Ron Fairly hit his first homer in a Cardinal uniform and also singled, driving in a total of four runs, in a 6-4 victory over the Giants. The Cards, taking advantage of John D'Acquisto's wildness, scored three times after two were out in the first inning on a walk, hit batsman, wild pitch, Fairly's single and a double by Keith Hernandez.

A double by Mike Tyson and single by Lou Brock added a tally in the second before Ted Simmons walked and Fairly homered in the third. Gary Matthews batted in three runs for the Giants with a triple and homer. [The Sporting News]



St. Louis Cardinals 6, San Francisco Giants 4
Game Played on Friday, May       9, 1975 (Night game) at Busch Stadium II
Giants       1  0  2    0  0  0    0  1  0  -   4  7  0
Cardinals    3  1  2    0  0  0    0  0  x  -   6  9  2


Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Joshua cf             4   1   2   0     0   0   .343      Brock lf              4   0   3   1     1   0   .278
Thomas 2b             4   2   2   0     0   0   .256      Sizemore 2b           3   0   0   0     2   1   .281
Murcer rf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .269      Dwyer cf              1   1   0   0     1   0   .083
Matthews lf           4   1   2   3     0   0   .319        Melendez ph,cf      3   0   1   0     0   0   .286
Montanez 1b           4   0   0   0     0   3   .267      Simmons c             1   2   1   0     2   0   .267
Speier ss             4   0   0   0     0   1   .292      Fairly rf             4   2   2   4     0   0   .333
Ontiveros 3b          2   0   1   0     1   1   .268      Hernandez 1b          2   0   1   1     0   0   .224
  Thomasson pr        0   0   0   0     0   0   .114        Cater ph,1b         2   0   0   0     0   0   .308
Hill c                3   0   0   0     0   0   .231      Reitz 3b              3   0   0   0     1   1   .348
  Heaverlo p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Tyson ss              3   1   1   0     1   0   .389
  Goodson ph          1   0   0   0     0   1   .234      McGlothen p           3   0   0   0     0   2   .000
D'Acquisto p          1   0   0   0     0   1   .000        Hrabosky p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Lavelle p           1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Rader ph,c          2   0   0   0     0   0   .245

Totals               34   4   7   3     1   7             Totals               29   6   9   6     8   4

Time of Game: 2:37   Attendance: 21,410
Left on Base: Giants 5, Cardinals 9
DP: Giants 1, Cardinals 1
Errors: Simmons, Reitz
Doubles: Joshua (3), Hernandez (2), Tyson (2)
Triples: Matthews (2), Brock (2)
Home Runs: Matthews (4), Fairly (1)
Stolen Bases: Thomas (2), Matthews (7), Brock (6)
Caught Stealing: Brock 2 (3)
Sacrifice Hits: McGlothen (1)
GIDP: Hill (3)
Hit by Pitch: Ontiveros (1,by McGlothen), Simmons (1,by D'Acquisto)


Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
D'Acquisto L(1-4)       2     5   6   6   3   2   1  14  11.19
Lavelle                 4     3   0   0   4   1   0  18   1.45
Heaverlo                2     1   0   0   1   1   0   7   1.32
Totals                  8     9   6   6   8   4   1  39

Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
McGlothen W(3-2)        8.1   7   4   3   1   6   1  34   5.70
Hrabosky SV(3)          0.2   0   0   0   0   1   0   2   2.08
Totals                  9     7   4   3   1   7   1  36

Hit by Pitch: D'Acquisto (1), McGlothen (1)
Wild Pitches: D'Acquisto (5)

Umpires: HP - Satch Davidson, 1B - Jerry Dale, 2B - Tom Gorman, 3B - Lee Weyer


GIANTS 1ST: Joshua grounded out (second to first); Thomas
singled to left; Thomas stole second [Thomas scored (error by
Simmons) (unearned)]; Murcer flied out to center; Matthews flied
out to left; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 1, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 1ST: Brock grounded out (shortstop to first); Sizemore
struck out; Dwyer walked; Simmons was hit by a pitch [Dwyer to
second]; D'Acquisto threw a wild pitch [Dwyer to third, Simmons
to second]; Fairly singled to right [Dwyer scored, Simmons
scored]; Hernandez doubled to left [Fairly scored, Hernandez to
third (on throw to home)]; Reitz struck out; 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Giants 1, Cardinals 3.

GIANTS 2ND: Montanez was called out on strikes; Speier grounded
out (first to pitcher); Ontiveros was hit by a pitch; Hill
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 1,
Cardinals 3.

CARDINALS 2ND: Tyson doubled to left; McGlothen reached on a
fielder's choice on a sacrifice bunt [Tyson to third]; Brock
singled to left [Tyson scored, McGlothen to second]; McGlothen
was picked off second (catcher to shortstop); Brock was caught
stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Sizemore walked; Dwyer
lined to first; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 1, Cardinals 4.

GIANTS 3RD: D'Acquisto struck out; Joshua doubled to left;
Thomas singled to third [Joshua stayed at second]; Murcer flied
out to right [Joshua to third]; Matthews tripled to right
[Joshua scored, Thomas scored]; Montanez grounded out (second to
first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 3, Cardinals 4.

CARDINALS 3RD: Simmons walked; Fairly homered [Simmons scored];
LAVELLE REPLACED D'ACQUISTO (PITCHING); Hernandez grounded out
(shortstop to first); Reitz grounded out (third to first); Tyson
grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants
3, Cardinals 6.

GIANTS 4TH: Speier was called out on strikes; Ontiveros walked;
Hill grounded into a double play (pitcher to second to first)
[Ontiveros out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 3,
Cardinals 6.

CARDINALS 4TH: McGlothen popped to catcher in foul territory;
Brock walked; Sizemore forced Brock (third to second); MELENDEZ
BATTED FOR DWYER; Melendez flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Giants 3, Cardinals 6.

GIANTS 5TH: MELENDEZ STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); Lavelle
grounded out (shortstop to first); Joshua singled to second;
Thomas flied out to center; Murcer popped to third in foul
territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 3, Cardinals 6.

CARDINALS 5TH: Simmons singled to left; Fairly grounded out
(third to first) [Simmons to second]; CATER BATTED FOR
HERNANDEZ; Cater grounded out (second to first) [Simmons to
third]; Reitz walked; Tyson walked [Reitz to second]; McGlothen
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Giants 3, Cardinals 6.

GIANTS 6TH: CATER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); Matthews reached
on an error by Reitz; Montanez struck out; Matthews stole
second; Speier grounded out (second to first) [Matthews to
third]; Ontiveros struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 3,
Cardinals 6.

CARDINALS 6TH: Brock singled to center; Brock stole second;
Brock was caught stealing third (catcher to third); Sizemore
grounded out (third to first); Melendez singled to third;
Simmons walked [Melendez to second]; Fairly grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 3, Cardinals 6.

GIANTS 7TH: Hill grounded out (shortstop to first); RADER BATTED
FOR LAVELLE; Rader popped to third in foul territory; Joshua
flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 3, Cardinals 6.

CARDINALS 7TH: RADER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); HEAVERLO
REPLACED HILL (PITCHING); Cater flied out to right; Reitz
grounded out (second to first); Tyson grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 3, Cardinals 6.

GIANTS 8TH: Thomas grounded out (shortstop to first); Murcer
grounded out (first unassisted); Matthews homered; Montanez was
called out on strikes; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 4,
Cardinals 6.

CARDINALS 8TH: McGlothen struck out; Brock tripled to left;
Sizemore walked; Melendez lined into a double play (shortstop to
first) [Sizemore out at first]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 4,
Cardinals 6.

GIANTS 9TH: Speier lined to left; Ontiveros singled to left;
THOMASSON RAN FOR ONTIVEROS; GOODSON BATTED FOR HEAVERLO;
HRABOSKY REPLACED MCGLOTHEN (PITCHING); Goodson struck out;
Rader flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 4,
Cardinals 6.