The Cardinals delayed their demise in the East division race by defeating the Pirates, 6-4. The Pirates got off to a 4-0 lead, two runs scoring on a single by Dock Ellis, who was bidding for his 20th victory. The Cardinals rallied to tie the score and then beat Ellis in the seventh inning when Ted Simmons singled and Jose Cruz hit a homer. [The Sporting News]

St. Louis Cardinals 6, Pittsburgh Pirates 4

Game Played on Tuesday, September 21, 1971 (Night game) at Busch Stadium II

Pirates 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 - 4 9 1 Cardinals 0 0 0 4 0 0 2 0 x - 6 14 0 Pirates AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Cardinals AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Stennett 2b 5 0 1 0 0 2 .358 Brock lf 5 1 1 1 0 1 .317 Clines cf 2 0 1 0 0 1 .302 Sizemore 2b 4 0 1 1 1 0 .269 Davalillo ph,cf 2 0 0 1 0 0 .283 Alou 1b 5 0 3 1 0 0 .313 Clemente rf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .340 Torre 3b 4 0 1 0 0 1 .362 Stargell lf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .296 Simmons c 4 2 2 0 0 0 .310 Robertson 1b 4 1 2 0 0 0 .271 Cruz cf 3 2 1 2 1 0 .268 Sanguillen c 4 1 2 0 0 0 .319 Hague rf 4 1 3 0 0 0 .232 Cash 3b 4 1 1 0 0 1 .300 Maxvill ss 4 0 1 1 0 0 .227 J. Hernandez ss 2 1 1 0 1 1 .208 Reuss p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .111 Hebner ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .277 Taylor p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 Ellis p 2 0 1 2 0 1 .208 McNertney ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .290 Veale p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 Santorini p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286 Oliver ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .284 Burda ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .313 Linzy p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 Kubiak ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .227 Drabowsky p 1 0 1 0 0 0 .167 Totals 35 4 9 3 1 8 Totals 37 6 14 6 2 4 Time of Game: 2:20 Attendance: 13,348 Left on Base: Pirates 6, Cardinals 9 DP: Pirates 1, Cardinals 0 Errors: J. Hernandez Triples: Robertson (2) Home Runs: Cruz (9) Caught Stealing: Sizemore (5) Sacrifice Hits: Ellis (10) GIDP: Alou (9) Pirates IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Ellis L(19-8) 7.1 14 6 6 2 4 1 38 3.05 Veale 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 7.31 Totals 8 14 6 6 2 4 1 39 Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Reuss 1.2 5 3 3 1 4 0 11 4.72 Taylor 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3.60 Santorini 2 3 1 1 0 0 0 9 3.72 Linzy 2 1 0 0 0 2 0 7 2.12 Drabowsky W(6-1) 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 9 3.51 Totals 9 9 4 4 1 8 0 37 Wild Pitches: Reuss (8) Umpires: HP - Al Barlick, 1B - Paul Pryor, 2B - John Kibler, 3B - Bruce Froemming PIRATES 1ST: Stennett struck out (catcher to first); Clines was called out on strikes; Clemente grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Cardinals 0. CARDINALS 1ST: Brock struck out; On a bunt Sizemore popped to first in foul territory; Alou singled to right; Torre singled to right [Alou to third]; Simmons forced Torre (second to shortstop); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Pirates 0, Cardinals 0. PIRATES 2ND: Stargell was called out on strikes; Robertson tripled to right; Reuss threw a wild pitch [Robertson scored]; Sanguillen singled to center; Cash singled to second [Sanguillen to second]; J. Hernandez walked [Sanguillen to third, Cash to second]; Ellis singled to center [Sanguillen scored, Cash scored, J. Hernandez to second]; Stennett struck out; Clines singled to pitcher [J. Hernandez to third, Ellis to second]; TAYLOR REPLACED REUSS (PITCHING); Clemente grounded out (second to first); 3 R, 5 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Pirates 3, Cardinals 0. CARDINALS 2ND: Cruz grounded out (pitcher to second to first); On a bunt Hague singled to third; Maxvill flied to right in foul territory; MCNERTNEY BATTED FOR TAYLOR; McNertney struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 3, Cardinals 0. PIRATES 3RD: SANTORINI REPLACED MCNERTNEY (PITCHING); Stargell grounded out (second to first); Robertson popped to second; Sanguillen singled to center; Cash forced Sanguillen (second to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 3, Cardinals 0. CARDINALS 3RD: Brock grounded out (second to first); Sizemore lined to right; Alou singled to center; Torre flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 3, Cardinals 0. PIRATES 4TH: J. Hernandez singled to right; Ellis out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [J. Hernandez to second]; Stennett singled to right [J. Hernandez to third]; DAVALILLO BATTED FOR CLINES; Davalillo forced Stennett (second unassisted) [J. Hernandez scored]; Clemente grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 4, Cardinals 0. CARDINALS 4TH: DAVALILLO STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); Simmons singled to center; Cruz walked [Simmons to second]; Hague singled to right [Simmons to third, Cruz to second]; Maxvill singled to right [Simmons scored, Cruz to third, Hague to second]; BURDA BATTED FOR SANTORINI; Burda struck out; Brock forced Maxvill (shortstop to second) [Cruz scored, Hague to third]; Sizemore singled to left [Hague scored, Brock to second]; Alou singled to right [Brock scored, Sizemore to third]; Torre struck out; 4 R, 5 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Pirates 4, Cardinals 4. PIRATES 5TH: LINZY REPLACED BURDA (PITCHING); Stargell grounded out (second to first); Robertson singled to shortstop; Sanguillen flied out to right; Cash grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 4, Cardinals 4. CARDINALS 5TH: Simmons grounded out (second to first); Cruz grounded out (second to first); Hague singled to left; Maxvill forced Hague (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 4, Cardinals 4. PIRATES 6TH: J. Hernandez struck out; Ellis was called out on strikes; Stennett grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 4, Cardinals 4. CARDINALS 6TH: KUBIAK BATTED FOR LINZY; Kubiak flied out to center; Brock singled to left; Sizemore forced Brock (pitcher to shortstop); Sizemore was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 4, Cardinals 4. PIRATES 7TH: DRABOWSKY REPLACED KUBIAK (PITCHING); Davalillo grounded out (shortstop to first); Clemente popped to second; Stargell popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 4, Cardinals 4. CARDINALS 7TH: Alou grounded out (third to first); Torre lined to left; Simmons singled to left; Cruz homered [Simmons scored]; Hague grounded out (pitcher to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 4, Cardinals 6. PIRATES 8TH: Robertson grounded out (third to first); Sanguillen flied out to left; Cash was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 4, Cardinals 6. CARDINALS 8TH: Maxvill reached on an error by J. Hernandez [Maxvill to first]; On a bunt Drabowsky singled [Maxvill to second]; Brock forced Maxvill (pitcher to third) [Drabowsky to second]; Sizemore walked [Drabowsky to third, Brock to second]; VEALE REPLACED ELLIS (PITCHING); Alou grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Sizemore out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Pirates 4, Cardinals 6. PIRATES 9TH: HEBNER BATTED FOR J. HERNANDEZ; Hebner was called out on strikes; OLIVER BATTED FOR VEALE; Oliver lined to left; Stennett flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 4, Cardinals 6.

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