Ironically, the weakest batter in the Cardinals' lineup collected their only hit off Jon Matlack, who pitched the Mets to a 4-0 victory. John Curtis, the Cards' losing pitcher, accounted for the hit with a single in the third inning. Matlack walked three.

The Mets jumped on Curtis for two runs in the first inning on a single by Wayne Garrett and homer by Cleon Jones. Garrett got into the slugging act with a homer in the fifth and the final run followed off Mike Thompson in the seventh when Garrett walked and scored on a two-out double by Jones. [The Sporting News]



New York Mets 4, St. Louis Cardinals 0
Game Played on Saturday, June      29, 1974 (Day game) at Shea Stadium
Cardinals    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  1  1
Mets         2  0  0    0  1  0    1  0  x  -   4  7  0


Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Brock lf              4   0   0   0     0   1   .316      Garrett 3b            2   3   2   1     2   0   .201
Sizemore 2b           3   0   0   0     1   0   .253      Grote c               4   0   0   0     0   1   .254
Smith rf              4   0   0   0     0   2   .359      Theodore 1b           3   0   1   0     1   0   .167
Simmons c             3   0   0   0     0   1   .280      Jones lf              3   1   2   3     1   0   .272
Torre 1b              3   0   0   0     0   0   .277      Staub rf              3   0   0   0     1   0   .257
Melendez cf           2   0   0   0     1   2   .260      Hahn cf               4   0   0   0     0   0   .315
Reitz 3b              3   0   0   0     0   0   .296      Martinez ss           4   0   1   0     0   0   .185
Tyson ss              3   0   0   0     0   0   .218      Boswell 2b            4   0   1   0     0   0   .274
Curtis p              1   0   1   0     0   0   .094      Matlack p             4   0   0   0     0   2   .121
  Heintzelman ph      0   0   0   0     1   0   .317
  Thompson p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Hickman ph          1   0   0   0     0   1   .261
  Folkers p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               27   0   1   0     3   7             Totals               31   4   7   4     5   3

Time of Game: 1:58   Attendance: 37,317
Left on Base: Cardinals 3, Mets 8
DP: Cardinals 0, Mets 0
Errors: Brock
Doubles: Martinez (3), Jones (10)
Home Runs: Jones (6), Garrett (7)
Caught Stealing: Melendez (1)


Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Curtis L(4-8)           5     5   3   3   3   1   2  23   4.53
Thompson                2     2   1   1   2   1   0  10   5.73
Folkers                 1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3   3.03
Totals                  8     7   4   4   5   3   2  36

Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Matlack W(6-5)          9     1   0   0   3   7   0  30   2.47
Totals                  9     1   0   0   3   7   0  30

Umpires: HP - Paul Pryor, 1B - Bob Engel, 2B - Jerry Dale, 3B - Chris Pelekoudas


CARDINALS 1ST: Brock struck out; Sizemore walked; Smith struck
out; Simmons struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 0,
Mets 0.

METS 1ST: Garrett singled to shortstop; Grote grounded out
(third to first) [Garrett to second]; Theodore popped to first
in foul territory; Jones homered [Garrett scored]; Staub
grounded out (third to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals
0, Mets 2.

CARDINALS 2ND: Torre grounded out (second to first); Melendez
walked; Melendez was picked off and caught stealing second
(pitcher to first to shortstop); Reitz lined to third; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Mets 2.

METS 2ND: Hahn grounded out (shortstop to first); Martinez flied
to right; Boswell grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Mets 2.

CARDINALS 3RD: Tyson grounded out (second to first); Curtis
singled to left; Brock flied to right; Sizemore forced Curtis
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Mets
2.

METS 3RD: Matlack was called out on strikes; Garrett walked;
Grote flied to right; Theodore singled to left [Garrett to
second]; Jones walked [Garrett to third, Theodore to second];
Staub grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.
Cardinals 0, Mets 2.

CARDINALS 4TH: Smith struck out (catcher to first); Simmons
grounded out (second to first); Torre lined to shortstop; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Mets 2.

METS 4TH: Hahn flied to center; Martinez doubled to center
[Martinez to third (error by Brock)]; Boswell flied to center;
Matlack grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Cardinals 0, Mets 2.

CARDINALS 5TH: Melendez struck out; Reitz grounded out
(shortstop to first); Tyson grounded out (third to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Mets 2.

METS 5TH: Garrett homered; Grote popped to shortstop; Theodore
walked; Jones flied to center; Staub grounded out (second to
first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Mets 3.

CARDINALS 6TH: HEINTZELMAN BATTED FOR CURTIS; Heintzelman
walked; Brock grounded out (second to first) [Heintzelman to
second]; Sizemore grounded out (pitcher to first) [Heintzelman
to third]; Smith grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Cardinals 0, Mets 3.

METS 6TH: THOMPSON REPLACED HEINTZELMAN (PITCHING); Hahn
grounded out (shortstop to first); Martinez grounded out (second
to first); Boswell singled to center; Matlack grounded out
(third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Mets 3.

CARDINALS 7TH: Simmons popped to first; Torre grounded out
(shortstop to first); Melendez was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Mets 3.

METS 7TH: Garrett walked; Grote struck out; Theodore grounded
out (first unassisted) [Garrett to second]; Jones doubled to
right [Garrett scored]; Staub was walked intentionally; Hahn
flied to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Mets 4.

CARDINALS 8TH: Reitz flied to right; Tyson grounded out (third
to first); HICKMAN BATTED FOR THOMPSON; Hickman was called out
on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Mets 4.

METS 8TH: FOLKERS REPLACED HICKMAN (PITCHING); Martinez grounded
out (third to first); Boswell popped to shortstop; Matlack
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Mets 4.

CARDINALS 9TH: Brock flied to right; Sizemore grounded out
(shortstop to first); Smith grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Mets 4.