August 27, 1971 · 8:05 PM EDT
W: Wayne GrangerL: Frank LinzyS: Joe Gibbon
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 CIN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 0 |
 STL | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 13 | 1 |
Biggest lead CIN by 1 · STL by 4 · 3 lead changes
| W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1PI Pirates | 97 | 65 | .599 | — |
2SF Giants | 90 | 72 | .556 | 7.0 |
| 3STCardinals | 90 | 72 | .555 | 7.0 |
4LA Dodgers | 89 | 73 | .549 | 8.0 |
5CH Cubs | 83 | 79 | .512 | 14.0 |
6NY Mets | 83 | 79 | .512 | 14.0 |
7AT Braves | 82 | 80 | .506 | 15.0 |
| 8CIReds | 79 | 83 | .488 | 18.0 |
9HO Astros | 79 | 83 | .488 | 18.0 |
10WS Nationals | 71 | 90 | .441 | 25.5 |
11PH Phillies | 67 | 95 | .414 | 30.0 |
12SD Padres | 61 | 100 | .379 | 35.5 |
2B: Perez 2
3B: Stewart
RBI: Rose, Bench, Helms, Woodward, Stewart 3
LOB: 6
| LBLou BrockLF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| TSTed SizemoreRF | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| MAMatty Alou1B | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| JTJoe Torre3B | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| TSTed SimmonsC | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| JHJoe Hague1B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| JCJose CruzCF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| DMDal MaxvillSS | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
JR Jerry ReussP | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| JJJulian Javier2B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ASAl SantoriniP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| FLFrank LinzyP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DSDon ShawP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 35 | 7 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 5 |
2B: Alou
HR: Torre, Cruz
RBI: Sizemore, Alou, Torre 2, Cruz 2, Maxvill
SB: Alou
LOB: 22
| JRJerry Reuss | 8.0 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 49 |
| ASAl Santorini | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| FLFrank LinzyL | 0.0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| DSDon Shaw | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 59 |
Top 1 · CIN batting
Bottom 1 · STL batting
The Reds edged the Cardinals 8-7 at Busch Stadium I.
Wayne Granger got the win, Frank Linzy took the loss and Joe Gibbon earned the save. Jimmy Stewart went 1-for-1 for the Reds, while Joe Torre went 2-for-4 for the Cardinals.
Written by StatPro from the box score and play-by-play.
