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.

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