Redbirds Rally to Take 2 of 3 from Phils

May 5, 1975                   1 2 3   4 5 6   7 8 9      R  H  E
1975 Philadelphia 14-8        2 2 0   0 0 2   0 0 0      6 11  2
1975 St. Louis 9-12           0 0 0   3 1 0   0 0 0      4  5  1

Recap

Phi 1st: Scored 2 runs on 2 hits.
Phi      Mike Schmidt hit a solo HR(3) to take the lead.  Phi  1 StL 0.
Phi      Greg Luzinski hit a solo HR(7).  Phi  2 StL 0.
Phi 2nd: Scored 2 runs on 2 hits and 2 walks.
Phi      Dave Cash singled scoring 2.  Phi  4 StL 0.
Phi 3rd: Failed to score on 2 hits and one walk.
StL 4th: Scored 3 runs on 2 hits, and an error.
StL      Ted Simmons hit a 2 run HR(5).  Phi  4 StL 2.
StL      Ken Reitz scored on a balk by Carlton.  Phi  4 StL 3.
StL 5th: Scored 1 run on a hit, and an error.
StL      Reggie Smith hit a fly ball scoring 1 to tie the score.  Phi  4 StL 4.
Phi 6th: Sent 7 batters to the plate scoring 2 runs on 3 hits and one walk.
Phi      Bob Boone hit a solo HR(1) to take the lead.  Phi  5 StL 4.
Phi      Larry Bowa singled scoring Carlton.  Phi  6 StL 4.

Phi  Bob Boone: 1 for 3, HR, 2 runs.
Phi  Greg Luzinski: 2 for 5, HR.

Phi  Steve Carlton pitched a solid complete game for the win: 2 earned runs, 5 hits, 1 BB, 4 K. He's 3-1 on the year.
StL  Bob Gibson pitched poorly for 5.2 innings and took the loss: 6 earned runs, 10 hits, 4 BB, 3 K. He's now 1-3

May 7, 1975                   1 2 3   4 5 6   7 8 9      R  H  E
1975 Philadelphia 14-9        2 0 2   0 0 0   0 0 0      4  6  1
1975 St. Louis 10-12          2 0 4   2 0 0   0 0 -      8 16  0

Recap

Phi 1st: Scored 2 runs on 3 hits and one walk.
Phi      Tom Hutton singled scoring Cash to take the lead.  Phi  1 StL 0.
Phi      Mike Schmidt singled scoring Luzinski.  Phi  2 StL 0.
StL 1st: Scored 2 runs on 2 hits and one walk.
StL      Bake McBride hit a grounder scoring 1.  Phi  2 StL 1.
StL      Ron Fairly doubled scoring Sizemore to tie the score.  Phi  2 StL 2.
Phi 3rd: Sent 7 batters to the plate scoring 2 runs on 3 hits and one walk.
Phi      Tom Hutton hit a grounder scoring 1 to take the lead.  Phi  3 StL 2.
Phi      Mike Schmidt singled scoring Bowa.  Phi  4 StL 2.
StL 3rd: Sent 8 batters to the plate scoring 4 runs on 5 hits, one walk and an error.
StL      Ted Sizemore singled scoring Brock.  Phi  4 StL 3.
StL      Ron Fairly singled scoring Sizemore to tie the score.  Phi  4 StL 4.
StL      Jim Dwyer singled scoring Simmons to take the lead.  Phi  4 StL 5.
StL      Ken Reitz hit a fly ball scoring 1.  Phi  4 StL 6.
StL 4th: Sent 7 batters to the plate scoring 2 runs on 4 hits.
StL      Bake McBride hit a fly ball scoring 1.  Phi  4 StL 7.
StL      Ted Simmons singled scoring Brock.  Phi  4 StL 8.

StL  Lou Brock: 3 for 4, 3 runs, 2 SB.
StL  Ron Fairly: 4 for 5, double, 2 RBI.
StL  Ted Simmons: 3 for 5, double.

StL  Bob Forsch pitched 8 innings to earn the win: 4 earned runs, 6 hits, 2 BB, 6 K. He's 3-2

on the season.

May 8, 1975                   1 2 3   4 5 6   7 8 9   10    R  H  E
1975 Philadelphia 14-10       0 0 2   2 0 0   0 0 1    0    5  9  0
1975 St. Louis 11-12          2 0 2   1 0 0   0 0 0    2    7 14  0

Recap

StL 1st: Scored 2 runs on 4 hits.
StL      Lou Brock hit a solo HR(1) to take the lead.  Phi  0 StL 1.
StL      Keith Hernandez singled scoring Sizemore.  Phi  0 StL 2.
Phi 3rd: Sent 8 batters to the plate scoring 2 runs on a hit and 4 walks.
Phi      Jim Lonborg scored on a WP by Denny.  Phi  1 StL 2.
Phi      Tom Hutton hit a fly ball scoring 1 to tie the score.  Phi  2 StL 2.
StL 3rd: Scored 2 runs on 2 hits and one walk.
StL      Bake McBride singled scoring Brock to take the lead.  Phi  2 StL 3.
StL      Ron Fairly hit a fly ball scoring 1.  Phi  2 StL 4.
Phi 4th: Sent 7 batters to the plate scoring 2 runs on 3 hits and 2 walks.
Phi      Larry Bowa singled scoring Lonborg.  Phi  3 StL 4.
Phi      Garry Maddox doubled scoring Cash to tie the score.  Phi  4 StL 4.
Phi      Tom Hutton DP with bases loaded, end 4th.
StL 4th: Scored 1 run on 2 hits.
StL      Lou Brock singled scoring Tyson to take the lead.  Phi  4 StL 5.
Phi 9th: Scored 1 run on 2 hits and one walk.
Phi      Garry Maddox singled scoring Bowa to tie the score.  Phi  5 StL 5.
StL 0th: Scored 2 runs on 2 hits.
StL      Keith Hernandez hit a 2 run HR(3) to win the game.  Phi  5 StL 7.

Phi  Larry Bowa: 3 for 6, double, 2 runs.
Phi  Mike Schmidt: 0 for 2, 3 W.
StL  Lou Brock: 2 for 4, HR, 2 RBI, 2 runs.
StL  Keith Hernandez: 2 for 5, HR, 3 RBI.
StL  Ted Simmons: 3 for 5.

StL  Al Hrabosky pitched 2 innings and picked up the win: 2 IP, 1 earned run, 3 hits, 1 BB, 2 K. He goes to 2-0 on the year.