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Chicago Cubs @ St. Louis Cardinals

1971-05-25 · Night game · Busch Stadium II · Att: 12667 · 58°F · 1:56

St. Louis Cardinals defeated Chicago Cubs 4–2. St. Louis Cardinals put up 2 in the 3rd. Steve Carlton earned the win. Joe Hague went 2-for-4 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.

Line score

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

W: Steve Carlton L: Bill Hands SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Jerry Dale · 1B: Tom Gorman · 2B: Chris Pelekoudas · 3B: Doug Harvey · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Chicago Cubs — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Don Kessinger	4	1	1	0	0	0
Glenn Beckert	3	1	1	0	1	0
Billy Williams	4	0	0	0	0	1
Jim Hickman	4	0	1	1	0	0
Ron Santo	3	0	2	0	1	0
Johnny Callison	4	0	0	0	0	2
Chris Cannizzaro	3	0	1	0	1	0
Jose Ortiz	3	0	0	0	0	1
Bill Hands	2	0	0	0	0	1
Hal Breeden	1	0	0	0	0	0

St. Louis Cardinals — batting

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

Chicago Cubs — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Bill Hands	8.0	7	1	4

St. Louis Cardinals — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Steve Carlton	9.0	6	3	5

Play-by-play

Top 1

Don Kessinger: 63
Glenn Beckert: W
Billy Williams: 8
Jim Hickman: 64(1)/FO

Bot 1

Lou Brock: 43
Matty Alou: 63
Ted Simmons: 4/P

Top 2

Ron Santo: S7
Johnny Callison: K
Chris Cannizzaro: D7.1-3
Jose Ortiz: K
Bill Hands: 8

Bot 2

Joe Torre: 63
Jose Cardenal: K
Joe Hague: HR/9
Julian Javier: 6/P

Top 3

Don Kessinger: D7
Glenn Beckert: SB3.2-H(E2/TH)
Glenn Beckert: D7
Billy Williams: K/C
Jim Hickman: S7.2-H;BX2(754)
Ron Santo: S8
Johnny Callison: 7

Bot 3

Ted Sizemore: S4
Steve Carlton: E2/SH.1-3
Lou Brock: 6(1)/FO.3-H(UR)
Matty Alou: SB2#
Matty Alou: 6/P
Ted Simmons: S7.2-H(UR)
Joe Torre: 43

Top 4

Chris Cannizzaro: W
Jose Ortiz: 64(1)/FO
Bill Hands: 14/SH.1-2
Don Kessinger: 8

Bot 4

Jose Cardenal: 63
Joe Hague: S4
Julian Javier: W.1-2
Ted Sizemore: S4.1-3;2-H
Steve Carlton: K/C
Lou Brock: 43

Top 5

Glenn Beckert: 63
Billy Williams: 6/P
Jim Hickman: 9

Bot 5

Matty Alou: 63
Ted Simmons: S4
Joe Torre: 3/FL
Jose Cardenal: 43

Top 6

Ron Santo: 9
Johnny Callison: 9
Chris Cannizzaro: 7

Bot 6

Joe Hague: 43
Julian Javier: 63
Ted Sizemore: 13

Top 7

Jose Ortiz: 6/P
Bill Hands: K
Don Kessinger: 8

Bot 7

Steve Carlton: 43
Lou Brock: D7
Matty Alou: 4/P
Ted Simmons: 63

Top 8

Glenn Beckert: 13
Billy Williams: 43
Jim Hickman: 8

Bot 8

Joe Torre: 4/L
Jose Cardenal: K
Joe Hague: K

Top 9

Ron Santo: W
Johnny Callison: K
Chris Cannizzaro: 9
Hal Breeden: 4/P