A grand slam by Rusty Staub climaxed a six-run explosion in the fifth inning as the Mets defeated the Cardinals, 7-1. Wayne Garrett batted in two runs with a bases-loaded double before an intentional pass to Del Unser filled the sacks again and set the stage for Staub's smash off Bob Gibson. Unser accounted for the Mets' last run with a homer off Al Hrabosky in the seventh. Tom Seaver held the Cardinals to four hits with their lone run crossing the plate on three singles in the third inning. [The Sporting News]

New York Mets 7, St. Louis Cardinals 1

Game Played on Wednesday, April 23, 1975 (Day game) at Shea Stadium

Cardinals 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 4 0 Mets 0 0 0 0 6 0 1 0 x - 7 9 1 Cardinals AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Mets AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Brock lf 3 0 1 0 1 1 .250 Garrett 3b 3 1 1 0 1 0 .348 Sizemore 2b 4 0 1 1 0 1 .259 Millan 2b 4 1 2 2 0 0 .220 McBride cf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .240 Unser cf 3 2 2 1 1 0 .426 Smith rf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .292 Staub rf 4 1 1 4 0 0 .250 Simmons c 4 0 0 0 0 0 .277 Kingman lf 3 0 1 0 1 2 .229 Hernandez 1b 3 0 0 0 0 1 .188 Kranepool 1b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .318 Reitz 3b 3 0 1 0 0 0 .360 Heidemann ss 3 1 1 0 1 1 .240 Brinkman ss 3 1 0 0 0 1 .325 Grote c 4 1 1 0 0 0 .237 Gibson p 2 0 0 0 0 2 .000 Seaver p 3 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Hrabosky p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Fairly ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 .200 Garman p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 31 1 4 1 1 7 Totals 31 7 9 7 4 3 Time of Game: 1:50 Attendance: 14,120 Left on Base: Cardinals 4, Mets 4 DP: Cardinals 1, Mets 1 Errors: Garrett Doubles: Millan (6) Home Runs: Staub (2), Unser (2) Stolen Bases: Brock (3), Kingman (3) Caught Stealing: Kingman (1) GIDP: Sizemore (3), Millan (3) Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Gibson L(0-2) 6 7 6 6 4 2 1 28 6.26 Hrabosky 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 3 2.70 Garman 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 4 1.04 Totals 8 9 7 7 4 3 2 35 Mets IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Seaver W(2-2) 9 4 1 1 1 7 0 32 2.03 Totals 9 4 1 1 1 7 0 32 Umpires: HP - Satch Davidson, 1B - Frank Pulli, 2B - Tom Gorman, 3B - Lee Weyer CARDINALS 1ST: Brock grounded out (shortstop to first); Sizemore struck out; McBride struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Mets 0. METS 1ST: Garrett lined to second; Millan flied out to left; Unser singled to center; Staub flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Mets 0. CARDINALS 2ND: Smith flied out to center; Simmons flied out to left; Hernandez struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Mets 0. METS 2ND: Kingman struck out; Kranepool grounded out (second to first); Heidemann walked; Grote flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Mets 0. CARDINALS 3RD: Reitz singled to left; Brinkman forced Reitz (third to second); On a bunt Gibson struck out; Brock singled to center [Brinkman to second]; Sizemore singled to right [Brinkman scored, Brock to third]; McBride grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cardinals 1, Mets 0. METS 3RD: Seaver grounded out (shortstop to first); Garrett grounded out (second to first); Millan singled to shortstop; Unser popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Mets 0. CARDINALS 4TH: Smith grounded out (first unassisted); Simmons grounded out (shortstop to first); Hernandez grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Mets 0. METS 4TH: Staub made an out to shortstop; Kingman walked; Kingman was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Kranepool flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Mets 0. CARDINALS 5TH: Reitz grounded out (third to first); Brinkman struck out; Gibson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Mets 0. METS 5TH: Heidemann singled to center; Grote singled to center [Heidemann to second]; Seaver grounded out (shortstop to first) [Heidemann to third, Grote to second]; Garrett walked; Millan doubled to center [Heidemann scored, Grote scored, Garrett to third]; Unser was walked intentionally; Staub homered [Garrett scored, Millan scored, Unser scored]; Kingman struck out; Kranepool grounded out (second to first); 6 R, 4 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Mets 6. CARDINALS 6TH: Brock walked; Brock stole second; Sizemore reached on an error by Garrett; McBride flied out to left; Smith flied out to left; Simmons grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Cardinals 1, Mets 6. METS 6TH: Heidemann popped to third in foul territory; Grote grounded out (first to pitcher); Seaver flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Mets 6. CARDINALS 7TH: Hernandez flied out to left; Reitz grounded out (third to first); Brinkman grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Mets 6. METS 7TH: Garrett singled to right; HRABOSKY REPLACED GIBSON (PITCHING); Millan grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Garrett out at second]; Unser homered; Staub made an out to second; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Mets 7. CARDINALS 8TH: FAIRLY BATTED FOR HRABOSKY; Fairly singled to right; Brock struck out; Sizemore grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Fairly out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Mets 7. METS 8TH: GARMAN REPLACED FAIRLY (PITCHING); Kingman singled to left; Kingman stole second; Kranepool flied out to center; Heidemann struck out; Grote popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Mets 7. CARDINALS 9TH: McBride grounded out (second to first); Smith grounded out (second to first); Simmons flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Mets 7.

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