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St. Louis Cardinals @ New York Mets

1971-07-29 · Night game · Shea Stadium · 8 innings · Att: 30254 · 2:31

St. Louis Cardinals defeated New York Mets 3–1. St. Louis Cardinals put up 2 in the 6th. Jerry Reuss earned the win.

Line score

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

W: Jerry Reuss L: Charlie Williams SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Al Barlick · 1B: Paul Pryor · 2B: John Kibler · 3B: Bruce Froemming · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

St. Louis Cardinals — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Lou Brock	3	0	0	0	2	3
Jose Cruz	1	1	1	0	4	0
Matty Alou	5	1	2	2	0	0
Joe Torre	3	0	0	0	1	0
Ted Simmons	4	0	3	1	0	1
Luis Melendez	3	0	0	0	1	0
Ted Sizemore	3	0	1	0	1	0
Dal Maxvill	4	1	2	0	0	0
Jerry Reuss	3	0	0	0	1	2

New York Mets — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Don Hahn	3	0	0	0	1	0
Ted Martinez	3	1	2	0	1	0
Tommie Agee	3	0	0	0	1	0
Cleon Jones	4	0	2	1	0	0
Donn Clendenon	4	0	2	0	0	0
Bob Aspromonte	3	0	0	0	1	0
Duffy Dyer	3	0	0	0	0	0
Tim Foli	3	0	0	0	0	0
Nolan Ryan	1	0	0	0	0	1
Ken Boswell	1	0	0	0	0	1
Ken Singleton	1	0	1	0	0	0

St. Louis Cardinals — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Jerry Reuss	8.0	7	4	2

New York Mets — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Nolan Ryan	5.0	4	9	3
Charlie Williams	2.0	4	1	1
Danny Frisella	1.0	1	0	2

Play-by-play

Top 1

Lou Brock: W
Jose Cruz: SB2.1-3(E2/TH)
Jose Cruz: W
Matty Alou: FC5.3XH(52);1-2
Joe Torre: 3/FL
Ted Simmons: K

Bot 1

Don Hahn: 9
Ted Martinez: W
Tommie Agee: W.1-2
Cleon Jones: 4(1)3/GDP

Top 2

Luis Melendez: 63
Ted Sizemore: W
Dal Maxvill: 9
Jerry Reuss: W.1-2
Lou Brock: K

Bot 2

Donn Clendenon: 8
Bob Aspromonte: 43
Duffy Dyer: 53

Top 3

Jose Cruz: W
Matty Alou: S7.1-2
Joe Torre: 5(B)4(2)/LDP
Ted Simmons: SB2
Ted Simmons: S9.2-H
Luis Melendez: W.1-2
Ted Sizemore: 64(1)/FO

Bot 3

Tim Foli: 63
Nolan Ryan: K/C
Don Hahn: 4

Top 4

Dal Maxvill: S7
Jerry Reuss: PO1(24)
Jerry Reuss: K
Lou Brock: W
Jose Cruz: SB2.1-3(E2/TH)
Jose Cruz: W
Matty Alou: 3/G

Bot 4

Ted Martinez: S9
Tommie Agee: 43.1-2
Cleon Jones: S7.2-H
Donn Clendenon: S8.B-2(E8);1-3
Bob Aspromonte: IW
Duffy Dyer: 5/FL
Tim Foli: 4

Top 5

Joe Torre: W
Ted Simmons: S7.1-2
Luis Melendez: 46(1)3/GDP.2-3
Ted Sizemore: 53

Bot 5

Ken Boswell: K
Don Hahn: W
Ted Martinez: S7.1-2
Tommie Agee: 13.1-2;2-3
Cleon Jones: 63

Top 6

Dal Maxvill: S8
Jerry Reuss: 24/BG.1-1
Lou Brock: K/C
Jose Cruz: W.1-2
Matty Alou: T8.1-H;2-H
Joe Torre: 43

Bot 6

Donn Clendenon: S7
Bob Aspromonte: 46(1)3/GDP
Duffy Dyer: 63

Top 7

Ted Simmons: S7
Luis Melendez: 8
Ted Sizemore: S7.1-2
Dal Maxvill: 64(1)3/GDP

Bot 7

Tim Foli: 7
Ken Singleton: D7
Don Hahn: 8
Ted Martinez: 3/G

Top 8

Jerry Reuss: K/C
Lou Brock: K/C
Jose Cruz: S5
Matty Alou: 8

Bot 8

Tommie Agee: 5
Cleon Jones: S6
Donn Clendenon: 8
Bob Aspromonte: 7/L

Notes & reviews

Jerry Reuss popped up a bunt which dropped and he was tagged at HP with no advance by the runner
After three rain delays for total of 1:58, game was called

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