St. Louis Cardinals vs Atlanta Braves
August 21, 1971 Box Score

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

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St. Louis Cardinals 5, Atlanta Braves 8

St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Brock lf 4 0 1 0
Sizemore 2b 4 0 1 0
Alou 1b 4 1 1 0
Torre 3b 4 1 2 0
Simmons c 4 1 1 1
Hague rf 4 1 2 2
Cruz cf 4 1 1 2
Maxvill ss 3 0 0 0
  Beauchamp ph 1 0 0 0
Carlton p 3 0 0 0
  Linzy p 0 0 0 0
  Patterson p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 5 9 5
Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Perez ss 3 0 0 1
Garr lf 4 3 3 0
Aaron 1b 4 2 3 6
Williams c 4 0 1 0
Versalles 3b 4 0 0 0
  La Russa 2b 0 0 0 0
Lum rf 4 0 1 0
Jackson cf 4 1 1 0
Garrido 2b,3b 4 1 1 0
Stone p 3 1 1 1
Totals 34 8 11 8
St. Louis 000 300 002591
Atlanta 000 102 50x8111
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Carlton  L (16-7) 6.2 10 8 4 0 2
  Linzy   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Patterson   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
11
8
4
0
2
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Stone  W (6-4) 9.0 9 5 5 0 6
Totals
9.0
9
5
5
0
6

  E–Alou (5), Garr (6).  DP–St. Louis 1.  2B–Atlanta Garr (20,off Carlton); Williams (11,off Carlton).  3B–St. Louis Hague (2,off Stone).  HR–St. Louis Cruz (5,9th inning off Stone 1 on, 2 out), Atlanta H Aaron 2 (35,6th inning off Carlton 1 on, 1 out,7th inning off Carlton 2 on, 2 out).  SH–Perez (6,off Carlton).  SB–Torre (3,2nd base off Stone/Williams).  CS–Brock (13,2nd base by Stone/Williams).  U-HP–Al Barlick, 1B–John Kibler, 2B–Paul Pryor, 3B–Bruce Froemming.  T–1:59.  A–22,451.
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