In a turnabout from 1970, when he lost 19 games with the Cardinals, Steve Carlton gained his 20th victory by defeating the Mets, 5-2. Nolan Ryan, who started for the Mets, walked the first four batters to force in a run and then was tagged for a two-run single by Ted Simmons before being yanked. The Cards added their two other tallies off Jim McAndrew in the second on a single by Carlton, triple by Lou Brock and sacrifice fly by Ted Sizemore. [The Sporting News]



St. Louis Cardinals 5, New York Mets 2
Game Played on Tuesday, September 28, 1971 (Day game) at Shea Stadium
Cardinals    3  2  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   5  7  0
Mets         0  0  0    0  0  2    0  0  0  -   2  7  1


Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Brock lf              4   2   1   1     1   0   .313      Harrelson ss          5   0   1   0     0   0   .252
Sizemore 2b           3   1   0   1     1   0   .264      Stanton rf            4   0   1   0     0   1   .190
Alou 1b               3   1   1   0     1   0   .315        Frisella p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .231
  Melendez rf         0   0   0   0     0   0   .231      Jones lf              3   1   2   0     1   0   .319
Torre 3b              3   0   1   1     1   0   .363      Clendenon 1b          3   1   1   0     1   0   .247
Simmons c             4   0   2   2     0   1   .304      Agee cf               4   0   1   0     0   0   .285
Cruz cf               4   0   0   0     0   0   .271      Aspromonte 3b         3   0   0   1     0   0   .225
Hague rf,1b           4   0   0   0     0   1   .226      Grote c               3   0   1   1     1   2   .268
Maxvill ss            4   0   1   0     0   0   .225      Foli 2b               4   0   0   0     0   3   .225
Carlton p             3   1   1   0     0   1   .177      Ryan p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .128
                                                            McAndrew p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .043
                                                            Hahn ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .236
                                                            Koosman p           1   0   0   0     0   1   .160
                                                            Singleton ph,rf     2   0   0   0     0   1   .238

Totals               32   5   7   5     4   3             Totals               33   2   7   2     3   8

Time of Game: 1:59   Attendance:  3,338
Left on Base: Cardinals 6, Mets 8
DP: Cardinals 0, Mets 1
Errors: Clendenon
Doubles: Simmons (32), Harrelson (16)
Triples: Brock (7), Torre (8)
Sacrifice Hits: Carlton (7)
Sacrifice Flies: Sizemore (4), Aspromonte (1)
GIDP: Torre (18)


Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Carlton W(20-9)         9     7   2   2   3   8   0  37   3.56
Totals                  9     7   2   2   3   8   0  37

Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Ryan L(10-14)           0     1   3   3   4   0   0   5   3.97
McAndrew                3     3   2   2   0   0   0  12   4.38
Koosman                 4     3   0   0   0   2   0  14   3.04
Frisella                2     0   0   0   0   1   0   7   1.99
Totals                  9     7   5   5   4   3   0  38

Umpires: HP - Harry Wendelstedt, 1B - Bruce Froemming, 3B - Paul Pryor


CARDINALS 1ST: Brock walked; Sizemore walked [Brock to second];
Alou walked [Brock to third, Sizemore to second]; Torre walked
[Brock scored, Sizemore to third, Alou to second]; Simmons
singled to right [Torre to second, Alou scored, Sizemore
scored]; MCANDREW REPLACED RYAN (PITCHING); Cruz grounded out
(pitcher to first) [Torre to third, Simmons to second]; Hague
popped to third in foul territory; Maxvill grounded out
(shortstop to first); 3 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 3, Mets 0.

METS 1ST: Harrelson flied out to center; Stanton grounded out
(second to first); Jones walked; Clendenon made an out to
second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 3, Mets 0.

CARDINALS 2ND: Carlton singled to left; Brock tripled to right
[Carlton scored]; Sizemore hit a sacrifice fly to left [Brock
scored]; Alou grounded out (first unassisted); Torre flied out
to left; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 5, Mets 0.

METS 2ND: Agee flied out to left; Aspromonte flied out to
center; Grote struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 5,
Mets 0.

CARDINALS 3RD: Simmons doubled to left; Cruz grounded out (first
to pitcher) [Simmons to third]; Hague reached on a fielder's
choice [Simmons out at home (shortstop to catcher)]; Maxvill
lined to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 5, Mets 0.

METS 3RD: Foli struck out; HAHN BATTED FOR MCANDREW; Hahn
grounded out (third to first); Harrelson doubled to left;
Stanton struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 5, Mets 0.

CARDINALS 4TH: KOOSMAN REPLACED HAHN (PITCHING); Carlton struck
out; Brock grounded out (shortstop to first); Sizemore grounded
out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 5,
Mets 0.

METS 4TH: Jones singled to third; Clendenon singled to left
[Jones to second]; Agee flied out to right; Aspromonte made an
out to second; Grote struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Cardinals 5, Mets 0.

CARDINALS 5TH: Alou popped to third in foul territory; Torre
tripled to right; Simmons struck out; Cruz grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 5, Mets 0.

METS 5TH: Foli popped to first in foul territory; Koosman struck
out; Harrelson flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cardinals 5, Mets 0.

CARDINALS 6TH: Hague lined to shortstop; Maxvill singled to
center; Carlton out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to second)
[Maxvill to second]; Brock grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 5, Mets 0.

METS 6TH: Stanton grounded out (second to first); Jones singled
to first; Clendenon walked [Jones to second]; Agee singled to
right [Clendenon to second, Jones to third]; Aspromonte hit a
sacrifice fly to center [Jones scored]; Grote singled to right
[Agee to second, Clendenon scored]; Foli struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 5, Mets 2.

CARDINALS 7TH: Sizemore grounded out (pitcher to first); Alou
singled to first; Torre grounded into a double play (second to
shortstop to first) [Alou out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cardinals 5, Mets 2.

METS 7TH: SINGLETON BATTED FOR KOOSMAN; Singleton struck out;
Harrelson flied out to left; Stanton singled to center; Jones
forced Stanton (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Cardinals 5, Mets 2.

CARDINALS 8TH: SINGLETON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); FRISELLA
REPLACED STANTON (PITCHING); Simmons reached on an error by
Clendenon; Cruz grounded out (third to first) [Simmons to
second]; Hague struck out; Maxvill lined to second; 0 R, 0 H, 1
E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 5, Mets 2.

METS 8TH: Clendenon popped to third in foul territory; Agee
flied out to left; Aspromonte grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 5, Mets 2.

CARDINALS 9TH: Carlton grounded out (second to first); Brock
grounded out (pitcher to first); Sizemore flied out to center; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 5, Mets 2.

METS 9TH: MELENDEZ REPLACED ALOU (PLAYING RF); HAGUE CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); Grote walked; Foli struck out; Singleton
flied out to right; Harrelson made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 5, Mets 2.