Ultimate Mets Database: Game of September 12, 1974 - Box Score

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Previous Game:
September 11, 1974
Cardinals 4, Mets 3 1974 Regular Season Game 141
September 12, 1974
Cardinals 12, Mets 5 Next Game:
September 13, 1974
Mets 6, Cubs 0

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National League Standings, September 12, 1974

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Thru This Game

Mets Starting Lineup

3b
Wayne
Garrett 2b
Felix
Millan lf
Ed
Kranepool 1b
John
Milner c
Ron
Hodges cf
Dave
Schneck rf
Benny
Ayala ss
Ted
Martinez p
Jon
Matlack

September 12, 1974, Shea Stadium, Flushing, NY

St. Louis Cardinals 12, New York Mets 5

Cardinals ab r h bi bb so

Luis Melendez cf 3 0 0 0 0 0

- Keith Hernandez ph 1 0 0 0 0 0

- John Denny p 0 0 0 0 0 0

- Al Hrabosky p 2 1 2 2 0 0

Ted Sizemore 2b-ss 6 1 2 0 0 0

Reggie Smith rf 5 1 3 4 0 0

Joe Torre 1b 5 0 0 0 0 0

Ted Simmons c 5 1 3 0 0 0

Ken Reitz 3b 5 2 2 0 0 0

Danny Godby lf 2 1 1 0 1 1

- Bake McBride cf 1 2 1 0 0 0

Mike Tyson ss 2 0 0 0 0 0

- Ron Hunt ph-2b 2 1 1 0 1 1

Bob Gibson p 2 0 0 0 0 2

- Jack Heidemann ph 0 0 0 0 0 0

- Lou Brock ph-lf 2 2 0 1 1 1

Mets ab r h bi bb so Avg.

Wayne Garrett 3b 4 0 0 1 0 1 .218

Felix Millan 2b 5 0 1 0 0 0 .259

Ed Kranepool lf 3 0 1 0 0 0 .313

- Cleon Jones ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .282

- Bob Miller p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .111

- Tug McGraw p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .083

- Brock Pemberton ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .333

John Milner 1b 3 1 1 1 1 2 .255

- Ike Hampton ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Ron Hodges c 2 1 0 0 1 0 .237

- Duffy Dyer ph-c 1 0 0 0 0 0 .182

Dave Schneck cf-lf 2 1 1 0 1 1 .214

- George Theodore ph-lf 0 0 0 0 1 0 .152

Benny Ayala rf 4 0 0 0 0 2 .190

Ted Martinez ss 4 2 1 1 0 0 .226

Jon Matlack p 2 0 2 2 0 0 .099

- Harry Parker p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

- Ken Boswell ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 .227

- Don Hahn cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 .257

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E

St. Louis Cardinals 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 3 3 12 15 1

New York Mets 0 0 0 4 0 1 0 0 0 5 8 4

St. Louis Cardinals ip h r er bb so

Bob Gibson (W) 5.0 7 4 3 3 3

John Denny 0.0 1 1 0 0 0

Al Hrabosky (Save) 4.0 0 0 0 1 4

New York Mets ip h r er bb so

Jon Matlack (L,12-12) 5.1 8 6 3 2 3 2.53

Harry Parker 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 3.60

Bob Miller 2.1 6 6 5 1 1 3.89

Tug McGraw 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 3.72

Errors: Dave Schneck (3), Ted Sizemore.
PB: Ron Hodges, Ted Simmons.
WP: Al Hrabosky.
2B: Ed Kranepool (8).
HR: John Milner (20), Reggie Smith.
Intentional Walks: Dave Schneck, Lou Brock.
HBP: Bake McBride.
SF: Wayne Garrett.
SB: Bake McBride.

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