Cardinals @ Cubs
September 12, 1971

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

Joe Pepitone Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .306
OBP .333 .348
At Bats 3 421
Hits 1 129
• Singles 1 90
• Doubles 0 19
• Triples 0 4
• Home Runs 0 16
Walks 0 24
RBI’s 0 60

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
Joe Pepitone
Billy Williams

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
St. Louis Cardinals 4 12 1 9
Chicago Cubs 0 4 0 4
Winning Pitcher Bob Gibson
Losing Pitcher Ken Holtzman
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Ted Simmons
Attendance 24,017
Time of Game 1 hour 48 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

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.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Williams hits a ball on the ground towards first. Alou fields the ball and throws to Gibson covering. Safe.
Bottom 9 Popovich hits a fly ball into center field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
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.