Dodgers @ Cardinals
August 9, 1971

Back Home
Visual
Play By Play
Text
Play By Play
Audio
Play By Play
Box
Score
Lineups
and Summary
Bottom 8 R H E
Dodgers 6 15 0
Cardinals 3 8 2
Bottom 8 R H E
Dodgers 6 15 0
Cardinals 3 8 2

Jose Cruz Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .500 .252
OBP .667 .390
At Bats 2 127
Hits 1 32
• Singles 1 22
• Doubles 0 6
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 4
Walks 1 29
RBI’s 0 12

Al Downing Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
13 7 0
 FIRSTPLAY/PAUSE  REPLAYLAST/BOX  
Close
1 ▲ ▼ 2 ▲ ▼ 3 ▲ ▼ 4 ▲ ▼ 5 ▲ ▼ 6 ▲ ▼ 7 ▲ ▼ 8 ▲ ▼ 9 ▲ ▼
Busch Stadium - August 9, 1971
•
Walk
Al Downing
Duke Sims
Wes Parker
Jim Lefebvre
Steve Garvey
Maury Wills
Willie Crawford
Willie Davis
Bill Buckner
Jose Cruz
Ted Simmons
Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 1 Out

Cruz takes first base on ball four. Simmons moves to second.

Return to all plays in text
PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 8 Beauchamp hits a fly ball into center field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Simmons hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 8 Crawford hits a ball on the ground towards first. Beauchamp fields the ball, tags the runner, and throws to second to catch Davis for the double play.
Top 8 Davis hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sizemore fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 8 Ted Sizemore now playing second base. Don Shaw now pitching. Buckner hits a popup towards third. Torre settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Torre hits a ball on the ground towards third. Garvey fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Alou hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lefebvre scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Sizemore moves to third. Brock moves to second.
Bottom 7 Javier is called out on strikes.
Bottom 7 Brock takes first base on ball four. Sizemore moves to second.
Bottom 7 Ted Sizemore pinch hits for Bob Gibson. Sizemore hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 7 Wills hits a fly ball into left field. Brock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Downing hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Parker scores. Sims moves to second.
Top 7 Garvey hits a fly ball into center field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Sims is walked intentionally.
Top 7 Parker hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Brock. Parker reaches second base with a double.
Top 7 Lefebvre hits a fly ball into right field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Maxvill hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wills scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards third. Garvey fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Beauchamp hits a fly ball into center field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Crawford hits a popup towards third. Torre settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Davis hits a fly ball into right field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 There goes Buckner. The throw from Simmons and he is safe. Buckner steals second.
Top 6 Buckner hits a ball on the ground towards right. Alou fields it and throws to second to catch Wills for the out.
Top 6 Wills hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Simmons hits a fly ball into center field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Torre hits a fly ball into center field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Alou strikes out.
Bottom 5 Javier hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 5 Downing hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Javier scoops it up and throws to first, with Gibson covering, for the out.
Top 5 Garvey hits a fly ball into center field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Garvey hits a popup, foul, towards first. Beauchamp settles under it, and drops the ball. That's an error on Beauchamp.
Top 5 Sims is walked intentionally.
Top 5 Parker hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Brock. Parker reaches second base with a double.
Top 5 Lefebvre strikes out.
Bottom 4 Brock hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lefebvre scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Gibson strikes out.
Bottom 4 Maxvill hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Cruz moves to third.
Bottom 4 Cruz hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Beauchamp strikes out.
Top 4 Crawford hits a popup, foul, for a double play.
Top 4 Davis hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Wills scores. Buckner moves to third.
Top 4 Buckner hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Wills moves to second.
Top 4 Wills hits a ball on the ground towards third. Torre fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 4 Downing strikes out.
Bottom 3 Simmons hits a ball on the ground towards third. Garvey fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Torre hits a ball on the ground towards unknown player. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Score that a fielder's choice.
Bottom 3 Alou hits a ball on the ground towards first. Parker scoops it up and throws to first, with Downing covering, for the out. Brock scores. Javier moves to third.
Bottom 3 Javier hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Brock moves to third. Javier moves to second.
Bottom 3 Brock bunts towards first. Parker fields the ball and throws to Downing covering. Safe.
Bottom 3 Gibson hits a popup towards first. Parker settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Garvey strikes out.
Top 3 Sims hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Javier fields it and throws to second for the out. Lefebvre moves to third.
Top 3 Parker hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Crawford scores. Lefebvre moves to second.
Top 3 Lefebvre takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Crawford hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Buckner scores. There goes Davis trying to get to home. Javier throws to Simmons who tags Davis for the out. Crawford moves to second.
Top 3 Davis hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Buckner moves to second.
Top 3 Buckner hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Maxvill hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Davis throws the ball in to Lefebvre who tags Maxvill trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Simmons scores. Cruz scores.
Bottom 2 There's a wild pitch. Simmons moves to third. Cruz moves to second.
Bottom 2 Cruz takes first base on ball four. Simmons moves to second.
Bottom 2 Beauchamp strikes out.
Bottom 2 Simmons takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Torre hits a ball on the ground towards third. Garvey fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Wills hits a line drive towards the mound. Gibson catches it and throws to first to double up Downing.
Top 2 Downing takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Garvey hits a fly ball into center field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Sims hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Brock. Sims reaches second base with a double. Lefebvre scores. Parker scores.
Top 2 Parker hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Alou. Parker reaches second base with a double. Lefebvre moves to third.
Top 2 Lefebvre hits a ball on the ground towards first. Beauchamp juggles the ball. That's an error on Beauchamp.
Bottom 1 Alou hits a fly ball into center field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Javier hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wills scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Brock is called out on strikes.
Top 1 Crawford hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Simmons settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Davis hits a ball on the ground towards first. Beauchamp fields the ball and throws to Gibson covering. Safe.
Top 1 Buckner is called out on strikes.
Top 1 Wills hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Javier scoops it up and throws to first for the out.