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St. Louis Cardinals @ Atlanta Braves

1971-06-08 · Night game · Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium · 10 innings · Att: 8518 · 3:01

Atlanta Braves defeated St. Louis Cardinals 8–7. Atlanta Braves put up 4 in the 3rd. Cecil Upshaw earned the win. Hank Aaron went 2-for-5 with 1 HR and 3 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	R	H	E
SLN	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	4	0	0	7	12
ATL	2	0	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	8	13

W: Cecil Upshaw L: Frank Linzy SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Bob Engel · 1B: Ed Sudol · 2B: (none) · 3B: Mel Steiner · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

St. Louis Cardinals — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Lou Brock	5	1	2	1	0	0
Matty Alou	5	1	2	0	0	0
Ted Simmons	5	2	2	2	0	0
Joe Torre	5	1	2	0	0	0
Jose Cardenal	4	0	0	0	0	0
Joe Hague	3	0	0	0	0	1
Julian Javier	2	1	1	0	0	0
Ted Sizemore	3	1	2	1	1	0
Steve Carlton	1	0	0	0	0	1
Bob Burda	1	0	0	0	0	1
Dick Schofield	3	0	0	0	0	1
Leron Lee	1	0	0	0	0	0
Jim Beauchamp	2	0	1	0	0	0
Jerry McNertney	1	0	0	0	0	1
Dal Maxvill	0	0	0	0	1	0

Atlanta Braves — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Felix Millan	2	1	1	0	0	0
Ralph Garr	5	2	2	0	0	1
Hank Aaron	5	2	2	3	0	0
Orlando Cepeda	5	1	2	3	0	0
Earl Williams	5	1	3	1	0	1
Zoilo Versalles	4	0	1	0	0	2
Mike Lum	4	0	1	0	1	1
Bob Didier	3	0	1	0	1	2
Pat Jarvis	2	0	0	0	0	0
Marv Staehle	2	0	0	0	1	0
Marty Perez	1	0	0	0	0	0
Darrell Evans	0	0	0	1	0	0

St. Louis Cardinals — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Steve Carlton	4.0	8	0	2
Chuck Taylor	3.0	4	1	3
Don Shaw	1.1	0	1	2
Moe Drabowsky	0.2	0	0	0
Frank Linzy	0.1	1	1	0
Rudy Arroyo	0.1	0	0	0

Atlanta Braves — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Pat Jarvis	7.2	8	0	3
Hoyt Wilhelm	0.1	1	0	0
Steve Barber	1.1	3	1	1
Cecil Upshaw	0.2	0	1	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Lou Brock: 7
Matty Alou: 9
Ted Simmons: HR/9
Joe Torre: 9

Bot 1

Felix Millan: 5/P
Ralph Garr: S1
Hank Aaron: HR/7.1-H
Orlando Cepeda: 9
Earl Williams: S7
Zoilo Versalles: 4/P

Top 2

Jose Cardenal: 5/FL
Joe Hague: K
Julian Javier: 9

Bot 2

Mike Lum: 43
Bob Didier: K
Pat Jarvis: 8

Top 3

Ted Sizemore: HR/7
Steve Carlton: K
Lou Brock: 8
Matty Alou: 3/G

Bot 3

Felix Millan: S7
Ralph Garr: S8.1-2
Hank Aaron: S7.1-2;2-H
Orlando Cepeda: HR/9.2-H;1-H
Earl Williams: 7
Zoilo Versalles: K
Mike Lum: 43

Top 4

Ted Simmons: 3/L
Joe Torre: 43
Jose Cardenal: 9

Bot 4

Bob Didier: S8
Pat Jarvis: 14/SH.1-2
Marv Staehle: 63
Ralph Garr: 7

Top 5

Joe Hague: 7
Julian Javier: S9
Ted Sizemore: S9.1-2
Bob Burda: K
Lou Brock: S7.2-H;1-3;BX2(74)

Bot 5

Hank Aaron: 13
Orlando Cepeda: S9
Earl Williams: POCS2(136)
Earl Williams: HR/78
Zoilo Versalles: S4
Mike Lum: D9.1-3
Bob Didier: IW
Pat Jarvis: 64(1)/FO

Top 6

Matty Alou: 3/FL
Ted Simmons: 7
Joe Torre: 63

Bot 6

Marv Staehle: 43
Ralph Garr: K/C
Hank Aaron: 43

Top 7

Jose Cardenal: 63
Joe Hague: 3/FL
Dick Schofield: 6/P

Bot 7

Orlando Cepeda: 41
Earl Williams: K
Zoilo Versalles: K

Top 8

Ted Sizemore: 13
Leron Lee: 5/P
Lou Brock: D7
Matty Alou: S/BG.2-3
Ted Simmons: S68.3-H;1-2
Joe Torre: S5.2-H(NR)(E5/TH1)(UR);1-H(E3/THH)(NR)(UR);B-H(NR)(UR)
Jose Cardenal: 4/P

Bot 8

Mike Lum: K
Bob Didier: K
Marty Perez: 7

Top 9

Jim Beauchamp: S7
Dick Schofield: PB.1-2
Dick Schofield: WP.2-3#
Dick Schofield: 53
Ted Sizemore: IW
Jerry McNertney: K/C
Lou Brock: 43

Bot 9

Marv Staehle: W
Ralph Garr: 9/L
Hank Aaron: 6/P
Orlando Cepeda: 4/P

Top 10

Matty Alou: S/BG
Ted Simmons: 64(1)/FO
Joe Torre: D7.1-3
Dal Maxvill: IW
Jim Beauchamp: 4/P
Dick Schofield: K

Bot 10

Earl Williams: D9
Zoilo Versalles: 14/SH.2-3
Mike Lum: IW
Darrell Evans: 7/SF.3-H

Notes & reviews

ball hit third base bag; after Williams threw wildly to first, Cepeda retrieved the ball and threw wildly home, allowing runner on first and batter to score

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