San Francisco Giants vs St. Louis Cardinals
August 4, 1971 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 4, 1971 at Busch Stadium II. The St. Louis Cardinals defeated the San Francisco Giants and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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San Francisco Giants 2, St. Louis Cardinals 7

San Francisco Giants ab   r   h rbi
Bonds rf 3 1 0 0
Fuentes 2b 4 0 1 0
Mays cf 3 0 0 0
McCovey 1b 2 0 1 1
Henderson lf 4 1 1 1
Dietz c 4 0 2 0
Speier ss 4 0 0 0
Gallagher 3b 4 0 2 0
Perry p 2 0 0 0
  Rosario ph 1 0 0 0
  Barr p 0 0 0 0
  Kingman ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 32 2 7 2
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Brock lf 4 0 0 0
Cruz cf 3 1 0 0
Alou rf 4 0 1 0
Torre 3b 4 2 3 1
Simmons c 4 1 1 0
Hague 1b 3 1 0 0
Kubiak 2b 4 2 2 3
Maxvill ss 4 0 1 0
Gibson p 2 0 0 1
Totals 32 7 8 5
San Francisco 100 000 001272
St. Louis 010 005 01x781
  San Francisco Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Perry  L (10-9) 6.0 6 6 5 2 2
  Barr   2.0 2 1 1 0 1
Totals
8.0
8
7
6
2
3
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Gibson  W (10-9) 9.0 7 2 1 3 9
Totals
9.0
7
2
1
3
9

  E–Dietz (11), Barr (1), Maxvill (9).  DP–St. Louis 1.  2B–San Francisco Dietz (18,off Gibson); Gallagher (13,off Gibson), St. Louis Torre 2 (24,off Perry,off Barr).  HR–San Francisco Henderson (13,9th inning off Gibson 0 on, 0 out), St. Louis Kubiak (1,6th inning off Perry 2 on, 1 out).  SF–McCovey (3,off Gibson); Gibson (1,off Perry).  CS–Speier (4,2nd base by Gibson/Simmons).  WP–Perry (4).  U-HP–Bill Williams, 1B–Nick Colosi, 2B–Dick Stello, 3B–Ed Sudol.  T–2:12.  A–27,024.
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