The Cardinals bunched three of their five hits with two errors for three runs in the fifth inning to defeat the Mets, 3-2. Ken Reitz led off with a single. Keith Hernandez was safe on a throwing error by Felix Millan and Ed Brinkman followed with a single to drive in the first run. 

Hernandez, picked off second, raced for third and was struck on the shoulder by a throw from Bud Harrelson. As the ball bounced away, Hernandez scored. Brinkman took second on the error, advanced to third on a wild pitch and tallied what proved to be the winning run on a single by Lou Brock. [The Sporting News]



St. Louis Cardinals 3, New York Mets 2
Game Played on Wednesday, April     16, 1975 (Night game) at Busch Stadium II
Mets         0  0  0    0  0  0    1  0  1  -   2  8  2
Cardinals    0  0  0    0  3  0    0  0  x  -   3  5  1


Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Unser cf              4   0   0   0     0   0   .318      Brock lf              4   0   1   1     0   1   .308
  Grote ph            0   0   0   0     0   0   .059      Sizemore 2b           4   0   1   0     0   0   .300
  Gallagher ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .000      McBride cf            3   0   0   0     0   1   .310
Millan 2b             4   0   1   0     0   0   .154      Smith rf              2   0   1   0     1   0   .360
Staub rf              3   0   0   0     1   0   .182      Simmons c             3   0   0   0     0   0   .269
Kingman lf            4   0   0   0     0   1   .217      Reitz 3b              3   1   1   0     0   0   .308
Kranepool 1b          3   0   1   0     0   0   .333      Hernandez 1b          3   1   0   0     0   1   .200
  Clines ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .077      Brinkman ss           3   1   1   1     0   0   .350
Garrett 3b            3   1   2   0     0   1   .750      Denny p               2   0   0   0     0   1   .000
  Alou ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Hrabosky p          1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Stearns c             3   1   1   0     1   0   .333        Garman p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Harrelson ss          2   0   0   0     0   0   .250
  Heidemann ss        2   0   1   0     0   0   .667
Matlack p             2   0   1   0     0   1   .500
  Milner ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .063
  Hall p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Torre ph            1   0   1   1     0   0   .150
  Seaver pr           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               35   2   8   1     2   3             Totals               28   3   5   2     1   4

Time of Game: 2:09   Attendance: 11,691
Left on Base: Mets 8, Cardinals 2
DP: Mets 2, Cardinals 0
Errors: Millan, Harrelson, Brock
Doubles: Kranepool (1), Stearns (1)
Stolen Bases: Smith (1), Brock (2)
Caught Stealing: Hernandez (1)
GIDP: McBride (1)


Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Matlack L(0-1)          6     5   3   2   1   4   0  23   2.77
Hall                    2     0   0   0   0   0   0   6   0.00
Totals                  8     5   3   2   1   4   0  29

Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Denny W(2-0)            7.1   6   1   1   1   3   0  29   1.26
Hrabosky                1.1   2   1   1   1   0   0   7   1.80
Garman SV(1)            0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0.00
Totals                  9     8   2   2   2   3   0  37

Wild Pitches: Matlack (1)

Umpires: HP - Bill Williams, 1B - Andy Olsen, 2B - Terry Tata, 3B - Ed Sudol


METS 1ST: Unser flied out to left; Millan grounded out
(shortstop to first); Staub grounded out (second to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 1ST: Brock struck out; Sizemore singled to center;
McBride grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to
first) [Sizemore out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0,
Cardinals 0.

METS 2ND: Kingman flied out to left; Kranepool grounded out
(first to pitcher); Garrett struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Mets 0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 2ND: Smith singled to pitcher; Smith stole second;
Simmons flied out to left; Reitz grounded out (third to first)
[Smith to third]; Hernandez was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0, Cardinals 0.

METS 3RD: Stearns made an out to first; Harrelson grounded out
(shortstop to first); Matlack singled to center; Unser grounded
out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0, Cardinals
0.

CARDINALS 3RD: Brinkman flied out to center; Denny grounded out
(second to first); Brock grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Cardinals 0.

METS 4TH: Millan grounded out (third to first); Staub flied out
to center; Kingman struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0,
Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 4TH: Sizemore grounded out (third to first); McBride
was called out on strikes; Smith walked; Simmons flied out to
left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0, Cardinals 0.

METS 5TH: Kranepool doubled to left; Garrett singled to right
[Kranepool to third]; Stearns reached on a fielder's choice
[Kranepool out at home (third to catcher), Garrett to second];
Harrelson forced Stearns (second to shortstop) [Garrett to
third]; Matlack was called out on strikes; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
 Mets 0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 5TH: Reitz singled to center; Hernandez reached on an
error by Millan [Reitz to second]; Brinkman singled to left
[Reitz scored, Hernandez to second]; Hernandez was caught
stealing third but was safe at home (error by Harrelson)
[Brinkman to second]; Matlack threw a wild pitch [Brinkman to
third]; Denny struck out; Brock singled to center [Brinkman
scored]; Brock stole second; Sizemore hit into a double play
(shortstop to first) [Brock out at home (first to catcher to
third to shortstop)]; 3 R (2 ER), 3 H, 2 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0,
Cardinals 3.

METS 6TH: Unser made an out to shortstop; Millan grounded out
(shortstop to first); Staub walked; Kingman flied out to left; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0, Cardinals 3.

CARDINALS 6TH: HEIDEMANN REPLACED HARRELSON (PLAYING SS);
McBride made an out to shortstop; Smith flied out to left;
Simmons grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Mets 0, Cardinals 3.

METS 7TH: Kranepool grounded out (second to first); Garrett
singled to left; Stearns doubled to left [Garrett scored (error
by Brock)]; Heidemann flied out to right [Stearns to third];
MILNER BATTED FOR MATLACK; Milner grounded out (second to
first); 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 1, Cardinals 3.

CARDINALS 7TH: HALL REPLACED MILNER (PITCHING); Reitz made an
out to shortstop; Hernandez made an out to second; Brinkman
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 1,
Cardinals 3.

METS 8TH: Unser grounded out (second to first); Millan singled
to right; HRABOSKY REPLACED DENNY (PITCHING); Staub flied out to
center; Kingman forced Millan (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Mets 1, Cardinals 3.

CARDINALS 8TH: Hrabosky grounded out (third to first); Brock
grounded out (shortstop to first); Sizemore popped to third in
foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 1, Cardinals 3.

METS 9TH: CLINES BATTED FOR KRANEPOOL; Clines grounded out
(second to first); ALOU BATTED FOR GARRETT; Alou grounded out
(second to first); Stearns walked; Heidemann singled to left
[Stearns to second]; TORRE BATTED FOR HALL; Torre singled to
center [Stearns scored, Heidemann to second]; SEAVER RAN FOR
TORRE; GROTE BATTED FOR UNSER; GARMAN REPLACED HRABOSKY
(PITCHING); GALLAGHER BATTED FOR GROTE; Gallagher flied out to
center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 2, Cardinals 3.