New York Mets vs St. Louis Cardinals
May 13, 1974 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 13, 1974 at Busch Stadium II. 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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New York Mets 5, St. Louis Cardinals 3

New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Harrelson ss 5 1 2 0
Boswell 2b 4 1 3 0
  Millan 2b 1 0 1 0
Jones lf 4 1 1 3
  Hahn cf 0 0 0 0
Staub rf 3 0 0 0
Milner 1b 4 0 1 0
Schneck cf,lf 4 1 1 0
Garrett 3b 4 0 0 0
Grote c 3 1 1 2
Apodaca p 2 0 0 0
  Parker p 2 0 0 0
Totals 36 5 10 5
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Brock lf 5 0 0 1
Sizemore 2b 4 0 2 1
Smith rf 4 0 2 0
Simmons c 3 1 1 0
McBride cf 4 0 0 0
McCarver 1b 3 0 0 0
Reitz 3b 4 0 2 1
Alvarado ss 3 1 1 0
  Melendez ph 1 0 1 0
Gibson p 2 0 0 0
  Folkers p 0 0 0 0
  Cruz ph 1 1 1 0
  Richert p 0 0 0 0
  Hrabosky p 0 0 0 0
  Hickman ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 35 3 10 3
New York 102 000 2005101
St. Louis 000 011 1003100
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Apodaca  W (1-2) 5.0 6 2 2 1 2
  Parker  SV (1) 4.0 4 1 1 1 1
Totals
9.0
10
3
3
2
3
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Gibson  L (2-3) 6.2 8 5 5 0 0
  Folkers   0.1 1 0 0 0 0
  Richert   0.0 0 0 0 2 0
  Hrabosky   2.0 1 0 0 2 3
Totals
9.0
10
5
5
4
3

  E–Grote (1).  DP–New York 1.  2B–New York Schneck (2,off Gibson), St. Louis Alvarado (1,off Apodaca).  3B–St. Louis Cruz (1,off Parker).  HR–New York Jones (2,3rd inning off Gibson 1 on, 2 out); Grote (4,7th inning off Gibson 1 on, 1 out).  SF–Jones (2,off Gibson).  IBB–Grote (1,by Hrabosky).  WP–Apodaca (2), Parker 2 (2), Hrabosky (2).  IBB–Hrabosky (3,Grote).  U-HP–Shag Crawford, 1B–John Kibler, 2B–Andy Olsen, 3B–Dutch Rennert.  T–2:07.  A–12,653.
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