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St. Louis Cardinals @ Chicago Cubs

1971-09-11 Β· Day game Β· Wrigley Field Β· Att: 24010 Β· 66Β°F, cloudy Β· Wind 12 mph from LF Β· 2:02

Chicago Cubs defeated St. Louis Cardinals 7–0. Chicago Cubs put up 4 in the 3rd. Juan Pizarro earned the win. Paul Popovich went 2-for-4 with 1 HR and 4 RBI.

Line score

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W: Juan Pizarro   L: Jerry Reuss   SV: (none)

Umpires β€” HP: Ed Sudol Β· 1B: Bill Williams Β· 2B: Nick Colosi Β· 3B: Dick Stello Β· LF: (none) Β· RF: (none)

St. Louis Cardinals β€” batting

BatterABRHRBIBBSO
Lou Brock400001
Ted Sizemore400000
Matty Alou401000
Joe Torre401000
Ted Simmons400000
Joe Hague300010
Jose Cruz302010
Dal Maxvill401000
Jerry Reuss100000
Jim Beauchamp100000
Luis Melendez101000

Chicago Cubs β€” batting

BatterABRHRBIBBSO
Cleo James521000
Carmen Fanzone411000
Billy Williams301010
Jim Hickman211021
Ron Santo300101
Frank Fernandez320012
Paul Popovich412400
Don Kessinger301100
Juan Pizarro402001

St. Louis Cardinals β€” pitching

PitcherIPHBBSO
Jerry Reuss3.2732
Chuck Taylor0.1000
Dennis Higgins2.0112
Daryl Patterson2.0101

Chicago Cubs β€” pitching

PitcherIPHBBSO
Juan Pizarro9.0621

Play-by-play

Top 1

  • Lou Brock: K/C
  • Ted Sizemore: 7
  • Matty Alou: 43

Bot 1

  • Cleo James: S7/L56D
  • Carmen Fanzone: 43.1-2
  • Billy Williams: S4/G4M.2-3
  • Jim Hickman: W.1-2
  • Ron Santo: 9/SF.3-H
  • Frank Fernandez: K

Top 2

  • Joe Torre: 63/G6
  • Ted Simmons: 2/FL/P2F
  • Joe Hague: W
  • Jose Cruz: 43/G34

Bot 2

  • Paul Popovich: 23/G2
  • Don Kessinger: S8/G6M
  • Juan Pizarro: 36(1)/FO/BG34S
  • Cleo James: 64(1)/FO/G56

Top 3

  • Dal Maxvill: D7/L7LS
  • Jerry Reuss: FC1/BG1S.2X3(15);B-1
  • Lou Brock: 7/F78
  • Ted Sizemore: 43/G34

Bot 3

  • Carmen Fanzone: S8/L8S
  • Billy Williams: 7
  • Jim Hickman: W.1-2
  • Ron Santo: K/C
  • Frank Fernandez: E5/G5.2-3;1-2;B-1
  • Paul Popovich: HR/F7D.3-H(UR);2-H(UR);1-H(UR);B-H(UR)
  • Don Kessinger: 8

Top 4

  • Matty Alou: 7
  • Joe Torre: 7/L
  • Ted Simmons: 8/F89

Bot 4

  • Juan Pizarro: S8/L78
  • Cleo James: 64(1)/FO
  • Carmen Fanzone: 9
  • Billy Williams: W.1-2
  • Jim Hickman: S7/G6.2-3;1-2
  • Ron Santo: WP.3-H;2-3;1-2
  • Ron Santo: 6

Top 5

  • Joe Hague: 8
  • Jose Cruz: D8/L89
  • Dal Maxvill: 8/F89.2-3
  • Jim Beauchamp: 8

Bot 5

  • Frank Fernandez: W
  • Paul Popovich: S9/L.1-3;B-2(E9)
  • Don Kessinger: 7/SF.3-H
  • Juan Pizarro: K
  • Cleo James: 4/P4

Top 6

  • Lou Brock: 43/G34
  • Ted Sizemore: 4
  • Matty Alou: S9/G3
  • Joe Torre: S8/L89S.1-3
  • Ted Simmons: 46(1)/FO/G4M

Bot 6

  • Carmen Fanzone: 8
  • Billy Williams: 4/P
  • Jim Hickman: K

Top 7

  • Joe Hague: 5/P
  • Jose Cruz: W
  • Dal Maxvill: 9/L
  • Luis Melendez: S9/L56D.1-2
  • Lou Brock: 7

Bot 7

  • Ron Santo: 63
  • Frank Fernandez: K
  • Paul Popovich: 63

Top 8

  • Ted Sizemore: 63
  • Matty Alou: 63
  • Joe Torre: 5/P56

Bot 8

  • Don Kessinger: 13
  • Juan Pizarro: S1/G1
  • Cleo James: 4(B)3(1)/LDP/L4

Top 9

  • Ted Simmons: 13
  • Joe Hague: 7
  • Jose Cruz: S8/L8S
  • Dal Maxvill: 9/F9

Notes & reviews

  • Comebacker off Patterson's hand, who made low late throw to Alou