Dave Marshall hit three doubles and Art Shamsky smashed a homer to lead the Mets to an 8-4 victory over the Expos. After Marshall rapped his second double in the fifth inning, Shamsky whacked his homer to break the 2-2 tie. The Mets added three runs in the sixth on a pass to Bud Harrelson with the bases loaded and a ground-rule double by Marshall, whose hit bounced over the fence in center field. Adolfp Phillips and John Bateman hit homers for the Expos, who also scored on a triple steal in the second, with Bob Bailey on the front end of the thievery. [The Sporting News]



New York Mets 8, Montreal Expos 4
Game Played on Tuesday, May       12, 1970 (Day game) at Shea Stadium
Expos        0  1  1    0  0  1    0  1  0  -   4 10  0
Mets         0  1  1    0  2  3    1  0  x  -   8  8  0


Expos                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Hahn rf               3   0   0   0     0   0   .200      Agee cf               3   1   0   0     2   2   .233
  Jones ph,lf         1   0   1   0     0   0   .213      Harrelson ss          2   1   0   1     3   0   .300
Sutherland 2b         3   0   0   0     0   0   .175      Marshall lf           4   1   3   2     1   0   .324
  Day ph,cf           1   0   0   0     0   0   .222      Shamsky rf            3   1   2   2     2   0   .322
  Boccabella ph       1   0   0   0     0   0   .136        Swoboda pr,rf       0   0   0   0     0   0   .231
  Renko p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .250      Boswell 2b            4   1   1   1     0   0   .288
Phillips cf           3   1   1   1     0   0   .200      Kranepool 1b          2   1   0   0     2   0   .182
  Staehle ph,2b       2   0   0   0     0   0   .247      Foy 3b                2   0   1   1     2   0   .204
Bailey lf             3   1   1   0     0   0   .132      Dyer c                3   1   1   0     0   1   .197
  Staub ph,rf         1   0   1   0     1   0   .299      Sadecki p             2   0   0   0     0   1   .000
Laboy 3b              5   1   2   0     0   1   .129        Clendenon ph        0   1   0   0     1   0   .265
Bateman c             4   1   2   1     1   0   .175        Cardwell p          0   0   0   1     0   0   .000
Fairly 1b             3   0   0   0     1   1   .260        McGraw p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .500
Wine ss               4   0   1   1     0   0   .218
Morton p              1   0   0   0     1   1   .333
  Brand ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .245
  Strohmayer p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Reed p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Raymond p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Sparma p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Fairey ph,cf        1   0   1   0     0   0   .273

Totals               37   4  10   3     4   3             Totals               25   8   8   8    13   4

Time of Game: 3:04   Attendance:  8,521
Left on Base: Expos 11, Mets 9
DP: Expos 2, Mets 0
Doubles: Bailey (1), Laboy 2 (4), Marshall 3 (3)
Home Runs: Phillips (2), Bateman (1), Shamsky (3)
Stolen Bases: Fairly (5), Bateman (1), Bailey (1), Harrelson (10), Foy (9)
Caught Stealing: Foy (3), Swoboda (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Dyer (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Boswell (2), Cardwell (1)
GIDP: Sadecki (1)
Hit by Pitch: Jones (4,by Cardwell)


Expos                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Morton L(3-1)           5     6   4   4   4   3   1  24   3.28
Strohmayer              0.1   1   3   3   3   0   0   5   6.08
Reed                    0     1   0   0   1   0   0   2   5.57
Raymond                 0.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   1.69
Sparma                  1     0   1   1   4   1   0   6   7.06
Renko                   1     0   0   0   1   0   0   3   6.91
Totals                  8     8   8   8  13   4   1  41

Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Sadecki W(1-0)          6     6   3   3   3   3   1  27   4.20
Cardwell                1.2   4   1   1   0   0   1  10   6.52
McGraw SV(4)            1.1   0   0   0   1   0   0   5   3.07
Totals                  9    10   4   4   4   3   2  42

Hit by Pitch: Cardwell (2)
Wild Pitches: Strohmayer (4), Sparma (4)

Umpires: HP - John Kibler, 1B - Satch Davidson, 2B - Augie Donatelli, 3B - Chris Pelekoudas


EXPOS 1ST: Hahn popped to second; Sutherland grounded out
(shortstop to first); Phillips flied to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Expos 0, Mets 0.

METS 1ST: Agee struck out; Harrelson grounded out (first
unassisted); Marshall doubled to center; Shamsky popped to
shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 0, Mets 0.

EXPOS 2ND: Bailey doubled to center; Laboy struck out; Bateman
singled to left [Bailey to third]; Fairly walked [Bateman to
second]; Bailey stole home and Bateman stole third and Fairly
stole second; Wine popped to second; Morton walked; Hahn forced
Morton (shortstop to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Expos 1,
Mets 0.

METS 2ND: Boswell singled to center; Kranepool walked [Boswell
to second]; Foy singled to left [Kranepool to second, Boswell
scored]; Dyer forced Foy (shortstop to second) [Kranepool to
third]; Sadecki grounded into a double play (shortstop to first)
[Dyer out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 1, Mets 1.

EXPOS 3RD: Sutherland grounded out (third to first); Phillips
homered; Bailey lined to center; Laboy doubled to left; Bateman
was walked intentionally; Fairly was called out on strikes; 1 R,
2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Expos 2, Mets 1.

METS 3RD: Agee grounded out (second to first); Harrelson walked;
Harrelson stole second; Marshall walked; Shamsky singled
[Marshall to second, Harrelson to third]; Boswell hit a
sacrifice fly to right [Harrelson scored, Marshall to third];
Kranepool grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
 Expos 2, Mets 2.

EXPOS 4TH: Wine flied to center; Morton struck out; Hahn popped
to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 2, Mets
2.

METS 4TH: Foy walked; Foy stole second; Dyer out on a sacrifice
bunt (third to first) [Foy to third]; Sadecki struck out; Agee
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 2, Mets 2.

EXPOS 5TH: Sutherland grounded out (first unassisted); Phillips
flied to center; Bailey flied to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Expos 2, Mets 2.

METS 5TH: Harrelson grounded out (second to first); Marshall
doubled to center; Shamsky homered [Marshall scored]; Boswell
popped to catcher in foul territory; Kranepool grounded out
(second to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 2, Mets 4.

EXPOS 6TH: Laboy doubled to center; Bateman grounded out
(shortstop to first); Fairly flied to right [Laboy to third];
Wine singled to center [Laboy scored]; BRAND BATTED FOR MORTON;
Brand grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Expos 3, Mets 4.

METS 6TH: STROHMAYER REPLACED BRAND (PITCHING); Foy lined to
left; Dyer singled to left; CLENDENON BATTED FOR SADECKI;
Clendenon walked [Dyer to second]; Strohmayer threw a wild pitch
[Dyer to third, Clendenon to second]; Agee walked; REED REPLACED
STROHMAYER (PITCHING); Harrelson walked (walk was charged to
Strohmayer) [Dyer scored, Clendenon to third, Agee to second];
Marshall doubled to right [Harrelson to third, Agee scored,
Clendenon scored]; Shamsky walked; RAYMOND REPLACED REED
(PITCHING); Boswell lined into a double play (first unassisted)
[Shamsky out at first]; 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Expos 3, Mets 7.

EXPOS 7TH: CARDWELL REPLACED CLENDENON (PITCHING); JONES BATTED
FOR HAHN; Jones was hit by a pitch; DAY BATTED FOR SUTHERLAND;
Day flied to left; STAEHLE BATTED FOR PHILLIPS; Staehle flied to
right; STAUB BATTED FOR BAILEY; Staub singled to right [Jones to
second]; Laboy flied to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Expos 3,
Mets 7.

METS 7TH: JONES STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); DAY STAYED IN GAME
(PLAYING CF); STAEHLE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); STAUB STAYED
IN GAME (PLAYING RF); SPARMA REPLACED RAYMOND (PITCHING);
Kranepool walked; Foy walked [Kranepool to second]; Sparma threw
a wild pitch [Foy to second, Kranepool to third]; Dyer struck
out; Cardwell hit a sacrifice fly to left [Kranepool scored];
Agee walked; Harrelson walked [Foy to third, Agee to second];
Foy was caught stealing home (catcher to pitcher); 1 R, 0 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Expos 3, Mets 8.

EXPOS 8TH: Bateman homered; Fairly grounded out (first
unassisted); Wine flied to right; FAIREY BATTED FOR SPARMA;
Fairey singled to right; Jones singled to center [Fairey to
third]; MCGRAW REPLACED CARDWELL (PITCHING); BOCCABELLA BATTED
FOR DAY; Boccabella lined to left; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Expos
4, Mets 8.

METS 8TH: RENKO REPLACED BOCCABELLA (PITCHING); FAIREY STAYED IN
GAME (PLAYING CF); Marshall grounded out (first to pitcher);
Shamsky walked; SWOBODA RAN FOR SHAMSKY; Swoboda was caught
stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Boswell popped to
catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 4, Mets
8.

EXPOS 9TH: SWOBODA STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Staehle grounded
out (second to first); Staub walked; Laboy popped to third;
Bateman grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Expos 4, Mets 8.