September 24, 1971 · 8:05 PM EDT
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 WSH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 15 | 0 |
 STL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 2 |
CF4-6H-AB3B · 1 RBI · 1 RTop hitterMAMatty Alou1B3-5H-ABHR · 2B · 3 RBI · 3 RP1.0IP0 ER · 1 K · WP1.1IP4 ER · 0 K · LLosing pitcherBiggest lead WSH by 1 · STL by 4 · 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, Bailey, Boccabella
3B: Woods
RBI: Woods, Staub 2, Bailey, Sutherland, Boccabella
LOB: 25
2B: Brock, Alou, Torre
3B: Torre
HR: Alou, Hague
RBI: Alou 3, Torre, Hague 4
LOB: 11
Top 1 · WSH batting
Bottom 1 · STL batting
The Cardinals outlasted the Nationals 10-6 in 10 innings at Busch Stadium I.
Chuck Taylor got the win and Mike Marshall took the loss. Matty Alou went 3-for-5 for the Cardinals, while Ron Woods went 4-for-6 for the Nationals.
Written by StatPro from the box score and play-by-play.
