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Astros
@ Cardinals
Busch Stadium
July 11, 1971
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the St. Louis Cardinals and the Houston Astros, played on July 11, 1971 at Busch Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | July 11, 1971 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Houston Astros
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| Home Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | July 11, 1971 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Houston Astros |
| Home Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Jim Ray |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Bob Gibson |
| Ballpark | Busch Stadium |
| City | St. Louis |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | 15,252 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 12 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bruce Froemming 1B: Al Barlick 2B: Ed Vargo 3B: Harry Wendelstedt |
Houston Astros Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jesus Alou | Left Fielder |
| Joe Morgan | Second Baseman |
| Cesar Cedeno | Center Fielder |
| Bob Watson | First Baseman |
| Doug Rader | Third Baseman |
| Jim Wynn | Right Fielder |
| Johnny Edwards | Catcher |
| Roger Metzger | Shortstop |
| Jim Ray | Pitcher |
| Harry Walker | Manager |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Lou Brock | Left Fielder |
| Matty Alou | Right Fielder |
| Ted Simmons | Catcher |
| Joe Torre | Third Baseman |
| Joe Hague | First Baseman |
| Jose Cruz | Center Fielder |
| Julian Javier | Second Baseman |
| Dal Maxvill | Shortstop |
| Bob Gibson | Pitcher |
| Red Schoendienst | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Astros
@ Cardinals
Busch Stadium
July 11, 1971
Top 1
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Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Gibson
Alou hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Javier settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morgan vs. Gibson
Morgan hits a fly ball into left field. Brock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cedeno vs. Gibson
Cedeno hits a fly ball into right field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brock vs. Ray
Brock hits a fly ball into left field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Ray
Alou hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morgan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simmons vs. Ray
Simmons hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Torre vs. Ray
Torre hits a fly ball into right field. Wynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Watson vs. Gibson
Watson strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rader vs. Gibson
Rader strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wynn vs. Gibson
Wynn hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Edwards vs. Gibson
Edwards hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Maxvill fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hague vs. Ray
Hague hits a popup, foul, towards third. Rader settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Ray
Cruz hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Javier vs. Ray
Javier takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Maxvill vs. Ray
Maxvill hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morgan fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Metzger vs. Gibson
Metzger hits a ball on the ground towards short. Maxvill scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ray vs. Gibson
Ray takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Alou vs. Gibson
Alou hits a popup towards short. Maxvill settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Morgan vs. Gibson
Morgan hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hague scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Morgan for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gibson vs. Ray
Gibson hits a line drive into left field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brock vs. Ray
Brock hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Alou vs. Ray
Alou hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Wynn who is chasing the ball. Alou reaches third base with a triple. Brock goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Simmons vs. Ray
Simmons hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Alou tags and scores. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torre vs. Ray
Torre takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hague vs. Ray
Hague hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morgan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cedeno vs. Gibson
Cedeno hits a line drive into right field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Watson vs. Gibson
Watson hits a fly ball into right field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rader vs. Gibson
Rader is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 4
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Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Ray
Cruz takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Javier vs. Ray
Javier hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morgan fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maxvill vs. Ray
Maxvill hits a popup towards third. Rader settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wynn vs. Gibson
Wynn strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Edwards vs. Gibson
Edwards hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Metzger vs. Gibson
Metzger strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ray vs. Gibson
Ray hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gibson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gibson vs. Ray
Gibson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brock vs. Ray
Brock hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Alou vs. Ray
Alou hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Brock moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Simmons vs. Ray
Simmons hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Alou. Simmons reaches second base with a double. Brock scores. Alou moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Torre vs. Ray
Torre is walked intentionally. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Hague vs. Wilson
Don Wilson now pitching.
Hague hits a fly ball into right field. Wynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Alou tags and scores. Simmons tags and moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Cruz vs. Wilson
Cruz hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Simmons scores. Torre moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Javier vs. Wilson
Javier hits a fly ball into left field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Gibson
Alou hits a ball on the ground towards third. Torre fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morgan vs. Gibson
Morgan hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Alou. Morgan reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cedeno vs. Gibson
Cedeno hits a fly ball into left field. Brock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Watson vs. Gibson
Watson strikes out. Simmons drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Watson out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maxvill vs. Forsch
Ken Forsch now pitching.
Maxvill hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gibson vs. Forsch
Gibson strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brock vs. Forsch
Brock hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Alou vs. Forsch
There goes Brock. The throw from Edwards and he is safe. Brock steals second. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Alou vs. Forsch
Alou hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Morgan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rader vs. Gibson
Rader strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wynn vs. Gibson
Wynn hits a ball on the ground towards third. Torre fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Edwards vs. Gibson
Edwards hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Brock. Edwards reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Metzger vs. Gibson
The ball gets by Simmons for a passed ball. Edwards moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Metzger vs. Gibson
Metzger hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gibson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simmons vs. Forsch
Denis Menke now playing third base.
Simmons hits a fly ball into left field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torre vs. Forsch
Torre hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hague vs. Forsch
Hague takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cruz vs. Forsch
Cruz hits a fly ball into right field. Wynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chiles vs. Gibson
Rich Chiles pinch hits for Ken Forsch.
Chiles takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Alou vs. Gibson
Alou hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Chiles moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Morgan vs. Gibson
Morgan hits a fly ball into left field. Brock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Chiles tags and scores. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cedeno vs. Gibson
Cedeno hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Watson vs. Gibson
Watson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Torre fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Menke vs. Gibson
Menke hits a fly ball into center field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Astros, 3 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Javier vs. Culver
Rich Chiles now playing left field. George Culver now pitching. Jesus Alou now playing right field. Jim Wynn now playing center field.
Javier strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maxvill vs. Culver
Maxvill hits a fly ball into right field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gibson vs. Culver
Gibson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brock vs. Culver
There goes Gibson. The throw from Edwards and he is safe. Gibson steals second. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Brock vs. Culver
Brock takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Alou vs. Culver
Alou takes first base on ball four. Gibson moves to third. Brock moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Simmons vs. Culver
Jose Cardenal pinch runs for Matty Alou.
Simmons hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Gibson scores. Brock scores. Cardenal moves to third. Simmons moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Torre vs. Culver
Torre hits a ball on the ground towards third. Menke fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Astros, 3 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wynn vs. Gibson
Jose Cardenal now playing right field.
Wynn hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Simmons settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Edwards vs. Gibson
Edwards hits a ball on the ground towards short. Maxvill scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Metzger vs. Gibson
Metzger hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hague scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Metzger for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 7/11/1971 -- Houston at St.Louis (D)
Houston AB R H RBI St.Louis AB R H RBI
Alou J, lf-rf 4 1 1 0 Brock L, lf 4 3 3 0
Morgan J, 2b 3 0 1 1 Alou M, rf 4 2 2 1
Cedeno C, cf 4 1 1 2 Cardenal J, pr-rf 0 0 0 0
Culver G, p 0 0 0 0 Simmons T, c 4 1 3 4
Watson B, 1b 4 0 0 0 Torre J, 3b 3 0 0 0
Rader D, 3b 3 0 0 0 Hague J, 1b 2 0 0 1
Menke D, 3b 1 0 0 0 Cruz J, cf 3 0 1 1
Wynn J, rf-cf 4 0 1 0 Javier J, 2b 3 0 0 0
Edwards J, c 4 0 2 0 Maxvill D, ss 4 0 0 0
Metzger R, ss 4 0 0 0 Gibson B, p 3 1 0 0
Ray J, p 1 0 0 0
Wilson D, p 0 0 0 0
Forsch K, p 0 0 0 0
Chiles R, ph-lf 0 1 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
32 3 6 3 30 7 9 7
Houston 000 000 030 -- 3
St.Louis 002 030 02x -- 7
Houston IP H R ER BB SO
Ray J (L) 4.1 6 5 5 4 0
Wilson D 0.2 1 0 0 0 0
Forsch K 2.0 1 0 0 1 1
Culver G 1.0 1 2 2 3 1
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Gibson B (W) 9.0 6 3 3 2 7
DP -- Houston 1
LOB -- Houston 5, St.Louis 9
2B -- Simmons T, Morgan J, Edwards J
3B -- Alou M
HR -- Cedeno C
SB -- Brock L, Gibson B
SF -- Simmons T, Hague J, Morgan J
PB -- Simmons T
T -- 2:12
A -- 15252
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