Lou Brock stole his 100th and 101st bases of the season, leaving him only three short of Maury Wills' modern major league record, and Bob Forsch pitched a four-hitter as the Cardinals defeated the Mets, 3-0. The Cards clipped Jerry Koosman for a run in the fourth inning on successive singles by Joe Torre, Ted Simmons and Bake McBride. Mike Tyson singled and Brock tripled for another run in the fifth.

With Harry Parker on the mound in relief, Brock singled in the eighth and stole both second and third before crossing the plate on a single by Torre. The Mets were stopped on their eight-game winning streak. [The Sporting News]



St. Louis Cardinals 3, New York Mets 0
Game Played on Friday, September 6, 1974 (Night game) at Busch Stadium II
Mets         0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  4  0
Cardinals    0  0  0    1  1  0    0  1  x  -   3 11  0


Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Harrelson ss          3   0   1   0     0   0   .232      Brock lf              4   1   2   1     0   1   .315
  Boswell ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .228      Sizemore 2b           4   0   0   0     0   0   .252
  Parker p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Smith rf              4   0   1   0     0   1   .323
Millan 2b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .264      Torre 1b              4   1   3   1     0   1   .294
Milner 1b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .253      Simmons c             4   0   3   0     0   0   .259
Staub rf              4   0   0   0     0   2   .275      McBride cf            2   0   1   1     2   0   .309
Ayala lf              3   0   0   0     0   1   .200      Reitz 3b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .279
Garrett 3b            2   0   0   0     1   0   .220      Tyson ss              3   1   1   0     0   0   .224
Martinez cf,ss        3   0   1   0     0   0   .228      Forsch p              2   0   0   0     0   1   .150
Dyer c                3   0   1   0     0   0   .183
Koosman p             2   0   0   0     0   1   .133
  Kranepool ph        1   0   1   0     0   0   .307
  Hahn pr,cf          0   0   0   0     0   0   .270

Totals               30   0   4   0     1   4             Totals               31   3  11   3     2   4

Time of Game: 1:58   Attendance: 21,832
Left on Base: Mets 4, Cardinals 7
DP: Mets 2, Cardinals 1
Doubles: Kranepool (7), Torre (25), Simmons (26)
Triples: Brock (6)
Stolen Bases: Harrelson (9), Smith (4), Brock 2 (101)
Caught Stealing: Brock (26)
Sacrifice Hits: Forsch (4)
GIDP: Martinez (9), Reitz 2 (18)


Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Koosman L(13-9)         7     8   2   2   1   4   0  27   3.30
Parker                  1     3   1   1   1   0   0   7   3.71
Totals                  8    11   3   3   2   4   0  34

Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Forsch W(4-4)           9     4   0   0   1   4   0  31   2.80
Totals                  9     4   0   0   1   4   0  31

Umpires: HP - Paul Pryor, 1B - Dick Stello, 2B - John McSherry, 3B - Chris Pelekoudas


METS 1ST: Harrelson singled to center; Harrelson stole second;
Millan grounded out (first unassisted) [Harrelson to third];
Milner grounded out (first unassisted); Staub was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0, Cardinals 0.

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

METS 2ND: Ayala was called out on strikes; Garrett walked;
Martinez grounded into a double play (third to second to first)
[Garrett out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0,
Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 2ND: Simmons singled to shortstop; McBride walked
[Simmons to second]; Reitz grounded into a double play (third to
second to second to third to second) [Reitz to first, Simmons
out at third, McBride out at second]; Tyson forced Reitz (second
to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0, Cardinals 0.

METS 3RD: Dyer flied to center; Koosman struck out; Harrelson
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0,
Cardinals 0.

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

METS 4TH: Millan grounded out (third to first); Milner popped to
first; Staub grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Mets 0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 4TH: Smith struck out; Torre singled to center;
Simmons singled to right [Torre to third]; McBride singled to
left [Torre scored, Simmons to second]; Reitz grounded into a
double play (shortstop to shortstop to first) [McBride out at
second]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0, Cardinals 1.

METS 5TH: Ayala flied to left in foul territory; Garrett
grounded out (second to first); Martinez singled to center; Dyer
singled to center [Martinez to second]; Koosman popped to
second; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 0, Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 5TH: Tyson singled to right; Forsch out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to second) [Tyson to second]; Brock tripled to
left [Tyson scored]; Brock was picked off and caught stealing
home (pitcher to third to catcher); Sizemore popped to second; 1
R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Cardinals 2.

METS 6TH: Harrelson lined to third; Millan grounded out
(shortstop to first); Milner lined to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Mets 0, Cardinals 2.

CARDINALS 6TH: Smith flied to left; Torre doubled to right;
Simmons flied to center; McBride grounded out (second to first);
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0, Cardinals 2.

METS 7TH: Staub struck out; Ayala grounded out (pitcher to
first); Garrett grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Mets 0, Cardinals 2.

CARDINALS 7TH: Reitz grounded out (third to first); Tyson
grounded out (second to first); Forsch flied to left; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Cardinals 2.

METS 8TH: Martinez grounded out (third to first); Dyer grounded
out (shortstop to first); KRANEPOOL BATTED FOR KOOSMAN;
Kranepool doubled to left; HAHN RAN FOR KRANEPOOL; BOSWELL
BATTED FOR HARRELSON; Boswell popped to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Mets 0, Cardinals 2.

CARDINALS 8TH: HAHN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); PARKER REPLACED
BOSWELL (PITCHING); MARTINEZ CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING SS);
Brock singled to center; Brock stole second; Sizemore grounded
out (shortstop to first); Brock stole third; Smith flied to
center; Torre singled to center [Brock scored]; Simmons doubled
to center [Torre to third]; McBride was walked intentionally;
Reitz flied to center; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Mets 0, Cardinals
3.

METS 9TH: Millan grounded out (third to first); Milner popped to
shortstop; Staub grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Mets 0, Cardinals 3.