The Pirates retained the championship of the East division by killing off the last hopes of the Cardinals, 5-1. Bob Gibson, who pitched a no-hitter August 14 in his only previous start against the Pirates this season, was the loser on four unearned runs.

A passed ball and an error helped the Pirates notch their initial run in the first inning. A walk to Willie Stargell and singles by Bob Robertson and Manny Sanguillen produced an earned run in the fourth, but a throwing error by Ted Kubiak tainted the Pirates' last three counters in the eighth. [The Sporting News]

Pittsburgh Pirates 5, St. Louis Cardinals 1

Game Played on Wednesday, September 22, 1971 (Night game) at Busch Stadium II

Pirates      1  0  0    1  0  0    0  3  0  -   5 11  1
Cardinals    1  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  6  2


Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Cash 2b               5   1   2   0     0   0   .301      Brock lf              4   1   2   0     0   0   .318
Davalillo rf          4   1   1   0     0   0   .282      Sizemore 2b           4   0   1   0     0   0   .269
  Clemente rf         1   0   1   0     0   0   .341      Alou 1b               4   0   0   0     0   0   .311
Oliver cf             4   1   0   0     1   1   .282      Torre 3b              3   0   1   1     1   0   .362
Stargell lf           3   2   2   1     1   0   .298      Simmons c             4   0   0   0     0   0   .307
Hebner 3b             4   0   1   1     0   0   .276      Melendez rf           2   0   1   0     0   0   .233
Robertson 1b          4   0   2   1     0   0   .273        Hague ph,rf         2   0   0   0     0   1   .231
Sanguillen c          3   0   2   1     1   0   .321      Cruz cf               3   0   1   0     0   0   .269
J. Hernandez ss       4   0   0   0     0   4   .204      Maxvill ss            1   0   0   0     1   1   .226
Walker p              2   0   0   0     0   2   .022        Burda ph            1   0   0   0     0   1   .309
  Zisk ph             1   0   0   0     0   1   .273        Kubiak ss           0   0   0   0     0   0   .227
  Giusti p            1   0   0   0     0   0   .059      Gibson p              2   0   0   0     0   0   .172
                                                            McNertney ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .288
                                                            Williams p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               36   5  11   4     3   8             Totals               31   1   6   1     2   3

Time of Game: 2:07   Attendance: 14,845
Left on Base: Pirates 9, Cardinals 5
DP: Pirates 3, Cardinals 2
Errors: Hebner, Alou, Kubiak
Doubles: Davalillo (13), Robertson (18)
Sacrifice Flies: Hebner (6)
GIDP: Oliver (13), Hebner (6), Simmons 2 (19), Cruz (6)
Hit by Pitch: Stargell (7,by Williams)


Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Walker W(10-8)          6     4   1   1   2   1   0  22   3.55
Giusti SV(29)           3     2   0   0   0   2   0  11   2.99
Totals                  9     6   1   1   2   3   0  33

Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Gibson L(16-13)         8     9   5   1   3   8   0  35   3.04
Williams                1     2   0   0   0   0   0   6   3.83
Totals                  9    11   5   1   3   8   0  41

Passed Balls: Simmons (18)
Hit by Pitch: Williams (2)
Wild Pitches: Gibson (10)

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


PIRATES 1ST: Cash singled to right; Simmons allowed a passed
ball [Cash to second]; Davalillo reached on an error by Alou
[Cash to third, Davalillo to first]; Oliver grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Cash scored
(unearned) (no RBI), Davalillo out at second]; Stargell grounded
out (second to first); 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 1,
Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 1ST: Brock singled to center; Sizemore singled to
center [Brock to second]; Alou forced Sizemore (second to
shortstop) [Brock to third]; Torre reached on an error by Hebner
[Brock scored (RBI), Alou to second, Torre to first]; Simmons
grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first)
[Torre out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 1,
Cardinals 1.

PIRATES 2ND: Hebner singled to center; Gibson threw a wild pitch
[Hebner to second]; Robertson grounded out (shortstop to first)
[Hebner to third]; Sanguillen grounded out (pitcher to first);
J. Hernandez struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 1,
Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 2ND: Melendez singled to left; Cruz grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to first) [Melendez out at
second]; Maxvill struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 1,
Cardinals 1.

PIRATES 3RD: Walker struck out; Cash popped to second; Davalillo
doubled to left; Oliver struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Pirates 1, Cardinals 1.

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

PIRATES 4TH: Stargell walked; Hebner popped to first in foul
territory; Robertson singled to right [Stargell to third];
Sanguillen singled to right [Stargell scored, Robertson out at
third (right to third), Sanguillen to second]; J. Hernandez
struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 2, Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 4TH: Alou grounded out (shortstop to first); Torre
walked; Simmons grounded into a double play (shortstop to second
to first) [Torre out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates
2, Cardinals 1.

PIRATES 5TH: Walker struck out; Cash flied out to left;
Davalillo lined to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 2,
Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 5TH: Melendez grounded out (shortstop to first); Cruz
flied out to left; Maxvill walked; Gibson flied out to left; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 2, Cardinals 1.

PIRATES 6TH: Oliver flied out to left; Stargell singled to
right; Hebner grounded into a double play (second to shortstop
to first) [Stargell out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Pirates 2, Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 6TH: Brock singled to shortstop; Sizemore flied out to
center [Brock to second]; Alou grounded out (shortstop to first)
[Brock to third]; Torre flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Pirates 2, Cardinals 1.

PIRATES 7TH: Robertson popped to catcher in foul territory;
Sanguillen singled to second; J. Hernandez struck out; ZISK
BATTED FOR WALKER; Zisk struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Pirates 2, Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 7TH: GIUSTI REPLACED ZISK (PITCHING); Simmons grounded
out (second to first); HAGUE BATTED FOR MELENDEZ; Hague was
called out on strikes; Cruz singled to pitcher; BURDA BATTED FOR
MAXVILL; Burda struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 2,
Cardinals 1.

PIRATES 8TH: KUBIAK REPLACED BURDA (PLAYING SS); HAGUE STAYED IN
GAME (PLAYING RF); Cash popped to second; Davalillo reached on
an error by Kubiak [Davalillo to first]; Oliver walked
[Davalillo to second]; Stargell singled to right [Davalillo
scored (unearned), Oliver to third]; Hebner hit a sacrifice fly
to center [Oliver scored (unearned)]; Robertson doubled to left
[Stargell scored (unearned)]; Sanguillen was walked
intentionally; J. Hernandez struck out; 3 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2
LOB.  Pirates 5, Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 8TH: CLEMENTE REPLACED DAVALILLO (PLAYING RF);
MCNERTNEY BATTED FOR GIBSON; McNertney grounded out (first to
pitcher); Brock grounded out (second to first); Sizemore
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates
5, Cardinals 1.

PIRATES 9TH: WILLIAMS REPLACED MCNERTNEY (PITCHING); Giusti
grounded out (shortstop to first); Cash singled to center;
Clemente singled to center [Cash to third]; Oliver reached on a
fielder's choice [Cash out at home (pitcher to catcher),
Clemente to second]; Stargell was hit by a pitch [Clemente to
third, Oliver to second]; Hebner flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H,
0 E, 3 LOB.  Pirates 5, Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 9TH: Alou flied out to right; Torre singled to center;
Simmons popped to catcher in foul territory; Hague grounded out
(first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 5, Cardinals
1.

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