Cardinals @ Braves
August 20, 1971

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Cardinals 5 10 1
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Matty Alou Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .316
OBP .250 .352
At Bats 3 475
Hits 0 150
• Singles 0 118
• Doubles 0 22
• Triples 0 6
• Home Runs 0 4
Walks 1 26
RBI’s 0 54

Phil Niekro Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
12 10 1
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Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium - August 20, 1971
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Phil Niekro
Earl Williams
Hank Aaron
Tony LaRussa
Gil Garrido
Marty Perez
Ralph Garr
Sonny Jackson
Mike Lum
Matty Alou
Jose Cruz
Lou Brock
Ted Kubiak
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

Phil Niekro now pitching. Alou hits a popup towards first. Aaron settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards short. Perez misplays the ball. That's an error on Perez. Kubiak moves to third. Brock moves to second.
Top 9 Brock takes first base on ball four.
Top 9 Kubiak hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Jackson. Kubiak reaches second base with a double. Hague scores.
Top 9 Jerry McNertney pinch hits for Frank Linzy. McNertney strikes out.
Top 9 Sizemore bunts in front of the plate. Williams fields it and throws to first for the out. Hague moves to second.
Top 9 Tony LaRussa now playing second base. Gil Garrido now playing third base. Hague hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Perez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sizemore scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Versalles hits a popup towards short. Kubiak settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Lum hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Simmons fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Simmons hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Garrido scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Torre hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Garrido fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Cruz moves to third.
Top 8 Alou takes first base on ball four. Cruz moves to second.
Top 8 Cruz hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Williams hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sizemore scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Aaron is walked intentionally.
Bottom 7 There goes Garr. The throw from Simmons and he is safe. Garr steals second.
Bottom 7 Garr hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Linzy fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Ted Kubiak now playing shortstop. Frank Linzy now pitching. Upshaw strikes out.
Top 7 Brock hits a fly ball into center field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Ted Kubiak pinch hits for Al Santorini. Julian Javier pinch runs for Bob Burda. Kubiak hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Garrido scoops it up and throws to first, with Upshaw covering, for the out. Javier moves to second.
Top 7 Cecil Upshaw now pitching. Bob Burda pinch hits for Dal Maxvill. Burda hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Sizemore scores.
Top 7 Sizemore hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Lum who is chasing the ball. Sizemore reaches third base with a triple. Simmons scores.
Top 7 Hague hits a ball on the ground towards short. Perez scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Simmons hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Garr. Simmons reaches second base with a double.
Top 7 Torre hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 6 Garrido hits a popup, foul, towards first. Alou settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Perez hits a fly ball into center field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Versalles hits a ball on the ground towards short. Maxvill scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Alou hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Jarvis fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Garrido scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Brock is called out on strikes.
Bottom 5 Lum hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Simmons settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Williams hits a fly ball into center field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Aaron hits a fly ball into center field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Santorini strikes out.
Top 5 Maxvill hits a ball on the ground towards short. Perez scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Sizemore hits a fly ball into right field. Lum settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Garr hits a line drive towards short. Maxvill reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Jackson hits a line drive towards short. Maxvill reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Jarvis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Maxvill scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Hague hits a popup towards short. Perez settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Simmons hits a fly ball into right field. Lum settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Torre hits a popup, foul, towards first. Aaron settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Garrido hits a ball on the ground towards third. Torre fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Perez hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Cruz. Perez reaches second base with a double. Versalles goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 3 Versalles takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Lum hits a popup towards short. Maxvill settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Williams hits a ball on the ground towards short. Maxvill scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Alou hits a popup, foul, towards third. Versalles settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Cruz hits a popup towards third. Versalles settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Brock hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Williams settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Aaron hits a ball on the ground towards short. Maxvill scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Al Santorini now pitching. The ball gets by Simmons for a passed ball. Jarvis scores. Garr moves to third. That run is unearned.
Bottom 2 Garr hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Jarvis moves to third. Jackson moves to second.
Bottom 2 Jackson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Jarvis moves to second.
Bottom 2 Jarvis hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Garrido scores.
Bottom 2 Garrido hits a line drive into center field. Cruz picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Cruz. Versalles scores. Garrido moves to third.
Bottom 2 Perez hits a fly ball into right field. Hague settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Versalles hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Brock. Versalles reaches second base with a double.
Top 2 Cleveland strikes out.
Top 2 Maxvill hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Hague scores.
Top 2 Sizemore bunts towards the mound. Jarvis fields it and throws to first for the out. Hague moves to second.
Top 2 Hague hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 2 Simmons hits a fly ball into left field. Garr settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Lum hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sizemore scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Williams takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Aaron hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 1 Garr hits a fly ball into left field. Brock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Cleveland fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Torre hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Williams settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Alou hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Jarvis, and towards Garrido, who fields it and throws to first for the out. Brock moves to third.
Top 1 Cruz hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Garrido settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Brock hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Garr. Brock reaches second base with a double.