Cardinals @ Cubs
September 12, 1971

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Bottom 9 R H E
Cardinals 4 12 1
Cubs 0 3 0
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Cardinals 4 12 1
Cubs 0 3 0

Paul Popovich Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .212
OBP .000 .256
At Bats 3 160
Hits 0 34
• Singles 0 26
• Doubles 0 5
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 3
Walks 0 10
RBI’s 0 23

Bob Gibson Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
14 12 0
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Wrigley Field - September 12, 1971
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Out
Bob Gibson
Ted Simmons
Matty Alou
Ted Sizemore
Joe Torre
Dal Maxvill
Lou Brock
Jose Cruz
Luis Melendez
Paul Popovich
Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 2 Outs

Popovich hits a fly ball into center field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Kessinger hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sizemore scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Torre is called out on strikes.
Top 9 Alou hits a ball on the ground towards second. Popovich fields it, throws to first for one, and over to second, with Kessinger covering. It's a double play.
Top 9 Ray Newman now pitching. Sizemore hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Al Spangler pinch hits for Bill Bonham. Spangler hits a fly ball into center field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Fernandez strikes out.
Bottom 8 Callison hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gibson juggles the ball. That's an error on Gibson. Santo moves to third. Callison moves to second.
Bottom 8 Davis hits a fly ball into left field. Brock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Santo hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 8 Brock hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Popovich scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Gibson hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Maxvill hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 8 Cruz hits a line drive into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Pepitone hits a popup, foul, towards third. Torre settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Williams hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gibson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Popovich is called out on strikes.
Top 7 Melendez strikes out.
Top 7 Simmons takes first base on ball four. Torre moves to second.
Top 7 Torre takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 Alou hits a ball on the ground towards first. Pepitone scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Alou for the out.
Top 7 Bill Bonham now pitching. Sizemore hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Kessinger hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gibson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 J.C. Martin pinch hits for Ken Holtzman. Martin strikes out.
Bottom 6 Fernandez strikes out.
Top 6 Brock hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Holtzman fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Gibson takes first base on ball four. Cruz moves to third. Maxvill moves to second.
Top 6 Maxvill hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Cruz moves to second.
Top 6 Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards first. Pepitone fields the ball and throws to Holtzman covering. Safe.
Top 6 Melendez strikes out.
Top 6 Simmons hits a fly ball into center field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Callison strikes out.
Bottom 5 Davis hits a line drive into left field. Brock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Santo hits a popup, foul, towards short. Maxvill settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Torre hits a ball on the ground towards first. Pepitone scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Torre for the out.
Top 5 There goes Alou. The throw from Fernandez and he is out, Popovich applying the tag.
Top 5 Alou hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Brock scores.
Top 5 There goes Brock. The throw from Fernandez and he is safe. Brock steals third.
Top 5 Sizemore bunts towards the right side of the infield. Popovich scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Brock moves to second.
Top 5 Brock hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Pepitone 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 4 Williams strikes out.
Bottom 4 Popovich hits a ball on the ground towards first. Alou scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Popovich for the out.
Top 4 Gibson strikes out.
Top 4 Maxvill hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Cruz hits a fly ball into center field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Kessinger strikes out.
Bottom 3 Holtzman strikes out.
Bottom 3 Fernandez hits a fly ball into left field. Brock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Callison hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 3 Melendez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Popovich scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Simmons is called out on strikes.
Top 3 Torre is walked intentionally.
Top 3 Alou hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Callison. Alou reaches second base with a double. Brock scores. Sizemore moves to third.
Top 3 Sizemore hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Williams. Sizemore reaches second base with a double. Brock moves to third.
Top 3 Brock hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 3 Gibson hits a fly ball into right field. Callison settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Davis hits a fly ball into right field. Melendez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Santo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Maxvill fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 2 Pepitone hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 2 Maxvill hits a fly ball into right field. Callison settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards first. Pepitone scoops it up and throws to first, with Holtzman covering, for the out.
Top 2 Melendez hits a line drive into right field. Callison settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Simmons hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 2 Torre hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Williams hits a ball on the ground towards first. Alou scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Williams for the out.
Bottom 1 Popovich 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 Kessinger hits a ball on the ground towards short. Maxvill scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Alou hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Sizemore hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 There goes Brock. The throw from Fernandez and he is out, Popovich applying the tag.
Top 1 Brock hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.