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St. Louis Cardinals 4, New York Mets 3

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Game Played on Wednesday, September 11, 1974 (N) at Shea Stadium

STL N    1  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  2    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0    1  -   4 18  2
NY  N    1  0  0    0  2  0    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  -   3 16  4
BATTING
St. Louis Cardinals          AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Brock lf                      9   0   1   0       0   2       4   0
  Godby lf                    2   0   0   0       0   1       3   0
Sizemore 2b                  10   1   1   0       1   0       4   9
Smith rf                      8   0   1   0       3   1       8   0
xTorre 1b                     9   0   2   1       1   2      24   4
Simmons c                     3   0   1   0       1   0       6   1
  Herndon pr                  0   1   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Hill c                      1   0   0   0       0   0       4   0
  Scheinblum ph               1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Billings c                  5   0   1   0       0   1       8   0
McBride cf                   10   1   4   0       0   1       7   0
Reitz 3b                     10   1   4   2       1   0       2   6
Tyson ss                      2   0   0   0       1   1       2   1
  Hernandez ph                1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Folkers p                   0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Cruz ph                     1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Bare p                      0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Osteen p                    4   0   0   0       0   0       1   1
  Siebert p                   1   0   0   0       0   1       0   1
Forsch p                      1   0   0   0       0   0       1   0
  Melendez ph                 1   0   0   0       0   1       0   0
  Garman p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   1
  Hunt ph                     1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Hrabosky p                  0   0   0   0       0   0       0   1
  Dwyer ph                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Heidemann ss                6   0   3   0       0   1       1   3
Totals                       86   4  18   3       8  12      75  28
x - reached first on interference.
FIELDING - 
DP: 1. Sizemore-Torre-Tyson.
E: Tyson (25), Osteen (2).
PB: Simmons (11).
BATTING - 
HR: Reitz (6,9th inning off Koosman 1 on 2 out).
SH: Forsch (5,off Koosman); McBride (5,off Apodaca).
HBP: Tyson (2,by Koosman); Dwyer (1,by Parker).
GDP: Sizemore (9,off Cram).
IBB: Reitz (6,by Apodaca); Smith 2 (7,by Cram 2).
Team LOB: 20.
BASERUNNING - 
SB: McBride (24,2nd base off Parker/Dyer).
CS: Brock (30,2nd base by Parker/Dyer).
New York Mets                AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Harrelson ss                  7   0   0   0       1   0       4   6
  Boswell 3b                  4   0   0   0       0   0       0   4
Millan 2b                    10   1   4   0       1   0       7   8
Jones lf                      9   2   3   2       1   1       5   1
  Webb p                      0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Pemberton ph                1   0   1   0       0   0       0   0
Milner 1b                    10   0   2   1       2   3      26   2
Garrett 3b,ss                10   0   0   0       1   4       6   9
Schneck cf,rf,cf             11   0   2   0       0   3       6   0
Ayala rf                      2   0   1   0       1   1       2   0
  Hahn cf                     6   0   0   0       1   2       4   0
  Gosger ph,lf                0   0   0   0       1   0       0   0
Dyer c                        9   0   2   0       1   0      13   3
  Boisclair pr                0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Hodges c                    0   0   0   0       1   0       1   0
Koosman p                     2   0   0   0       0   0       0   1
  Martinez ph                 1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Parker p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Kranepool ph                1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Miller p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Theodore ph                 1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Apodaca p                   1   0   0   0       0   1       1   1
  Cram p                      3   0   1   0       0   1       0   1
  Staub ph,rf                 1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       89   3  16   3      11  16      75  36
FIELDING - 
DP: 2. Millan-Milner, Garrett-Millan-Milner.
E: Webb (1), Schneck (4), Dyer (3), Hodges (10).
BATTING - 
2B: Milner (17,off Forsch); Schneck 2 (11,off Folkers,off Siebert).
HR: Jones (13,5th inning off Forsch 1 on 0 out).
SH: Koosman (10,off Forsch); Millan (23,off Bare); Jones (2,off Osteen).
GDP: Koosman (2,off Forsch).
IBB: Hahn (5,by Folkers); Jones (3,by Osteen); Milner (9,by Osteen); Gosger
(1,by Siebert).
Team LOB: 25.
PITCHING
St. Louis Cardinals          IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Forsch                        6     5   3   2   4   3   1  27
Garman                        2     0   0   0   0   2   0   6
Hrabosky                      3     2   0   0   0   3   0  11
Folkers                       2     3   0   0   1   2   0  10
Bare                          0.1   0   0   0   1   0   0   2
Osteen                        9.1   4   0   0   2   5   0  35
Siebert W(8-8)                2.1   2   0   0   3   1   0  12
Totals                       25    16   3   2  11  16   1 103
WP: Forsch (6).
IBB: Folkers (9,Hahn); Osteen 2 (5,Jones,Milner); Siebert (13,Gosger).
Inherited Runners - Scored: Osteen 1-0; Siebert 2-0.
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New York Mets                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Koosman                       9     5   3   3   4   5   1  36
Parker                        3     2   0   0   0   0   0  11
Miller                        1     1   0   0   1   1   0   4
Apodaca                       3     2   0   0   1   1   0  12
Cram                          8     7   0   0   2   4   0  32
Webb L(0-1)                   1     1   1   0   0   1   0   4
Totals                       25    18   4   3   8  12   1  99
WP: Koosman (6), Cram (1).
HBP: Koosman (7,Tyson); Parker (2,Dwyer).
IBB: Apodaca (8,Reitz); Cram 2 (2,Smith 2).
Umpires: HP - Ed Sudol, 1B - Lee Weyer, 2B - Bob Engel, 3B - Frank Pulli
Ejections: NY  Manager Yogi Berra by Ed Sudol [Check swing]
Time of Game: 7:04   Attendance: 13460
Starting Lineups:

   St. Louis Cardinals           New York Mets            
1. Brock               lf        Harrelson           ss
2. Sizemore            2b        Millan              2b
3. Smith               rf        Jones               lf
4. Torre               1b        Milner              1b
5. Simmons             c         Garrett             3b
6. McBride             cf        Schneck             cf
7. Reitz               3b        Ayala               rf
8. Tyson               ss        Dyer                c
9. Forsch              p         Koosman             p

CARDINALS 1ST: Brock lined to shortstop; Sizemore walked; Smith
walked [Sizemore to second]; Torre singled to left [Sizemore
scored, Smith to second]; Simmons lined into a double play
(second to first) [Torre out at first]; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Cardinals 1, Mets 0.

METS 1ST: Harrelson flied to center; Millan reached on an error
by Tyson; Jones forced Millan (second to shortstop); Forsch
threw a wild pitch [Jones to second]; Milner doubled to right
[Jones scored (unearned)]; Simmons allowed a passed ball [Milner
to third]; Garrett walked; Schneck flied to left; 1 R (0 ER), 1
H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Mets 1.

CARDINALS 2ND: McBride grounded out (shortstop to first); Reitz
grounded out (third to first); Tyson walked; Forsch grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Mets 1.

METS 2ND: Ayala walked; Dyer singled to center [Ayala to third];
Koosman reached on a fielder's choice [Ayala out at home (second
to catcher), Dyer to second]; Harrelson forced Koosman
(shortstop to second) [Dyer to third]; Millan flied to right; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Mets 1.

CARDINALS 3RD: Brock popped to shortstop in foul territory;
Sizemore flied to right; Smith popped to catcher in foul
territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Mets 1.

METS 3RD: Jones flied to center; Milner walked; Garrett was
called out on strikes; Schneck grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Mets 1.

CARDINALS 4TH: Torre struck out; Simmons flied to left; McBride
grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Cardinals 1, Mets 1.

METS 4TH: Ayala singled to center; Dyer flied to right; Koosman
out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to second) [Ayala to second];
Harrelson flied to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 1,
Mets 1.

CARDINALS 5TH: Reitz singled to center; Tyson popped to first;
Forsch out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Reitz to
second]; Brock flied to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals
1, Mets 1.

METS 5TH: Millan singled to shortstop; Jones homered to left
[Millan scored]; Milner grounded out (first to pitcher); Garrett
was called out on strikes; Schneck grounded out (first
unassisted); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Mets 3.

CARDINALS 6TH: Sizemore lined to third; Smith grounded out
(first unassisted); Torre popped to third in foul territory; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Mets 3.

METS 6TH: Ayala struck out; Dyer walked; Koosman grounded into a
double play (second to first to shortstop) [Dyer out at second];
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Mets 3.

CARDINALS 7TH: Simmons walked; McBride singled to center
[Simmons to third, McBride to second (error by Schneck)]; Reitz
popped to catcher in foul territory; Tyson struck out; MELENDEZ
BATTED FOR FORSCH; Melendez struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. 
Cardinals 1, Mets 3.

METS 7TH: GARMAN REPLACED MELENDEZ (PITCHING); Harrelson
grounded out (pitcher to first); Millan grounded out (third to
first); Jones flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals
1, Mets 3.

CARDINALS 8TH: Brock grounded out (first unassisted); Sizemore
popped to second; Smith flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Cardinals 1, Mets 3.

METS 8TH: Milner struck out; Garrett struck out; Schneck
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals
1, Mets 3.

CARDINALS 9TH: HAHN REPLACED AYALA (PLAYING CF); SCHNECK CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); Torre struck out; Simmons singled to
shortstop; HERNDON RAN FOR SIMMONS; Koosman threw a wild pitch
[Herndon to second]; McBride was called out on strikes; Reitz
homered to left [Herndon scored]; Tyson was hit by a pitch; HUNT
BATTED FOR GARMAN; Hunt flied to right; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Cardinals 3, Mets 3.

METS 9TH: HILL REPLACED HERNDON (PLAYING C ); HRABOSKY REPLACED
HUNT (PITCHING); Hahn was called out on strikes; Dyer grounded
out (pitcher to first); MARTINEZ BATTED FOR KOOSMAN; Martinez
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals
3, Mets 3.

CARDINALS 10TH: PARKER REPLACED MARTINEZ (PITCHING); Brock
singled to third; Brock was caught stealing second (catcher to
shortstop); Sizemore flied to center; Smith grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 3, Mets 3.

METS 10TH: Harrelson popped to third; Millan singled to left;
Jones struck out; Milner singled to right [Millan to third];
Garrett grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 
Cardinals 3, Mets 3.

CARDINALS 11TH: Torre grounded out (third to first); Hill
grounded out (shortstop to first); McBride singled to left;
McBride stole second; Reitz flied to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Cardinals 3, Mets 3.

METS 11TH: Schneck was called out on strikes; Hahn flied to
right; Dyer flied to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 3,
Mets 3.

CARDINALS 12TH: HERNANDEZ BATTED FOR TYSON; Hernandez flied to
right; DWYER BATTED FOR HRABOSKY; Dwyer was hit by a pitch;
Brock grounded out (shortstop to first) [Dwyer to second];
Sizemore grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Cardinals 3, Mets 3.

METS 12TH: FOLKERS REPLACED HERNANDEZ (PITCHING); HEIDEMANN
REPLACED DWYER (PLAYING SS); KRANEPOOL BATTED FOR PARKER;
Kranepool grounded out (first unassisted); Harrelson flied to
right; Millan singled to right; Jones singled to center [Millan
to second]; Milner struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals
3, Mets 3.

CARDINALS 13TH: MILLER REPLACED KRANEPOOL (PITCHING); Smith
struck out; Torre walked; SCHEINBLUM BATTED FOR HILL; Scheinblum
flied to left; McBride singled to left [Torre out at home (left
to third to catcher)]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 3, Mets
3.

METS 13TH: BILLINGS REPLACED SCHEINBLUM (PLAYING C ); Garrett
struck out; Schneck doubled to left; Hahn was walked
intentionally; Dyer flied to center; THEODORE BATTED FOR MILLER;
Theodore grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Cardinals 3, Mets 3.

CARDINALS 14TH: APODACA REPLACED THEODORE (PITCHING); Reitz
grounded out (shortstop to first); CRUZ BATTED FOR FOLKERS; Cruz
flied to left; Heidemann singled to left; Brock forced Heidemann
(second to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 3, Mets
3.

METS 14TH: BARE REPLACED CRUZ (PITCHING); Harrelson walked;
Millan out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Harrelson to
second]; OSTEEN REPLACED BARE (PITCHING); Jones was walked
intentionally; Milner popped to second; Garrett grounded out
(first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 3, Mets 3.

CARDINALS 15TH: Sizemore flied to left; Smith grounded out
(first to pitcher); Torre grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 3, Mets 3.

METS 15TH: Schneck popped to catcher in foul territory; Hahn
flied to left; Dyer grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 3, Mets 3.

CARDINALS 16TH: Billings singled to left; McBride out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Billings to second]; Reitz
was walked intentionally; Osteen flied to left; Heidemann struck
out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 3, Mets 3.

METS 16TH: Apodaca struck out; Harrelson grounded out (shortstop
to first); Millan flied to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Cardinals 3, Mets 3.

CARDINALS 17TH: CRAM REPLACED APODACA (PITCHING); BOSWELL
REPLACED HARRELSON (PLAYING 3B); GARRETT CHANGED POSITIONS
(PLAYING SS); Brock struck out; Sizemore singled to center; Cram
threw a wild pitch [Sizemore to second]; Smith was walked
intentionally; Torre forced Smith (shortstop to second)
[Sizemore to third]; Billings forced Torre (second to
shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 3, Mets 3.

METS 17TH: Jones singled to right; Milner popped to third;
Garrett forced Jones (second to shortstop); Schneck struck out;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 3, Mets 3.

CARDINALS 18TH: McBride grounded out (pitcher to first); Reitz
grounded out (third to first); Osteen flied to center; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 3, Mets 3.

METS 18TH: Hahn was called out on strikes; Dyer flied to left;
Cram singled to center; Boswell flied to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Cardinals 3, Mets 3.

CARDINALS 19TH: Heidemann singled to left; Brock was called out
on strikes; Sizemore grounded into a double play (shortstop to
second to first) [Heidemann out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cardinals 3, Mets 3.

METS 19TH: GODBY REPLACED BROCK (PLAYING LF); Millan flied to
left; Jones grounded out (shortstop to first); Milner popped to
first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 3, Mets 3.

CARDINALS 20TH: Smith singled to center; Torre reached on
catcher's interference by Dyer [Smith to second]; Smith was
picked off second (catcher to shortstop); Billings flied to
right; McBride grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E,
1 LOB.  Cardinals 3, Mets 3.

METS 20TH: Garrett grounded out (second to first); Mets
Manager Yogi Berra ejected by HP umpire Ed Sudol at 1:30 AM;
Schneck grounded out (second to first); Hahn grounded out (third
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 3, Mets 3.

CARDINALS 21ST: Reitz singled to shortstop; Osteen forced Reitz
(second to shortstop); Heidemann flied to center; Godby struck
out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 3, Mets 3.

METS 21ST: Dyer grounded out (third to first); Cram struck out;
Boswell grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Cardinals 3, Mets 3.

CARDINALS 22ND: Sizemore flied to center; Smith flied to right;
Torre grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Cardinals 3, Mets 3.

METS 22ND: Millan singled to left; Jones out on a sacrifice bunt
(third to first) [Millan to second]; Milner was walked
intentionally; Garrett flied to left; Schneck struck out; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 3, Mets 3.

CARDINALS 23RD: Billings struck out (catcher to first); McBride
grounded out (shortstop to first); Reitz singled to left; Osteen
forced Reitz (second to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Cardinals 3, Mets 3.

METS 23RD: Hahn flied to center; Dyer singled to center;
BOISCLAIR RAN FOR DYER; Cram reached on an error by Osteen
[Boisclair to second]; Debut game for Bruce Boisclair;
Boswell lined to first; SIEBERT REPLACED OSTEEN (PITCHING);
Millan walked [Boisclair to third, Cram to second]; Jones flied
to right; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Cardinals 3, Mets 3.

CARDINALS 24TH: HODGES REPLACED BOISCLAIR (PLAYING C );
Heidemann singled to right; Godby popped to first; Sizemore
grounded out (third to first) [Heidemann to second]; Smith was
walked intentionally; Torre singled to third [Heidemann to
third, Smith to second]; Billings forced Torre (third to
second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Cardinals 3, Mets 3.

METS 24TH: Milner grounded out (second to first); Garrett flied
to right; Schneck doubled to left; GOSGER BATTED FOR HAHN;
Gosger was walked intentionally; Hodges walked [Schneck to
third, Gosger to second]; STAUB BATTED FOR CRAM; Staub grounded
out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Cardinals 3, Mets
3.

CARDINALS 25TH: STAUB STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); GOSGER STAYED
IN GAME (PLAYING LF); SCHNECK CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING CF);
WEBB REPLACED JONES (PITCHING); McBride singled to shortstop;
McBride safe on a pick-off error by Webb [McBride scored (error
by Hodges) (unearned)]; wild throw on pickoff; 2B umpire Bob
Engel called a balk but a recent rule change allowed advances on
an overthrow; previously ball was dead on a balk unless it was
put in play; Reitz grounded out (third to first); Siebert
struck out; Heidemann grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R (0
ER), 1 H, 2 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 4, Mets 3.

METS 25TH: Boswell flied to right; Millan flied to left;
PEMBERTON BATTED FOR WEBB; Pemberton singled to center; Milner
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 4, Mets 3.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Cardinals        4  18   2   20
 Mets             3  16   4   25
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