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Cardinals
@ Reds
Riverfront Stadium
August 17, 1971
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Cincinnati Reds and the St. Louis Cardinals, played on August 17, 1971 at Riverfront Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | August 17, 1971 |
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Visiting Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
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Home Team |
Cincinnati Reds
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | August 17, 1971 |
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Day of Week | Tue |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
Home Team | Cincinnati Reds |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Jerry Reuss |
Home Starting Pitcher | Gary Nolan |
Ballpark | Riverfront Stadium |
City | Cincinnati |
State | OH |
Attendance | 14,578 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 22 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Doug Harvey 1B: Jerry Dale 2B: Augie Donatelli 3B: Ed Vargo |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
Name | Position |
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Lou Brock | Left Fielder |
Jose Cruz | Center Fielder |
Matty Alou | First Baseman |
Joe Torre | Third Baseman |
Ted Simmons | Catcher |
Joe Hague | Right Fielder |
Ted Sizemore | Second Baseman |
Dal Maxvill | Shortstop |
Jerry Reuss | Pitcher |
Red Schoendienst | Manager |
Cincinnati Reds Lineup
Name | Position |
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Pete Rose | Right Fielder |
Hal McRae | Left Fielder |
Lee May | First Baseman |
Tony Perez | Third Baseman |
Johnny Bench | Catcher |
George Foster | Center Fielder |
Tommy Helms | Second Baseman |
Dave Concepcion | Shortstop |
Gary Nolan | Pitcher |
Sparky Anderson | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Cardinals
@ Reds
Riverfront Stadium
August 17, 1971
Top 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brock vs. Nolan
Brock hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Nolan fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Nolan
Cruz strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Nolan
Alou hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Torre vs. Nolan
Torre hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simmons vs. Nolan
Simmons hits a fly ball into center field. Foster settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cardinals, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rose vs. Reuss
Rose hits a ball on the ground towards short. Maxvill scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Reuss
McRae hits a fly ball into right field. Hague settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Reuss
May hits a fly ball into left field. Brock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Cardinals, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hague vs. Nolan
Hague hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of McRae. Hague reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Sizemore vs. Nolan
Sizemore strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Maxvill vs. Nolan
Maxvill strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Reuss vs. Nolan
Reuss strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cardinals, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Reuss
Perez hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bench vs. Reuss
Bench hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Perez moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Foster vs. Reuss
Foster hits a line drive towards third. Torre catches it and throws to second to double up Perez. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Helms vs. Reuss
Helms hits a ball on the ground towards short. Maxvill fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Cardinals, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brock vs. Nolan
Brock takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cruz vs. Nolan
There goes Brock. The throw from Bench and he is out, Concepcion applying the tag. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Nolan
Cruz is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Nolan
Alou hits a fly ball into left field. McRae settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cardinals, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Concepcion vs. Reuss
Concepcion hits a fly ball into center field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nolan vs. Reuss
Nolan strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rose vs. Reuss
Rose hits a ball on the ground towards short. Maxvill scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Cardinals, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torre vs. Nolan
Torre takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Simmons vs. Nolan
Simmons hits a line drive towards first. May catches it and steps on first to double up Torre. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hague vs. Nolan
Hague hits a popup towards short. Concepcion settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cardinals, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Reuss
McRae hits a popup, foul, towards short. Maxvill settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Reuss
May takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Perez vs. Reuss
Perez takes first base on ball four. May moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bench vs. Reuss
Bench hits a popup, foul, towards third. Torre settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Foster vs. Reuss
Foster hits a ball on the ground towards third. Torre fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Cardinals, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sizemore vs. Nolan
Sizemore hits a fly ball into left field. McRae settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maxvill vs. Nolan
Maxvill hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Reuss vs. Nolan
Reuss bunts towards the mound. Nolan fields it and throws to first for the out. Maxvill moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Brock vs. Nolan
Brock hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Maxvill scores. Brock moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cruz vs. Nolan
Cruz hits a fly ball into center field. Foster settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cardinals, 3 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Helms vs. Reuss
Helms hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Concepcion vs. Reuss
Concepcion hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Hague. Concepcion reaches second base with a double. Helms moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Ferrara vs. Reuss
Al Ferrara pinch hits for Gary Nolan.
Ferrara strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Rose vs. Reuss
Rose hits a fly ball towards center. Cruz catches it and throws to third to double up Concepcion. Helms tags and scores. View Play
Top 6
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Cardinals, 3 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Merritt
Jim Merritt now pitching.
Alou hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Merritt fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torre vs. Merritt
Torre hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Simmons vs. Merritt
Simmons hits a fly ball into center field. Foster settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hague vs. Merritt
Hague hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Torre moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Sizemore vs. Merritt
Sizemore hits a fly ball into right field. Rose settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cardinals, 3 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Reuss
McRae hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Reuss
May is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Reuss
Perez hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bench vs. Reuss
Bench takes first base on ball four. Perez moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Foster vs. Zachary
Chris Zachary now pitching.
Foster hits a popup, foul, towards first. Alou settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Helms vs. Zachary
Helms hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Perez scores. Bench moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Reds, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Concepcion vs. Zachary
Concepcion hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sizemore scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Cardinals, 3 - Reds, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maxvill vs. Merritt
Maxvill strikes out. Bench drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Maxvill out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Reds, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zachary vs. Merritt
Zachary hits a popup, foul, towards third. Perez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Reds, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brock vs. Merritt
Brock hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Helms scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cardinals, 3 - Reds, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cline vs. Zachary
Ty Cline pinch hits for Jim Merritt.
Cline hits a fly ball into left field. Brock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Reds, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rose vs. Zachary
Rose hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Reds, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McRae vs. Zachary
McRae hits a ball on the ground towards second. Sizemore fields the ball and throws to second. Maxvill drops the ball. That's an out and an error on Maxvill. McRae moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Reds, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
May vs. Zachary
May takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Reds, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Perez vs. Zachary
Perez hits a fly ball into center field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Cardinals, 3 - Reds, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Gibbon
Joe Gibbon now pitching.
Cruz hits a fly ball into left field. McRae settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Reds, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Gibbon
Alou hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Helms scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Reds, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torre vs. Gibbon
Torre hits a ball on the ground towards third. Perez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cardinals, 3 - Reds, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bench vs. Zachary
Bench strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Reds, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foster vs. Zachary
Foster hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Reds, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Helms vs. Zachary
There goes Foster. The throw from Simmons and he is safe. Foster steals second. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Reds, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Helms vs. Zachary
Helms strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Reds, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Stewart vs. Zachary
Jimmy Stewart pinch hits for Dave Concepcion.
Stewart is walked intentionally. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Reds, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Woodward vs. Shaw
Bernie Carbo pinch hits for Joe Gibbon. Don Shaw now pitching. Woody Woodward pinch hits for Bernie Carbo.
Woodward takes first base on ball four. Foster moves to third. Stewart moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Reds, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Rose vs. Shaw
Rose hits a ball on the ground towards third. Torre fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Cardinals, 3 - Reds, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simmons vs. Granger
Woody Woodward now playing shortstop. Wayne Granger now pitching.
Simmons hits a ball on the ground towards first. May scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Simmons for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Reds, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hague vs. Granger
Hague hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Reds, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sizemore vs. Granger
Sizemore hits a ball on the ground towards short. Woodward fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Reds, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Maxvill vs. Granger
Maxvill takes first base on ball four. Sizemore moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Reds, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Burda vs. Granger
Bob Burda pinch hits for Don Shaw.
Burda hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Helms fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Cardinals, 3 - Reds, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Taylor
Chuck Taylor now pitching.
McRae hits a fly ball into left field. Brock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Reds, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Taylor
May hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Reds, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Perez vs. Taylor
Perez hits a fly ball into right field. Hague settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Reds, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bench vs. Taylor
Bench hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 8/17/1971 -- St.Louis at Cincinnati (N) St.Louis AB R H RBI Cincinnati AB R H RBI Brock L, lf 3 0 1 1 Rose P, rf 4 0 1 1 Cruz J, cf 4 0 0 0 McRae H, lf 5 1 1 1 Alou M, 1b 4 1 1 0 May L, 1b 3 1 1 0 Torre J, 3b 3 1 2 2 Perez T, 3b 4 1 2 0 Simmons T, c 4 0 0 0 Bench J, c 4 1 2 2 Hague J, rf 4 0 3 0 Foster G, cf 4 0 1 0 Sizemore T, 2b 4 0 0 0 Helms T, 2b 4 1 2 1 Maxvill D, ss 3 1 1 0 Concepcion D, ss 3 0 1 0 Reuss J, p 1 0 0 0 Stewart J, ph 0 0 0 0 Zachary C, p 1 0 0 0 Granger W, p 0 0 0 0 Shaw D, p 0 0 0 0 Nolan G, p 1 0 0 0 Burda B, ph 1 0 0 0 Ferrara A, ph 1 0 0 0 Taylor C, p 0 0 0 0 Merritt J, p 0 0 0 0 Cline T, ph 1 0 0 0 Gibbon J, p 0 0 0 0 Carbo B, ph 0 0 0 0 Woodward W, ph-ss 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 32 3 8 3 34 5 11 5 St.Louis 200 010 000 -- 3 Cincinnati 000 012 002 -- 5 2 outs when winning run was scored. St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO Reuss J 5.1 6 3 3 3 3 Zachary C 2.1 3 0 0 2 2 Shaw D 0.1 0 0 0 1 0 Taylor C (L) 0.2 2 2 2 0 0 Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO Nolan G 5.0 5 3 3 2 5 Merritt J 2.0 2 0 0 0 1 Gibbon J 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 Granger W (W) 1.0 1 0 0 1 0 E -- Maxvill D DP -- St.Louis 2, Cincinnati 1 LOB -- St.Louis 6, Cincinnati 10 2B -- Hague J, Concepcion D HR -- Torre J, McRae H, Bench J SB -- Foster G CS -- Brock L SH -- Reuss J SF -- Rose P T -- 2:22 A -- 14578
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