St. Louis Cardinals vs New York Mets
April 10, 1974 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 10, 1974 at Shea Stadium. The New York Mets defeated the St. Louis Cardinals and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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St. Louis Cardinals 2, New York Mets 3

St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Brock lf 3 0 0 0
Sizemore 2b 4 0 0 0
Smith rf 4 1 1 0
Torre 1b 4 1 2 0
Simmons c 4 0 1 1
  Cruz pr 0 0 0 0
McBride cf 4 0 2 0
Reitz 3b 2 0 0 1
  McCarver ph 1 0 0 0
Tyson ss 3 0 1 0
Curtis p 2 0 0 0
  Hickman ph 1 0 0 0
  Folkers p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 2 7 2
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Garrett 3b 4 0 0 0
Millan 2b 3 1 0 0
Staub rf 4 0 0 0
Jones lf 3 1 1 0
Milner 1b 3 0 1 1
Grote c 3 1 2 2
Hahn cf 3 0 1 0
Harrelson ss 3 0 1 0
Koosman p 2 0 0 0
  Apodaca p 0 0 0 0
Totals 28 3 6 3
St. Louis 010 000 001272
New York 200 001 00x361
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Curtis  L (0-1) 7.0 6 3 3 3 3
  Folkers   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
6
3
3
3
3
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Koosman  W (1-0) 8.1 7 2 2 1 4
  Apodaca  SV (1) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
7
2
2
1
4

  E–Smith (1), McBride (1), Harrelson (1).  DP–St. Louis 2, New York 2.  3B–St. Louis Smith (1,off Koosman).  HR–New York Grote (2,6th inning off Curtis 0 on, 1 out).  SF–Reitz (1,off Koosman).  SH–Koosman (1,off Curtis).  SB–McBride (1,2nd base off Koosman/Grote).  CS–Jones (1,3rd base by Curtis/Simmons).  U-HP–Tom Gorman, 1B–Bill Williams, 2B–Dick Stello, 3B–Terry Tata.  T–2:03.  A–17,154.
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