The Cardinals, who erupted for six runs in the third inning to win the opener of a doubleheader, 6-3, suffered a costly loss in the second game when a pair of errors enabled the Phillies to gain a 2-1 victory. As a result of the split, the Cardinals fell seven games behind the Pirates in the Eastern division race. The Cards' big inning in the lidlifter began with a single by Lou Brock and passes to Ted Sizemore and Matty Alou. Joe Torre singled, driving in two runs. Ted Simmons doubled for another tally and Joe Hague capped the outburst with a three-run homer.

In the nightcap, the Phillies scored one run in the fourth inning on a pass to Tim McCarver, a high throw by Alou to second on a grounder by Willie Montanez and single by Greg Luzinski. Jose Cruz doubled for the Cardinals in the sixth but was out trying for third on a grounder by Ted Kubiak. After Chris Zachary struck out, Kubiak stole second and scored on a double by Brock. The Phillies came back with the winning run in their half of the sixth. Mike Anderson singled with one out and Don Money walked. Torre bobbled a grounder by Larry Hisle, loading the bases. Ron Stone then batted for Billy Champion and delivered a sacrifice fly. [The Sporting News]

St. Louis Cardinals 6, Philadelphia Phillies 3 (Game 1)

Game Played on Monday, September 6, 1971 (Night game) at Veterans Stadium

Cardinals    0  0  6    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   6  8  1
Phillies     0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  3  -   3  7  2


Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Phillies             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Brock lf              3   1   1   0     2   0   .321      Bowa ss               4   0   0   0     0   0   .250
Sizemore 2b           4   1   0   0     1   0   .266        Pfeil ss            0   0   0   0     0   0   .271
Alou 1b               2   1   1   0     2   0   .318      McCarver c            1   0   0   0     0   0   .282
  Melendez rf         1   0   0   0     0   0   .247        Ryan c              2   0   1   0     0   0   .169
Torre 3b              5   1   3   2     0   0   .366        Koegel c            1   0   0   0     0   0   .250
Simmons c             5   1   1   1     0   1   .304      Anderson cf           4   1   1   0     0   1   .217
Hague rf,1b           5   1   1   3     0   0   .234      Montanez rf           4   1   1   1     0   0   .250
Cruz cf               3   0   1   0     1   0   .251      Luzinski 1b           4   1   1   1     0   2   .318
Maxvill ss            2   0   0   0     2   0   .222      Money 3b              3   0   1   0     0   1   .230
Gibson p              4   0   0   0     0   2   .190        Vukovich 3b         1   0   0   0     0   1   .167
                                                          Gamble lf             2   0   1   0     2   0   .216
                                                          Harmon 2b             4   0   1   1     0   1   .214
                                                          Wise p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .241
                                                            Muniz p             1   0   0   0     0   1   .000
                                                            Doyle ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .232
                                                            Short p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .083
                                                            Stone ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .240
                                                            Lersch p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .173
                                                            Hisle ph            1   0   0   0     0   1   .217

Totals               34   6   8   6     8   3             Totals               34   3   7   3     2   8

Time of Game: 2:33
Left on Base: Cardinals 9, Phillies 6
DP: Cardinals 0, Phillies 1
Errors: Brock, McCarver, Harmon
Doubles: Alou (25), Cruz (10), Simmons (27), Luzinski (4)
Triples: Montanez (6)
Home Runs: Hague (15)
Stolen Bases: Cruz (6), Brock 4 (58), Alou (18)
Caught Stealing: Brock (15)
GIDP: Gibson (2)


Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Gibson W(14-12)         9     7   3   3   2   8   0  36   3.28
Totals                  9     7   3   3   2   8   0  36

Phillies               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Wise L(14-12)           2     6   6   5   3   1   1  15   2.97
Muniz                   4     0   0   0   2   1   0  14   3.52
Short                   2     1   0   0   3   1   0   9   3.93
Lersch                  1     1   0   0   0   0   0   4   4.00
Totals                  9     8   6   5   8   3   1  42

Umpires: HP - Al Barlick, 1B - Paul Pryor, 2B - John Kibler, 3B - Bruce Froemming


CARDINALS 1ST: Brock grounded out (first unassisted); Sizemore
flied out to left; Alou doubled to right; Torre grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 0,
Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 1ST: Bowa grounded out (third to first); McCarver
grounded out (first unassisted); Anderson flied out to center; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Phillies 0.

CARDINALS 2ND: Simmons grounded out (shortstop to first); Hague
grounded out (second to first); Cruz doubled; Maxvill walked
while Cruz stole third; Gibson struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
 Cardinals 0, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 2ND: Montanez grounded out (first unassisted); Luzinski
was called out on strikes; Money grounded out (third to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Phillies 0.

CARDINALS 3RD: Brock singled to center; Brock stole second;
Sizemore walked; McCarver dropped a foul fly hit by Alou for an
error; Alou walked [Brock to third, Sizemore to second]; Torre
singled to center [Brock scored, Sizemore scored, Alou to
third]; Simmons doubled to right [Alou scored (unearned), Torre
to third]; Hague homered [Torre scored, Simmons scored]; MUNIZ
REPLACED WISE (PITCHING); Cruz popped to shortstop; Maxvill
flied out to right; Gibson flied out to center; 6 R (5 ER), 4 H,
1 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 6, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 3RD: Gamble singled to right; Harmon flied out to
center; Muniz struck out; Bowa grounded out (second to
first); Manny Muniz threw inside pitch to Lou Brock which
sailed to the backstop; Tim McCarver and Brock fight; McCarver
ejected by HP umpire Al Barlick; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Cardinals 6, Phillies 0.

CARDINALS 4TH: RYAN REPLACED MCCARVER (PLAYING C ); Brock
walked; Brock stole second; Sizemore popped to second; Alou
flied out to center; Torre grounded out (shortstop to first);
Bob Gibson threw a pitch behind Mike Ryan, who replaced Tim
McCarver; Gibson warned by HP umpire Al Barlick; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 6, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 4TH: Ryan popped to second; Anderson grounded out
(shortstop to first); Montanez lined to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cardinals 6, Phillies 0.

CARDINALS 5TH: Simmons grounded out (second to first); Hague
popped to shortstop; Cruz walked; Maxvill lined to center; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 6, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 5TH: Luzinski struck out (catcher to first); Money
struck out; Gamble walked; Harmon was called out on strikes; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 6, Phillies 0.

CARDINALS 6TH: Gibson struck out; Brock reached on an error by
Harmon [Brock to first]; Brock stole second; Brock was caught
stealing third (catcher to third); Sizemore grounded out (third
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 6, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 6TH: DOYLE BATTED FOR MUNIZ; Doyle grounded out
(pitcher unassisted); Bowa grounded out (shortstop to first);
Ryan singled to left [Ryan to second (error by Brock)]; Anderson
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 6, Phillies 0.

CARDINALS 7TH: SHORT REPLACED DOYLE (PITCHING); Alou walked;
Torre singled to pitcher [Alou to second]; KOEGEL REPLACED RYAN
(PLAYING C ); Simmons struck out; Alou stole third; Hague flied
out to left [Torre to second]; Cruz grounded out (first to
pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 6, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 7TH: MELENDEZ REPLACED ALOU (PLAYING RF); HAGUE CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); Montanez flied out to left; Luzinski
flied out to right; Money singled to left; Gamble popped to
catcher; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 6, Phillies 0.

CARDINALS 8TH: VUKOVICH REPLACED MONEY (PLAYING 3B); Maxvill
walked; On a bunt Gibson grounded into a double play (catcher to
shortstop to second) [Maxvill out at second]; Brock walked;
Brock stole second; Sizemore grounded out (pitcher to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 6, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 8TH: Harmon grounded out (second to first); STONE
BATTED FOR SHORT; Stone popped to third in foul territory; Bowa
flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 6,
Phillies 0.

CARDINALS 9TH: PFEIL REPLACED BOWA (PLAYING SS); LERSCH REPLACED
STONE (PITCHING); Melendez lined to left; Torre singled to
center; Simmons forced Torre (first to shortstop); Hague flied
out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 6, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 9TH: Koegel flied out to right; Anderson singled to
left; Montanez tripled to right [Anderson scored]; Luzinski
doubled to center [Montanez scored]; Vukovich struck out; Gamble
walked; Harmon singled to center [Luzinski scored, Gamble to
second]; HISLE BATTED FOR LERSCH; Hisle struck out; 3 R, 4 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 6, Phillies 3.

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