The Dodgers scored two runs in the seventh inning, one of them unearned on an error by Ted Sizemore, to defeat the Cardinals, 6-5. One of the Dodgers' earlier runs also was unearned on an error by Ken Reitz, but the Cardinals' third baseman doubled in the sixth and scored on a single by Lou Brock to put his club ahead, 5-4.

In the seventh, Leron Lee led off with a pinch-single for the Dodgers. Davey Lopes grounded to Mike Tyson, but Sizemore dropped the shortstop's throw to second, Lee reaching third on the error. Lopes then stole second and both runners proceeded to cross the plate when Bill Buckner singled. [The Sporting News]



Los Angeles Dodgers 6, St. Louis Cardinals 5
Game Played on Friday, July      11, 1975 (Night game) at Busch Stadium II
Dodgers      2  0  0    0  1  1    2  0  0  -   6  9  1
Cardinals    0  1  0    0  3  1    0  0  0  -   5 11  2


Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Lopes 2b              5   2   1   0     0   2   .239      Brock lf              5   0   2   1     0   2   .319
Buckner lf            4   1   3   3     0   0   .206      Sizemore 2b           4   1   0   0     1   0   .251
  Marshall p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Smith rf              4   1   1   0     1   2   .301
Wynn cf               4   0   0   0     0   2   .273      Simmons c             3   0   2   2     1   0   .332
Garvey 1b             3   1   1   1     0   0   .319      Fairly 1b             3   0   0   1     0   0   .330
Hale rf               4   0   0   0     0   2   .250      Melendez cf           4   1   2   0     0   0   .255
Cey 3b                4   0   1   1     0   1   .258      Reitz 3b              4   1   2   1     0   0   .279
Russell ss            3   0   0   0     0   0   .228      Tyson ss              2   0   0   0     0   2   .221
  De Jesus ss         0   0   0   0     0   0   .182        Davis ph            1   0   1   0     0   0   .257
Yeager c              4   1   1   0     0   2   .235        Hrabosky p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .200
Rau p                 2   0   1   1     0   0   .213      Forsch p              2   1   1   0     0   0   .340
  Brewer p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Bradford ph         1   0   0   0     0   1   .192
  Lee ph,lf           1   1   1   0     0   0   .222        Garman p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Paciorek ph,lf      1   0   0   0     0   0   .194        McBride ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .265
                                                            Guerrero ss         0   0   0   0     0   0   .207

Totals               35   6   9   6     0   9             Totals               34   5  11   5     3   7

Time of Game: 2:45   Attendance: 32,007
Left on Base: Dodgers 4, Cardinals 7
DP: Dodgers 2, Cardinals 1
Errors: Cey, Sizemore, Reitz
Doubles: Yeager (7), Garvey (16), Reitz 2 (16), Forsch (2)
Triples: Buckner (2)
Stolen Bases: Lopes (33)
Caught Stealing: Brock (10)
Sacrifice Hits: Russell (1), Tyson (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Garvey (3), Fairly (1)
GIDP: Garvey (15), Fairly (3), Reitz (12)


Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Rau                     4.1   6   4   4   2   3   0  21   3.38
Brewer                  1.2   3   1   1   0   1   0   8   5.18
Marshall W(4-5)         3     2   0   0   1   3   0  10   2.91
Totals                  9    11   5   5   3   7   0  39

Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Forsch                  6     7   4   3   0   6   0  26   2.69
Garman L(2-4)           2     2   2   1   0   1   0   8   1.94
Hrabosky                1     0   0   0   0   2   0   3   1.93
Totals                  9     9   6   4   0   9   0  37

Wild Pitches: Forsch (5)

Umpires: HP - Art Williams, 1B - Paul Runge, 2B - Ed Vargo, 3B - Bruce Froemming


DODGERS 1ST: Lopes singled to shortstop; Buckner tripled to
right [Lopes scored]; Wynn struck out; Garvey hit a sacrifice
fly to left [Buckner scored]; Hale popped to third in foul
territory; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 2, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 1ST: Brock struck out; Sizemore flied out to left;
Smith singled to third; Simmons singled to left [Smith to
second]; Fairly grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Dodgers 2, Cardinals 0.

DODGERS 2ND: Cey grounded out (second to first); Russell
grounded out (shortstop to first); Yeager doubled to left; Rau
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 2,
Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 2ND: Melendez singled to left; Reitz doubled to right
[Melendez scored]; Tyson struck out; Forsch flied out to left;
Brock reached on an error by Cey [Reitz to third]; Sizemore
lined to left; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 2, Cardinals 1.

DODGERS 3RD: Lopes was called out on strikes; Buckner singled to
second; Wynn struck out; Garvey grounded out (second to first);
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 2, Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 3RD: Smith grounded out (shortstop to first); Simmons
grounded out (shortstop to first); Fairly popped to first in
foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 2, Cardinals 1.

DODGERS 4TH: Hale struck out; Cey flied out to left; Russell
flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 2, Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 4TH: Melendez flied out to left; Reitz grounded out
(second to first); Tyson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Dodgers 2, Cardinals 1.

DODGERS 5TH: Yeager reached on an error by Reitz [Yeager to
second]; Rau singled to center [Yeager scored (unearned)]; Lopes
grounded out (third to first) [Rau to second]; Buckner grounded
out (first to pitcher) [Rau to third]; Wynn grounded out (second
to first); 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 3, Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 5TH: Forsch doubled to right; Brock singled to center
[Forsch to third]; Brock was picked off and caught stealing
second (pitcher to first to shortstop); Sizemore walked; Smith
walked [Sizemore to second]; BREWER REPLACED RAU (PITCHING);
Simmons singled to left [Forsch scored, Sizemore scored, Smith
to third, Simmons to second (on throw)]; Fairly hit a sacrifice
fly to right [Smith scored, Simmons to third]; Melendez flied
out to left; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 3, Cardinals 4.

DODGERS 6TH: Garvey doubled to left; Hale struck out while
Garvey advanced to third on a wild pitch [Hale out at first
(catcher to first)]; Cey singled to center [Garvey scored];
Russell out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Cey to
second]; Yeager struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 4,
Cardinals 4.

CARDINALS 6TH: Reitz doubled to left; Tyson out on a sacrifice
bunt (third to first) [Reitz to third]; BRADFORD BATTED FOR
FORSCH; Bradford struck out; Brock singled to center [Reitz
scored]; Sizemore made an out to second; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Dodgers 4, Cardinals 5.

DODGERS 7TH: GARMAN REPLACED BRADFORD (PITCHING); LEE BATTED FOR
BREWER; Lee singled to right; Lopes reached on an error by
Sizemore [Lee to third]; Lopes stole second; Buckner singled to
shortstop [Lee scored, Lopes scored (unearned)]; Wynn flied out
to center; Garvey grounded into a double play (third to second
to first) [Buckner out at second]; 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.
Dodgers 6, Cardinals 5.

CARDINALS 7TH: LEE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); MARSHALL
REPLACED BUCKNER (PITCHING); Smith struck out; Simmons walked;
Fairly grounded into a double play (first to shortstop) [Simmons
out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 6, Cardinals 5.

DODGERS 8TH: Hale grounded out (first unassisted); Cey struck
out; Russell grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Dodgers 6, Cardinals 5.

CARDINALS 8TH: DE JESUS REPLACED RUSSELL (PLAYING SS); Melendez
singled to left; Reitz grounded into a double play (pitcher to
shortstop to first) [Melendez out at second]; DAVIS BATTED FOR
TYSON; Davis singled to center; MCBRIDE BATTED FOR GARMAN;
McBride forced Davis (shortstop unassisted); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Dodgers 6, Cardinals 5.

DODGERS 9TH: HRABOSKY REPLACED DAVIS (PITCHING); GUERRERO
REPLACED MCBRIDE (PLAYING SS); Yeager struck out; PACIOREK
BATTED FOR LEE; Paciorek grounded out (third to first); Lopes
was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 6,
Cardinals 5.

CARDINALS 9TH: PACIOREK STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Brock
struck out; Sizemore popped to third in foul territory; Smith
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 6, Cardinals 5.