Chicago Cubs vs St. Louis Cardinals
September 5, 1971 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 5, 1971 at Busch Stadium II. The St. Louis Cardinals defeated the Chicago Cubs and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Chicago Cubs 5, St. Louis Cardinals 12

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
James cf 3 1 1 0
Popovich 2b 5 1 3 2
Williams lf 3 0 0 0
  North lf 0 0 0 0
Hickman rf 4 1 1 1
Santo 3b 5 1 1 1
Pepitone 1b 4 0 3 0
Cannizzaro c 2 0 0 0
  Fernandez ph,c 0 0 0 0
Kessinger ss 4 0 1 0
Jenkins p 2 0 0 0
  Decker p 0 0 0 0
  Banks ph 1 0 1 0
  Hiser pr 0 1 0 0
  Torres ph 1 0 0 0
  Tompkins p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 5 11 4
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Brock lf 5 2 4 2
  Melendez rf 0 0 0 0
Sizemore 2b 5 0 0 0
Alou 1b 5 1 3 2
  Stinson pr,lf 0 0 0 0
Torre 3b 4 1 3 2
Simmons c 5 1 2 0
Hague rf,1b 4 2 2 1
Cruz cf 4 2 2 1
Maxvill ss 5 2 3 2
Reuss p 4 1 1 1
  Drabowsky p 0 0 0 0
  Shaw p 0 0 0 0
  Taylor p 0 0 0 0
Totals 41 12 20 11
Chicago 000 000 0505113
St. Louis 120 131 40x12200
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Jenkins  L (21-12) 4.1 12 7 6 0 3
  Decker   2.2 8 5 5 1 1
  Tompkins   1.0 0 0 0 1 0
Totals
8.0
20
12
11
2
4
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Reuss  W (14-12) 7.1 7 3 3 4 3
  Drabowsky   0.0 3 2 2 0 0
  Shaw   0.2 1 0 0 3 1
  Taylor  SV (3) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
11
5
5
7
5

  E–James (1), Hickman (3), Jenkins (5).  DP–Chicago 1, St. Louis 4.  2B–Chicago Popovich (4,off Reuss); Hickman (12,off Drabowsky), St. Louis Brock 3 (31,off Jenkins 2,off Decker); Maxvill (9,off Decker).  HR–St. Louis Hague (14,2nd inning off Jenkins 0 on, 0 out); Alou (6,5th inning off Jenkins 0 on, 0 out).  SF–Torre (4,off Decker).  CS–Williams (5,2nd base by Reuss/Simmons).  SB–Cruz (5,2nd base off Jenkins/Cannizzaro); Brock 2 (54,2nd base off Decker/Cannizzaro,3rd base off Decker/Cannizzaro).  WP–Reuss (6), Shaw (3).  BK–Jenkins (4).  U-HP–Satch Davidson, 1B–Stan Landes, 2B–Shag Crawford, 3B–Mel Steiner.  T–2:45.  A–39,309.
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