Taking advantage of two errors, the Cardinals scored four runs on only two hits in the first inning and defeated the Mets, 6-3. With one out, Bake McBride singled. Jerry Koosman picked McBride off first, but Dave Kingman let the throw get away. McBride raced to third and scored on a wild pitch. Willie Davis walked.

When Ted Simmons flied to left field, Mike Vail dropped the ball, putting runners on second and third. Reggie Smith strolled to load the bases. Hector Cruz hit a sacrifice fly, scoring Davis, with the other runners advancing on Vail's useless throw to the plate. Ted Sizemore, who had not driven in a run since August 19. then doubled to send Simmons and Smith across the plate. [The Sporting News]



St. Louis Cardinals 6, New York Mets 3
Game Played on Saturday, September 6, 1975 (Day game) at Shea Stadium
Cardinals    4  0  0    0  0  0    0  1  1  -   6 10  0
Mets         0  1  0    0  0  0    2  0  0  -   3 14  2


Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Brock lf              4   0   0   0     0   0   .311      Unser cf              5   1   3   1     0   0   .288
McBride cf            4   2   2   0     1   0   .301      Millan 2b             4   1   3   0     1   0   .301
Davis rf              4   1   0   0     1   1   .294      Vail lf               5   0   1   1     0   3   .365
Simmons c             3   1   1   1     2   0   .335      Staub rf              5   0   2   1     0   0   .275
Smith 1b              3   1   1   0     2   1   .294      Kingman 1b            5   0   0   0     0   1   .238
Cruz 3b               3   0   0   1     0   0   .200      Garrett 3b            3   0   1   0     0   1   .258
  Reitz 3b            1   0   0   0     0   0   .271        Torre ph,3b         2   0   0   0     0   2   .255
Sizemore 2b           5   1   2   2     0   0   .242      Phillips ss           3   1   2   0     0   0   .250
Tyson ss              3   0   1   0     1   0   .262        Alou ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .253
  Guerrero ss         0   0   0   0     0   0   .236        Harrelson ss        0   0   0   0     0   0   .217
Forsch p              3   0   2   0     0   1   .329      Stearns c             4   0   1   0     0   0   .194
  Hrabosky p          1   0   1   1     0   0   .182      Koosman p             1   0   1   0     1   0   .176
                                                            Milner ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .193
                                                            Lockwood p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Hall p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .400
                                                            Grote ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .297
                                                            Sanders p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               34   6  10   5     7   3             Totals               40   3  14   3     2   7

Time of Game: 2:59   Attendance: 17,032
Left on Base: Cardinals 10, Mets 12
DP: Cardinals 1, Mets 1
Errors: Vail, Kingman
Doubles: Sizemore (21), Simmons (30), Millan (32)
Triples: McBride (8)
Stolen Bases: McBride (24)
Caught Stealing: Smith (7)
Sacrifice Hits: Brock (3)
Sacrifice Flies: Cruz (1)
GIDP: Kingman (11)


Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Forsch W(14-9)          6    11   3   3   2   3   0  30   2.74
Hrabosky SV(21)         3     3   0   0   0   4   0  12   1.63
Totals                  9    14   3   3   2   7   0  42

Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Koosman L(11-13)        6     4   4   1   4   3   0  26   3.67
Lockwood                1.1   4   1   1   2   0   0  10   1.75
Hall                    0.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   4.63
Sanders                 1     2   1   1   1   0   0   6   2.25
Totals                  9    10   6   3   7   3   0  43

Wild Pitches: Koosman (6)

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


CARDINALS 1ST: Brock lined to third; McBride singled to left;
McBride stole second [McBride to third (error by Kingman)];
Koosman threw a wild pitch [McBride scored]; Davis walked;
Simmons reached on an error by Vail [Davis to second]; Smith
walked [Davis to third, Simmons to second]; Cruz hit a sacrifice
fly to left [Davis scored (unearned), Simmons to third, Smith to
second]; Sizemore doubled to left [Simmons scored (unearned),
Smith scored (unearned)]; Tyson was walked intentionally; Forsch
struck out; 4 R (1 ER), 2 H, 2 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 4, Mets 0.

METS 1ST: Unser flied out to center; Millan doubled; Vail flied
out to left; Staub flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Cardinals 4, Mets 0.

CARDINALS 2ND: Brock grounded out (third to first); McBride made
an out to shortstop; Davis grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 4, Mets 0.

METS 2ND: Kingman made an out to shortstop; Garrett struck out;
Phillips singled; Stearns singled to right [Phillips to second];
Koosman walked [Phillips to third, Stearns to second]; Unser
singled to right [Phillips scored, Stearns to third, Koosman to
second]; Millan made an out to third; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.
Cardinals 4, Mets 1.

CARDINALS 3RD: Simmons walked; Smith struck out; Cruz made an
out to shortstop; Sizemore grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 4, Mets 1.

METS 3RD: Vail struck out; Staub flied out to center; Kingman
made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 4,
Mets 1.

CARDINALS 4TH: Tyson flied out to right; On a bunt Forsch
singled; Brock made an out to shortstop; McBride grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 4, Mets 1.

METS 4TH: Garrett grounded out (second to first); Phillips
singled to third; Stearns flied out to center; Koosman singled
to center [Phillips to second]; Unser grounded out (first to
pitcher); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 4, Mets 1.

CARDINALS 5TH: Davis struck out; Simmons flied out to left;
Smith singled to center; Smith was picked off and caught
stealing second (pitcher to first to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Cardinals 4, Mets 1.

METS 5TH: Millan walked; Vail was called out on strikes; Staub
singled to center [Millan to second]; Kingman grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to first) [Staub out at
second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 4, Mets 1.

CARDINALS 6TH: Cruz made an out to shortstop; Sizemore flied out
to left; Tyson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Cardinals 4, Mets 1.

METS 6TH: Garrett singled to right; Phillips flied out to left;
Stearns flied out to center; MILNER BATTED FOR KOOSMAN; Milner
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals
4, Mets 1.

CARDINALS 7TH: LOCKWOOD REPLACED MILNER (PITCHING); Forsch
singled to left; Brock out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to
first) [Forsch to second]; McBride walked; Davis grounded out
(second to first) [Forsch to third, McBride to second]; Simmons
was walked intentionally; Smith flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 3 LOB.  Cardinals 4, Mets 1.

METS 7TH: On a bunt Unser singled; Millan singled to center
[Unser to third]; Vail singled to center [Unser scored, Millan
to third]; HRABOSKY REPLACED FORSCH (PITCHING); Staub singled to
left [Millan scored, Vail to second]; Kingman struck out; TORRE
BATTED FOR GARRETT; Torre struck out; ALOU BATTED FOR PHILLIPS;
Alou forced Staub (shortstop to second); 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Cardinals 4, Mets 3.

CARDINALS 8TH: TORRE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); HARRELSON
REPLACED ALOU (PLAYING SS); Cruz flied out to left; Sizemore
singled to left; Tyson singled to left [Sizemore to second];
Hrabosky singled to right [Sizemore scored, Tyson to third];
HALL REPLACED LOCKWOOD (PITCHING); Brock hit into a double play
to center [Tyson out at home (center to catcher)]; 1 R, 3 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 5, Mets 3.

METS 8TH: REITZ REPLACED CRUZ (PLAYING 3B); GUERRERO REPLACED
TYSON (PLAYING SS); Stearns flied out to right; GROTE BATTED FOR
HALL; Grote grounded out (second to first); Unser singled to
right; Millan singled [Unser to second]; Vail struck out; 0 R, 2
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 5, Mets 3.

CARDINALS 9TH: SANDERS REPLACED GROTE (PITCHING); McBride
tripled to right; Davis flied out to left; Simmons doubled to
right [McBride scored]; Smith was walked intentionally; Reitz
lined to second; Sizemore forced Smith (second to shortstop); 1
R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 6, Mets 3.

METS 9TH: Staub flied out to left; Kingman flied out to left;
Torre struck out (catcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cardinals 6, Mets 3.