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.

Alou got his second RBI with a single in the fourth and Torre doubled for a run in the sixth. Joe Pepitone homered off Reggie Cleveland for the Cubs' run in the sixth. The Cubs, in addition to losing the game, also lost the services of Glenn Beckert for the rest of the season when the star second baseman ruptured a tendon in his right thumb in a dive for Simmons' ground single in the first. [The Sporting News]



St. Louis Cardinals 6, Chicago Cubs 1
Game Played on Friday, September 3, 1971 (Night game) at Busch Stadium II
Cubs         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.