Hank Aaron overpowered the Cardinals, smashing two homers plus a single, and driving in six of the Braves' runs in an 8-5 victory. Aaron drove in the Braves' first run with a single in the fourth inning and tied the score at 3-3 with a two-run homer in the sixth. The Braves then erupted for five runs in the seventh, the last three scoring on Aaron's second homer of the game and 627th of his career. [The Sporting News]



Atlanta Braves 8, St. Louis Cardinals 5
Game Played on Saturday, August    21, 1971 (Night game) at Atlanta Stadium
Cardinals    0  0  0    3  0  0    0  0  2  -   5  9  2
Braves       0  0  0    1  0  2    5  0  x  -   8 11  1


Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Brock lf              4   0   1   0     0   1   .321      Perez ss              3   0   0   1     0   0   .226
Sizemore 2b           4   0   1   0     0   0   .259      Garr lf               4   3   3   0     0   1   .335
Alou 1b               4   1   1   0     0   0   .314      H. Aaron 1b           4   2   3   6     0   0   .317
Torre 3b              4   1   2   0     0   0   .354      Williams c            4   0   1   0     0   0   .262
Simmons c             4   1   1   1     0   2   .305      Versalles 3b          4   0   0   0     0   1   .213
Hague rf              4   1   2   2     0   1   .238        LaRussa 2b          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Cruz cf               4   1   1   2     0   0   .251      Lum rf                4   0   1   0     0   0   .269
Maxvill ss            3   0   0   0     0   0   .216      Jackson cf            4   1   1   0     0   0   .268
  Beauchamp ph        1   0   0   0     0   1   .237      Garrido 2b,3b         4   1   1   0     0   0   .191
Carlton p             3   0   0   0     0   1   .173      Stone p               3   1   1   1     0   0   .193
  Linzy p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .333
  Patterson p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               35   5   9   5     0   6             Totals               34   8  11   8     0   2

Time of Game: 1:59   Attendance: 22,451
Left on Base: Cardinals 3, Braves 3
DP: Cardinals 1, Braves 0
Errors: Alou 2, Garr
Doubles: Garr (20), Williams (11)
Triples: Hague (2)
Home Runs: Cruz (5), H. Aaron 2 (35)
Stolen Bases: Torre (3)
Caught Stealing: Brock (13)
Sacrifice Hits: Perez (6)
GIDP: Jackson (7)


Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Carlton L(16-7)         6.2  10   8   4   0   2   2  31   3.52
Linzy                   0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   1.91
Patterson               1     1   0   0   0   0   0   3   5.52
Totals                  8    11   8   4   0   2   2  35

Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Stone W(6-4)            9     9   5   5   0   6   1  35   2.89
Totals                  9     9   5   5   0   6   1  35

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


CARDINALS 1ST: Brock grounded out (second to first); Sizemore
grounded out (shortstop to first); Alou grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Braves 0.

BRAVES 1ST: Perez flied out to left; Garr struck out; H. Aaron
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cardinals 0, Braves 0.

CARDINALS 2ND: Torre singled to left; Torre stole second;
Simmons struck out; Hague struck out; Cruz flied out to center;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Braves 0.

BRAVES 2ND: Williams grounded out (second to first); Versalles
made an out to second; Lum grounded out (pitcher unassisted); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Braves 0.

CARDINALS 3RD: Maxvill flied out to right; Carlton struck out;
Brock singled to center; Brock was caught stealing second
(catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0,
Braves 0.

BRAVES 3RD: Jackson grounded out (shortstop to first); Garrido
flied out to center; Stone singled to left; Perez flied out to
right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Braves 0.

CARDINALS 4TH: Sizemore grounded out (second to first); Alou
singled to center; Torre singled to center [Alou to second];
Simmons singled to left [Alou scored, Torre to third (error by
Garr), Simmons to second]; Hague tripled to right [Torre scored,
Simmons scored]; Cruz grounded out (shortstop to first); Maxvill
grounded out (second to first); 3 R, 4 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals
3, Braves 0.

BRAVES 4TH: Garr doubled to center; H. Aaron singled to center
[Garr scored]; Williams forced H. Aaron (third to second);
Versalles struck out; Lum grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 2
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 3, Braves 1.

CARDINALS 5TH: Carlton lined to first; Brock grounded out
(pitcher to first); Sizemore singled to center; Alou flied out
to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 3, Braves 1.

BRAVES 5TH: Jackson grounded out (third to first); Garrido flied
out to center; Stone grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 3, Braves 1.

CARDINALS 6TH: Torre grounded out (shortstop to first); Simmons
was called out on strikes; Hague grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 3, Braves 1.

BRAVES 6TH: Perez flied out to right; Garr singled to center; H.
Aaron homered [Garr scored]; Williams grounded out (shortstop to
first); Versalles flied out to center; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cardinals 3, Braves 3.

CARDINALS 7TH: Cruz grounded out (second to first); Maxvill
flied out to right; Carlton grounded out (second to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 3, Braves 3.

BRAVES 7TH: Lum grounded out (shortstop to first); Jackson
singled to center; Garrido singled to left [Jackson to third];
Stone reached on an error by Alou [Jackson scored (RBI), Garrido
to third (error by Alou), Stone to first]; Perez out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Garrido scored (unearned),
Stone to second]; Garr singled to left [Stone to third]; H.
Aaron homered (unearned) [Stone scored (unearned), Garr scored
(unearned)]; Williams doubled to center; LINZY REPLACED CARLTON
(PITCHING); Versalles flied out to center; 5 R (1 ER), 5 H, 2 E,
1 LOB.  Cardinals 3, Braves 8.

CARDINALS 8TH: LARUSSA REPLACED VERSALLES (PLAYING 2B); GARRIDO
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B); Brock was called out on strikes;
Sizemore grounded out (shortstop to first); Alou grounded out
(pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 3, Braves 8.

BRAVES 8TH: PATTERSON REPLACED LINZY (PITCHING); Lum singled to
left; Jackson grounded into a double play (second to first to
shortstop) [Lum out at second]; Garrido grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 3, Braves 8.

CARDINALS 9TH: Torre grounded out (third to first); Simmons
flied out to center; Hague singled to left; Cruz homered [Hague
scored]; BEAUCHAMP BATTED FOR MAXVILL; Beauchamp struck out; 2
R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 5, Braves 8.