Jon Matlack pitched his fourth shutout of the season and John Milner hit his second grand-slam homer in one week as the Mets massacred the Cardinals, 13-0, for their seventh straight victory. The Mets scored six of their runs in the sixth inning.

Walks to Wayne Garrett and Matlack around a double by Ron Hodges loaded the bases. Mike Phillips singled to drive in two runs. After Felix Millan drew a pass to fill the sacks again, Milner sent everyone home with his grand slam. [The Sporting News]



New York Mets 13, St. Louis Cardinals 0
Game Played on Thursday, July      1, 1976 (Day game) at Shea Stadium
Cardinals    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  5  1
Mets         1  0  0    0  3  6    0  3  x  -  13  9  0


Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Brock lf              4   0   2   0     0   0   .278      Phillips ss           5   3   3   2     0   1   .265
Kessinger ss          4   0   0   0     0   0   .242      Millan 2b             4   3   2   1     1   0   .252
Anderson cf           3   0   1   0     1   0   .291      Milner lf             4   2   2   5     1   1   .286
Simmons 1b            4   0   1   0     0   1   .277      Kingman rf            3   1   0   0     1   1   .241
Ferguson c            4   0   0   0     0   0   .217      Kranepool 1b          2   0   0   1     3   0   .294
Crawford rf           4   0   1   0     0   0   .333      Unser cf              3   0   0   0     0   1   .231
Cruz 3b               2   0   0   0     1   2   .203        Brown ph,cf         2   0   0   0     0   0   .200
Tyson 2b              3   0   0   0     0   2   .263      Garrett 3b            3   1   0   1     2   0   .224
Forsch p              1   0   0   0     0   0   .138      Hodges c              3   1   2   1     1   0   .308
  Rasmussen p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Matlack p             4   2   0   0     1   1   .140
  Harris ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .256
  Curtis p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .231
  Wallace p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .333
  Hernandez ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .202
  Solomon p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Greif p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               31   0   5   0     2   5             Totals               33  13   9  11    10   5

Time of Game: 2:43   Attendance: 14,289
Left on Base: Cardinals 6, Mets 8
DP: Cardinals 0, Mets 0
Errors: Crawford
Doubles: Milner (10), Hodges (2)
Triples: Brock (3), Phillips (2)
Home Runs: Milner (10)
Stolen Bases: Brock 2 (24)
Caught Stealing: Anderson (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Hodges (1)
Hit by Pitch: Kingman (3,by Solomon)


Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Forsch L(2-3)           4.2   5   4   2   1   3   0  21   3.46
Rasmussen               0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   4.44
Curtis                  0.2   2   5   5   3   1   0   7   4.77
Wallace                 1.1   1   1   1   3   1   1   8   2.50
Solomon                 0.1   1   3   3   3   0   0   6   3.86
Greif                   0.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   2   5.80
Totals                  8     9  13  11  10   5   1  45

Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Matlack W(10-2)         9     5   0   0   2   5   0  33   2.62
Totals                  9     5   0   0   2   5   0  33

Passed Balls: Ferguson (4)
Hit by Pitch: Solomon (1)

Umpires: HP - Ed Montague, 1B - Lee Weyer, 2B - Paul Runge, 3B - Nick Colosi


CARDINALS 1ST: Brock grounded out (pitcher to first); Kessinger
lined to second; Anderson singled to left; Simmons forced
Anderson (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals
0, Mets 0.

METS 1ST: Phillips tripled to center; Millan grounded out (third
to first); Milner doubled to center [Phillips scored]; Ferguson
allowed a passed ball [Milner to third]; Kingman struck out;
Kranepool walked; Unser flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Cardinals 0, Mets 1.

CARDINALS 2ND: Ferguson grounded out (first unassisted);
Crawford grounded out (shortstop to first); Cruz walked; Tyson
was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 0,
Mets 1.

METS 2ND: Garrett grounded out (third to first); Hodges grounded
out (pitcher unassisted); Matlack was called out on strikes; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Mets 1.

CARDINALS 3RD: Forsch lined to shortstop; Brock lined to first;
Kessinger popped to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0,
Mets 1.

METS 3RD: Phillips lined to right; Millan grounded out (third to
first); Milner was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cardinals 0, Mets 1.

CARDINALS 4TH: Anderson walked; Anderson was caught stealing
second (catcher to second to first); Simmons was called out on
strikes; Ferguson grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Mets 1.

METS 4TH: Kingman popped to shortstop; Kranepool grounded out
(second to first); Unser grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Mets 1.

CARDINALS 5TH: Crawford grounded out (first unassisted); Cruz
was called out on strikes; Tyson flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Mets 1.

METS 5TH: Garrett grounded out (first to pitcher); Hodges
singled to shortstop; Matlack forced Hodges (third to
shortstop); Phillips singled to left [Matlack to second]; Millan
singled to left [Matlack scored, Phillips to third]; Milner
reached on an error by Crawford [Phillips scored (unearned) (no
RBI), Millan scored (unearned) (no RBI), Milner to second];
RASMUSSEN REPLACED FORSCH (PITCHING); Kingman popped to first in
foul territory; 3 R (1 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Mets
4.

CARDINALS 6TH: HARRIS BATTED FOR RASMUSSEN; Harris flied out to
center; Brock singled to left; Brock stole second; Brock stole
third; Kessinger flied out to right; Anderson flied out to
right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Mets 4.

METS 6TH: CURTIS REPLACED HARRIS (PITCHING); Kranepool grounded
out (second to first); Unser struck out; Garrett walked; Hodges
doubled to right [Garrett to third]; Matlack walked; Phillips
singled to left [Garrett scored, Hodges scored, Matlack to
second]; Millan walked [Matlack to third, Phillips to second];
WALLACE REPLACED CURTIS (PITCHING); Milner homered [Matlack
scored, Phillips scored, Millan scored]; Kingman walked;
Kranepool walked [Kingman to second]; BROWN BATTED FOR UNSER;
Brown forced Kranepool (third to second); 6 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Cardinals 0, Mets 10.

CARDINALS 7TH: BROWN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); Simmons
singled to center; Ferguson popped to catcher in foul territory;
Crawford singled to left [Simmons to second]; Cruz was called
out on strikes; Tyson struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Cardinals 0, Mets 10.

METS 7TH: Garrett popped to third in foul territory; Hodges
walked; Matlack popped to shortstop; Phillips struck out; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Mets 10.

CARDINALS 8TH: HERNANDEZ BATTED FOR WALLACE; Hernandez grounded
out (shortstop to first); Brock tripled to left; Kessinger
grounded out (third to first); Anderson grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Mets 10.

METS 8TH: SOLOMON REPLACED HERNANDEZ (PITCHING); Millan singled
to left; Milner walked [Millan to second]; Kingman was hit by a
pitch [Millan to third, Milner to second]; Kranepool walked
[Millan scored, Milner to third, Kingman to second]; Brown
popped to third; Garrett walked [Milner scored, Kingman to
third, Kranepool to second]; GREIF REPLACED SOLOMON (PITCHING);
Hodges hit a sacrifice fly to center [Kingman scored]; Matlack
flied out to center; 3 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Mets 13.

CARDINALS 9TH: Simmons lined to pitcher; Ferguson grounded out
(second to first); Crawford flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cardinals 0, Mets 13.