Pinch-hitter Jimmy Stewart tripled with the bases loaded as the Reds erupted for five runs in the ninth inning to defeat the Cardinals, 8-7. Jose Cruz and Joe Torre each hit a two-run homer for the Cardinals, who went into the final frame with a 7-3 lead.

Johnny Bench walked and George Foster singled to start the Reds' rally. Al Santorini replaced Reggie Cleveland and gave up a single by Tommy Helms to load the bases. Frank Linzy relieved and walked Woody Woodward on four pitches to force in Bench. Stewart then batted for Wayne Granger and hit his triple to tie the score. Pete Rose followed with a sacrifice fly for the winning run. [The Sporting News]

Cincinnati Reds 8, St. Louis Cardinals 7

Game Played on Friday, August 27, 1971 (Night game) at Busch Stadium II

Reds         0  0  0    3  0  0    0  0  5  -   8 10  0
Cardinals    0  2  0    0  2  1    1  1  0  -   7 13  1


Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Rose rf               4   0   0   1     0   2   .305      Brock lf              4   1   1   0     2   2   .320
McRae lf              5   1   1   0     0   0   .257      Sizemore 2b,rf        5   0   1   1     1   0   .257
May 1b                4   0   1   0     1   0   .286      Alou 1b,rf,1b         5   1   2   1     1   1   .313
  Concepcion pr,ss    0   0   0   0     0   0   .208      Torre 3b              4   2   2   2     1   1   .362
Perez 3b,1b           5   1   2   0     0   0   .285      Simmons c             5   0   1   0     0   0   .302
Bench c               3   1   0   1     1   1   .239      Hague rf,1b           3   1   1   0     1   1   .238
Foster cf             4   2   1   0     0   1   .246        Javier 2b           0   0   0   0     0   0   .263
Helms 2b              4   1   2   1     0   0   .267      Cruz cf               3   1   1   2     2   0   .251
Woodward ss,3b        3   1   2   1     1   0   .245      Maxvill ss            4   1   3   1     0   0   .216
Simpson p             1   0   0   0     0   0   .040      Reuss p               2   0   1   0     1   0   .109
  Merritt p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .160        Santorini p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .286
  Bradford ph         1   0   0   0     0   1   .194        Linzy p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .333
  Granger p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .200        Shaw p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Stewart ph          1   1   1   3     0   0   .233
  Gibbon p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               35   8  10   7     3   5             Totals               35   7  13   7     9   5

Time of Game: 2:37   Attendance: 33,273
Left on Base: Reds 5, Cardinals 14
DP: Reds 1, Cardinals 0
Errors: Cruz
Doubles: Perez 2 (18), Alou (23)
Triples: Stewart (2)
Home Runs: Cruz (7), Torre (22)
Stolen Bases: Alou (16)
Sacrifice Hits: Simpson (5), Reuss 2 (10), Javier (3)
Sacrifice Flies: Rose (3), Maxvill (4)


Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Simpson                 5.1   9   5   5   6   2   2  30   5.28
Merritt                 0.2   0   0   0   1   1   0   3   4.70
Granger W(5-4)          2     4   2   2   2   0   0  12   3.09
Gibbon SV(10)           1     0   0   0   0   2   0   3   2.87
Totals                  9    13   7   7   9   5   2  48

Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Reuss                   8     6   5   3   2   5   0  33   4.72
Santorini               0     1   1   1   0   0   0   1   4.09
Linzy L(4-3)            0     1   2   2   1   0   0   2   2.30
Shaw                    1     2   0   0   0   0   0   4   3.18
Totals                  9    10   8   6   3   5   0  40

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


REDS 1ST: Rose struck out; McRae popped to second; May lined to
third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 1ST: Brock grounded out (second to first); Sizemore
walked; Alou hit into a double play (first to second) [Sizemore
out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0, Cardinals 0.

REDS 2ND: Perez grounded out (second to first); Bench was called
out on strikes; Foster flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Reds 0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 2ND: Torre flied out to center; Simmons popped to
third; Hague singled to right; Cruz homered [Hague scored];
Maxvill singled to right; Reuss walked [Maxvill to second];
Brock struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 0, Cardinals 2.

REDS 3RD: Helms grounded out (shortstop to first); Woodward
singled to pitcher; Simpson out on a sacrifice bunt (third to
second) [Woodward to second]; Rose struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Reds 0, Cardinals 2.

CARDINALS 3RD: Sizemore grounded out (second to first); Alou
singled to right; Torre struck out; Simmons forced Alou
(shortstop unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 0, Cardinals
2.

REDS 4TH: McRae singled to left; May flied out to center; Perez
doubled to right [McRae to third]; Bench grounded out (second to
first) [McRae scored]; Foster reached on an error by Cruz [Perez
scored (unearned) (no RBI), Foster to third]; Helms singled to
center [Foster scored (unearned)]; Woodward singled to right
[Helms to second]; Simpson forced Woodward (shortstop to
second); 3 R (1 ER), 4 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 3, Cardinals 2.

CARDINALS 4TH: Hague walked; Cruz flied out to center; Maxvill
singled to right [Hague to second]; Reuss out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to second) [Hague to third, Maxvill to second];
Brock was walked intentionally; Sizemore grounded out (pitcher
to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Reds 3, Cardinals 2.

REDS 5TH: Rose grounded out (shortstop to first); McRae lined to
second; May walked; Perez grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 3, Cardinals 2.

CARDINALS 5TH: Alou walked; Alou stole second; Torre homered
[Alou scored]; Simmons grounded out (second to first); Hague
popped to third in foul territory; Cruz walked; Maxvill grounded
out (shortstop to first); 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 3,
Cardinals 4.

REDS 6TH: ALOU CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); HAGUE CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); Bench flied out to center; Foster struck
out; Helms flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 3,
Cardinals 4.

CARDINALS 6TH: Reuss singled to left; Brock singled to left
[Reuss to second]; Sizemore forced Reuss (pitcher to third)
[Brock to second]; Alou doubled to right [Brock scored, Sizemore
to third]; MERRITT REPLACED SIMPSON (PITCHING); Torre was walked
intentionally; Simmons forced Sizemore (pitcher to catcher)
[Torre to second, Alou to third]; Hague struck out; 1 R, 3 H, 0
E, 3 LOB.  Reds 3, Cardinals 5.

REDS 7TH: JAVIER REPLACED HAGUE (PLAYING 2B); SIZEMORE CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); ALOU CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B);
Woodward grounded out (pitcher to first); BRADFORD BATTED FOR
MERRITT; Bradford struck out; Rose grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 3, Cardinals 5.

CARDINALS 7TH: GRANGER REPLACED BRADFORD (PITCHING); Cruz
grounded out (first unassisted); Maxvill singled to center;
Reuss out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Maxvill to
second]; Brock was walked intentionally; Sizemore singled to
right [Maxvill scored, Brock to second]; Alou grounded out
(second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 3, Cardinals 6.

REDS 8TH: McRae flied out to center; May popped to first in foul
territory; Perez grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Reds 3, Cardinals 6.

CARDINALS 8TH: Torre singled to right; Simmons singled to left
[Torre to second]; Javier out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to
first) [Torre to third, Simmons to second]; Cruz was walked
intentionally; Maxvill hit a sacrifice fly to left [Torre
scored, Simmons to third, Cruz to second]; Reuss grounded out
(shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 3, Cardinals 7.

REDS 9TH: Bench walked; Foster singled to left [Bench to
second]; SANTORINI REPLACED REUSS (PITCHING); Helms singled to
left [Bench to third, Foster to second]; LINZY REPLACED
SANTORINI (PITCHING); Woodward walked [Bench scored, Foster to
third, Helms to second]; STEWART BATTED FOR GRANGER; Stewart
tripled to right [Foster scored, Helms scored, Woodward scored];
SHAW REPLACED LINZY (PITCHING); Rose hit a sacrifice fly to left
[Stewart scored]; McRae flied out to left; May singled to left;
CONCEPCION RAN FOR MAY; Perez doubled to left [Concepcion out at
home (left to shortstop to catcher)]; 5 R, 5 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Reds 8, Cardinals 7.

CARDINALS 9TH: CONCEPCION STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); PEREZ
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); WOODWARD CHANGED POSITIONS
(PLAYING 3B); GIBBON REPLACED STEWART (PITCHING); Brock was
called out on strikes; Sizemore flied out to center; Alou struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 8, Cardinals 7.

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