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After a one-day delay because of rain, the Mets opened their home season before a crowd of 17,154 and defeated the Cardinals, 3-2. John Curtis, making his N. L. debut with the Cards, was tagged for two runs in the first inning on a pair of walks and singles by John Milner and Jerry Grote. Grote followed with a homer in the sixth for what proved to be the winning run. The Cardinals, who picked up a run in the second, rallied against Jerry Koosman in the ninth and scored on a triple by Reggie Smith and single by Ted Simmons. After Bake McBride also singled, Bob Apodaca, rookie righthander from Tidewater (International), relieved with one out and induced Tim McCarver to ground into a double play. [The Sporting News] |
New York Mets 3, St. Louis Cardinals 2
Game Played on Wednesday, April 10, 1974 (Day game) at Shea Stadium
Cardinals 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 2 7 2 Mets 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 x - 3 6 1 Cardinals AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Mets AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Brock lf 3 0 0 0 1 1 .286 Garrett 3b 4 0 0 0 0 2 .143 Sizemore 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .462 Millan 2b 3 1 0 0 1 0 .333 Smith rf 4 1 1 0 0 0 .385 Staub rf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .083 Torre 1b 4 1 2 0 0 1 .364 Jones lf 3 1 1 0 1 0 .333 Simmons c 4 0 1 1 0 0 .417 Milner 1b 3 0 1 1 1 0 .308 Cruz pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 Grote c 3 1 2 2 0 1 .417 McBride cf 4 0 2 0 0 0 .417 Hahn cf 3 0 1 0 0 0 .500 Reitz 3b 2 0 0 1 0 1 .364 Harrelson ss 3 0 1 0 0 0 .500 McCarver ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .500 Koosman p 2 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Tyson ss 3 0 1 0 0 0 .300 Apodaca p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Curtis p 2 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Hickman ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .500 Folkers p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 32 2 7 2 1 4 Totals 28 3 6 3 3 3 Time of Game: 2:03 Attendance: 17,154 Left on Base: Cardinals 5, Mets 5 DP: Cardinals 2, Mets 2 Errors: Smith, McBride, Harrelson Triples: Smith (1) Home Runs: Grote (2) Stolen Bases: McBride (1) Caught Stealing: Jones (1) Sacrifice Hits: Koosman (1) Sacrifice Flies: Reitz (1) GIDP: Sizemore (1), McCarver (1), Harrelson (1) Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Curtis L(0-1) 7 6 3 3 3 3 1 29 3.86 Folkers 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0.00 Totals 8 6 3 3 3 3 1 32 Mets IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Koosman W(1-0) 8.1 7 2 2 1 4 0 33 2.16 Apodaca SV(1) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.00 Totals 9 7 2 2 1 4 0 34 Umpires: HP - Tom Gorman, 1B - Bill Williams, 2B - Dick Stello, 3B - Terry Tata CARDINALS 1ST: Brock flied to left; Sizemore grounded out (pitcher to first); Smith popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Mets 0. METS 1ST: Garrett was called out on strikes; Millan walked; Staub popped to second; Jones walked [Millan to second]; Milner singled to right [Millan scored, Jones to third (error by Smith)]; Grote singled to center [Milner to third, Jones scored]; Hahn forced Grote (shortstop to second); 2 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Cardinals 0, Mets 2. CARDINALS 2ND: Torre singled to left; Simmons popped to third in foul territory; McBride singled to center [Torre to third]; Reitz hit a sacrifice fly to right [Torre scored]; Tyson flied to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Mets 2. METS 2ND: Harrelson singled to left; Koosman out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to first) [Harrelson to second]; Garrett struck out; Millan grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Mets 2. CARDINALS 3RD: Curtis struck out; Brock walked; Sizemore grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Brock out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Mets 2. METS 3RD: Staub lined to third; Jones singled to center; Milner walked [Jones to second]; Grote struck out while Jones was caught stealing third (catcher to third); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Mets 2. CARDINALS 4TH: Smith popped to second; Torre struck out; Simmons grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Mets 2. METS 4TH: Hahn flied to left; Harrelson grounded out (third to first); Koosman flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Mets 2. CARDINALS 5TH: McBride grounded out (second to first); Reitz grounded out (shortstop to first); Tyson singled to left; Curtis grounded out (catcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Mets 2. METS 5TH: Garrett grounded out (second to first); Millan grounded out (second to first); Staub reached on an error by McBride [Staub to second]; Jones flied to right; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Mets 2. CARDINALS 6TH: Brock lined to left; Sizemore grounded out (shortstop to first); Smith flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Mets 2. METS 6TH: Milner flied to center; Grote homered; Hahn singled to right; Harrelson grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Hahn out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Mets 3. CARDINALS 7TH: Torre singled to left; Simmons grounded out (second to first) [Torre to second]; McBride reached on an error by Harrelson [Torre to third]; McBride stole second; Reitz struck out; Tyson grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Cardinals 1, Mets 3. METS 7TH: Koosman grounded out (shortstop to first); Garrett flied to right; Millan grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Mets 3. CARDINALS 8TH: HICKMAN BATTED FOR CURTIS; Hickman grounded out (third to first); Brock struck out; Sizemore flied to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Mets 3. METS 8TH: FOLKERS REPLACED HICKMAN (PITCHING); Staub grounded out (first unassisted); Jones grounded out (shortstop to first); Milner grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Mets 3. CARDINALS 9TH: Smith tripled to left; Torre grounded out (first unassisted); Simmons singled to center [Smith scored]; CRUZ RAN FOR SIMMONS; McBride singled to second [Cruz to second]; APODACA REPLACED KOOSMAN (PITCHING); MCCARVER BATTED FOR REITZ; McCarver grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to first) [McBride out at second]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 2, Mets 3.The information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by Retrosheet.
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