Bob Gibson allowed only three singles, struck out 13 and pitched the Cardinals to a 4-0 victory over the Reds. Lou Brock stole three bases to run his season's total to 49 and scored two runs, each time on a single by Ted Sizemore. [The Sporting News]



St. Louis Cardinals 4, Cincinnati Reds 0
Game Played on Saturday, August    28, 1971 (Night game) at Busch Stadium II
Reds         0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  3  1
Cardinals    0  0  2    0  2  0    0  0  x  -   4  9  0


Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Rose rf               4   0   0   0     0   1   .303      Brock lf              2   2   1   0     2   0   .321
McRae lf              4   0   1   0     0   0   .256      Sizemore 2b           3   1   2   2     0   0   .261
May 1b                4   0   0   0     0   3   .283      Alou 1b               4   1   3   0     0   0   .316
Perez 3b              3   0   1   0     0   1   .285        Melendez rf         0   0   0   0     0   0   .246
Bench c               3   0   0   0     0   3   .237      Torre 3b              3   0   1   1     1   0   .362
Foster cf             3   0   1   0     0   2   .247      Simmons c             4   0   0   0     0   0   .299
Helms 2b              3   0   0   0     0   1   .265      Hague rf,1b           4   0   1   0     0   0   .239
Woodward ss           2   0   0   0     1   0   .243      Cruz cf               4   0   0   0     0   0   .246
Nolan p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .127      Maxvill ss            3   0   0   0     1   0   .213
  Cline ph            1   0   0   0     0   1   .213      Gibson p              3   0   1   0     0   1   .205
  Cloninger p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .231
  Bradford ph         1   0   0   0     0   1   .193
  Carroll p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .111

Totals               28   0   3   0     1  13             Totals               30   4   9   3     4   1

Time of Game: 1:52   Attendance: 40,823
Left on Base: Reds 3, Cardinals 8
DP: Reds 1, Cardinals 1
Errors: Bench
Doubles: Alou (24), Hague (8)
Stolen Bases: Brock 3 (49)
Sacrifice Hits: Nolan (6), Sizemore (4), Gibson (2)
GIDP: Woodward (7), Simmons (16)


Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Nolan L(11-13)          5     7   4   3   2   1   0  24   3.28
Cloninger               2     1   0   0   2   0   0   8   3.60
Carroll                 1     1   0   0   0   0   0   4   2.13
Totals                  8     9   4   3   4   1   0  36

Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Gibson W(13-11)         9     3   0   0   1  13   0  30   3.13
Totals                  9     3   0   0   1  13   0  30

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


REDS 1ST: Rose was called out on strikes; McRae grounded out
(second to first); May struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds
0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 1ST: Brock walked; Brock stole second; Sizemore out on
a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Brock to third]; Alou flied
out to center; Torre grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Reds 0, Cardinals 0.

REDS 2ND: Perez grounded out (shortstop to first); Bench struck
out; Foster struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0, Cardinals
0.

CARDINALS 2ND: Simmons lined to second; Hague popped to
shortstop; Cruz grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Reds 0, Cardinals 0.

REDS 3RD: Helms grounded out (second to first); Woodward walked;
Nolan out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Woodward to
second]; Rose grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Reds 0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 3RD: Maxvill flied out to center; Gibson singled to
left; Brock forced Gibson (shortstop to second); Brock stole
second; Sizemore singled to left [Brock scored]; Alou singled to
right [Sizemore to second]; Torre singled to left [Sizemore
scored, Alou to third]; Simmons grounded out (second to first);
2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 0, Cardinals 2.

REDS 4TH: McRae grounded out (third to first); May struck out;
Perez singled to right; Bench struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Reds 0, Cardinals 2.

CARDINALS 4TH: Hague grounded out (second to first); Cruz flied
out to center; Maxvill popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0, Cardinals 2.

REDS 5TH: Foster singled to second; Helms flied out to right;
Woodward grounded into a double play (shortstop to first)
[Foster out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0, Cardinals
2.

CARDINALS 5TH: Gibson struck out; Brock singled to third; Brock
stole second; Sizemore singled to center [Brock scored]; Alou
doubled to right [Sizemore to third]; Torre was walked
intentionally; Simmons forced Sizemore (first to catcher) [Alou
scored (error by Bench) (unearned) (no RBI), Torre to second,
Simmons to first]; Hague grounded out (third to first); 2 R (1
ER), 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 0, Cardinals 4.

REDS 6TH: CLINE BATTED FOR NOLAN; Cline struck out; Rose flied
out to left; McRae singled to center; May flied out to right; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 0, Cardinals 4.

CARDINALS 6TH: CLONINGER REPLACED CLINE (PITCHING); Cruz flied
out to right; Maxvill walked; Gibson out on a sacrifice bunt
(catcher to second) [Maxvill to second]; Brock was walked
intentionally; Sizemore popped to first in foul territory; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 0, Cardinals 4.

REDS 7TH: Perez struck out; Bench struck out; Foster was called
out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0, Cardinals 4.

CARDINALS 7TH: Alou singled to center; Torre flied out to right;
Simmons grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to
first) [Alou out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0,
Cardinals 4.

REDS 8TH: MELENDEZ REPLACED ALOU (PLAYING RF); HAGUE CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); Helms struck out; Woodward grounded out
(shortstop to first); BRADFORD BATTED FOR CLONINGER; Bradford
was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0,
Cardinals 4.

CARDINALS 8TH: CARROLL REPLACED BRADFORD (PITCHING); Hague
doubled to left; Cruz reached on a fielder's choice [Hague out
at third (shortstop to third)]; Maxvill grounded out (shortstop
to first) [Cruz to second]; Gibson popped to third; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Reds 0, Cardinals 4.

REDS 9TH: Rose flied out to center; McRae grounded out
(shortstop to first); May was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0, Cardinals 4.