Cubs @ Cardinals
September 3, 1971

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Bottom 7 R H E
Cubs 1 4 0
Cardinals 5 12 1
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Cubs 1 4 0
Cardinals 5 12 1

Matty Alou Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .667 .316
OBP .750 .352
At Bats 3 525
Hits 2 166
• Singles 1 131
• Doubles 0 24
• Triples 0 6
• Home Runs 1 5
Walks 1 28
RBI’s 2 59

Joe Decker Season Stats

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2 1 0
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Busch Stadium - September 3, 1971
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Joe Decker
Ken Rudolph
Joe Pepitone
Paul Popovich
Ron Santo
Don Kessinger
Billy Williams
Brock Davis
Jim Hickman
Matty Alou
Ted Sizemore
Lou Brock
Dal Maxvill
Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 2 Outs

Alou hits a popup towards short. Kessinger settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 7 Sizemore bunts towards third. Santo fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Maxvill moves to third. Brock moves to second.
Bottom 7 Brock takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Cleveland bunts towards third. Santo fields it and throws to first for the out. Maxvill moves to second.
Bottom 7 Joe Decker now pitching. Maxvill takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 Bill North pinch runs for Al Spangler. Kessinger hits a ball on the ground towards short. Maxvill scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Al Spangler pinch hits for Ray Newman. Spangler hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Rudolph moves to third.
Top 7 Rudolph hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 7 Davis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Maxvill scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Santo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Maxvill scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Newman fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Hague is called out on strikes.
Bottom 6 Simmons hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Torre hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Williams. Torre reaches second base with a double. Alou goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 6 Alou takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 Hickman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Maxvill scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Pepitone hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 6 Williams hits a ball on the ground towards first. Alou scoops it up and throws to first, with Cleveland covering, for the out.
Top 6 Popovich hits a fly ball into right field. Hague settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Sizemore hits a fly ball into center field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Brock takes first base on ball four. Cruz moves to third. Cleveland moves to second.
Bottom 5 Cleveland hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Cruz moves to second.
Bottom 5 Maxvill hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Popovich catches it and throws to second with Kessinger covering, to double up Hague.
Bottom 5 Cruz hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Hague moves to second.
Bottom 5 Ray Newman now pitching. Hague hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 5 Kessinger hits a ball on the ground towards the mound, deflecting off of Cleveland's glove, towards the right side of the infield. Sizemore fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 5 Gene Hiser pinch hits for Bill Hands. Hiser hits a popup towards third. Torre settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Rudolph strikes out.
Top 5 Davis takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Simmons hits a fly ball into center field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Torre hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Popovich fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Sizemore moves to third.
Bottom 4 Alou hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Brock scores. Sizemore moves to second.
Bottom 4 Sizemore hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Brock moves to third.
Bottom 4 Brock takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Santo strikes out.
Top 4 Hickman hits a fly ball into left field. Brock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Pepitone hits a line drive into left field. Brock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Cleveland hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Popovich scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Maxvill strikes out.
Bottom 3 Cruz is walked intentionally.
Bottom 3 Hague hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Davis. Hague reaches second base with a double. Simmons moves to third.
Bottom 3 Simmons hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Torre hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 3 Alou hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 3 Sizemore 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 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.
Top 3 Popovich hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Hands moves to second.
Top 3 Kessinger hits a fly ball into center field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Hands hits a ball on the ground towards third. Torre juggles the ball. That's an error on Torre.
Top 3 Rudolph hits a fly ball into left field. Brock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Brock is called out on strikes.
Bottom 2 Cleveland hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Maxvill hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Davis hits a ball on the ground towards first. Alou scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Davis for the out.
Top 2 Santo strikes out.
Top 2 Hickman hits a popup, foul, towards third. Torre settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Popovich scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Paul Popovich now playing second base. Hague takes first base on ball four. Alou moves to third. Simmons moves to second.
Bottom 1 Simmons hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Brock scores. Alou moves to second.
Bottom 1 Torre strikes out.
Bottom 1 Alou hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it and throws to second for the out. Brock moves to third.
Bottom 1 Sizemore takes first base on ball four. Brock moves to second.
Bottom 1 Brock takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Pepitone hits a popup, foul, towards third. Torre settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 The ball gets by Simmons for a passed ball. Williams moves to second.
Top 1 Williams takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Beckert hits a fly ball into left field. Brock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 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.