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.

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