After failing to hold a 5-1 lead, the Braves scored on a sacrifice fly by Marty Perez with the bases loaded in the 12th inning to defeat the Cardinals, 6-5. Hank Aaron homered to help the Braves to their early lead, while Joe Torre had a round-tripper for the Cardinals as they erased the deficit.

However, in the 12th, Aaron walked and Don Shaw threw high to second on a bunt by Earl Williams. Mike Lum, trying to sacrifice, forced Aaron. When the runners moved up on a wild pitch, Shaw walked Tommie Aaron intentionally to load the bases and Perez then hit Shaw's first pitch for the winning fly. [The Sporting News]
Atlanta Braves 6, St. Louis Cardinals 5

Game Played on Friday, August 20, 1971 (Night game) at Atlanta Stadium

Cardinals    0  1  0    0  0  0    3  0  1    0  0  0  -   5 10  2
Braves       1  3  1    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  1  -   6 11  1


Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Brock lf              5   0   1   0     1   1   .321      Jackson cf            6   0   2   0     0   0   .268
Cruz cf               6   0   1   0     0   0   .251      Garr lf               6   0   2   0     0   0   .331
Alou 1b               5   0   0   0     1   0   .314      H. Aaron 1b           4   1   1   1     2   0   .313
Torre 3b              6   1   1   1     0   1   .353      Williams c            5   1   0   0     1   0   .263
Simmons c             5   1   1   0     0   0   .306      Lum rf                6   0   1   0     0   0   .269
Hague rf              5   2   2   0     0   1   .234      Versalles 3b          3   2   1   0     1   0   .219
Sizemore 2b           3   1   1   1     0   0   .259        LaRussa 2b          1   0   0   0     0   1   .000
Maxvill ss            2   0   1   1     0   0   .218        T. Aaron ph         0   0   0   0     1   0   .250
  Burda ph            1   0   1   1     0   0   .321      Perez ss              5   0   2   2     0   0   .229
  Javier pr           0   0   0   0     0   0   .263      Garrido 2b,3b         5   1   1   1     0   0   .189
  Linzy p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .333      Jarvis p              2   1   1   1     0   0   .093
  McNertney ph        1   0   0   0     0   1   .292        Upshaw p            1   0   0   0     0   1   .000
  Taylor p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .182        Niekro p            1   0   0   0     0   1   .157
  Beauchamp ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .239        King ph             0   0   0   0     0   0   .200
  Zachary p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .258        Millan ph           0   0   0   0     1   0   .306
  Shaw p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Barber p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .100
Cleveland p           1   0   0   0     0   1   .154
  Santorini p         1   0   0   0     0   1   .286
  Kubiak ph,ss        2   0   1   1     1   0   .236

Totals               44   5  10   5     3   6             Totals               45   6  11   5     6   3

Time of Game: 3:04   Attendance: 16,099
Left on Base: Cardinals 8, Braves 11
DP: Cardinals 0, Braves 1
Errors: Cruz, Shaw, Perez
Doubles: Brock (27), Simmons (24), Kubiak (3), Versalles (11), Perez (12)
Triples: Sizemore (3)
Home Runs: Torre (20), H. Aaron (33)
Stolen Bases: Garr (22), Jackson (5)
Sacrifice Hits: Sizemore 2 (3)
Sacrifice Flies: Perez (1)
GIDP: Torre (13)


Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Cleveland               1.1   6   4   3   1   0   1  11   3.97
Santorini               4.2   1   1   1   1   0   0  15   4.00
Linzy                   2     1   0   0   1   1   0   8   1.93
Taylor                  2     2   0   0   0   2   0   8   4.15
Zachary                 0.1   1   0   0   0   0   0   2   5.23
Shaw L(4-1)             1.1   0   1   0   3   0   0   8   3.26
Totals                 11.2  11   6   4   6   3   1  52

Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Jarvis                  6.1   6   4   4   0   3   1  25   3.74
Upshaw                  2.1   4   1   1   2   1   0  13   3.86
Niekro                  2.1   0   0   0   1   2   0   8   3.14
Barber W(2-1)           1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   5.47
Totals                 12    10   5   5   3   6   1  49

Passed Balls: Simmons (13)
Wild Pitches: Zachary (3), Shaw (2)

Umpires: HP - Bruce Froemming, 1B - Al Barlick, 2B - Paul Pryor, 3B - John Kibler


CARDINALS 1ST: Brock doubled to left; Cruz made an out to
second; Alou grounded out (pitcher to second to first) [Brock to
third]; Torre popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Braves 0.

BRAVES 1ST: Jackson grounded out (pitcher to first); Garr flied
out to left; H. Aaron homered; Williams walked; Lum grounded out
(second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Braves 1.

CARDINALS 2ND: Simmons flied out to left; Hague singled to
right; Sizemore out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first)
[Hague to second]; Maxvill singled to center [Hague scored];
Cleveland struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Braves
1.

BRAVES 2ND: Versalles doubled to left; Perez flied out to right;
Garrido singled to center [Versalles scored, Garrido to third
(error by Cruz)]; Jarvis singled to left [Garrido scored];
Jackson singled to left [Jarvis to second]; Garr singled to
center [Jarvis to third, Jackson to second]; SANTORINI REPLACED
CLEVELAND (PITCHING); Simmons allowed a passed ball [Jarvis
scored (unearned), Jackson out at home (shortstop to pitcher),
Garr to third]; H. Aaron grounded out (shortstop to first); 3 R
(2 ER), 5 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Braves 4.

CARDINALS 3RD: Brock popped to catcher in foul territory; Cruz
made an out to third; Alou popped to third in foul territory; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Braves 4.

BRAVES 3RD: Williams grounded out (shortstop to first); Lum made
an out to shortstop; Versalles walked; Perez doubled to center
[Versalles scored]; Garrido grounded out (third to first); 1 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Braves 5.

CARDINALS 4TH: Torre popped to first in foul territory; Simmons
flied out to right; Hague made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Braves 5.

BRAVES 4TH: Jarvis grounded out (shortstop to first); Jackson
lined to shortstop; Garr lined to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cardinals 1, Braves 5.

CARDINALS 5TH: Sizemore flied out to right; Maxvill grounded out
(shortstop to first); Santorini struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cardinals 1, Braves 5.

BRAVES 5TH: H. Aaron flied out to center; Williams flied out to
center; Lum popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Braves 5.

CARDINALS 6TH: Brock was called out on strikes; Cruz grounded
out (second to first); Alou grounded out (pitcher to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Braves 5.

BRAVES 6TH: Versalles grounded out (shortstop to first); Perez
flied out to center; Garrido popped to first in foul territory;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Braves 5.

CARDINALS 7TH: Torre homered; Simmons doubled to left; Hague
grounded out (shortstop to first); Sizemore tripled to right
[Simmons scored]; UPSHAW REPLACED JARVIS (PITCHING); BURDA
BATTED FOR MAXVILL; Burda singled to right [Sizemore scored];
KUBIAK BATTED FOR SANTORINI; JAVIER RAN FOR BURDA; Kubiak
grounded out (second to pitcher) [Javier to second]; Brock flied
out to center; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 4, Braves 5.

BRAVES 7TH: KUBIAK STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); LINZY REPLACED
JAVIER (PITCHING); Upshaw struck out; Jackson grounded out
(pitcher to first); Garr singled to center; Garr stole second;
H. Aaron was walked intentionally; Williams grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 4, Braves 5.

CARDINALS 8TH: Cruz singled to right; Alou walked [Cruz to
second]; Torre grounded into a double play (second to shortstop
to first) [Cruz to third, Alou out at second]; Simmons grounded
out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 4,
Braves 5.

BRAVES 8TH: Lum grounded out (catcher to first); Versalles made
an out to shortstop; Perez grounded out (second to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 4, Braves 5.

CARDINALS 9TH: LARUSSA REPLACED VERSALLES (PLAYING 2B); GARRIDO
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B); Hague singled to right; Sizemore
out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to second) [Hague to second];
MCNERTNEY BATTED FOR LINZY; McNertney struck out; Kubiak doubled
to center [Hague scored]; Brock walked; Cruz reached on an error
by Perez [Kubiak to third, Brock to second, Cruz to first];
NIEKRO REPLACED UPSHAW (PITCHING); Alou made an out to first; 1
R, 2 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Cardinals 5, Braves 5.

BRAVES 9TH: TAYLOR REPLACED MCNERTNEY (PITCHING); Garrido
grounded out (second to first); Niekro struck out; Jackson
singled to center; Jackson stole second; Garr grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 5, Braves 5.

CARDINALS 10TH: Torre struck out; Simmons made an out to second;
Hague struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 5, Braves 5.

BRAVES 10TH: H. Aaron flied out to left; Williams popped to
first in foul territory; Lum singled to center; LaRussa was
called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 5,
Braves 5.

CARDINALS 11TH: Sizemore flied out to left; BEAUCHAMP BATTED FOR
TAYLOR; Beauchamp grounded out (third to first); Kubiak walked;
Brock flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 5,
Braves 5.

BRAVES 11TH: ZACHARY REPLACED BEAUCHAMP (PITCHING); Perez
singled to left; Zachary threw a wild pitch [Perez to second];
Garrido grounded out (pitcher to second); KING BATTED FOR
NIEKRO; SHAW REPLACED ZACHARY (PITCHING); MILLAN BATTED FOR
KING; Millan was walked intentionally; Jackson flied out to
left; Garr flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals
5, Braves 5.

CARDINALS 12TH: BARBER REPLACED MILLAN (PITCHING); Cruz grounded
out (pitcher to first); Alou grounded out (first unassisted);
Torre grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cardinals 5, Braves 5.

BRAVES 12TH: H. Aaron walked; On a bunt Williams reached on an
error by Shaw [H. Aaron to second, Williams to first]; On a bunt
Lum forced H. Aaron (catcher to third) [Williams to second]; T.
AARON BATTED FOR LARUSSA; Shaw threw a wild pitch [Williams to
third, Lum to second]; T. Aaron was walked intentionally; Perez
hit a sacrifice fly to left [Williams scored (unearned)]; 1 R (0
ER), 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 5, Braves 6.
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