Mets @ Cardinals
September 7, 1974

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Bottom 9 R H E
Mets 1 7 1
Cardinals 1 5 1
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Mets 1 7 1
Cardinals 2 6 1

Lou Brock Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .315
OBP .500 .371
At Bats 3 540
Hits 1 170
• Singles 1 138
• Doubles 0 23
• Triples 0 6
• Home Runs 0 3
Walks 1 48
RBI’s 0 41

Jon Matlack Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
12 10 0
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Busch Stadium - September 7, 1974
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Single
Jon Matlack
Ron Hodges
John Milner
Felix Millan
Wayne Garrett
Bud Harrelson
Benny Ayala
Ted Martinez
Rusty Staub
Lou Brock
Ron Hunt
Danny Godby
Ken Reitz

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
New York Mets 1 7 1 7
St. Louis Cardinals 2 6 1 9
Winning Pitcher Bob Gibson
Losing Pitcher Jon Matlack
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Lou Brock
Attendance 36,007
Time of Game 2 hours 17 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 2 Outs

End of Game

Brock hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Reitz scores. Godby moves to third. Hunt moves to second.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Ron Hunt pinch hits for Bob Gibson. Hunt hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrelson fields it and throws to home to get McBride. Reitz moves to third. Godby moves to second.
Bottom 9 Danny Godby pinch hits for Mike Tyson. Godby is walked intentionally. Reitz moves to second.
Bottom 9 Reitz hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. McBride moves to third.
Bottom 9 Larry Herndon pinch runs for Ted Simmons. McBride hits a ball on the ground towards third. Garrett fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 9 Simmons takes first base on ball four.
Top 9 Martinez strikes out.
Top 9 Hodges hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sizemore fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Garrett moves to second.
Top 9 Garrett hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 9 Milner hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gibson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Staub hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tyson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Torre hits a fly ball into left field. Ayala settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Smith hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrelson fields it and throws to home to get Brock. Score that a fielder's choice.
Bottom 8 Sizemore bunts towards third. Garrett fields it and throws to first for the out. Brock moves to third.
Bottom 8 Benny Ayala now playing left field. Brock hits a line drive into left field. Ayala picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Ayala. Brock moves to second.
Top 8 Kranepool hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sizemore scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Millan hits a fly ball into center field. McBride settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Harrelson hits a fly ball into left field. Brock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Gibson hits a fly ball into center field. Martinez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Tyson strikes out.
Bottom 7 Reitz hits a fly ball into left field. Kranepool settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Matlack hits a line drive towards left. Brock catches it and throws to second to double up Hodges.
Top 7 Martinez takes first base on ball four. Hodges moves to second.
Top 7 Hodges hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 7 Garrett hits a ball on the ground towards first. Torre scoops it up and throws to first, with Gibson covering, for the out.
Bottom 6 McBride strikes out.
Bottom 6 Simmons is walked intentionally.
Bottom 6 Torre hits a ball on the ground towards third. Garrett fields it and throws to first for the out. Sizemore moves to third. Smith moves to second.
Bottom 6 Smith takes first base on ball four. Sizemore moves to second.
Bottom 6 Sizemore hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Brock strikes out.
Top 6 Milner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sizemore scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Staub strikes out.
Top 6 The ball gets by Simmons for a passed ball. Kranepool moves to second.
Top 6 Kranepool hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 6 Millan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Reitz fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Gibson hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Hodges settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Tyson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Milner scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Tyson for the out.
Bottom 5 Reitz strikes out.
Top 5 Harrelson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tyson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Matlack is called out on strikes.
Top 5 Martinez strikes out.
Bottom 4 McBride hits a popup towards short. Harrelson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Simmons hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Kranepool. Simmons reaches second base with a double. Sizemore scores.
Bottom 4 Torre strikes out.
Bottom 4 Smith hits a fly ball into left field. Kranepool settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Sizemore moves to second.
Bottom 4 Sizemore takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Hodges hits a ball on the ground towards first. Torre scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Hodges for the out.
Top 4 Garrett hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sizemore scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Milner moves to third.
Top 4 There goes Milner. The throw from Simmons and he is safe. Milner steals second.
Top 4 Milner hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 4 Staub hits a fly ball into right field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Brock hits a line drive towards short. Harrelson reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Gibson hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Staub who is chasing the ball. Gibson reaches third base with a triple.
Bottom 3 Tyson strikes out.
Bottom 3 Reitz hits a popup towards first. Milner settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Kranepool hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Simmons fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Millan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Reitz fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Harrelson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sizemore scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 McBride strikes out.
Bottom 2 Simmons hits a line drive towards third. Garrett reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Torre strikes out.
Top 2 Matlack hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sizemore scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Martinez is walked intentionally.
Top 2 Hodges hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tyson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Garrett moves to second.
Top 2 Garrett hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Milner scores.
Top 2 Milner hits a line drive into right field. That will be extra bases. Smith fumbles the ball. That's a double and an error on Smith. Milner moves to third.
Top 2 Staub hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tyson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Smith strikes out.
Bottom 1 Sizemore hits a ball on the ground towards third. Garrett fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Matlack fires to first and has Brock trapped. There's the throw to Harrelson who tags Brock for the out.
Bottom 1 Brock takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Kranepool hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tyson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Millan hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Gibson, and towards Tyson, who fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Harrelson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sizemore scoops it up and throws to first for the out.