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.