Although Jerry Koosman had to struggle through the game, throwing 165 pitches, the Mets' lefthander lasted the route and defeated the Cardinals, 9-5. Lynn McGlothen, who started for the Cardinals, was less fortunate. The Mets rapped him for five runs in four innings and picked up their remaining tallies off three relievers. Del Unser had three hits, marking the seventh time in 11 games that the Mets' new outfielder had collected two or more hits. Reggie Smith smashed a two-run homer for the Cardinals. [The Sporting News]



New York Mets 9, St. Louis Cardinals 5
Game Played on Tuesday, April     22, 1975 (Day game) at Shea Stadium
Cardinals    0  0  0    2  0  1    0  0  2  -   5  9  3
Mets         3  0  0    2  1  0    1  2  x  -   9 13  2


Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Brock lf              5   1   1   0     0   2   .245      Garrett 3b            4   1   1   1     1   2   .350
Sizemore 2b           5   1   1   1     0   1   .260      Millan 2b             4   2   2   1     1   0   .196
McBride cf            3   2   0   0     1   0   .261      Unser cf              5   2   3   2     0   0   .409
Smith rf              4   1   2   3     0   1   .318      Staub rf              5   2   2   1     0   0   .250
Simmons c             4   0   2   1     1   1   .302        Gallagher pr,rf     0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Reitz 3b              5   0   0   0     0   1   .362      Kingman lf            5   0   1   1     0   2   .222
Hernandez 1b          3   0   1   0     1   1   .200      Kranepool 1b          5   1   2   1     0   0   .389
Brinkman ss           4   0   2   0     0   1   .351      Heidemann ss          3   0   0   0     2   0   .227
McGlothen p           1   0   0   0     0   1   .000      Grote c               3   0   1   2     0   1   .235
  Melendez ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .200      Koosman p             4   1   1   0     0   0   .333
  Curtis p            0   0   0   0     0   0  1.000
  Cater ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Sadecki p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Sosa p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Martinez ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Moore p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               37   5   9   5     3   9             Totals               38   9  13   9     4   5

Time of Game: 2:37   Attendance:  9,318
Left on Base: Cardinals 10, Mets 10
DP: Cardinals 0, Mets 0
Errors: Sizemore, Smith, Reitz, Heidemann, Koosman
Doubles: Simmons (2), Sizemore (2), Millan 2 (5), Staub (4)
Home Runs: Smith (2)
Sacrifice Flies: Smith (4), Grote (1)
Hit by Pitch: McBride (1,by Koosman)


Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
McGlothen L(1-1)        4     8   5   5   1   3   0  21   9.95
Curtis                  1     2   1   1   1   1   0   6   3.38
Sadecki                 1.1   1   1   0   0   1   0   6   0.00
Sosa                    0.2   0   0   0   1   0   0   3   8.44
Moore                   1     2   2   2   1   0   0   7   4.15
Totals                  8    13   9   8   4   5   0  43

Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Koosman W(1-0)          9     9   5   5   3   9   1  42   5.89
Totals                  9     9   5   5   3   9   1  42

Hit by Pitch: Koosman (1)

Umpires: HP - Lee Weyer, 1B - Satch Davidson, 2B - Frank Pulli, 3B - Tom Gorman


CARDINALS 1ST: Brock flied out to center; Sizemore grounded out
(third to first); McBride grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Mets 0.

METS 1ST: Garrett walked; Millan doubled to left [Garrett to
third]; Unser singled to right [Garrett scored, Millan scored,
Unser to third (error by Smith)]; Staub grounded out (pitcher to
first); Kingman struck out; Kranepool singled to center [Unser
scored]; Heidemann flied out to right; 3 R, 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Cardinals 0, Mets 3.

CARDINALS 2ND: Smith grounded out (third to first); Simmons
doubled to left; Reitz made an out to second; Hernandez was
called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Mets
3.

METS 2ND: Grote struck out; Koosman flied out to left; Garrett
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Mets 3.

CARDINALS 3RD: Brinkman popped to catcher in foul territory;
McGlothen struck out; Brock struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cardinals 0, Mets 3.

METS 3RD: Millan grounded out (shortstop to first); Unser
singled to right; Staub popped to first in foul territory;
Kingman flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 0,
Mets 3.

CARDINALS 4TH: Sizemore struck out; McBride walked; Smith
homered [McBride scored]; Simmons was called out on strikes;
Reitz struck out; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 2, Mets 3.

METS 4TH: Kranepool singled to right; Heidemann flied out to
left; Grote flied out to center; Koosman singled to shortstop
[Kranepool to second]; Garrett singled to right [Kranepool
scored, Koosman to third]; Millan doubled to left [Koosman
scored, Garrett to third]; Unser flied out to center; 2 R, 4 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 2, Mets 5.

CARDINALS 5TH: Hernandez reached on an error by Heidemann;
Brinkman singled to pitcher [Hernandez to second]; MELENDEZ
BATTED FOR MCGLOTHEN; Melendez flied out to center; Brock struck
out; Sizemore made an out to second; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.
Cardinals 2, Mets 5.

METS 5TH: CURTIS REPLACED MELENDEZ (PITCHING); Staub doubled to
right; Kingman struck out; Kranepool grounded out (first to
pitcher) [Staub to third]; Heidemann walked; Grote singled to
pitcher [Staub scored, Heidemann to second]; Koosman popped to
first in foul territory; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 2,
Mets 6.

CARDINALS 6TH: McBride was hit by a pitch; Smith singled to left
[McBride to third]; Simmons singled to right [McBride scored,
Smith to second]; Reitz grounded out (pitcher to first) [Smith
to third, Simmons to second]; Hernandez walked; Brinkman struck
out; CATER BATTED FOR CURTIS; Cater grounded out (second to
first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Cardinals 3, Mets 6.

METS 6TH: SADECKI REPLACED CATER (PITCHING); Garrett struck out;
Millan made an out to second; Unser grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 3, Mets 6.

CARDINALS 7TH: Brock flied out to left; Sizemore reached on an
error by Koosman; McBride forced Sizemore (second to shortstop);
Smith struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 3, Mets 6.

METS 7TH: Staub reached on an error by Sizemore; Kingman singled
to left [Staub to second]; Kranepool forced Kingman (second to
shortstop) [Staub to third]; SOSA REPLACED SADECKI (PITCHING);
Heidemann walked [Kranepool to second]; Grote hit a sacrifice
fly to right [Staub scored (unearned)]; Koosman forced Heidemann
(shortstop to second); 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals
3, Mets 7.

CARDINALS 8TH: Simmons grounded out (third to first); Reitz made
an out to second; Hernandez singled to center; Brinkman singled
to center [Hernandez to second]; MARTINEZ BATTED FOR SOSA;
Martinez popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Cardinals 3, Mets 7.

METS 8TH: MOORE REPLACED MARTINEZ (PITCHING); Garrett grounded
out (first to pitcher); Millan walked; Unser singled to right
[Millan to third]; Staub singled to right [Millan scored, Unser
to third]; GALLAGHER RAN FOR STAUB; Kingman reached on an error
by Reitz [Unser scored, Gallagher to second]; Kranepool flied
out to right; Heidemann flied out to center; 2 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2
LOB.  Cardinals 3, Mets 9.

CARDINALS 9TH: GALLAGHER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Brock
singled to left; Sizemore doubled to left [Brock scored];
McBride grounded out (shortstop to first) [Sizemore to third];
Smith hit a sacrifice fly to right [Sizemore scored]; Simmons
walked; Reitz flied out to right; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Cardinals 5, Mets 9.