In a dramatic rally before a Bat Night crowd of 47,598, Joe Torre tripled with the bases loaded in the ninth inning as the Cardinals came from behind for the second time to defeat the Braves, 8-7. The Braves scored five runs off Bob Gibson in the third inning, two counting on a triple by Felix Millan and two on a homer by Darrell Evans, the first of his major league career.

The Cards chipped away at the Braves' lead and eventually tied the score in the seventh. However, the Braves took the lead again with two unearned runs in the ninth. In the Cards' half, Lou Brock and Matty Alou singled. Ted Simmons bunted and was safe on an error, loading the bases, to set the scene for Torre's triple. [The Sporting News]



St. Louis Cardinals 8, Atlanta Braves 7
Game Played on Saturday, May       29, 1971 (Night game) at Busch Stadium II
Braves       0  0  5    0  0  0    0  0  2  -   7 10  1
Cardinals    0  0  1    1  0  0    3  0  3  -   8 14  1


Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Jackson cf            5   0   0   0     0   0   .277      Brock lf              4   2   2   0     1   0   .379
Garr lf               5   1   3   1     0   0   .360      Alou cf               5   2   2   2     0   0   .328
H. Aaron rf           2   1   1   0     3   0   .284      Simmons c             4   1   0   1     0   0   .318
  Upshaw p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Torre 3b              5   0   3   4     0   2   .352
Williams 1b           4   1   2   1     1   0   .232      Cardenal rf           3   0   1   0     1   0   .246
Millan 2b             4   1   1   2     0   1   .314      Hague 1b              3   1   3   0     0   0   .252
Evans 3b              4   2   3   2     0   0   .227        Beauchamp ph,1b     1   0   0   0     0   0   .267
Didier c              3   0   0   0     0   0   .209      Javier 2b             4   0   0   0     0   1   .314
Perez ss              3   0   0   0     0   0   .200      Schofield ss          3   1   1   1     1   0   .216
  Lum ph,rf           1   0   0   0     0   0   .167        Maxvill ss          0   0   0   0     0   0   .136
Nash p                3   0   0   0     0   2   .182      Gibson p              1   0   1   0     0   0   .259
  Priddy p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Zachary pr          0   0   0   0     0   0   .308
  Barber p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Taylor p            1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Garrido ph,ss       0   1   0   0     1   0   .158        Lee ph              1   1   1   0     0   0   .238
                                                            Linzy p             1   0   0   0     0   1   .500
                                                            Shaw p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Drabowsky p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               34   7  10   6     5   3             Totals               36   8  14   8     3   4

Time of Game: 2:24   Attendance: 47,598
Left on Base: Braves 6, Cardinals 8
DP: Braves 1, Cardinals 2
Errors: Upshaw, Shaw
Doubles: Hague (3)
Triples: Millan (3), Torre (2)
Home Runs: Evans (1)
Caught Stealing: Garr (8)
Sacrifice Hits: Didier (6), Simmons (2)
GIDP: Didier (1), Williams (2), Cardenal (3)


Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Nash                    6.1   9   4   4   2   3   0  28   4.96
Priddy                  0.1   2   1   1   1   0   0   4   3.70
Barber                  1.1   0   0   0   0   1   0   4   4.41
Upshaw L(5-4)           0     3   3   2   0   0   0   4   4.50
Totals                  8    14   8   7   3   4   0  40

Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Gibson                  3     6   5   5   2   1   1  16   4.27
Taylor                  4     1   0   0   1   1   0  13   3.76
Linzy                   1.1   2   1   0   0   1   0   5   1.25
Shaw                    0.1   1   1   0   1   0   0   4   0.00
Drabowsky W(2-0)        0.1   0   0   0   1   0   0   2   3.38
Totals                  9    10   7   5   5   3   1  40

Umpires: HP - John Kibler, 1B - Satch Davidson, 2B - Paul Pryor, 3B - Shag Crawford


BRAVES 1ST: Jackson flied out to center; Garr grounded out
(shortstop to first); H. Aaron walked; Williams singled to right
[H. Aaron to second]; Millan lined to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Braves 0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 1ST: Brock lined to left; Alou grounded out (second to
first); Simmons flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Braves 0, Cardinals 0.

BRAVES 2ND: Evans singled to center; Didier grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Evans out at
second]; Perez flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves
0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 2ND: Torre struck out; Cardenal singled to left; Hague
singled to right [Cardenal to third, Hague out at second (right
to shortstop)]; Javier popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 2
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0, Cardinals 0.

BRAVES 3RD: Nash was called out on strikes; Jackson grounded out
(second to first); Garr singled to shortstop; H. Aaron walked
[Garr to second]; Williams singled to left [H. Aaron to second,
Garr scored]; Millan tripled to right [Williams scored, H. Aaron
scored]; Evans homered [Millan scored]; Didier flied out to
left; 5 R, 4 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 5, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 3RD: Schofield walked; Gibson singled to left
[Schofield to second]; ZACHARY RAN FOR GIBSON; Brock walked
[Schofield to third, Zachary to second]; Alou grounded out
(first unassisted) [Brock to second, Zachary to third, Schofield
scored]; Simmons popped to third in foul territory; Torre struck
out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 5, Cardinals 1.

BRAVES 4TH: TAYLOR REPLACED ZACHARY (PITCHING); Perez grounded
out (shortstop to first); Nash grounded out (shortstop to
first); Jackson flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves
5, Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 4TH: Cardenal grounded out (third to first); Hague
doubled to right; Javier grounded out (second to first) [Hague
to third]; Schofield singled to center [Hague scored]; Taylor
forced Schofield (third to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Braves 5, Cardinals 2.

BRAVES 5TH: Garr singled to left; Garr was caught stealing
second (catcher to second); H. Aaron flied to right in foul
territory; Williams walked; Millan grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 5, Cardinals 2.

CARDINALS 5TH: Brock flied to left in foul territory; Alou flied
out to right; Simmons grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 5, Cardinals 2.

BRAVES 6TH: Evans popped to shortstop; Didier grounded out
(second to pitcher); Perez grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 5, Cardinals 2.

CARDINALS 6TH: Torre singled to left; Cardenal grounded into a
double play (third to second to first) [Torre out at second];
Hague singled to right; Javier struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Braves 5, Cardinals 2.

BRAVES 7TH: Nash struck out; Jackson flied out to center; Garr
flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 5, Cardinals 2.

CARDINALS 7TH: Schofield flied out to right; LEE BATTED FOR
TAYLOR; Lee singled to third; Brock singled to center [Lee to
second]; PRIDDY REPLACED NASH (PITCHING); Alou singled to right
[Brock to third, Lee scored]; Simmons grounded out (second to
first) [Alou to second, Brock scored]; Torre singled to left
[Alou scored]; Cardenal walked [Torre to second]; BARBER
REPLACED PRIDDY (PITCHING); BEAUCHAMP BATTED FOR HAGUE;
Beauchamp flied out to right; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 5,
Cardinals 5.

BRAVES 8TH: BEAUCHAMP STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); LINZY
REPLACED LEE (PITCHING); H. Aaron singled to right; Williams
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [H.
Aaron out at second]; Millan struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Braves 5, Cardinals 5.

CARDINALS 8TH: Javier popped to second; Schofield popped to
second; Linzy was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Braves 5, Cardinals 5.

BRAVES 9TH: MAXVILL REPLACED SCHOFIELD (PLAYING SS); Evans
singled to right; Didier out on a sacrifice bunt (first to
second) [Evans to second]; LUM BATTED FOR PEREZ; SHAW REPLACED
LINZY (PITCHING); Lum flied out to center; GARRIDO BATTED FOR
BARBER; Garrido walked; Jackson reached on an error by Shaw
[Garrido to third, Evans scored (unearned) (no RBI)]; Garr
singled to shortstop [Jackson to second, Garrido scored
(unearned)]; DRABOWSKY REPLACED SHAW (PITCHING); H. Aaron walked
[Jackson to third, Garr to second]; Williams flied to left in
foul territory; 2 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Braves 7,
Cardinals 5.

CARDINALS 9TH: LUM STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); GARRIDO STAYED
IN GAME (PLAYING SS); UPSHAW REPLACED H. AARON (PITCHING); Brock
singled to center; Alou singled to right [Brock to second];
Simmons reached on an error by Upshaw on a sacrifice bunt [Alou
to second, Brock to third]; Torre tripled to right [Simmons
scored (unearned), Alou scored, Brock scored]; 3 R (2 ER), 3 H,
1 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 7, Cardinals 8.