The Mets, who had scored a total of only 13 runs while losing five straight games, broke out of their slump to defeat the Cardinals, 14-7. The Mets knocked out Lynn McGlothen in the first inning, scoring six runs, but failed to hold the lead.

Ted Simmons hit two homers for the Cardinals, who pulled into a 7-7 tie in the fifth before the Mets erupted for five runs in the sixth with a bases-loaded double by Jack Heidemann as the big blow. Ted Sizemore tied the major league record for most errors by a second baseman in one inning, with three. [The Sporting News]



New York Mets 14, St. Louis Cardinals 7
Game Played on Thursday, April     17, 1975 (Day game) at Busch Stadium II
Mets         6  0  1    0  0  5    0  2  0  -  14 13  1
Cardinals    4  0  0    1  2  0    0  0  0  -   7  9  5


Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Unser cf              5   2   2   2     0   2   .333      Brock lf              5   1   1   0     0   0   .290
Millan 2b             5   2   1   0     1   0   .161        Garman p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Staub rf              6   2   3   3     0   0   .294      Sizemore 2b           4   1   1   0     1   0   .294
  Gallagher rf        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      McBride cf            3   1   1   1     2   1   .313
Kingman lf            6   0   1   0     0   2   .207      Smith rf              4   0   0   1     0   0   .310
Milner 1b             3   2   1   1     3   0   .105      Simmons c             4   2   2   4     1   0   .300
Garrett 3b            3   2   0   0     3   1   .429      Reitz 3b              4   1   1   0     0   1   .300
Heidemann ss          5   2   1   4     1   1   .375      Hernandez 1b          3   0   0   0     1   0   .179
Grote c               6   1   2   1     0   0   .130      Brinkman ss           3   1   1   1     1   0   .348
Koosman p             1   0   1   2     0   0   .400      McGlothen p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Parker p            0   0   0   0     1   0   .000        Curtis p            1   0   1   0     0   0  1.000
  Baldwin p           3   1   1   0     0   0   .333        Dwyer ph            1   0   1   0     0   0   .333
                                                            Sosa p              1   0   0   0     0   1   .000
                                                            Sadecki p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Moore p             1   0   0   0     0   1   .000
                                                            Melendez lf         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               43  14  13  13     9   6             Totals               34   7   9   7     6   4

Time of Game: 2:49   Attendance: 12,004
Left on Base: Mets 12, Cardinals 7
DP: Mets 2, Cardinals 0
Errors: Millan, Sizemore 3, Hernandez, Brinkman
Doubles: Unser (2), Staub 2 (3), Heidemann (1), Reitz (2), Brinkman (3)
Home Runs: Simmons 2 (2)
Sacrifice Flies: Unser (1), Smith (1)
GIDP: Smith 2 (3)


Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Koosman                 1.1   5   4   4   2   0   1  12   6.75
Parker                  2     1   1   1   2   0   0   8   5.14
Baldwin W(1-1)          5.2   3   2   2   2   4   1  21   3.86
Totals                  9     9   7   7   6   4   2  41

Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
McGlothen               0.2   5   6   6   2   2   0   9   9.35
Curtis                  3.1   2   1   1   3   0   0  15   2.70
Sosa L(0-1)             1.1   3   3   3   1   3   0   8  15.00
Sadecki                 1.1   2   2   0   2   1   0  10   0.00
Moore                   1.1   1   2   0   0   0   0   7   0.00
Garman                  1     0   0   0   1   0   0   4   0.00
Totals                  9    13  14  10   9   6   0  53

Wild Pitches: Sosa (1)

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


METS 1ST: Unser doubled to left; Millan singled to center [Unser
to third]; Staub doubled to right [Unser scored, Millan to
third]; Kingman struck out; Milner was walked intentionally;
Garrett struck out; Heidemann walked [Millan scored, Staub to
third, Milner to second]; Grote singled to shortstop [Staub
scored, Milner to third, Heidemann to second]; Koosman singled
to left [Milner scored, Heidemann scored, Grote to second];
CURTIS REPLACED MCGLOTHEN (PITCHING); Unser singled to left
[Grote scored, Koosman to second]; Millan flied out to center; 6
R, 6 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 6, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 1ST: Brock singled to left; Sizemore singled to left
[Brock to second]; McBride walked [Brock to third, Sizemore to
second]; Smith hit a sacrifice fly to left [Brock scored];
Simmons homered [Sizemore scored, McBride scored]; Reitz flied
out to center; Hernandez walked; Brinkman flied out to left; 4
R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 6, Cardinals 4.

METS 2ND: Staub grounded out (first unassisted); Kingman
grounded out (shortstop to first); Milner grounded out (first to
pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 6, Cardinals 4.

CARDINALS 2ND: Curtis singled to left; Brock reached on an error
by Millan [Curtis to second]; Sizemore popped to shortstop in
foul territory; McBride singled to first [Curtis to third, Brock
to second]; PARKER REPLACED KOOSMAN (PITCHING); Smith grounded
into a double play (first to shortstop to first) [McBride out at
second]; 0 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 6, Cardinals 4.

METS 3RD: Garrett walked; Heidemann lined to shortstop; Grote
singled to center [Garrett to second]; Parker walked [Garrett to
third, Grote to second]; Unser hit a sacrifice fly to center
[Garrett scored]; Millan forced Parker (second to shortstop); 1
R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 7, Cardinals 4.

CARDINALS 3RD: Simmons grounded out (second to first); Reitz
flied out to right; Hernandez flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Mets 7, Cardinals 4.

METS 4TH: Staub flied out to center; Kingman grounded out (third
to first); Milner walked; Garrett flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 7, Cardinals 4.

CARDINALS 4TH: Brinkman walked; DWYER BATTED FOR CURTIS; Dwyer
singled to center [Brinkman to second]; Brock forced Dwyer
(pitcher to shortstop) [Brinkman to third]; Sizemore walked
[Brock to second]; BALDWIN REPLACED PARKER (PITCHING); McBride
forced Sizemore (second to shortstop) [Brinkman scored, Brock to
third]; Smith flied out to left; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 7,
Cardinals 5.

METS 5TH: SOSA REPLACED DWYER (PITCHING); Heidemann was called
out on strikes; Grote flied out to center; Baldwin singled to
center; Unser was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Mets 7, Cardinals 5.

CARDINALS 5TH: Simmons homered; Reitz doubled to left; Hernandez
grounded out (second to first) [Reitz to third]; Brinkman
doubled to right [Reitz scored]; Sosa struck out; Brock flied
out to left; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 7, Cardinals 7.

METS 6TH: Millan walked; Sosa threw a wild pitch [Millan to
second]; Staub singled to center [Millan to third]; Kingman
struck out; Milner singled to right [Millan scored, Staub to
second]; SADECKI REPLACED SOSA (PITCHING); Garrett reached on a
fielder's choice [Staub to third, Milner to second (error by
Sizemore)]; Heidemann doubled to left [Staub scored, Milner
scored, Garrett scored (unearned)]; Grote made an out to second;
Baldwin reached on an error by Sizemore [Heidemann scored (error
by Sizemore) (unearned)]; Ted Sizemore tied a major league
record for second basemen with 3 errors in one inning; Unser
struck out; 5 R (3 ER), 3 H, 3 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 12, Cardinals 7.

CARDINALS 6TH: Sizemore grounded out (shortstop to first);
McBride struck out; Smith made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Mets 12, Cardinals 7.

METS 7TH: Millan flied out to center; Staub grounded out (first
unassisted); Kingman singled to pitcher; Milner walked [Kingman
to second]; Garrett walked [Kingman to third, Milner to second];
MOORE REPLACED SADECKI (PITCHING); Heidemann flied out to right;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Mets 12, Cardinals 7.

CARDINALS 7TH: Simmons walked; Reitz struck out; Hernandez
popped to third in foul territory; Brinkman forced Simmons
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 12, Cardinals
7.

METS 8TH: Grote grounded out (second to first); Baldwin reached
on an error by Brinkman; Unser reached on an error by Hernandez
[Baldwin to second]; Millan made an out to shortstop; Staub
doubled to right [Baldwin scored (unearned), Unser scored
(unearned)]; Kingman made an out to third; 2 R (0 ER), 1 H, 2 E,
1 LOB.  Mets 14, Cardinals 7.

CARDINALS 8TH: GALLAGHER REPLACED STAUB (PLAYING RF); On a bunt
Moore struck out; Brock flied out to center; Sizemore flied out
to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 14, Cardinals 7.

METS 9TH: GARMAN REPLACED BROCK (PITCHING); MELENDEZ REPLACED
MOORE (PLAYING LF); Milner flied out to right; Garrett walked;
Heidemann popped to first in foul territory; Grote grounded out
(third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 14, Cardinals 7.

CARDINALS 9TH: McBride walked; Smith grounded into a double play
(second to shortstop to first) [McBride out at second]; Simmons
flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 14, Cardinals 7.