September 25, 1971 · 4:33 AM EDT
W: Don ShawL: Carl Morton
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 WSH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 12 | 1 |
 STL | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 8 | 11 | 0 |
PH1-1H-ABHR · 2 RBI · 1 RTop hitterJHJoe Hague1B2-3H-AB3B · 2 RBI · 1 RP2.2IP0 ER · 0 K · WP1.0IP3 ER · 1 K · LLosing pitcherBiggest lead STL by 5
| 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: Fairly
HR: Swanson
RBI: Bailey, Fairly, Laboy, Fairey, Swanson 2
LOB: 15
| LBLou BrockLF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| TSTed Sizemore2B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| MAMatty Alou1B | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| JTJoe Torre3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| JCJose CruzCF | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| JHJoe Hague1B | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| JMJerry McNertneyC | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DMDal MaxvillSS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
JR Jerry ReussP | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| LMLuis MelendezRF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ASAl SantoriniP | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DSDon ShawP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 31 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 9 | 2 |
3B: Sizemore, Hague
RBI: Sizemore, Torre, Hague 2, McNertney, Reuss, Santorini
CS: Sizemore
LOB: 19
| JRJerry Reuss | 4.2 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 33 |
| ASAl Santorini | 1.2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| DSDon ShawW | 2.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 56 |
Top 1 · WSH batting
Bottom 1 · STL batting
StrikeoutJerry Reuss strikes out swinging.The Cardinals beat the Nationals 8-6 at Busch Stadium I.
Don Shaw got the win and Carl Morton took the loss. Joe Hague went 2-for-3 for the Cardinals, while Stan Swanson went 1-for-1 for the Nationals.
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