Matty Alou, Joe Torre and Ted Simmons drove in two runs apiece to account for the Cardinals' scoring in a 6-1 victory over the Cubs. Simmons drove in a run with a single in the first inning and hit a homer in the eighth. Alou and Torre rapped back-to-back homers in the third. St. Louis Cardinals 6, Chicago Cubs 1Game Played on Friday, September 3, 1971 (Night game) at Busch Stadium IICubs 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 - 1 5 0 Cardinals 1 0 2 1 0 1 0 1 x - 6 14 1 Cubs AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Cardinals AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Kessinger ss 4 0 0 0 0 0 .256 Brock lf 2 2 0 0 4 2 .317 Beckert 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 .342 Sizemore 2b 4 0 2 0 1 0 .270 Popovich 2b 3 0 1 0 0 0 .208 Alou 1b 4 2 2 2 1 0 .316 Williams lf 3 0 0 0 1 1 .307 Torre 3b 5 1 2 2 0 1 .362 Pepitone 1b 4 1 1 1 0 1 .302 Simmons c 5 1 3 2 0 0 .298 Hickman rf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .265 Hague rf 4 0 2 0 1 2 .235 Santo 3b 4 0 0 0 0 2 .263 Cruz cf 4 0 1 0 1 0 .239 Davis cf 3 0 0 0 1 0 .281 Maxvill ss 4 0 1 0 1 1 .218 Rudolph c 3 0 1 0 0 1 .130 Cleveland p 3 0 1 0 1 0 .164 Callison ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .210 Hands p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .062 Hiser ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .250 Newman p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Spangler ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 .667 North pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Decker p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .667 Totals 33 1 5 1 2 6 Totals 35 6 14 6 10 6 Time of Game: 2:30 Attendance: 26,708 Left on Base: Cubs 7, Cardinals 16 DP: Cubs 2, Cardinals 0 Errors: Torre Doubles: Hague (9), Torre (30) Home Runs: Pepitone (15), Alou (5), Torre (23), Simmons (5) Sacrifice Hits: Cleveland (4) GIDP: Torre (14) Cubs IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Hands L(10-18) 4 7 4 4 5 3 2 23 3.58 Newman 2 4 1 1 2 1 0 11 2.27 Decker 2 3 1 1 3 2 1 12 4.35 Totals 8 14 6 6 10 6 3 46 Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Cleveland W(12-10) 9 5 1 1 2 6 1 35 3.71 Totals 9 5 1 1 2 6 1 35 Passed Balls: Simmons (15) Umpires: HP - Shag Crawford, 1B - Stan Landes, 2B - Satch Davidson, 3B - Mel Steiner CUBS 1ST: Kessinger grounded out (second to first); Beckert flied out to left; Williams walked; Simmons allowed a passed ball [Williams to second]; Pepitone popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Cardinals 0. CARDINALS 1ST: Brock walked; Sizemore walked [Brock to second]; Alou forced Sizemore (third to second) [Brock to third]; Torre struck out; Simmons singled to center [Brock scored, Alou to second]; POPOVICH REPLACED BECKERT (PLAYING 2B); Hague walked [Alou to third, Simmons to second]; Glenn Beckert injured hand diving for Ted Simmons hit; Cruz grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Cubs 0, Cardinals 1. CUBS 2ND: Hickman popped to third in foul territory; Santo struck out; Davis grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Cardinals 1. CARDINALS 2ND: Maxvill grounded out (third to first); Cleveland grounded out (shortstop to first); Brock was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Cardinals 1. CUBS 3RD: Rudolph flied out to left; Hands reached on an error by Torre [Hands to first]; Kessinger flied out to center; Popovich singled to center [Hands to second]; Williams grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Cubs 0, Cardinals 1. CARDINALS 3RD: Sizemore grounded out (second to first); Alou homered; Torre homered; Simmons singled to center; Hague doubled to center [Simmons to third]; Cruz was walked intentionally; Maxvill struck out; Cleveland grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Cubs 0, Cardinals 3. CUBS 4TH: Pepitone lined to left; Hickman flied out to left; Santo struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Cardinals 3. CARDINALS 4TH: Brock walked; Sizemore singled to center [Brock to third]; Alou singled to left [Brock scored, Sizemore to second]; Torre grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Sizemore to third, Alou out at second]; Simmons flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Cardinals 4. CUBS 5TH: Davis walked; Rudolph struck out; HISER BATTED FOR HANDS; Hiser popped to third; Kessinger forced Davis (pitcher to second to shortstop); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Cardinals 4. CARDINALS 5TH: NEWMAN REPLACED HISER (PITCHING); Hague singled to right; Cruz singled to center [Hague to second]; Maxvill lined into a double play (second to shortstop) [Hague out at second]; Cleveland singled to right [Cruz to second]; Brock walked [Cruz to third, Cleveland to second]; Sizemore flied out to center; 0 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Cubs 0, Cardinals 4. CUBS 6TH: Popovich flied out to right; Williams grounded out (first to pitcher); Pepitone homered; Hickman grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Cardinals 4. CARDINALS 6TH: Alou walked; Torre doubled to left [Alou scored]; Simmons flied out to left; Hague was called out on strikes; Cruz grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 1, Cardinals 5. CUBS 7TH: Santo grounded out (shortstop to first); Davis grounded out (shortstop to first); Rudolph singled to center; SPANGLER BATTED FOR NEWMAN; Spangler singled to center [Rudolph to third]; NORTH RAN FOR SPANGLER; Kessinger grounded out (shortstop to first); Debut game for Bill North; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cubs 1, Cardinals 5. CARDINALS 7TH: DECKER REPLACED NORTH (PITCHING); Maxvill walked; Cleveland out on a sacrifice bunt (third to second) [Maxvill to second]; Brock walked; On a bunt Sizemore singled to third [Maxvill to third, Brock to second]; Alou popped to shortstop; Torre grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Cubs 1, Cardinals 5. CUBS 8TH: Popovich grounded out (second to first); Williams was called out on strikes; Pepitone was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Cardinals 5. CARDINALS 8TH: Simmons homered; Hague struck out; Cruz grounded out (first unassisted); Maxvill singled to right; Cleveland walked [Maxvill to second]; Brock struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cubs 1, Cardinals 6. CUBS 9TH: Hickman singled to shortstop; Santo popped to shortstop; Davis popped to first in foul territory; CALLISON BATTED FOR RUDOLPH; Callison was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 1, Cardinals 6. |
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