The Cardinals, who won the first game of a doubleheader, 5-2, completed the sweep when Bake McBride hit a two-run homer in the 10th inning of the second game to beat the Mets, 5-3. Every Cardinal except Ted Simmons participated in the 14-hit attack in the opener. Alan Foster, who was the winner with the help of Al Hrabosky, rapped three singles. Singles by Joe Torre, Ken Reitz, Mike Tyson and Foster, a forceout by Lou Brock and error by Wayne Garrett produced three runs in the fourth inning. After the Mets picked up their pair in the fifth on doubles by Don Hahn and Ted Martinez and single by Jerry Koosman, the Cards wrapped it up in the eighth with a homer by Reitz, single by Foster, a wild pitch and single by Ted Sizemore.

In the nightcap, the Cardinals had a 3-1 lead in the ninth when the Mets rallied to tie the score. The inning ended in a rhubarb when two umpires disagreed on a call on a sinking liner that Cleon Jones hit to Reggie Smith in right field. Chris Pelekoudas signaled that Smith had trapped the ball, while Paul Pryor raised his fist to indicate an out. The umpiring crew conferred and accepted Pryor's judgment, preventing the Mets from scoring what would have been the winning run. In the 10th, with Tug McGraw on the mound for the Mets, Reitz singled and McBride hit his winning homer. [The Sporting News]



St. Louis Cardinals 5, New York Mets 2 (Game 1)
Game Played on Sunday, June      30, 1974 (Day game) at Shea Stadium
Cardinals    0  0  0    3  0  0    0  2  0  -   5 14  1
Mets         0  0  0    0  2  0    0  0  0  -   2  8  1


Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Brock lf              5   0   1   1     0   1   .314      Garrett 3b            4   0   2   0     0   1   .206
Sizemore 2b           4   0   1   1     1   0   .253      Grote c               4   0   1   0     0   0   .254
Smith rf              4   0   2   0     1   1   .362      Staub rf              4   0   0   0     0   0   .254
Simmons c             5   0   0   0     0   0   .275      Jones lf              4   0   1   0     0   1   .271
Torre 1b              4   1   2   0     1   0   .281      Milner 1b             4   0   0   0     0   2   .252
Melendez cf           5   0   1   0     0   0   .256      Boswell 2b            3   0   0   0     0   0   .266
Reitz 3b              5   2   3   1     0   0   .302        Theodore ph         1   0   0   0     0   1   .162
Tyson ss              5   1   1   1     0   0   .218      Hahn cf               4   1   2   0     0   0   .321
Foster p              4   1   3   0     0   0   .259      Martinez ss           4   1   1   1     0   0   .188
  Hrabosky p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .333      Koosman p             2   0   1   1     0   1   .140
                                                            Kranepool ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .345
                                                            McGraw p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               41   5  14   4     3   2             Totals               35   2   8   2     0   6

Time of Game: 2:16
Left on Base: Cardinals 12, Mets 6
DP: Cardinals 1, Mets 1
Errors: Foster, Garrett
Doubles: Brock (17), Hahn (7), Martinez (4), Garrett (11)
Home Runs: Reitz (2)
GIDP: Simmons (9), Boswell (8)


Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Foster W(4-5)           7     8   2   2   0   4   0  29   3.84
Hrabosky SV(3)          2     0   0   0   0   2   0   6   4.08
Totals                  9     8   2   2   0   6   0  35

Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Koosman L(8-5)          7     9   3   2   3   2   0  33   3.11
McGraw                  2     5   2   2   0   0   1  11   6.38
Totals                  9    14   5   4   3   2   1  44

Wild Pitches: Foster (2), McGraw (1)

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


CARDINALS 1ST: Brock doubled to left; Sizemore walked; Smith
forced Sizemore (shortstop to second) [Brock to third]; Simmons
reached on a fielder's choice [Brock out at home (first to third
to catcher to third), Smith to third, Simmons to second]; Torre
was walked intentionally; Melendez popped to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 3 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Mets 0.

METS 1ST: Garrett was called out on strikes; Grote grounded out
(shortstop to first); Staub flied to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cardinals 0, Mets 0.

CARDINALS 2ND: Reitz flied to left; Tyson grounded out (pitcher
to first); Foster singled to right; Brock forced Foster (pitcher
to shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 0,
Mets 0.

METS 2ND: Jones flied to center; Milner reached on an error by
Foster; Foster threw a wild pitch [Milner to second]; Boswell
flied to right; Hahn singled to shortstop [Milner to third];
Martinez flied to center; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 0,
Mets 0.

CARDINALS 3RD: Sizemore grounded out (second to first); Smith
was called out on strikes; Simmons flied to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Mets 0.

METS 3RD: Koosman was called out on strikes; Garrett flied to
center; Grote flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals
0, Mets 0.

CARDINALS 4TH: Torre singled to center; Melendez flied to right;
Reitz singled to right [Torre to third]; Tyson singled to left
[Torre scored, Reitz to second]; Foster singled to left [Reitz
to third, Tyson to second]; Brock forced Foster (second to
shortstop) [Reitz scored, Tyson to third]; Sizemore reached on
an error by Garrett [Tyson scored (unearned) (no RBI), Brock to
third]; Smith walked [Sizemore to second]; Simmons popped to
shortstop; 3 R (2 ER), 4 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Cardinals 3, Mets 0.

METS 4TH: Staub popped to second; Jones struck out; Milner flied
to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 3, Mets 0.

CARDINALS 5TH: Torre popped to catcher in foul territory;
Melendez flied to right; Reitz singled to center; Tyson forced
Reitz (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 3,
Mets 0.

METS 5TH: Boswell grounded out (first to pitcher); Hahn doubled
to left; Martinez doubled to left [Hahn scored]; Koosman singled
to right [Martinez scored]; Garrett doubled to right [Koosman to
third]; Grote grounded out (second to first); Staub flied to
right; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 3, Mets 2.

CARDINALS 6TH: Foster grounded out (second to first); Brock
struck out; Sizemore flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cardinals 3, Mets 2.

METS 6TH: Jones singled to left; Milner was called out on
strikes; Boswell grounded into a double play (second to second
to first) [Jones out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cardinals 3, Mets 2.

CARDINALS 7TH: Smith singled to left; Simmons grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Smith out at
second]; Torre singled to center; Melendez popped to first in
foul territory; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 3, Mets 2.

METS 7TH: Hahn flied to center; Martinez flied to center;
KRANEPOOL BATTED FOR KOOSMAN; Kranepool flied to left; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 3, Mets 2.

CARDINALS 8TH: MCGRAW REPLACED KRANEPOOL (PITCHING); Reitz
homered; Tyson grounded out (shortstop to first); Foster singled
to left; McGraw threw a wild pitch [Foster to second]; Brock
flied to left; Sizemore singled to left [Foster scored]; Smith
singled to right [Sizemore to second]; Simmons forced Smith
(shortstop to second); 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 5, Mets
2.

METS 8TH: Garrett singled to center; Grote singled to third
[Garrett to second]; HRABOSKY REPLACED FOSTER (PITCHING); Staub
popped to shortstop; Jones popped to second; Milner struck out;
0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 5, Mets 2.

CARDINALS 9TH: Torre popped to catcher in foul territory;
Melendez singled to left; Reitz popped to first in foul
territory; Tyson flied to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Cardinals 5, Mets 2.

METS 9TH: THEODORE BATTED FOR BOSWELL; Theodore struck out; Hahn
grounded out (shortstop to first); Martinez grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 5, Mets 2.