St. Louis Cardinals vs Montreal Expos
September 17, 1971 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 17, 1971 at Parc Jarry. The St. Louis Cardinals defeated the Montreal Expos and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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St. Louis Cardinals 7, Montreal Expos 2

St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Brock lf 5 1 1 1
Sizemore 2b 5 1 2 0
Alou 1b 5 1 1 1
Torre 3b 5 2 2 3
Simmons c 5 1 3 0
Cruz cf 4 0 2 0
Hague rf 4 1 1 0
Maxvill ss 3 0 0 0
Gibson p 3 0 0 1
Totals 39 7 12 6
Montreal Expos ab   r   h rbi
Hunt 2b 3 1 1 0
Day cf 4 0 1 0
Staub rf 4 1 1 0
Fairly 1b 3 0 2 2
Fairey lf 4 0 2 0
Bailey 3b 3 0 0 0
Sutherland ss 4 0 0 0
Bateman c 4 0 0 0
Morton p 1 0 0 0
  McGinn p 1 0 0 0
  Reed p 0 0 0 0
  McDonald ph 1 0 0 0
  Torrez p 0 0 0 0
  Gosger ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 33 2 7 2
St. Louis 000 403 0007120
Montreal 001 010 000271
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Gibson  W (16-12) 9.0 7 2 2 2 4
Totals
9.0
7
2
2
2
4
  Montreal Expos IP H R ER BB SO
Morton  L (10-16) 3.0 5 4 4 0 0
  McGinn   2.1 3 3 3 2 2
  Reed   0.2 0 0 0 1 0
  Torrez   3.0 4 0 0 1 2
Totals
9.0
12
7
7
4
4

  E–Fairey (3).  DP–St. Louis 1, Montreal 1.  PB–Bateman (8).  2B–St. Louis Brock (34,off Morton), Montreal Hunt (17,off Gibson); Staub (32,off Gibson).  HR–St. Louis Torre (24,4th inning off Morton 2 on, 0 out).  HBP–Hunt (47,by Gibson).  HBP–Gibson (7,Hunt).  U-HP–Tom Gorman, 1B–Chris Pelekoudas, 2B–Harry Wendelstedt, 3B–Andy Olsen.  T–2:24.  A–13,371.
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