Paul Popovich connected for the first grand slam of his major league career to help the Cubs beat the Cardinals, 7-0, behind the six-hit pitching of Juan Pizarro. Carmen Fanzone singled, Jim Hickman walked and Frank Fernandez was safe on a two-out error by Joe Torre before Popovich hit his homer off Jerry Reuss in the third inning. [The Sporting News]



Chicago Cubs 7, St. Louis Cardinals 0
Game Played on Saturday, September 11, 1971 (Day game) at Wrigley Field
Cardinals    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  6  2
Cubs         1  0  4    1  1  0    0  0  x  -   7  9  0


Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Brock lf              4   0   0   0     0   1   .320      James cf              5   2   1   0     0   0   .283
Sizemore 2b           4   0   0   0     0   0   .261      Fanzone 1b            4   1   1   0     0   0   .333
Alou 1b               4   0   1   0     0   0   .317      Williams lf           3   0   1   0     1   0   .304
Torre 3b              4   0   1   0     0   0   .365      Hickman rf            2   1   1   0     2   1   .263
Simmons c             4   0   0   0     0   0   .302        Davis rf            0   0   0   0     0   0   .273
Hague rf              3   0   0   0     1   0   .226      Santo 3b              3   0   0   1     0   1   .262
Cruz cf               3   0   2   0     1   0   .265      Fernandez c           3   2   0   0     1   2   .122
Maxvill ss            4   0   1   0     0   0   .219      Popovich 2b           4   1   2   4     0   0   .217
Reuss p               1   0   0   0     0   0   .111      Kessinger ss          3   0   1   1     0   0   .257
  Taylor p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .167      Pizarro p             4   0   2   0     0   1   .111
  Beauchamp ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .236
  Higgins p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Melendez ph         1   0   1   0     0   0   .247
  Patterson p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               33   0   6   0     2   1             Totals               31   7   9   6     4   5

Time of Game: 2:02   Attendance: 24,010
Left on Base: Cardinals 8, Cubs 6
DP: Cardinals 1, Cubs 0
Errors: Torre, Hague
Doubles: Maxvill (10), Cruz (12)
Home Runs: Popovich (3)
Sacrifice Flies: Santo (7), Kessinger (1)


Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Reuss L(14-13)          3.2   7   6   2   3   2   1  22   4.52
Taylor                  0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   3.82
Higgins                 2     1   1   1   1   2   0   8   4.50
Patterson               2     1   0   0   0   1   0   6   5.17
Totals                  8     9   7   3   4   5   1  37

Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Pizarro W(6-5)          9     6   0   0   2   1   0  35   3.47
Totals                  9     6   0   0   2   1   0  35

Wild Pitches: Reuss (7)

Umpires: HP - Ed Sudol, 1B - Bill Williams, 2B - Nick Colosi, 3B - Dick Stello


CARDINALS 1ST: Brock was called out on strikes; Sizemore flied
out to left; Alou grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Cubs 0.

CUBS 1ST: James singled to left; Fanzone grounded out (second to
first) [James to second]; Williams singled to second [James to
third]; Hickman walked [Williams to second]; Santo hit a
sacrifice fly to right [James scored]; Fernandez struck out; 1
R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Cubs 1.

CARDINALS 2ND: Torre grounded out (shortstop to first); Simmons
popped to catcher in foul territory; Hague walked; Cruz grounded
out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Cubs
1.

CUBS 2ND: Popovich grounded out (catcher to first); Kessinger
singled to center; On a bunt Pizarro forced Kessinger (first to
shortstop); James forced Pizarro (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Cubs 1.

CARDINALS 3RD: Maxvill doubled to left; On a bunt Reuss reached
on a fielder's choice [Maxvill out at third (pitcher to third)];
Brock flied out to left; Sizemore grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Cubs 1.

CUBS 3RD: Fanzone singled to center; Williams flied out to left;
Hickman walked [Fanzone to second]; Santo was called out on
strikes; Fernandez reached on an error by Torre [Fanzone to
third, Hickman to second, Fernandez to first]; Popovich homered
(unearned) [Fanzone scored (unearned), Hickman scored
(unearned), Fernandez scored (unearned)]; Kessinger flied out to
center; 4 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Cubs 5.

CARDINALS 4TH: Alou flied out to left; Torre lined to left;
Simmons flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0,
Cubs 5.

CUBS 4TH: Pizarro singled to center; James forced Pizarro
(shortstop to second); Fanzone flied out to right; Williams
walked [James to second]; Hickman singled to left [James to
third, Williams to second]; Reuss threw a wild pitch [James
scored, Williams to third, Hickman to second]; TAYLOR REPLACED
REUSS (PITCHING); Santo made an out to shortstop; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Cubs 6.

CARDINALS 5TH: Hague flied out to center; Cruz doubled to
center; Maxvill flied out to center [Cruz to third]; BEAUCHAMP
BATTED FOR TAYLOR; Beauchamp flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Cubs 6.

CUBS 5TH: HIGGINS REPLACED BEAUCHAMP (PITCHING); Fernandez
walked; Popovich singled to right [Fernandez to third, Popovich
to second (error by Hague)]; Kessinger hit a sacrifice fly to
left [Fernandez scored]; Pizarro struck out; James made an out
to second; 1 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Cubs 7.

CARDINALS 6TH: Brock grounded out (second to first); Sizemore
made an out to second; Alou singled to right; Torre singled to
center [Alou to third]; Simmons forced Torre (second to
shortstop); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Cubs 7.

CUBS 6TH: Fanzone flied out to center; Williams popped to
second; Hickman struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0,
Cubs 7.

CARDINALS 7TH: DAVIS REPLACED HICKMAN (PLAYING RF); Hague popped
to third; Cruz walked; Maxvill lined to right; MELENDEZ BATTED
FOR HIGGINS; Melendez singled to right [Cruz to second]; Brock
flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Cubs 7.

CUBS 7TH: PATTERSON REPLACED MELENDEZ (PITCHING); Santo grounded
out (shortstop to first); Fernandez struck out; Popovich
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cardinals 0, Cubs 7.

CARDINALS 8TH: Sizemore grounded out (shortstop to first); Alou
grounded out (shortstop to first); Torre made an out to third; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Cubs 7.

CUBS 8TH: Kessinger grounded out (pitcher to first); Pizarro
singled to pitcher; James lined into a double play (second to
first) [Pizarro out at first]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals
0, Cubs 7.

CARDINALS 9TH: Simmons grounded out (pitcher to first); Hague
flied out to left; Cruz singled to center; Maxvill flied out to
right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Cubs 7.