September 17, 1971 · 7:05 PM EDT
W: Bob GibsonL: Carl Morton
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 STL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 12 | 0 |
 WSH | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 1 |
3B2-5H-ABHR · 3 RBI · 2 RTop hitterRFRon Fairly1B2-3H-AB2 RBIP9.0IP2 ER · 4 K · WWinning pitcherP3.0IP4 ER · 0 K · LBiggest lead STL by 5 · WSH 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: Brock
HR: Torre
RBI: Brock, Alou, Torre 3, Gibson
LOB: 22
2B: Hunt, Staub
RBI: Fairly 2
LOB: 13
Top 1 · STL batting
Bottom 1 · WSH batting
The Cardinals routed the Nationals 7-2 at Jarry Park.
Bob Gibson got the win and Carl Morton took the loss. Joe Torre went 2-for-5 for the Cardinals, while Ron Fairly went 2-for-3 for the Nationals.
Written by StatPro from the box score and play-by-play.
