Recording the 50th shutout of his major league career, Bob Gibson pitched the Cardinals to a 4-0 victory over the Cubs. Ted Simmons and Matty Alou split the Cards' RBIs. Simmons homered with a man on base in the second inning and Alou drove in the other runs with a double in the third and single in the fifth. [The Sporting News]



St. Louis Cardinals 4, Chicago Cubs 0
Game Played on Sunday, September 12, 1971 (Day game) at Wrigley Field
Cardinals    0  2  1    0  1  0    0  0  0  -   4 12  1
Cubs         0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  4  0


Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Brock lf              5   2   3   0     0   0   .322      Kessinger ss          4   0   0   0     0   1   .255
Sizemore 2b           4   0   2   0     0   0   .263      Popovich 2b           4   0   0   0     0   1   .211
Alou 1b               5   0   2   2     0   0   .318      Williams lf           4   0   1   0     0   1   .303
Torre 3b              3   1   1   0     2   1   .365      Pepitone 1b           4   0   1   0     0   0   .306
Simmons c             3   1   1   2     1   1   .302      Santo 3b              3   0   1   0     0   0   .263
Melendez rf           4   0   0   0     0   2   .240      Davis cf              3   0   0   0     0   0   .270
Cruz cf               4   0   1   0     0   0   .264      Callison rf           3   0   1   0     0   1   .211
Maxvill ss            4   0   2   0     0   0   .222      Fernandez c           3   0   0   0     0   2   .115
Gibson p              3   0   0   0     1   1   .183      Holtzman p            1   0   0   0     0   1   .130
                                                            Martin ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .264
                                                            Bonham p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .200
                                                            Spangler ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .400
                                                            Newman p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               35   4  12   4     4   5             Totals               31   0   4   0     0   8

Time of Game: 1:48   Attendance: 24,017
Left on Base: Cardinals 9, Cubs 4
DP: Cardinals 1, Cubs 1
Errors: Gibson
Doubles: Sizemore (14), Alou (26)
Home Runs: Simmons (6)
Stolen Bases: Brock (59)
Caught Stealing: Brock (17), Alou (9)
Sacrifice Hits: Sizemore (5)
GIDP: Alou (8), Santo (19)


Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Gibson W(15-12)         9     4   0   0   0   8   0  31   3.15
Totals                  9     4   0   0   0   8   0  31

Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Holtzman L(9-15)        6    10   4   4   2   3   1  28   4.49
Bonham                  2     1   0   0   2   1   0   9   4.94
Newman                  1     1   0   0   0   1   0   3   3.38
Totals                  9    12   4   4   4   5   1  40

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


CARDINALS 1ST: Brock singled to center; Brock was caught
stealing second (catcher to second); Sizemore grounded out
(shortstop to first); Alou grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Cubs 0.

CUBS 1ST: Kessinger grounded out (shortstop to first); Popovich
grounded out (second to first); Williams grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Cubs 0.

CARDINALS 2ND: Torre singled to right; Simmons homered [Torre
scored]; Melendez lined to right; Cruz grounded out (first to
pitcher); Maxvill flied out to right; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cardinals 2, Cubs 0.

CUBS 2ND: Pepitone singled to center; Santo grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Pepitone out at
second]; Davis flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cardinals 2, Cubs 0.

CARDINALS 3RD: Gibson flied out to right; Brock singled to
center; Sizemore doubled to left [Brock to third]; Alou doubled
to right [Brock scored, Sizemore to third]; Torre was walked
intentionally; Simmons was called out on strikes; Melendez
grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Cardinals
3, Cubs 0.

CUBS 3RD: Callison singled to left; Fernandez flied out to left;
Holtzman struck out; Kessinger struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Cardinals 3, Cubs 0.

CARDINALS 4TH: Cruz flied out to center; Maxvill grounded out
(third to first); Gibson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cardinals 3, Cubs 0.

CUBS 4TH: Popovich grounded out (first unassisted); Williams
struck out; Pepitone grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 3, Cubs 0.

CARDINALS 5TH: Brock singled to left; Sizemore out on a
sacrifice bunt (second to first) [Brock to second]; Brock stole
third; Alou singled to left [Brock scored]; Alou was caught
stealing second (catcher to second); Torre grounded out (first
unassisted); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 4, Cubs 0.

CUBS 5TH: Santo popped to shortstop in foul territory; Davis
lined to left; Callison struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cardinals 4, Cubs 0.

CARDINALS 6TH: Simmons flied out to center; Melendez struck out;
Cruz singled to first; Maxvill singled to left [Cruz to second];
Gibson walked [Cruz to third, Maxvill to second]; Brock grounded
out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Cardinals 4, Cubs
0.

CUBS 6TH: Fernandez struck out; MARTIN BATTED FOR HOLTZMAN;
Martin struck out; Kessinger grounded out (pitcher to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 4, Cubs 0.

CARDINALS 7TH: BONHAM REPLACED MARTIN (PITCHING); Sizemore
grounded out (third to first); Alou grounded out (first
unassisted); Torre walked; Simmons walked [Torre to second];
Melendez struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 4, Cubs 0.

CUBS 7TH: Popovich was called out on strikes; Williams grounded
out (pitcher to first); Pepitone popped to third in foul
territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 4, Cubs 0.

CARDINALS 8TH: Cruz lined to left; Maxvill singled to right;
Gibson flied out to left; Brock grounded out (second to first);
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 4, Cubs 0.

CUBS 8TH: Santo singled to center; Davis flied out to left;
Callison reached on an error by Gibson [Santo to third, Callison
to second]; Fernandez struck out; SPANGLER BATTED FOR BONHAM;
Spangler flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals
4, Cubs 0.

CARDINALS 9TH: NEWMAN REPLACED SPANGLER (PITCHING); Sizemore
singled to center; Alou grounded into a double play (second to
first to shortstop) [Sizemore out at second]; Torre was called
out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 4, Cubs 0.

CUBS 9TH: Kessinger grounded out (second to first); Popovich
flied out to center; Williams singled to first; Pepitone
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals
4, Cubs 0.