Tom Seaver, making his first start since July 7 and pitching his first complete game since June 1st, tossed his third shutout of the season as the Mets defeated the Cardinals, 3-0. The Met ace was in command all the way, giving up but four hits. The New Yorkers scored twice in the third frame when Ed Kranepool singled home two runs off Card starter Lynn McGlothen. Kranepool's blow followed a walk to Jerry Grote and singles by John Milner and Rusty Staub which loaded the bases. The Mets' other tally came in the seventh on a flamer by Milner. McGlothen suffered his fourth straight defeat. [The Sporting News]



New York Mets 3, St. Louis Cardinals 0
Game Played on Friday, July      26, 1974 (Night game) at Busch Stadium II
Mets         0  0  2    0  0  0    1  0  0  -   3 12  0
Cardinals    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  4  0


Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Garrett 3b            4   0   1   0     1   0   .205      Brock lf              4   0   1   0     0   0   .312
Grote c               4   1   1   0     1   0   .290        Hrabosky p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .333
Milner 1b             5   2   3   1     0   0   .254      Sizemore 2b           4   0   0   0     0   0   .254
Staub rf              5   0   2   0     0   0   .262      McBride cf            3   0   1   0     1   1   .294
Kranepool lf          4   0   2   2     0   0   .388      Smith rf              4   0   0   0     0   1   .318
  Schneck lf          0   0   0   0     0   0   .213      Simmons c             4   0   0   0     0   0   .256
Boswell 2b            3   0   0   0     1   2   .237      Torre 1b              3   0   1   0     0   0   .292
Hahn cf               4   0   3   0     0   0   .297      Reitz 3b              3   0   0   0     0   1   .292
Martinez ss           4   0   0   0     0   0   .200      Tyson ss              2   0   1   0     0   0   .208
Seaver p              4   0   0   0     0   3   .075        Dwyer ph,lf         1   0   0   0     0   1   .317
                                                          McGlothen p           2   0   0   0     0   0   .250
                                                            Cruz ph             1   0   0   0     0   1   .252
                                                            DaVanon ss          0   0   0   0     0   0   .211

Totals               37   3  12   3     3   5             Totals               31   0   4   0     1   5

Time of Game: 2:06   Attendance: 20,783
Left on Base: Mets 10, Cardinals 5
DP: Mets 0, Cardinals 2
Doubles: Hahn (9)
Triples: Tyson (3)
Home Runs: Milner (14)
Stolen Bases: Martinez (2), Brock 2 (63)
GIDP: Grote (9), Martinez (5)


Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Seaver W(7-6)           9     4   0   0   1   5   0  32   3.09
Totals                  9     4   0   0   1   5   0  32

Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
McGlothen L(12-7)       8    12   3   3   3   5   1  37   2.92
Hrabosky                1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   4.50
Totals                  9    12   3   3   3   5   1  40

Umpires: HP - Bill Williams, 1B - Satch Davidson, 2B - Tom Gorman, 3B - Nick Colosi


METS 1ST: Garrett singled to center; Grote grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to first) [Garrett out at
second]; Milner singled to right; Staub singled to right [Milner
to second]; Kranepool grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 3 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 1ST: Brock flied to right; Sizemore popped to second;
McBride walked; Smith grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0, Cardinals 0.

METS 2ND: Boswell struck out; Hahn singled to second; Martinez
grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Hahn out
at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 2ND: Simmons grounded out (third to first); Torre
flied to center; Reitz struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets
0, Cardinals 0.

METS 3RD: Seaver grounded out (second to first); Garrett flied
to left; Grote walked; Milner singled to right [Grote to
second]; Staub singled to left [Grote to third, Milner to
second]; Kranepool singled to center [Grote scored, Milner
scored, Staub to third, Kranepool to second (on throw)]; Boswell
was walked intentionally; Hahn grounded out (pitcher to first);
2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Mets 2, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 3RD: Tyson tripled to right; McGlothen grounded out
(first unassisted); Brock reached on a fielder's choice [Tyson
out at home (third to catcher)]; Brock stole second; Sizemore
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets
2, Cardinals 0.

METS 4TH: Martinez grounded out (shortstop to first); Seaver was
called out on strikes; Garrett popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Mets 2, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 4TH: McBride popped to shortstop; Smith grounded out
(first to pitcher); Simmons grounded out (first to pitcher); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 2, Cardinals 0.

METS 5TH: Grote singled to center; Milner popped to second;
Staub flied to right; Kranepool singled to right [Grote to
third]; Boswell grounded out (second to pitcher); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Mets 2, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 5TH: Torre flied to right; Reitz flied to right; Tyson
popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 2, Cardinals 0.

METS 6TH: Hahn doubled to left; Martinez grounded out (shortstop
to first) [Hahn to third]; Seaver struck out; Garrett walked;
Grote popped to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 2, Cardinals
0.

CARDINALS 6TH: McGlothen grounded out (first to pitcher); Brock
singled to center; Brock stole second; Sizemore grounded out
(shortstop to first); McBride was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 2, Cardinals 0.

METS 7TH: Milner homered; Staub flied to center; Kranepool
grounded out (first to pitcher); Boswell was called out on
strikes; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 3, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 7TH: SCHNECK REPLACED KRANEPOOL (PLAYING LF); Smith
struck out; Simmons flied to right; Torre singled to center;
Reitz flied to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 3, Cardinals 0.

METS 8TH: Hahn singled to third; Martinez forced Hahn (pitcher
to second); Seaver struck out; Martinez stole second; Garrett
flied to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 3, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 8TH: DWYER BATTED FOR TYSON; Dwyer struck out; CRUZ
BATTED FOR MCGLOTHEN; Cruz struck out; Brock grounded out (third
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 3, Cardinals 0.

METS 9TH: DWYER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); DAVANON REPLACED
CRUZ (PLAYING SS); HRABOSKY REPLACED BROCK (PITCHING); Grote
flied to left; Milner grounded out (first to pitcher); Staub
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets
3, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 9TH: Sizemore popped to third; McBride singled to
shortstop; Smith popped to shortstop; Simmons popped to
shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 3, Cardinals 0.