Chicago Cubs vs St. Louis Cardinals
September 4, 1971 Box Score

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

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Chicago Cubs 7, St. Louis Cardinals 5

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
James cf,rf 4 1 2 0
Popovich 2b 5 0 0 0
Williams lf 5 1 2 1
Hickman rf 2 3 1 1
  Davis cf 1 0 0 0
Santo 3b 5 1 2 3
Pepitone 1b 3 0 1 0
Cannizzaro c 3 1 2 1
Kessinger ss 4 0 1 1
Pappas p 3 0 0 0
  Regan p 1 0 0 0
Totals 36 7 11 7
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Brock lf 5 0 1 1
Sizemore 2b 5 0 2 1
Alou 1b 4 0 1 1
  Drabowsky p 0 0 0 0
Torre 3b 5 0 1 0
Simmons c 5 2 4 0
Hague rf 5 0 0 0
Cruz cf 3 1 2 1
Maxvill ss 1 0 0 0
  Melendez ph 1 0 0 0
  Williams p 0 0 0 0
  McNertney ph 1 0 0 0
  Linzy p 0 0 0 0
  Burda ph,1b 1 1 1 1
Carlton p 1 1 1 0
  Taylor p 0 0 0 0
  Kubiak ph,ss 1 0 1 0
Totals 38 5 14 5
Chicago 020 140 0007110
St. Louis 011 000 0305140
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Pappas  W (17-11) 6.0 9 2 2 0 0
  Regan  SV (6) 3.0 5 3 3 3 1
Totals
9.0
14
5
5
3
1
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Carlton  L (18-8) 4.2 8 7 7 3 0
  Taylor   0.1 1 0 0 0 0
  Williams   1.0 1 0 0 0 1
  Linzy   2.0 1 0 0 1 0
  Drabowsky   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
11
7
7
4
1

  E–None.  DP–Chicago 2, St. Louis 1.  2B–Chicago Santo (21,off Carlton); Williams (24,off Carlton); James (5,off Linzy), St. Louis Simmons (26,off Pappas).  3B–St. Louis Cruz (1,off Pappas).  HR–Chicago Hickman (19,2nd inning off Carlton 0 on, 0 out); Cannizzaro (6,2nd inning off Carlton 0 on, 2 out); Santo (19,5th inning off Carlton 2 on, 1 out).  HBP–James (4,by Carlton).  IBB–Hickman (7,by Carlton).  SF–Alou (7,off Pappas).  SB–James (2,2nd base off Carlton/Simmons).  HBP–Carlton (5,James).  IBB–Carlton (11,Hickman).  U-HP–Mel Steiner, 1B–Satch Davidson, 2B–Stan Landes, 3B–Shag Crawford.  T–2:30.  A–31,807.
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