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Cubs 5 @ Cardinals 12
Busch Stadium
September 5, 1971

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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the St. Louis Cardinals and the Chicago Cubs, played on September 5, 1971 at Busch Stadium. The home team Cardinals beat the visiting Cubs with a score of 12 to 5.

Game Summary

DateSeptember 5, 1971 
Visiting Team
Chicago Cubs
R: 5 H: 11 E: 3 LOB: 9
Runs: 5
Hits: 11
Errors: 3
Left On Base: 9
Home Team
St. Louis Cardinals
R: 12 H: 20 E: 0 LOB: 8
Runs: 12
Hits: 20
Errors: 0
Left On Base: 8
Winning PitcherJerry Reuss  
Losing PitcherFergie Jenkins  
SaveChuck Taylor  
Game Winning RBIJoe Torre 

Game Info

DateSeptember 5, 1971 
Day of WeekSun 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamChicago Cubs 
Home TeamSt. Louis Cardinals 
Visiting Starting PitcherFergie Jenkins  
Home Starting PitcherJerry Reuss  
BallparkBusch Stadium 
CitySt. Louis 
StateMO 
Attendance39,309 
Time of Game2 hours 45 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Satch Davidson
1B: Stan Landes
2B: Shag Crawford
3B: Mel Steiner

Chicago Cubs Lineup 

Name  Position 
Cleo James  Center Fielder 
Paul Popovich  Second Baseman 
Billy Williams  Left Fielder 
Jim Hickman  Right Fielder 
Ron Santo  Third Baseman 
Joe Pepitone  First Baseman 
Chris Cannizzaro  Catcher 
Don Kessinger  Shortstop 
Fergie Jenkins  Pitcher 
Leo Durocher  Manager 

St. Louis Cardinals Lineup 

Name  Position 
Lou Brock  Left Fielder 
Ted Sizemore  Second Baseman 
Matty Alou  First Baseman 
Joe Torre  Third Baseman 
Ted Simmons  Catcher 
Joe Hague  Right Fielder 
Jose Cruz  Center Fielder 
Dal Maxvill  Shortstop 
Jerry Reuss  Pitcher 
Red Schoendienst  Manager 

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Cubs 5 @ Cardinals 12
Busch Stadium
September 5, 1971

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         Game of 9/5/1971 -- Chicago at St.Louis (D)

  Chicago            AB  R  H RBI    St.Louis           AB  R  H RBI
James C, cf           3  1  1  0   Brock L, lf           5  2  4  2   
Popovich P, 2b        5  1  3  2   Melendez L, rf        0  0  0  0   
Williams B, lf        3  0  0  0   Sizemore T, 2b        5  0  0  0   
North B, lf           0  0  0  0   Alou M, 1b            5  1  3  2   
Hickman J, rf         4  1  1  1   Stinson B, pr-lf      0  0  0  0   
Santo R, 3b           5  1  1  1   Torre J, 3b           4  1  3  2   
Pepitone J, 1b        4  0  3  0   Simmons T, c          5  1  2  0   
Cannizzaro C, c       2  0  0  0   Hague J, rf-1b        4  2  2  1   
Fernandez F, ph-c     0  0  0  0   Cruz J, cf            4  2  2  1   
Kessinger D, ss       4  0  1  0   Maxvill D, ss         5  2  3  2   
Jenkins F, p          2  0  0  0   Reuss J, p            4  1  1  1   
Decker J, p           0  0  0  0   Drabowsky M, p        0  0  0  0   
Banks E, ph           1  0  1  0   Shaw D, p             0  0  0  0   
Hiser G, pr           0  1  0  0   Taylor C, p           0  0  0  0   
Torres H, ph          1  0  0  0                                      
Tompkins R, p         0  0  0  0                                      
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     34  5 11  4                        41 12 20 11

Chicago          000 000 050 --  5
St.Louis         120 131 40x -- 12

  Chicago              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Jenkins F (L)         4.1 12  7  6  0  3
Decker J              2.2  8  5  5  1  1
Tompkins R            1.0  0  0  0  1  0

  St.Louis             IP  H  R ER BB SO
Reuss J (W)           7.1  7  3  3  4  3
Drabowsky M*          0.0  3  2  2  0  0
Shaw D+               0.2  1  0  0  3  1
Taylor C (S)          1.0  0  0  0  0  1
  * Pitched to 3 batters in 8th
  + Pitched to 3 batters in 9th

E -- Jenkins F, Hickman J, James C
DP -- Chicago 1, St.Louis 4
LOB -- Chicago 9, St.Louis 8
2B -- Brock L 3, Maxvill D, Popovich P, Hickman J
HR -- Hague J, Alou M
SB -- Cruz J, Brock L 2
CS -- Williams B
SF -- Torre J
WP -- Reuss J, Shaw D
Balk -- Jenkins F
T -- 2:45
A -- 39309

    

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