Al Downing gained his first N. L. victory when the Dodgers defeated the Cardinals, 2-1. Bill Russell batted in the Dodgers' first run with a single in the fifth inning and then doubled and scored the winning run on a single by Maury Wills in the ninth. [The Sporting News]



Los Angeles Dodgers 2, St. Louis Cardinals 1
Game Played on Thursday, April     15, 1971 (Night game) at Dodger Stadium
Cardinals    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  1  0  -   1  9  1
Dodgers      0  0  0    0  1  0    0  0  1  -   2  8  2


Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Alou cf               5   0   2   0     0   0   .220      Wills ss              5   0   1   1     0   0   .220
Sizemore 2b           5   0   1   0     0   0   .188      Davis cf              4   0   0   0     0   0   .306
Brock lf              4   1   2   0     0   0   .444      Parker 1b             4   0   2   0     0   0   .282
Torre 3b              4   0   1   0     0   1   .297      Allen lf              4   0   0   0     0   1   .125
Cardenal rf           4   0   2   0     0   0   .258      Sims c                3   1   1   0     1   1   .400
Simmons c             3   0   1   1     1   0   .500      Garvey 3b             3   0   1   0     0   1   .219
Beauchamp 1b          2   0   0   0     2   1   .375        Sudakis ph,3b       1   0   0   0     0   0   .200
Maxvill ss            3   0   0   0     1   0   .071      Crawford rf           4   0   0   0     0   1   .333
Cleveland p           4   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Russell 2b            4   1   2   1     0   1   .367
                                                          Downing p             1   0   1   0     1   0   .333
                                                            Haller ph           0   0   0   0     1   0  1.000

Totals               34   1   9   1     4   2             Totals               33   2   8   2     3   5

Time of Game: 1:59   Attendance: 12,632
Left on Base: Cardinals 10, Dodgers 10
DP: Cardinals 0, Dodgers 2
Errors: Cleveland, Davis, Allen
Doubles: Cardenal (1), Parker (1), Russell (3)
Sacrifice Hits: Downing (1)
GIDP: Sizemore (5)


Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Cleveland L(0-2)        8.1   8   2   2   3   5   0  37   6.97
Totals                  8.1   8   2   2   3   5   0  37

Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Downing W(1-0)          9     9   1   1   4   2   0  38   0.61
Totals                  9     9   1   1   4   2   0  38

Umpires: HP - Stan Landes, 1B - Mel Steiner, 2B - Bob Engel, 3B - Tony Venzon


CARDINALS 1ST: Alou flied out to left; Sizemore grounded out
(shortstop to first); Brock singled to center; Torre singled to
right [Brock to third]; Cardenal forced Torre (shortstop to
second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 1ST: Wills grounded out (second to first); Davis
grounded out (third to first); Parker grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Dodgers 0.

CARDINALS 2ND: Simmons grounded out (third to first); Beauchamp
walked; Maxvill lined into a double play (second to first)
[Beauchamp out at first]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0,
Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 2ND: Allen was called out on strikes; Sims struck out;
Garvey grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cardinals 0, Dodgers 0.

CARDINALS 3RD: Cleveland grounded out (third to first); Alou
popped to shortstop; Sizemore singled [Sizemore to second (error
by Davis)]; Brock grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 1
E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 3RD: Crawford grounded out (catcher to first); Russell
struck out; Downing walked; Wills grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Dodgers 0.

CARDINALS 4TH: Torre struck out (catcher to first); Cardenal
doubled to left; Simmons grounded out (shortstop to first);
Beauchamp was walked intentionally; Maxvill walked [Cardenal to
third, Beauchamp to second]; Cleveland forced Maxvill (shortstop
to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 4TH: Davis grounded out (first unassisted); Parker flied
out to left; Allen grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Dodgers 0.

CARDINALS 5TH: Alou singled to right; Sizemore flied out to
right; Brock grounded out (second to first) [Alou to second];
Torre flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 0,
Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 5TH: Sims singled to right; Garvey singled to left [Sims
to second]; Crawford popped to second; Russell singled to left
[Garvey to second, Sims scored]; Downing out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to second) [Russell to second, Garvey to third]; Wills
popped to second; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Dodgers 1.

CARDINALS 6TH: Cardenal singled to center [Cardenal out at
second (center to shortstop)]; Simmons walked; Beauchamp was
called out on strikes; Maxvill forced Simmons (pitcher to
shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Dodgers 1.

DODGERS 6TH: Davis flied out to right; Parker doubled to left;
Allen grounded out (third to first); Sims was walked
intentionally; Garvey struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Cardinals 0, Dodgers 1.

CARDINALS 7TH: Cleveland grounded out (pitcher to second to
first); On a bunt Alou singled; Sizemore grounded into a double
play (third to second to first) [Alou out at second]; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Dodgers 1.

DODGERS 7TH: Crawford struck out; Russell grounded out
(shortstop to first); Downing singled to right; Wills forced
Downing (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 0,
Dodgers 1.

CARDINALS 8TH: Brock singled to left; Torre flied out to left
[Brock to second]; Cardenal flied out to left; Simmons singled
to left [Brock scored]; Beauchamp popped to catcher; 1 R, 2 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Dodgers 1.

DODGERS 8TH: Davis popped to second; Parker singled to center;
Allen reached on an error by Cleveland [Parker to second]; Sims
flied out to center; SUDAKIS BATTED FOR GARVEY; Sudakis flied
out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Dodgers 1.

CARDINALS 9TH: SUDAKIS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); Maxvill
grounded out (shortstop to first); Cleveland grounded out (third
to first); Alou reached on an error by Allen [Alou to second];
Sizemore grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Cardinals 1, Dodgers 1.

DODGERS 9TH: Crawford flied out to right; Russell doubled to
right; HALLER BATTED FOR DOWNING; Haller was walked
intentionally; Wills singled to right [Haller to second, Russell
scored]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Dodgers 2.