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.

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