The Cardinals pounded out their season high of 20 hits, including 12 off Fergie Jenkins in the first 4 1/3 innings, to defeat the Cubs, 12-5. Lou Brock rapped four hits, while Matty Alou, Joe Torre and Dal Maxvill had three apiece. Joe Hague and Alou whacked homers. [The Sporting News]



St. Louis Cardinals 12, Chicago Cubs 5
Game Played on Sunday, September 5, 1971 (Day game) at Busch Stadium II
Cubs         0  0  0    0  0  0    0  5  0  -   5 11  3
Cardinals    1  2  0    1  3  1    4  0  x  -  12 20  0


Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
James cf              3   1   1   0     2   0   .296      Brock lf              5   2   4   2     0   0   .321
Popovich 2b           5   1   3   2     0   0   .215        Melendez rf         0   0   0   0     0   0   .248
Williams lf           3   0   0   0     1   0   .306      Sizemore 2b           5   0   0   0     0   0   .268
  North lf            0   0   0   0     1   0   .000      Alou 1b               5   1   3   2     0   1   .318
Hickman rf            4   1   1   1     1   2   .266        Stinson pr,lf       0   0   0   0     0   0   .286
Santo 3b              5   1   1   1     0   1   .264      Torre 3b              4   1   3   2     0   0   .364
Pepitone 1b           4   0   3   0     0   0   .307      Simmons c             5   1   2   0     0   0   .305
Cannizzaro c          2   0   0   0     0   0   .213      Hague rf,1b           4   2   2   1     1   0   .235
  Fernandez ph,c      0   0   0   0     2   0   .100      Cruz cf               4   2   2   1     1   0   .250
Kessinger ss          4   0   1   0     0   1   .256      Maxvill ss            5   2   3   2     0   0   .223
Jenkins p             2   0   0   0     0   1   .232      Reuss p               4   1   1   1     0   3   .113
  Decker p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .667        Drabowsky p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Banks ph            1   0   1   0     0   0   .162        Shaw p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Hiser pr            0   1   0   0     0   0   .250        Taylor p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .167
  Torres ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .250
  Tompkins p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               34   5  11   4     7   5             Totals               41  12  20  11     2   4

Time of Game: 2:45   Attendance: 39,309
Left on Base: Cubs 9, Cardinals 8
DP: Cubs 1, Cardinals 4
Errors: James, Hickman, Jenkins
Doubles: Popovich (4), Hickman (12), Brock 3 (31), Maxvill (9)
Home Runs: Hague (14), Alou (6)
Stolen Bases: Cruz (5), Brock 2 (54)
Caught Stealing: Williams (5)
Sacrifice Flies: Torre (4)
GIDP: Cannizzaro (20), Kessinger (10), Santo (18), Maxvill (16)


Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Jenkins L(21-12)        4.1  12   7   6   0   3   2  25   2.81
Decker                  2.2   8   5   5   1   1   0  16   5.35
Tompkins                1     0   0   0   1   0   0   3   4.46
Totals                  8    20  12  11   2   4   2  44

Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Reuss W(14-12)          7.1   7   3   3   4   3   0  30   4.52
Drabowsky               0     3   2   2   0   0   0   3   3.83
Shaw                    0.2   1   0   0   3   1   0   6   3.07
Taylor SV(3)            1     0   0   0   0   1   0   2   3.84
Totals                  9    11   5   5   7   5   0  41

Wild Pitches: Reuss (6), Shaw (3)
Balks: Jenkins (4)

Umpires: HP - Satch Davidson, 1B - Stan Landes, 2B - Shag Crawford, 3B - Mel Steiner


CUBS 1ST: James singled to left; Popovich flied out to right;
Williams flied out to left; Hickman walked [James to second];
Santo grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Cubs 0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 1ST: Brock doubled to center; Sizemore popped to
second; Alou struck out; Torre singled to center [Brock scored,
Torre to second (on throw)]; Simmons grounded out (second to
first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0, Cardinals 1.

CUBS 2ND: On a bunt Pepitone made an out to first; Cannizzaro
grounded out (shortstop to first); Kessinger grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 2ND: Hague homered; Cruz singled to center; Cruz stole
second; Maxvill singled to center [Cruz scored]; Maxvill was
picked off first but was safe on an error by Jenkins [Maxvill to
third]; 1:21 rain delay; Reuss struck out; Brock grounded
out (first unassisted); Sizemore popped to shortstop; 2 R, 3 H,
1 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0, Cardinals 3.

CUBS 3RD: Jenkins flied out to center; 31 minute rain
delay; James grounded out (third to first); Popovich popped
to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Cardinals 3.

CARDINALS 3RD: Alou grounded out (second to first); Torre
grounded out (third to first); Simmons singled to right; Jenkins
balked [Simmons to second]; 57 minute rain delay; Hague
flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0, Cardinals 3.

CUBS 4TH: Williams walked; Hickman flied out to center; Santo
struck out while Williams was caught stealing second (catcher to
second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Cardinals 3.

CARDINALS 4TH: Cruz reached on an error by Hickman [Cruz out at
second (right to shortstop)]; Maxvill singled to left; On a bunt
Reuss struck out; Brock doubled to right [Maxvill scored];
Sizemore flied out to left; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0,
Cardinals 4.

CUBS 5TH: Pepitone singled to center; Cannizzaro grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Pepitone out at
second]; Kessinger singled to shortstop; Jenkins was called out
on strikes; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0, Cardinals 4.

CARDINALS 5TH: Alou homered; Torre singled to pitcher; Simmons
singled to center [Torre scored (error by James) (no RBI),
Simmons to second]; Hague flied out to center [Simmons to
third]; Cruz singled to right [Simmons scored (unearned)];
DECKER REPLACED JENKINS (PITCHING); Maxvill popped to second;
Reuss struck out; 3 R (2 ER), 4 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0,
Cardinals 7.

CUBS 6TH: James grounded out (first unassisted); Popovich
singled to right; Williams flied out to left; Hickman was called
out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0, Cardinals 7.

CARDINALS 6TH: Brock singled to right; Brock stole second; Brock
stole third; Sizemore grounded out (pitcher to first); Alou
singled to third [Brock stayed at third]; Torre hit a sacrifice
fly to center [Brock scored]; Simmons forced Alou (second to
shortstop); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0, Cardinals 8.

CUBS 7TH: Santo popped to first in foul territory; Pepitone
singled to left; Reuss threw a wild pitch [Pepitone to second];
FERNANDEZ BATTED FOR CANNIZZARO; Fernandez walked; Kessinger
grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first)
[Fernandez out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0,
Cardinals 8.

CARDINALS 7TH: FERNANDEZ STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); Hague
singled to center; Cruz walked [Hague to second]; Maxvill
doubled to right [Hague scored, Cruz to third]; Reuss singled to
center [Cruz scored, Maxvill to third]; Brock doubled to left
[Maxvill scored, Reuss to third, Brock out at third (left to
shortstop to first to third)]; Sizemore flied out to center;
Alou singled to left [Reuss scored]; STINSON RAN FOR ALOU; Torre
singled to right [Stinson to third]; Simmons lined to second; 4
R, 6 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 0, Cardinals 12.

CUBS 8TH: STINSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); MELENDEZ REPLACED
BROCK (PLAYING RF); HAGUE CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); BANKS
BATTED FOR DECKER; Banks singled to left; HISER RAN FOR BANKS;
James walked [Hiser to second]; Popovich doubled to center
[Hiser scored, James scored]; Williams grounded out (second to
first) [Popovich to third]; DRABOWSKY REPLACED REUSS (PITCHING);
Hickman doubled to left [Popovich scored]; Santo singled to
center [Hickman scored]; Pepitone singled to right [Santo to
second]; SHAW REPLACED DRABOWSKY (PITCHING); Fernandez walked
[Santo to third, Pepitone to second]; Shaw threw a wild pitch
[Santo scored, Pepitone to third, Fernandez to second];
Kessinger struck out; TORRES BATTED FOR HISER; Torres grounded
out (shortstop to first); 5 R, 5 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 5,
Cardinals 12.

CARDINALS 8TH: TOMPKINS REPLACED TORRES (PITCHING); NORTH
REPLACED WILLIAMS (PLAYING LF); Hague walked; Cruz lined to
first; Maxvill grounded into a double play (shortstop to second
to first) [Hague out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 5,
Cardinals 12.

CUBS 9TH: James walked; Popovich singled to left [James to
second]; North walked [James to third, Popovich to second];
TAYLOR REPLACED SHAW (PITCHING); Hickman struck out; Santo
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[North out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 5, Cardinals
12.