August 31, 1971 · 8:05 PM EDT
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 NYM | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0 |
 STL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 0 |
C2-3H-AB1 RBITop hitterMAMatty Alou1B2-4H-AB1 R
Jerry ReussP9.0IP1 ER · 10 K · WP2.0IP1 ER · 2 K · LLosing pitcherBiggest lead STL by 1
| W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1PI Pirates | 97 | 65 | .599 | — |
| 2STCardinals | 90 | 72 | .555 | 7.0 |
3CH Cubs | 83 | 79 | .512 | 14.0 |
| 4NYMets | 83 | 79 | .512 | 14.0 |
5WS Nationals | 71 | 90 | .441 | 25.5 |
6PH Phillies | 67 | 95 | .414 | 30.0 |
| TMTed Martinez3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| KBKen Boswell2B | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| CJCleon JonesLF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| DCDonn Clendenon1B | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| TATommie AgeeRF | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| BABob Aspromonte3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| JGJerry GroteC | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| DHDon HahnCF | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
NR Nolan Ryan Jr.P | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| BHBud HarrelsonSS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| KSKen SingletonPH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| DFDanny FrisellaP | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TMTug McGrawP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 33 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 10 |
RBI: Grote
LOB: 20
| NRNolan Ryan Jr. | 6.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 50 |
| DFDanny FrisellaL | 2.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 15 |
| TMTug McGraw | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals | 8.0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 66 |
| LBLou BrockLF | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| TSTed Sizemore2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| MAMatty Alou1B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| JTJoe Torre3B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| TSTed SimmonsC | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| JHJoe HagueRF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| JCJose CruzCF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| DMDal MaxvillSS | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| JRJerry ReussP | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Totals | 30 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 14 |
RBI: Torre, Simmons
SB: Brock, Alou
CS: Cruz
LOB: 10
| JRJerry ReussW | 9.0 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 75 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 75 |
Top 1 · NYM batting
Bottom 1 · STL batting
The Cardinals edged the Mets 2-1 at Busch Stadium I.
Jerry Reuss got the win and Danny Frisella took the loss. Matty Alou went 2-for-4 for the Cardinals, while Jerry Grote went 2-for-3 for the Mets.
Written by StatPro from the box score and play-by-play.
