Philadelphia Phillies vs St. Louis Cardinals
April 23, 1971 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 23, 1971 at Busch Stadium II. The Philadelphia Phillies defeated the St. Louis Cardinals and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Philadelphia Phillies 8, St. Louis Cardinals 6

Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Bowa ss 4 0 0 0
Money 3b 5 0 0 0
Montanez cf 5 3 3 1
Freed rf 4 1 2 0
Johnson 1b 5 1 3 3
McCarver c 4 0 0 0
Lis lf 5 2 3 1
Doyle 2b 3 1 1 2
Lersch p 1 0 0 0
  Fryman p 0 0 0 0
  Browne ph 1 0 0 0
  Brandon p 1 0 0 0
Totals 38 8 12 7
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Brock lf 4 2 2 1
Alou cf 5 0 1 2
Simmons c 3 1 1 1
  McNertney c 1 0 0 0
Torre 3b 4 1 2 2
Cardenal rf 4 0 0 0
Hague 1b 3 0 0 0
Sizemore 2b 4 1 2 0
Schofield ss 2 0 0 0
  Lee ph 0 0 0 0
  Maxvill ss 0 0 0 0
  Burda ph 1 0 0 0
Torrez p 1 0 0 0
  Brunet p 2 1 1 0
  Linzy p 0 0 0 0
  Beauchamp ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 35 6 9 6
Philadelphia 101 200 2118120
St. Louis 003 300 000690
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Lersch   3.2 7 6 6 2 2
  Fryman   1.1 0 0 0 0 1
  Brandon  W (1-0) 4.0 2 0 0 1 2
Totals
9.0
9
6
6
3
5
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Torrez   3.0 6 4 4 2 0
  Brunet  L (0-1) 5.0 4 3 3 1 2
  Linzy   1.0 2 1 1 1 1
Totals
9.0
12
8
8
4
3

  E–None.  DP–Philadelphia 1, St. Louis 1.  2B–Philadelphia Lis (2,off Torrez); Johnson (3,off Linzy), St. Louis Brock (4,off Lersch); Alou (4,off Lersch); Torre (4,off Brandon).  HR–Philadelphia Doyle (1,4th inning off Torrez 1 on, 0 out); Johnson (1,7th inning off Brunet 1 on, 2 out); Lis (1,8th inning off Brunet 0 on, 0 out); Montanez (3,9th inning off Linzy 0 on, 1 out), St. Louis Torre (4,3rd inning off Lersch 1 on, 2 out).  HBP–Lersch (1,by Torrez).  IBB–McCarver (2,by Linzy).  SB–Brock 2 (6,2nd base off Lersch/McCarver,2nd base off Brandon/McCarver).  CS–Lee (1,2nd base by Brandon/McCarver).  WP–Fryman (3).  HBP–Torrez (1,Lersch).  IBB–Linzy (1,McCarver).  U-HP–Ed Sudol, 1B–Lee Weyer, 2B–Nick Colosi, 3B–Ken Burkhart.  T–2:32.  A–29,290.
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