The Mets, leading in the sixth by a 10-1 margin, hung on to win a slugfest from the Cardinals, 11-7, with Felix Millan providing four of the winners' 17 hits. Millan singled and scored in the first, opened a four-run third with a base hit, singled across two runs in a five-run sixth, and doubled home the final New York run in the seventh. The Cardinals rallied with four markers in the sixth and got a two-run homer from Ken Reitz in the ninth. [The Sporting News]



New York Mets 11, St. Louis Cardinals 7
Game Played on Monday, July      28, 1975 (Night game) at Busch Stadium II
Mets         1  0  4    0  0  5    1  0  0  -  11 17  0
Cardinals    0  0  1    0  0  4    0  0  2  -   7 16  2


Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Garrett 3b            5   1   1   0     1   0   .265      McBride cf            4   0   0   0     1   1   .256
Millan 2b             6   3   4   3     0   0   .310      Davis rf              5   0   3   2     0   0   .274
Kranepool 1b          5   1   1   0     0   0   .347      Smith 1b              5   0   1   0     0   2   .290
Staub rf              4   1   3   1     1   0   .277      Simmons c             5   1   3   0     0   0   .337
Kingman lf            4   2   1   1     1   2   .252      Melendez lf           5   2   1   0     0   0   .254
Unser cf              4   1   1   2     1   1   .289      Sizemore 2b           4   1   1   2     0   0   .251
Grote c               5   0   2   1     0   0   .299        Lintz ss            1   0   0   0     0   0   .195
Phillips ss           5   1   2   1     0   0   .244      Reitz 3b              4   2   4   2     1   0   .280
Matlack p             3   0   0   0     0   0   .049      Tyson ss,2b           5   1   1   0     0   0   .242
  Apodaca p           2   1   2   0     0   0   .400      Forsch p              1   0   0   0     0   0   .308
                                                            Bradford ph         1   0   1   0     0   0   .194
                                                            Bryant p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Rudolph ph          1   0   1   1     0   0   .218
                                                            Terlecky p          1   0   0   0     0   1   .333

Totals               43  11  17   9     4   3             Totals               42   7  16   7     2   4

Time of Game: 2:41   Attendance: 19,406
Left on Base: Mets 9, Cardinals 10
DP: Mets 1, Cardinals 1
Errors: Davis, Smith
Doubles: Millan 2 (25), Staub (16), Reitz (19), Melendez (6), Sizemore (19)
Home Runs: Reitz (3)
GIDP: Garrett (3), Melendez (9)


Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Matlack W(12-8)         5.2  10   5   5   2   2   0  28   3.47
Apodaca SV(8)           3.1   6   2   2   0   2   1  16   1.85
Totals                  9    16   7   7   2   4   1  44

Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Forsch L(9-8)           5     9   5   5   1   3   0  25   2.92
Bryant                  1     4   5   4   2   0   0   9  19.64
Terlecky                3     4   1   1   1   0   0  13   3.04
Totals                  9    17  11  10   4   3   0  47

Passed Balls: Simmons 3 (16)

Umpires: HP - Nick Colosi, 1B - John McSherry, 2B - Chris Pelekoudas, 3B - Paul Pryor


METS 1ST: Garrett grounded out (first to pitcher); Millan
doubled to left; Kranepool grounded out (first unassisted)
[Millan to third]; Staub singled to left [Millan scored];
Kingman struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 1, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 1ST: McBride grounded out (shortstop to first); Davis
flied out to left; Smith grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 1, Cardinals 0.

METS 2ND: Unser flied out to left; Grote singled to left;
Phillips grounded out (second to first) [Grote to second];
Matlack grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Mets 1, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 2ND: Simmons grounded out (shortstop to first);
Melendez flied out to left; Sizemore grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 1, Cardinals 0.

METS 3RD: Garrett grounded out (second to first); Millan singled
to right; Simmons allowed a passed ball [Millan to second];
Kranepool singled to right [Millan scored (error by Davis),
Kranepool to second]; Staub flied out to center; Kingman singled
to left [Kranepool scored, Kingman to second (on throw to
home)]; Unser walked; Grote singled to left [Kingman scored,
Unser to second]; Phillips singled to center [Unser scored,
Grote to second]; Matlack lined to third; 4 R, 5 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.
Mets 5, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 3RD: Reitz singled to center; Tyson singled to right
[Reitz to second]; Forsch forced Reitz (pitcher to third) [Tyson
to second]; McBride struck out; Davis singled to left [Tyson
scored, Forsch to second]; Smith struck out; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Mets 5, Cardinals 1.

METS 4TH: Garrett made an out to shortstop; Millan made an out
to first; Kranepool flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Mets 5, Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 4TH: Simmons singled to left; Melendez grounded into a
double play (third to second to first) [Simmons out at second];
Sizemore grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Mets 5, Cardinals 1.

METS 5TH: Staub singled to right; Smith dropped a foul fly hit
by Kingman for an error; Kingman struck out; Unser struck out;
Grote flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 5,
Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 5TH: Reitz doubled to right; Tyson flied out to
center; BRADFORD BATTED FOR FORSCH; Bradford singled to center
[Reitz to third]; McBride made an out to shortstop; Davis flied
out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 5, Cardinals 1.

METS 6TH: BRYANT REPLACED BRADFORD (PITCHING); Phillips singled
to shortstop; Matlack popped to shortstop in foul territory;
Garrett walked [Phillips to second]; Simmons allowed a passed
ball [Phillips to third, Garrett to second]; Millan singled to
center [Phillips scored, Garrett scored]; Kranepool flied out to
right; Staub doubled to right [Millan to third]; Kingman was
walked intentionally; Unser singled to right [Millan scored,
Staub scored, Kingman to third]; Simmons allowed a passed ball
[Kingman scored (unearned), Unser to second]; Grote flied out to
center; 5 R (4 ER), 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 10, Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 6TH: Smith singled to left; Simmons forced Smith
(third to second); Melendez doubled to left [Simmons to third];
Sizemore doubled to left [Simmons scored, Melendez scored];
Reitz walked; Tyson flied out to left; RUDOLPH BATTED FOR
BRYANT; Rudolph singled to left [Sizemore scored, Reitz to
third]; McBride walked [Rudolph to second]; APODACA REPLACED
MATLACK (PITCHING); Davis singled to right [Reitz scored,
Rudolph to third, McBride to second]; Smith struck out; 4 R, 5
H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Mets 10, Cardinals 5.

METS 7TH: TERLECKY REPLACED RUDOLPH (PITCHING); Phillips
grounded out (pitcher to first); Apodaca singled to left;
Garrett singled to right [Apodaca to second]; Millan doubled to
right [Apodaca scored, Garrett to third]; Kranepool reached on a
fielder's choice [Garrett out at home (first to third to catcher
to third to first), Millan to third, Kranepool to second]; Staub
was walked intentionally; Kingman flied out to right; 1 R, 3 H,
0 E, 3 LOB.  Mets 11, Cardinals 5.

CARDINALS 7TH: Simmons singled to right; Melendez flied out to
right; Sizemore flied out to left; Reitz singled to left
[Simmons to second]; Tyson flied out to right; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Mets 11, Cardinals 5.

METS 8TH: LINTZ REPLACED SIZEMORE (PLAYING SS); TYSON CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING 2B); Unser grounded out (shortstop to first);
Grote grounded out (second to first); Phillips flied out to
center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 11, Cardinals 5.

CARDINALS 8TH: Terlecky struck out; McBride grounded out
(pitcher to first); Davis singled to center; Smith grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 11, Cardinals 5.

METS 9TH: Apodaca singled to center; Garrett grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to first) [Apodaca out at
second]; Millan grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Mets 11, Cardinals 5.

CARDINALS 9TH: Simmons singled to center; Melendez forced
Simmons (shortstop unassisted); Lintz grounded out (second to
first) [Melendez to second]; Reitz homered [Melendez scored];
Tyson flied out to right; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 11,
Cardinals 7.