Lynn McGlothen scattered seven hits and pitched the Cardinals to a 5-1 victory over the Mets. A wild pitch by Jon Matlack, after Luis Melendez and Ted Sizemore singled in the third inning, gave the Cardinals their first run. Melendez and Ted Sizemore singled again in the fifth and Reggie Smith plated a run with a single.

After the Mets picked up their lone tally in the sixth on a single by Dave Kingman and triple by Rusty Staub, Mike Tyson iced the Cardinals' victory with a two-run double in their half of the inning. Mets' rookie outfielder Mike Vail hit safely in his 20th straight game, longest streak in the N. L. this season. [The Sporting News]

St. Louis Cardinals 5, New York Mets 1

Game Played on Friday, September 12, 1975 (Night game) at Busch Stadium II

Mets 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 - 1 7 2 Cardinals 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 1 x - 5 10 1 Mets AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Cardinals AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Unser cf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .290 Melendez cf 4 2 2 0 0 0 .263 Millan 2b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .289 Sizemore 2b 4 0 2 0 0 0 .240 Vail lf 3 0 1 0 1 0 .348 Smith rf 3 0 1 1 1 0 .292 Kingman 1b 4 1 1 0 0 0 .242 Bradford rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .223 Staub rf 4 0 2 1 0 0 .275 Simmons c 4 1 2 0 0 1 .339 Grote c 4 0 0 0 0 0 .295 Cruz lf 4 1 0 0 0 0 .148 Staiger 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Reitz 3b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .275 Phillips ss 4 0 0 0 0 0 .245 Hernandez 1b 3 1 1 0 1 1 .230 Matlack p 2 0 1 0 0 0 .111 Tyson ss 4 0 1 2 0 0 .261 Milner ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .194 McGlothen p 4 0 0 0 0 2 .091 Apodaca p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .400 Totals 34 1 7 1 1 0 Totals 34 5 10 3 2 4 Time of Game: 2:06 Attendance: 14,731 Left on Base: Mets 7, Cardinals 7 DP: Mets 0, Cardinals 0 Errors: Millan, Grote, Reitz Doubles: Staub (28), Millan (33), Tyson (16) Triples: Staub (4) Mets IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Matlack L(16-11) 6 9 4 4 1 4 0 27 3.36 Apodaca 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 9 1.48 Totals 8 10 5 4 2 4 0 36 Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA McGlothen W(15-11) 9 7 1 1 1 0 0 35 3.69 Totals 9 7 1 1 1 0 0 35 Wild Pitches: Matlack (7), Apodaca (2) Umpires: HP - Doug Harvey, 1B - Harry Wendelstedt, 2B - Bob Engel, 3B - Dutch Rennert METS 1ST: Unser grounded out (second to first); Millan popped to first in foul territory; Vail grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Cardinals 0. CARDINALS 1ST: Melendez flied to right in foul territory; Sizemore grounded out (third to first); Smith grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Cardinals 0. METS 2ND: Kingman grounded out (pitcher to first); Staub doubled to right; Grote flied out to center [Staub to third]; Staiger flied out to right; Debut game for Roy Staiger; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Cardinals 0. CARDINALS 2ND: Simmons popped to first in foul territory; Cruz grounded out (shortstop to first); Reitz singled to right; Hernandez made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Cardinals 0. METS 3RD: Phillips flied out to right; Matlack made an out to shortstop; Unser grounded out (pitcher to second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Cardinals 0. CARDINALS 3RD: Tyson grounded out (second to first); McGlothen grounded out (second to first); Melendez singled to third; Sizemore singled to right [Melendez to third]; Matlack threw a wild pitch [Melendez scored, Sizemore to second]; Smith walked; Simmons struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mets 0, Cardinals 1. METS 4TH: Millan doubled to left; Vail walked; Kingman flied out to left; Reitz dropped a foul fly hit by Staub for an error; Staub grounded out (first unassisted) [Millan to third, Vail to second]; Grote grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Mets 0, Cardinals 1. CARDINALS 4TH: Cruz grounded out (third to first); Reitz flied out to center; Hernandez struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Cardinals 1. METS 5TH: Staiger popped to catcher in foul territory; Phillips flied out to right; Matlack singled to left; Unser flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Cardinals 1. CARDINALS 5TH: Tyson flied out to left; McGlothen struck out; Melendez singled to right; Sizemore singled to shortstop [Melendez to second]; Smith singled to left [Melendez scored, Sizemore out at third (left to third to shortstop)]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Cardinals 2. METS 6TH: Millan grounded out (shortstop to first); Vail grounded out (second to first); Kingman singled to left; Staub tripled to right [Kingman scored]; Grote popped to first in foul territory; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 1, Cardinals 2. CARDINALS 6TH: Simmons singled to left; Cruz flied out to right; Reitz flied out to center; Hernandez singled to left [Simmons to third]; Tyson doubled to left [Simmons scored, Hernandez scored, Tyson to third (error by Grote)]; McGlothen struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Mets 1, Cardinals 4. METS 7TH: Staiger grounded out (third to first); Phillips grounded out (second to first); MILNER BATTED FOR MATLACK; Milner flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Cardinals 4. CARDINALS 7TH: APODACA REPLACED MILNER (PITCHING); Melendez grounded out (shortstop to first); Sizemore flied out to center; Smith grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Cardinals 4. METS 8TH: Unser singled to center; Millan flied out to left; Vail singled to left [Unser to second]; Kingman flied out to left; Staub grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mets 1, Cardinals 4. CARDINALS 8TH: Simmons singled to left; Cruz forced Simmons (pitcher to shortstop); Reitz grounded out (first to pitcher) [Cruz to second]; Hernandez was walked intentionally; Apodaca threw a wild pitch [Cruz to third, Hernandez to second]; Tyson reached on an error by Millan [Cruz scored (unearned) (no RBI), Hernandez stayed at second]; McGlothen forced Tyson (shortstop to second); 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Mets 1, Cardinals 5. METS 9TH: BRADFORD REPLACED SMITH (PLAYING RF); Grote grounded out (second to first); Staiger popped to catcher in foul territory; Phillips flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Cardinals 5.

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