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St. Louis Cardinals @ Los Angeles Dodgers

1971-06-21 · Night game · Dodger Stadium · Att: 18480 · 1:53

Los Angeles Dodgers defeated St. Louis Cardinals 4–0. Los Angeles Dodgers put up 2 in the 6th. Bob O'Brien earned the win. Willie Davis went 3-for-4 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.

Line score

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

W: Bob O'Brien L: Bob Gibson SV: (none)

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

St. Louis Cardinals — batting

Batter	AB	H	BB	SO
Lou Brock	3	1	1	0
Matty Alou	4	1	0	0
Jim Beauchamp	4	0	0	1
Joe Torre	4	3	0	0
Jose Cardenal	4	0	0	0
Ted Sizemore	3	0	0	0
Jerry McNertney	3	0	0	0
Dal Maxvill	2	1	0	0
Bob Gibson	2	0	0	0
Julian Javier	1	0	0	0
Luis Melendez	1	0	0	0

Los Angeles Dodgers — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Bill Buckner	4	0	0	0	0	0
Willie Crawford	4	2	3	0	0	0
Willie Davis	4	2	3	2	0	0
Dick Allen	4	0	1	2	0	2
Wes Parker	3	0	0	0	0	0
Jim Lefebvre	3	0	0	0	1	1
Tom Haller	3	0	0	0	0	0
Bobby Valentine	3	0	0	0	0	1
Bob O'Brien	3	0	0	0	0	0

St. Louis Cardinals — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Bob Gibson	7.0	6	1	4
Rudy Arroyo	1.0	1	0	0

Los Angeles Dodgers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Bob O'Brien	9.0	6	1	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Lou Brock: 7
Matty Alou: 5/FL
Jim Beauchamp: 53

Bot 1

Bill Buckner: 43
Willie Crawford: T7
Willie Davis: S/78.3-H
Dick Allen: SB2
Dick Allen: PB.2-3#
Dick Allen: K/C
Wes Parker: 53

Top 2

Joe Torre: S7
Jose Cardenal: 7
Ted Sizemore: 5/FL
Jerry McNertney: 8

Bot 2

Jim Lefebvre: K
Tom Haller: 43
Bobby Valentine: 6/L

Top 3

Dal Maxvill: 3/FL
Bob Gibson: 53
Lou Brock: W
Matty Alou: 7

Bot 3

Bob O'Brien: 63
Bill Buckner: 4/P
Willie Crawford: S8
Willie Davis: 43

Top 4

Jim Beauchamp: K
Joe Torre: S6
Jose Cardenal: 64(1)3/GDP

Bot 4

Dick Allen: K
Wes Parker: E3
Jim Lefebvre: 9
Tom Haller: 43

Top 5

Ted Sizemore: 43
Jerry McNertney: 7
Dal Maxvill: S7
Bob Gibson: 64(1)/FO

Bot 5

Bobby Valentine: 13
Bob O'Brien: 63
Bill Buckner: 1/L

Top 6

Lou Brock: S8
Matty Alou: S5/BG.1-2
Jim Beauchamp: 54(1)3/GDP.2-3
Joe Torre: 7

Bot 6

Willie Crawford: S8
Willie Davis: D9.1-3
Dick Allen: S7.2-H;3-H
Wes Parker: 34/SH.1-2
Jim Lefebvre: W
Tom Haller: 3/G.1-2;2-3
Bobby Valentine: K

Top 7

Jose Cardenal: 63
Ted Sizemore: 9
Jerry McNertney: 6/P

Bot 7

Bob O'Brien: 43
Bill Buckner: 63
Willie Crawford: 43

Top 8

Julian Javier: 63
Luis Melendez: 63
Lou Brock: 43

Bot 8

Willie Davis: HR/9
Dick Allen: 63
Wes Parker: 8
Jim Lefebvre: 4/P

Top 9

Matty Alou: 3/G
Jim Beauchamp: 53
Joe Torre: S7
Jose Cardenal: 8