A two-run triple by Rusty Staub enabled Tom Seaver to gain his 11th victory of the season, but the Mets needed game-saving relief by Rick Baldwin in the ninth inning before defeating the Cardinals, 2-1. Felix Millan was hit by a pitch in the seventh and Joe Torre singled before Staub rapped his triple off Bob Forsch.

Seaver, with the shutout in his grasp, lost his bid and was forced out of the game when Ted Simmons and Ron Fairly hit back-to-back doubles in the ninth. Baldwin gave up an infield single by Bake McBride, but then got out of the jam when Ken Reitz grounded into a double play to end the game. [The Sporting News]



New York Mets 2, St. Louis Cardinals 1
Game Played on Wednesday, June      25, 1975 (Night game) at Shea Stadium
Cardinals    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  1  -   1  5  2
Mets         0  0  0    0  0  0    2  0  x  -   2  6  0


Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Brock lf              4   0   0   0     0   3   .296      Unser cf              4   0   1   0     0   1   .300
Sizemore 2b           4   0   0   0     0   1   .252      Millan 2b             3   1   1   0     0   0   .265
Davis rf              4   0   1   0     0   0   .261      Torre 3b              2   1   1   0     2   0   .288
Simmons c             3   1   1   0     1   1   .306        Garrett 3b          0   0   0   0     0   0   .276
Fairly 1b             3   0   2   1     1   0   .299      Staub rf              4   0   1   2     0   1   .261
  Tyson pr            0   0   0   0     0   0   .226      Kranepool 1b          3   0   0   0     1   1   .345
McBride cf            4   0   1   0     0   1   .244      Kingman lf            3   0   0   0     1   0   .217
Reitz 3b              4   0   0   0     0   1   .281      Phillips ss           4   0   1   0     0   1   .247
Guerrero ss           3   0   0   0     0   0   .238      Grote c               2   0   1   0     2   0   .272
Forsch p              2   0   0   0     0   1   .350      Seaver p              4   0   0   0     0   1   .205
  Smith ph            0   0   0   0     1   0   .320        Baldwin p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .125
  Garman p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               31   1   5   1     3   8             Totals               29   2   6   2     6   5

Time of Game: 2:17   Attendance: 21,303
Left on Base: Cardinals 6, Mets 10
DP: Cardinals 1, Mets 1
Errors: Brock, Reitz
Doubles: Simmons (11), Fairly (2), Phillips (4)
Triples: Staub (1)
Stolen Bases: Davis (2)
Caught Stealing: Grote (1)
GIDP: Reitz (8)
Hit by Pitch: Millan (5,by Forsch)


Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Forsch L(7-6)           7     6   2   2   5   4   0  33   2.61
Garman                  1     0   0   0   1   1   0   3   2.01
Totals                  8     6   2   2   6   5   0  36

Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Seaver W(11-4)          8.1   4   1   1   3   8   0  32   1.73
Baldwin SV(3)           0.2   1   0   0   0   0   0   2   3.38
Totals                  9     5   1   1   3   8   0  34

Passed Balls: Simmons (9)
Hit by Pitch: Forsch (2)

Umpires: HP - Doug Harvey, 1B - Bob Engel, 2B - Harry Wendelstedt, 3B - Dutch Rennert


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

METS 1ST: Unser grounded out (first unassisted); Millan singled
to left [Millan to second (error by Brock)]; Torre grounded out
(second to first) [Millan to third]; Staub flied out to center;
0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Mets 0.

CARDINALS 2ND: Simmons struck out; Fairly grounded out (first to
pitcher); McBride flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cardinals 0, Mets 0.

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

CARDINALS 3RD: Reitz flied out to center; Guerrero made an out
to second; Forsch struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals
0, Mets 0.

METS 3RD: Grote singled to center; Seaver struck out; Unser
struck out; Millan grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Mets 0.

CARDINALS 4TH: Brock was called out on strikes; Sizemore made an
out to shortstop; Davis grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Mets 0.

METS 4TH: Torre walked; Staub struck out; Kranepool grounded out
(first unassisted) [Torre to second]; Kingman walked; Phillips
flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Mets 0.

CARDINALS 5TH: Simmons flied out to left; Fairly singled to
right; McBride struck out; Reitz grounded out (second to first);
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Mets 0.

METS 5TH: Grote grounded out (shortstop to first); Seaver flied
out to center; Unser singled to right; Millan reached on an
error by Reitz [Unser to second]; Simmons allowed a passed ball
[Unser to third, Millan to second]; Torre walked; Staub made an
out to second; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Mets 0.

CARDINALS 6TH: Guerrero popped to first in foul territory;
Forsch popped to pitcher; Brock grounded out (second to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Mets 0.

METS 6TH: Kranepool grounded out (first to pitcher); Kingman
grounded out (shortstop to first); Phillips doubled to right;
Grote was walked intentionally; Seaver made an out to second; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Mets 0.

CARDINALS 7TH: Sizemore flied out to left; Davis singled to
center; Davis stole second; Simmons was walked intentionally;
Fairly walked [Davis to third, Simmons to second]; McBride
popped to left; Reitz was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
3 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Mets 0.

METS 7TH: Unser grounded out (pitcher to first); Millan was hit
by a pitch; Torre singled to right [Millan to third]; Staub
tripled to right [Millan scored, Torre scored]; Kranepool was
walked intentionally; Kingman lined into a double play (third
unassisted) [Staub out at third]; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Cardinals 0, Mets 2.

CARDINALS 8TH: GARRETT REPLACED TORRE (PLAYING 3B); Guerrero
flied out to right; SMITH BATTED FOR FORSCH; Smith walked; Brock
struck out; Sizemore struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Cardinals 0, Mets 2.

METS 8TH: GARMAN REPLACED SMITH (PITCHING); Phillips struck out;
Grote walked; Grote was caught stealing second (catcher to
shortstop); Seaver flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cardinals 0, Mets 2.

CARDINALS 9TH: Davis flied out to right; Simmons doubled to
right; Fairly doubled to right [Simmons scored]; TYSON RAN FOR
FAIRLY; BALDWIN REPLACED SEAVER (PITCHING); McBride singled to
right [Tyson to third]; Reitz grounded into a double play (third
to second to first) [McBride out at second]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Cardinals 1, Mets 2.