A wild pitch by Jerry Koosman allowed Lou Brock to score in the seventh inning and gave the Cardinals a 3-2 victory over the Mets. Both of the Mets' runs in the third were unearned as the result of an error by Ted Simmons, who dropped a throw to the plate in a collision with Jerry Grote. The Cards came right back with the tying pair on a single by Brock, safe bunt by Ted Sizemore, a double steal and single by Julian Javier.

Brock's steal was his 50th as the speedster set an N. L. record with his seventh consecutive season of 50 or more thefts. Brock also stole his 51st base in the fifth but was stranded. However, in the seventh, Brock singled and raced to second when Cleon Jones' throw from the outfield bounced into short right field. After taking third on an infield hit by Sizemore, Brock scored when Koosman uncorked his wild pitch. Steve Carlton gained his 18th victory for a personal career high. [The Sporting News]



St. Louis Cardinals 3, New York Mets 2
Game Played on Monday, August    30, 1971 (Night game) at Busch Stadium II
Mets         0  0  2    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   2  9  2
Cardinals    0  0  2    0  0  0    1  0  x  -   3  9  2


Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Martinez ss           5   1   1   0     0   2   .276      Brock lf              4   2   3   0     0   0   .323
Boswell 2b            4   0   1   1     0   0   .279      Sizemore rf           4   1   3   0     0   0   .268
Jones lf              3   0   2   0     1   1   .329      Javier 2b             4   0   1   2     0   1   .261
Clendenon 1b          4   0   3   0     0   0   .244      Torre 3b              3   0   0   0     1   1   .362
Agee rf               4   0   0   0     0   1   .281      Simmons c             4   0   0   0     0   0   .295
Aspromonte 3b         3   0   0   0     1   0   .232      Hague 1b              4   0   0   0     0   2   .236
  Garrett 3b          0   0   0   0     0   0   .258      Cruz cf               3   0   1   0     0   1   .245
Grote c               4   1   1   0     0   0   .263      Maxvill ss            3   0   1   0     0   0   .218
Hahn cf               3   0   1   0     0   0   .223      Carlton p             3   0   0   0     0   0   .171
  Singleton ph        0   0   0   0     1   0   .247
  Harrelson pr        0   0   0   0     0   0   .257
Koosman p             2   0   0   0     0   0   .154
  Dyer ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .241
  Marshall pr         0   0   0   0     0   0   .237

Totals               33   2   9   1     3   4             Totals               32   3   9   2     1   5

Time of Game: 2:12   Attendance: 15,257
Left on Base: Mets 8, Cardinals 6
DP: Mets 1, Cardinals 1
Errors: Jones, Koosman, Simmons, Maxvill
Stolen Bases: Sizemore (3), Brock 2 (51)
Caught Stealing: Clendenon (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Koosman (6)
GIDP: Aspromonte (15)


Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Koosman L(5-9)          8     9   3   2   1   5   0  33   2.69
Totals                  8     9   3   2   1   5   0  33

Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Carlton W(18-7)         9     9   2   0   3   4   0  37   3.29
Totals                  9     9   2   0   3   4   0  37

Wild Pitches: Koosman 2 (5), Carlton (11)

Umpires: HP - Andy Olsen, 1B - Tom Gorman, 2B - Chris Pelekoudas, 3B - Harry Wendelstedt


METS 1ST: Martinez struck out; Boswell flied to center; Jones
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 1ST: Brock flied to left; Sizemore singled to left;
Koosman threw a wild pitch [Sizemore to second]; Javier struck
out; Torre walked; Simmons flied to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Mets 0, Cardinals 0.

METS 2ND: Clendenon singled to left; Agee struck out; Aspromonte
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Clendenon out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0,
Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 2ND: Hague was called out on strikes; Cruz grounded
out (second to first); Maxvill flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Mets 0, Cardinals 0.

METS 3RD: Grote singled to center; Hahn flied to right; Koosman
out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Grote to second];
Martinez singled to right [Grote scored (error by Simmons;
assist by Sizemore) (unearned), Martinez to second (on throw)];
Boswell singled to left [Martinez scored (unearned)]; Jones
singled to shortstop [Boswell to third (error by Maxvill)];
Clendenon forced Jones (shortstop to second); 2 R (0 ER), 4 H, 2
E, 2 LOB.  Mets 2, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 3RD: Carlton flied to center; Brock singled to
shortstop; On a bunt Sizemore singled [Brock to second]; Brock
stole third and Sizemore stole second; Javier singled to left
[Sizemore scored, Brock scored]; Torre grounded out (shortstop
to second to first) [Javier to second]; Simmons popped to
shortstop; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 2, Cardinals 2.

METS 4TH: Agee popped to first in foul territory; Aspromonte
walked; Grote forced Aspromonte (first to shortstop); Hahn
singled to shortstop [Grote to second]; Koosman flied to center;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 2, Cardinals 2.

CARDINALS 4TH: Hague flied to right; Cruz singled to right;
Maxvill singled to center [Cruz to second]; Carlton hit into a
double play (second to shortstop) [Cruz out at third]; 0 R, 2 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 2, Cardinals 2.

METS 5TH: Martinez struck out; Boswell flied to right; Jones
walked; Clendenon singled to left [Jones to second]; Clendenon
was picked off and caught stealing second (pitcher to shortstop
to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 2, Cardinals 2.

CARDINALS 5TH: Brock singled to shortstop; Brock stole second
[Brock to third (error by Koosman)]; Sizemore grounded out
(third to first); Javier reached on a fielder's choice [Brock
out at home (third to catcher)]; Torre popped to second; 0 R, 1
H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 2, Cardinals 2.

METS 6TH: Agee flied to right in foul territory; Aspromonte
grounded out (first to pitcher); Grote grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 2, Cardinals 2.

CARDINALS 6TH: Simmons flied to left; Hague struck out; Cruz was
called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 2, Cardinals
2.

METS 7TH: Hahn popped to second; Koosman popped to second;
Martinez grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Mets 2, Cardinals 2.

CARDINALS 7TH: Maxvill flied to right; Carlton grounded out
(first unassisted); Brock singled to left [Brock to second
(error by Jones)]; Sizemore singled to left [Brock to third];
Koosman threw a wild pitch [Brock scored (unearned), Sizemore to
second]; Javier popped to shortstop; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  Mets 2, Cardinals 3.

METS 8TH: Boswell flied to center; Jones singled to center;
Clendenon singled to left [Jones to second]; Agee grounded out
(third to first) [Jones to third, Clendenon to second];
Aspromonte flied to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 2,
Cardinals 3.

CARDINALS 8TH: GARRETT REPLACED ASPROMONTE (PLAYING 3B); Torre
struck out; Simmons grounded out (shortstop to first); Hague
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 2,
Cardinals 3.

METS 9TH: Grote grounded out (second to first); SINGLETON BATTED
FOR HAHN; Singleton walked; HARRELSON RAN FOR SINGLETON; DYER
BATTED FOR KOOSMAN; Dyer forced Harrelson (shortstop to second);
MARSHALL RAN FOR DYER; Carlton threw a wild pitch [Marshall to
second]; Martinez grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Mets 2, Cardinals 3.