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.

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