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St. Louis Cardinals @ Chicago Cubs

1971-04-06 · Day game · Wrigley Field · 10 innings · Att: 39079 · 40°F, sunny · Wind 17 mph · 1:58

Chicago Cubs defeated St. Louis Cardinals 2–1. Fergie Jenkins earned the win. Billy Williams went 2-for-4 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	R	H	E
SLN	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	3
CHN	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	7

W: Fergie Jenkins L: Bob Gibson SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Ken Burkhart · 1B: Ed Sudol · 2B: Lee Weyer · 3B: Nick Colosi · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

St. Louis Cardinals — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	SO
Matty Alou	4	0	0	0	1
Ted Sizemore	4	0	1	0	2
Lou Brock	4	0	0	0	1
Joe Torre	4	1	1	1	2
Jose Cardenal	4	0	0	0	0
Joe Hague	3	0	0	0	0
Ted Simmons	3	0	1	0	0
Julian Javier	3	0	0	0	1
Bob Gibson	3	0	0	0	0

Chicago Cubs — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Don Kessinger	4	0	0	0	1	0
Glenn Beckert	5	0	0	0	0	0
Billy Williams	4	1	2	1	1	0
Ron Santo	4	1	1	0	0	1
Joe Pepitone	4	0	2	0	0	0
Johnny Callison	3	0	1	1	1	0
Jose Ortiz	4	0	1	0	0	0
Ken Rudolph	2	0	0	0	1	1
Fergie Jenkins	3	0	0	0	0	3

St. Louis Cardinals — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Bob Gibson	9.1	7	4	5

Chicago Cubs — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Fergie Jenkins	10.0	3	0	7

Play-by-play

Top 1

Matty Alou: K
Ted Sizemore: 53
Lou Brock: 13

Bot 1

Don Kessinger: 7
Glenn Beckert: 6/P
Billy Williams: W
Ron Santo: 4/P

Top 2

Joe Torre: K
Jose Cardenal: 5/P
Joe Hague: 9

Bot 2

Joe Pepitone: 43
Johnny Callison: 8
Jose Ortiz: 9

Top 3

Ted Simmons: S7
Julian Javier: K
Bob Gibson: 7
Matty Alou: 7

Bot 3

Ken Rudolph: W
Fergie Jenkins: 14/SH.1-2
Don Kessinger: 63
Glenn Beckert: 9

Top 4

Ted Sizemore: S8
Lou Brock: K/C
Joe Torre: K+CS2(24)/DP

Bot 4

Billy Williams: S8
Ron Santo: S8.1-3
Joe Pepitone: FC5.3XH(52);1-2
Johnny Callison: D9.1-3;2-H
Jose Ortiz: FC1.3XH(15)
Ken Rudolph: 7

Top 5

Jose Cardenal: 7
Joe Hague: 5/FL
Ted Simmons: 13

Bot 5

Fergie Jenkins: K
Don Kessinger: 53
Glenn Beckert: 9

Top 6

Julian Javier: 2/FL
Bob Gibson: 4/P
Matty Alou: 7

Bot 6

Billy Williams: 3/G
Ron Santo: 43
Joe Pepitone: S8
Johnny Callison: WP.1-2
Johnny Callison: 8

Top 7

Ted Sizemore: K
Lou Brock: 31
Joe Torre: HR/7
Jose Cardenal: 63

Bot 7

Jose Ortiz: S7
Ken Rudolph: 14/SH.1-2
Fergie Jenkins: K
Don Kessinger: IW
Glenn Beckert: 8

Top 8

Joe Hague: 53
Ted Simmons: 8
Julian Javier: 53

Bot 8

Billy Williams: 8
Ron Santo: K
Joe Pepitone: D7
Johnny Callison: IW
Jose Ortiz: 7

Top 9

Bob Gibson: 63
Matty Alou: 63
Ted Sizemore: K/C

Bot 9

Ken Rudolph: K
Fergie Jenkins: K/C
Don Kessinger: 8

Top 10

Lou Brock: 13
Joe Torre: 53
Jose Cardenal: 8

Bot 10

Glenn Beckert: 63
Billy Williams: HR/9