The Cardinals, after failing to hold a 6-0 lead in the first game, came back to sweep a doubleheader with the Mets, 8-7 and 4-3. The Redbirds' first six runs in the lidlifter were achieved with three homers off Tom Seaver. The Mets rallied with the aid of a two-run rap by Wayne Garrett to go ahead, 7-6, but the Cardinals won with two unearned runs in the eighth inning. Bake McBride singled and when Ken Reitz bunted, John Milner threw high to second base. After a sacrifice, runs scored on a sacrifice fly by Jose Cruz and single by Ted Sizemore.

In the second game, the Cardinals had a pinch-homer by Jim Hickman, but trailed by one run going into the ninth when they rallied to win again on singles by Ted Simmons, McBride and Cruz and a sacrifice fly by Tim McCarver. [The Sporting News]



St. Louis Cardinals 8, New York Mets 7 (Game 1)
Game Played on Thursday, April     11, 1974 (Day game) at Shea Stadium
Cardinals    0  1  2    3  0  0    0  2  0  -   8 12  1
Mets         0  0  0    0  2  0    5  0  0  -   7  9  2


Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Brock lf              4   1   1   3     1   1   .278      Garrett 3b            3   1   1   3     1   1   .176
Sizemore 2b           4   1   2   1     1   0   .471      Millan 2b             5   1   2   0     0   1   .357
Smith rf              5   0   1   0     0   0   .333      Staub rf              4   1   0   0     1   1   .063
Torre 1b              5   1   1   2     0   2   .313      Jones lf              4   0   0   1     0   1   .250
Simmons c             5   0   1   0     0   1   .353      Milner 1b             3   0   1   0     2   0   .313
McBride cf            5   1   1   0     0   1   .353      Schneck cf            5   0   2   2     0   0   .444
Reitz 3b              4   3   3   1     0   0   .467      Grote c               4   1   0   0     1   0   .313
Tyson ss              3   0   1   0     0   1   .308      Harrelson ss          2   1   1   0     2   0   .500
Gibson p              3   1   1   0     0   0   .167      Seaver p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Hrabosky p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Kranepool ph        1   1   1   0     0   0  1.000
  Folkers p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Parker p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Pena p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Boswell ph          1   1   1   1     0   0  1.000
  Cruz ph             0   0   0   1     0   0  1.000        Swan p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Garman p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Theodore ph         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Miller p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               38   8  12   8     2   6             Totals               32   7   9   7     7   4

Time of Game: 2:28
Left on Base: Cardinals 7, Mets 9
DP: Cardinals 1, Mets 0
Errors: Tyson, Millan, Milner
Doubles: Harrelson (2)
Home Runs: Reitz (1), Torre (1), Brock (1), Garrett (1)
Stolen Bases: Sizemore (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Tyson (1), Seaver (2), Theodore (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Cruz (1), Garrett (1), Jones (1)
GIDP: Grote (2)


Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Gibson                  6     6   4   4   3   2   1  26   4.50
Hrabosky                0.1   2   2   2   0   0   0   3  20.25
Folkers                 0     0   1   1   1   0   0   1   9.00
Pena                    0.2   1   0   0   1   0   0   4   0.00
Garman W(1-0)           2     0   0   0   2   2   0   9   0.00
Totals                  9     9   7   7   7   4   1  43

Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Seaver                  5    10   6   6   1   6   3  26   6.75
Parker                  2     0   0   0   0   0   0   6   0.00
Swan L(0-1)             1     2   2   0   1   0   0   7   0.00
Miller                  1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   0.00
Totals                  9    12   8   6   2   6   3  42

Umpires: HP - Bill Williams, 1B - Dick Stello, 2B - Terry Tata, 3B - Tom Gorman


CARDINALS 1ST: Brock grounded out (pitcher to first); Sizemore
grounded out (third to first); Smith singled to right; Torre
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Mets 0.

METS 1ST: Garrett was called out on strikes; Millan grounded out
(shortstop to first); Staub popped to third in foul territory; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Mets 0.

CARDINALS 2ND: Simmons was called out on strikes; McBride popped
to shortstop; Reitz homered; Tyson singled to pitcher; Gibson
lined to shortstop; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Mets 0.

METS 2ND: Jones flied to center; Milner singled to center;
Schneck singled to center [Milner to second]; Grote grounded
into a double play (third to first) [Milner out at third]; 0 R,
2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Mets 0.

CARDINALS 3RD: Brock struck out; Sizemore singled to shortstop;
Sizemore stole second; Smith flied to left; Torre homered
[Sizemore scored]; Simmons reached on an error by Millan;
McBride struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 3, Mets 0.

METS 3RD: Harrelson walked; Seaver out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to second) [Harrelson to second]; Garrett grounded out
(third to first); Millan grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 3, Mets 0.

CARDINALS 4TH: Reitz singled to center; Tyson struck out; Gibson
singled to center [Reitz to third]; Brock homered [Reitz scored,
Gibson scored]; Sizemore walked; Smith lined to right; Torre
struck out; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 6, Mets 0.

METS 4TH: Staub grounded out (first to pitcher); Jones grounded
out (third to first); Milner walked; Schneck popped to third; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 6, Mets 0.

CARDINALS 5TH: Simmons singled to right [Simmons out at second
(right to shortstop)]; McBride grounded out (second to first);
Reitz singled to right; Tyson flied to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Cardinals 6, Mets 0.

METS 5TH: Grote grounded out (shortstop to first); Harrelson
grounded out (shortstop to first); KRANEPOOL BATTED FOR SEAVER;
Kranepool singled to left; Garrett homered [Kranepool scored];
Millan singled to left; Staub grounded out (second to first); 2
R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 6, Mets 2.

CARDINALS 6TH: PARKER REPLACED KRANEPOOL (PITCHING); Gibson
grounded out (third to first); Brock flied to left; Sizemore
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cardinals 6, Mets 2.

METS 6TH: Jones was called out on strikes; Milner flied to
center; Schneck grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 6, Mets 2.

CARDINALS 7TH: Smith grounded out (second to first); Torre lined
to shortstop; Simmons grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 6, Mets 2.

METS 7TH: Grote walked; Harrelson doubled to right [Grote to
third]; BOSWELL BATTED FOR PARKER; HRABOSKY REPLACED GIBSON
(PITCHING); Boswell singled to center [Harrelson to third, Grote
scored]; Garrett hit a sacrifice fly to center [Harrelson
scored]; Millan singled to left [Boswell to second]; FOLKERS
REPLACED HRABOSKY (PITCHING); Staub walked [Boswell to third,
Millan to second]; PENA REPLACED FOLKERS (PITCHING); Jones hit a
sacrifice fly to right [Boswell scored, Millan to third]; Milner
walked [Staub to second]; Schneck singled to right [Milner to
third, Staub scored, Millan scored]; Grote flied to right; 5 R,
4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 6, Mets 7.

CARDINALS 8TH: SWAN REPLACED BOSWELL (PITCHING); McBride singled
to center; Reitz reached on a fielder's choice [McBride to
second (error by Milner)]; Tyson out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to second) [Reitz to second, McBride to third]; CRUZ
BATTED FOR PENA; Cruz hit a sacrifice fly to center [McBride
scored (unearned)]; Brock was walked intentionally; Sizemore
singled to left [Brock to third, Reitz scored (unearned)]; Smith
flied to right; 2 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 8, Mets
7.

METS 8TH: GARMAN REPLACED CRUZ (PITCHING); Harrelson walked;
THEODORE BATTED FOR SWAN; Theodore out on a sacrifice bunt
(first unassisted) [Harrelson to second]; Garrett walked; Millan
struck out; Staub was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Cardinals 8, Mets 7.

CARDINALS 9TH: MILLER REPLACED THEODORE (PITCHING); Torre flied
to center; Simmons grounded out (first to pitcher); McBride
flied to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 8, Mets 7.

METS 9TH: Jones flied to left; Milner grounded out (second to
first); Schneck reached on an error by Tyson; Grote grounded out
(pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 8, Mets 7.