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A safe bunt by Matty Alou and singles by Joe Torre and Ted Simmons gave the Cardinals a run in the ninth inning for a 2-1 victory over the Mets. The Cards counted their first run in the opening frame on a walk to Lou Brock, his 52nd theft of the season, an infield hit by Alou and single by Torre. The Mets pulled even in the eighth when Cleon Jones walked and Bob Aspromonte and Jerry Grote hit singles. [The Sporting News] St. Louis Cardinals 2, New York Mets 1Game Played on Tuesday, August 31, 1971 (Night game) at Busch Stadium IIMets 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 - 1 9 0 Cardinals 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 2 7 0 Mets AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Cardinals AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Martinez ss,3b 4 0 1 0 0 2 .275 Brock lf 3 1 0 0 1 3 .321 Boswell 2b 5 0 0 0 0 2 .276 Sizemore 2b 4 0 1 0 0 1 .267 Jones lf 3 1 1 0 2 0 .329 Alou 1b 4 1 2 0 0 1 .315 Clendenon 1b 5 0 0 0 0 3 .239 Torre 3b 4 0 2 1 0 1 .363 Agee rf 2 0 1 0 2 0 .282 Simmons c 4 0 1 1 0 1 .295 Aspromonte 3b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .232 Hague rf 3 0 0 0 0 1 .234 Harrelson pr,ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 .257 Cruz cf 2 0 0 0 1 2 .243 Grote c 3 0 2 1 1 0 .267 Maxvill ss 3 0 1 0 0 1 .219 Hahn cf 3 0 2 0 0 1 .231 Reuss p 3 0 0 0 0 3 .103 Ryan p 2 0 0 0 0 1 .116 Singleton ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .245 Frisella p 1 0 1 0 0 0 .300 McGraw p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 Totals 33 1 9 1 5 10 Totals 30 2 7 2 2 14 Time of Game: 2:32 Attendance: 15,854 Left on Base: Mets 12, Cardinals 6 DP: Mets 0, Cardinals 1 Stolen Bases: Brock (52), Alou (17) Caught Stealing: Cruz (3) Sacrifice Hits: Hahn (1), Martinez (1) Mets IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Ryan 6 4 1 1 1 12 0 23 3.29 Frisella L(6-4) 2 2 1 1 1 2 0 8 2.22 McGraw 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1.80 Totals 8 7 2 2 2 14 0 32 Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Reuss W(13-12) 9 9 1 1 5 10 0 40 4.55 Totals 9 9 1 1 5 10 0 40 Wild Pitches: Reuss (5) Umpires: HP - Tom Gorman, 1B - Chris Pelekoudas, 2B - Harry Wendelstedt, 3B - Andy Olsen METS 1ST: Martinez was called out on strikes; Boswell was called out on strikes; Jones singled to right; Clendenon struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Cardinals 0. CARDINALS 1ST: Brock walked; Brock stole second; Sizemore struck out; On a bunt Alou singled to first [Brock to third]; Torre singled to right [Alou to third, Brock scored]; Simmons was called out on strikes; Hague struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mets 0, Cardinals 1. METS 2ND: Agee walked; Aspromonte lined into a double play (second to first) [Agee out at first]; Grote walked; Hahn singled to center [Grote to second]; Ryan struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mets 0, Cardinals 1. CARDINALS 2ND: Cruz struck out; Maxvill singled to center; Reuss was called out on strikes; Brock struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Cardinals 1. METS 3RD: Martinez was called out on strikes; Boswell grounded out (first unassisted); Jones grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Cardinals 1. CARDINALS 3RD: Sizemore singled to left; Alou forced Sizemore (second to shortstop); Alou stole second; Torre struck out; Simmons flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Cardinals 1. METS 4TH: Clendenon grounded out (third to first); Agee walked; Aspromonte popped to catcher in foul territory; Grote grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Cardinals 1. CARDINALS 4TH: Hague grounded out (first to pitcher); Cruz struck out; Maxvill was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Cardinals 1. METS 5TH: Hahn singled to left; Ryan forced Hahn (first to shortstop); Martinez forced Ryan (shortstop to second); Reuss threw a wild pitch [Martinez to second]; Boswell struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Cardinals 1. CARDINALS 5TH: Reuss struck out; Brock struck out; Sizemore flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Cardinals 1. METS 6TH: Jones flied out to right; Clendenon struck out; Agee singled to center; Aspromonte grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Cardinals 1. CARDINALS 6TH: Alou struck out; Torre grounded out (second to first); Simmons grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Cardinals 1. METS 7TH: Grote singled to left; Hahn out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Grote to second]; SINGLETON BATTED FOR RYAN; Singleton was called out on strikes; On a bunt Martinez singled to first [Grote to third]; Boswell grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mets 0, Cardinals 1. CARDINALS 7TH: FRISELLA REPLACED SINGLETON (PITCHING); Hague flied out to center; Cruz walked; Cruz was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Maxvill grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Cardinals 1. METS 8TH: Jones walked; Clendenon struck out; Agee flied out to center; Aspromonte singled to left [Jones to second]; HARRELSON RAN FOR ASPROMONTE; Grote singled to right [Harrelson to third, Jones scored]; Hahn struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mets 1, Cardinals 1. CARDINALS 8TH: HARRELSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); MARTINEZ CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B); Reuss struck out; Brock struck out; Sizemore grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Cardinals 1. METS 9TH: Frisella singled to right; Martinez out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Frisella to second]; Boswell flied out to left; Jones was walked intentionally; Clendenon grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mets 1, Cardinals 1. CARDINALS 9TH: On a bunt Alou singled to third; Torre singled to center [Alou to second]; MCGRAW REPLACED FRISELLA (PITCHING); Simmons singled to left [Alou scored, Torre to second]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mets 1, Cardinals 2. |
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