St. Louis Cardinals vs. Houston Astros

May 15, 1971

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E	LOB
STL	0	0	0	4	0	2	0	0	0	6	12	1	8
HOU	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	5	12	1	5

loss:

T. Griffin(0-4)win: St Louis Cardinals logo

S. Carlton(6-2)save: St Louis Cardinals logo

C. Taylor(1)

STLHOU

4Jose Cardenal triples (2) on a to right fielder Jesus Alou. Ted Simmons scores. Joe Torre scores. [2 runs] 20
4Julian Javier out on a sacrifice fly to right fielder Jesus Alou. Jose Cardenal scores. [1 run] [2 outs] 30
4Ted Sizemore singles on a to left fielder Bob Watson. Jim Beauchamp scores. Ted Sizemore to 2nd. [1 run] 40
5Roger Metzger singles on a to right fielder Jose Cardenal. Doug Rader scores. Jesus Alou to 3rd. [1 run] 41
5Joe Morgan doubles (9) on a to left fielder Lou Brock. Jesus Alou scores. Roger Metzger scores. [2 runs] 43
5Cesar Cedeno triples (3) on a to left fielder Lou Brock. Joe Morgan scores. Cesar Cedeno scores. Fielding error by shortstop Ted Sizemore. [2 runs] 45
6Bob Burda singles on a to right fielder Jesus Alou. Jim Beauchamp scores. Julian Javier scores. [2 runs] 65

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1Lou BrockLF	1	4	0	0	0	1	0	2	.356
2Matty AlouCF	2	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	.313
Luis MelendezCF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.276
3Ted SimmonsC	1	5	1	0	0	0	0	3	.333
4Joe Torre3B	3	4	1	0	0	1	0	0	.341
5Jose CardenalRF	1	5	1	2	0	0	0	5	.195
6Jim Beauchamp1B	0	3	2	0	0	0	0	1	.267
Joe Hague1B	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.213
7Julian Javier2B	1	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	.255
8Ted SizemoreSS	2	4	0	1	0	0	0	2	.233
Dal MaxvillSS	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.138
9Steve CarltonP	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	.182
Bob BurdaPH	1	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	.438
Chuck TaylorP	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	.000





TOTAL	12	36	6	6	1	2	0	8	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Steve CarltonLHP	5.0	9	5	4	1	0	0	24	3.02
Chuck TaylorRHP	4.0	3	0	0	1	0	0	17	3.95



TOTAL	9.0	12	5	4	2	0	0	41	-

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	LOB	AVG
1Roger MetzgerSS	2	4	1	1	0	0	.244
Jimmy WynnPH	0	1	0	0	0	1	.203
2Joe Morgan2B	3	4	1	2	0	0	.262
3Cesar CedenoCF	1	4	1	1	0	2	.191
4Bob WatsonLF	0	4	0	0	0	1	.286
5Denis Menke1B	0	4	0	0	1	0	.240
6Doug Rader3B	2	4	1	0	1	0	.164
7Jesus AlouRF	3	4	1	0	0	0	.379
8Larry HowardC	0	2	0	0	0	4	.000
Johnny EdwardsPH-C	1	2	0	0	0	1	.209
Cesar GeronimoPR	0	0	0	0	0	0	.273
9Wade BlasingameP	0	1	0	0	0	0	.250
Jim RayP	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Marty MartinezPH	0	1	0	0	0	2	.167
Tom GriffinP	0	0	0	0	0	0	.143
Denny LemasterP	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Rich ChilesPH	0	1	0	0	0	0	.364
George CulverP	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Norm MillerPH	0	1	0	0	0	1	.231
TOTAL	12	37	5	4	2	5	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	PC	ERA
Wade BlasingameLHP	3.2	6	4	4	0	0	17	3.63
Jim RayRHP	1.1	3	0	0	0	0	6	2.03
Tom GriffinRHP	0.1	2	2	1	0	0	4	4.55
Denny LemasterLHP	1.2	1	0	0	0	0	6	0.00
George CulverRHP	2.0	0	0	0	1	2	16	2.60
TOTAL	9.0	12	6	5	1	2	49	-

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1st inningSTLHOU

TOP 1
BATTER OUT — Lou Brock out, pitcher Wade Blasingame to first baseman Denis Menke. [1 out]
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SINGLE — Matty Alou singles on a to left fielder Bob Watson.
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GROUNDED INTO DP — Ted Simmons grounds into a double play, second baseman Joe Morgan to shortstop Roger Metzger to first baseman Denis Menke. Matty Alou out at 2nd. Ted Simmons out at 1st. [3 outs]
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BOTTOM 1
SINGLE — Roger Metzger singles on a to shortstop Ted Sizemore.
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PICKOFF CAUGHT STEALING 2B — With Joe Morgan batting, Roger Metzger picked off and caught stealing 2nd base, pitcher Steve Carlton. [1 out]
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SINGLE — Joe Morgan singles on a to left fielder Lou Brock.
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BATTER OUT — Cesar Cedeno out to right fielder Jose Cardenal. [2 outs]
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FORCEOUT — Bob Watson grounds into a force out, second baseman Julian Javier to shortstop Ted Sizemore. Joe Morgan out at 2nd. Bob Watson to 1st. [3 outs]
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STL

HOU

6Runs5

12Hits12

1Errors1

.333Batting Avg.324

36At Bats37

3Extra-base Hits5

0Home Runs0

6Runs-Batted-In4

2Walks0

2Stolen Bases0

1Strikeouts2

8Left on Base5

16Total Bases19

Saturday, May 15, 1971 · 8:05 PM

Minute Maid Park · Houston, TX

attendance: 19,285 (46.8%)