Atlanta Braves vs St. Louis Cardinals
May 31, 1971 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 31, 1971 at Busch Stadium II. The St. Louis Cardinals defeated the Atlanta Braves and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Atlanta Braves 2, St. Louis Cardinals 3

Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Millan 2b 4 0 0 0
Garr lf 4 1 3 0
Aaron rf 3 0 1 1
Cepeda 1b 4 0 2 1
Williams 3b 4 0 0 0
Jackson cf 3 0 0 0
Perez ss 4 0 1 0
Didier c 3 0 0 0
Stone p 3 1 1 0
Totals 32 2 8 2
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Brock lf 4 0 0 0
Alou cf 4 0 0 0
Simmons c 4 0 1 2
Torre 3b 4 1 2 0
Cardenal rf 4 0 1 1
Javier 2b 4 0 0 0
Beauchamp 1b 3 0 0 0
Sizemore ss 3 1 2 0
  Maxvill ss 0 0 0 0
Reuss p 1 1 0 0
Totals 31 3 6 3
Atlanta 000 002 000282
St. Louis 002 000 01x361
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Stone  L (0-3) 8.0 6 3 3 0 3
Totals
8.0
6
3
3
0
3
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Reuss  W (5-4) 9.0 8 2 2 1 0
Totals
9.0
8
2
2
1
0

  E–Williams (4), Perez (11), Brock (2).  DP–St. Louis 3.  2B–St. Louis Torre (8,off Stone).  HBP–H Aaron (2,by Reuss).  SH–Reuss 2 (2,off Stone 2).  SB–Cardenal (8,2nd base off Stone/Didier).  HBP–Reuss (1,H Aaron).  U-HP–Paul Pryor, 1B–Shag Crawford, 2B–John Kibler, 3B–Satch Davidson.  T–1:53.  A–20,349.
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