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Mets
@ Cardinals
Busch Stadium
September 12, 1975
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the St. Louis Cardinals and the New York Mets, played on September 12, 1975 at Busch Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | September 12, 1975 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
New York Mets
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| Home Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 12, 1975 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | New York Mets |
| Home Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Jon Matlack |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Lynn McGlothen |
| Ballpark | Busch Stadium |
| City | St. Louis |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | 14,731 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 6 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Doug Harvey 1B: Harry Wendelstedt 2B: Bob Engel 3B: Dutch Rennert |
New York Mets Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Del Unser | Center Fielder |
| Felix Millan | Second Baseman |
| Mike Vail | Left Fielder |
| Dave Kingman | First Baseman |
| Rusty Staub | Right Fielder |
| Jerry Grote | Catcher |
| Roy Staiger | Third Baseman |
| Mike Phillips | Shortstop |
| Jon Matlack | Pitcher |
| Roy McMillan | Manager |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Luis Melendez | Center Fielder |
| Ted Sizemore | Second Baseman |
| Reggie Smith | Right Fielder |
| Ted Simmons | Catcher |
| Hector Cruz | Left Fielder |
| Ken Reitz | Third Baseman |
| Keith Hernandez | First Baseman |
| Mike Tyson | Shortstop |
| Lynn McGlothen | Pitcher |
| Red Schoendienst | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Mets
@ Cardinals
Busch Stadium
September 12, 1975
Top 1
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Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Unser vs. McGlothen
Unser hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sizemore scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Millan vs. McGlothen
Millan hits a popup, foul, towards first. Hernandez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vail vs. McGlothen
Vail hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sizemore scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Melendez vs. Matlack
Melendez hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Staub settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sizemore vs. Matlack
Sizemore hits a ball on the ground towards third. Staiger fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Matlack
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards third. Staiger fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kingman vs. McGlothen
Kingman hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McGlothen fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Staub vs. McGlothen
Staub hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Smith. Staub reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Grote vs. McGlothen
Grote hits a fly ball into center field. Melendez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Staub moves to third. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Staiger vs. McGlothen
Staiger hits a fly ball into right field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simmons vs. Matlack
Simmons hits a popup, foul, towards first. Kingman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Matlack
Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards short. Phillips scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reitz vs. Matlack
Reitz hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hernandez vs. Matlack
Hernandez hits a popup towards short. Phillips settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Phillips vs. McGlothen
Phillips hits a fly ball into right field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Matlack vs. McGlothen
Matlack hits a popup towards short. Tyson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Unser vs. McGlothen
Unser hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off McGlothen, and towards Sizemore, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tyson vs. Matlack
Tyson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Millan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McGlothen vs. Matlack
McGlothen hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Millan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Melendez vs. Matlack
Melendez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Staiger fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sizemore vs. Matlack
Sizemore hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Melendez moves to third. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Smith vs. Matlack
There's a wild pitch. Melendez scores. Sizemore moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Smith vs. Matlack
Smith takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Simmons vs. Matlack
Simmons strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Millan vs. McGlothen
Millan hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Cruz. Millan reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Vail vs. McGlothen
Vail takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kingman vs. McGlothen
Kingman hits a fly ball into left field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Staub vs. McGlothen
Staub hits a popup, foul, towards third. Reitz settles under it, and drops the ball. That's an error on Reitz. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Staub vs. McGlothen
Staub hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hernandez scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Staub for the out. Millan moves to third. Vail moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Grote vs. McGlothen
Grote hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tyson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Matlack
Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards third. Staiger fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reitz vs. Matlack
Reitz hits a fly ball into center field. Unser settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hernandez vs. Matlack
Hernandez strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Staiger vs. McGlothen
Staiger hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Simmons settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Phillips vs. McGlothen
Phillips hits a fly ball into right field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Matlack vs. McGlothen
Matlack hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Unser vs. McGlothen
Unser hits a fly ball into left field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tyson vs. Matlack
Tyson hits a fly ball into left field. Vail settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McGlothen vs. Matlack
McGlothen strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Melendez vs. Matlack
Melendez hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sizemore vs. Matlack
Sizemore hits a ball on the ground towards short. Phillips fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Melendez moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Smith vs. Matlack
Smith hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Melendez scores. There goes Sizemore trying to get to second. Vail throws the ball in to Staiger who relays the ball to Phillips who tags Sizemore for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Millan vs. McGlothen
Millan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tyson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vail vs. McGlothen
Vail hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sizemore scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kingman vs. McGlothen
Kingman hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Staub vs. McGlothen
Staub hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Smith who is chasing the ball. Staub reaches third base with a triple. Kingman goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Grote vs. McGlothen
Grote hits a popup, foul, towards first. Hernandez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Mets, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simmons vs. Matlack
Simmons hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cruz vs. Matlack
Cruz hits a fly ball into right field. Staub settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Reitz vs. Matlack
Reitz hits a fly ball into center field. Unser settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hernandez vs. Matlack
Hernandez hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Simmons moves to third. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Tyson vs. Matlack
Tyson hits a line drive to left field. That will be extra bases. Vail chases after the ball, picks it up, and throws towards the plate. Grote fumbles the ball. That's a double and an error on Grote. Simmons scores. Hernandez goes all the way around to score. Tyson moves to third. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
McGlothen vs. Matlack
McGlothen strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Mets, 1 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Staiger vs. McGlothen
Staiger hits a ball on the ground towards third. Reitz fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Phillips vs. McGlothen
Phillips hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sizemore scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Milner vs. McGlothen
John Milner pinch hits for Jon Matlack.
Milner hits a fly ball into center field. Melendez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Mets, 1 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Melendez vs. Apodaca
Bob Apodaca now pitching.
Melendez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Phillips scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sizemore vs. Apodaca
Sizemore hits a fly ball into center field. Unser settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Apodaca
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Millan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Mets, 1 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Unser vs. McGlothen
Unser hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Millan vs. McGlothen
Millan hits a fly ball into left field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Vail vs. McGlothen
Vail hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Unser moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kingman vs. McGlothen
Kingman hits a fly ball into left field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Staub vs. McGlothen
Staub hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sizemore scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Mets, 1 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simmons vs. Apodaca
Simmons hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cruz vs. Apodaca
Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Apodaca fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Reitz vs. Apodaca
Reitz hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kingman scoops it up and throws to first, with Apodaca covering, for the out. Cruz moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hernandez vs. Apodaca
Hernandez is walked intentionally. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Tyson vs. Apodaca
There's a wild pitch. Cruz moves to third. Hernandez moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Tyson vs. Apodaca
Tyson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Millan misplays the ball. That's an error on Millan. Cruz scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McGlothen vs. Apodaca
McGlothen hits a ball on the ground towards short. Phillips fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Mets, 1 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grote vs. McGlothen
Buddy Bradford now playing right field.
Grote hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sizemore scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Staiger vs. McGlothen
Staiger hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Simmons settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Phillips vs. McGlothen
Phillips hits a fly ball into left field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/12/1975 -- New York at St.Louis (N)
New York AB R H RBI St.Louis AB R H RBI
Unser D, cf 4 0 1 0 Melendez L, cf 4 2 2 0
Millan F, 2b 4 0 1 0 Sizemore T, 2b 4 0 2 0
Vail M, lf 3 0 1 0 Smith R, rf 3 0 1 1
Kingman D, 1b 4 1 1 0 Bradford B, rf 0 0 0 0
Staub R, rf 4 0 2 1 Simmons T, c 4 1 2 0
Grote J, c 4 0 0 0 Cruz H, lf 4 1 0 0
Staiger R, 3b 4 0 0 0 Reitz K, 3b 4 0 1 0
Phillips M, ss 4 0 0 0 Hernandez K, 1b 3 1 1 0
Matlack J, p 2 0 1 0 Tyson M, ss 4 0 1 2
Milner J, ph 1 0 0 0 McGlothen L, p 4 0 0 0
Apodaca B, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
34 1 7 1 34 5 10 3
New York 000 001 000 -- 1
St.Louis 001 012 01x -- 5
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Matlack J (L) 6.0 9 4 4 1 4
Apodaca B 2.0 1 1 0 1 0
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
McGlothen L (W) 9.0 7 1 1 1 0
E -- Reitz K, Grote J, Millan F
LOB -- New York 7, St.Louis 7
2B -- Staub R, Millan F, Tyson M
3B -- Staub R
WP -- Matlack J, Apodaca B
T -- 2:06
A -- 14731
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