Philadelphia Phillies vs St. Louis Cardinals
July 21, 1971 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 21, 1971 at Busch Stadium II. The St. Louis Cardinals defeated the Philadelphia Phillies and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Philadelphia Phillies 1, St. Louis Cardinals 6

Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Doyle 2b 4 0 1 0
Bowa ss 4 0 1 0
Montanez cf 4 0 1 0
Johnson 1b 4 0 0 0
Gamble rf 4 1 1 1
Money lf 3 0 0 0
Vukovich 3b 3 0 0 0
Ryan c 3 0 1 0
Lersch p 2 0 0 0
  Champion p 0 0 0 0
  Lis ph 1 0 0 0
  Bunning p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 1 5 1
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Brock lf 5 1 4 0
Alou 1b 5 1 3 3
Simmons c 4 0 0 0
Torre 3b 4 0 1 1
Cruz cf 4 0 1 0
Sizemore 2b 4 0 1 0
Melendez rf 4 1 1 0
Maxvill ss 3 2 2 0
Cleveland p 3 1 2 2
Totals 36 6 15 6
Philadelphia 000 100 000150
St. Louis 001 012 02x6150
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Lersch  L (4-9) 5.2 12 4 4 1 1
  Champion   1.1 0 0 0 0 1
  Bunning   1.0 3 2 2 0 0
Totals
8.0
15
6
6
1
2
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Cleveland  W (9-8) 9.0 5 1 1 0 10
Totals
9.0
5
1
1
0
10

  E–None.  DP–Philadelphia 2.  2B–St. Louis Maxvill (7,off Lersch); Melendez (2,off Bunning); Alou (20,off Bunning).  3B–St. Louis Torre (3,off Lersch).  HR–Philadelphia Gamble (4,4th inning off Cleveland 0 on, 2 out).  SF–Cleveland (1,off Bunning).  HBP–Simmons (2,by Lersch).  HBP–Lersch (2,Simmons).  U-HP–Andy Olsen, 1B–Tom Gorman, 2B–Chris Pelekoudas, 3B–Harry Wendelstedt.  T–2:04.  A–16,200.
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