Tuesday July 29, 1975
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New York Mets 11, St. Louis Cardinals 6 (Game 2)

Game Played on Tuesday, July 29, 1975 (Night game) at Busch Stadium II

Mets 0 0 3 0 2 2 0 4 0 - 11 16 1 Cardinals 0 0 0 0 3 1 2 0 0 - 6 13 4 Mets AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Cardinals AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Unser cf 6 2 4 3 0 1 .297 McBride cf 5 0 1 0 0 1 .255 Millan 2b 5 0 0 0 0 1 .307 Melendez lf 3 0 2 1 0 0 .260 Milner 1b 5 1 2 3 0 0 .222 Brock ph 1 0 0 1 0 0 .318 Staub rf 4 1 1 1 2 1 .278 Denny p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .136 Kingman lf 5 1 2 1 0 1 .257 Bryant p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Torre 3b 5 0 1 2 0 0 .271 Davis rf,lf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .271 Phillips ss 4 1 1 0 1 0 .249 Smith 1b,rf 4 1 2 1 0 0 .290 Stearns c 5 2 1 0 0 1 .195 Reitz 3b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .274 Hall p 2 2 2 0 0 0 .500 Rudolph c 3 0 1 0 0 0 .224 Kranepool ph 1 1 1 0 0 0 .353 Simmons ph,c 1 0 0 0 0 0 .341 Baldwin p 2 0 1 0 0 1 .167 Guerrero ss 3 1 1 0 0 0 .226 Sizemore 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 .248 Tyson 2b,ss 4 2 2 1 0 0 .255 Reed p 2 1 2 1 0 0 .214 Fairly ph,1b 2 1 2 1 0 0 .329 Totals 44 11 16 10 3 6 Totals 37 6 13 6 0 2 Time of Game: 2:24 Attendance: 31,431 Left on Base: Mets 11, Cardinals 4 DP: Mets 3, Cardinals 0 Errors: Staub, Smith, Reitz, Guerrero 2 Doubles: Milner 2 (10), Kingman (11), Guerrero (7), Reed (5), Melendez (7), Fairly (5) Home Runs: Smith (15) Sacrifice Hits: Millan (12) GIDP: Guerrero (6), Melendez (10), Simmons (10) Hit by Pitch: Milner (2,by Reed) Mets IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Hall W(4-2) 5 8 3 3 0 0 0 21 4.93 Baldwin SV(6) 4 5 3 3 0 2 1 16 3.11 Totals 9 13 6 6 0 2 1 37 Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Reed L(9-9) 7 11 7 4 1 3 0 35 3.54 Denny 0.2 4 4 4 1 2 0 7 3.91 Bryant 1.1 1 0 0 1 1 0 7 16.62 Totals 9 16 11 8 3 6 0 49 Hit by Pitch: Reed (1) Wild Pitches: Denny (6) Balks: Denny (1) Umpires: HP - Chris Pelekoudas, 1B - Paul Pryor, 2B - Nick Colosi, 3B - John McSherry METS 1ST: Unser struck out; Millan grounded out (second to first); Milner grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Cardinals 0. CARDINALS 1ST: McBride grounded out (first to pitcher); Melendez singled to center; Davis flied out to right; Smith flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Cardinals 0. METS 2ND: Staub grounded out (first to pitcher); Kingman struck out; Torre grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Cardinals 0. CARDINALS 2ND: Reitz grounded out (third to first); Rudolph singled to left; Guerrero grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Rudolph out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Cardinals 0. METS 3RD: Phillips reached on an error by Guerrero; Stearns singled to center [Phillips to second]; On a bunt Hall singled [Phillips to third, Stearns to second]; Unser singled to right [Phillips scored (unearned), Stearns scored, Hall to third]; Millan popped to second in foul territory; Milner made an out to shortstop; Staub singled to center [Hall scored (unearned), Unser to second]; Kingman forced Staub (shortstop to second); 3 R (1 ER), 4 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Mets 3, Cardinals 0. CARDINALS 3RD: Tyson popped to third in foul territory; Reed singled to left; McBride singled to center [Reed to second]; Melendez grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [McBride out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 3, Cardinals 0. METS 4TH: Torre flied out to right; Phillips grounded out (third to first); Stearns struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 3, Cardinals 0. CARDINALS 4TH: Davis grounded out (shortstop to first); Smith grounded out (shortstop to first); Reitz popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 3, Cardinals 0. METS 5TH: Hall singled to center; Unser singled to left [Hall to second]; Millan out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Hall to third, Unser to second]; Milner doubled to right [Hall scored, Unser scored]; Staub was walked intentionally; Kingman popped to first in foul territory; Torre grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mets 5, Cardinals 0. CARDINALS 5TH: Rudolph made an out to third; Guerrero doubled to left; Tyson singled to center [Guerrero scored]; Reed doubled to left [Tyson scored]; McBride popped to catcher in foul territory; Melendez doubled to left [Reed scored]; Davis flied out to center; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 5, Cardinals 3. METS 6TH: Phillips singled to right; Stearns forced Phillips (pitcher to shortstop); KRANEPOOL BATTED FOR HALL; Kranepool singled to left [Stearns to second]; Unser singled to center [Stearns scored, Kranepool to second]; Millan forced Unser (second to shortstop) [Kranepool scored (error by Guerrero) (unearned), Millan to second]; Milner was hit by a pitch; Staub grounded out (second to first); 2 R (1 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Mets 7, Cardinals 3. CARDINALS 6TH: BALDWIN REPLACED KRANEPOOL (PITCHING); Smith homered; Reitz grounded out (first to pitcher); Rudolph grounded out (third to first); Guerrero grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 7, Cardinals 4. METS 7TH: On a bunt Kingman singled; Torre forced Kingman (first to shortstop); Phillips flied out to center; Stearns flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 7, Cardinals 4. CARDINALS 7TH: Tyson singled to second; FAIRLY BATTED FOR REED; Fairly doubled to right [Tyson scored, Fairly to third (error by Staub)]; McBride grounded out (first unassisted); BROCK BATTED FOR MELENDEZ; Brock grounded out (shortstop to first) [Fairly scored]; Davis popped to third in foul territory; 2 R, 2 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Mets 7, Cardinals 6. METS 8TH: FAIRLY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); SMITH CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); DAVIS CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); DENNY REPLACED BROCK (PITCHING); SIZEMORE REPLACED GUERRERO (PLAYING 2B); TYSON CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING SS); Baldwin was called out on strikes; Unser singled to right; Denny balked [Unser to second]; Denny threw a wild pitch [Unser to third]; Millan struck out; Milner doubled to left [Unser scored]; Staub was walked intentionally; Kingman doubled to left [Milner scored, Staub to third]; Torre singled to right [Staub scored, Kingman scored, Torre to third (error by Smith)]; BRYANT REPLACED DENNY (PITCHING); Phillips walked; Stearns forced Phillips (shortstop to second); 4 R, 4 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Mets 11, Cardinals 6. CARDINALS 8TH: Smith singled to center; Reitz struck out; SIMMONS BATTED FOR RUDOLPH; Simmons grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Smith out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 11, Cardinals 6. METS 9TH: SIMMONS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); Baldwin singled to right; Unser reached on an error by Reitz [Baldwin to second]; Millan flied out to left; Milner popped to third in foul territory; Staub struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Mets 11, Cardinals 6. CARDINALS 9TH: Sizemore flied out to center; Tyson flied out to right; Fairly singled to right; McBride struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 11, Cardinals 6.

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