The Cardinals, after being shut out by Dennis Blair and Dan Warthen, 3-0, in the first game of a twi-night doubleheader, came back with a two-man shutout of their own when John Curtis and Al Hrabosky combined to blank the Expos, 1-0. Blair was lifted after Luis Melendez led off with a single in the seventh inning for the Cards' fourth hit. Warthen completed the whitewashing, although allowing four more safeties. The Expos scored an unearned run off Bob Forsch in the second inning and sewed up their victory in the fifth. Tony Scott tripled and scored on a single by Tim Foli, who then stole second and counted on a single by Mike Jorgensen.

Curtis allowed only four hits in the nightcap before Hrabosky took over after Pepe Mangual singled in the ninth inning. Hrabosky retired the last three batters. The Cards counted the only run of the game to beat Woodie Fryman when Ted Sizemore singled and Reggie Smith doubled in the fourth. [The Sporting News]

Montreal Expos 3, St. Louis Cardinals 0 (Game 1)

Game Played on Saturday, July 5, 1975 (Night game) at Busch Stadium II

Expos 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 - 3 10 0 Cardinals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 8 1 Expos AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Cardinals AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Scott rf,lf 5 1 1 0 0 1 .210 Brock lf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .310 Foli ss 5 1 1 1 0 1 .226 Guerrero ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 .214 Jorgensen 1b 4 0 2 1 0 0 .260 Sizemore 2b 4 0 2 0 1 0 .260 Biittner lf 4 1 1 0 0 0 .352 Davis rf 3 0 0 0 0 1 .247 Foote c 0 0 0 0 0 0 .194 Bradford ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .182 Carter c,rf 3 0 0 0 0 1 .288 Garman p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Mangual cf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .257 Howard ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .227 Mackanin 2b 3 0 0 0 1 0 .288 Simmons c 3 0 1 0 1 0 .313 Parrish 3b 4 0 3 1 0 0 .274 Fairly 1b 3 0 1 0 1 0 .308 Blair p 3 0 0 0 0 1 .143 McBride cf 3 0 2 0 1 0 .266 Warthen p 1 0 1 0 0 0 .200 Reitz 3b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .276 Tyson ss 2 0 0 0 0 0 .233 Melendez ph,lf 2 0 1 0 0 1 .246 Forsch p 1 0 0 0 1 0 .333 Smith ph,rf 2 0 1 0 0 0 .303 Totals 36 3 10 3 1 5 Totals 34 0 8 0 5 4 Time of Game: 2:26 Left on Base: Expos 8, Cardinals 12 DP: Expos 1, Cardinals 0 Errors: Sizemore Doubles: Parrish (12) Triples: Scott (2) Stolen Bases: Foli (7) Sacrifice Hits: Carter (6) GIDP: Tyson (3) Expos IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Blair W(6-9) 6 4 0 0 5 2 0 26 2.93 Warthen SV(3) 3 4 0 0 0 2 0 13 3.59 Totals 9 8 0 0 5 4 0 39 Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Forsch L(8-7) 7 7 3 2 1 4 0 30 2.61 Garman 2 3 0 0 0 1 0 8 1.88 Totals 9 10 3 2 1 5 0 38 Umpires: HP - Dutch Rennert, 1B - Doug Harvey, 2B - Bob Engel, 3B - Harry Wendelstedt EXPOS 1ST: Scott grounded out (pitcher to first); Foli lined to shortstop; Jorgensen grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Expos 0, Cardinals 0. CARDINALS 1ST: Brock grounded out (pitcher to first); Sizemore grounded out (second to first); Davis grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Expos 0, Cardinals 0. EXPOS 2ND: Biittner reached on an error by Sizemore; Carter out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Biittner to second]; Mangual grounded out (third to first); Mackanin walked; Parrish doubled to left [Biittner scored (unearned), Mackanin to third]; Blair was called out on strikes; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Expos 1, Cardinals 0. CARDINALS 2ND: Simmons singled to left; Fairly singled to shortstop [Simmons to third]; McBride walked [Fairly to second]; Reitz made an out to shortstop; Tyson grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to first) [McBride out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Expos 1, Cardinals 0. EXPOS 3RD: Scott made an out to shortstop; Foli grounded out (third to first); Jorgensen singled to right; Biittner grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Expos 1, Cardinals 0. CARDINALS 3RD: Forsch walked; Brock grounded out (first unassisted) [Forsch to second]; Sizemore reached on a fielder's choice [Forsch out at third (pitcher to shortstop to third)]; Davis flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Expos 1, Cardinals 0. EXPOS 4TH: Carter flied out to center; Mangual grounded out (catcher to first); Mackanin grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Expos 1, Cardinals 0. CARDINALS 4TH: Simmons flied out to right; Fairly walked; McBride popped to third in foul territory; Reitz forced Fairly (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Expos 1, Cardinals 0. EXPOS 5TH: Parrish made an out to first; Blair grounded out (shortstop to first); Scott tripled to right; Foli singled to left [Scott scored]; Foli stole second; Jorgensen singled to left [Foli scored]; Biittner singled to left [Jorgensen to second]; Carter was called out on strikes; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Expos 3, Cardinals 0. CARDINALS 5TH: Tyson grounded out (shortstop to first); Forsch flied out to center; Brock made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Expos 3, Cardinals 0. EXPOS 6TH: Mangual was called out on strikes; Mackanin flied out to left; Parrish singled to center; Blair flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Expos 3, Cardinals 0. CARDINALS 6TH: Sizemore walked; Davis struck out; Simmons walked [Sizemore to second]; Fairly lined to first; McBride singled to second [Sizemore to third, Simmons to second]; Reitz struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Expos 3, Cardinals 0. EXPOS 7TH: Scott grounded out (first unassisted); Foli was called out on strikes; Jorgensen grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Expos 3, Cardinals 0. CARDINALS 7TH: MELENDEZ BATTED FOR TYSON; Melendez singled to center; SMITH BATTED FOR FORSCH; WARTHEN REPLACED BLAIR (PITCHING); Smith forced Melendez (third to second); Brock forced Smith; On a bunt Sizemore singled [Brock to second]; BRADFORD BATTED FOR DAVIS; Bradford forced Sizemore (shortstop to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Expos 3, Cardinals 0. EXPOS 8TH: GUERRERO REPLACED BROCK (PLAYING SS); GARMAN REPLACED BRADFORD (PITCHING); MELENDEZ STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); SMITH STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Biittner flied out to center; Carter flied out to left; Mangual singled to third; Mackanin made an out to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Expos 3, Cardinals 0. CARDINALS 8TH: FOOTE REPLACED BIITTNER (PLAYING C ); CARTER CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); SCOTT CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); Simmons flied out to center; Fairly grounded out (second to first); McBride singled to right; Reitz flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Expos 3, Cardinals 0. EXPOS 9TH: Parrish singled to left; Parrish was out trying to advance to second (catcher to second); Warthen singled to shortstop; Scott struck out; Foli made an out to second; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Expos 3, Cardinals 0. CARDINALS 9TH: Melendez was called out on strikes; Smith singled to left; Guerrero made an out to second; Sizemore singled to left [Smith to second]; HOWARD BATTED FOR GARMAN; Howard struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Expos 3, Cardinals 0.

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