September 28, 1971 · 3:33 AM EDT
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 STL | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 0 |
 NYM | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 1 |
LF1-4H-AB3B · 1 RBI · 2 RTop hitterCJCleon JonesLF2-3H-AB1 RP9.0IP2 ER · 8 K · WWinning pitcher
Nolan Ryan Jr.P0.0IP3 ER · 0 K · LBiggest 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 |
| 4NYMets | 83 | 79 | .512 | 14.0 |
5WS Nationals | 71 | 90 | .441 | 25.5 |
6PH Phillies | 67 | 95 | .414 | 30.0 |
2B: Simmons
3B: Brock, Torre
RBI: Brock, Sizemore, Torre, Simmons 2
LOB: 16
| BHBud HarrelsonSS | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| LSLeroy StantonRF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| CJCleon JonesLF | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| DCDonn Clendenon1B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| TATommie AgeeCF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| BABob Aspromonte3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| JGJerry GroteC | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| TFTim Foli2B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| NRNolan Ryan Jr.P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DFDanny FrisellaP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| JMJim McAndrewP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DHDon HahnPH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| JKJerry KoosmanP | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| KSKen SingletonRF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals | 33 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 8 |
2B: Harrelson
RBI: Aspromonte, Grote
LOB: 14
| NRNolan Ryan Jr.L | 0.0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
| DFDanny Frisella | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 |
| JMJim McAndrew | 3.0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| JKJerry Koosman | 4.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 18 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 56 |
Top 1 · STL batting
Bottom 1 · NYM batting
The Cardinals beat the Mets 5-2 at Shea Stadium.
Steve Carlton got the win and Nolan Ryan Jr. took the loss. Lou Brock went 1-for-4 for the Cardinals, while Cleon Jones went 2-for-3 for the Mets.
Written by StatPro from the box score and play-by-play.
