St. Louis Cardinals vs New York Mets
September 5, 1975 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 5, 1975 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 5

St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Brock lf 4 0 1 0
McBride cf 4 1 2 1
Davis rf 4 0 1 1
Simmons c 3 0 1 0
Fairly 1b 4 0 1 0
Smith 3b 4 0 1 0
Sizemore 2b 4 0 0 0
Tyson ss 4 1 1 0
Rasmussen p 2 0 0 0
  Curtis p 0 0 0 0
  Hernandez ph 0 0 0 0
  Lintz pr 0 0 0 0
  Garman p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 2 8 2
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Unser cf 4 2 3 0
Millan 2b 3 0 1 0
Vail lf 4 1 2 3
Staub rf 3 1 2 0
Kingman 1b 4 1 2 2
Garrett 3b 4 0 1 0
Grote c 4 0 0 0
Phillips ss 2 0 0 0
  Harrelson ph,ss 2 0 0 0
Seaver p 2 0 0 0
  Alou ph 1 0 0 0
  Apodaca p 1 0 0 0
Totals 34 5 11 5
St. Louis 000 020 000283
New York 002 002 10x5110
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Rasmussen  L (4-3) 5.1 9 4 4 0 1
  Curtis   0.2 0 0 0 0 1
  Garman   2.0 2 1 1 1 2
Totals
8.0
11
5
5
1
4
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Seaver  W (21-7) 6.0 8 2 2 1 7
  Apodaca  SV (13) 3.0 0 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
8
2
2
2
8

  E–McBride (2), Sizemore (20), Garman (3).  DP–St. Louis 1, New York 1.  2B–St. Louis McBride 2 (9,off Seaver 2); Tyson (15,off Seaver), New York Staub (26,off Rasmussen).  HR–New York Vail (2,3rd inning off Rasmussen 1 on, 2 out); Kingman (30,6th inning off Rasmussen 1 on, 1 out).  SH–Millan (16,off Garman).  IBB–Staub (13,by Garman).  SB–Brock (53,2nd base off Seaver/Grote).  CS–Kingman (5,2nd base by Rasmussen/Simmons).  IBB–Garman (21,Staub).  U-HP–Paul Pryor, 1B–Nick Colosi, 2B–John McSherry, 3B–Chris Pelekoudas.  T–2:23.  A–27,093.
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