Bob Forsch allowed only two hits and faced the minimum of 27 batters while pitching the Cardinals to a 4-0 victory over the Expos. Barry Foote, who beat out an infield hit in the second inning, and Tony Scott, who singled in the seventh, were erased on double plays. The Cardinals decided the outcome with two runs in the first. Lou Brock walked and stole his first base of the season. Bake McBride also drew a pass. Reggie Smith singled, scoring Brock, and Ted Simmons hit a sacrifice fly to plate McBride. [The Sporting News]



St. Louis Cardinals 4, Montreal Expos 0
Game Played on Wednesday, April     9, 1975 (Day game) at Busch Stadium II
Expos        0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  2  0
Cardinals    2  0  0    0  0  0    1  1  x  -   4 12  0


Expos                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Scott lf              3   0   1   0     0   0   .286      Brock lf              3   1   3   0     2   0   .500
Foli ss               3   0   0   0     0   0   .250      Sizemore 2b           5   0   2   1     0   1   .500
Mangual cf            3   0   0   0     0   1   .286      McBride cf            4   1   0   0     1   2   .222
Jorgensen 1b          3   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Smith rf              3   1   1   1     1   0   .500
Foote c               3   0   1   0     0   0   .125      Simmons c             3   0   2   2     0   0   .286
Carter rf             3   0   0   0     0   1   .429      Hernandez 1b          3   0   2   0     1   0   .286
Mackanin 2b           3   0   0   0     0   1   .125      Reitz 3b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .125
Parrish 3b            3   0   0   0     0   1   .143      Brinkman ss           4   0   1   0     0   0   .143
Rogers p              2   0   0   0     0   1   .000      Forsch p              3   1   1   0     0   1   .333
  Taylor p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Scanlon ph          1   0   0   0     0   1   .000

Totals               27   0   2   0     0   6             Totals               32   4  12   4     5   4

Time of Game: 1:58   Attendance:  7,469
Left on Base: Expos 0, Cardinals 11
DP: Expos 3, Cardinals 2
Doubles: Simmons (1)
Stolen Bases: Brock (1)
Caught Stealing: Brock (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Simmons (1)
GIDP: Carter (1), Foli (1), Sizemore (1), Reitz (1)
Hit by Pitch: Forsch (1,by Rogers)


Expos                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Rogers L(0-1)           6.1  10   3   3   4   3   0  33   4.26
Taylor                  1.2   2   1   1   1   1   0   6   5.40
Totals                  8    12   4   4   5   4   0  39

Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Forsch W(1-0)           9     2   0   0   0   6   0  27   0.00
Totals                  9     2   0   0   0   6   0  27

Hit by Pitch: Rogers (1)

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


EXPOS 1ST: Scott flied out to left; Foli grounded out (shortstop
to first); Mangual struck out (catcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Expos 0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 1ST: Brock walked; Brock stole second; Sizemore struck
out; McBride walked; Smith singled to center [Brock scored,
McBride to third]; Simmons hit a sacrifice fly to right [McBride
scored]; Hernandez singled to center [Smith to third]; Reitz
grounded out (pitcher to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Expos 0,
Cardinals 2.

EXPOS 2ND: Jorgensen flied out to left; Foote singled to
shortstop; Carter grounded into a double play (pitcher to
shortstop to first) [Foote out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Expos 0, Cardinals 2.

CARDINALS 2ND: Brinkman flied out to right; Forsch was hit by a
pitch; Brock singled to left [Forsch to second]; Sizemore
singled to left [Forsch to third, Brock to second]; McBride
struck out; Smith forced Sizemore (second unassisted); 0 R, 2 H,
0 E, 3 LOB.  Expos 0, Cardinals 2.

EXPOS 3RD: Mackanin struck out (catcher to first); Parrish
struck out; Rogers struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 0,
Cardinals 2.

CARDINALS 3RD: Simmons popped to first in foul territory;
Hernandez grounded out (shortstop to first); Reitz grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 0, Cardinals
2.

EXPOS 4TH: Scott flied out to right; Foli grounded out (second
to pitcher); Mangual grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Expos 0, Cardinals 2.

CARDINALS 4TH: Brinkman popped to first in foul territory;
Forsch grounded out (third to first); Brock singled to right;
Sizemore popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Expos 0, Cardinals 2.

EXPOS 5TH: Jorgensen flied out to center; Foote grounded out
(shortstop to first); Carter made an out to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Expos 0, Cardinals 2.

CARDINALS 5TH: McBride grounded out (second to first); Smith
grounded out (first to pitcher); Simmons singled to right;
Hernandez singled to right [Simmons to second]; Reitz flied out
to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Expos 0, Cardinals 2.

EXPOS 6TH: Mackanin grounded out (third to first); Parrish
grounded out (third to first); Rogers grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 0, Cardinals 2.

CARDINALS 6TH: Brinkman singled to center; On a bunt Forsch
struck out; Brock singled to center [Brinkman to second];
Sizemore grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to
first) [Brock out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 0,
Cardinals 2.

EXPOS 7TH: Scott singled to center; Foli grounded into a double
play (pitcher to shortstop to first) [Scott out at second];
Mangual grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Expos 0, Cardinals 2.

CARDINALS 7TH: McBride grounded out (second to first); Smith
walked; Simmons doubled to right [Smith scored]; Hernandez was
walked intentionally; TAYLOR REPLACED ROGERS (PITCHING); Reitz
grounded into a double play (third to second to first)
[Hernandez out at second]; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 0,
Cardinals 3.

EXPOS 8TH: Jorgensen grounded out (second to first); Foote flied
out to center; Carter was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Expos 0, Cardinals 3.

CARDINALS 8TH: Brinkman grounded out (shortstop to first);
Forsch singled to center; Brock walked [Forsch to second];
Sizemore singled to left [Forsch scored, Brock to second];
McBride struck out while Brock was caught stealing third
(catcher to third); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 0, Cardinals 4.

EXPOS 9TH: Mackanin grounded out (shortstop to first); Parrish
grounded out (shortstop to first); SCANLON BATTED FOR TAYLOR;
Scanlon struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 0, Cardinals 4.