After scoring five runs in the second inning, the Phillies held on for a 5-4 victory over the Cardinals, who were knocked 7½ games behind the Pirates in the East division race. Rick Wise, who was the winning pitcher, drove in the first two runs with a single after the Phillies loaded the bases in the second. A single by Larry Bowa reloaded the sacks and Tim McCarver singled for the third run. When Matty Alou cut off the throw to the plate and tried to run down McCarver off first base, Wise raced home and Bowa took third. Willie Montanez then hit a sacrifice fly to plate what proved to be the winning run.

The Cardinals, who had a two-run homer by Jose Cruz, staged a rally in the ninth, but when Lou Brock tried to score from third on a fly by Joe Torre to right field, he was out on a perfect throw to the plate by Montanez for a game-ending double play. [The Sporting News]



Philadelphia Phillies 5, St. Louis Cardinals 4
Game Played on Tuesday, September 14, 1971 (Night game) at Busch Stadium II
Phillies     0  5  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   5  8  3
Cardinals    1  0  0    2  0  0    0  0  1  -   4 12  0


Phillies             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Bowa ss               5   1   2   0     0   0   .244      xBrock lf             4   1   3   0     0   0   .000
McCarver c            4   0   1   1     0   0   .287      Sizemore 2b           4   0   2   0     0   0   .268
Montanez rf           3   0   1   1     0   0   .254      Alou 1b               4   0   1   2     1   1   .317
Johnson 3b,1b         4   0   0   0     0   1   .265      Torre 3b              5   0   1   0     0   1   .364
Luzinski 1b           2   1   1   0     0   0   .333      Simmons c             4   1   1   0     0   0   .301
  Doyle pr,2b         0   0   0   0     0   0   .233      Cruz cf               4   1   2   2     0   1   .265
Gamble lf             4   0   0   0     0   1   .223      Hague rf              3   0   0   0     1   0   .222
Money 2b              4   1   2   0     0   0   .232      Maxvill ss            3   0   1   0     0   1   .224
  Vukovich 3b         0   0   0   0     0   0   .167        McNertney ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .287
Anderson cf           3   1   0   0     1   1   .178        Ramirez ss          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Wise p                4   1   1   2     0   0   .235      Zachary p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .242
  Short p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .083        Taylor p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .167
                                                            Melendez ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .236
                                                            Santorini p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .286
                                                            Kubiak ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .230
                                                            Linzy p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .500
                                                            Burda ph            1   0   0   0     0   1   .323
                                                            Williams p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Javier ph           1   1   1   0     0   0   .259

Totals               33   5   8   4     1   3             Totals               36   4  12   4     2   6

Time of Game: 2:42   Attendance: 10,640
Left on Base: Phillies 5, Cardinals 9
DP: Phillies 2, Cardinals 0
Errors: McCarver 2, Johnson
Home Runs: Cruz (8)
Stolen Bases: Money (4), Brock 2 (61)
Caught Stealing: Bowa (9)
Sacrifice Hits: Sizemore (7)
Sacrifice Flies: Montanez (12)
GIDP: McNertney (5)
Hit by Pitch: Luzinski 2 (2,by Zachary,by Williams)


Phillies               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Wise W(15-13)           8.1  11   4   2   2   6   1  38   2.95
Short SV(1)             0.2   1   0   0   0   0   0   2   3.87
Totals                  9    12   4   2   2   6   1  40

Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Zachary L(3-10)         1.1   6   5   5   1   0   0  11   5.32
Taylor                  0.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   2   3.78
Santorini               3     2   0   0   0   2   0  11   3.78
Linzy                   2     0   0   0   0   0   0   6   2.19
Williams                2     0   0   0   0   1   0   7   3.90
Totals                  9     8   5   5   1   3   0  37

Hit by Pitch: Zachary (4), Williams (1)

Umpires: HP - John McSherry, 1B - Ken Burkhart, 2B - Lee Weyer, 3B - Bob Engel


PHILLIES 1ST: Bowa singled to left; Bowa was caught stealing
second (catcher to shortstop); McCarver popped to third;
Montanez singled to pitcher; Johnson grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 1ST: Brock reached on catcher's interference by
McCarver; Brock stole second [Brock to third (error by
McCarver)]; Sizemore singled to shortstop [Brock stayed at
third]; Alou forced Sizemore (second to shortstop) [Brock scored
(unearned)]; Torre struck out; Simmons popped to third in foul
territory; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 2 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 0, Cardinals 1.

PHILLIES 2ND: Luzinski was hit by a pitch; Gamble flied out to
center; Money singled to right [Luzinski to second]; Anderson
walked [Luzinski to third, Money to second]; Wise singled to
center [Luzinski scored, Money scored, Anderson to second]; On a
bunt Bowa singled to pitcher [Anderson to third, Wise to
second]; McCarver singled to center [Anderson scored, Wise
scored (no RBI), Bowa to third]; Tim McCarver ran half way to
2B and, when Matty Alou ran behind MCCarver to 1B, the latter
slid into 1B safely; meanwhile, Rick Wise snuck home; TAYLOR
REPLACED ZACHARY (PITCHING); Montanez hit a sacrifice fly to
center [Bowa scored]; Johnson forced McCarver (shortstop to
second); 5 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 5, Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 2ND: Cruz grounded out (second to first); Hague flied
out to center; Maxvill singled to center; MELENDEZ BATTED FOR
TAYLOR; Melendez lined to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies
5, Cardinals 1.

PHILLIES 3RD: SANTORINI REPLACED MELENDEZ (PITCHING); Luzinski
flied out to right; Gamble struck out; Money singled to
shortstop; Money stole second; Anderson flied out to right; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 5, Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 3RD: Brock flied out to left; Sizemore grounded out
(shortstop to first); Alou grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 5, Cardinals 1.

PHILLIES 4TH: Wise grounded out (shortstop to first); Bowa
grounded out (second to first); McCarver grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 5, Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 4TH: Torre singled to third; Simmons forced Torre
(first to shortstop); Cruz homered [Simmons scored]; Hague flied
out to center; Maxvill grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R, 2
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 5, Cardinals 3.

PHILLIES 5TH: Montanez popped to third in foul territory;
Johnson struck out; Luzinski singled to center; Gamble forced
Luzinski (second to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies
5, Cardinals 3.

CARDINALS 5TH: KUBIAK BATTED FOR SANTORINI; Kubiak struck out;
Brock singled to left; Brock stole second; Sizemore grounded out
(third to first); Alou walked; Torre grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Phillies 5, Cardinals 3.

PHILLIES 6TH: LINZY REPLACED KUBIAK (PITCHING); Money popped to
second; Anderson flied out to right; Wise grounded out (pitcher
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 5, Cardinals 3.

CARDINALS 6TH: Simmons singled to center; Cruz struck out; Hague
grounded out (first unassisted) [Simmons to second]; Maxvill
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 5, Cardinals 3.

PHILLIES 7TH: Bowa grounded out (shortstop to first); McCarver
flied out to left; Montanez lined to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Phillies 5, Cardinals 3.

CARDINALS 7TH: BURDA BATTED FOR LINZY; Burda struck out; Brock
singled to center; On a bunt Sizemore singled to third [Brock to
second]; Alou struck out; Torre forced Sizemore (shortstop to
second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Phillies 5, Cardinals 3.

PHILLIES 8TH: WILLIAMS REPLACED BURDA (PITCHING); Johnson
grounded out (third to first); Luzinski was hit by a pitch;
DOYLE RAN FOR LUZINSKI; Gamble grounded out (pitcher to first)
[Doyle to second]; Money flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Phillies 5, Cardinals 3.

CARDINALS 8TH: DOYLE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); JOHNSON
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); VUKOVICH REPLACED MONEY (PLAYING
3B); Simmons flied out to center; Cruz singled to right; Hague
walked [Cruz to second]; MCNERTNEY BATTED FOR MAXVILL; McNertney
grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Hague
out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 5, Cardinals 3.

PHILLIES 9TH: RAMIREZ REPLACED MCNERTNEY (PLAYING SS); Anderson
struck out; Wise flied out to left; Bowa lined to pitcher; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 5, Cardinals 3.

CARDINALS 9TH: JAVIER BATTED FOR WILLIAMS; Javier singled to
left; Brock singled to center [Javier to second]; Johnson
dropped a foul fly hit by Sizemore for an error; Sizemore out on
a sacrifice bunt (third to second) [Javier to third, Brock to
second]; SHORT REPLACED WISE (PITCHING); Alou singled to second
[Javier scored (unearned), Brock to third]; Torre hit into a
double play (right to catcher) [Brock out at home]; 1 R (0 ER),
3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 5, Cardinals 4.