Rookies Tony Scott and Gary Carter drove in five runs between them in the final two frames to boost the Expos to an 8-4 victory over the Cardinals. Scott doubled home two runs in the eighth to give Montreal a 5-4 lead, and Carter hit a three-run homer in the ninth off Elias Sosa, who had relieved starter Bob Gibson.

Pepe Mangual and Carter delivered run-scoring singles in the first to give the Expos a 2-0 lead. The Cards tied the score in the second with the help of two Montreal errors. Gibson wild-pitched home the third Expo run in the fifth, but St. Louis took a 4-3 lead in that same frame on a double by Ted Sizemore, single by Bake McBride and error by Carter. McBride was picked off first before Reggie Smith homered to snap the tie. [The Sporting News]



Montreal Expos 8, St. Louis Cardinals 4
Game Played on Monday, April     7, 1975 (Night game) at Busch Stadium II
Expos        2  0  0    0  1  0    0  2  3  -   8 11  4
Cardinals    0  0  2    0  2  0    0  0  0  -   4  9  1


Expos                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Scott lf              4   1   1   2     1   1   .250      Brock lf              5   1   1   0     0   0   .200
Foli ss               5   2   2   0     0   1   .400      Sizemore 2b           5   1   3   0     0   1   .600
Mangual cf            4   1   2   1     1   2   .500      McBride cf            5   1   2   1     0   1   .400
Jorgensen 1b          4   0   0   0     1   1   .000      Smith rf              3   1   2   1     1   0   .667
Foote c               5   1   0   0     0   1   .000      Simmons c             4   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Carter rf             4   1   3   4     1   0   .750      Hernandez 1b          4   0   0   0     0   1   .000
Mackanin 2b           5   0   1   0     0   2   .200      Reitz 3b              4   0   1   0     0   0   .250
Parrish 3b            4   1   1   0     0   3   .250      Brinkman ss           3   0   0   0     0   0   .000
McNally p             2   0   0   0     1   2   .000        Dwyer ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Biittner ph         1   0   1   0     0   0  1.000        Sosa p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  White pr            0   1   0   0     0   0   .000      Gibson p              2   0   0   0     1   1   .000
  Murray p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Fairly ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Tyson ss            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               38   8  11   7     5  13             Totals               37   4   9   2     2   4

Time of Game: 2:07   Attendance: 31,769
Left on Base: Expos 9, Cardinals 8
DP: Expos 0, Cardinals 0
Errors: Foli, Carter, Mackanin, Parrish, Tyson
Doubles: Foli (1), Scott (1), Sizemore (1)
Home Runs: Carter (1), Smith (1)
Stolen Bases: Mangual (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Parrish (1)


Expos                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
McNally W(1-0)          7     9   4   2   2   2   1  33   2.57
Murray SV(1)            2     0   0   0   0   2   0   6   0.00
Totals                  9     9   4   2   2   4   1  39

Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Gibson L(0-1)           8     9   5   5   5  12   0  38   5.63
Sosa                    1     2   3   2   0   1   1   6  18.00
Totals                  9    11   8   7   5  13   1  44

Wild Pitches: McNally (1), Gibson (1)

Umpires: HP - Ed Vargo, 1B - Bruce Froemming, 2B - Art Williams, 3B - Paul Runge


EXPOS 1ST: Scott walked; Foli singled to left [Scott to third];
Mangual singled to left [Scott scored, Foli to second];
Jorgensen struck out; Foote popped to catcher in foul territory;
Carter singled to right [Foli scored, Mangual to third, Carter
to second (on throw)]; Mackanin struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Expos 2, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 1ST: Brock made an out to shortstop; Sizemore grounded
out (third to first); McBride singled to center; Smith walked
[McBride to second]; McNally threw a wild pitch [McBride to
third, Smith to second]; Simmons grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Expos 2, Cardinals 0.

EXPOS 2ND: Parrish was called out on strikes; McNally struck
out; Scott struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 2, Cardinals
0.

CARDINALS 2ND: Hernandez grounded out (second to first); Reitz
singled to right; Brinkman forced Reitz (shortstop to second);
Gibson struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 2, Cardinals 0.

EXPOS 3RD: Foli struck out; Mangual walked; Mangual stole
second; Jorgensen flied out to left; Foote popped to third in
foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 2, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 3RD: Brock singled to second [Brock to second (error
by Mackanin)]; On a bunt Sizemore singled [Brock to third];
McBride forced Sizemore (second to shortstop) [Brock scored
(unearned)]; Smith grounded out (pitcher to first) [McBride to
second]; Simmons reached on an error by Parrish [McBride scored
(unearned) (no RBI), Simmons to second]; Hernandez grounded out
(third to first); 2 R (0 ER), 2 H, 2 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 2,
Cardinals 2.

EXPOS 4TH: Carter singled to center; Mackanin singled to left
[Carter to second]; Parrish out on a sacrifice bunt (first to
second) [Carter to third, Mackanin to second]; McNally was
called out on strikes; Scott grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Expos 2, Cardinals 2.

CARDINALS 4TH: Reitz flied out to right; Brinkman flied out to
left; Gibson walked; Brock forced Gibson (shortstop to second);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 2, Cardinals 2.

EXPOS 5TH: Foli doubled to left; Mangual was called out on
strikes; Jorgensen walked; Foote flied out to right; Carter
walked [Foli to third, Jorgensen to second]; Gibson threw a wild
pitch [Foli scored, Jorgensen to third, Carter to second];
Mackanin popped to third in foul territory; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Expos 3, Cardinals 2.

CARDINALS 5TH: Sizemore doubled to left; McBride singled to
right [Sizemore scored (error by Carter)]; McBride was picked
off first (pitcher to first); Smith homered; Simmons popped to
third in foul territory; Hernandez struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 1 E, 0
LOB.  Expos 3, Cardinals 4.

EXPOS 6TH: Parrish struck out; McNally walked; Scott flied out
to right; Foli flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos
3, Cardinals 4.

CARDINALS 6TH: Reitz flied to right in foul territory; Brinkman
grounded out (shortstop to first); Gibson flied out to right; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 3, Cardinals 4.

EXPOS 7TH: Mangual struck out; Jorgensen made an out to first;
Foote struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 3, Cardinals 4.

CARDINALS 7TH: Brock grounded out (second to first); Sizemore
singled to center; McBride flied out to center; Smith singled to
left [Sizemore to second]; Simmons reached on an error by Foli
[Sizemore to third, Smith to second]; Hernandez forced Simmons
(shortstop unassisted); 0 R, 2 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Expos 3,
Cardinals 4.

EXPOS 8TH: Carter grounded out (third to first); Mackanin struck
out; Parrish singled to center; BIITTNER BATTED FOR MCNALLY;
Biittner singled to left [Parrish to second]; WHITE RAN FOR
BIITTNER; Scott doubled to left [Parrish scored, White scored,
Scott to third (on throw to home)]; Foli grounded out (third to
first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 5, Cardinals 4.

CARDINALS 8TH: MURRAY REPLACED WHITE (PITCHING); Reitz flied out
to right; DWYER BATTED FOR BRINKMAN; Dwyer flied out to center;
FAIRLY BATTED FOR GIBSON; Fairly flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Expos 5, Cardinals 4.

EXPOS 9TH: SOSA REPLACED DWYER (PITCHING); TYSON REPLACED FAIRLY
(PLAYING SS); Mangual singled to right; Jorgensen grounded out
(second to first) [Mangual to second]; Foote reached on an error
by Tyson [Mangual to third]; Carter homered [Mangual scored,
Foote scored (unearned)]; Mackanin flied to left in foul
territory; Parrish struck out; 3 R (2 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.
Expos 8, Cardinals 4.

CARDINALS 9TH: Brock grounded out (third to first); Sizemore
struck out (catcher to first); McBride struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Expos 8, Cardinals 4.