| The Cardinals capitalized on five errors and scored nine unearned runs in breezing to a 14-3 victory over the Cubs. Jose Cardenal and Joe Hague each batted in four runs. Steve Carlton, a Cardinal disappointment last season, pitched the route on an eight-hitter, including a two-run homer by Billy Williams. [The Sporting News] |
St. Louis Cardinals 14, Chicago Cubs 3
Game Played on Wednesday, April 7, 1971 (Day game) at Wrigley Field
Cardinals 1 0 5 6 0 0 0 2 0 - 14 13 1 Cubs 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 - 3 8 5 Cardinals AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Cubs AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Alou cf 6 1 1 0 0 0 .100 Kessinger ss 4 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Sizemore ss 4 2 1 0 0 0 .250 Beckert 2b 4 1 2 0 0 0 .222 Maxvill ss 2 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Williams lf 3 1 1 2 1 0 .429 Brock lf 5 2 2 1 0 0 .222 Santo 3b 3 0 1 0 1 0 .286 Lee lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Pepitone 1b 4 1 2 1 0 0 .500 Torre 3b 4 3 1 1 1 1 .250 Callison rf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .286 Cardenal rf 3 3 2 4 2 0 .286 Ortiz cf 3 0 1 0 0 0 .286 Hague 1b 5 2 3 4 0 0 .375 Rudolph c 4 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Simmons c 2 1 1 1 2 0 .400 Hands p 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Javier 2b 5 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Bonham p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Carlton p 5 0 2 2 0 1 .400 Miller p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Jestadt ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Stephenson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 H. Breeden ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Regan p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Popovich ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Totals 42 14 13 13 5 3 Totals 33 3 8 3 2 4 Time of Game: 2:28 Attendance: 23,287 Left on Base: Cardinals 7, Cubs 6 DP: Cardinals 3, Cubs 2 Errors: Torre, Beckert, Santo 2, Pepitone 2 Doubles: Alou (1), Hague 2 (2), Carlton 2 (2) Home Runs: Pepitone (1), Williams (2) GIDP: Hague (1), Javier (1), Pepitone (1), Rudolph (1), Santo (1) Hit by Pitch: Simmons (1,by Regan), Ortiz (1,by Carlton) Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Carlton W(1-0) 9 8 3 3 2 4 2 36 3.00 Totals 9 8 3 3 2 4 2 36 Cubs IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Hands L(0-1) 3.2 8 8 3 0 1 0 21 7.36 Bonham 0 1 4 1 3 0 0 4 0.00 Miller 1.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 6 0.00 Stephenson 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 7 0.00 Regan 2 3 2 1 0 1 0 10 4.50 Totals 9 13 14 5 5 3 0 48 Hit by Pitch: Carlton (1), Regan (1) Umpires: HP - Ed Sudol, 1B - Lee Weyer, 2B - Nick Colosi, 3B - Ken Burkhart CARDINALS 1ST: Alou doubled to right; Sizemore grounded out (second to first) [Alou to third]; On a bunt Brock singled to second [Alou scored]; Torre forced Brock (third to second); Cardenal grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Cubs 0. CUBS 1ST: Kessinger grounded out (third to first); Beckert made an out to first; Williams popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Cubs 0. CARDINALS 2ND: Hague flied out to left; Simmons flied out to left; Javier grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Cubs 0. CUBS 2ND: Santo walked; Pepitone grounded into a double play (shortstop to first) [Santo out at second]; Callison struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Cubs 0. CARDINALS 3RD: Carlton was called out on strikes; Alou grounded out (shortstop to first); Sizemore reached on an error by Santo; Brock reached on an error by Beckert [Sizemore to second]; Torre singled to left [Sizemore scored (unearned), Brock to third, Torre to second (on throw)]; Cardenal singled to right [Brock scored (unearned), Torre scored (unearned), Cardenal to second (on throw)]; Hague doubled to center [Cardenal scored (unearned)]; Simmons singled to left [Hague scored (unearned)]; Pepitone dropped a foul fly hit by Javier for an error; Javier popped to catcher in foul territory; 5 R (0 ER), 4 H, 3 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 6, Cubs 0. CUBS 3RD: Ortiz was hit by a pitch; Rudolph grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to first) [Ortiz out at second]; Hands struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 6, Cubs 0. CARDINALS 4TH: Carlton lined to pitcher; Alou grounded out (third to first); On a bunt Sizemore singled to third; Brock singled to right [Sizemore to third]; BONHAM REPLACED HANDS (PITCHING); Torre walked [Brock to second]; Debut game for Bill Bonham; Cardenal walked [Sizemore scored, Brock to third, Torre to second]; Hague singled to center [Cardenal to third, Torre scored, Brock scored]; Simmons walked [Hague to second]; MILLER REPLACED BONHAM (PITCHING); Javier reached on an error by Pepitone [Simmons to second, Hague to third, Cardenal scored (unearned) (no RBI)]; Carlton doubled to center [Javier to third, Simmons scored (unearned), Hague scored (unearned)]; Alou popped to second; 6 R (3 ER), 4 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Cardinals 12, Cubs 0. CUBS 4TH: Kessinger grounded out (shortstop to first); Beckert singled to center; Williams walked [Beckert to second]; Santo grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Williams out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 12, Cubs 0. CARDINALS 5TH: Sizemore grounded out (second to first); Brock grounded out (second to first); Torre struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 12, Cubs 0. CUBS 5TH: MAXVILL REPLACED SIZEMORE (PLAYING SS); Pepitone singled to center; Callison popped to catcher in foul territory; Ortiz singled to center [Pepitone to second]; Rudolph was called out on strikes; JESTADT BATTED FOR MILLER; Jestadt grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cardinals 12, Cubs 0. CARDINALS 6TH: STEPHENSON REPLACED JESTADT (PITCHING); Cardenal walked; Debut game for Earl Stephenson; Hague grounded into a double play (first to shortstop to first) [Cardenal out at second]; Simmons walked; Javier popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 12, Cubs 0. CUBS 6TH: Kessinger grounded out (shortstop to first); Beckert flied out to right; Williams flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 12, Cubs 0. CARDINALS 7TH: Carlton grounded out (second to first); Alou grounded out (third to first); Maxvill grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 12, Cubs 0. CUBS 7TH: Santo grounded out (pitcher to first); Pepitone homered; Callison singled to right; Ortiz forced Callison (pitcher to shortstop); Rudolph reached on an error by Torre [Ortiz to second]; H. BREEDEN BATTED FOR STEPHENSON; H. Breeden forced Rudolph (shortstop unassisted); Debut game for Hal Breeden; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Cardinals 12, Cubs 1. CARDINALS 8TH: REGAN REPLACED H. BREEDEN (PITCHING); Brock grounded out (second to first); Torre reached on an error by Santo [Torre to second]; Cardenal singled to center [Torre scored (unearned), Cardenal to second (on throw)]; Hague doubled to center [Cardenal scored]; Simmons was hit by a pitch; Javier grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Simmons out at second]; 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 14, Cubs 1. CUBS 8TH: LEE REPLACED BROCK (PLAYING LF); Kessinger lined to third; Beckert singled to right; Williams homered [Beckert scored]; Santo singled to left; Pepitone grounded out (first unassisted) [Santo to second]; Callison grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 14, Cubs 3. CARDINALS 9TH: Carlton doubled to left; Alou flied out to right; Maxvill popped to second; Lee struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 14, Cubs 3. CUBS 9TH: Ortiz popped to second; Rudolph grounded out (third to first); POPOVICH BATTED FOR REGAN; Popovich struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 14, Cubs 3.The information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by Retrosheet.
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