The Cardinals delayed their demise in the East division race by defeating the Pirates, 6-4. The Pirates got off to a 4-0 lead, two runs scoring on a single by Dock Ellis, who was bidding for his 20th victory. The Cardinals rallied to tie the score and then beat Ellis in the seventh inning when Ted Simmons singled and Jose Cruz hit a homer. [The Sporting News]



St. Louis Cardinals 6, Pittsburgh Pirates 4
Game Played on Tuesday, September 21, 1971 (Night game) at Busch Stadium II
Pirates      0  3  0    1  0  0    0  0  0  -   4  9  1
Cardinals    0  0  0    4  0  0    2  0  x  -   6 14  0


Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Stennett 2b           5   0   1   0     0   2   .358      Brock lf              5   1   1   1     0   1   .317
Clines cf             2   0   1   0     0   1   .302      Sizemore 2b           4   0   1   1     1   0   .269
  Davalillo ph,cf     2   0   0   1     0   0   .283      Alou 1b               5   0   3   1     0   0   .313
Clemente rf           4   0   0   0     0   0   .340      Torre 3b              4   0   1   0     0   1   .362
Stargell lf           4   0   0   0     0   1   .296      Simmons c             4   2   2   0     0   0   .310
Robertson 1b          4   1   2   0     0   0   .271      Cruz cf               3   2   1   2     1   0   .268
Sanguillen c          4   1   2   0     0   0   .319      Hague rf              4   1   3   0     0   0   .232
Cash 3b               4   1   1   0     0   1   .300      Maxvill ss            4   0   1   1     0   0   .227
J. Hernandez ss       2   1   1   0     1   1   .208      Reuss p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .111
  Hebner ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .277        Taylor p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .167
Ellis p               2   0   1   2     0   1   .208        McNertney ph        1   0   0   0     0   1   .290
  Veale p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .333        Santorini p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .286
  Oliver ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .284        Burda ph            1   0   0   0     0   1   .313
                                                            Linzy p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .500
                                                            Kubiak ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .227
                                                            Drabowsky p         1   0   1   0     0   0   .167

Totals               35   4   9   3     1   8             Totals               37   6  14   6     2   4

Time of Game: 2:20   Attendance: 13,348
Left on Base: Pirates 6, Cardinals 9
DP: Pirates 1, Cardinals 0
Errors: J. Hernandez
Triples: Robertson (2)
Home Runs: Cruz (9)
Caught Stealing: Sizemore (5)
Sacrifice Hits: Ellis (10)
GIDP: Alou (9)


Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Ellis L(19-8)           7.1  14   6   6   2   4   1  38   3.05
Veale                   0.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   7.31
Totals                  8    14   6   6   2   4   1  39

Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Reuss                   1.2   5   3   3   1   4   0  11   4.72
Taylor                  0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   3.60
Santorini               2     3   1   1   0   0   0   9   3.72
Linzy                   2     1   0   0   0   2   0   7   2.12
Drabowsky W(6-1)        3     0   0   0   0   2   0   9   3.51
Totals                  9     9   4   4   1   8   0  37

Wild Pitches: Reuss (8)

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


PIRATES 1ST: Stennett struck out (catcher to first); Clines was
called out on strikes; Clemente grounded out (pitcher to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 1ST: Brock struck out; On a bunt Sizemore popped to
first in foul territory; Alou singled to right; Torre singled to
right [Alou to third]; Simmons forced Torre (second to
shortstop); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 0, Cardinals 0.

PIRATES 2ND: Stargell was called out on strikes; Robertson
tripled to right; Reuss threw a wild pitch [Robertson scored];
Sanguillen singled to center; Cash singled to second [Sanguillen
to second]; J. Hernandez walked [Sanguillen to third, Cash to
second]; Ellis singled to center [Sanguillen scored, Cash
scored, J. Hernandez to second]; Stennett struck out; Clines
singled to pitcher [J. Hernandez to third, Ellis to second];
TAYLOR REPLACED REUSS (PITCHING); Clemente grounded out (second
to first); 3 R, 5 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Pirates 3, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 2ND: Cruz grounded out (pitcher to second to first);
On a bunt Hague singled to third; Maxvill flied to right in foul
territory; MCNERTNEY BATTED FOR TAYLOR; McNertney struck out; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 3, Cardinals 0.

PIRATES 3RD: SANTORINI REPLACED MCNERTNEY (PITCHING); Stargell
grounded out (second to first); Robertson popped to second;
Sanguillen singled to center; Cash forced Sanguillen (second to
shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 3, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 3RD: Brock grounded out (second to first); Sizemore
lined to right; Alou singled to center; Torre flied out to
right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 3, Cardinals 0.

PIRATES 4TH: J. Hernandez singled to right; Ellis out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [J. Hernandez to second];
Stennett singled to right [J. Hernandez to third]; DAVALILLO
BATTED FOR CLINES; Davalillo forced Stennett (second unassisted)
[J. Hernandez scored]; Clemente grounded out (second to first);
1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 4, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 4TH: DAVALILLO STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); Simmons
singled to center; Cruz walked [Simmons to second]; Hague
singled to right [Simmons to third, Cruz to second]; Maxvill
singled to right [Simmons scored, Cruz to third, Hague to
second]; BURDA BATTED FOR SANTORINI; Burda struck out; Brock
forced Maxvill (shortstop to second) [Cruz scored, Hague to
third]; Sizemore singled to left [Hague scored, Brock to
second]; Alou singled to right [Brock scored, Sizemore to
third]; Torre struck out; 4 R, 5 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 4,
Cardinals 4.

PIRATES 5TH: LINZY REPLACED BURDA (PITCHING); Stargell grounded
out (second to first); Robertson singled to shortstop;
Sanguillen flied out to right; Cash grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 4, Cardinals 4.

CARDINALS 5TH: Simmons grounded out (second to first); Cruz
grounded out (second to first); Hague singled to left; Maxvill
forced Hague (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Pirates 4, Cardinals 4.

PIRATES 6TH: J. Hernandez struck out; Ellis was called out on
strikes; Stennett grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 4, Cardinals 4.

CARDINALS 6TH: KUBIAK BATTED FOR LINZY; Kubiak flied out to
center; Brock singled to left; Sizemore forced Brock (pitcher to
shortstop); Sizemore was caught stealing second (catcher to
shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 4, Cardinals 4.

PIRATES 7TH: DRABOWSKY REPLACED KUBIAK (PITCHING); Davalillo
grounded out (shortstop to first); Clemente popped to second;
Stargell popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 4,
Cardinals 4.

CARDINALS 7TH: Alou grounded out (third to first); Torre lined
to left; Simmons singled to left; Cruz homered [Simmons scored];
Hague grounded out (pitcher to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Pirates 4, Cardinals 6.

PIRATES 8TH: Robertson grounded out (third to first); Sanguillen
flied out to left; Cash was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 4, Cardinals 6.

CARDINALS 8TH: Maxvill reached on an error by J. Hernandez
[Maxvill to first]; On a bunt Drabowsky singled [Maxvill to
second]; Brock forced Maxvill (pitcher to third) [Drabowsky to
second]; Sizemore walked [Drabowsky to third, Brock to second];
VEALE REPLACED ELLIS (PITCHING); Alou grounded into a double
play (shortstop to second to first) [Sizemore out at second]; 0
R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 4, Cardinals 6.

PIRATES 9TH: HEBNER BATTED FOR J. HERNANDEZ; Hebner was called
out on strikes; OLIVER BATTED FOR VEALE; Oliver lined to left;
Stennett flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 4,
Cardinals 6.