stinson pr          0   0   0   0     0   0   .200
Parker rf,1b          4   0   1   0     0   0   .283      Burda 1b              3   0   0   0     0   0   .302
Garvey 3b             4   0   1   0     0   0   .240        Beauchamp ph        1   0   0   0     0   1   .246
Ferguson c            4   0   1   0     0   0   .227      Kubiak 2b,ss          3   0   0   0     0   1   .231
Sutton p              4   0   1   0     0   1   .190      Maxvill ss            2   0   1   0     0   0   .224
  Brewer p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .400        Hague ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .212
                                                            Drabowsky p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                          Reuss p               0   0   0   0     1   0   .089
                                                            Javier ph,2b        1   0   0   0     0   1   .259

Totals               34   4   8   3     2   4             Totals               27   2   4   1     4   5

Time of Game: 2:18   Attendance: 45,195
Left on Base: Dodgers 6, Cardinals 4
DP: Dodgers 3, Cardinals 0
Errors: Wills
Doubles: Garvey (10)
Home Runs: Lefebvre (11)
Stolen Bases: Ferguson (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Mota (5), Reuss (7), Alou (6)
GIDP: Alou 2 (7), Simmons (14)


Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Sutton W(11-10)         8.2   4   2   1   4   4   0  32   2.87
Brewer SV(13)           0.1   0   0   0   0   1   0   1   2.13
Totals                  9     4   2   1   4   5   0  33

Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Reuss L(10-12)          8     7   4   4   2   4   1  33   5.04
Drabowsky               1     1   0   0   0   0   0   4   3.04
Totals                  9     8   4   4   2   4   1  37

Wild Pitches: Reuss (4)

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


DODGERS 1ST: Wills grounded out (shortstop to first); Mota flied
out to center; Davis singled to second; Allen popped to first in
foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 1ST: Brock flied out to left; Cruz walked; Alou
grounded into a double play (first to shortstop) [Cruz out at
second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Cardinals 0.

DODGERS 2ND: Lefebvre struck out; Parker grounded out (shortstop
to first); Garvey popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Dodgers 0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 2ND: Torre grounded out (second to first); Simmons
struck out; Burda grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Cardinals 0.

DODGERS 3RD: Ferguson popped to first in foul territory; Sutton
struck out; Wills flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Dodgers 0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 3RD: Kubiak grounded out (shortstop to first); Maxvill
singled to center; Reuss out on a sacrifice bunt (first to
second) [Maxvill to second]; Brock struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Dodgers 0, Cardinals 0.

DODGERS 4TH: Mota grounded out (shortstop to first); Davis
grounded out (second to first); Allen struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 4TH: Cruz walked; Alou out on a sacrifice bunt (third
to first) [Cruz to second]; Torre reached on an error by Wills
[Cruz scored (unearned) (no RBI), Torre to first]; Simmons
grounded into a double play (shortstop to first) [Torre out at
second]; 1 R (0 ER), 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Cardinals 1.

DODGERS 5TH: Lefebvre grounded out (third to first); Parker
singled to center; Garvey flied out to center; Ferguson grounded
out (shortstop to second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Dodgers 0, Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 5TH: Burda grounded out (first unassisted); Kubiak
struck out; Maxvill popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Cardinals 1.

DODGERS 6TH: Sutton singled to center; Wills forced Sutton
(second to shortstop); Mota singled to center [Wills to second];
Davis grounded out (first unassisted) [Wills to third, Mota to
second]; Allen was walked intentionally; Reuss threw a wild
pitch [Wills scored, Mota to third, Allen to second]; Lefebvre
was called out on strikes; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 1,
Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 6TH: Reuss walked; Brock walked [Reuss to second]; On
a bunt Cruz forced Reuss (third to shortstop) [Brock to second];
Alou grounded into a double play (shortstop to first) [Cruz out
at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Cardinals 1.

DODGERS 7TH: Parker flied out to center; Garvey doubled to left;
Ferguson popped to first; Sutton popped to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 7TH: Torre grounded out (shortstop to first); Simmons
flied out to center; Burda lined to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Dodgers 1, Cardinals 1.

DODGERS 8TH: Wills singled to center; Mota out on a sacrifice
bunt (first to second) [Wills to second]; Davis grounded out
(third to first); Allen was walked intentionally; Lefebvre
homered [Wills scored, Allen scored]; Parker grounded out
(shortstop to first); 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 4,
Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 8TH: RUSSELL REPLACED ALLEN (PLAYING RF); PARKER
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); Kubiak grounded out (second to
first); HAGUE BATTED FOR MAXVILL; Hague flied out to center;
JAVIER BATTED FOR REUSS; Javier struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Dodgers 4, Cardinals 1.

DODGERS 9TH: DRABOWSKY REPLACED HAGUE (PITCHING); JAVIER STAYED
IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); KUBIAK CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING SS);
Garvey grounded out (shortstop to first); Ferguson singled to
center; Ferguson stole second; Sutton popped to second; Wills
flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 4, Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 9TH: Brock singled to right; Cruz flied out to center;
Alou grounded out (second to first) [Brock to second]; Torre
singled to left [Brock scored]; Simmons singled to center [Torre
to second]; BREWER REPLACED SUTTON (PITCHING); STINSON RAN FOR
SIMMONS; BEAUCHAMP BATTED FOR BURDA; Beauchamp struck out; 1 R,
3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 4, Cardinals 2.