St. Louis Cardinals 4, New York Mets 1 (Game 2)
Game Played on Thursday, July      25, 1974 (Night game) at Busch Stadium II
Mets         0  0  0    0  0  0    1  0  0  -   1  3  2
Cardinals    1  0  0    2  0  0    1  0  x  -   4  6  0


Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Garrett 3b            4   0   1   0     0   0   .204      Brock lf              4   1   0   1     0   1   .313
Boswell 2b            3   0   0   0     1   0   .242      Sizemore 2b           4   0   0   0     0   0   .258
Jones lf              4   0   0   0     0   2   .276      McBride cf            4   1   2   0     0   0   .294
Staub rf              4   0   0   0     0   0   .260      Smith rf              4   1   1   1     0   0   .323
Milner 1b             3   0   0   0     1   0   .248      Torre 1b              3   0   0   0     1   0   .292
Schneck cf            4   0   0   0     0   0   .213      Reitz 3b              3   0   1   0     0   0   .294
Hodges c              3   0   1   0     1   0   .286      Hill c                3   0   1   1     0   0   .313
Martinez ss           3   0   0   0     0   0   .205      Tyson ss              3   1   1   0     0   0   .206
Matlack p             1   0   0   0     1   1   .114      Foster p              2   0   0   0     0   2   .184
  Kranepool ph        1   1   1   1     0   0   .382
  Miller p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .167

Totals               30   1   3   1     4   3             Totals               30   4   6   3     1   3

Time of Game: 2:04   Attendance: 27,992
Left on Base: Mets 6, Cardinals 4
DP: Mets 0, Cardinals 0
Errors: Hodges, Martinez
Doubles: Smith (23)
Home Runs: Kranepool (2)
Stolen Bases: Brock (61), McBride (15)
Sacrifice Hits: Foster (5)


Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Matlack L(9-7)          6     5   3   2   1   3   0  25   2.57
Miller                  2     1   1   0   0   0   0   7   3.81
Totals                  8     6   4   2   1   3   0  32

Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Foster W(5-6)           9     3   1   1   4   3   1  34   3.43
Totals                  9     3   1   1   4   3   1  34

Passed Balls: Hodges 2 (3)

Umpires: HP - Nick Colosi, 1B - Bill Williams, 2B - Satch Davidson, 3B - Tom Gorman


METS 1ST: Garrett flied to left; Boswell walked; Jones flied to
right; Staub flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0,
Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 1ST: Brock reached on an error by Martinez; Brock
stole second [Brock to third (error by Hodges)]; Sizemore popped
to second; Hodges allowed a passed ball [Brock scored
(unearned)]; McBride singled to shortstop; McBride stole second;
Smith popped to third; Torre flied to center; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 2
E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0, Cardinals 1.

METS 2ND: Milner popped to shortstop; Schneck popped to third in
foul territory; Hodges walked; Martinez popped to first; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0, Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 2ND: Reitz grounded out (shortstop to first); Hill
popped to second; Tyson grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Cardinals 1.

METS 3RD: Matlack struck out; Garrett singled to right; Boswell
popped to catcher in foul territory; Jones struck out; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0, Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 3RD: Foster struck out; Brock struck out; Sizemore
flied to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Cardinals 1.

METS 4TH: Staub flied to left; Milner walked; Schneck popped to
shortstop; Hodges singled to left [Milner to second]; Martinez
flied to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 0, Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 4TH: McBride singled to center; Smith doubled to right
[McBride scored]; Torre flied to left; Reitz grounded out
(pitcher to shortstop to first) [Smith to third]; Hill singled
to left [Smith scored]; Tyson forced Hill (third to second); 2
R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0, Cardinals 3.

METS 5TH: Matlack walked; Garrett flied to left; Boswell popped
to shortstop; Jones struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0,
Cardinals 3.

CARDINALS 5TH: Foster was called out on strikes; Brock grounded
out (shortstop to first); Sizemore popped to first in foul
territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Cardinals 3.

METS 6TH: Staub grounded out (second to first); Milner grounded
out (first to pitcher); Schneck flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Mets 0, Cardinals 3.

CARDINALS 6TH: McBride grounded out (pitcher to first); Smith
flied to center; Torre walked; Reitz singled to right [Torre to
second]; Hill flied to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 0,
Cardinals 3.

METS 7TH: Hodges popped to shortstop; Martinez popped to
shortstop; KRANEPOOL BATTED FOR MATLACK; Kranepool homered;
Garrett popped to catcher in foul territory; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Mets 1, Cardinals 3.

CARDINALS 7TH: MILLER REPLACED KRANEPOOL (PITCHING); Tyson
singled to right; Hodges allowed a passed ball [Tyson to
second]; Foster out on a sacrifice bunt (third to second) [Tyson
to third]; Brock grounded out (shortstop to first) [Tyson scored
(unearned)]; Sizemore popped to shortstop; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Mets 1, Cardinals 4.

METS 8TH: Boswell grounded out (first unassisted); Jones
grounded out (first to pitcher); Staub lined to right; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 1, Cardinals 4.

CARDINALS 8TH: McBride flied to center; Smith flied to center;
Torre grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Mets 1, Cardinals 4.

METS 9TH: Milner popped to shortstop; Schneck flied to right;
Hodges grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Mets 1, Cardinals 4.