GM#151 SEPTEMBER 16, 1971 VS ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
CARDS GET REVENGE. RALLY LATE TO BEAT BUCS, 6-5
Luke Walker left after pitching the Pirates to a 5-2 lead after six innings. That lead would go up like a puff of smoke as the Cardinals got a run each off Bruce Kison and Mudcat Grant; then two runs off losing pitcher, Bob Miller, when Ted Simmons stroked a two run double in the top of the ninth. The Cardinals won the game, 6-5.
Lou Brock had three hits, Simmons had two doubles and Joe Torre also had a two bagger. Roberto Clemente hit a two run blast in the bottom of the sixth, after Vic Davilillo hit a pinch-hit triple and was driven in by a Rennie Stennett single. WP-Al Santorini. LP-Bob Miller. SV-Moe Drabowsky. HR-Roberto Clemente(11).
Next, the New York Mets come into Pittsburgh for a three-game series; while St. Louis heads to Montreal to play the Expos. The Pirates cling to a 4.5 game lead, with eleven games left to play.
OTHER N.L. EAST SCORES
Chicago 1 New York 0
Montreal 6 Philadelphia 2
N.L. EAST STANDINGS, END OF PLAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 1971
Pittsburgh/151/91/60/.603/—
St. Louis/151/86/64/1/.570/4.5
Chicago/160/78/72/.520/12.5
New York/150/74/76/.493/16.5
Montreal/149/66/82/1/.443/23.5
Philadelphia/150/64/86/.427/26.5
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