May 10, 1971 · 7:05 PM EDT
W: Jerry ReussL: Steve RenkoS: Frank Linzy
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 STL | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 12 | 1 |
 WSH | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 1 |
1B3-5H-AB2 HR · 3 RBI · 2 RTop hitterRSRusty StaubRF2-4H-AB1 RBI · 1 R
Jerry ReussP8.2IP5 ER · 7 K · WWinning pitcherP6.0IP5 ER · 5 K · LP0.1IP0 ER · 0 K · SSaveBiggest lead STL by 5 · WSH by 1 · 2 lead changes
| W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1PI Pirates | 97 | 65 | .599 | — |
| 2STCardinals | 90 | 72 | .555 | 7.0 |
3CH Cubs | 83 | 79 | .512 | 14.0 |
4NY Mets | 83 | 79 | .512 | 14.0 |
| 5WSNationals | 71 | 90 | .441 | 25.5 |
6PH Phillies | 67 | 95 | .414 | 30.0 |
| LBLou BrockLF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| MAMatty AlouCF | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| TSTed SimmonsC | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| JTJoe Torre3B | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| JCJose CardenalRF | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| JHJoe Hague1B | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| TSTed Sizemore2B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| DSDick SchofieldSS | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| JRJerry ReussP | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| LMLuis MelendezCF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DMDal MaxvillSS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| FLFrank LinzyP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 35 | 8 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 9 | 7 |
2B: Reuss
HR: Hague 2
RBI: Brock, Hague 3, Sizemore, Schofield, Reuss 2
SB: Cardenal
CS: Hague, Sizemore
LOB: 18
| JRJerry ReussW | 8.2 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 68 |
| FLFrank LinzyS | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 70 |
2B: Bateman, Boccabella
3B: Swoboda
RBI: Staub, Swoboda, Laboy, Mashore, Jones
LOB: 19
Top 1 · STL batting
Bottom 1 · WSH batting
The Cardinals beat the Nationals 8-5 at Jarry Park.
Jerry Reuss got the win, Steve Renko took the loss and Frank Linzy earned the save. Joe Hague went 3-for-5 for the Cardinals, while Rusty Staub went 2-for-4 for the Nationals.
Written by StatPro from the box score and play-by-play.
