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.

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