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.