St. Louis Cardinals vs New York Mets
September 12, 1974 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 12, 1974 at Shea Stadium. The St. Louis Cardinals defeated the New York Mets and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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St. Louis Cardinals 12, New York Mets 5

St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Melendez cf 3 0 0 0
  Hernandez ph 1 0 0 0
  Denny p 0 0 0 0
  Hrabosky p 2 1 2 2
Sizemore 2b,ss 6 1 2 0
Smith rf 5 1 3 4
Torre 1b 5 0 0 0
Simmons c 5 1 3 0
Reitz 3b 5 2 2 0
Godby lf 2 1 1 0
  McBride cf 1 2 1 0
Tyson ss 2 0 0 0
  Hunt ph,2b 2 1 1 0
Gibson p 2 0 0 0
  Heidemann ph 0 0 0 0
  Brock ph,lf 2 2 0 1
Totals 43 12 15 7
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Garrett 3b 4 0 0 1
Millan 2b 5 0 1 0
Kranepool lf 3 0 1 0
  Jones ph 1 0 0 0
  Miller p 0 0 0 0
  McGraw p 0 0 0 0
  Pemberton ph 1 0 0 0
Milner 1b 3 1 1 1
  Hampton ph 1 0 0 0
Hodges c 2 1 0 0
  Dyer ph,c 1 0 0 0
Schneck cf,lf 2 1 1 0
  Theodore ph,lf 0 0 0 0
Ayala rf 4 0 0 0
Martinez ss 4 2 1 1
Matlack p 2 0 2 2
  Parker p 0 0 0 0
  Boswell ph 1 0 1 0
  Hahn cf 1 0 0 0
Totals 35 5 8 5
St. Louis 000 006 03312151
New York 000 401 000584
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Gibson  W (10-12) 5.0 7 4 3 3 3
  Denny   0.0 1 1 0 0 0
  Hrabosky  SV (8) 4.0 0 0 0 1 4
Totals
9.0
8
5
3
4
7
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Matlack  L (12-12) 5.1 8 6 3 2 3
  Parker   0.2 0 0 0 0 1
  Miller   2.1 6 6 5 1 1
  McGraw   0.2 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
15
12
8
3
5

  E–Sizemore (12), Schneck (5), Theodore (3), Martinez 2 (16).  PB–Simmons (12); Hodges (4).  2B–New York Kranepool (8,off Gibson).  HR–St. Louis Smith (22,6th inning off Matlack 1 on, 0 out), New York Milner (20,4th inning off Gibson 0 on, 0 out).  HBP–McBride (12,by Miller).  IBB–Brock (14,by Miller); Schneck (2,by Gibson).  SF–Garrett (4,off Hrabosky).  SB–McBride (25,2nd base off Miller/Dyer).  WP–Hrabosky (3).  BK–Gibson (2).  HBP–Miller (1,McBride).  IBB–Gibson (13,Schneck); Miller (11,Brock).  U-HP–Lee Weyer, 1B–Bob Engel, 2B–Frank Pulli, 3B–Ed Sudol.  T–2:57.  A–11,747.
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