Dock Ellis, who had been sidelined by elbow trouble, made his first start since September 1 and pitched the Pirates to a 4-1 victory over the Cardinals with the aid of Ramon Hernandez, who relieved in the eighth inning. As a result of the triumph, the Pirates widened their margin to 8½ games over the Cardinals in the East division race.

The Pirates started the scoring in the first inning when Gene Clines singled and raced home from first base on a run-and-hit single by Roberto Clemente. In the fourth, after singles by Bob Robertson and Dave Cash around a wild pitch produced another tally, Al Oliver clinched the victory with a two-run homer. Ted Simmons hit for the circuit to account for the Cards' run in the seventh. [The Sporting News]

Pittsburgh Pirates 4, St. Louis Cardinals 1

Game Played on Wednesday, September 15, 1971 (Night game) at Three Rivers Stadium

Cardinals    0  0  0    0  0  0    1  0  0  -   1  6  0
Pirates      1  0  0    3  0  0    0  0  x  -   4  6  1


Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Brock lf              3   0   0   0     1   1   .322      Stennett 2b           3   0   0   0     0   0   .379
Sizemore 2b           4   0   0   0     0   0   .266        Hebner 3b           1   0   0   0     0   0   .281
Alou 1b               4   0   0   0     0   0   .315      Clines lf             4   1   1   0     0   0   .307
Torre 3b              4   0   1   0     0   0   .363      Clemente rf           3   0   1   1     1   0   .340
Simmons c             4   1   2   1     0   0   .302      Sanguillen c          4   0   0   0     0   0   .321
Cruz cf               4   0   1   0     0   0   .265      Robertson 1b          3   1   1   0     0   1   .271
Hague rf              3   0   1   0     0   0   .223      Cash 3b,2b            3   1   1   1     0   0   .304
Maxvill ss            2   0   0   0     1   1   .223      Oliver cf             3   1   1   2     0   0   .285
Carlton p             1   0   0   0     0   0   .174      J. Hernandez ss       3   0   1   0     0   0   .201
  Kubiak ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .229      Ellis p               3   0   0   0     0   3   .200
  Taylor p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .167        R. Hernandez p      0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Burda ph            1   0   1   0     0   0   .333
  Beauchamp pr        0   0   0   0     0   0   .236
  Drabowsky p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               31   1   6   1     2   3             Totals               30   4   6   4     1   4

Time of Game: 1:57   Attendance: 21,751
Left on Base: Cardinals 5, Pirates 3
DP: Cardinals 0, Pirates 1
Errors: Robertson
Home Runs: Simmons (7), Oliver (14)
Caught Stealing: Brock (18), Alou (10)
GIDP: Hague (5)


Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Carlton L(18-9)         4     6   4   4   0   3   1  18   3.64
Taylor                  3     0   0   0   0   1   0   9   3.62
Drabowsky               1     0   0   0   1   0   0   4   3.70
Totals                  8     6   4   4   1   4   1  31

Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Ellis W(19-7)           7     6   1   1   2   3   1  27   2.90
R. Hernandez SV(3)      2     0   0   0   0   0   0   6   0.00
Totals                  9     6   1   1   2   3   1  33

Wild Pitches: Carlton (12)

Umpires: HP - Ed Vargo, 1B - Doug Harvey, 2B - Jerry Dale, 3B - Augie Donatelli


CARDINALS 1ST: Brock struck out; Sizemore made an out to
shortstop; Alou grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 1ST: Stennett grounded out (second to first); Clines
singled to right; Clemente singled to right [Clines scored,
Clemente to second (on throw)]; Sanguillen grounded out (first
unassisted) [Clemente to third]; Robertson struck out; 1 R, 2 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Pirates 1.

CARDINALS 2ND: Torre flied out to center; Simmons singled to
left; Cruz flied out to right; Hague made an out to third; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Pirates 1.

PIRATES 2ND: Cash grounded out (third to first); Oliver flied
out to left; J. Hernandez flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cardinals 0, Pirates 1.

CARDINALS 3RD: Maxvill flied out to right; Carlton flied to left
in foul territory; Brock walked; Brock was picked off and caught
stealing second (catcher to first to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cardinals 0, Pirates 1.

PIRATES 3RD: Ellis struck out; Stennett grounded out (second to
first); Clines grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cardinals 0, Pirates 1.

CARDINALS 4TH: Sizemore popped to second; Alou grounded out
(second to pitcher); Torre singled to right; Simmons forced
Torre (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 0,
Pirates 1.

PIRATES 4TH: Clemente grounded out (second to first); Sanguillen
flied out to center; Robertson singled to left; Carlton threw a
wild pitch [Robertson to second]; Cash singled to left
[Robertson scored]; Oliver homered [Cash scored]; J. Hernandez
singled to center; Ellis struck out; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Cardinals 0, Pirates 4.

CARDINALS 5TH: Cruz singled to center; Hague grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to first) [Cruz out at second];
Maxvill walked; KUBIAK BATTED FOR CARLTON; Kubiak struck out; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Pirates 4.

PIRATES 5TH: TAYLOR REPLACED KUBIAK (PITCHING); Stennett
grounded out (second to first); Clines grounded out (second to
first); Clemente grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Pirates 4.

CARDINALS 6TH: Brock grounded out (shortstop to first); Sizemore
flied out to right; Alou reached on an error by Robertson [Alou
to first]; Alou was caught stealing second (catcher to second);
0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Pirates 4.

PIRATES 6TH: Sanguillen grounded out (pitcher to first);
Robertson flied out to right; Cash grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Pirates 4.

CARDINALS 7TH: HEBNER REPLACED STENNETT (PLAYING 3B); CASH
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 2B); Torre flied out to center;
Simmons homered; Cruz grounded out (third to first); Hague
singled to center; Maxvill struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Cardinals 1, Pirates 4.

PIRATES 7TH: Oliver flied out to center; J. Hernandez grounded
out (second to first); Ellis was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Pirates 4.

CARDINALS 8TH: BURDA BATTED FOR TAYLOR; Burda singled to right;
BEAUCHAMP RAN FOR BURDA; R. HERNANDEZ REPLACED ELLIS (PITCHING);
Brock grounded out (shortstop to first) [Beauchamp to second];
Sizemore flied out to right; Alou grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Pirates 4.

PIRATES 8TH: DRABOWSKY REPLACED BEAUCHAMP (PITCHING); Hebner
popped to catcher in foul territory; Clines flied out to left;
Clemente walked; Sanguillen grounded out (second to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Pirates 4.

CARDINALS 9TH: Torre grounded out (third to first); Simmons
grounded out (shortstop to first); Cruz popped to catcher in
foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Pirates 4.

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