July 17, 1971 · 4:33 AM EDT
W: Ernie McAnallyL: Bob Gibson
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 WSH | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 0 |
 STL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 2 |
1B2-2H-ABHR · 3 RBI · 1 RTop hitterJTJoe Torre3B2-4H-AB2B · 1 RBI · 1 RP9.0IP3 ER · 3 K · WWinning pitcherP8.0IP3 ER · 4 K · LBiggest lead WSH by 4 · STL by 1 · 1 lead change
| 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 |
2B: Staub
HR: Fairly
RBI: Staub, Fairly 3
LOB: 12
2B: Simmons, Torre
RBI: Torre, Sizemore, Maxvill
SB: Brock
LOB: 20
Top 1 · WSH batting
Bottom 1 · STL batting
The Nationals beat the Cardinals 5-3 at Busch Stadium I.
Ernie McAnally got the win and Bob Gibson took the loss. Ron Fairly went 2-for-2 for the Nationals, while Joe Torre went 2-for-4 for the Cardinals.
Written by StatPro from the box score and play-by-play.
