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.

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